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UC Santa Barbara
2007
Played in all 32 matches as a sophomore...Was second on the team with 402 kills on the season and a 3.27 kills per game average...Led the Gauchos and was tied for seventh in the Big West with her 0.33 service aces per game (41 total)...Was third on the squad with 2.59 digs per game...Opened the year with a season-best 22 kills against San Diego State (Aug. 24)...Was named the tournament MVP at the Santa Clara Invitational where she helped the Gauchos to a perfect 3-0 week with wins over Saint Mary's, Notre Dame, and then-ranked No. 22 Santa Clara (Sept. 13-15)...She had three consecutive double-double performances during the tourney and tallied eight service aces, including four against Notre Dame (Sept. 14), and notched a season-best six block assists in the upset over Santa Clara...She also earned Golden 1/UCSBGauchos.com Student-Athlete of the Week honors for that standout weekend...Posted a season-high .464 clip (16k, 3e, 28a) against Temple (Nov. 23) and surpassed the mark the next day in the season finale, hitting .524 (12k, 1e, 21a)...During the same tournament, she tallied a career-high 29 digs against Yale (Nov. 24)...Had 25 matches with double-digit kills and 15 with double-double performances.
2006
2006 Big West All-Freshman Team
Parlayed a solid first campaign in the blue and gold into All-Big West Freshman Team honors...Started all but one match with UCSB and averaged 2.28 kills per game...Opened her freshman campaign with four consecutive double-digit kill performances including a career-high 25 kills and 10 digs vs. San Jose State (Sept. 2)...Amassed 11 total double-digit kill performances during the season...Hit a season-best .625 (10k, 0e, 16a) vs. Ohio (Sept. 16)...Had 32 service aces (0.28 per game) and posted a career-best six aces against UC Davis (Sept. 20)...Was third on the team averaging 0.80 blocks per game and tallied a career-best seven block assists against Pepperdine (Oct. 10) and a career-best three solo blocks vs. UC Irvine (Oct. 27).
High School
Enjoyed a standout four-year varsity career at Redondo Union High School...Ranked 68th nationally among PrepVolleyball.com's "Senior Aces" in 2005, when she was also a Volleyball Magazine "Fab 50" selection...First Team All-Bay League honoree every season as well as First Team All-Area and First Team All-CIF acclaim in her final three campaigns...Pounded home 481 kills as a senior while leading the Sea Hawks to the CIF Division II State Semifinals...Deepest postseason run by RUHS since 1980...Tallied a school-record 35 put-aways in a 2003 playoff match against Brea Olinda en route to a second place finish in the Southern Section tournament...Coached by Tommy Chaffins...Named a Redondo Union Scholar-Athlete for her diligence in the classroom...Active in the Spirit Hawks.
Club
Also starred for the TCA Volleyball Club, earning a spot on the 2005 Junior Olympic All-Tournament team in Salt Lake City....Helped TCA to the gold medal at the 2006 Junior Olympics in the Open Division.
Personal
Rebecca Lynn Saraceno was born on March 28, 1988 in Redondo Beach, Calif. to Betsy and Pat Saraceno...Has an older sister Jayci and younger sister Megan, her high school and club teammate...Is a global studies major at UCSB...Loves to eat sushi, read, and listen to music while not on the court... "The Shawshank Redemption" and "Memoirs of a Geisha" are her favorite movie and book, respectively...Lists Bob Marley and The Doors as her favorite musicians.
Career Stats
Season GP MP K K/G E TA Pct A A/G SA SA/G 2006 115 31 262 2.28 130 694 .190 9 0.08 32 0.28 2007 123 32 402 3.27 227 1245 .141 29 0.24 41 0.33 TOTAL 238 63 664 2.79 357 1939 .158 38 0.16 73 0.31Season DIG D/G RE BS BA TB B/G BE BHE Points Pts/G 2006 84 0.73 2 9 83 92 0.80 8 3 344.5 2.99 2007 318 2.59 23 5 56 61 0.50 14 2 476.0 3.87 TOTAL 402 1.69 25 14 139 153 0.64 22 5 820.5 3.45
