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  Chinny Okpara

Chinny Okpara

Player Profile

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Apple Valley, Calif.
High School:
Apple Valley
Height:
5-8
Position:
OH
Club Team:
White Lightening

2006: Played in 50 games ... posted 84 kills and 83 digs ... recorded a double-double with 12 kills and 12 digs against Akron (9/2) ... nine kills and season-high 14 digs against Saint Louis (11/5) ... also recorded nine kills against Seton Hall (9/15) and Albany (9/23) ... seven digs against Army (9/9) ... notched three assists, three aces and two blocks.

2005: Played in 38 games ... recorded 71 kills, 61 digs and eight blocks (four solo) ... posted season-highs with 17 kills and 21 digs in season finale against St. Louis (11/13) ... tallied 13 kills and nine digs against Duquesne (10/21) ... nine kills and five digs against Duquesne (11/12) ... seven kills and two digs against St. Francis (N.Y.) (9/3).

High School: Earned three varsity letters as a member of the Apple Valley volleyball team and one letter in track ... captain of volleyball team as a junior (2003) and senior (2004).

Personal: Born February 6, 1988 ... daughter of Maria and Michael Okpara ... has four siblings - Kelechi, Adanma & Nnenna (twins), and Chioma ... cousin, Levirt Griffith, is a member of football team at Stanford University ... three-year member of White Lightning Volleyball Club ... enjoys working out and going to the beach ... biological sciences major at URI.