2004 Women's Volleyball Roster
Lara Bartolomeo
- Class:
- Freshman
- Height:
- 5-7
- Hometown:
- Huntington Beach, Calif.
- Position:
- S
- Previous School:
- Calvary Chapel HS
2006 (Jr.): Made a successful move back to libero, recording the fourth-most digs (494) in school history, and the most since the 1993 season … did not miss a single game for the second consecutive year … ranked fourth in the Big South Conference with 4.66 digs per game … Big South Presidential Honor Roll member ... her 13 matches of 20 digs or more ranked second among conference players … posted a season-high 33 digs in five-game setback against Army (9/16) … recorded 20 or more digs in final six regular-season matches, helping the Lady Flames win four of their last five Big South contests … closed the stretch with a 28-dig effort in a win at Radford (11/11).
2005 (So.): Served as Liberty's primary setter, making 30 starts … was one of only two Lady Flames to play all 116 games … led team with 1,258 assists, ranked third on the squad in service aces (28) and digs (275) … ranked fifth in Big South Conference with 11.33 assists per game … matched Liberty season high with five service aces against Elon (9/9) … posted 61 or more assists four different times with high of 65 versus UNC Asheville, (10/14) while also equaling season-high totals in digs (19) and block assists (3) in the match-up with the Bulldogs … recorded 62 assists at Charleston Southern (10/7) and tallied 63 helpers in next meeting versus the Buccaneers (10/21) … tallied career-high six kills in final home match of the season against Radford (11/11) …recorded 10 double-doubles (assists and digs).
2004 (Fr.): Played in 26 matches and 83 games as a freshman, splitting time between libero and backup setter … included on the Big South All-Freshman team, joining the squad as a libero … won the Big South New Balance Freshman of the Week award in back-to-back weeks (10/18, 10/25) … ranked second on team in both digs (303) and assists (127) … notched then career-high 41 assists versus Virginia Tech (9/14) … set career high with 35 digs against Birmingham Southern (10/16) … contributed 28 digs and four service aces at N.C. State (10/19) … posted 29 digs in Big South Tournament win over UNC Asheville (11/16).
Prep: A four-year letterwinner at Calvary Chapel High School … 2002-03 second team All-Pacific Coast League selection … 2001-03 Scholastic All-CIF selection … 2001-02 second team All-Olympic League honoree … Whittier Tournament Division I MVP … 2001-02 Calvary Chapel Coaches Award … 2000-01 Calvary Chapel Most Improved Player … club team (Orange County VBC – Nike Team) won the 2003 Volleyball Festival championship.
Personal: Daughter of Bruce and Rebecca Bartolomeo … majoring in criminal justice … birthday is on Nov. 12.
