13   Sam Phillips

Class: Junior Hometown: Vicksburg, Mich. Height: 5-11

Position: RS

2011: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team...Appeared in 17 matches (starting twice) and played in 36 total sets...Finished second on the team with a .271 hitting percentage, recording 52 kills in 118 attempts...Added 19 blocks (two solo, 17 assists) and 12 digs for the season...Recorded career-high nine kills and three blocks in five-set victory at Saint Leo (9/2)...Supplied eight kills in 13 attempts (with no errors) for a .615 hitting percentage in three-set sweep of Lake Superior State (11/4)...Hit .455 with six kills in 11 attempts in 3-0 win at Lake Erie (10/9)...Tallied four blocks in match twice, in a five-set win at Findlay (9/24) and a 3-1 victory at Ashland (10/7).

2010: Appeared in four matches, playing a total of seven sets...Recorded five kills, two blocks, and two digs...Notched three kills in three attempts for a 1.000 hitting percentage, while adding two block assists in 3-0 win over Lake Erie (10/8)...Added a kill at Lake Superior State (9/18) and against Tiffin (10/29), both coming in 3-0 GVSU wins.

High School: Prepped at Vicksburg High School under head coach Kathy Trenary...Tabbed as an honorable mention all-state Class B selection in 2008, as well as being named a first team All-Wolverine Conference selection as the Bulldogs' team captain...Totaled 147 kills, a .365 hitting percentage, and 46 digs in 2008 during play in the Wolverine Conference...Earned second team all-conference laurels and was an all-region member in 2007 after recording 259 kills, a .352 attack percentage, and 88 total blocks for the season...Named academic all-state during her junior season...Participated in ski club and was named to the school's honor roll.

Personal: Daughter of Garry and Karen Phillips...Enjoys reading and writing, and listening to music...Majoring in history.