Eric Lucas Class: Freshman Hometown: Ellicott City, Md. High School: Centennial Height: 6-1 Position: Libero

Prep: Played soccer and tennis at Centennial High School... Named First-Team All-County in tennis... Was a regional and county champion in tennis, and went undefeated in two of his four high school seasons... Played club volleyball for the MVP 18s, helping the team to a second-place finish in the East Coast Championships... Received the Most Promising Young Player award in the Pottstown Rumble Grass Volleyball Championships in 2007... Won the High Performance East Coast Beach Volleyball Championship in 2006... Named Student of the Month at Centennial High... Member of the German National Honor Society.

Personal: Born on Nov. 7, 1989... Parents are Eric and Linda Lucas... Has three siblings, Ruthanna, 11, Bethany, 14, and David, 15... Father, Eric, played men's volleyball at George Mason from 1982-85, and also played beach volleyball for more than 10 years... Mother, Linda, played volleyball for C.W. Post from 1981-84... Hobbies include playing beach volleyball and surfing... Majoring in computer science.