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Career: A 2002 All-Pac-10 selection… did not finish her career on a high note, being suspended from the program with four matches remaining in the 2003 season… averaged 3.95 kpg and 3.25 dpg over the 49 matches of her career… battled through her senior season with a knee injury… recorded 26 career double-doubles and 37 career matches with double-digits in kills… her 81 career service aces rank tied for 16th in school history.
2003 (Senior): Did not play in the last four matches of the year after being suspended from the program… averaged 4.17 points and 3.55 kills per game… recorded 16 matches with 10 or more kills and four matches with 20 or more kills… season-high 24 kills in season opener against Utah (8/29)… led the team and was eighth in the Pac-10 averaging 0.38 service aces per game… finished 10th in three categories in the Pac-10: points (4.17 per game), digs (3.12 per game) and kills (3.55 per game)… tied a career high with 26 digs against Tennessee (9/6)… recorded 22 kills on a .340 hitting percentage against Oregon State (10/18)… named all-tournament at all three of ASU’s preseason tournaments.
2002 (Junior): Was ASU’s starting outside hitter in 26 of 27 matches… became ASU’s 11th player to earn All-Pac-10 First Team honors… led the team averaging 4.29 kills per game and 3.36 digs per game… recorded 16 double-doubles, with 21 matches with 10 or more kills and 11 matches with 20 or more kills… also had 17 matches with 10 or more digs and three with 20 or more digs… ranked fifth in the Pac-10 in kills per game (4.29), second in service aces (0.51 per game) and seventh in digs (3.36 per game)… her 420 kills rank 13th all-time in ASU history and the most during the rally-scoring era… here 50 service aces are tied for third most in single-season history… missed one match against No. 1 USC (11/22) due to an injured knee… averaged 4.21 kpg and 3.51 dpg in Pac-10 play… had solid weekend at Oregon and Oregon State (10/18-19), averaging 4.67 kpg and 4.89 dpg in two matches… recorded ASU rally-scoring records with 27 kills, 26 digs and 32.5 points in win over Oregon (10/18)… hit .378 with 23 kills and 26 digs in NCAA Tournament first-round victory over Cincinnati (12/6)… became ASU’s 14th player to ever earn Pac-10 Player of the Week (9/30) by recording 20 kills and 16 digs vs. Arizona (9/27)… had 23 kills and 13 digs in win over #11 UCLA (9/21)… had 21 kills and 18 digs in her first match as a Sun Devil (South Carolina; 9/6)… tallied 25 kills vs. No. 13 Pacific in her second match as a Sun Devil… had 15 service aces in three matches at Carolina Classic, including six vs. Creighton (9/7)… the six aces are tied for the seventh most in ASU single-match history… named to the all-tournament team at the Carolina Classic and Texas Tech Red Raider Classic.
Barton County CC (2000-2001): As a Freshman (2000) Escobar turned in one of the best seasons in Barton County history, setting four single-season school records during the Cougars’ 49-6 season… named first-team AVCA Junior College All-American… also named MVP and Freshman of the Year in the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Western Division… Escobar recorded 926 kills during the season, smashing the old record of 570… she also set the record for kills per game at 6.52 and digs in a season with 370 (2.61 dpg)… to top things off, Escobar also set the single season mark for aces with 165. As a Sophomore (2001) she was selected as the AVCA and NJCAA 2001 Player of the Year… named Top Gun, top point scorer and top defensive player of the 2001 NJCAA Volleyball Tournament… first team AVCA and NJCAA All-American… Jayhawk West Region Player of the Year… helped lead Barton County to a 33-8 record and an eighth place finish at the NJCAA Tournament… tallied 549 kills (5.66 kpg), 328 digs (3.38 dpg), 22 blocks (0.23 bpg), 101 service aces and maintained a .300 hitting percentage.
High School/Club: Escobar was the MVP of the Junior National Tournament in Brazil in 2000. She was named the "Best Hitter" three times for her club team of Jogos Abertos de Sobradinho DF, which won its league title three straight years from 1998-2000.
Personal: Majoring in communication… father Manuel da Silveira Escobar, mother is Maria das Neves Ribeiro… father was a sergeant in the Brazilian military… has four brothers (Valdemir, Almir, Marcelo, Alex) four sisters (Ana Cristina, Elisete, Leda and Patricia)… hobbies include sleeping and eating… favorite kind of food is fish, rice, beans and deserts… likes to watch movies… favorite movie is Pretty Women.
