Melissa David
Melissa David

Player Profile
Class:
Graduated

Hometown:
Savoy, Ill.

High School:
Champaign Central

Position:
Outside Hitter

Career and Match-By-Match Stats

• David's 2006 Season: All-Horizon League ... Horizon League All-Tournament Team ... Horizon League Offensive Player of the Week Sept. 25 ... All-Tournament Team at the State Farm Illini Classic ... All-Tournament Team at the Bama Bash ... in the starting lineup all season at outside hitter ... reached double figures in kills 18 times, including nine times in league play ... had 11 kills and 11 digs vs. Winthrop Aug. 25 ... added 11 kills and hit .391 at Illinois the next day ... collected 13 kills without an error in the win over Alabama Sept. 2 ... had 11 kills in a win over Central Michigan Sept. 8 ... added 11 more kills against Northern Colorado Sept. 9 ... collected eight kills vs. Wisconsin later that same day ... tallied 17 kills, eight digs and four aces in a win over Youngstown State Sept. 22 ... hit .424 in that match ... had 15 more kills while hitting .429 in a win over Cleveland State the next day ... named Horizon League Player of the Week for those efforts ... collected 13 kills and three blocks vs. UW-Green Bay Sept. 29 ... had 18 kills at Loyola Oct. 6 ... added 11 kills vs. UIC the next day ... had 17 kills at Marquette Oct. 10 ... hit a career-best .700 with seven kills in 10 attempts vs. Butler Oct. 14 ... tallied 11 kills at Cleveland State Oct. 20 ... had 12 more kills at Youngstown State the next day ... recorded 10 kills while hitting .529 at UW-Green Bay Oct. 27 ... led the way with 17 kills in a win over UIC Nov. 3 ... added nine kills vs. Loyola the next day ... had nine kills at Butler Nov. 10 ... tallied nine kills at Wright State Nov. 11 ... collected 12 kills in the league quarterfinal win vs. Youngstown St. Nov. 17 ... added 14 kills and 10 digs in a semifinal win over UW-Green Bay the next day ... capped off the weekend with 13 kills in the title-game win over UIC Nov. 19.

• David's 2005 Season: Emerged as a key offensive contributor throughout the league season after playing off the bench during much of the non-league slate ... appeared in 28 matches ... started 17 matches ... reached double figures in kills nine times ... also had one double-double ... finished the year by reaching double figures in kills in six of the final seven matches ... started the season with five kills and three aces vs. Drake August 26 ... added three kills and 10 digs at Iowa the next day ... recorded six kills and four blocks in a win at Charlotte Sept. 1 ... had six more kills Sept. 3 at Virginia Tech ... tallied eight kills off the bench against Northern Iowa Sept. 9 ... recorded seven kills and three blocks vs. George Washington Sept. 15 ... collected 11 kills at Loyola Sept. 24 ... tallied 12 kills while hitting .478 vs. Wright State Sept. 30 ... added 14 more kills the next day vs. Butler ... hit .542 in that match ... collected nine kills vs. Cleveland State Oct. 7 ... tallied a team-high 13 kills in a win over UW-Green Bay Oct. 14 ... added 10 digs in the match ... contributed nine kills in a win over Loyola Oct. 21 ... missed the match against UIC with a foot injury ... returned to the lineup to tally 10 kills at Butler Oct. 28 ... recorded a career-best 21 kills the next day at Wright State ... hit .700 in the match ... led the way with 18 kills against Marquette Nov. 1 ... had 11 kills at Youngstown State Nov. 4 ... totaled 13 kills in a win at UW-Green Bay Nov. 11 ... tallied 12 kills vs. Loyola in the league tournament Nov. 19.

• David's 2004 Season: Appeared in 13 matches for the Panthers ... played in 32 games ... tallied two kills vs. IUPUI Sept. 11 ... also had three digs in that match ... recorded three blocks at SMU Sept. 17 ... collected five kills at Marquette Sept. 21 ... hit .714 in that match ... had four digs coming off the bench vs. Loyola Oct. 2 ... tallied five kills at Youngstown State Oct. 16 ... was sidelined for two weeks with a stress fracture ... returned to health for the Butler match but did not play ... had three kills off the bench vs. Cleveland State Nov. 13.

• David's 2003 Season: Horizon League All-Newcomer Team ... appeared in 22 matches and 52 games ... played more extensively during the league season because of an injury to starter Sarah Potts ... finished seventh on the team in kills ... made her UWM debut Aug. 29 vs. William & Mary ... tallied seven kills and 13 digs ... collected 14 kills and five digs while hitting .323 vs. UWGB Oct. 3 ... totaled seven kills and six digs at UIC Oct. 10 ... added 12 kills and six blocks the next day at Loyola ... tallied seven kills and seven digs vs. Wright State Oct. 17 ... had six more kills and 10 digs the next day in a win vs. Butler ... collected six kills and six digs at Youngstown State Oct. 24 ... tallied eight kills and eight digs in a win at Cleveland State the next day ... had five kills on 10 tries at Wright State Nov. 15 ... tallied seven kills and five digs off the bench against UW-Green Bay in the Horizon League Tournament championship game Nov. 23.

• David's High School Career: Named Player of the Year by the Champaign News-Gazette ... second-team all-state performer as a senior ... was also named to the News-Gazette All-Area team that same year after winning honorable mention honors the previous year ... a three-time All-Big 12 Conference selection, including being a unanimous selection her senior year ... helped her club team, the Illini Elite Volleyball Club, into the national tournament following her senior year ... also played soccer in high school.

• David's Personal File: Daughter of Mark and Monica ... made the Dean's List at UWM this past spring ... volunteered with underprivileged kids at a local church for a Christmas craft project ... also participated in the Horizon League's women's shelter donation program ... two-time winner of the Big 12 Conference Scholar-Athlete Award in high school ... senior scholar-athlete award-winner ... four-year academic letterwinner.