Player Bio: William Curtis

  William Curtis
William Curtis
Player Profile
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Whittier, CA
High School:
Harvard-Westlake
Height:
6-6
Position:
Opposite

As a Senior (Fall of 2002): Tallied 37 kills, 15 digs and nine blocks in four matches at the Husky Dino Cup in October ... Recorded 12 kills, six blocks, two digs and a service ace inthe gold medal match vs. Pacific ... Hit .714 with 10 kills and three blocks in preliminary round action vs. the University of Calgary.

As a Junior (2002): Appeared in 29 games (16 matches), and tallied 38 kills, six service aces, 25 digs and six blocks ... Had nine kills and season-highs of seven digs and three blocks vs. Pacific on Feb. 12... Recorded a season-high 12 kills on March 6 at UC San Diego.

As a Sophomore (2001): Appeared in 56 games (19 matches), and was in the starting lineup five times ... Finished the season with 64 kills, 28 digs and 17 blocks ... On March 4 at UC Santa Cruz, recorded 11 kills, five digs and three service aces ... Notched a season-high 16 kills and three service aces at UC Irvine on March 10 ... Tallied eight kills and a season-high seven digs at Long Beach State on March 29.

As a Freshman (2000): Appeared in 30 games (15 matches) and recorded 27 kills ... Recorded 19 kills in MPSF play ... Led the Cardinal to a 3-0 road win at UC San Diego on Feb. 12 by posting 12 kills and five digs ... Had eight kills and three digs at UC Santa Cruz on March 6 ... Finished with a .667 hitting percentage at No. 8 Hawai'i on March 25.

High School: Twice named to the All-CIF Southern Section Team... Also a two-time First-Team All-Mission League selection ... Received the Outstanding Athletic Achievement Award in 1998 ... Two-time recipient of the Murdy Foundation Academic Award ... Winner of the Peter Vidmar Award for outstanding achievement in academics and physical education.

Personal: Double Major in American Studies and Philosophy ... Son of William Curtis and Olivia Samonte ... Father, William, played basketball at Michigan State.

2002 Season Highs

Kills - 12 at UC San Diego (3/6)

Assists - 1 at Cal State Northridge (2/11)

Service Aces - 2, 2x, last at UC Santa Barbara (2/8)

Digs - 7 vs. Pacific (2/12)

Blocks - 3 vs. Pacific (2/12)

Career Stats - Curtis

Year G K E TA Pct. A SA D BS BA TB
2000 30 27 17 71 .141 4 0 9 0 3 3
2001 56 64 35 155 .187 1 8 28 5 12 17
2002 29 38 18 85 .235 1 6 25 1 5 6
Totals 115 129 70 311 .190 6 14 62 6 20 26