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#5 Karly Sipherd
Position: Middle Blocker
Height: 6'1"
Year: Senior
Hometown: Auburn, Calif.
High School: Placer HS
Club: Momentum VBC
Experience: 2 Years

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Nevada
Three-year second-team All-Western Athletic Conference selection who returns for her senior season in 2007...expected to again lead the team on the court with her blocking and offensive presence...had surgery on both knees prior to the 2006 season and struggled through the year but seems to be completely healthy heading into her final college campaign...led the Pack averaging 1.31 blocks per game and 2.85 kills per game was second on the team...hit .283 to lead the team which also ranked seventh in the WAC while her .288 attack percentage in WAC play was eighth...in conference play her 1.48 blocks per game last season was second in the WAC and her overall 1.41 blocks per game ranked fourth...in 2006 she finished with 398 points which ranks ninth in Nevada history...one of the top blockers in the history of Nevada she ranks second with 374 career block assists and third with 406 career total blocks but could hold both school marks if she continues with the pace she has set the first three years of her career...1,036 career points ranks fifth in Pack volleyball history...career attack percentage of .280 is currently fifth on the all-time list...has produced three of the top four single season block assist years at Nevada with 132 in 2005 ranking second, her 130 last year is third, and the 112 in 2004 is fourth...142 total blocks in 2005 and 141 in 2006 rank as the second and third best single season totals at Nevada while her 123 in 2004 is seventh...along with Ashley Miller was a member of Bring It USA team that spent 11 days in Argentina competing against the Argentine National Team last summer.


2006(Jr.): Three-year starter who was selected to the All-WAC second-team for the third consecutive year...played in all 30 matches and 108 of a possible 112 games...led the Pack averaging 1.31 blocks per game and 2.85 kills per game was second on the squad...hit .283 to lead the team which also ranked seventh in the WAC while her .288 attack percentage in WAC play was eighth...in conference play her 1.48 blocks per game was second in the WAC and her overall 1.41 blocks per game ranked fourth...posted a career high 13 blocks(12 assist, 1 solo) in the Pack’s 3-2 victory over Fresno State on Nov. 4 and added 11 kills for her only double-double of the season...the 13 blocks was the second most in match by any player in the WAC...season-high 17 kills at Fresno State Oct. 14 in the Pack’s 3-2 victory...five service aces at Louisiana Tech Oct. 28 tied for the high by a Pack player with KatiJo Matthews...named Oct. 2 WAC Player of the Week after averaging 3.00 kills, 1.45 blocks, and 3.73 points with a .257 attack percentage...selected to LMU Classic and AT&T All-Tournament teams...reached double figures in kills in 16 matches...four times led or tied for the team lead in kills in a match...had the top five block matches by a Pack player...141 total blocks and 130 block assists are the third best seasons in school history...398 points ranks as the ninth best year in Pack history...earned third volleyball letter.

2005(So.): Selected to the All-WAC second-team for the second year in a row... named to the 2005 All-WAC preseason team... played in all 31 matches and 115 of a possible 120 games...averaged 1.20 blocks per game to lead the team and rank fifth in the conference and her 1.18 blocks per game in WAC only matches was sixth best in the league ...attack percentage of .305 in WAC matches was eighth in the conference...132 block assists and 142 total blocks are the second best single seasons in school history... totaled a career high 22 kills vs. Louisiana Tech on Sept. 22...14 times reached double figures in kills... recorded a block in every match but at #11 Hawai`i...top match of the season came vs. Louisiana Tech when in addition to her career high 22 kills she totaled two digs and six blocks to finish with a career high 25 points...earned second volleyball letter.


2004(Fr.): Earned a starting spot in her first season and was named to All-WAC second-team, WAC Freshmen Team, and All-WAC Tournament Team ...played in all 31 matches and 104 of 112 games... reached double figures in kills seven times with a season-high 15 coming at Fresno State on Oct. 9... second on the team and fifth in the WAC with an average of 1.18 blocks per game...in WAC only play her 1.24 blocks per game ranked sixth...ended the year with a .281 attack percentage that ranked second on the team and 10th in the conference...posted a .308 attack percentage in WAC only matches which was fifth best in the league...only freshman to rank in the top 10 in hitting percentage in the WAC...recorded a block in every match but one...112 block assists is the forth best season in school history and 123 total blocks is seventh...season high eight blocks occurred twice vs. eventual NCAA Champion Stanford on Sept. 4 and vs. Hawai`i in the WAC Tournament on Nov. 21... earned first volleyball letter.

High School
Lettered three seasons in volleyball for coach Tracy Churchman and two years in track & field for coach Rick Foley at Placer High School in Auburn, Calif...her senior year she totaled 306 kills, 196 blocks, 132 digs, and served up 38 aces...numerous volleyball honors include: 2002 Sierra Foothill League MVP, 2003 All-Sierra Foothill League, 2003 All-Metro, and 2004 MVP of Volleyball Optimist Game...named the 2004 Most Outstanding Female Athlete at Placer High School and by the Auburn Journal...member of 2003 PHS track & field team that captured both league and sub section titles as she was the league high jump champion and added league and sub section titles in the discus...at the 2004 sections she competed in the high jump and ran on the 4x100 relay...played club volleyball for Momentum for two years...Top 12 athletes for 2004 as selected by Sacramento Magazine.

Getting Acquainted
Enjoys watching sports, being with her family and friends, reading, and sleeping in her free time... uncle  Mark Harris played five seasons as a wide receiver in the NFL for the San Francisco 49ers ...daughter of Kevin Sipherd and Sara Tetzel... secondary education major with an emphasis in history...born December 8, 1985.


Sipherd's Career Statistics

  Season                GP-MP      K    K/G     E    TA    Pct     A   A/G    SA  SA/G    SE
  2004................ 104-31    214   2.06    83   467   .281     7  0.07     0  0.00     0
  2005................ 118-31    278   2.36   106   623   .276     2  0.02     3  0.03     7
  2006................ 108-30    308   2.85   115   683   .283    12  0.11    14  0.13    35
  TOTAL............... 330-92    800   2.42   304  1773   .280    21  0.06    17  0.05    42
Season DIG D/G RE BS BA TB B/G BE BHE Points Pts/G 2004................ 13 0.12 2 11 112 123 1.18 8 0 281.0 2.70 2005................ 26 0.22 1 10 132 142 1.20 13 3 357.0 3.03 2006................ 45 0.42 1 11 130 141 1.31 12 2 398.0 3.69 TOTAL............... 84 0.25 4 32 374 406 1.23 33 5 1036.0 3.14

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