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As a Senior in 2010: Played in 24 matches, starting two ... had eight kills, six digs and two blocks in a start against Pacific (Feb. 3), a four-set victory ... also started in a four-set victory over UC Santa Cruz (Feb. 5), with five kills ... had 21 kills, 15 digs, two sets, two aces, and one block ... earned a total of 25.5 points ... an effective server ... recognized as part of the MPSF All-Academic team.
As a Junior in 2009: Played in 14 matches, starting two, both victories ... had five kills, two digs and three blocks in start against Long Beach State (Jan. 30) ... had collegiate bests of 11 kills, five digs, and two aces in a start against UC Santa Cruz (March 3).
As a Sophomore in 2008: Played in 12 matches as a reserve ... had three digs and two blocks against visiting UC Santa Cruz Jan. 15.
As a Freshman in 2007: Played in all 28 matches as a reserve ... had 11 digs and one kill overall.
High School/Club: Lettered four years at Mira Costa High School in Manhattan Beach, Calif. ... four-time Andy Smith Scholar-Athlete Award winner ... three-time All-Bay League first-team choice and 2004 league MVP ... reached the 2005 CIF Southern Section Division I final ... played for Riptides Volleyball Club South Bay ... won Junior Olympic gold medals in 2004 and 2005 ... member of the 2004 Junior Olympic development team.
Personal: Son of Mike and Toni Palacios ... has two brothers, Josh and Jon, and one sister, Kim ... both brothers played volleyball at Stanford ... majoring in economics ... hobbies include playing ping pong and foosball.
Career statistics:
| Year | Games | Kills | Errors | Attacks | Pct. | Ast. | Aces | Digs | BS | BA | Tot. |
| 2007 | 82 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -.250 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 30 | 0 | 6 | 8 | -.750 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 27 | 17 | 7 | 36 | .278 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2010 | 63 | 21 | 11 | 54 | .185 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Totals | 202 | 39 | 26 | 102 | .127 | 4 | 10 | 38 | 1 | 9 | 10 |