Volleyball

AS A SENIOR IN 2003:The 2002 NCAA leader in assists per game... is a captain for the 2003 season... three-time All-WCC selection after her First Team All-Conference honor in 2003... ranks second in all-time assists at Santa Clara... became only the fourth player in WCC history to notch 5,000 career assists in 2003... had 70 assists against No. 4 Pepperdine on November 21... her 73 assists led the Broncos to a 3-2 win over No. 16 LMU on November 22... her 56 assists at San Francisco were the most of her career in a three-game match, leading the Broncos to a 3-0 sweep... posted 68 assists to go along with nine digs and five block assists at Saint Mary's... directed the offense with 57 assists in the Broncos' 3-1 win at No. 18 San Diego... notched 53 assists in the Broncos' 3-1 win over Gonzaga at home on Nov. 1... matched a career-high with 76 assists at No. 17 LMU... posted 54 assists, nine digs, two kills and one block assist at home against Saint Mary's... had 43 assists and 10 digs in the 3-0 win over USF in the Leavey Center... notched 69 assists, 18 digs and four block assists against No. 9 California... posted 45 assists and three block assists in the 3-0 sweep of San Diego on October 11... recorded 67 assists and 10 digs at Sacramento State... combined for 102 assists in the opening weekend of league play against Gonzaga and Portland... posted 37 assists and five digs against No. 2 Hawaii... notched 36 assists, eight digs and four service aces against George Washington... posted 53 assists in the four-game win over Duke... recorded 40 assists and 13 digs against No 5 Nebraska... notched 63 assists and 10 digs against No. 17 Michigan State... earned Wildcat Invitational All-Tournament honors after guiding the Broncos to the title... tallied a career-high 76 assists in the Broncos' 3-2 win over San Diego State... registered a career-high four aces in the Broncos' 3-0 win over Rhode Island... posted 69 assists in the 3-1 win over San Jose State... recorded 56 assists in the 3-1 loss at Pacific.

AS A JUNIOR IN 2002: Led in the nation in assists per game with her 14.38 average, which set a new NCAA Record... named first team All-WCC... notched 64 assists in the Broncos' 3-1 win over San Francisco on November 23... posted 70 assists and a career-high 19 digs in the Broncos' 3-2 win over LMU on November 16... remained steady with her 85 total assists in the two three-game sweeps of Portland and Gonzaga on November 8-9... named WCC Player of the Week following the team's three wins over Sacramento State, Saint Mary's and San Diego... posted 52 assists, six kills and a team-leading .857 hitting percentage in the four-game win at San Diego... registered 65 assists and 10 digs in the 3-1 win over Sacramento State... posted four kills, 17 digs and 44 assists in the three-game win over San Francisco... set a new career-high for assists in a match with 72 against Loyola Marymount on Ocotober 18... posted 54 assists in the Broncos' 3-1 win over Gonzaga and added 48 more in their 3-0 win against Portland... recorded 68 assists the Broncos' 3-1 win over Saint Mary's... added 54 more assists in the 3-0 win over San Diego to open the WCC season... registered 71 assists in the Broncos 3-2 win over San Jose State... also posted seven kills and 10 digs against the Spartans... earned her fourth-straight all-tournament team selection at the Denver Invitational following her 150 assist, 20 dig performance in the three matches... earned All-Tournament honors in the UC Irvine Marriott Sunset Showcase, Northern Arizona Fiesta Bowl Tournament and the U.S. Bank/Arby's Classic... posted a season-high 64 assists in the five-game win over Michigan on September 14th... posted six kills, 52 assists and 12 digs in the 3-1 win over Alabama... recorded a near triple-double in the Broncos 3-1 win over Eastern Illinois with her seven kills, 45 assists and 12 digs... the seven kills set a new career high... recorded 50 assists in the championship game win over Northern Arizona in the Fiesta Bowl Tournament... collected 49 assists in the three-game sweep of UC Irvine for the Sunset Showcase title.

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2001: Named to the All-WCC Honorable Mention Team... ranked seventh in the NCAA in assists, with a 13.67 per-game average... was also second in the league with that mark... averaged 14.23 assists during WCC play... was one of three players that saw action in every game this season... posted two double-doubles, including a 52-assist, 12-dig performance in the season opener against Hofstra... dug more than 10 balls in three other matches... registered a season-high 67 assists in the final match of the year against San Jose State and surpassed the 60-assist mark on three other occasions.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2000: started two matches while seeing action in 56 games... totaled 497 assists, averaging 8.88 per game... added 77 digs and 12 blocks defensively... only double-double of the season came during a home victory over San Francisco in which she posted 63 assists and 15 digs... added two blocks that night...

HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Bishop O'Dowd High School in Oakland, Calif... high school coach was Lisa Newman... one of the top prep setters in the country... a Junior Olympic All-America selection in 1999 and 2000... a four-year starter at Bishop O'Dowd... helped lead Bishop O'Dowd to three consecutive league titles... earned first-team all-league four straight years while earning player of the year as a senior... named one of the top 75 volleyball players in the nation by All-Starter Sport Magazine... selected Schoolsports.com Player of the Year as a senior... played for coach Dave Hollaway and the City Beach 18's club team... played in the 1999 Junior Olympics in New Orleans where her team captured a silver medal.

PERSONAL: Full name is Kelli Nicole Sousa... daughter of Gary and Sue Sousa... born December 28, 1981 in Oakland, Calif... earned the President's Award for Academic Excellence... a four-year scholar-athlete award winner... maintained a 3.6 GPA... is a black belt in karate... enjoys eating spaghetti and watching Lady and the Tramp... major is Communications.

Sousa's Career Statistics

Year	M	G	K	E	TA	PCT	SA	BS	BA	D	AS	RE	BE	SE
2000	28	56	25	3	45	.489	5	0	12	77	497	0	3	12
2001	29	102	72	10	159	.390	17	3	20	196	1394	2	3	22
2002	31	112	88	17	194	.366	12	2	33	155	1610	0	9	13
2003	31	125	54	16	150	.253	20	5	42	266	1706	1	3	9
Career	119	395	239	46	548	.352	54	10	97	794	5207	3	18	56

Sousa's Career Highs

Kills	7	vs. San Diego State, Sept. 5, 2003
Attempts	14	vs. Eastern Illinois, Sept. 6, 2002
Hitting Pct.	.857	at San Diego, Nov. 2, 2002
Assists	76	vs. San Diego State, Sept. 5, 2003
Aces	4	vs. George Washington, Sept. 19, 2003
Digs	19	at Loyola Marymount, Nov. 16, 2002
Block Solo	1	at San Francisco, Nov. 15, 2003
Block Assists	5	at St. Mary's, Nov. 14, 2003
Total Blocks	5	at St. Mary's, Nov. 14, 2003