Hokie Club1 - Kristen CunninghamPosition: Middle Blocker
Class: r-Senior
Height: 6' 1"
High School: Robinson
Hometown: Fairfax Station, Va.
Riley on Cunningham: "We expect big things out of Kristen, either on the right side or the middle. She is explosive off of one foot and is a leader on and off the floor."
2007: Was one of the top blockers in the conference, averaging 1.42 per game ... Saw action in 28 matches, starting 23 ... Injury limited her play throughout the season, but still finished among the top three on the team in hitting percentage and blocking ... Hit .222 for the season and collected 111 blocks, including 12 against Georgia Tech to rank fourth in Tech's single-match total blocks records ... Landed a career-high 20 kills against No. 24 Clemson and knocked down double-digit kills in four other matches ... Led the team in hitting percentage seven times and had a career-high four aces against Georgia Tech ... Collected a career-high eight digs against NJIT.
2006: Redshirt due to transfer.
2005: Played in eight matches before ending the season early ... Named Academic All-SEC.
2004: Played in 29 of 30 matches, totaling 109 games ... Led the team in blocking with a 0.94 per game average ... Recorded a season-high nine blocks against Middle Tennessee ... Posted a season-best eight kills on two occasions ... Hit a season-high .667 against East Tennessee State.
High School: Played two years of volleyball after a standout career in basketball and swimming ... Helped guide her team to the Final Four of the state championship in 2003, earning all-district and all-region tournament honors ... Was the leading blocker for Robinson and became the first volleyball player from her school to earn a Division I scholarship ... Earned the Team Spirit Award and was a four-year scholar-athlete ... Played club volleyball at Metro Virginia for Brian Whitney.
Personal: Kristen Anne Cunningham was born July 2, 1986, in Fairfax, Va. ... Daughter of Rob and Linda Cunningham ... Has one brother Cliff and a sister Cara ... Mother Linda was an All-American diver at the University of Texas ... Father Rob was on the Texas basketball team that won the 1978 NIT Championship ... Grandfather Bob was a captain and starting guard for the 1957 NCAA Champion North Carolina Tar Heels ... Grandmother Minna Hamner is a former Olympic swimmer ... Uncle Pete Hamner was a pitcher for the New York Mets ... Majoring in communication.
| Year | GP | K | E | TA | PCT | KPG | AST | SA | DIG | BS | BA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 78 | 173 | 85 | 396 | .222 | 2.22 | 6 | 13 | 26 | 14 | 97 |
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