General Capsule - Made a successful transition to opposite hitter last season... strong blocker and efficient attacker... enjoyed a strong spring campaign... highly motivated player. Miscellaneous - Enters final season on the Hilltop ranked ninth in career total blocks (234)... needs 85 to catch Sharon Mellen (1985-88) in sixth place with 319... competed on the USA BringIt Promotions Developmental Team during its Argentinian Tour during the summer of 2007. At USF (2006) - Played a key role as team captain in helping USF match the most wins in program history (23)... made successful transistion to opposite hitter... ranked third on the team in blocks (0.89) as the Dons shattered the program record for most blocks in a season (312.5) for the second consecutive year... turned in eight-kill, seven-block performance against San Jose State (9/1)... recorded season-high nine kills against St. Francis (9/23)... tallied a season-high eight blocks to go along with five kills at Sacramento State (9/8)... registered five or more blocks six times including seven in back-to-back matches against the Spartans and UC Santa Barbara (9/3) in the USF Powerade/Asics Classic... matched a career-high with four digs at Marquette (9/15)... dished a career-high three assists in six matches. At USF (2005) - Turned in strong season for the Dons in the middle as a sophomore... ranked second on the team in blocks (0.95), third in attack percentage (.229)... enjoyed outstanding match against William and Mary (9/2), with 15 kills on .700 hitting (15/1/20) to go along with a pair of blocks... set a career-high with 16 kills on .452 hitting against San Jose State (9/6) and added four blocks for a career-high 18.0 points... turned in a career-high 11 blocks (two solo) against Cal Poly (9/13) in just three games, good for a share of third place on the Dons single-match record book... collected 10 kills on .400 hitting against Pacific (9/17) in USF's first ever win against the Tigers... pounded 11 kills to go along with six blocks (one solo) against No. 18 San Diego (11/22)... registered four blocks or more in 12 matches and tallied five or more eight times. At USF (2004) - Showed signs of brilliance during first season at USF... tallied a career-high with eight kills against Prairie View A & M (9/25) and at #18 Santa Clara (11/13)... recorded a career-high with eight blocks (two solo) at Loyola Marymount (10/29)... added six blocks (one solo) against #24 Santa Clara (10/15). Prep/Club Career - Four-year varsity player at William J. Palmer High School... earned Rocky Mountain News First Team All-State and All-Colorado Springs Metro League First Team honors following her senior season... competed in four USA Volleyball Junior Olympics with the Colorado Juniors and earned All-Rocky Mountain Regional Team selection in 2003... selected to train with the USA Volleyball High Performance Camp... also played basketball and earned All-State Honorable Mention nod after leading the Terrors in scoring and rebounding as a senior. Personal - Linzy Kearney... goal for the season is to help the team win big matches... chose USF for the location and the quality of the team and coaching staff... father Jay (1980) and mother Leslie (1980, 84) were US Olympic Canoe Team members... born June 16, 1986 in Lexington, KY. Coach Doron on Kearney - "Linzy is an outstanding leader on this team and does whatever necessary to make the team succsessful. She's a versatile player and always puts in 110 percent effort. I look for Linzy to have a strong senior season."