7   Fatma Yildirim
	Class: Junior Hometown: Istanbul, Turkey High School: Yuzyil Isil Height: 5-11 Position: Outside Hitter Club Team: Eczacibasi

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Will try to fill the void at outside hitter following the graduation of stellar players Jekaterina Stepanova and Visnja Djurdjevic ... puts down balls with good force and continues to refine her passing game ... could play a huge role in the Seminoles' season in 2012.

JUNIOR YEAR (2011):
-Finished with 22 kills and 43 digs in 12 matches played
-Registered a season-high six kills in a home win over Georgia Tech on Oct. 14
-Had double-digit dig totals in consecutive matches played against N.C. State and Georgia Tech
-Added six blocks to her junior season, including a season-high three at Boston College.

SOPHOMORE YEAR (2010):
-Played in 20 matches, averaging 1.73 kills per set
-Had a season-best 12 kills at Virginia along with 15 digs for a double-double
-Recorded 21 kills in two matches (eight sets) against Boston College
-Had a .667 attack percentage (6-1-9) against FIU on Aug. 28
-Career-best three service aces vs. New Mexico State on Aug. 27

FRESHMAN YEAR (2009):
-Named to ACC All-Freshman Team
-Saw time in 124 sets
-Had the team's second highest number of digs (344) and average digs per set (2.77)
-Finshed the season with 232 kills, for a .229 hitting percentage
-Set new career highs in kills with 15, hitting percentage with .519 and digs with 21 against Duke (11/6)
-Achieved her team-leading fourth double-double of the season with 11 kills and 11 digs in the win at Maryland (10/16)

HIGH SCHOOL:
-Led the Yuzyil Isil High School team to the title at the 2006 and 2007 Turkish Volleyball Championship
-Member of the fifth-place team at the 2006 ESF World Championships

CLUB TEAM:
- Eczacibasi Youth team won the Turkish Championship all four years she was a member (2006-2008)
-Also played for the Eczacibasi Junior team that won the Turkish Championships in 2006

TURKISH JUNIOR NATIONAL TEAM (2005-2008):
-Member of a unit that was the runner-up at the 2007 World Championships held in Baja, Mexico
-Led the 2006 Turkish Junior National team to win the Balkanian Championships

PERSONAL: Born March 1, 1990 ... majoring in dietetics ... daughter of Yildiz and Ahmet Yildirim ... favorite book is Confessions of a Shopaholic ... favorite magazine is Women's Health ... enjoys listening to One Republic's "Marching on" ... favorite classes are nutrition and organic chemistry ... played badminton, basketball, swimming and tennis in high school ... roots for the Los Angeles Lakers ... can speak Turkish, English and German ... wants to become a nutritionist ... grew up with two birds, two tortoises, a chick, a rabbit and a goldfish ... looks most forward to playing at Georgia Tech ... listens to Usher's OMG on her iPod ... favorite shows included "Criminal Minds," "The Big Bang Theory," "Chuck, Haven," "Covert Affairs" and "Pretty Little Liars" ... wears No. 7 because she believes it is lucky ... athletes she'd most like to meet include Misty May Treanor and Tom Logan ... biggest role model is her mother ... favorite quote is "When it gets hard, you know you are on the right path."

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