| Becky Novacek |
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Sophomore
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| Hometown:
Aliquippa, PA
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| High School:
Hopewell
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| Height:
6-2
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| Position:
MB
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| Birthdate:
10/24/1988
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2007
Played in 28 games in 14 total matches...Ended the season with team's third-best hitting percentage (.304) and was fifth in blocks per game (0.46)...Was ninth on the team in kills per game (0.86)...Posted a career-high five kills against Radford on Sep. 8...Tallied five total blocks against UMBC on Sep. 15.
High School
A PIAA State Champion in three sports at Hopewell High School...Novacek was named the Athlete of the Year by the Beaver County Times (2007), Pittsburgh Post-Gazette West (2007), Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (2006), Pittsburgh Tribune Review (2007, 2006) and MSA Sports Network (2007, 2006)...Led her volleyball team to the PIAA Title as a sophomore, three WPIAL Championships and four Sectional Titles...A three-time All-State pick who earned First Team honors after recording a school record 470 kills as a senior...Also a three-time All-WPIAL and All-Section selection...Led the Hopewell basketball team to PIAA State Championships as a senior and junior...A two-time All-PIAA and All-WPIAL selection on the hardwood...Won the 2007 PIAA State title in the High Jump with a leap of 5-5...Included as one of the 2006 'Top 100 Senior Aces' by PrepVolleyball.com...Earned the Hopewell High School Scholar-Athlete Award...A National Honor Society member who graduated among the Top 5 in her class
Personal
Plans on majoring in business...Earned a Presidental Scholarship at UD...Born October 24, 1988...Daughter of Jim and Julie Novacek...Has three sisters (Joyce, Grace and Janice)...Her twin sister, Joyce, plays basketball at Bucknell University...Her uncle Jay Novacek played for 11 seasons in the NFL as a tight end for the Cardinals and the Cowboys...Chose UD because of the size and layout of the campus...She also wanted to play for a growing program.
Career Statistics
| Season | GP-MP | K | K/G | E | TA | Pct | A | A/G | SA | SA/G | SE |
| 2007 | 28-14 | 24 | 0.86 | 7 | 56 | .304 | 7 | 0.25 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 |
| TOTAL | 28-14 | 24 | 0.86 | 7 | 56 | .304 | 7 | 0.25 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 |
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| Season | DIG | D/G | RE | BS | BA | TB | B/G | BE | BHE | Points | Pts/G |
| 2007 | 6 | 0.21 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 0.46 | 1 | 0 | 31.0 | 1.11 |
| TOTAL | 6 | 0.21 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 0.46 | 1 | 0 | 31.0 | 1.11 |
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