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Sophomore (2007)
One of the squad's most valuable assets...Provided the Tigers with a much-needed lift off the bench until working into the starting lineup toward the end of the season...Played in 32 of the team's 35 matches and made 12 starts on the year...Finished the season with 96 kills (1.02 k/g)...Led all non-senior players with a .233 attack percentage...Tough obstacle at the net, making 56 blocks (four solo blocks, 52 block assists)...Also made 15 digs on defense...Offensively, is one of just three returning players to score over 100 points...Racked up 126 points as a sophomore...Had a personal-best nine kills on 18 swings and hit .389 in the C-USA Championships semifinal round vs. Tulsa (11/16/07)...Downed eight kills and hit .500 in a Memphis sweep of Houston (10/21/07)...Made seven blocks and added seven kills in a win over Rice (10/19/07).
Freshman (2006)
Provided energy off the bench in her freshman season...Finished the year with 26 kills in 29 games of action...Hit .298 with three assists...Defensively, made 10 total blocks to go with four digs...Played the right side and outside hitter positions...Slammed five kills on 10 swings in her collegiate debut at Evansville (8/26/06)...Downed 12 kills, hit .321 and added five blocks in her first five matches...Drew first career start vs. SEMO (9/8/06)...Matched a career-high with five kills vs. Alabama A&M (9/16/06)
2005
Redshirted the 2005 season.
At Houston High School
A four-year letterwinner in both volleyball and basketball at Houston High School...Played volleyball for former Tiger Becky Tigert...A two-time all-district performer...Also named to the Commercial Appeal Best of the Preps...Earned all-state honors and was named to the all-tournament team three times...Was named to West Tennessee AAA All-Star Team as a senior...Commercial Appeal All-Metro selection her senior season...Helped the Mustangs to a pair of state titles on the hardwood in her prep career...Played for former Tiger assistant Angela Graziani with the Memphis Juniors.
Personal
Full name is Rebekah Arlene Strickland...Daughter of Fred and Melissa Strickland...Birthplace is Monroe, La...Majoring in integrative studies with a concentration on early grades...Father played collegiate basketball at Louisiana Tech, where he was a teammate of Karl Malone...Father is 7'0" tall...Has a brother, Trey Strickland, who is a graduate assistant coach for the Auburn University men's basketball team.
