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#3 Lubovj Tihomirova
Height: 6-3
Class: SR
Position: OH
Hometown: Riga, Latvia
Previous School: Rigas Gymnasia
 

2007: Junior Season
Named first team All-American, WHAC and NAIA Region VIII Player of the Year and to the NAIA National Tournament all-tournament team…started all 47 matches…led the WHAC in kills with 967, setting the single-season Madonna record in the process…swung at a .312 clip to lead the WHAC…established her current career best with 37 kills at Palm Beach Atlantic (Sept. 22) to take home MVP honors at the Bash at the Beach…was named National Player of the Week on Sept. 24 after her MVP performance at PBAU…passed the 20 kill mark on 21 occasions…totaled 187 kills in nine post season matches, including averaging 20.5 kills per match at the National Tournament…

2006: Sophomore Season
Became one of the top hitters in the country, earning second team All-America honors ... was also named to the first team All-WHAC and first team All-Region VIII teams ... recorded 694 kills and 4.92 kill per game average, good for second on the team in both categories ... tallied 1,511 attempts, most of any Crusader ... her .339 hitting percentage ranked second on the team ... also tallied 32 service aces, 84 defensive digs and 100 total blocks ... ranked top five in the WHAC in digs, digs per game, hitting percentage and blocks ... recorded double-digit kills in 39-of-43 matches ... career high 31 kills came against Cornerstone (10-10-06) ... reached 20-or-more kills five times.

2005: Freshman Season
Another first-year player that established herself quickly with the Crusaders, earning WHAC all-freshman team honors ... played in 77 games as a true freshman ... sixth on the team in kills with 136 (1.77 per game) ... posted 45 total blocks in her first year, including 10 solo blocks ... set a season high with 11 kills at Illinois Tech (10-21-05) ... recorded a season high six blocks versus Windsor (9-30-05).

High School:
Tihomirova helped lead the Latvian national team  to the Latvian championship and was an all-team selection in the Junior European Championships as a senior ... helped her team to a second place finish in the Baltic Cup, Latvia Championships and European Championships as a junior ... also helped her squad to a third place finish and All-Team selection at the Spring Cup ... as a sophomore she was named MVP of the Baltic Cup while leading her team to the title ... also helped squad to the Rigas Championship Cup and Latvian Championship titles.

Personal:
Full name is Lubovj Tihomirova ... daughter of Gerogj and Valentina Tihomirova ... born on June 25, in Riga, Latvia ... Majoring in nutrition and food science.

2008 Volleyball Roster
#NameCl.Pos.Ht.HometownPrevious School
1Liz DempseySOOH5-8Livonia, Mich.Franklin HS
2Megan FrickeFROH5-9Wyandotte, Mich.Roosevelt HS
3Lubovj TihomirovaSROH6-3Riga, LatviaRigas Gymnasia
4Brynn KerrJRDS5-7Livonia, Mich.Churchill/Schoolcraft CC
5Amanda KoszelaFRDS5-7Dearborn, Mich.Dearborn HS
6Martie MazurSOOH5-10Maybee, Mich.Monroe HS
7Abby LongJRDS5-10LaPorte, Ind.LaPorte HS
8Karie AltmanFRMH6-0Taylor, Mich.Cabrini HS
9Inta GrinvaldsJRS5-8Portage, Mich.Central HS
10Anna GattSODS5-7Livonia, MichChurchill HS
12Whitney FuellingSROH5-10Milford, Mich.Milford/ Western Mich.
13Marie MartinFRMH6-1Canton, Mich.Canton HS
14Amanda LenartSOOH5-9Dearborn Hts, Mich.Crestwood
15Mary McGinnisJROH5-11Fraser, Mich.Fraser/ Illinois State
18Stephanie ParslowSRMH6-3Clinton Twp., Mich.Dakota HS
Jerry Abraham - Head Coach
Ed Tolentino - Assistant Coach
Brian McClain - Assistant Coach