Volleyball members Sarah Wickstrom, Sareea Freeman and Nicole Walch will be one of approximately 208 athletes in open tryouts for USA Volleyball this weekend
Fourth-year associate head coach at FSU named AVCA National Assistant Coach of the Year after guiding the Seminoles to the NCAA national semifinals as the team's middle blockers coach
Has the tools to be one of the nation's best middle blockers in 2012 ... strong play in the NCAA postseason can carry over to a special senior season ... great work ethic and attitude could help create her best year as a Seminole.
JUNIOR YEAR (2011): -Finished 37th nationally in blocks per set, averaging 1.25 while totaling 156 total blocks
-Stepped up mightily at the Minneapolis Regional, being named to the all-tournament team. She combined for 19 blocks versus fifth-seeded Purdue and fourth-seeded Iowa State
-Recorded her second career double-double in FSU's Elite Eight win over Iowa State, finishing with 12 kills and 10 blocks. Freeman came up big in the fifth and final set against the Cyclones, recording three blocks.
-COBRA Magazine Third-Team All-American
-COBRA Magazine All-Atlantic South Region Team
-Named ACC Player of the Week on Oct. 17, 2011, after posting a .300 hitting percentage and 14 blocks in wins over Georgia Tech and Clemson
-Finished seventh in the ACC with a .333 hitting percentage and sixth in blocks per set
-Tallied 225 kills in her junior campaign, fourth-highest on the team
-Recorded 30 blocks in a four-match stretch against North Carolina, North Carolina State, Georgia Tech and Clemson.
-Participant of the U.S. Women's A2 Program in the summer of 2012
SOPHOMORE YEAR (2010): -Teamed with former player Lauren Young to help FSU average 2.42 blocks per set - second in the ACC
-Played in 32 matches, including nine started, and registered 145 kills, 105 blocks and nearly one block per set (0.98)
-Had four matches in which she recorded a .500 hitting percentage or better on a minimum of five kills
-Career-high 11 kills and just two attack errors against Miami on Nov. 26
-Season-high 17 points at North Carolina on Sept. 30 - 10 kills and a career-best 12 blocks
-Recorded seven blocks and 10 kills on .389 hitting in a big five-set victory over nationally-ranked Kentucky on Sept. 10
-One of four Seminoles to compete at the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team open tryouts in Feb. 2011
FRESHMAN YEAR (2009): -Saw time in 26 sets over the course of the season -Set career highs in kills (10), total attacks (16), hitting percentage (.625) and digs (1) against Wake Forest -Set a career high with five blocks against Central Michigan -Finished the season with 28 kills and 18 block assists
HIGH SCHOOL: -Two-time Northern Yosemite All-League Team member as a junior and senior -Led Sunnyside High School team in hitting and blocking during senior year -Played on varsity for two seasons in high school
CLUB TEAM: -Played for the Asics Sports City for three years under the direction of coach Sonny Perez
PERSONAL: Born Oct. 25, 1991 ... majoring in family and child sciences ... favorite movie is "A Walk to Remember" ... favorite magazine is Cosmopolitan ... favorite singers include Mariah Carey, Alicia Keys and Keysha Cole ... favorite class is child development ... played basketball in high school and is a fan of the L.A. Sparks ... wants to be a nurse or pediatrician ... looks most forward to playing at North Carolina ... watches "True Blood," "Greys Anatomy," "Heroes" and "Desperate Housewives" ... wears No. 22 because she scored 22 points in her freshman season ... favorite quote is "Hard work pays off."