3 - Billi Baker
Billi Baker
Height: 5-10
Year: Jr.
Hometown: Raleigh, N.C.
High School: Southeast HS
Position: OH

2008: Appeared in 28 of 33 matches and played in 101 games during her sophomore season...crushed her previous personal-best of five kills in a match with 10 kills in the five-set win over College of Charleston (10/12)...recorded five or more kills in seven matches in 2008...broke her previous career-high for digs with four in a three-game sweep versus The Citadel (10/11)...had 105 kills and 68 total blocks on the year...set a new personal-best for blocks in a single match with eight against Samford (11/15)...had at least one block in all but one game she played in during the season.

2007: Saw action in 41 games and played in 17 matches... recorded a career-high five kills on two occasions... totaled five kills in the 3-0 sweep of Winston-Salem State (9/11) and then posted five in the 3-2 victory over Furman (9/29)... also put up two assists against Winston-Salem State (9/11)... had her best hitting game of the season against The Citadel (9/21) with three kills on three attempts with no errors... tallied a career-high three digs against The Citadel (9/21)... recorded 16 blocks on the season and had six matches of at least two blocks...  only block solo of the season was in the 3-0 sweep of Wofford (9/28).

High School: Competed for four years at Southeast Raleigh HS for head coach Nicole Sampson where she earned one varsity letter... led the Bulldogs to back-to-back conference championships in 2005 and 2006... earned conference Player of the Year honors in 2005 and 2006... two-time all-conference selection... earned team MVP  honors.

Club: Played four years for the North Carolina Challengers/CCVC for coach Sandy Merkel-Dejames.

Personal: Billi Rai Baker... born April 9, 1989 in Raleigh, NC... daughter of Robert and Brenda Baker... has three siblings, Brandi, Bobbi and Toriano... undecided on major at UNCG.