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    2  Erica Behm
    Erica Behm

    Class:
    Senior

    Hometown:
    Downers Grove, Ill.

    High School:
    Downers Grove North

    Height:
    6-0

    Position:
    S

    Club Team:
    Sports Performance


    03/26/2012

    Tar Heels Host Annual Awards Banquet

    12/03/2011

    Carolina Falls To No. 15 Seed Pepperdine

    Junior Emily McGee surpassed 1,000 kills for her career.

    12/02/2011

    Carolina Faces No. 15 National Seed Pepperdine In Second Round

    Tar Heels and Waves battle for bid to Honolulu.

    12/01/2011

    Carolina Advances On a Comeback Win Over No. 10 Cal

    Tar Heels play the winner of Pepperdine vs. Missouri State match Friday at 10 p.m. ET (7 p.m. PT).

    11/23/2011

    Carolina Drops Wolfpack

    Tar Heels finish ACC season with 15-5 ledger, 23-8 overall.

    Junior Season: Played in 101 sets, appearing in 33 matches in 2010 • Recorded 22 double-digit assists games and quarterbacks an offense that ranks 10th in assists and 16th kills per set in the nation • Averaging 4.83 assists and 1.60 digs per set en route to posting five double-doubles in her junior season • Registered a season-high 38 assists and added a career-best eight blocks in a loss at Missouri State (9/4/10) • Registered 36 assists and seven digs in a 3-0 win over Boston College (9/25/10) • Recorded 10 consecutive double-digit assist matches from Sept. 25 to Oct. 29.

    Sophomore Season: Played in 83 sets, appearing in 27 matches in 2009 • Recorded 30 or more assists seven times supplementing Cora Harms at setter • Registered a career-best 59 assists and 15 digs in a 3-2 win over Tennessee 9/11/09 • Her 5.43 assists per game rank second on the team • Frequently used in serve situations posting five service aces in 2009 • Also posted 1.23 digs per set in 2009.

    Freshman Season: Named 2008 Rookie of the Year • Played in 79 sets at setter in 2008 for the Tar Heels • Team's leading returner in assists, after tallying 483 in her rookie season • Recorded 423 of 483 assists and 108 of 131 digs in conference play • Ranked second on the team in 6.11 assists per sets • Recorded double-digit assists in seventeen matches, including a streak of 11 straight from 10/9/08 - 11/8/08 • Registered a season-high 12 digs against Miami (10/18/08) and 56 assists, also a season-high, against UVA (10/10/08).

    Prep: Four-year varsity performer at Downers Grove North High School • A two-time all-state performer • Named Player of the Year by the Downers Grove Reporter • Three-time Daily Herald all-area performer • Team captain as a junior and senior • Member of Sports Performance club team that captured the 16 Open National Championship in 2006 • Third all-time assist leader in the State of Illinois.

    Personal: Communications and sports administration double major • Lists Michael Jordan and Steve Prefontaine as athletes she admires • Lists cooking and shopping as her hobbies • Lists "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo" series as her favorite books • Sushi is her favorite food • Lists her grandfather as having the greatest influence on her athletic career • Brother, Justin, played baseball at Northern Illinois University • Erica Ashley Behm is the daughter of Mae and Michael Behm • Born December 12, 1989 in Illinois.

    Career Highs:
    Assists: 59 vs. Tennessee (9/11/09)
    Digs: 15, vs. Tennessee (9/11/09)
    Blocks: 8 at Missouri State (9/4/10)
    Aces: 2, several times - most recently at Boston College (10/29/10)

    Notable Career Statsitics:

    Year GP K K/G A A/G SA SE RE D D/G BS BA TB B/G
    2008 79 24 0.30 483 6.11 10 13 0 131 1.66 1 10 11 0.14
    2009 83 16 0.19 467 5.63 5 10 0 102 1.23 1 10 11 0.13
    2010 101 13 0.13 488 4.83 15 17 0 162 1.60 0 17 17 0.17
    Career 263 53 0.20 1438 5.47 30 40 0 395 1.50 2 39 39 0.15