Suzanne Haydel Class: Junior Hometown: Marrero, La. High School: Academy of the Sacred Heart Height: 5-11 Position: Outside Hitter Club: Cajunland

Sophomore Season: Team's Most Improved Player in 2008 • Played in 108 games and appeared in all 33 matches for the Tar Heels • Finished second of the team with 287 kills and second in digs with 355 • Will be team's leading returner in both kills and digs, averaging 2.66 kills per set and 3.29 digs per set • Tallied double-digit kills in 13 games in 2008 • Set career highs in both kills (20) and digs (29) against UVA 10/10/08 • Registered 10 double-doubles in 2008, including a streak of four-straight from 10/9/08 - 10/17/08.

Freshman Season: Appeared in 92 matches as an outside hitter for the Tar Heels • Reached double figures in kills eight times, including five times in the opening seven matches • Tallied five double-doubles on the season • Set a career high in kills with 14 at Purdue Aug. 31 and would later match that mark against Florida State on Oct. 19 • Registered a career-high 18 digs at Clemson Oct. 26 • Finished the season with 180 kills ranking fourth on the team • Named the Rookie of the Year at the year-end banquet.

Prep: 2005 and 2006 Gatorade Louisiana Player of the Year • 2005 National Junior Player of the Year • 2006 PrepVolleyball.com National Senior of the Year finalist • Three-time state championship MVP • Led team to four state titles and one runner-up finish • Five-time all-district, three-time all-metro and three-time all-state • 2006 Louisiana Volleyball Coaches Association Player of the Year • Appeared on the March 2007 cover of "Volleyball Magazine" • Established a national record for kills in a career of 2,895 during her senior season.

Personal: Plans to major in communications • Lists Elizabeth Moore as the athlete she most admires • Lists drawing, painting and cooking as her hobbies • Lists "To Kill A Mockingbird" as her favorite book and boiled crawfish as her favorite food • Lists "Wedding Crashers" as her favorite movie and "Grey's Anatomy" as her favorite TV show • Suzanne Elizabeth Haydel is the daughter of Mary and Charles Haydel • Born September 8, 1988 in New Orleans.