TITANS `06: Played in 37 of the Titans' 103
games, primarily as a substitute off the bench • Posted a
season-high 9 kills on Oct. 7 at Cal Poly • Hit her season's
best .714 (5 kills in 7 swings without an error) on Sept. 1 vs.
Binghamton • Served a season-high 2 aces in 8 attempts on
Sept. 28 vs. UC Riverside • Tallied a season-high 5 digs in
her first career match on Aug. 26 vs. Alabama State.
HIGH SCHOOL: Was a three-year letterwinner at
Bonita High School in LaVerne, Calif., for Coach Morgan Coberly
• Earned a pair of First-Team All-Inland Valley and Junior
Olympic Invitational All-Tournament honors in 2004 and 2005 •
Helped the Bearcats to league championships in all three varsity
seasons • Named Miramonte League Most Valuable Player in both
2004 and 2005 • Was a second-team all-league player as a
sophomore • Also lettered in track (2003) and soccer
(2003-04), where she earned second-team all-league honors as a
freshman and first-team honors as a sophomore.
PERSONAL: Born on October 15, 1987, in
Glendora, Calif. • Parents are David and Kathy Kirby •
Has two sister,s Kristy (22) and Katie (14) • Majoring in
communications • Says her father has had the most influence on
her career thus far • When she has time to relax, she enjoys
shopping and going to the beach • Names her cat "Fluffy" as
her most prized possession • Favorites include: Mia Hamm
(athlete), grilled cheese (food) and soccer and snowboarding
(hobbies/outside interests).