Christen Casey

Position:
Libero
Height:
5-7
Class:
Senior
High School:
Marquette
Hometown:
Long Beach, IN

Notables: Her 26 digs at Robert Morris in 2000 are tied for the third-most in a three-set match in program history ... Ninth-most digs in a season in program history (457 in 2003) ... Sixth-most career digs in program history (1,284) ... Seventh-highest career digs per set in Syracuse history (2.97).

Senior Season (2003): Finished fifth in the BIG EAST in digs-per-game (3.72) … Named to the Big Orange All-Tournament Team ... Recorded her 1,000th career dig against New Hampshire ... Recorded 19 digs against Buffalo ... Posted a season-high 24 digs against Virginia ... Played the third game against Niagara as an outside hitter, recording two kills and one ace ... Finished with 11 digs against Niagara ... Recorded a match-high 22 digs against Virginia Tech.

Junior Season (2002): Led the team in digs per game … Posted digs in double-figures in 19 matches, including nine BIG EAST matches … Recorded season-high 20 digs versus Seton Hall … Named to all-tournament teams at the Big Orange Tournament and James Madison Days Inn Classic … Named tournament MVP at the Syracuse Invitational Tournament.

Sophomore Season (2001): Led the team with 2.44 digs per game … First on team with 232 digs … Team leader in digs in 10 matches … Recorded a season-high 17 digs against West Virginia … Posted double digits in digs in 11 matches, including seven against BIG EAST opponents … Registered digs in double figures in four straight matches against Boston College, Rutgers, Villanova and Siena … Led team in service aces with 28 … Tied a career high with four aces against Siena and Niagara … Named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll in the spring.

Freshman Season (2000): Led the squad with 2.28 digs per game … Second on team with 237 digs … Team leader in digs in six matches … Recorded 20 or more digs in two matches … One of seven players to have more than 20 aces last season … Served 29 aces, averaging 0.28 per game … Posted a career-high 26 digs against Robert Morris … Had 23 digs against Pittsburgh … Served four aces against Northeastern and three aces against Siena … Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the fall.

High School: Played for Curtis Johnson at Marquette High School … Competed for the sixth-ranked team in the nation in 1999 at Marquette, which went 40-0 … Two-time all-state and all-conference honoree … Selected to the Indiana All-Star North and All-Area teams in 1999 … Team’s co-MVP in 1999 … Broke a school record with 84 aces and had a .331 hitting percentage … 725 career digs … Three-sport athlete as a sprinter and long jumper on the track & field team and a guard for the basketball team … Participated in the Class A Shoot-Out Tournament for two consecutive seasons … Won the team defense award in 1997 and 1998 and the team’s passing award in 1998 and 1999 … Named the school’s female athlete of the year in 1998 and 1999 … Dunes Club Team won the Asics Chicago National Championship in 1999.

Personal: Christen Clare Casey … Born June 1982 … Daughter of Joseph and Joyce Casey … Two brothers and one sister … Majoring in retailing.