Colette Ramirez

Height:
6-0
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Valencia, Calif.

Junior (2005)
Had a solid first year as a Tiger...Played in 30 matches, drawing 16 starts...One of Memphis most complete, all-around players...Finished the season third on the team with a .237 attack percentage...Downed 182 in kills in 94 games (1.94 k/g)...Served up 23 aces...Added 74 digs on defense...Made 52 total blocks (five solos, 47 assisted)...Registered seven kills and six blocks in her Tiger debut vs. Belmont (8/26/05)...Notched her first double-digit kill performance with 11 kills and a .350 attack percentage vs. UALR (9/3/05) in the O'Charley's Tiger Invitational title match...Had 10 kills to help Memphis to a 3-2 win over Marshall (10/16/05)...Hit .476 with 13 kills at Belmont (10/11/05)...Posted 11 kills, five aces and 6.0 total blocks in a five-game win over ECU (10/14/05).

Virginia Tech (2004)
Slammed 225 kills (2.42 k/g) as a sophomore...Saw action in 93 games and 27 matches, drawing 10 starts...Downed 10 or more kills in 11 matches, including a career-high 17 versus North Carolina (11/6/04)...Hit .727 with eight kills and no errors on 11 attacks against Lehigh (9/4/04)...Tallied a career-best 72 digs and 20 total blocks...Posted 130 kills (2.36 k/g) against ACC opponents.

Virginia Tech (2003)
Earned her first collegiate letter after playing 64 games, including 10 starts...Broke into the starting lineup early in her redshirt freshman campaign...Downed 133 kills on the year and finished fourth on the team with a 2.08 kills-per-game average...Notched a 2.35 kills-per-game average and hit .230 in Big East action...Recorded first career double-double with 13 kills, 10 digs and four block assists versus Connecticut (10/26/03)...Recognized as the Big East Rookie of the Week (11/3/03) after solid efforts in consecutive matches against Pittsburgh and West Virginia...Tallied 10 kills and hit .429 with a pair of aces against West Virginia (11/2/03).

Virginia Tech (2002)
Redshirted the 2002 season.

At Hart High School
Was two-year letterwinner in volleyball and a four-time scholar-athlete award winner...Named an all-valley performer her junior and senior seasons...Also earned a pair of letters in track and field, qualifying for the CIF meet in the 200, 400, 4x100 relay, high jump and shot put.

Personal
Full name is Colette Lee Ramirez...Daughter of Gilbert and Traci Ramirez...Born June 19, 1984, in Fresno, Calif....Has three sisters: Celina, Cheri and Caitlyn...Majoring in fashion merchandising.

Ramirez's Career HighsKills:           17 vs. North Carolina (11.6.04)Total Attempts:  43 vs. North Carolina (11.6.04)Assists:          3, twice, last vs. ECU (10.14.05)Service Aces:    5 vs. ECU (10.14.05)Digs:             10 vs. Connecticut (10.26.04)Total Blocks:    6.0, twice, last vs. ECU (10.14.05)Block Solos: 2 at Florida St. (10.22.04)Block Assists:   6 vs. Belmont (8.26.05)

2005 Match HighsKills:           13 at Belmont (10.11.05)Total Attempts:  31 at Tulsa (10.21.05)Assists:          3, twice, last vs. ECU (10.14.05)Service Aces:    5 vs. ECU (10.14.05)Digs:             9 at UAB (10.9.05)Total Blocks:    6.0, twice, last vs. ECU (10.14.05)Block Solos: 1, five times, last vs. UCF (11.17.05)Block Assists:   6 vs. Belmont (8.26.05)