Escobar’s Top Kill Performances
27 Oregon (10/18/02)
25 Pacific (9/7/02)
24 Washington (11/2/02)
24 Utah (8/29/03)
23 UCLA (9/21/02)
23 Oregon (11/16/02)
23 Cincinnati (12/6/02)
Escobar’s Top Dig Performances
26 Oregon (10/18/02)
26 Cincinnati (12/6/02)
26 Tennessee (9/6/03)
Escobar’s Career Statistics
Season GP-MP K K/G E TA Pct A A/G SA SA/G SE
2002................ 98-26 420 4.29 224 1128 .174 23 0.23 50 0.51 82
2003................ 82-23 291 3.55 154 793 .173 10 0.12 31 0.38 58
TOTAL............... 180-49 711 3.95 378 1921 .173 33 0.18 81 0.45 140
Season GP RE DIG D/G BS BA TB B/G BE BHE
2002................ 98 26 329 3.36 14 22 36 0.37 1 0
2003................ 82 25 256 3.12 4 32 36 0.44 0 2
TOTAL............... 180 51 585 3.25 18 54 72 0.40 1 2
Escobar’s Match-by-Match Statistics - 2002
|-------ATTACK------| SET |-SERVE-| PASS DEF |-------BLOCK------| GEN Team
Date Opponent GP K E TA Pct A SA SE RE DIG BS BA BE Total BHE Points Hit% Score
Aug 29, 2003 UTAH................... 4 24 8 45 .356 1 1 6 1 8 1 1 0 2.0 0 26.5 .349 3-1
Aug 30, 2003 OHIO................... 4 13 10 45 .067 0 1 3 2 14 1 0 0 1.0 0 15.0 .138 1-3
Aug 30, 2003 SAN DIEGO.............. 3 6 6 24 .000 0 0 1 0 7 0 2 0 2.0 0 7.0 .103 0-3
Sep 05, 2003 vs Gonzaga............. 3 14 8 31 .194 0 3 3 1 10 1 1 0 2.0 0 18.5 .316 3-0
Sep 06, 2003 vs Tennessee........... 5 20 16 64 .062 0 2 3 0 26 0 3 0 3.0 1 23.5 .169 2-3
Sep 06, 2003 at Nevada.............. 4 8 7 29 .034 1 3 2 4 10 0 3 0 3.0 0 12.5 .236 1-3
Sep 12, 2003 vs UT Chattanooga...... 2 4 2 11 .182 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0.0 0 5.0 .279 3-0
Sep 13, 2003 vs Stephen F. Austin... 3 12 6 28 .214 1 0 1 0 16 0 0 0 0.0 0 12.0 .308 3-0
Sep 13, 2003 at SMU................. 3 11 2 27 .333 0 2 2 0 7 0 3 0 3.0 0 14.5 .315 3-0
Sep 18, 2003 at Washington.......... 4 13 10 43 .070 1 3 2 2 14 0 4 0 4.0 0 18.0 .166 1-3
Sep 19, 2003 at Washington State.... 3 14 5 42 .214 0 0 5 2 17 0 0 0 0.0 0 14.0 .203 0-3
Sep 26, 2003 ARIZONA................ 5 12 9 44 .068 0 0 3 1 15 0 1 0 1.0 0 12.5 .174 3-2
Oct 02, 2003 STANFORD............... 3 7 10 25 -.120 0 1 3 0 4 0 0 0 0.0 0 8.0 .120 0-3
Oct 03, 2003 CALIFORNIA............. 4 11 8 33 .091 0 1 2 0 15 0 2 0 2.0 0 13.0 .279 1-3
Oct 10, 2003 at USC................. 3 10 3 28 .250 0 0 2 3 7 0 0 0 0.0 0 10.0 .102 0-3
Oct 11, 2003 at UCLA................ 3 6 5 24 .042 0 1 2 1 8 0 1 0 1.0 0 7.5 .159 0-3
Oct 17, 2003 OREGON................. 3 16 2 26 .538 0 1 3 0 9 1 1 0 2.0 0 18.5 .306 3-0
Oct 18, 2003 OREGON STATE........... 5 22 6 47 .340 1 4 2 1 8 0 1 0 1.0 0 26.5 .280 3-2
Oct 25, 2003 at Arizona............. 3 12 9 31 .097 3 1 3 0 6 0 2 0 2.0 0 14.0 .121 0-3
Oct 31, 2003 at Stanford............ 5 22 9 51 .255 2 2 1 2 17 0 4 0 4.0 1 26.0 .257 2-3
Nov 01, 2003 at California.......... 4 19 3 41 .390 0 0 5 2 15 0 2 0 2.0 0 20.0 .174 1-3
Nov 07, 2003 UCLA................... 3 7 5 34 .059 0 4 3 1 12 0 1 0 1.0 0 11.5 .126 0-3
