16 - Kirsten HigaredaPosition: Libero
Class: Freshman
Height: 5' 5"
High School: Forest Park
Hometown: Woodbridge, Va.
Riley on Higareda: "Kirsten is a great defensive player with lots of speed and ability. She will help us every day and we expect big things for her on the team."
High School: Second-team all-state as a junior and senior ... Earned all-region honors as junior and senior ... Named all-district three times ... Helped lead team to Cardinal District and Northwest Region championships in 2006, 2007 ... Ranks third all-time in the state of Virginia with 905 career digs ... Made PrepVolleyball.com's "Defensive Dandies, Part I: Gym Dandies" list three times ... Earned Gatorade Future Star Award as a freshman ... Received Virginia High School League's "Award of Excellence" in 2006 ... Lettered six times in high school, three in volleyball and three in lacrosse ... Played for the CLASH and IchibanVA volleyball clubs ... Was a Potomac News Scholar-Athlete in 2008.
Personal: Kirsten Ann Higareda was born on Oct. 15, 1990 in Newport Beach, Calif. ... Daughter of Ken and Vanessa Higareda ... Has one sister, Kenzie ... Majoring in business.
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