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PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS

2010 Women's Volleyball Roster

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18 Whitney Phillips

  • Position OH
  • Height 5-10
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Scottsdale, Ariz.
  • Highschool Desert Mountain HS/New Mexico State

Biography

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS (AT PSU)
• 2010 Big Sky Conference MVP
• 2010 Unanimous first team All-Big Sky Conference selection
• 2010 Big Sky All-Tournament team
• 2010 Big Sky Conference Fall All-Academic team
• 2009 Big Sky Conference Newcomer of the Year
• 2009 Unanimous first team All-Big Sky Conference
• 2009 Big Sky Conference Fall All-Academic team
• Four-time Big Sky Conference Player of the Week (2x-2009; 2x-2010)
• Named to four all-tournament teams in 2009
• Ranked seventh nationally in 2010 in kills per set (4.75) and points per set (5.32)
• Ranked fifth nationally in 2009 in kills per set (4.96) and sixth in points per set (5.31)
• Averaged 4.96 kills per set in 2009, the second most ever at PSU
• Fastest player to reach 1,000-career kills in PSU history

2010 (AS A SENIOR)
Named the Big Sky Conference MVP and was one of two players that were unanimous first team all-conference selections ... averaged 3.80 kps and 4.20 dps, while recording a pair of double-doubles to earn MVP honors at the Big Sky Tournament ... a two-time conference player of the week honoree ... named to the Big Sky Fall All-Academic team ... became the fastest player in PSU history to reach the 1,000-career kill mark on Nov. 13 ... named to the San Jose State All-Tournament team ... led the Big Sky and ranked seventh in the NCAA in both kills per set (4.75) and points per set (5.32) ... ranked tied for third in the league and 89th nationally in aces per set (0.33) ... in Big Sky only matches, ranked first in kills (5.02) and points (5.75), and second in aces (0.48) ... tallied four of the top 10 individual kills marks in the league, including a season high 32 ... had the top five individual kills marks in the conference for a three-set match and three of the top four for a four-set match ... her six aces on Oct. 16 tied for the most in the Big Sky all season long ... led the Vikings in kills 26 times and in aces 14 times ... recorded double-digits in kills in 28 of 30 matches ... registered double-digits in kills in 25 straight matches at one point ...  had 15 matches with at least 20 kills ... recorded 19 double-doubles, the second-most in the Big Sky ... went over the 20-dig mark three times ... had 20 matches with at least 10 digs ... had at least one ace in 20 of 30 matches ... hit over .300 in 11 matches ... ranks first all-time at PSU in kills per set (4.88), while also ranking fifth all-time in kills and points during PSU's NCAA DI era (1996-present) ... her 556 kills on the season is the fourth-most ever at PSU and the second-most during their DI era ... her 4.75 kps average in 2010 is the second-best ever at PSU ... her 39 service aces are the 10th-best single-season mark ever during PSU's DI era ... opened the year on Aug. 27 at Seattle with a career-high 32 kills, while hitting .344 and digging 13 balls ... tallied 19 kills, a .316 hitting mark, 10 digs and three aces the next day vs. Mercer ... had 22 kills at home against Oregon State (8/31) ... registered 42 kills and 21 digs in matches against Gonzaga and Boise State on Sept. 4 ... racked up 26 kills, 19 digs and a .309 hitting percentage vs. No. 19 Oregon (9/7) ... had 15 kills in back-to-back matches at Santa Clara and San Jose State (9/10) ... hit .357 with 19 kills vs. Cal State Northridge (9/11) ... opened Big Sky play with 28 kills, 10 digs and a .500 hitting percentage at Montana State (9/17) ... registered 22 kills, three aces and 14 digs the next night at Montana ... had 16 kills and 10 digs in the Big Sky home opener vs. Weber State (9/24) ... served up five aces, while tallying 20 kills, a .295 hitting mark and four blocks vs. Idaho State (9/25) ... had 17 kills and 17 digs at Sac State (10/2) ... recorded 13 kills on just 23 swings vs. Seattle (10/7) ... hit .478 and dug 11 balls in the match ... had 15 kills, eight digs and two aces in a sweep of Eastern Washington (10/9) ... led the Vikings to a win over first-place Northern Colorado on Oct. 15, with 17 kills, 18 digs and three aces ... hit .311 with 21 kills, 10 digs and a career-best six aces vs. Northern Arizona (10/16) ... had 21 kills in three straight matches from Oct. 22-29 ... tallied 16 kills, 22 digs and four blocks at Eastern Washington (11/6) ... had 12 kills and 11 digs at Northern Arizona (11/11) ... led PSU to a five-set victory at first-place Northern Colorado on Nov. 13 with 23 kills and 13 digs, while hitting .310 ... didn't commit a receive error on 24 attempts in the match ... helped the Vikings secure the Big Sky regular season title with a four-set win at home over Sac State on Nov. 19 by tallying 21 kills and 18 digs ... opened the Big Sky tourney with 21 kills and 20 digs vs. Montana in the semis on Nov. 26 ... led PSU to the Big Sky tournament title with 17 kills and 22 digs against Northern Colorado in the championship match the next day ... closed out the season with eight kills and 11 digs vs. No. 7 Hawai`i in the NCAA tournament.