Nov 08, 2003 USC.................... 3 8 5 20 .150 0 0 1 2 8 0 0 0 0.0 0 8.0 .143 0-3
Totals.............................. 82 291 154 793 .173 10 31 58 25 256 4 32 0 36.0 2 342.0
Games played: 82
Kills per game: 3.55
Assists per game: 0.12
Service aces per game: 0.38
Digs per game: 3.12
Blocks per game: 0.44
Points per game: 4.17
Escobar’s Match-by-Match Statistics - 2002
|-------ATTACK------| SET |-SERVE-| PASS DEF |-------BLOCK------| GEN Team
Date Opponent GP K E TA Pct A SA SE RE DIG BS BA BE Total BHE Points Hit%
Sep 06, 2002 at South Carolina...... 4 21 11 51 .196 0 4 2 2 18 0 0 0 0.0 0 25.0 .245
Sep 07, 2002 vs Pacific............. 5 25 16 64 .141 0 5 3 1 15 2 0 0 2.0 0 32.0 .195
Sep 07, 2002 vs Creighton........... 3 12 2 17 .588 1 6 4 1 4 1 0 0 1.0 0 19.0 .461
Sep 14, 2002 vs Clemson............. 5 21 12 61 .148 3 2 4 1 15 1 1 0 2.0 0 24.5 .224
Sep 15, 2002 at Texas Tech.......... 5 22 7 55 .273 0 4 7 2 16 0 1 0 1.0 0 26.5 .226
Sep 20, 2002 USC.................... 3 5 9 27 -.148 0 1 0 1 3 0 2 0 2.0 0 7.0 .139
Sep 21, 2002 UCLA................... 4 23 6 50 .340 1 2 3 1 13 0 0 0 0.0 0 25.0 .315
Sep 27, 2002 ARIZONA................ 3 20 8 41 .293 1 3 2 0 16 1 0 0 1.0 0 24.0 .215
Oct 03, 2002 at Washington.......... 5 20 11 57 .158 5 0 2 3 18 0 1 0 1.0 0 20.5 .228
Oct 04, 2001 at Washington State.... 3 9 6 21 .143 0 1 4 2 9 0 0 1 0.0 0 10.0 .128
Oct 10, 2002 STANFORD............... 3 8 12 38 -.105 0 1 2 0 7 0 0 0 0.0 0 9.0 .035
Oct 11, 2002 CALIFORNIA............. 5 14 11 60 .050 2 2 4 1 17 2 3 0 5.0 0 19.5 .179
Oct 18, 2002 at Oregon.............. 5 27 9 66 .273 0 5 4 2 26 0 1 0 1.0 0 32.5 .227
Oct 19, 2002 at Oregon State........ 4 15 11 54 .074 2 0 3 1 18 1 2 0 3.0 0 17.0 .229
Oct 25, 2002 at Arizona............. 3 13 5 26 .308 1 1 4 0 4 0 1 0 1.0 0 14.5 .112
Nov 01, 2002 WASHINGTON STATE....... 3 11 7 37 .108 0 1 2 3 12 0 0 0 0.0 0 12.0 .142
Nov 02, 2002 WASHINGTON............. 4 24 11 57 .228 0 1 3 0 15 0 0 0 0.0 0 25.0 .188
Nov 08, 2002 at Stanford............ 3 17 8 39 .231 0 1 4 0 5 0 3 0 3.0 0 19.5 .194
Nov 09, 2002 at California.......... 3 7 8 30 -.033 1 0 2 0 12 0 2 0 2.0 0 8.0 .168
Nov 15, 2002 OREGON STATE........... 3 14 4 31 .323 0 3 4 1 10 0 1 0 1.0 0 17.5 .369
Nov 16, 2002 OREGON................. 4 23 9 49 .286 1 2 5 0 15 2 1 0 3.0 0 27.5 .205
Nov 21, 2002 at UCLA................ 5 15 15 62 .000 1 0 4 0 21 1 1 0 2.0 0 16.5 .096
Nov 29, 2002 vs Oral Roberts........ 2 6 7 17 -.059 0 1 2 0 4 0 0 0 0.0 0 7.0 .291
Nov 30, 2002 vs Weber State......... 3 10 4 35 .171 0 1 1 0 4 1 1 0 2.0 0 12.5 .328
Dec 06, 2002 vs Cincinnati.......... 5 23 6 45 .378 2 2 4 1 26 2 0 0 2.0 0 27.0 .260
Dec 07, 2002 at Nebraska............ 3 15 9 38 .158 2 1 3 3 6 0 1 0 1.0 0 16.5 .160
Totals.............................. 98 420 224 1128 .174 23 50 82 26 329 14 22 1 36.0 0 495.0 .211
Games played: 98
Kills per game: 4.29
Assists per game: 0.23
Service aces per game: 0.51
Digs per game: 3.36
Blocks per game: 0.37
Points per game: 5.05
