Eastern Michigan Athletics
2004 Volleyball Roster
Roster
Bethany Piccolini
- Position:
- Middle Blocker
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Letters:
- 2
- Hometown:
- St. Clairesville, Ohio
- High School:
- St. Clairesville
EMU: 2004: Played in 106 games... Heading into the 2005 season, ranks 14th in EMU history with 155 block assists... Tallied 369.5 total points on the season with 300 kills, 874 total attacks, 71 assists, 21 service aces, 276 digs and 88 total blocks on the year...Set new career best individual match performances in several categories...Had three separate 20+ kills outings: 20 versus Robert Morris (9-18-04), 23 at Cleveland State (9-22-04) and 20 versus Western Michigan (10-8-04)...Named to the All-Tournament Team at the CSU Medical Mutual Invitational... Blocked career-best eight balls versus Morehead State (9-3-04)...Hit .600 (12-0-20) on the road against IUPUI (9-17-04)... 2003: Started all 32 matches she played in, tallying 109 games played...Tallied 314.0 total points on the season with 259 kills, 765 total attacks, 43 assists, 20 service aces, 317 digs and 64 total blocks on the year...Set new career best individual match performances in several categories... Posted a career-best 20 kills and six total blocks in tournament win over Bowling Green (11-18-03)...Had two separate five-assist outings: versus Oakland (9-3-03) and Utah (11-29-03)...Chalked up 24 digs in win over Ball State at Bowen Field House (10-3-03)...2002: Sat out the 2002 season as a redshirt...2001: Was an early season starter, but an injury limited her play to 21 matches and 48 games, six matches as a starter...Wrapped up the season with 66 kills, 63 digs, 14 service aces and 24 total blocks...Had a season-high 12 kills against Pittsburgh (9-8-01)...Hit .385 (7-2-13) on the road against Northern Illinois (11-9-01)... Had four matches with two service aces and dug at least five balls in seven matches...Blocked season-best four balls in the season opener at IUPUI (9-1-01)...EMU Track: Competed for the Eagles in track and placed in the high jump at the 2002 MAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships... High School: A four-year letterwinner in volleyball, basketball and track and field at St. Clairsville…Earned Ohio Valley Athletic Conference First-Team and District 12 Division First-Team volleyball honors her junior and senior years…Named first team All-Ohio and was the District 12 Division I and II Player of the Year for both volleyball and basketball her senior year…Won first place in the 1999 Regional High Jump…Was the high jump and long jump regional champ and set the regional high jump record of 5 foot, 9 inches in 2000…Was the 2000 Ohio long jump champion and high jump runner-up… Won first place in the Ohio Division II State high jump and third place in the long jump in 2001…Also a state qualifier in two other events…Was a member of the National Honor Society and Academic All-Ohio team for track and field…MVP of the St. Clairsville volleyball team in 1999 and 2000, of the track team in 1998, 1999 and 2000 and of the basketball team in 2000…Personal: Full name: Bethany Lynn Piccolini...Daughter of Paul and Joyce Piccolini…Has two sisters, Lindsay (teammate at EMU) and Amanda...Father played basketball and ran track for Indiana University (Pennsylvania)… Born: 2-17-83… Majoring in exercise science.
