Samantha Noland Class: Junior Hometown: Moraga, Calif. High School: Campolindo HS Height: 6-3 Position: MB Experience: 2L

UNLV: Samantha returns for her third year as a middle blocker.

2007: Played in 23 matches and 67 games...Had a total of 71 kills with a season-high 10 at Nevada, Reno (Sept. 7)...Had three matches with a hitting percentage above .300, with a season-high .500 outing (5-1-8) vs. Hofstra (Sept. 8)...Had a total of two assists...Had a total of 22 digs with a season-high three on two occasions (Aug. 25 vs. Texas Tech and Nov. 1 at Air Force)...Had a total of 37 blocks (nine solo, 28 assisted) with a season-high two solo blocks at Loyola Marymount (Sept. 1), four assisted against Utah (Sept. 15) and a total of four (one solo, three assisted) on two occasions (Sept. 1 vs. Northwestern and Sept. 13 against BYU).

2006: Played in 25 matches and 69 games...Had a total of 80 kills and two matches of 10 or more kills, including a season-high 11 against TCU (Oct. 27)...Had nine matches with hitting percentages above .300, with a season-high .700 outing (7-0-10) at UC Riverside (Sept. 16)...Had a total of seven assists with a season-high two on two occasions (Oct. 20 at BYU and Nov. 24 against Utah)...Had a total of 16 digs with a season-high three against Wyoming (Nov. 23)...Had a total of 70 blocks (14 solo, 56 assisted) with a season-high three solo blocks against New Mexico (Oct. 28), six assisted at Colorado State (Oct. 13) and a total of eight (three solo, five assisted) against New Mexico (Oct. 28).

High School: A 2006 graduate of Campolindo High School...Lettered two years for the Cougars in volleyball.

Personal: Born on Oct. 14, 1988, in Walnut Creek, Calif...Daughter of Tami and Steve Noland...Has one sister, Abbie...Majoring in marketing.