| Sammi McCloud |
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Sophomore
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| Hometown:
Columbia, Ill.
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| High School:
Columbia
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| Height:
6-2
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| Position:
OH
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2007 • SOPHOMORE
Named to the Atlantic 10 All-Championship team for the second-straight season ... earned All-Conference first team accolades ... selected as the A-10 Co-Player of the Week on Oct. 29 ... finished the season ranked eighth among all A-10 players with 3.70 kills per game for all matches, also ranked ninth with 4.15 points per game ... in conference-only matches, ranked fourth with 4.11 kills per game and sixth with 4.52 points per game ... missed five matches early in the season due to injury ... ranked second on the squad with 3.70 kills per game while also ranking second with 2.49 digs per game ... recorded six matches with 20 kills or more ... also posted 11 double-digit dig efforts ... compiled nine double-doubles ... registered a career and team season high 72 swings in the season finale against Xavier ... tied her career high with 23 kills at Pitt ... turned in a match-best 21 kills in the season-ending loss to Xavier to go with 14 digs and four blocks ... tied for match-high honors with 12 kills in SLU's win over GW in the A-10 Championship ... led all players with 21 kills along with a season-best 18 digs in the regular-season finale at Duquesne ... accumulated a match-best and career-high tying 23 kills with eight digs in the win at Pitt ... turned in a match-high 12 kills in the regular-season win at George Washington ... led all players with 15 kills in the Charlotte match ... tied for match-high honors with 14 kills in the La Salle victory ... led all players with 16 kills in the Billikens' regular-season win over Xavier.
2006 • FRESHMAN
Chosen as the Northeast Region Freshman of the Year ... named the A-10 Rookie of the Year, A-10 Honorable Mention and to the All-Rookie Team ... was named A-10 Championship Most Outstanding Player ... tallied nine kills with a team-high 15 digs and three blocks in the NCAA Tournament at Purdue ... had nine kills, including the match winner, with 11 digs against Dayton in the A-10 Championship title match ... notched 14 kills, 15 digs and seven blocks in the Temple match at the A-10 Championship ... hit .367 with 15 kills and 11 digs versus Fordham in the A-10 Championship opener ... notched a double-double at Dayton with 10 kills and a career-high 19 digs ... had a strong all-around match at Xavier with eight kills, nine digs, three blocks, two assists and two aces ... had a double-double against Rhode Island with 14 kills and 17 digs to go along with a career-high five aces and four digs ... finished the Duquesne match with seven kills, 12 digs and three blocks ... registered SLU's first triple-double since 2004, against SEMO with 11 kills, 10 digs and 10 assists ... finished with 12 kills, eight digs and three blocks in the Xavier match ... registered a double-double against Dayton with 12 kills and 10 blocks ... notched a double-double at Fordham with 13 kills and 14 digs to go along with three aces and two blocks ... contributed two kills and 13 digs in the match at Rhode Island ... hit .444 with eight kills, seven assists, three digs and two blocks against George Washington ... for the second-straight match, just missed a triple-double with career highs of 23 kills and 16 digs and eight assists ... registered 11 kills, six digs, three blocks and three assists versus Temple ... narrowly missed a triple-double against La Salle with 13 assists, nine kills and nine digs ... selected A-10 Rookie of the Week on Sept. 17 ... was named to the Loyola Invitational All-Tournament team ... registered her sixth double-double of the season with 12 kills and 10 digs ... enjoyed a tremendous all-around outing against Oakland with six kills, 13 assists, seven digs and six blocks ... recorded 19 kills and 16 digs in the Jacksonville State match ... reached double figures for kills in all three matches at the Blue Raider Bash ... pounded down 17 kills and added five blocks and five digs at Middle Tennessee State ... recorded a double-double against Creighton with 14 kills and 14 digs ... notched a double-double with 15 kills and 11 digs in the Illinois-Chicago match ... registered nine kills, four digs and three blocks against LSU ... recorded her second double-double with season highs of 13 kills and 15 digs against Texas A&M ... credited with 12 kills and nine digs versus No. 22 Minnesota ... enjoyed a strong all-around outing against Eastern Kentucky with eight kills, nine digs and five blocks ... registered the team's first double-double of the season with 12 kills and 10 digs at Northern Illinois ... finished the Western Illinois match with seven kills, 10 digs and two blocks.
AT COLUMBIA
Was chosen the 2005 St. Louis Post-Dispatch Player of the Year and the Suburban Journals Athlete of the Year in Illinois ... selected to the PrepVolleyball.com All-America team ... led the Eagles to a 37-4-1 record and the finals of the Illinois Class A State Championship ... finished her senior season with 503 kills and a .540 hitting percentage ... also registered 359 assists and 277 blocks ... was second in the metro area in kills per game and fourth in blocks per game in 2005 ... as a junior was an honorable mention St. Louis Post-Dispatch All-Metro selection and led her team to the Illinois Class A Supersectionals with a 34-3-1 record, including 22-straight wins.
PERSONAL
Born Feb. 4, 1988, in St. Louis ... daughter of Nancy and Rick McCloud ... has two older sisters, Cassie and Lindsay ... majoring in communication.
