Lewis University Athletics

 2009: Deans[apos] List student spring semester ... selected to MIVA Academic All-Conference team ...named to AVCA All-America Second Team ... selected to Volleyball Magazine All-America Second Team .. named MIVA Player of the Year ... named to All-MIVA First Team ... selected three times as MIVA Player of the Week (Feb. 10, March 3 and March 16) ... led MIVA in kills (4.15) ... hit .479 with 27 kills, nine digs and five aces (March 13) ... totaled 24 kills and seven digs (Feb. 27) ... added 22 kills and eight digs vs. UCLA (Feb. 13) ... added 21 kills with seven digs at Ohio State (Feb. 28) ... recorded 20 kills against St. Ambrose (Feb. 20) and at UC Santa Cruz (March 4) ... hit .571 with 19 kills at IPFW (Feb. 6) ... double-double with 14 kills and 14 digs vs. Loyola (Feb. 17) ... had 18 kills and seven digs at Saint Francis (March 22) ... double-double of 18 kills and 12 digs in the MIVA Semifinals vs. Ball State (April 30) ... totaled 16 kills and seven digs with four aces vs. George Mason (March 26) ... double-double of 16 kills and 12 digs vs. Ohio State (April 4) ... double-double of 11 kills vs. 10 digs at Stanford (March 7). 2008: Deans[apos] List student spring semester ... started 30 matches ... named MIVA Player of the Week (Feb. 26) ... ranked 4th in the MIVA and 12th in the nation in aces per set (0.38) ... second on the team in kills (268) and aces (37) ... in conference matches only, second overall with 0.49 aces per set ... posted double-digit kill totals in 13 matches ... had season-high 19 kills while hitting .410 with six digs in the MIVA Semifinals vs. Ball State (April 24) ... notched 18 kills and a .316 hitting percentage vs. Ball State (April 12) ... hammered 16 kills and a .424 hitting percentage at IPFW with three blocks (April 5) ... hit .444 with 15 kills and 10 digs vs. Loyola-Chicago (April 8) ... finished with 14 kills and five digs vs. Brigham Young (Jan. 19) ... had 13 kills, four digs and four block assists at Penn State (Jan. 11) ... notched 13 kills, 11 digs and six block assists vs. UCSD (Feb. 22) ... recorded 13 kills and a .478 hitting percentage with six digs at UCLA (March 4) ... finished with 12 kills and 11 digs vs. St. Ambrose (Feb. 10) ... tallied 10 digs vs. IPFW (Feb. 15). 2007: Deans[apos] List student spring semester ... selected to the All-MIVA second team ... started all 31 matches ... ranked 6th in the nation in service aces per set (0.51) ... finished 9th in the nation in digs per set (2.53) ... set a school record with 54 service aces ... in conference matches only, third overall with 0.49 service aces per set, seventh in points per set with 3.83 and eighth in kills with 2.96 ... posted double-digit kill totals in 18 matches ... recorded three or more blocks 14 times ... hit .500 with 16 kills and five blocks at NJIT (March 2) ... notched 16 kills and tied a career high with six blocks vs. Ball State (April 11) ... also recorded 16 kills vs. Loyola (Feb. 9) ... tallied 15 kills and a season high 14 digs vs. IPFW (April 5) ... tallied 15 kills and 7 digs vs. Quincy (Feb. 16) ... had 13 kills at Springfield (Jan. 11) and Clarke (March 16) ...... hit .455 with 12 kills, six digs and one block at Rutgers-Newark (Jan. 12) ... also totaled 12 kills at Quincy (Jan. 28), at Ball State (Feb. 2) and at UC San Diego (March 7) ... posted 11 kills, six digs and four aces at Mercyhurst (Feb. 9). 2006: Named to the All-MIVA second team ... started 27 matches, playing in a team-high 92 sets ... ranked first among freshmen in the conference in kills per set (4.29) and points per set (4.90) ... led team in kills (395) and was second in digs (152), blocks (67) and service aces (21) ... named MIVA Player of the Week after averaging 6.45 points, 5.73 kills, 2.28 digs and .73 blocks per set while hitting .285 to help the Flyers to a 2-1 record (March 21) ... posted double-digit kill totals in all but three matches ... registered 15 or more kills in 12 matches and registered 20 or more four times ... hit .460 and set career high with 28 kills at Carthage (March 15) ... had 22 kills at Clarke (Feb. 9) ... totaled 21 kills against New Jersey Tech (Jan. 20) ... posted a double-double of 21 kills and a career-best 15 digs along with three service aces and three blocks against Clarke (March 17) ... hit .520 with 16 kills at Penn State (April 8) ... hit .500 with 17 kills against George Mason (Feb. 4) ... hit .429 with 19 kills, nine digs and career-best six blocks at Harvard (Jan. 7) ... also had six blocks against Rutgers-Newark (Jan. 6) and UC Santa Cruz (March 28). High School: As a senior, named to all-state and all-conference first team ... led state in kills (425) and was first on team in digs (118) ... helped team to 12-1 record and first state appearance since 1978. Club/Other: Played with North Shore in 2005 ... helped team to a third-place finish at the Junior Nationals ... named to all-tournament team ... played on Southwest Volleyball Club 2001-2004 ... went to Nationals in 2003 and 2004. Personal: Son of Duane and Mary Pickering ... computer science major.