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NORTHRIDGE - 2007 Eric Vance appeared in all 33 matches and 113 of 119 games as a sophomore ... had a solid season that saw him garner Honorable Mention All-MPSF honors for the first time ... finished second to Dan Rhodes in kills (344) and kills per game (3.04) ... finished the season with a team-high 46 service aces which is the sixth-best total in a single season in Northridge history ... is just 10 aces away from entering the Matador career top-10 ... ranked third in the MPSF and 13th in the nation in aces ... finished second on the Matadors in digs with a career-high 177 and also posted a career-best 39 blocks ... reached double figures in kills in 19 of 33 matches, including 15 of the final 20 matches of the season ... knocked down a career-high 25 kills and added 13 digs for his first career double-double against No. 4 Pepperdine (Jan. 31) ... also recorded a double-double with 14 kills and 10 digs in the Matadors' MPSF Tournament win over No. 8 USC (Apr. 18) ... dug a career-high and Northridge season-high 16 balls in the Matadors' 3-1 at Stanford (Jan. 12) ... had at least once service ace in 22 of 33 matches including a career-high six in a 3-1 win over Stanford (Mar. 30) ... was one of six Northridge players names to the 2007 MPSF Academic All-Conference Team. 2006 Vance appeared in 27 matches and 94 games as a redshirt freshman ... finished third on the team in kills (240) and was fourth in kills per game (2.55) ... took 533 swings which ranked third on the Matadors ... hit .244 for the season and tied for the team-high with 26 aces ... also recorded 111 digs (1.18 dpg) which ranked sixth on the squad ... pounded a season-high 24 kills in Northridge's 3-2 comeback win at No. 7 UCLA (Feb. 10) ... had 23 kills against No. 5 Long Beach State (Mar. 3) and 19 kills against UC San Diego to earn MPSF Player of the Week on Mar. 6 ... recorded double figures in kills 11 times during the season ... narrowly missed a double-double with nine kills and a career-high 12 digs against No. 4 Hawai'i (Feb. 24) ... was one of eight Northridge players named MPSF Academic All-Conference. 2005 Redshirted the 2005 season for the Matadors as a true freshman. CAMARILLO HIGH SCHOOL Earned three letters in volleyball at Adolfo Camarillo High School in Camarillo, Calif. ... as an outside hitter, earned first team All-CIF honors as a senior in 2004 ... was also named Team MVP and First team All-Pacific View League as well as being named to the Ventura County Star First Team ... was named 2003 CIF MVP as a junior ... was part of the Scorpions league championship teams in volleyball, football and basketball ... graduated in 2004 with a 3.8 grade point average. PERSONAL Born on September 18, 1986 in Camarillo, Calif. ... parents are Brenda and Fred Vance ... has one older sister, Rebecca who graduated from Cal State Northridge ... says his greatest moment in sports was having the winning kill in the CIF Championship match in 2003 ... says the best thing about being an athlete is the team ... lists Beach Boy Mike Love as the most famous person he's ever met ... says his dog is the one thing that makes him smile ... major is Economics. |
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