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Carmen Burbach

Class: Senior Hometown: Columbus, Neb. High School: Scotus Central Catholic

Height: 5-10 Position: OH

Is 55 kills and 193 digs shy of becoming only the fifth Wildcat to reach the 1,000-1,000 plateau.

1999: Played in 30 matches and 105 games … Led the team in kills, averaging 2.82 per game while recording 296 on the season … Second on the team in digs (289) … Is fifth in NU history with 2.97 kills per game … Recorded double-doubles in six matches … Picked up a career-high 22 digs against Louisville … Hit a season-best .474 against Minnesota (9-0-19) … Ranked 10th in digs per game among conference … Academic All-Big Ten.

1998: Played in 30 matches and 101 games … Missed the last seven games of the season because of a concussion suffered when she collided with teammate Melissa Doan in game two of the Minnesota match on Nov. 21 … Ranked second on the team in kills (328), kill attempts (893), digs (269) and digs per game (2.66) … Ranked sixth in digs among Big Ten performers both for overall games and for conference games only … Hit a career-best .667 in a win over Mississippi (16-0-24) … Led the team with 13 double-doubles (all on kills and digs) … Totaled a season-high 18 kills against Purdue … Picked up a season-high 20 digs in the win over Kansas … Named to the all-tournament team at the Evanston Holiday Inn Wildcat Classic … Academic All-Big Ten.

1997: Named Big Ten Player of the Week on Oct. 20 after her 21-kill performance against Penn State … Played in all 112 games … Led the ‘Cats in service aces (30) … Posted a season high of five aces against DePaul … Finished second on the team with 249 digs and third on the team with 321 kills … Notched a career-high 23 kills against both Western Michigan and Iowa … Had Career Bests of 21 digs and 52 total attempts against Akron … Named to the all-tournament team at the NC State Invitational.

High School: Two-time all-state honoree … Scotus Central Catholic won the 1995 and 1996 Nebraska state championships and was ranked as high as 13th in the country … Also competed in basketball, softball and track … Participated in six Nebraska state championship games during her prep career (four volleyball, two basketball), winning three of those … The Shamrocks compiled a 103-3 mark in volleyball during her four years … Class President.

Personal: Born Carmen Rae Burbach on July 18, 1978 … Daughter of Lyle and Jeanne Burbach … Chose Northwestern over Nebraska, Texas, Kansas State, Michigan State and Colorado … Majoring in psychological services.

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