Bradley University Athletics

Honors & Awards

• Bradley AD Honor Roll all seven semesters.

Career Notes: Moved to the right side her senior year and finished out her career among Bradley's top 30 in career kills (29th - 588 kills) ... Missed part of the 2008 season with an injury, but returned to the lineup as a sophomore in 2009 to start 18 matches.

Senior Season (2011): Was second on the team with 26 starts and also appeared in the second most sets (95) ... Ranked third on the team in kills (176) and was fourth in kills per set (1.85) ... Second on the team with 22 aces ... Had five outings with 10 or more kills and led the team in kills three times ... Averaged 2.00 kills per set in Missouri Valley Conference play, while boasting a .182 attack percentage ... Had nine kills, three aces and eight digs to help highlight the season-opening victory against Nebraska-Omaha ... Hit .538 with seven kills on just 13 swings in the home victory against Drake ... Tied a season-best with 12 kills and hit .455 in the win at Southern Ilinois. 

Junior Season (2010): Started 13 of the 26 matches she appeared in ... Ranked fifth on the team with 199 kills and her 1.99 kills per set average was fourth on the squad ... Was one of two players on the roster with 100 kills and 100 digs ... Averaged 2.16 kills per set in Valley play and was fourth on the team with 93 kills in league action ... Had her first career double-double with 11 kills and a career-high 16 digs against USC Upstate ... Recorded a career-high 16 kills at SIU Edwardsville and later matched it with 16 kills at Missouri State ... Reached double figures in kills four times ... Had eight kills and hit .636 in the win against Chicago State ... Averaged 3.17 kills per set and hit .357 in the two matches against Illinois State.

Sophomore Season (2009): One of three players to collect 200 kills ... Played in all but one match, starting 18 contests ... Ranked third on the team in kills (200) and was second in kills per set (1.96) ... Was third on the team in service aces (22) ... Reached double figures in kills nine times, including a career-best 13 kills in the season opener against USC-Upstate ... Served up a career-best five aces against Coppin State to go along with 10 kills and a .600 hitting percentage ... The five aces are the most by a Bradley player since Sept. 2004 ... Averaged 3.00 kills per set, while attacking at a .484 clip in the two matches against Coppin State ... Owned a 2.63 kills per set average in two contests against Indiana State.

Freshman Season (2008): Opened the season with a bang, averaging 1.74 kills per set over the first 10 matches ... Earned all-tournament honors at the Northern Illinois Invitational, where she posted 2.33 kills per set and attacked at a .383 clip in three matches ... Had nine kills on 18 attacks for a .500 attack percentage against Loyola ... Followed that with a 10-kill effort in which she hit .450 against Northern Illinois ... Suffered an injury following the match against NIU and missed the next month of the season ... returned to the floor Oct. 18 at Wichita State and saw action in 10 of the final 11 matches of the season.

Illini Central: The first NCAA Division I student-athlete from Illini Central High School, she led her team in kills (351), blocks (98) and aces (42) as a senior ... Earned first-team all-conference honors and was also named to the all-tournament teams at the Springfield Lutheran, Clinton and Riverton Tournaments ... Was named second-team all-area by the State Journal-Register and Lincoln Register.

Club Competition: One of two Illini Elite products on the team, she played club volleyball with fellow senior Megan Schmidt.

Personal: The daughter of Jay and Jill Cave, Annie was born in Springfield, Ill. ... The youngest of three girls, she has two older sisters: Abby and Audrey ... Majored in elementary education ... Named to the Bradley Athletic Director's Honor Roll each of her seven semesters at BU.

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