2007: Stepped on the court for 77 games and 31 matches ... registered 93 kills (1.41 per game) ... season-highs of 20 digs and 10 kills in 3-0 sweep of Roanoke ... notched 34 service aces with season-best six in a 3-0 sweep of Eastern Mennonite.

High School: Two-sport athlete at Sherwood (volleyball and softball) ... three-time All-Montgomery Gazette selection in volleyball (first team pick as a senior) ... Second Team All-Met in volleyball in 2006 ... 81 kills, 36 digs, 10 aces as a senior ... four-time All-Gazette and two-time All-Met at catcher for softball ... batted .475, scored 25 runs, and had 25 RBI as a senior.

Personal: Katie Renee Obal ... born on October 20, 1989 in Olney, Md. ... daughter of Karen Roberts and David Obal ... her father, David, was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the ninth round of the 1973 MLB Draft ... her older brother, Kyle, is a senior catcher for Temple baseball.