Cara Miller

7 - Cara Miller

Born: 03/14/1982
Year: Senior
Hometown: Casper, Wyo.
High School: Kelly Walsh H.S.
Position: MB


2003: Played in all 114 games ... named to Division I Independent regular season second-team ... was second on UNC team in hitting percentage (.372) and blocks (0.92/game) ... hitting percentage was second highest total in a single season school history, trailing only teammate Maggie Ledall's .413 in 2003 ... finished career with 271 block assists which ranks No. 5 in UNC history ... tied her career-high with eight total blocks in last match of career, a 3-1 victory over Utah Valley State (Nov. 15) at the Division I Independent Championships ... had 16 matches of double-digit kills ... hit a season-high .786 (11k-0e-14a) in 3-1 victory over Hawaii-Hilo (Aug. 30) at Hawaiian Style Classic ... hit .667 (9k-1e-12a) in 3-0 win over Christian Brothers (Oct. 10) and .643 (10k-1e-14a) in 3-0 victory over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi at Division I Independent Championships ... had 12 kills and seven total blocks in win over Edinboro (Oct. 17) ... named to All-Tournament team at Premier Challenge after averaging 2.43 kills and 1.00 blocks per game and hitting .324 while leading UNC to a 3-1 record at the event.


2002: Played in all 121 games as a junior ... All-NCC honorable mention selection ... third on the team in kills with 321 (2.65/game), second in hitting percentage (.265) and first in blocks with 101 (0.83/game) ... had 15 games of 10-plus kills including career-high 17 against North Dakota State (Sept. 21) ... had 13 kills and four block assists in NCAA Elite 8 match against Tampa ... named NCC Player of the Week on Sept. 30 after hitting .500 (24-4-40) and averaging 2.67 kills and 1.44 blocks per game in three UNC victories ... notched five service aces in victory over Colorado Christian (Sept. 17) ... had eight block assists in victory over Metro State (Sept. 3) at the Premier Challenge ... hit season-high .625 (11-1-16) against Western Oregon (Aug. 31).

2001: Appeared in 33 matches and 109 games ... ranked fourth on the squad in total blocks with 52 including a season high of seven at Morningside (Nov. 10) ... recorded double digit kills in four contests with a season high of 14 at South Dakota (Nov. 9) and hit .393 ... had her best hitting percentage vs. Minnesota State, Mankato (Oct. 3) when she hit .600 on 6 of 10 hitting with no errors.

2000: Saw action in 25 matches and 75 games ... ranked sixth on the team in total blocks with 45 ... scored two double-digit kill matches and one double-digit dig match ... made seven blocks against NCAA II national runner-up Augustana in a 3-2 loss on Sept. 29 ... fired three aces in UNC's 3-0 sweep of Minnesota State, Mankato (Oct. 27).

Prep: A first-team all-state and all-conference selection as a senior ... selected to play in the state all-star game ... helped her team to a third-place state finish as a sophomore, and a fifth-place finish as a junior.

Personal: Born March 14, 1982, in Casper, Wyo. ... daughter of Michael and Pamela Miller ... majoring in human biology ... UNC Scholar Athlete.

Career Highs

Kills:    17 vs. North Dakota State (Sept. 21, 2002)
Attacks:  46 vs. North Dakota State (Sept. 21, 2002)
Aces:     4 vs. Incarnate Word (Aug. 24, 2001)
Digs:     10 vs. Augustana (Nov. 4, 2000)
Blocks:   8, twice, last vs. Utah Valley State (Nov. 15, 2003)

Miller's Career Statistics

YearsGP   K    E    TA   Pct.  Ast  SA  D    BS  BA   K/G    A/G    D/G   B/G
200075   118  48   323  .217  26   9   68   2   43   1.57  0.35   0.91  0.60
2001      109  175  86   526  .169  33   5   52   3   49   1.61  0.30   0.48  0.48
2002121  321  113  784  .265  8    31  104  8   93   2.65  0.07   0.86  0.83
2003114  304  75   615  .372  10   24  53   19  86   2.67  0.09   0.46  0.92
Totals419  918  322  2248 .265  77   69  277  32  271  2.19  0.18   0.66  0.72