#7 Kate Borsato

Senior season (2006) - Voted to the All-NWC First Team ... Finished her college career as the all-time leader in assists at Whitman with 3,598 ... Led the NWC in assists, averaging 11.80 per game in conference-only matches ... Handed out 62 assists in her final college match, a five-game victory over Pacific ... Directed a season-long balanced attack that saw four Missionaries reach double-digit kills in five matches, and that led Whitman to posting a team hitting percentage of .300 or higher in five matches ... Distributed 42 assists as Whitman hit .550 as a team in a three-game victory over Whitworth ... Also collected 174 digs, 27 service aces and 25 blocks during her senior campaign ... Twice earned NWC Player of the Week honors ... Was named in September to the all-tournament team for a second consecutive year at the University of Puget Sound Invitational ... Served as a team captain for a second consecutive season ... Capped her college career by winning the Mignon Borleske Trophy, given annually to the top female athlete at Whitman in recognition of athletic ability, leadership, sportsmanship and contributions to the campus as whole.

Junior season (2005) - Named to the all-tournament teams at Puget Sound Invitational and Pacific Coast Classic, averaging 10 assists per game in leading Whitman to victories in five of seven matches ... Handed out 61 assists in a four-game victory at Lewis & Clark as four teammates reached double digits in kills; also collected 10 digs in the match ... Combined 55 assists with 10 digs in a 3-1 victory at Pacific ... Averaged 10.49 assists per game on the season ... Team captain.

Sophomore season (2004) - Posted the NWC season's highest one-match assist total (69) in Whitman's 3-1 victory at Linfield ... Averaged 10.57 assists per game on the season, the fourth highest mark in the NWC.

Freshman season (2003) - Competing for the first time as a collegian, earned all-tournament honors at the Haverford College Invitational, sparking Whitman to wins in three of four matches ... Finished her first college season with 1,023 assists, averaging 10.66 assists per game to rank fourth in the NWC ... Averaged 11.61 assists per game against conference opponents as Whitman tied for third place with a 10-6 NWC record ... Only first-year player to net All-NWC honors, receiving Honorable Mention recognition.

Prep - Named Female Athlete of the Year at Semiahmoo Secondary in grades eight, nine and 11 ... Played on the senior or varsity team in her final two years ... Served as a team captain in each of her five years at Semiahmoo, and earned team MVP honors in four of those seasons ... Also played nine years of club soccer and five seasons of soccer at Semiahmoo, earning Most Inspirational Player honors as a senior ... Played volleyball for Team BC during the summer of 2001, sharing in a second-place finish at the Canadian Western Championships ... Played with the Mount Baker Volleyball Club (coaches Ron Barker, Jack Duran) during her senior season, serving as captain ... Also served as captain of the Peach Arch Volleyball Club for four seasons.

Academics - Plans to pursue a master's degree in counseling psychology ... Served a volunteer internship during the 2006 spring semester at a Walla Walla middle school, working alongside two school counselors ... Earned Academic Distinction at Whitman for the 2005 and 2006 spring semesters ... Enjoys painting, drawing and the French language, and has taken Whitman classes in all three areas.

Personal - Daughter of Louise and Roland Borsato ... Youngest of three sisters.

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