23   Elise Walch
	Class: Junior Hometown: Stuart, Fla. High School: Martin County Last College: Wisconsin Height: 6-5 Position: Right-side Hitter Club: Treasure Coast Volleyball

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Will be an important piece to the Seminoles as a senior ... has a great arm swing and strong velocity on each attack ... an effective player who benefits Florida State's offense ... battled through an injury-plagued junior season and is ready for a big senior season ... carries an outgoing personality ... continues to get better in her blocking game.

JUNIOR YEAR (2012) AT FSU:
-Ended her season on the right note with a career-high 16-kill performance against Purdue in the NCAA second round
-Hampered through much of the season due to a leg injury
-Played in 22 matches and started 18 at right-side hitter
-Recorded 135 kills and averaged 2.05 kills per set
-Put together 12 kills at Miami on Sept. 7
-Recorded 11 kills versus Iowa State on Aug. 25 along with a season-best six blocks
-Had 10 kills against Duke on Sept. 30

SOPHOMORE YEAR (2011) AT FSU:
-ACC Co-Player of the Week (Sept. 19)
-Finished third on the team with 235 kills and 2.06 kills per set
-One of five Seminoles to combine for double-digit kills in Minneapolis Region wins over No. 5 Purdue and No. 4 Iowa, tallying 18 kills
-Responsible for the top two individual hitting percentages by FSU in 2011, recording a .706 clip on 12 kills versus Miami and a .611 mark on 12 kills against Duke
-Finished with 72 total blocks and averaged 0.63 blocks per set
-Connected on 10 of her last 12 swings in her season-best performance against Miami, which earned her an ACC weekly honor
-Put together a season-high 16 kills against nationally-ranked Northern Iowa on Sept. 2, recording a .355 hitting percentage.
-Amassed 10 double-digit kill performances, including two in the NCAA postseason against Cincinnati and Purdue
-Season-high six blocks in FSU's five-set wins over Wake Forest and N.C. State

FRESHMAN YEAR (2010) AT WISCONSIN:
-Finished second on the Badgers with 2.56 kills per set
-Played in 28 matches overall and had 10 double-digit kill matches
-Recorded a career-best 19 kills vs. Seton Hall
-Tallied season-high four blocks against Loyola
-Most Valuable Player of William & Mary Tournament
-Teamed with Katie Mosher and sister Nicole Walch to help the USA Volleyball A2 Junior Nation Team to a championship at the European Global Challenge in July
-One of four Seminoles to compete at the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team open tryouts in Feb. 2011

HIGH SCHOOL:
-Finalist for PrepVolleyball.com Schelde National Player of the Year
-2009 Stuart News and Palm Beach Post Player of the Year
-Under Armour First Team All-American
-Member of the 2010 Volleyball Magazine Fab 50
-2009 MaxPreps First-Team All-American
-2009 Volleyball Magazine Second-Team All-American
-PrepVolleyball.com Schelde National Player of the Year finalist
-Recorded 547 kills and 151 blocks in senior season for ninth-ranked Martin County
-Ranked No. 26 Senior Ace by PrepVolleyball.com
-2009-10 Channel 12 Female Athlete of the Year
-Selected to the 2010 USA Volleyball Junior National training team
-Member of the 2008 and 2009 USA Volleyall Youth A2 team
-Four-time all-conference and nine-time all-tournament selection in high school
-Earned the top hitter award at several college camps
-Broke 12 school records
-Led Martin County to the 2009 state 5A championship with a 31-1 record
-Recorded 547 kills and added 151 blocks as a senior

PERSONAL: Born May 22, 1992 ... majoring in sociology ... parents are Harry and Andrea Walch ... favorite movie is "Step Brothers" ... listens to Lil Wayne and Chris Brown ... ran track in her senior year of high school ... her mother was a golfer at N.C. State ... favorite television channel is E! ... favorite professional team is the Orlando Magic ... wears No. 23 because it was worn by Michael Jordan ... person in sports she'd most like to meet is Dwight Howard ... overcame a series of stress fractures during her junior season in high school.

CATEGORY	CAREER HIGH
Kills	16 (two times)
Total Attacks	37 vs. Purdue (12/9/11)
Hitting Percentage (min. 10 attacks)	.706 vs. Miami (9/14/11)
Digs	3 (three times)
Solo Blocks	1 (four times)
Block Assists	6 (three times)
Total Blocks	6 (three times)

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