Cansu Ozdemir Class: Graduate Student Hometown: Istanbul, Turkey High School: Yuzyil Isil Lisesi Last College: Clemson '11 - Genetics Height: 6-0 Position: RS/L Major: Genetics Graduated: 2011

2011: Graduate Student - Team Captain

• Played in every match, starting the season at libero, and playing on the outside and serving the rest of the season
• Recorded 23 digs against Jacksonville
• Had a .417 hitting percentage in win over Wake Forest
• Had six kills in 15 attempts against Boston College
• Had 13 aces for the season
• Had a .940 season serve-receiving percentage
• Graduated in 2011 with a degree in genetics
• Totaled 1,064 digs in her career
• Totaled 93 service aces in her career
• Won an ACC Championship in 2007

• Played at the libero spot her senior season after playing right side for most of her career. Earned extra season of eligibility due to missing all of her freshman season with an injury. Will play as a graduate student
• Graduated with an undergraduate degree in May of 2011 in genetics

2010: Senior - Team Captain

• Only senior on the 2010 roster
• Led the team and ranked fourth in the ACC with a 4.43 digs per set average
• Tallied 527 total digs on the year, the 8^th-best mark in school history
• Had 25 aces in 433 serves, while only registering 16 errors (.963)
• Enters senior season with 80 career aces, 195 kills, 894 digs, 90 blocks, and 172 assists
• Was voted to the Carolina Classic All-Tournament Team after tallying 47 digs in 11 sets as Clemson went 3-0.
• Registered career-high 32 digs in only four sets against NC State, and had 53 over a two-match stretch against NC State and UNC
• Had 15 or more digs on 21 occasions, including 12 in the final 14 matches
• Posted 20 or more digs eight times, including 29 against Miami and home and 23 against the Hurricanes on the road.

2009: Junior

• Valuable junior who appeared in 115 sets for the Tigers
• Led Clemson with 33 aces, ranking 10^th in the ACC with 0.29 per set
• Hit .245 from the right side position, while also recording 201 digs, 56 blocks, and a .943 serve reception percentage

Best Performances of 2009

• Had five kills with no errors and 13 digs against South Carolina after coming off the bench
• Recorded eight kills in 15 attempts and had five block assists against Winthrop; Also clinched winning point in each set (kill; ace; block assist)
• Had seven kills in 17 attempts, six digs, and five blocks against College of Charleston
• Had eight kills in 17 attempts, four assists and seven blocks against Loyola
• Recorded 10 kills in 18 attempts for a .556 hitting mark against Western Illinois; Also had seven digs and 3 assists
• Had six kills in 15 attempts and five digs against DePaul
• Had seven assists against Georgia Tech
• Recorded 13 digs and five assists in four-set match against Mississippi
• Recorded five kills, four assists and 10 digs against Duke
• Recorded a .429 hitting mark against Wake Forest
• Had eight digs and four kills against North Carolina
• Had four kills, three assists and nine digs against Florida State
• Had five kills, 13 digs, and two assists against Miami
• Notched 10 kills in 19 attempts in win over Virginia Tech; Also had three assists and 10 digs for her first career double-double
• Recorded five kills, a career-high 19 digs, and three assists against Virginia
• Had nine kills and 11 digs against Georgia Tech
• Had three kills, two assists and five digs in NCAA Tournament against #17 Oregon

2008: Sophomore

• Played in 30 and started 20 matches in 2008
• Won the right-side position for the Sept. 27 match at Virginia; had previously seen action primarily for her powerful and consistent serving abilities
• Totaled 62 kills for the season and had 34 total blocks
• Prior to the Virginia match, had one ace and seven total defensive saves in 22 sets played
• For the year, recorded 22 service aces for a team-best 0.23 ace per set average
• Posted six kills in 13 attempts without an error (.462) in her first match as a starter; also had 16 defensive saves for season-highs in kills, digs and hitting percentage; had three block assists, three aces and eight assists against the Cavaliers as well
• Followed with three kills and eight defensive saves in a three-set win over Miami
• Had a successful day serving against Florida State on Oct. 4 with three aces
• Recorded three kills in six attempts with eight digs against Duke on Oct. 11
• Had eight defensive saves with two block assists and three kills versus Boston College on Oct. 17
• Played well against NC State on Oct. 25 with three kills, three assists, 10 digs, a block solo and a block assist
• Posted a block solo in three total matches in 2008
• Tallied double-digit defensive saves in back-to-back matches at Duke and Wake Forest with 13 against the Blue Devils and 10 against the Demon Deacons
• Hit at a .333 clip with five kills in 12 attempts at Miami on Nov. 16; also recorded 13 digs with two total blocks
• Followed with her best day at the net with five block assists in the win over Maryland on Nov. 21; also had 10 defensive saves in the match
• Served 32 of Clemson's 73 serves against Boston College on Nov. 22 with three aces and just one error; closed out the match by serving the final 10 points of the third set
• Had a solid performance in a five-set thrilling victory over Georgia Tech in the final regular season match of the season with 12 digs and four block assists
• Tied her season high with six kills against Tennessee in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament to go along with 12 digs
• Had five kills, three digs and three block assists in the final match of the season against Utah in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

2007: Freshman

• Was injured for much of the season and did not play in 2007.

Before Clemson

• Brings an incredible amount of winning experience to the Clemson program
• Played on the same club team as Ege, the Eczacibasi Sports Club
• Team won the Istanbul Championship title six times
• Also led the club to the Turkish Championships in 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007
• Attended school at Yuzyil Isil Lisesi
• High school team captured two Istanbul regional titles, in 2005-06 and 2006-07
• Squad was also the 2005-06 and 2006-07 Turkish Champions
• Led team to third-place finish at the Turkish Championships in 2004-05
• Born June 7, 1989