Position: Middle Hitter / Outside Hitter
Year: Sophomore
Height: 6-2
Hometown: The People's Republic of China
Previous School: Shangnan
As a Freshman (2005)
Earned American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Northeast
Freshman of the Year honors and All-Northeast Region team honorable
accolades ... received BIG EAST Rookie of the Week (Nov. 14) and
Player of the Week (Oct. 10) honors … named to the All-BIG EAST
First Team ... played in all 32 games last season … recorded eight
double-doubles … was first on the team and fifth in the BIG EAST in
hitting percentage (.330) … posted 3.50 kills per game (367) … was
third on the team in aces (37) and digs (260) … recorded a
career-high 25 kills against Notre Dame (Oct. 8) … posted
double-digits in 18 of the Red Storm’s 32 contests … … is second on
the Red Storm’s All-Time single season leaders in hitting
percentage and is ninth in most kills.
At Shangnan
Three-year letterwinner in volleyball … in 2001, named AVC best
blocker, most valuable player, best attacker and best scorer at the
3rd Asian Youth Girls Volleyball Championship in Trang, Thailand …
received best scorer accolades at the Girls Youth World
Championship in Pula-Rijeka, Crotia.
Huang’s Career Highs
Kills – 25, vs. Notre Dame (Oct. 8, 2005)
Attempts – 52, vs. Cincinnati (Nov. 18, 2005)
Assists – 3, vs. Villanova (Nov. 4, 2005)
Service Aces – 4, four times (last time vs. Marquette, Oct. 22,
2005)
Digs – 20, vs. Pittsburgh (Nov. 12, 2005)
Block Solos – 2, vs. Fordham (Sept. 20, 2005)
Block Assists – 5, vs. Georgetown (Oct. 30, 2005)
Total Blocks – 5, three times (last time vs. Cincinnati, Nov. 18,
2005)
Personal
Huang, a business major, says her goal for the upcoming
season is to help her team qualify for the NCAA tournament ... when
she is not on the court, she enjoys watching movies ... her
favorite actress is Audrey Hepburn and her favorite movie is Roman
Holiday ... Huang says her former coach is the most influential
person in her life because he introduced her to volleyball ... her
favorite cuisine is Japanese and her favorite professional athletes
are Yao Ming and David Beckham.