University of South Carolina Aiken Athletics

2007: Played in 47 games and 24 matches … Ranked sixth on the team with 97 kills (2.06 per game) … Assisted on 12 blocks … Had six service aces, good for seventh on the team … Averaged one dig per game … Served three aces in five-game battle against Florida Tech on Aug. 25 … Dug 15 balls and totaled 18 kills in a 3-2 win over Augusta State on Sept. 14.

2006: Sat out season as a redshirt.

2005: Found her way into the starting lineup as a freshman ... Played in 89 games, ranking fourth on the team in kills and kills per game (2.04) ... Sixth in service aces with 21 ... Also sixth in digs per game (1.92) ... Tallied seven matches with double digit kills and another six contests with 10 or more kills ... Career-high of 14 kills came against the toughest of competition ... In a Sept. 17 match with No. 7 Tampa, Baker registered 14 kills to go with one ace and four digs ... Served up career-best three aces on three separate occasions including a Sept. 24 home date against USC Upstate.

Plainfield High School: Totaled 285 kills last year as team captain for the Cougars ... Named team Most Valuable Player and the Gatorade Player of the Year ... Fox News Prep Athlete award ... The Herald News named Baker to its First-Team All-Region ... As a junior, registered 147 kills and The Herald News named her to its Second-Team All-Region ... Honored as the Offensive Player of the Year ... Named to four All-Tournament teams in her two seasons.

Personal: Katie C. Baker is the daughter of Bryan and Nancy Baker ... She is majoring in Communications.