Deborah Kirkham

Deborah Kirkham

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Houston, Texas

High School:
Cy-Creek

Height:
5-9

Position:
Outside Hitter

Experience:
3L

Honors:
2003 Honorable Mention All-SLC

Is on pace to become one of the school's all-time leaders in digs, enters her junior season with 821.

2003: An honorable mention All-Southland Conference selection...Recorded a career-high 266 kills and 50 total blocks as a junior...Recorded double-figure kills 12 times and double-figure digs 13 times...Notched 10 double-doubles as a junior...Had 14 kills, 13 digs and a career-high six blocks in the SLC Tournament match against Nicholls State...Had a 15-kill and season-high 19-dig match at Northwestern State...Carded a 10-kill, 15-dig outing against Louisiana-Lafayette...Also recorded 10 kills two other times (McNeese State and Southeastern Louisiana)...Also recorded 18 digs against Southeastern Louisiana...Recorded a career-high 16 kills and 17 digs against SMU...Carded 15 kills and 14 digs in the victory over Texas-El Paso...Had two 11-kill matches...Recorded 14 kills and 10 blocks against Tennessee-Chattanooga... Recorded at least one block in 25 matches...Recorded three blocks five times...Had a 13-block, 12-dig night against Texas-Arlington...Recorded nine kills and 12 digs in the SFA Invitational championship match against Tulsa...Carded a 15 kills, seven digs, a block and a service ace at Nicholls State.

2002: Played in 138 games, spending the majority of her playing time at the libero position...Led the Ladyjacks with 477 digs...Her dig total is the fourth-best single-season total in school history...Recorded double-figure digs 25 times this season, including a career-high 24 against Southeastern Louisiana...Her best match of the season came in the SLC semifinals when she recorded 10 kills, 15 digs, three blocks and two service aces... Recorded eight kills and 17 digs in the SLC first-round match against Southeastern Louisiana...Recorded 20 digs against Miami (Fla.) and Southwest Texas...Posted 23 digs and an assist against Sam Houston State...Had a 21-dig outing at McNeese State...Recorded a 19-dig performance against Central Florida...Recorded two 18-dig outings and seven 17-dig performances...Recorded 15 digs versus Northeastern, Northwestern State and Lamar.

2001: Earned playing time in 11 matches as a freshman...Recorded five digs and one ace in season opener against Houston...Had two seven-dig performances (Rice and Southern Methodist)... Had a 12-dig effort in the win over Southeastern Louisiana...Had three assists against Southern Methodist...Posted a service ace and five digs in the Southland Conference Championship match against Texas-Arlington.

High School: Was named to numerous all-tournament teams while at Cy-Creek High School...During the 2000 season led her team in kills...As a team captain led her team to two district championships...Also lettered in swimming...Earned all-district, all-region and all-state swimming honors...Finished ninth in the Junior National Olympics with her Texas Elite volleyball club team...Honor roll student.

Personal: Daughter of Wes Kirkham and Callie Kirkham.