12 - Ari Lysacek
Ari Lysacek
Height: 5-9
Year: So.
Hometown: Newport Beach, Calif.
High School: Newport Harbor
Position: S

Ari Lysacek

2009: Had a breakout freshman campaign that saw her play in all 31 matches, including making the start in 29 of them … played in 118 of a possible 123 sets during the season … recorded 12 double-doubles on the year, which was second on the team … had a season-high 57 assists in the win against backyard-rival Elon (10/7) … also had over 50 assists against Winston-Salem State (9/1), Eastern Kentucky (51), UCF (9/11) and NC State (9/19) … recorded 1,125 assists on the year, which was the eighth-best single-season mark in school history … her 1,125 assists also ranks her seventh on the all-time career list in school history … set a career-high with 19 digs against Virginia Tech (8/29) … had a season-high five kills against Georgia Southern (10/18) and also had four kills earlier in the season against Montana (8/29) … recorded five blocks against College of Charleston (10/24), which was a season-high … had a season-high three aces against UCF (9/11), NC State (9/19), Davidson (10/17) and North Carolina Central (10/27).

High school: Played four years for coach Dan Glenn at Newport Harbor HS…earned two varsity letters for the Sailors as a setter…named to the first-team Sunset League team as a senior…earned all-tournament honors at the Dave Mohs Invitational as well as the Santa Barbara Tournament during her senior season…named to the Sunset League all-star team after her senior year…helped lead her team to the Sunset League championship during the 2007 season.

Club: Played two seasons for the Long Beach Mizuno Club in Long Beach, Calif….She was a captain both seasons as a setter for coach Joy Mckienzie-Fuerbringer.

Personal: Arielle Berriz Lysacek…born Sept. 18, 1991, in Northridge, Calif…daughter of Richard Lysacek and Monica Berriz…majoring in communications at UNCG.