Sophomore (2009): All-Southern Conference First Team Selection…Twice named SoCon Player of the Week…Played in 112 of 116 games…Gathered 16 double-doubles including streak of five consecutive…Led the team in kills (390), kills per set (3.48), tied for first in service aces (28) and was second in digs (332/2.96)…Ranked second in the conference in kills…Had streak of 10 consecutive matches posting double-digit kill performances and posted a double-figure kill showing in all but eight matches…Best hitting percentage was .500 twice – Stetson (8-29) and Western Carolina (10-25)…Posted career-best 24 kills against Coastal Carolina (9-12) and followed suit with 21 at Winthrop (9-18) and College of Charleston (11-6)…First double-double came in championship match of Holiday Inn Invitational…Posted 14 kills and 11 digs against Troy (8-29)…Posted season-best 22 digs against Furman (10-30)…Had three assists against Wake Forest (9-11) and at Wofford (9-25)…Posted two block solos at Winthrop and at Davidson (11-10)…Had three block assists against Davidson (10-13)…Served up three aces against Wake Forest and at Wofford.

Freshman (2008): Tabbed to SoCon All-Freshman team for her stellar inaugural season as an Eagle...Played in 117 of 121 games contested...Ranked first on the team in kills (399) and kills per set (3.41) and fourth in attack percentage (.187)...Her 2.90 dig average per game ranked second on the team...Served up 22 aces placing second on the team in aces served...Recorded 10 of 16  double-double performances in the first month of the season...Had seven double-double outings against conference foes...Had a double-figure kill showing in all but nine matches...Posted season-high 20 kills versus Auburn (9-6) and season-best 21 digs versus Wofford (11-15)...Had 19 kills vs. Eastern Michigan (9-13) and 18 kills on three occasions, vs. Central Florida (8-30), at Mercer (9-5) and at The Citadel (10-4)...Recorded a season-best .423 attack percentage vs. UNC Wilmington (9-12)...Posted 18 digs and 16 kills in the win over Western Carolina (10-10).

High School: Attended Ironwood High School…Three-year letterwinner for coach Kathy Wilson and team captain her senior season…Honorable Mention All-American, Second Team All-State and Region Player of the Year in 2007…Led Eagles to 39-2 record her junior year and a runner-up finish in the state championship…Named First Team All-Region and Honorable Mention All-State after junior season…Tabbed team’s Most Improved Player and Honorable Mention All-Region her sophomore campaign…IHS claimed three straight region titles from 2005-07, a state championship in 2007, runner-up in 2006 and semifinal appearance in 2005.

Personal: Full name is Bethany Alana Sanford…Born Nov. 21, 1990 in Port Huron, Mich.…Daughter of Terry Sanford and Gwendolyn McMillan… Undecided on a major…Lists hobbies as hiking, decorating shirts/soffes, talking on the phone, shopping and hanging out with friends…Would want Gabrielle Union to play her in a movie…Craziest ambition is to go to Scotland and find the Loch Ness Monster…The three people she would invite to dinner are Tracy Morgan, Jackie Robinson and Princess Diana…The word that best describes her is “courageous”… People would be surprised to know that she still watches the Disney Channel…Favorites: sports figure – Tiger Woods; pro team – Pittsburgh Steelers; pre-game ritual – chew Trident Splash gum…musical artists – Red Hot Chili Peppers, Fefe Dobson; TV shows – Real World, Flavor of Love; movie – Blue Crush.