22007007 RReturningeturning PPlayerslayers Michelle DeGEETER • 6 • Senior • 6-1 • Middle Blocker/Outside Hitter • Warsaw, Ind. • Warsaw High School 2006 - JUNIOR SEASON: Started in all 30 of the Bulldogs matches, playing in a team-high 108 games…fi nished second on the team with 2.79 kills per game, 2.75 digs per game and 1.01 blocks per game…placed second on the team and 10th in the Horizon League with 3.55 points per game…notched the Bulldogs’ only kills-digs-blocks triple-double of the year, tallying 21 kills, 11 digs and 12 blocks against Loyola on Oct. 20…kills and blocks totals were both career-highs…her 21 kills were also season highs…tallied eight double-doubles, tied for the most on the team…notched a career-best .619 attack percentage at Marian on August 25, notching 13 kills on 21 attempts with no errors…named to the Butler Invitational all-tournament team on Sept. 2…tabbed as the Horizon League’s Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 23. 2005 - SOPHOMORE SEASON: Started in 24 of 27 matches, playing in 93 games…second on the team with 86 total blocks, including seven solo blocks…third on the team with 223 kills at a rate of 2.40 per game…notched career-highs with 18 kills and 16 digs at Wright State on Nov. 11…added career-highs with four assists against Colgate on Sept. 16 and three service aces against Youngstown State on Sept. 24…matched career-best .440 (13-2-25) hitting percentage with 13 kills at Youngstown State on Oct. 21. 2004 - FRESHMAN SEASON: Finished the season by being named to the Horizon League’s six-person “All-Newcomer Team”...started 19 matches for the Bulldogs and saw action in 26 of Butler’s 28 contests...fi nished fourth on the team with 122 kills and 68 blocks...added a .173 hitting percentage and 60 digs...had a season-high 15 kills on .440 hitting in the team’s win at Green Bay Nov. 6...posted a personal-best nine blocks in the regular season fi nale against UIC...had two double-digit kill performances. AT WARSAW HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four varsity letters in both volleyball and basketball, while lettering one year in track...three-time all-conference selection...served as team captain for two seasons, in addition to receiving team’s MVP award in both 2002 and 2003... academic all-state selection...team won two conference championships and two sectional DeGeeter’s Career Highs titles...led basketball team to a state runner-up fi nish in 2004...two-time all-conference and Kills all-area selections...basketball mental attitude award and academic all-state recipient... 21 (2x), last vs. Loyola (10/20/06) president of National Honors Society...school’s 2004 Female “Athlete of the Year”...Wendy’s Hitting Pct. High School All-American nominee...involved with S.A.D.D. and as a peer tutor...high school .619 (13-0-21), at Marian (8/25/06) coach: Doug West. Assists 4 (2x), last at Youngstown State (11/3/06) PERSONAL: Born March 26, 1986...daughter of Michael and Jeanine DeGeeter...pharmacy Service Aces major. 4 (2x), last vs. St. Joseph’s (Ind.) (9/5/06) Digs 23, vs. Wright State (10/27/06) Block Solos Year MP GP K E Att Pct. A SA SE RE DIG BS BA TB 2, (3x) last vs. Loyola (10/20/06) 2004 26 89 122 58 371 .173 6 4 22 5 60 12 56 68 Block Assists 2005 27 93 223 121 723 .141 30 13 13 19 164 7 79 86 10, vs. Loyola (10/20/06) 2006 30 108 301 150 986 .153 44 21 24 36 297 13 96 109 Total Blocks Career 83 290 646 329 2080 .152 80 38 59 60 521 32 231 263 12, vs. Loyola (10/20/06) 6 • 22007007 ButlerButler VolleyballVolleyball 22007007 RReturningeturning PPlayerslayers 22007007 BButlerutler VolleyballVolleyball • 7 22007007 RReturningeturning PPlayerslayers Chloe’ BLASINGAME • 10 • Junior • 5-7 • Defensive Specialist • South Holland, Ill. • Marian Catholic High School 2006 - SOPHOMORE SEASON: Played in all 30 matches, including one start…saw action in 88 games…fi nished third on the squad with a .927 reception percentage…ranked seventh on the team with 1.70 digs per game…tallied a career-best 15 digs against Army on Sept. 2…had four contests with double-fi gure dig totals...posted a career-high two service aces at Youngstown State on Nov. 3...went without a service error in 18 attempts. 