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Sophomore Season: Played in 107 games at middle blocker • Led the team and ranked sixth in the ACC in hitting percentage with a .326 mark • Reached double figures in kills 11 times • Set a new career high in kills with 21 against American Sept. 8 • Earned all-tournament honors at the UNC Volleyball Classic as she finished with 43 kills in the three matches • Set a new career high with eight blocks against Utah on Aug. 31 • Also had eight blocks against Villanova Sept. 7 and Virginia Tech Nov. 10 • Named Most Improved Player at the year-end banquet. Freshman Season: Appeared in 54 games over 13 matches for the Tar Heels • Had a career-best eight kills in three straight matches from Sept. 2 to Sept. 9 - against Loyola Marymount, Illinois and College of Charleston • Also established career highs of seven digs and five blocks in the Loyola Marymount match • Also had five blocks against NC State Sept. 15 • Finished the season with 54 kills and 23 blocks. Prep: 2006 Female Scholar Athlete of the Year at Simi Valley High School • Four-year All-Marmonte League player • First team all-league performer as a junior and senior • Two-time team most valuable player. Personal: Plans to major in journalism and mass communications with an emphasis in public relations and English • Lists snowboarding and drawing as her hobbies • Lists sushi as her favorite food and "Pride and Prejudice" as her favorite book • Lists her parents as having the greatest influence on her athletic career • Has traveled to 24 countries • Christine Michelle Vaughen is the daughter of Lori and Stephen Vaughen • Born Jan. 13, 1988 in Tarzana, Calif. |
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