Hokie Club3 - Betsy HorowitzPosition: Middle Blocker
Class: Junior
Height: 6' 2"
High School: South Mecklenburg
Hometown: Charlotte, N.C.
Riley on Horowitz: "Betsy is an explosive blocker and attacker. We are expecting lots of offense from her this season."
2007: Finished the season with the second highest hitting percentage on the team, with a .243 clip ... Played in 25 matches and 77 games ... Led the team in attack percentage in the last two matches, hitting .714 against Wake Forest and .625 versus No. 24 Duke ... Also collected a career-high nine blocks against Wake Forest ... Led team in hitting percentage in nine matches ... Landed 188 kills on the season and collected 76 blocks.
2006: Played in five games ... Saw her first collegiate action at Duke, playing in two games ... Tallied two kills against Georgia Tech and one at Clemson.
High School: Lettered four years at South Mecklenburg High School for Coach Wade Pearce ... Team MVP as a senior ... A three-time all-conference selection ... Earned Best Offensive Player honors as a junior ... Played with Carolina Juniors-Slam VBC ... Scored over 1,000-career points and 1,000-career rebounds as a power forward with the basketball team ... Led basketball team to a state championship in 2006, earning all-region and all-conference honors ... Also played soccer as a defender.
Personal: Elizabeth Yeomans Horowitz was born Feb. 28, 1988, in Thousand Oaks, Calif. ... Daughter of Larry and Carol Horowitz ... Has two older siblings, Jenny and Jeff ... Brother Jeff played basketball at UNC-Wilmington ... Father Larry played basketball at Davidson and overseas ... Played at same high school as incoming freshman Jennifer Wiker ... Majoring in biology.
| Year | GP | K | E | TA | PCT | KPG | AST | SA | DIG | BS | BA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 8 | .250 | 0.60 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 77 | 188 | 78 | 452 | .243 | 2.44 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 8 | 68 |
| Totals | 82 | 191 | 79 | 460 | .243 | 2.33 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 8 | 69 |
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