Player Bio: Angela Dempski :: Women's Volleyball

Angela Dempski

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Round Rock, Texas

High School:
Round Rock HS

Height:
5-10

Position:
MB

Birthdate:
06/03/1986

Experience:
3VL

Major:
Fitness and health promotion

2006-07 OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll

Will be expected to have an outstanding senior campaign after returning from shoulder surgery . . . she is a well-conditioned athlete who uses her quickness to gain an advantage . . . very motivated to return to the starting lineup and is eager to have a successful senior season.

Angela Dempski

Junior (2006): Saw action in 25 of Samford's 30 matches and played in 74 games . . . posted a career high in assists (2) against Eastern Illinois (Nov. 11) . . . ranked third on the team in block assists (51) and total blocks (65.0) and posted a team high total of 14 blocks solo along with Sheridan Stangohr during the 2006 season . . . ranked 10th in the Ohio Valley Conference in total blocks with 32.0 (8-24) . . . earned her third varsity letter.

Sophomore (2005): Played in 109 games and saw action in 29 of the Bulldogs' 30 contests . . . concluded the year ranked second on the team total blocks with 81 . . . finished third on the team in points (308.5) . . . ended the year tied for third on the team in both kills (244) and aces (21) . . . turned in career-highs in kills (18) and attempts (41) on the road against Ohio Valley Conference-opponent Austin Peay (Oct. 8) . . . tallied career-high marks in both attack percentage (.545) and aces (6) at home against Western Carolina (Sept. 10) . . . her six aces against Western Carolina proved to be the team's single-season best . . . posted 10 double-figure kills matches . . . strung together three straight double-figure kills matches against Western Carolina (Sept. 17), Elon (Sept. 17) and South Alabama (Sept. 20) . . . earned her second varsity letter.

Freshman (2004): Saw time in 89 games and played in 25 of the team's 26 matches . . . finished third on the team in kills per game (2.22) . . . led the squad with a .176 attack percentage . . . ended the year second on the team with 13 solo blocks . . . also finished second on the squad with 73 block assists, the 11th-highest single-season total in school history . . . finished the year ninth in the OVC in blocks per game (0.97) . . . posted nine double-figure kills matches and one double-figure digs match . . . recorded her first career double-double at Chattanooga (Sept. 8) with a career-high 15 kills and a personal-best 23 digs . . . narrowly missed another double-double versus Troy (Sept. 11) with nine digs and 11 kills on a career-best 34 swings . . . posted double-figure kills in back-to-back matches with 11 versus Murray State (Oct. 1) and 12 against UT-Martin the next day . . . turned in her best blocking night against Mercer (Oct. 19) with four solo blocks and seven block assists, both personal highs . . . finished one dig shy of a double-double against Tennessee Tech (Oct. 22), but managed 10 kills and a season-best .444 hitting percentage . . . earned her first varsity letter.

High school: Team captain and Most Valuable Player at Round Rock High School as a senior . . . named second-team all-district in 2003 and honorable mention all-district in 2001 . . . honored as a two-time academic all-district selection . . . played club volleyball with the Austin Juniors, one of the top club programs in the country.

Personal: Full name is Angela Nicole Dempski . . . born June 3, 1986 . . . daughter of Don and Susan Dempski . . . father played basketball at Westminster College . . . older sister Jenna is a senior first baseman on the Samford softball team . . . majoring in fitness and health promotion.

ONE-ON-ONE WITH DEMPSKI
Favorite place to eat: Chuy's
Favorite movie: The Holiday
Favorite cartoon character: Doug Funny
Favorite TV show: America's Next Top Model
Favorite athlete: Vince Young