Noelle Dyk

Position:
OH
Height:
6-2
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Mooresville, N.C.
High School:
Mooresville

Freshman Season: Appeared in 19 matches at outside hitter for the Tar Heels • Had a breakout match at Loyola Marymount, finishing with 17 kills and just three errors • That sparked a stretch of five-straight double-digit kill matches, including a career-high 25 against Wichita State Sept. 9 • Recorded her first career double-double (11 kills, 11 digs) at Georgia Tech Oct. 13 • Finished the season with 181 kills and a 3.23 kills per game average • Her kill average was tops on the team.

Prep: All-Tournament team member on her U18 team that won at the Junior Olympic Nationals • Four-year letterwinner in volleyball • MVP of the 2004 state championship match • County player of the year in 2004 • Two-time conference player of the year.

Personal: Plans to major in journalism with a focus on advertising at Carolina • Lists her brother as the athlete she admires most • Lists sesame tofu as her favorite food and "Remember The Titans" as her favorite movie • Her brother Shaun played volleyball at California Baptist and is currently a member of the U.S. Men's National Team and a professional team in Cypress • Sister Starr played volleyball at UNCG • Dawnn Noelle Dyk is the daughter of Linda and Peter Dyk • Born Jan. 12, 1988 in Placentia, Calif.