2002
Stepped into a starting role and met every expectation placed on her by the Gaucho coaching staff...Her 271 total kills ranked fourth on the team, and .303 hitting percentage was 10th-best among all Big West players...Pounded home double-digit kills 11 times, hitting above .350 in eight of those performances...Against Nicholls State (Sept. 6), connected on eight of nine swings for a .889 clip, the fourth-highest hitting percentage in a single match in UCSB history...Paced the Gaucho attack for the first time in her career with 11 put-aways vs. UC Riverside (Nov. 15)...Contributed 10 kills in NCAA second round triumph over Cal (Dec. 7)...UCSB team leader with 32 service aces, while blocks per game average of 0.88 was second-best among all Gauchos...Career-high four aces to go along with six total stuffs in victory over rival Long Beach State...Personal best five digs came during upset of then-No. 12 Wisconsin.

2001
Saw reserve duty on the front line in 25 matches as a sophomore...Established a new career best of five kills against UC Riverside in the Thunderdome...Guilty of only one error on a season-high nine attempts against the Highlanders, good for a .444 hitting percentage...Enjoyed a four-kill outing in home victory over UC Irvine, connecting at a .600 clip...Followed three put-aways in season opener vs. Wisconsin with two-kill effort in loss to Nebraska...Two of her three swings in win over Creighton were good for kills...Recorded two block assists in five different matches in 2001.

2000
Francina Edmonds played in 74 games over 29 matches in her inaugural season as a Gaucho, primarily as a blocking specialist...Finished the year with nine kills on 32 attempts and a .156 attack percentage...Also notched seven digs and 19 blocks (three solo)...Collected a career-best three kills at Denver on three swings for a perfect 1.000 hitting percentage... Compiled three blocks on three different occasions, including three block assists against Stanford in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

High School
A 2000 graduate of The Bolles School in Jacksonville, Florida...Helped lead the Bulldogs to District Championships, Regional Championships and the Final Four in 1998 and 1999...Was named the Florida Athletic Coaches Association Player of the Year following her senior season...Finished her senior year with 271 kills, 166 digs, 76 aces and 60 solo blocks...Set a school record with 21 kills in a two-game match...Played club volleyball for the Jacksonville Juniors Volleyball Association...Also competed in basketball, softball and track and field as a prepster...Was the state champion in the high jump her junior and senior years.

Personal
Francina Danielle Edmonds was born October 24, 1982 in Gainesville, FL...A history major at UCSB...Would like to pursue a broadcasting or acting career after graduation...Favorite movies include "My Best Friend's Wedding", "10 Things I Hate About You" and "The Patriot"...Favorite book is "Wuthering Heights" by Emily Bronte...Roots for the Jacksonville Jaguars and quarterback Mark Brunell...Is also a fan of Judy Garland, Heath Ledger and Julia Roberts...The Daughter of Mary Anne Gorman and Frank Edmonds.

Career Highs
Kills:15 at Fresno State (9-7-02)
Digs:5 vs. Wisconsin (9-13-02)
Aces:4 vs. Long Beach State (10-25-02)
BA:5 on two occasions, most recently
vs. Fresno State (12-6-02)
BS:3 at Cal State Northridge (11-23-02)