Has matured offensively and has added more shots to her repertoire . . . worked very hard in the spring to gain more strength . . . has improved her technique.

2005 (Freshman): Played in a total of 113 games and competed in 29 of the Bulldogs' 30 matches . . . recorded the school's eighth-highest number of attempts in a season with 1,015 . . . finished the year ranked second on the team in the following four categories: kills (320), kills per game (2.83), service aces (35) and points (380.5) . . . finished third on the team in digs (289) and was fourth on the squad in blocks (47.0) . . . turned in the best outing of her collegiate career against Western Carolina (Sept. 17) as she finished with career-highs in kills (23), attacking percentage (.455), block assists (5) and total blocks (5.0) . . . accumulated a career-high 21 digs against Elon (Sept. 17) . . . tallied a career-high five service aces versus Lipscomb (Sept. 3) . . . finished third on the team in total double-doubles with nine . . . rattled off three straight double-doubles on two separate occasions throughout the season, the first of which came against UNC Asheville, Western Carolina and Elon, while the second streak occurred versus Belmont, Eastern Illinois and Southeast Missouri . . . earned her first varsity letter.

High School: Prepped at Notre Dame Academy, the alma mater of Head Coach Michelle Durban . . . named the team's Most Valuable Player and captain in 2004 . . . was the Division III MVP and region Player of the Year in 2004 . . . was first-team all-state in 2004 and third-team all-state in 2003 . . . helped her team to back-to-back state runner-up finishes in 2002 and 2003 . . . played with the NKJV club team.

Personal: Born May 13, 1987 . . . daughter of Jeff and Barb Klare . . . father played football at Hanover College . . . majoring in elementary and secondary education.

ONE-ON-ONE WITH KLARE
My most prized possession is: my accent
Favorite place to eat: Califor
Favorite actor: Paul Walker
Favorite TV show: Saved by the Bell
Favorite song: Mud on the Tires