General:
Dynamic athlete with an explosive leaping ability and powerful arm swing … Had a breakout season in 2007 … Underwent knee surgery prior to her junior campaign, but returned to become one of Tech[apos]s top offensive threats in 2008 … Tech[apos]s most experienced outside hitter in 2009.
Member of the 2006 ACC Honor Roll … Needs just 241 kills to eclipse 1,000 for her career … Ranks ninth in school history with 3.12 kills per set in her career.
2008: Missed the first seven matches of the season still recovering from offseason knee surgery, but returned to post double figures in kills 13 times … Tallied 10 or more kills in each of the last eight matches of the season … Significantly raised her career hitting percentage by hitting .300 or better in seven matches on the season … Second on the team with 3.17 kills per set and third with 263 kills on the season … Had a string of four-consecutive matches with 18 or more kills late in the season … Tied a career high with 22 kills against Clemson (11/28) in the season finale … Had 11 kills and just one error on 19 swings (.526) in Tech[apos]s 3-0 win over Boston College (11/21) … Posted a season-high four solo blocks in addition to tallying 18 kills in a five-set match at Miami (11/14) … Recorded 14 kills and six total blocks in a four-set match at North Carolina (10/26).
2007: Finished second on the team with 371 kills and 3.60 kills per game despite being the youngest of four outside hitters on the roster for the Yellow Jackets … Averaged 0.59 blocks per game and led the squad with 22 solo blocks on the season … Broke the Yellow Jacket single-match record for solo blocks when she notched six solo blocks in a five-game match at Virginia Tech (11/2) … Also tied a career high with 22 kills and added three digs and a pair of block assists against the Hokies … Posted 22 kills against Maryland (10/19) … Recorded double figures in kills 18 times during the season, including each of the last five matches … Recorded 20 or more kills on six occasions … Notched a season-high five block assists at Duke (10/12) … Played her best volleyball down the stretch, posting 21 of her 22 solo blocks while averaging 3.72 kills per game against conference opponents … Tallied a career-high five digs against Western Carolina (9/7).
2006: Made 24 match appearances, playing in a total of 57 games, in her rookie season … Finished fifth on the team with 2.19 kills per game … Recorded double-figures in kills on four occasions, including a season-high 17 against Clemson (11/14) … Hit .500 while recording seven kills in her first collegiate match against Georgia (9/1) … Posted 16 kills against Northern Iowa (9/2) … Hit a season-best .714 in a Yellow Jacket victory over South Florida (9/15) … Recorded three blocks on four occasions during the year … Notched a season-high four digs to go along with three block assists and 11 kills at Virginia (10/21).
High School: Four-year letterwinner at Overland High School as an outside hitter … Also lettered in basketball and track and field … Captain of both her volleyball and basketball teams at Overland … Earned all-state honors in volleyball in 2004 and tabbed all-league in 2003 and 2004 … MVP of the Overland Volleyball Classic in 2004 … Participant in both the volleyball and basketball all-state games … An all-conference honoree in basketball in both 2003 and 2004 … Holds the school record in the shot put … The Wendy[apos]s High School Heisman Award Winner at Overland.
Member of the Colorado Juniors club team that won the 2005 National Division Junior Olympic Championship … Ranked the No. 34 prospect in the nation on the Senior Aces List and tabbed the No. 15 outside hitter in her class by Prepvolleyball.com … Member of a recruiting class that was ranked No. 21 in the nation by Prepvolleyball.com … With her arrival on the Flats, joined Laura DeMichelis in becoming the first sisters to play for the Georgia Tech volleyball team.
Personal: Christina Leigh DeMichelis is the daughter of Bernard and Ramona DeMichelis … Prefers to be called Chrissy … Born May 17, 1988 … Has an older sister, Laura, and a younger sister, Gracie … Laura played volleyball for Georgia Tech and earned her degree in 2008 … She is now in her second year of law school at Howard University in Washington, D.C. … Gracie is a sophomore on the Virginia Commonwealth volleyball team … Dean[apos]s list student majoring in management at Georgia Tech … Enjoys playing the piano and swimming in her free time … Says her sister, Laura, has had the biggest influence on her volleyball career … Mother ran the 400 meters and father was a pole vaulter at the University of Arizona … Cousin Dennis Norman is a center for the Jacksonville Jaguars.
| Chrissy DeMichelis[apos] Career Statistics | ||||||||||||||
| Season | GP-MP | K | K/G | PCT. | A | A/G | SA | SA/G | DIG | D/G | BS | BA | TB | B/G |
| 2006 | 57-24 | 125 | 2.19 | .190 | 1 | 0.02 | 0 | 0.00 | 17 | 0.30 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 0.37 |
| 2007 | 103-32 | 371 | 3.60 | .203 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.01 | 43 | 0.42 | 22 | 39 | 61 | 0.59 |
| 2008 | 83-23 | 263 | 3.17 | .242 | 2 | 0.02 | 2 | 0.02 | 41 | 0.49 | 12 | 33 | 45 | 0.54 |
| Career | 243-79 | 759 | 3.12 | .213 | 3 | 0.01 | 3 | 0.01 | 101 | 0.42 | 40 | 87 | 127 | 0.52 |