Edina Begic Bio

#9 Edina Begic

Position:	Outside Hitter
Height:	6'2"
Year:	Junior
Hometown:	Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina
High School:	Gimnazija Dobrinja
Experience:	1 Letter

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	2012 Match by Match Statistics
	2011 Match by Match Statistics

	Career Statistics

Career Records (After 2012)

1. Kills Per Set 4.50

1. Kills Per Set (Rally Scoring) 4.50

6. Kills (Rally Scoring) 991

6. Attack Attempts (Rally Scoring) 2,595

7. Aces (Rally Scoring) 76

8. Attack Attempts 2,595

9. Kills 991

9. Hitting Percentage (Rally Scoring) .2347

AWARDS AND HONORS
2012 Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year

All-Sun Belt First Team 2012

2011 Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year

All-Sun Belt Conference Second Team 2011

2012: Appeared in all 27 matches for the Trojans, starting every set… Named the 2012 Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Year after finishing second in the nation in kills per set (5.08) and points per set (5.74)… Led the Sun Belt Conference with 37 aces… Added 61 blocks and 26 assists… Tallied the second-most kills (559) in a season in UALR history… Finished second on the team with 360 digs (3.27 per set)… Reached double-digit in kills in 26 matches and double-digits in digs in 20 matches for 20 double-doubles on the season… Started the year with six-straight double-doubles and ended the season with five straight… Only player in the nation with three matches of 30+ kills… First player in the nation with more than 30 kills in a four-set match (31 kills in four sets against UTM Sept. 7)… Matched a school record with 34 kills is a five-set win over Louisiana-Lafayette (Nov. 4)… Added 33 kills in five-set win over North Texas (Sept. 29)… Had seven kills on nine swings, including five-straight kills, in the fifth set against FIU (Sept. 21)… Tallied 26 kills and a career-best 26 digs against Austin Peay (Aug. 31)… Tallied four-straight aces at Arkansas State (Oct. 28).

2011: Started in all 110 sets for the Trojans while leading the team in kills with 432, averaging 3.93 per game… Finished second on the team in digs with 287, averaging 2.61 per game… The 2011 Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year and second team All-Sun Belt honoree earned All-Tournament Team honors twice over the season at the Memphis Invitational and the New Mexico State Invitational… Recorded a career-high of 32 kills against Arkansas State and a career-high of 22 digs twice with the last against Louisiana-Lafayette… Recorded 23 double-digit kill matches, four 20-plus kills match, two 30-plus kill matches, 11 double-digit dig matches, and 11 double-doubles… Ranked in two single-season categories: ninth in kills and fifth in hitting attempts (1,164).

PRE-UALR: Played for Dobrinija Gimnazija where she led her team to first place in high division in 2010.

Personal: Born on Oct. 9, 1992 in Tuzla, Bosnia-Herzegovina... Parents are Refik and Nezira Begic... Has one brother, Edin... Majoring in international business.