2008 (at VCU): Played in 31 of the 32 matches and appeared in 96 games as a sophomore...finished the season fourth on the team in kills with 218 and was second on the team with a 2.27 kills per game average...had a season-high 19 kills against Binghamton (9/13)...finished the season with four double-doubles...registered a season-high 11 digs six times...recorded 23 aces during the 2008 season...tied for third on the team with 209 digs as a sophomore.
2007 (at VCU): Appeared in 125 of 130 possible games and averaged a team-best 3.09 kills per game... Ranked second on the team with 33 service aces... Averaged 2.54 digs per outing... Logged 14 double-doubles... Recorded double-doubles (kills and digs) in the final four matches, including an 18-kill, 21 dig performance against Georgetown (Nov. 24)... Ripped 21 kills with 15 digs and hit .318 in 3-2 win at Georgetown (Oct. 16)... Fired a personal-best five service aces in a victory over UNC Wilmington (Oct. 12)... Booked 18 kills and 20 digs at William & Mary (Sept. 26)... Hit .522 with 14 kills at UNC Wilmington (Sept. 22)... Hammered career-high 24 kills and hit .358 against Maryland (Sept. 1).
High School: A four-year letterwinner for coach Beth Brown at Southern Guilford HS in Greensboro, N.C....named to the North State all-conference team all four years...earned conference player of the year honors as a sophomore and senior...was MVP of the conference tournament as a freshman and senior...broke the school record for the most kills in a season with 270 as a freshman...named to the all-area team by the Greensboro News & Record...selected as team captain her senior season.
Club: Played three seasons with current teammate Kayren Finney for the Piedmont-Triad National Volleyball Club for head coaches Kim Mansfield and Blaine Tendler...her team was the Big South Tournament qualifier champions, as well as the Big South Tournament champions in 2007.
Personal: Ariel P. Newman...born June 11, 1989 in Greensboro, N.C....daughter of Marilyn Newman...has one sibling, Adrienne...majoring in elementary education at UNCG.