2009 (AS A JUNIOR)

Named the Big Sky Conference Newcomer of the Year ... Joined teammate Nique Fradella as one of just two players that was a unanimous first team all-conference selection ... Named to the Big Sky Conference Fall All-Academic team ... Two-time Big Sky Player of the Week, earning the honor in back-to-back weeks (Nov. 9 & 16) ... Named to four all-tournament teams, including the Big Sky Conference Championship ... Ranked fifth nationally in kills per set (4.96) and sixth in points per set (5.31) ... Led the Big Sky in kills and points ... Tallied 12 double-doubles (kills and digs), the sixth most in the conference ... Third on the squad in digs (243) and digs per set (2.34) ... Registered at least 20 kills in 10 matches ... Had six of the 10 highest kills performances in the conference ... Led the Vikings in kills in 27 times and in aces six times ... Racked up 10 or more kills in 28 of PSU's 29 matches ... Tallied 10 or more digs in 12 matches ... Her 4.96 kps average is the second best all-time at PSU ... In Big Sky play, averaged a conference leading 5.41 kps and 5.69 pps ... Opened her Viking career with a 17-kill, nine-dig, two-ace performance against UC Santa Barbara (8/28) ... Accumulated 25 kills and 11 digs at New Mexico, and 18 kills and 12 digs vs. Delaware the next day ... Named to the MCM Elegante Classic in Albuquerque (8/28-29) after averaging 4.29 kps and 2.29 dps ... Selected to the Northwest Challenge All-Tournament squad (9/4-5) after averaging 4.7 kills in three matches, including tallying 24 kills against Gonzaga ... Registered 22 kills and eight digs at Oregon (9/8) ... Earned Circus Circus All-Invitational honors after averaging 4.2 kills in matches against Sam Houston State, UC Davis and Nevada (9/11-12) ... Opened Big Sky play with 16 kills against Montana State (9/18) and 19 vs. Montana (9/19) ... Posted a Big Sky leading 28 kills at Weber State on Sept. 25 ... Also had 29.5 points in the match, the third most all season in the conference ... Had 11 kills and 13 digs in a sweep of Idaho State the next night ... Tallied 14 kills, 11 digs and three aces to help PSU to its first conference win ever at Eastern Washington (10/9) ... Amassed 26 kills, the second most in the conference all year, at Northern Colorado (10/15) ... Racked up 20 kills and 12 digs vs. Idaho State (10/23) ... Registered 25 kills and nine digs in a sweep of Eastern Washington on Nov. 6 ... The 25 kills and 25.0 points she accumulated were the most in a three-set match all year in the Big Sky ... Posted back-to-back double-doubles against Northern Arizona (11/13) and Northern Colorado (11/14) ... Tallied her third straight double-double with 24 kills and 14 digs to lead PSU to its first ever win at Sac State on Nov. 20 ... Had 24 kills, nine digs and a season-high five blocks against Montana in the Big Sky tourney semifinals (11/27) ... Closed the season with a 17-kill, 10-dig performance vs. Northern Colorado in the BSC tournament championship match (11/28).

2007 & 2008 (AT NEW MEXICO STATE)
Spent her freshman and sophomore seasons at New Mexico State ... Racked up 63 kills in 2007, more than any other freshman on the squad ... Helped the Aggies reach the NCAA Tournament and be ranked in the top 25 both seasons ... A two-time academic all-conference honoree.

AT DESERT MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL
A four-year varsity player at Desert Mountain High School in Scottsdale, Ariz. ... Helped the Wolves capture back-to-back 5A Division II state titles as a junior and senior ... Was a second team all-state pick as a junior and senior at outside hitter ... As a senior, recorded 465 kills, 356 digs, 64 blocks and 73 service aces .... A four-time all-region and Arizona Interscholastic Association Scholar-Athlete honoree ... Led the Wolves to a second-place finish in the region her junior season ... As a sophomore, helped DMHS to the region championship and a top 20 finish in the state ... The Wolves finished third in the region and in the top 20 in the state her freshman year ... Played club for the Arizona Desert Sky Volleyball Club ... Also lettered four years in softball and was a four-time all-state pick.

PERSONAL
Born July 9, 1989 ... Daughter of Stephen and Sherre Phillips ... Has a twin sister, Kelsi, and a younger brother, Jason ... Majoring in finance with a minor in economics ... Enjoys hiking with her dog and traveling ... Chose to attend PSU because she loved the atmosphere around the team and campus.

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