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Western Michigan University Athletics

2009 Volleyball Roster

3 Jaime Gotham

3 Jaime Gotham

  • Position:
    Middle Blocker
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Class:
    Junior
  • High School:
    Glenbard East
  • Hometown:
    Lombard, Ill.

Summary

Biography

2009: MAC Defensive Player of the Week (9/21) after recording 1.38 blocks per set over two wins at Indiana Invitational ... second on team in blocks per set (0.92) ... season-high five kills in season-openingi match against Hawai'i ... recorded season-high eight points as well as four kills and six blocks against Buffalo ... Hit .333 with three kills and two block assists against Central Michigan (10/10)

2008: Second Team All-MAC ... WMU Coaches’ Award ... MVP of the Golden Dome Invitational (9/19-21) ... MAC West Player of the Week (9/22) with 32 kills, 13 blocks and .375 attack percentage at tournament ... named to all-tournament team at Redbird Classic ... led WMU with 123 blocks and 1.02 blocks per set ... led the team with .296 attack percentage, fourth in kills with 264 ... posted 10 or more kills in eight matches, including season-high 14 at Kent State (10/24) ... blocked three or more shots in 24 matches ... season-high and career-high nine blocks vs. Northern Illinois (9/25) ... blocked eight attacks at Bowling Green (11/1) and seven vs. Miami (9/27) and Central Michigan (11/7) ... blocked nine shots during the NCAA Tournament, including three block assists No. 1 Penn State (12/12) ... finished the year with 98 digs, including career-high nine at Ohio (10/25) ... earned second letter.

2007: Given the WMU Coaches' Award ... saw action in 97 games in 28 matches with 26 starting assignments ... led WMU and ranked second in the MAC with 1.15 blocks per game ... her 112 total blocks ranked fifth in the MAC ... led all regular attackers with a .283 attack percentage to rank seventh in the MAC ... notched 171 kills (1.76 kpg) to rank fifth on the team ... served 20 aces to tie for fifth on the team ... set career highs with 16 kills and .696 attack percentage (16-0-23) in home victory over Toledo (11/9) ... posted a career-high nine blocks (2 BS, 7 BA) at Northern Illinois (10/25) ... tied a WMU school record with eight block assists in a three-game match against Central Michigan (9/29) ... posted eight total blocks against Indiana (9/8) and seven vs. Bowling Green (10/26) and No. 15 Dayton (11/23) ... made her career debut with a career-high three service aces against Chicago State (9/1) in the Clarion Classic ... earned first letter.

2006: Redshirted.

High School: A three-year letterwinner in volleyball at Glenbard East High School ... led the Rams to a regional championship as a sophomore ... named special mention all-conference and to the DuPage Valley Conference Leadership Team as a junior ... team captain, team MVP, all-conference and DuPage Valley Conference Leadership Team as a senior ... holds the school record for blocks in a season with 80 ... three-year honor roll student.

Personal: Daughter of Douglas and Karen Gotham ... has an older brother, Andy, and younger brother, Christopher ... majoring in recreation ... born July 20, 1988.

YEAR MP-MS SP K K/S E TA % A A/S SA SE SA/S RE DIG D/S BS BA TB B/S BE BHE POINTS
2007 28-26 97 171 1.76 48 435 .283 1 0.01 20 12 0.21 1 52 0.54 13 99 112 1.15 9 0 253.5
2008 35-35 121 264 2.18 73 645 .296 7 0.06 18 31 0.15 0 98 0.81 12 111 123 1.02 13 1 349.5
2009 12-0 36 26 0.72 14 86 .140 0 0.00 0 1 0.00 1 4 0.11 5 28 33 0.92 4 0 45.0
TOTAL 75-61 254 461 1.82 135 1166 .280 8 0.03 38 44 0.15 2 154 0.61 30 238 268 1.06 26 1 648.0

GOTHAM'S CAREER HIGHS

Kills:
16 (Toledo, 11/9/07)
Total Attacks: 31 (twice)
Attack % (min. 10 att.): .696, 16-0-23 (Toledo, 11/9/07)
Assists: 1 (multiple times)
Aces: 4 (vs. Western Carolina, 9/6/08)
Digs: 9 (at Ohio, 10/25/08)
Block Solos: 2 (multiple times)
Block Assists: 8 (Central Michigan, 9/29/07)
Total Blocks: 9 (three times)
Points: 17.5 (Toledo, 11/9/07)
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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2006Freshman

    Middle Blocker
    6'2"
    3
  • 3

    2007Redshirt Freshman

    Middle Blocker
    6'2"
    3
  • 3

    2008Sophomore

    Middle Blocker
    6'2"
    3
  • 3

    2009Junior

    Middle Blocker
    6'2"
    3