Junior (2006): Collected a career- and team season-high 27 digs in a four-game win over Denver (Oct. 8)... Ranked seventh in the Sun Belt with 3.41 digs per game in league play... Led team with 2.77 digs per game overall on the year... Posted double-digit digs in 10 matches... Captured her 600th career dig against New Orleans (9/24) and her 700th against South Alabama (11/12)... Her 708 career digs are the third most by a Golden Panther during the rally scoring era (2001-present)... Started in two of 28 matches played.
Sophomore (2005): Played 102 games in 23 matches, including 13 starts... Had a team-best three matches with 20-plus digs, including a team season-high 22 against Jacksonville (9/16)... Also dished out 13 assists against the Dolphins for her first career double-double... Followed that match with a second-straight 20-dig performance with 20 in a three-game victory against Puerto Rico-Mayagüez to help the Golden Panthers capture the FIU Marriott Invitational title, averaging 4.17 digs per game in tournament play... Was second on the team in digs with 227 and tied for third in service aces with 25... Collected double-digit digs on six occasions... Due to injuries on the team, stepped up to play front row in a number of matches and tallied a career-high four kills on 10 attacks against Louisiana-Lafayette (10/2)... Tied for the team season-high with six aces in a 3-2 victory over Birmingham Southern (9/3).
Freshman (2004): Played 93 games in 26 matches... Led team with 2.94 digs per game (3.08 in Sun Belt matches)... Named to the FIU Wyndham Hotels Invitational All-Tournament Team after posting a career- and team season-high 26 digs in the win against Southeastern Louisiana (9/11)... Had seven-straight matches with double-digit digs from Sept. 25-Oct. 16... Collected match-high 15 digs at Arkansas-Little Rock (9/25)... Second match with 20-plus digs (23) came against South Alabama (10/3)... Had 17 digs in each of two matches in weekend series against Western Kentucky (10/8) and Middle Tennessee (10/10)... Reached the 17-dig total once again in team's first conference win of the season against North Texas (10/16)... Had 11th and 12th double-digit tallies of the year in back-to-back contests at Western Kentucky (10/31) and New Orleans (11/6), notching 16 and 11 digs, respectively.
Prior to FIU: Team MVP for Royal Palm Beach High School following the 2003-04 season... First-team all-county and Team Florida selection in 2003... Received the coach's award in 2002... Participated in 2002 Junior Olympics... Team was crowned conference and district champions from 2002-04... MVP of her club team from 2001-03.
Personal: Born August 9, 1986... Daughter of Joe and Susan Santisi, both of whom played collegiate tennis... Has a twin sister, Tara (21), and an older sister, Annalee (24)... Has an uncle who played semi-pro tennis... Dean's List student majoring in sports management with aspirations of coaching volleyball and running her family's business after college.
Career Statistics
Year GP K K/G E TA Pct. A A/G SA SA/G D D/G BS BA BLK B/G BE
2004 93 6 0.06 5 35 .029 26 0.28 17 0.18 273 2.94 0 0 0 0.00 0
2005 102 16 0.16 17 108 -.009 54 0.53 25 0.25 227 2.23 1 11 12 0.12 3
2006 75 5 0.07 3 15 .133 33 0.44 14 0.19 208 2.77 0 0 0 0.00 0
Total 270 27 0.10 25 158 .013 113 0.42 56 0.21 708 2.62 1 11 12 0.04 3
Career Highs
Kills: 4 (Louisiana-Lafayette, 10/2/05)
Assists: 13 (Jacksonville, 9/16/05)
Service Aces: 6 (Birmingham Southern, 9/3/05)
Blocks: 3 (Stetson, 9/16/05)
Block Solos: 1 (Jacksonville, 9/16/05)
Block Assists: 3 (Stetson, 9/16/05)
Digs: 27 (Denver, 10/8/06)