Black Knights To Face American In Tournament Semifinals
Notable: Set Army's single-season digs-per-set standard (4.28 per game) last season.
2011: Put up record numbers in her first season as Army's starting libero ... broke the Academy's single-season digs-per-set record with a 4.28 average ... 501 digs lists second on Army's single-season ledger ... finished the year third in the Patriot League in digs ... held to single-digit digs just four times in 31 sets ... topped the 20-dig plateau seven times, including a career-high 32 digs in a 3-2 win over Duquesne (Sept. 2) in the opening match of the Pacific Community Bankers Classic ... second on the team with 74 assists ... maintained a .953 reception percentage ... combined for 51 digs in a pair of pivotal regular-season wins over Colgate (Oct. 15 and Nov. 11).
2010: Drew the second-most playing time than any other freshman on Army's roster, seeing action in 31 sets and starting 24 ... reached double-figure kills four times in the first half of the season before moving into more of a defensive role midway through the season ... turned in 13 double-figure dig performances and averaged 2.52 digs per set, while 262 digs were good for third on the team ... totaled 11 kills and 10 digs in an impressive collegiate debut against Fairleigh Dickinson (Aug. 27) ... second double-double of her young career came at George Mason (Sept. 3) the following weekend when she recorded a career-high 18 kills and 20 digs against the host Patriots ... dig numbers continued to flourish throughout the season and included two 17-dig efforts in critical Patriot League road games (at American, at Lehigh).
Background: Came to West Point out of the Texas Advantage volleyball club, which is widely considered among the nation's elite club teams ... under the direction of coach John Sample, she played for TAV's top team as both an outside hitter and libero ... lettered three years and served as captain for two seasons at Allen High School under the tutelage of head coach Kelley Gregorview ... named the team's Offensive MVP ... Allen's Sports Woman of the Year.
Personal: Darrian Janay Phee ... daughter of John and Karma Phee ... born June 1, 1992, in Long Beach, Calif. ... father graduated as a member of the West Point Class of 1985 and lettered in football ... Company G2 ... major is Management.
