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#10 Mike Brunsting
Position: Setter
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 175
Year: Junior
City/State: Poway, CA
High School: Francis Parker School
College: Muir
Major: Human Biology
Experience: 2 Letters
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AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2012
Started 18 of 27 matches at the setter position, appearing in 87 sets ... Was first on the team in assists (556), second in aces (19) and fourth in digs (88) ... Assists per set average of 6.39 was second on the team, 13th in the conference and 28th nationally ... Season-high 62 assists to go along with eight digs vs. BYU (2/11) ... Produced one of two Triton double-doubles on the year with 12 digs and 55 assists vs. NJIT (1/14) ... Compiled 59 assists, six digs and a season-best four total blocks vs. Princeton (2/1) ... Served a season-high four aces with 39 assists, seven digs and three blocks vs. Pepperdine (1/27) ... 40 assists at UCSB (3/9) ... MPSF All-Academic.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2011
Had a career night in a starting role at Pepperdine (3/12), recording 14 kills, five blocks and 18 points to aid in a 3-2 UCSD victory ... Over his last four appearances of the year, upped assist total each time from 21-31-34, culminating with a season-high 42 at Long Beach State (4/9) ... Totaled 11 points vs. Hawai’i (1/28) with eight kills, two aces and two block assists ... Also had 26 assists and a season-high eight digs in that match ... Hit .714 (6-1-7) at BYU (2/25) ... Named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll at the Silver Level (GPAs 3.300 to 3.499).

CLUB
Played for Epic Volleyball (2007-10) ... Junior Nationals silver medalist in 2008-09.

HIGH SCHOOL
A 2010 graduate of Francis Parker School in San Diego ... An AVCA All-America First Team pick and the Lancers’ MVP in 2010 ... Two-time first-team All-CIF ... Team won Western League and CIF Division IV titles in 2009 and 2010.

PERSONAL
Born June 12, 1992 in Chula Vista ... Parents are Dave and Jan Brunsting ... Father attended Stanford and mother went to Cal State Northridge ... Has three older sisters named Rachel Williams, Roxanne Brunsting and Diane Twitchell, and one younger sister named Julie Twitchell ... Roxanne was an outside hitter/setter on the UCSD women’s team from 2007-11 ... A human biology major at Muir College ... Career goals include professional beach volleyball and becoming a doctor ... Counts winning at UC Irvine and Pepperdine as a Triton freshman in 2011 among his top volleyball memories ... Enjoys reading historical fiction and coaching at San Diego’s Coast Volleyball Club ... Favorite movie is American Psycho ... Lay Your Cards Out by Poliça can be found on his playlist ... Lists Brazilian beach volleyballer Anjinho as an influence.

MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS
2011
2012

MATCH HIGHS
Kills 14 at Pepperdine 3/12/11
Assists 62 vs. BYU 2/11/12
Aces 4 vs. Pepperdine 1/27/12
Digs 12 vs. NJIT 1/14/12
Blocks 5 at Pepperdine 3/12/11
Points 18.0 at Pepperdine 3/12/11
   
CAREER STATISTICS
Season SP MP MS K E TA Pct. Ast. SA Digs BS BA TB Points
2011 63 23 14 71 36 158 .222 259 11 70 3 21 24 95.5
2012 87 27 18 32 24 89 .090 556 19 88 5 27 32 69.5
Totals 150 50 32 103 60 247 .174 815 30 158 8 48 56 165.0

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