| Allison King |
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Sophomore
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| Hometown:
Carrollton, Texas
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| High School:
Hebron
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| Height:
5-11
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| Position:
L
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| Experience:
1L
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2008 (FRESHMAN)
Played in 113 sets and started 31 matches...Started 24 matches at libero and seven matches at outside hitter...Recorded 67 kills and added 17 service aces...Tallied a team-high 445 digs and added eight total blocks...During the season had a streak of 21-straight matches with at least 10 digs...Career-high 29 digs came against Missouri, playing two sets at libero and three sets at outside hitter...Recorded a career-high 11 kills at Texas Tech and against Kansas...Tallied 21 digs in a 3-0 sweep of UTSA, the third-highest total in Baylor history for a three-set match...Recorded 24 digs in a 3-1 loss to Iowa State, the fourth-best total in Baylor history for a four-set match...Named the Top Libero at the Baylor Invitational...Recorded two kill-dig double-doubles on the season and had three matches with 10 or more kills...Reached double-figures in digs on 26 occasions and had six matches with at least 20 digs.
HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letterwinner at Hebron High School for head coach Karin Keeney...Led team to bi-district championship as a senior and junior...Team won the 4A state title as a freshman...As a senior, selected to the District 6-5A all-district first-team...Earned Denton Ryan All-Tournament team and Dallas Morning News honorable mention honors...Selected as team MVP and top offensive player...Earned AAU National All-American team honors...Named all-district as a junior and named team MVP...Helped team to a state runner-up finish as a sophomore as she was named the District 9-4A Newcomer of the Year...Also lettered four years in basketball, helping her team to a bi-district championship as a senior...Two-time all-district selection in basketball...Letterwinner in track and field, finishing fourth in the high jump and fifth in the discus at the district meet...Volunteered as an elementary school mentor and served on church mission trips...A member of the Peer Assistance Leadership and Student Council...Selected as the 2007 Homecoming Queen.
PERSONAL
Full name is Katherine Allison King...Born March 14, 1990, in Carrolton, Texas...Daughter of Jeff and Kathy King...Has a sister Kate (14)...Grandfather Bobby Joe Benge played football and baseball at Baylor from 1950-1954, earning All-America honors in baseball...Uncle Pat King played basketball at Butler from 1975-1979...Cousin Ashley Ready played softball at Texas Tech from 1999-2003, earning first-team Academic All-Big 12 honors...Undecided on major.
