| Briana Tolbert |
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Sophomore
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| Hometown:
Houston, Texas
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| High School:
Cypress Springs
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| Height:
6-3
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| Position:
MB/RS
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| Experience:
1L
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2008 (FRESHMAN)
Saw action in 110 sets and 31 matches, earning 30 total starts...Recorded 198 total kills and added 23 digs...Totaled 88 total blocks, including six solo...Recorded a career-best .750 hitting (9-0-12) against San Diego State...Career-high 11 kills against Prairie View A&M and at Colorado...Had five matches with five or more total blocks...Reached double-digit kills on three occasions and had 10 or more points in eight matches...Named to the 2009 Spring Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll.
HIGH SCHOOL
Two-year letterwinner at Cypress Springs High School for head coach Ashley Hardin...Rated as the No. 62 recruit from the class of 2008 according to PrepVolleyball.com...Also ranked as the No. 19 middle blocker in the nation and the fifth-best middle blocker in Texas...District 17-5A kill leader in 2007 with 334 kills...Also added 74 total blocks (34 solo) en route to earning all-district honors for the second-straight season...Selected to the Texas Girls Coaches Association All-Star team and an academic all-district selection...Also lettered one year in basketball, earning all-district honors.
PERSONAL
Full name is Briana Lynette Tolbert...Born Nov. 6, 1990, in Houston, Texas...Daughter of Lorenzo and Deuanna Tolbert....Has two brothers, Brandon (11) and Terel (6), and a sister Tia (7)...Majoring in pre-pharmacy.
