Erika Eagan Class: Senior Hometown: Bloomington, Ill. High School: Tri-Valley Height: 6-0 Position: Outside Hitter Birthdate: 10/06/1980

GENERAL: One of the RedHawks' strongest defensive players ... ranked nationally in digs and set a Miami single-season record for digs per game ... on pace to eclipse 1,000 career digs ... a powerful hitter, capable of being a key in Miami’s offensive arsenal.

2001: Ended the season ranked 22nd nationally in digs and ranked as high as seventh nationally during the season … averaged 3.98 digs per game to lead the Mid-American Conference and tie a Miami single-season record … recorded 410 digs, which ranks fourth on Miami’s single-season list … played in 26 of Miami’s 27 matches, making 25 starts … in double figures for digs in all but four matches … of those four matches, only accrued fewer than nine on one occasion … produced 20 or more digs in six matches … amassed a career-high 28 digs in a five-game match versus Kent State, the most by any Miami player in 2001 … was in double figures for kills in 11 matches … compiled nine double-doubles … notched a career-best 21 kills at Ohio and a career-high-tying three service aces against Wright State and Eastern Michigan … led the team with 24 service aces … recorded a season-best .500 hitting percentage against Akron … averaged 2.47 kills and 0.50 blocks per game.

2000: One of only three players to play in every match ... made 19 starts ... led the team with 243 digs ... ranked second in digs per game (2.56) and service aces (27) ... ranked third on the team in kills (209) ... averaged 2.92 digs and 2.76 kills per game in league action ... was in double figures for digs on 11 occasions, including three matches at or above the 20-dig plateau ... also yielded double figures in kills nine times ... attained a career-high 17 kills in three matches and three service aces on four occasions ... posted eight double-doubles and the program’s first triple-double since 1996 ... amassed 13 kills, 12 digs and 10 blocks at Toledo ... registered one of top performances in a five-game match with Central Michigan ... nailed 13 kills, 25 digs, four blocks and three service aces ... the 25 digs was a the most of any RedHawk for the 2000 campaign ... also put together a 17-kill, 22-dig, two-service ace performance in a four-game match at Ohio ... closed out the season with a solid 12-kill, 20-dig, two-service ace outing at Kent State ... posted an impressive .615 hitting percentage at Buffalo, recording nine kills in 13 attempts with only one hitting error.

1999: Participated in 39 games over 17 matches ... enjoyed best match of the season against Toledo, amassing 10 kills, nine digs and six blocks ... also posted a career-best seven blocks against Northern Illinois ... twice aced Pacific, the No. 1 team in the country at the time, in only her second appearance ... averaged 1.05 kills per game ... averaged 1.13 kills per game in conference matches.

High School: Unanimous repeat selection on Sangamon Valley all-conference team ... led team to a 26-4 overall record as a senior ... team captain as a senior ... instrumental in extending Tri-Valley’s conference win streak to 73 matches ... member of the Illinois Junior Volleyball club program (formerly Quack Attack) ... helped her team win the Mid-East qualifier and finish among the top-five teams at the USA Junior National Tournament during the 1996 and ‘97 club seasons ... earned a spot on the 1996 16-Club Division all-America team and was one of 70 players chosen to try out for a position on the Youth National Team ... honor roll all four years.

Personal: Born October 6, 1980 (turns 22 years old during season) ... daughter of Herb and Dana Eagan ... majoring in art.