2005 - FRESHMAN SEASON: Started in six of 27 matches, playing in 77 games…sixth on the team with 111 digs, averaging 1.44 per game…notched 19 kills and 16 assists on the season…posted career-high 13 digs at Wright State on Nov. 11…dished out career-best four assists against Loyola on Oct. 8…tallied fi rst-career kill against Marian on Aug. 26. AT MARIAN CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year starter...team captain and MVP as a senior...named to the East Suburban Catholic All-Conference Team, the Southtown Newspaper All-Area Team and The Star Newspaper All-Area Team...team captain for 2nd City Club Volleyball Team, which placed fi fth at the 2004 AAU Junior National Volleyball Championship in Orlando, Fla...National Honor Society vice president...Student Council representative...honor roll student...coach: Marilyn Akey. PERSONAL: Born Jan. 6, 1987...daughter of Zachary and Dr. Felicia Blasingame...psychology major. Blasingame’s Career Highs Kills 1 (4x), last at IUPUI (9/12/06) Hitting Pct. 1.000 (1-0-1) (2x), last at IUPUI (9/12/06) Assists 4, vs. Loyola (10/8/05) Service Aces 2, at Youngstown State (11/3/06) Digs 15, vs. Army (9/2/06) Block Solos Year MP GP K E Att Pct. A SA SE RE DIG BS BA TB 0 2005 27 77 2 6 20 -.200 16 1 3 22 111 0 1 1 Block Assists 2006 30 88 2 4 12 -.167 13 2 0 12 150 0 0 0 1, at Chicago State (8/27/05) Career 57 165 4 10 32 -.188 29 3 3 34 261 0 1 1 Total Blocks 1, at Chicago State (8/27/05) 8 • 20072007 ButlerButler VolleyballVolleyball 22007007 RReturningeturning PPlayerslayers Dana DAPRILE • 3 • Junior • 6-0 • Setter • Bargersville, Ind. • Center Grove High School 2006 - SOPHOMORE SEASON: Team-leader with 841 assists, dishing 8.25 per game… started in 28 of 30 matches played…saw action in 102 games during the year…fi nished fourth on the squad with 2.04 digs per game…placed fi fth on the team with 1.31 kills per game and with 0.51 blocks per game…tallied the Bulldogs’ only kills-digs-assists triple-double of the year, notching 11 kills, 17 digs and 30 assists…her 11 kills matched her career-high…also posted six double-doubles…tallied a career-high 57 assists against Evansville on Sept. 2. 2005 - FRESHMAN SEASON: The Bulldogs’ starting setter in her fi rst year before suffering a season-ending knee injury in early October…started in 16 of 18 matches, playing in 59 games…paced the team with 476 assists at a rate of 8.07 per game, the eighth-highest average in the Horizon League…recorded 107 digs without an error…added 72 kills for a .151 hitting percentage…notched a pair of double-doubles, tallying 10 kills and 50 assists against Youngstown State on Sept. 24 before posting a career-high 11 kills with 33 assists against Loyola on Oct. 8. AT CENTER GROVE HIGH SCHOOL: 2004-2005 Indiana All-Star...ICGSA second-team All-State selection...four-time team Offensive Player of the Year...2004-2005 All-Johnson County...2004-2005 All-Conference...2005 Specialty Player Award...2005 Johnson County Player of the Year...coach: Deb McClurg. PERSONAL: Born Feb. 17, 1987...daughter of Phil and Angie Daprile...her younger sister, Katie, is a freshman on the Butler volleyball team...also has a younger brother, Phil... communication disorders major. Daprile’s Career Highs Kills 11 (2x), last vs. Army (9/2/06) Hitting Pct. .625 (11-1-16), vs. Loyola (10/8/05) Assists 57, vs. Evansville (9/02/06) Service Aces 4, at Marian (8/25/06) Digs 19, vs. LaSalle (9/17/05) Block Solos Year MP GP K E Att Pct. A SA SE RE DIG BS BA TB 1 (5x), last at Cleveland State (11/4/06) 2005 18 59 72 40 212 .151 476 13 13 0 107 3 29 32 Block Assists 2006 30 102 134 56 393 .198 841 22 16 1 208 2 50 52 5, vs. LaSalle (9/17/05) Career 48 161 206 96 605 .180 1317 35 29 1 315 5 79 84 Total Blocks 5, vs. LaSalle (9/17/05) 22007007 BButlerutler VolleyballVolleyball • 9 22007007 RReturningeturning PPlayerslayers Nina INIC • 4 • Junior • 5-9 • Defensive Specialist/Libero • Belgrade, Serbia • M.P. Alas 2006 - SOPHOMORE SEASON: Named to the CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All- District V Second Team and to the Academic All-Horizon League squad…led the team and ranked seventh in the Horizon League with 4.09 digs per game…her 5.85 digs per game in league matches led the conference…played in all 30 matches as a libero…posted three of the top-10 single-match totals in Butler history during the year, including a career-best 40 against Green Bay on Nov. 11, the third-highest total in school history…her 35 digs at Green Bay on Oct.