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#4 Liz Martin
Position: Outside Hitter
Height: 5'10"
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Lowell, Ind.
High School: Lowell
Experience: 1 Letter
Elizabeth Martin Bio
Courtesy: Akron Media Relations
Release: 09/14/2006

as a Junior (2008): Played in 97 games ... a well-rounded player ranking second on the Zips squad in three categories including kills recording 246 (2.54 K/G) and digs accumulating 208 (2.14 D/G), also was second in service aces with 22 ... recorded 11 double figure kill games and eight double digit dig contests ... posted 34 total blocks including seven solo ... posted two career-highs on the year in assists (4 vs. Bowling Green on Nov. 15) and service aces (3 vs. Syracuse on Sept. 14) ... against Syracuse posted a season-high .306 hitting percentage and 17 kills ... tallied an astounding 23 digs, 11 kills and two service aces in the first match of the year vs. Northern Arizona (Aug. 29) ... recorded 17 kills and 11 digs in two matches against Kent State (Sept. 27 & Oct. 31) ... in two contests against Bowling Green (Oct. 10 & Nov. 15) tallied 21 kills and 18 digs adding three service aces ... was one of four players to grab double-digit kills against Eastern Michigan posting 15, the only player also in double figure digs adding 10 ... had 16 kills against Toledo (Oct. 4) ... recorded three double-doubles on the season.

as a Sophomore (2007): Appeared in all 30 matches for the Zips, earning the starting nod 29 times ... came into her own as an offensive threat, finishing with 283 kills (2.67/game) – the second-highest total on the team ... also finished with the third-highest digs total, 280 (2.64/game) ... eclipsed the 20-kill barrier for the first time in her career with 23 put downs, while hitting .317 for the match, and 13 digs in a five-game win against Wright State (Aug. 31) ... paced the Zips with 11 double-doubles on the year, including three straight matches from Sept. 7-8 as UA went 2-1 against Dartmouth, East Carolina and N.C. State ... named to the all-tournament team at the Temple Invitational (Aug. 24-25) after totaling 41 kills (3.15/game), 31 digs (2.38/game) and seven blocks as the Zips swept four matches in Philadelphia, Pa. ... posted 10 or more digs in 15 matches and 15 or more five times ... also recorded 14 double-digit kill contests.

as a Freshman (2006):
Contributed immediately as a first-year player, appearing in 94 of 103 games ... finished with the third-highest kill total on the team (168) while also totaling the fifth-most digs (163) ... also notched 39 blocks (14 solo) and seven service aces ... posted a season-high 13 kills at Rhode Island (Sept. 2) ... recorded her best defensive performance on the year with 27 digs in a win against Kent State (Sept. 21) ... registered double-figure digs in her first three matches as a collegian with 31 digs (3.1 per game) against Indiana, West Virginia and Oakland (Aug. 25-26) ... hit that mark five times in all ... set a personal best with three service aces against Oakland (Aug. 26) ... recorded 12 kills against West Virginia (Sept. 16) and Miami (Ohio) (Oct. 20) ... posted five blocks (all assisted) at Miami (Ohio) (Oct. 5).

at Lowell High School:
Earned four varsity letters at Lowell High School ... helped guide her high school team to its first sectional championship in 11 years and helped her team advance to the elite eight... named Post-Tribune and Times Northwest Indiana Player of the Year in 2005, along with second-team all-state honors ... tallied 445 kills with 75 blocks and 187 digs .... named to the Lake Athletic Conference First Team all four years ... was named LAC Most Valuable Player as a senior ... carried a grade point average of better than 3.5 ... was ranked in the top-10 of her high school class all four years ... her club volleyball team, Dunes-17 Black finished third in the nation in the 2005 17-open USA Junior Olympics ... as a freshman hit .404 and was an All-LAC First Team selection for the softball team.

Personal: Daughter of Al and Patrice Martin ... father played baseball and soccer at St. Meinrad College (Ind.) ... has an older brother, Ryan ... won the Lowell Junior Miss 2006 pagent ... was named a 2007-08 and 2008-09 Scholar-Baller ... majoring in graphic design.