Erica Behm

Position:
S
Height:
5-11
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Downers Grove, Ill.
High School:
Downers Grove North

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