2013 Women's Volleyball Roster
Biography
2013 Saw her first action with the blue and gold on August 30 vs. Texas Tech ... Led the Highlanders with 632 assists on the season, ranking eighth in the Big West Conference ... Was also fifth in blocks and digs on the team, and tied for third in service aces ... Posted a career-high 48 assists against Long Beach State on November 15 ... High School Letter winner for Coaches Leland McGrath and Keli Pula at Long Beach Poly High School ... Guided the Jackrabbits to a 27-8 overall record including a 12-0 mark in league play to win the Moore League Championship in 2012 ... Team reached the third round of the CIF playoffs ... Named First-Team All-League and Second-Team All-Area as a senior ... Given a certificate of achievement from the City of Carson (Starlings Volleyball Club) in 2009 ... Redondo Union All-Tournament 2012 ... New Wave VBC MVP in 2012 ... Second-Team All-Moore League in 2009-10 ... Participated in the Pacific Islanders Club ... Volunteered at the VA hospital ...
Personal Zhané L. Bender is the daughter of Tironé Bender and Mellin Gibbens ... Comes from an athletic family, as one cousin plays volleyball at Loyola Marymount, and another plays basketball at Hawai'i ... Majoring in sports medicine ... Career goal is to make the USA Olympic Team ... Considers her club coach Larry Overton to be her biggest athletics influence ... Favorite athletes are Misty May and Kerri Walsh ... Enjoys reading "Summer of Secrets" ... Mexican food is her favorite ... Watches "Martin" on television and lists "Freedom Writers," "John Q" and "Soul Surfer" among her favorite movies ... Hobbies include playing volleyball and hanging out with friends and family ...
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