"Krista has improved tremendously. She will be a force us in the middle, offensively and with her blocking ablity."

Junior Year - Set a UNC season record for block assists with 142 ... Tied for first in Carolina career blocking average with 1.20 per game ... Her 1.29 blocks per game ranks third overall in UNC season bests ... Led the ACC in blocks, averaging 1.27 per game ... Set career highs in games played (122), kills (335), kills per game (2.75), attempts (822), digs (31), block solos (14) and block assists (142) ... Saw action in all 34 matches, appearing in 122 games ... Posted career highs of 24 kills and 11 block assists vs. Georgia Tech on Nov. 11 ... earned Dean's List honors for Fall of 2000 ... Named Wachovia Women of the Week on April 1, 2000 ... Awarded the UNC Volleyball Carol & J. Hawley Oakes Award for Excellence.

Sophomore Year - Played in 14 matches and 34 games for the Heels … had eight kills twice during the season … had 6 blocks versus Virginia Tech … filled in for injury Shannon Smith in the ACC finals were she had 10 kills and hit .471 for the finals

Freshman Year - Played in five matches and eight games for the Tar Heels … had a season high seven kills on 14 attempts on Sept. 15 versus Appalachian also had 5 blocks against them … ended season with a .321 hitting percentage

High School - Led Waupun High School to three consecutive state championships in '95, '96 and '97 … two-time all-state and all-conference selection … MVP of high school team in '96 and '97 … captain in 1997 … holds Wisconsin state tournament record in spike kills, block kills and total kills … holds school record in kills and blocks.

Personal - Enrolled in the General College … Krista Kay Buchholz is the daughter of Steve and Sandy Buchholz … born January 30, 1980.

CAREER STATS

Year	GP	K	E	TA	Pct	A	SA	D	BS	BA	TB
1998	8	11	2	28	.321	0	1	0	2	9	11
1999	35	68	31	166	.223	1	0	4	5	26	31
2000	122	335	118	822	.264	7	1	31	14	142	156
2001	97	201	73	502	.255	8	0	24	18	84	102
Total	262	615	224	1518	.258	16	2	59	39	261	300

ACC TOURNAMENT STATS

Year	GP	K	E	TA	Pct	A	SA	D	BS	BA	TB
1998	0	0	0	0	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
1999	6	12	3	23	.391	0	0	0	0	4	4
2000	11	33	11	82	.268	1	0	3	0	14	14
2001	12	28	9	70	.271	0	0	5	0	10	10
Total	29	73	23	175	.286	1	0	8	0	28	28

NCAA TOURNAMENT STATS

Year	GP	K	E	TA	Pct	A	SA	D	BS	BA	TB
1998	0	0	0	0	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
1999	1	3	1	5	.400	0	0	1	0	2	2
2000	5	19	5	45	.311	0	0	0	0	7	7
2001	7	24	4	42	.476	1	0	2	3	7	10
Total	13	46	10	92	.391	1	0	3	3	16	19