Candice Thomas

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Class: Sophomore Hometown: Fort Worth, Texas High School: North Crowley HS

Height: 5-10 Position: MB/OH Experience: 1L

UNLV: Enters sophomore year ranked highly in UNLV's single-season record book ... Ranks seventh overall in solo blocks (22).

2010: Named to UNLV Classic (Sept. 17-18) All-Tournament Team ... Played in 30 matches and 114 sets ... Had a total of 238 kills with eight matches of 10 or more kills, including a season-high 17 vs. TCU (Oct. 31) ... Had 10 matches with a hitting efficiency above .300 (minimum five kills) with a season-high .579 outing (12-1-19) vs. Air Force (Sept. 24) ... Seven of those 10 matches with a .300 or better hitting efficiency occurred in an eight-match span ... Had a total of nine assists with a season-high two on two occasions: vs. Florida Gulf Coast (Sept. 4) and at TCU (Sept. 30) ... Had a total of 25 digs with a season-high four at TCU (Sept. 30) ... Had a total of 92 blocks (22 solo, 70 assisted) with a season-high seven total blocks (seven assisted) vs. Wyoming (Oct. 7) ... The 22 solo blocks rank as the seventh-most in a single season at UNLV ... Had a season-high three solo blocks on three occasions ... Had a season-high seven assisted blocks vs. Wyoming (Oct. 7).

High School: A 2010 graduate of North Crowley High School in Fort Worth, Texas ... Lettered three years in volleyball and two in basketball ... Last season, the Panthers volleyball team finished as 5A district champions, first in the DFW area and Bi-District Champion ... Placed in each tournament the team participated in ... Earned all-district honors each of her three years with first team showings in 2009 and '10 and second team in '08 ... Selected as the MVP of the district, all-area and all-state ... Chosen to participate in the all-state game.

Personal: Born on May 18, 1992, in Fort Worth, Texas ... Daughter of Lemual and Paula Thomas ... Has one sister, Haleigh ... Undecided on course of study.