TITANS `06: Played in 80 games as a defensive
specialist • Set and tied her career-high in kills with 2
against Cal State Northridge (Oct. 13) and San Diego (Nov. 21)
• Had seven consecutive matches with at least one service ace
from Sept. 23 to Oct 20 and set her career high with 3 at Cal Poly
on Oct. 7 • Posted seven matches with doubledigits in digs,
including her career-high 20 on Nov. 4 in the Titans' first-ever
win over UC Santa Barbara.
TITANS `05: Played in 58 of the Titans' 109
games primarily as a defensive specialist • Picked up her
first career and only kill of the season on Nov. 12 against Long
Beach State • Had seven matches where she tallied 10 or more
digs including her season-high 19 on Nov. 11 against UC Irvine
• Scored with a season-high two service aces against San Jose
State on Sept. 16 in the Titans' victory in the Fullerton Classic
• Helped out with a career-high four assists versus UCI on
Nov. 11.
HIGH SCHOOL: Was a four-year letterwinner under
Head Coach Kim Willeman at Bishop Montgomery High School in
Torrance, Calif. • Helped the Knights capture a state
championship in 2002 and back-to-back CIF championships in 2002 and
2003 • Was named the team's Rookie of the Year in her freshman
campaign • Earned second-team All-Del Rey League and All-CIF
honors both as a junior and a senior • Was named to the
all-tournament team at the Gahr Tournament in 2004 • Was a
Scholar Athlete for three consecutive years (2002-04).
PERSONAL: Born on December 3, 1986, in Los
Angeles, Calif. • Parents are Pete and Mary Thierjung •
Nickname is "Barbie" • Has two brothers Nik (23) and Doug (15)
• Majoring in psychology • Earned President's Award for
Academic Excellence at Bishop Montgomery High School • Related
to Richard H. Lee and Francis Lightfoot Lee, two signers of the
Declaration of Independence • Her favorite professional
athlete is Misty May (volleyball) • Says her high school
coach, Kim Willeman, has had the most influence on her volleyball
career • Enjoys dirt bike and ATV riding • The Used is
her favorite musical artist • Her advice to kids is "Go hard
all the time and never give up."