Elizabeth Bachman UCLA Lakeville, Minn. 6' 4" - Middle Blocker Joined Team: March 2001

MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: 2003 - Mexicali Tournament (training team)…Montreux Volley Masters…Russia Tournament…Pan American Cup (Gold Medal)…Pan American Games (Bronze Medal)…NORCECA Zone Championships (Gold Medal)…Texas Tour…World Cup (Bronze Medal). 2002 - Japan Tour…Utah Tour vs. Italy…Italy Tour…World Championships (Silver Medal). 2001 - Montreux Volley Masters…World Championship Qualifier…World Grand Prix…NORCECA Zone Championships…World Grand Champions Cup.

INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: 2003 - Helped the United States earn a bronze medal at the 2003 World Cup and a berth in the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens, Greece…Team captain of the USA training team as it captured the bronze medal at the Pan American Games in the Dominican Republic…Finished third in scoring (78 points), second in blocking (1.28 blocks per set, 23 total blocks) and sixth in serving (seven aces, 0.39 aces per set) among all players in the tournament…Named "Best Blocker" at the Pan American Cup in Mexico July 5 after helping Team USA win the championship with a perfect 5-0 record and earn a berth at the 2004 FIVB World Grand Prix…Posted a tournament-high 17 blocks to go along with 21 kills and four service aces at the Pan American Cup, good enough for 42 points…Served as the team captain for the USA national training team at the Mexicali Tournament in March as the team went 4-1 en route to a third-place finish…Named "Best Blocker" at the Mexicali Tournament as she registered a tournament-high 16 blocks…Finished second on the team in tournament scoring with 89 points on 68 kills, 16 blocks and five aces. 2002 - Won a silver medal at the 2002 Women's Volleyball World Championships. 2001 - Saw limited action with the U.S. Women's National Volleyball team while making every competition roster during the year… Played in 74 of a possible 122 sets and posted 32 kills, 15 blocks, 11 digs and 1 ace…Had just six hitting errors in 59 attempts and posted a hitting percentage of .441.

PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: 2002 - Helped lead the Minnesota Chill to the United States Professional Volleyball league championship…Averaged 11.2 points (2.96 per game), 7.1 kills (1.87 per game) and 3.5 blocks (0.9 per game) per match for Minnesota.

COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS: 2000 - Named to AVCA All-Pacific Region Team…Earned first-team All-Pacific-10 Conference honors…Also named to the Verizon Academic All-America second team…Led the Bruins in attack percentage (.357)…Led team in blocking with 161 total blocks, 31 solo blocks and a 1.40 blocks per game average…Third on team in kills with 395…Finished her career as one of only four UCLA players with 1,000 career kills (1,308) and 500 blocks (622)…Earned Volleyball Magazine All-American honorable mention…Was also named UCLA's team MVP. 1999 - First team All-District VIII…First-team All-Pac-10…Finished second in the NCAA in hitting percentage…Tied for the Pac-10 lead in blocks per game (1.33)...Hit .600 or better in eight matches…Hit .938 against Washington on Oct. 28, a mark that is a UCLA record and third-best in NCAA history…Set a new UCLA and Pac-10 record for single-season hitting percentage (.429)…Named Pac-10 Player of the Week twice. 1998 - First-team All-Pac-10 selection…Named Pac-10 Player of the Week on Nov. 16…Ranked 19th in the nation and third in the Pac-10 in blocks per game with a 1.52 average…Team leader with 39 solo blocks and 128 block assists for a total of 167…Notched nine blocks in three straight matches Oct. 23-30…Registered the fourth-highest hitting percentage in UCLA history when she hit .654 against Arizona on Nov. 8. 1997 - Sat out the season with a wrist injury. 1996 - Pac-10 All-Freshman team…Led the Bruins with 132 total blocks…Ranked among the Pac-10 leaders in hitting percentage and led team hitting percentage with .296…Named to the all-tournament team at the Florida Invitational tallying 32 kills and 18 blocks…Hit .500 or above in six matches.

PERSONAL: Born in Minneapolis, Minn….Now resides in Lakeville, Minn…Parents are Todd and Barbara Bachman…Majored in communication studies at UCLA with a minor in education…Nicknamed "Wiz."