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2007: Saw action in all 22 matches, playing in 77 games... Led the team in hitting percentage... Tied for the team lead in blocks per game... Tied for 15th in the nation and fifth in the EIVA in blocks per game with an average of 1.21... Had a career-high 13 kills on 19 swings and led the team with seven blocks against St. Francis (Pa.) on Jan. 26... Hit .625 with 12 kills and six blocks against East Stroudsburg on Jan. 31... Led the team with seven blocks against Juniata on Feb. 15... Had 10 kills and five blocks against NJIT at The Golden Dome Classic on Feb. 25... Had 12 kills and five blocks against No. 7 Ohio State on March 4... Hit .600 with seven kills against No. 15 Ball State on March 23... Paced the Patriots with five total blocks against NYU on March 30... Tied a career high with 11 total blocks against Juniata on March 31... Totaled a match-high eight total blocks against East Stroudsburg in the quarterfinal round of the EIVA Championship Tournament on April 21. 2006: Appeared in 20 matches, playing in 46 games for the Patriots... Was second on the team in blocks per game with an average of 1.22... Had 56 total blocks (3BS, 53BA) on the season... Recorded a season-high seven total blocks in the season opener against Lees-McRae on Jan. 14... Registered 42 kills during the season with a hitting percentage of .326... Had a season-high nine kills on 16 attempts against St. Francis (Pa.) on April 1... Served up six aces during the season. 2005: Appeared in more than half of Mason's games in 2005 and was third on the team in blocks per game and hitting percentage... Hit .366 on the year while recording 1.15 blocks per game... Had best two games of career on back-to-back nights... On March 25, had 10 kills and no errors on 12 attacks against Mount Olive for an .833 hitting percentage... Hitting percentage is the seventh-highest single-match total in school history and fourth-highest in the rally-scoring era... Also had a career-high four digs in that match... On March 26 against Springfield College, recorded 11 total blocks, tying the school record for single-match blocks in the rally-scoring era... Recorded five or more blocks in a match six times in 22 matches... Recorded five or more kills in a match six times... Hit .350 or better 10 times... Had a career-high three service aces in the EIVA Tournament against Juniata. 2004: Appeared in 11 matches and 17 games, taking the court mainly as a middle blocker... Twice recorded three kills, the first time at Springfield, the second time against Lewis at BYU... Had two aces, two digs and two block assists against Springfield... Had career-high five block assists against Findlay... Only Patriot with more service aces than service errors. Prep: Earned four letters in volleyball and one in freshman basketball... Played two years on the junior varsity golf team... Named 1999 Rookie of the Year by the Suffolk County Boys Volleyball Association (SCBVA)... Selected All-Division by SCBVA in 2000 and 2001... Also named All-County by SCBVA in 2001 and 2002... Topped 250 kills as a junior and a senior... Had a career-high 27 kills as a junior and a career-high six blocks as a senior in the county semifinals. Personal: Born June 5, 1985... Son of Laura and Neil Swanson... Has a younger brother, David (16)... A 2003 graduate of Northport High School... Played one year with Long Island Volleyball Club and two years with Long Island Elite... Won the silver medal at the East Coast Championships in 2001 and 2002 with Long Island Elite and was named to the All-Tournament Team in 2002... Attended USA High Performance Camp in Colorado Springs in 2001... Alternate for the USA Youth National Team in 2002... Named to the Junior Olympic All-Tournament Team in 2002... Also recruited by Juniata, Springfield, New York University, St. Francis and SUNY New Paltz. CAREER STATISTICS YR GP K E TA PCT A SA D BS BA TB 2004 17 8 9 22 -.045 1 4 5 0 12 12 2005 54 65 17 131 .366 7 7 19 4 58 62 2006 46 42 14 86 .326 15 6 9 3 53 56 2007 77 131 48 248 .335 9 7 29 11 82 93 Totals 194 246 88 487 .324 32 24 62 18 205 223 |
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