Bailee Price

  #7
  Position: OH    Ht.: 5-9
  Hometown: Fort Wayne, Ind.
  Previous School: Northrop HS
  Eligibility: So.  Major: Elementary Education

2009: South Atlantic Conference All-Freshman Team... Played in all 33 matches, where she saw action in 119 sets... Averaged 2.25 kills and 3.09 digs per set... Finished the year with a .176 hitting percentage, including .221 in SAC matches... Averaged 2.76 kills (10th in SAC) and 3.49 digs per set in league play... Recorded 36 service aces on the year, including a season-best six aces at Converse (Sept. 25)... Recorded double-digit kills in a dozen matches, including a season-high 19 against Carson-Newman (Oct. 20)... Posted a .519 hitting percentage (15-1-27) in a three-set win at Lenoir-Rhyne (Oct. 9)... Accounted for 17 matches with 10 or more digs... Recorded 25 digs each against Limestone (Oct. 2) and Lincoln Memorial (Oct. 27)... Tallied her first career double-double against Augusta State (Aug. 28) with 10 kills and 21 digs... Finished with seven double-doubles on the year... Tallied five aces against Virginia Intermont (Nov. 6).

High School: Four-year starter and three-time team captain at Northrop HS... Coached by Joyce Moss... Played for the N3 Volleyball Club... Earned All-Summit Athletic Conference First Team honors three times and was a three-time All-Area First Team honoree... Named to the All-Northeast Indiana First Team twice, while earning Second Team All-State recognition in her senior campaign... Named Conference Player of the Year and was the recipient of the Glass Spike Award from the Summit Athletic Conference in 2008... 2008 Prepsports Volleyball Player of the Year and is Northrop’s all-time leader with 1,309 career kills... Second in school history with 186 career service aces and third with 877 career digs... Helped lead her prep team to three Sectional titles, including her senior year where she posted 444 kills, 332 digs and 57 aces... Member of the Student Council and has been a member of the “Stay in Bounds Program and Teaching Academy” for three years.

Personal: Full name is Bailee Lynn Price... Born Nov. 10, 1990 in Fort Wayne, Ind... Nickname: “Bai Bai”... Daughter of John and Julie Price... Has two brothers: Jarrod (20) and Tony (15)... Majoring in Elementary Education with a minor in Special Education... Plans to become a teacher and coach following graduation... Activities listed include: Dance, tennis, sports... Mother played volleyball at Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne... SAC Commissioner’s Honor Roll... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll... Career goal: Become a teacher and a coach.

More About Bailee: Favorite book: The Bible; Favorite class at Tusculum: Methods to Teaching Health; Favorite midnight snack: Oreos and milk; Favorite movie: “Love and Basketball”; Favorite musical artists: Keyshia Cole, Kenny Chesney; Favorite saying by Coach Robinson: Never quit; Favorite song: “Don’t Stop Believing” by Journey; Favorite sports team: Indianapolis Colts: How Bailee gets ready for a match: Listen to her iPod and dances with the team; Bailee can’t imagine a week without: Food and mousse; Bailee is as good as anyone at: Dancing; Least favorite food: Liver and onions; Favorite athletes: Reggie Bush, Misty May; Most thrilling moment in sports: Beating Dwenger HS her senior year; Advice to kids: “Always give it your best and stay focused”; Favorite color: Green; Favorite food: Pizza and hot wings; Favorite sport other than volleyball: Tennis; The people Bailee admires most: Her Grandma Rozie and her mother; The thing Bailiee admires most about Coach Robinson: His generous and giving attitude, and his hair; Toughest player Bailee has ever played against: Michelle Moore; Two words to describe the way Bailee plays volleyball: Intense, determined; What people don’t know about Bailee: She loves playing any sport and dancing; When she was a kid, Bailee tried to be like: Her older brother; When people first meet Bailee, they think: “Is her hair naturally curly?”