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PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS

2010 Women's Volleyball Roster

Max Waugh
Scott Larson
Larry Lawson
Larry Lawson
Larry Lawson
Naomi Stukey

16 Diana Villalpando

  • Position DS/L
  • Height 5-3
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Troutdale, Ore.
  • Highschool Reynolds HS

Biography

2010 (AS A SENIOR)
Had her finest year in a Viking uniform, ranking eighth in the Big Sky Conference in digs per set (3.75) ... in Big Sky only matches, ranked sixth in digs per set (4.21) ... saw action in all 30 matches and played in 113 of 119 sets ... became the team's primary libero seven matches into the season ... led the team in digs in 17 matches ... had at least 10 digs in 23 matches and went over the 20-dig mark six times ... had at least 10 digs in 23 of the final 25 matches of the season ... tallied at least one ace in 17 matches ... leaves PSU as one of just three players to record at least 1,000-career digs during the Vikings' NCAA DI era ... ranks tied for first in matches played (1170, third in digs (1,006) and eighth in digs per set (2.46) in the Vikings' DI era career record book ... her 424 digs in 2010 are the eight-best single season mark during PSU's DI era, while her 3.75 dps average is the ninth-best mark ... had eight digs vs. Mercer on Aug. 28 ... in her first significant action of the season, tallied 18 digs and two aces at Boise State (9/4) ... recorded 18 digs and two aces in a five-set loss to No. 19 Oregon (9/7) ... registered 21 digs at San Jose State (9/10) ... had 14 digs vs. Cal State Northridge (9/11) ... tallied a combined 27 digs in matches at Montana State (9/17) and Montana (9/18) ... had 18 digs vs. Idaho State (9/25) ... finished with 20 digs and one ace at Sac State (10/2) ... tallied 19 digs in PSU's win over first-place Northern Colorado (10/15) ... recorded 17 digs and a pair of aces vs. Montana (10/29) ... dug a then-season-best 27 balls and also served up two aces at Eastern Washington (11/6) ... tallied 26 digs in the Vikings' five-set win at first-place Northern Colorado (11/13) ... helped the Vikings secure the Big Sky regular season title with a career-best 29 digs in a four-set victory over Sac State (11/19) ... had 19 digs vs. Montana in the semis of the Big Sky tourney (11/26) ... finished with 20 digs against Northern Colorado in the Big Sky tournament championship match (11/27) ... led the Vikings with 12 digs against No. 7 Hawai`i in the NCAA tournament (12/2) ... averaged 4.80 dps over the final seven matches of the year.

2009 (AS A JUNIOR)

Played in all 29 matches ... led the team in aces four times and in digs once ... tallied double-digits in digs twice ... third on the squad in total aces with 15 ... finished with nine digs at New Mexico (8/29) ... had five digs against No. 3 Washington (9/5) ... registered two aces against Sam Houston State (9/11) and UC Davis (9/12) ... led the Viks with 14 digs at Weber State (9/25) ... amassed 12 digs vs. Sac State (10/3) ... racked up nine digs in four straight matches, doing so at Eastern Washington (10/9), at Northern Colorado (10/15), at Northern Arizona (10/17) and vs. Idaho State (10/23) ... registered nine digs at Montana (10/30) ... finished with five digs and two aces to help PSU win at Sac State for the first time ever on Nov. 20 ... had eight digs vs. Montana (11/27) and Northern Colorado (11/28) at the Big Sky tournament.

2008 (AS A SOPHOMORE)
Recorded double-digits in digs in seven matches, including digging 11 balls against Eastern Washington in the Big Sky Tournament title match on Nov. 29 ... led the Vikings in aces five times ... finished fourth on the squad in digs per set at 2.11 ... paced PSU with 20 digs while also tallying two aces vs. Idaho (9/13) ... averaged 4.50 dps over the Vikings final two matches at the PSU Volleyball Showcase (9/11-9/13) ... had three assists vs. Boise State (9/4) ... tallied 11 digs vs. Wyoming (8/30).

2007 (AS A FRESHMAN)
Earned Co-Defensive Player of the year accolades at the Vikings’ team banquet ... played in 103 of the Vikings 105 games ... chalked up four assists and 10 digs against Sacramento State in the Big Sky regular season championship match (11/17) ... collected 14 digs and two assists against Montana (10/27) ... tallied three service aces and 11 digs against Weber State in her second Big Sky match (9/15) ... had 11 digs and an ace against Pacific (9/8) ... set a career-high in digs with 22 against Bowling Green at the Cal State Fullerton Tournament (9/1) ... had three aces against host Cal State Fullerton later in the day ... tallied 14 digs vs. Chicago State at the Air Force Tournament (8/25) ... in her collegiate debut she hammered down five serves for aces against Bucknell (8/24).

AT REYNOLDS HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letterwinner in volleyball at RHS ... 2006 first team all-conference setter ... 2005 all-conference honorable mention ... Emerald City Tournament Candice Carter Libero award ... 2007 Army Athlete Scholar Award ... club team finished third at National Nike Invitational in Reno, Nev.

PERSONAL
Born November 19, 1988 ... daughter of Jose and Barbara Villalpando ... name is pronounced Dee-ah-na Vill-al-pan-doe ... has two brothers, Gabe and Julio, and a sister, Noel ... enjoys singing ... majoring in child and family studies.

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