Sept. 23, 2009

LAS VEGAS - Each week unlvrebels.com will feature one volleyball student-athlete. This week's featured player is senior middle blocker Erin Greenwood.

Greenwood has played in ever match in her four-year career as a Rebel and currently sits third in hitting efficiency, while ranking in all-time kills, attempts and all three blocking categories.

Currently, she leads the team in hitting (.360), while coming in second in kills (71), kills per set (2.29) and each blocking statistic. She was named to the Campus USA Credit Union Invitational (Aug. 28-29) and Alexis Park Classic (Sept. 4-5) all-tournament teams.

Born: July 18th, 1987 in Seattle

Nicknames: E

What's on TV: Bones, CSI: Las Vegas and Project Runway

What's in my iPod: Taylor Swift, Jack Johnson, Rascal Flatts and oldies

What I drive: Toyota Rav4

Favorite flicks: Finding Nemo, Remember The Titans and My Best Friend's Wedding

What I'm reading: My Kindle (handheld device)

Before each match I: Bump the music and dance in the locker room with the team

Superstitions: Right shoe goes on before the left. If I have a good game I wear my hair the same way for the next game.

Worst habit: Biting my nails

First job: Dog sitting for my neighbors

Talent I'd most like to have: Being able to sing well

Favorite meal: Everything!

Favorite athlete to watch in another sport: Lance Armstrong

Favorite city to visit: Rome, Italy

Favorite team(s) as a kid: Seattle Seahawks, Seattle Mariners and University of Washington Huskies (my parents went there)

Favorite physical attribute about myself: My green eyes

Favorite value in others: Positivity

My hero: My mom

My bucket list: Too long to list, but includes scuba diving the Great Barrier Reef

My motto: Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, it's learning to dance in the rain

One thing people don't know: My brother plays football at the University of Idaho