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2009: Saw action in all 28 matches... Finished career in the top 10 on the all time career assist list with 1,642...Second on the team with 4.40 assists per set...8/29 - Handed out season-high 22 assists in Hurricane Invitational championship game against the University of Miami...10/9 - Recorded second kill of the season and served up two aces against West Virginia...10/30 - Set a new career high in BIG EAST matches with nine digs against Villanova...11/6 - Tied a career high in BIG EAST matches with three aces against Louisville...11/21 - In quarterfinal match against Pittsburgh, posted 22 assists with seven digs...11/25 - Finished season with 20 assists, adding a kill and an ace against UCF.

2008: Appeared in 25 matches and 67 sets ... Averaged 4.88 assists and 0.73 digs per set ... Had 10 or more assists in 17 matches ... 8/29 - Opened the campaign with 24 assists, one block and one kill against Grambling in the USF Invitational ... 8/30 - Had 21 assists, a season-best three service aces and three digs against Northeastern in the USF Invite ... 9/5 - Posted a season high 25 assists with four digs versus Arizona State at the Portland Nike Invitational ... 9/12 - Handed out 17 assists with a season-best six digs against Murray State in the Alabama Tournament, followed by 23 assists and six digs at Alabama later in the day ... 10/12 - Had 22 assists, five digs and one kill against Syracuse ... 10/31 - Contributed 21 assists with four digs at Cincinnati.

2007: Played in 27 matches, starting in five ... Second in assists with 477 ... After two seasons, is just 107 assists shy of the 1,000 mark ... Led the Bulls in assists seven times ... Had 90 digs on the season for a 1.14 per set average, fifth most on the team ... Nearly doubled her freshman season's performance by totaling 15 service aces on the season ... Had one double-double on the season ... Tallied 23 double-digit assist matches ... Recorded four or more digs in a match 14 times ... 9/1 - Began the season with a 29-assist effort against Buffalo while having two kills with no errors on a career-high four attacks ... 9/7 - Notched a double-double versus Liberty after compiling 18 assists and a career-high 11 digs ... 9/14 - Led the team in assists with 21 in the sweep against TAMU-CC ... 9/23 - Totaled 30 assists in the Cincinnati match ... Played a great match at Rutgers with three kills, a 1.000 hitting percentage, three total blocks and 4.5 points, all of which are career highs ... 10/17 - Had a season high in assists versus FGCU (33) ... 11/16 - Handed out 21 assists in USF's upset win over Villanova in the conference tournament.

2006: Played in 19 matches, starting in eight ... Second with 416 assists ... Recorded five five-or-more dig outings ... Tallied 11 double-digit assist matches ... Had one double-double on the season ... 8/26 vs. Arkansas State - Tallied her first-career ace as a Bull ... Came in the match off the bench ... 9/8 vs. Jacksonville - Got her first collegiate start as the team's setter ... Netted 41 assists, two aces and a block assist ... 9/9 vs. Wright State - Tallied her first-career double-double with a 57-assist, 11-dig outing ... Set a new personal best in assists ... Posted her first kill of the year ... 9/15 vs. Stetson - Broke her previous career high she set on 9/9 with her 60 assists ... Registered three aces and posted 4.5 points ... Hit .333, converting three attacks into one kill ... 9/19 vs. UCF - Tallied her first multi-block match, netting two block assists ... 9/24 vs. Seton Hall - Paced the way in assists with 41 ... Chipped in seven digs for the third-best total on the team ... 10/8 vs. Pitt - Split time as the setter, coming off of the bench ... Collected 25 assists and three digs ... 10/29 vs. St. John's - Team ran a two-set offense and she came off of the bench to share duties with Juliana Nogueira ... Netted 10 assists ... Tied for the second-highest dig total with six.

High School/Club: Was a four-year letterwinner in volleyball at River Ridge High ... Earned the following honors in volleyball: three years all-conference, four years academic all-conference, two years all-state team, two years First Team North Suncoast, two-time St. Pete Times Player of the Year and Tampa Tribune Player of the Year ... Tallied 794 assists, 186 kills, 81 aces, 382 service points, 69 blocks and 107 digs ... Lettered in weightlifting (four years), tennis (one year) and track (two years) ... Was a two-year all-conference honoree in weightlifting ... Was a three-year National Honor Society member ... On honor roll all four years ... Member of Interact and was vice president for one year ... Member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes ... Played club ball for the Pinellas Heat Elite.

Personal
Full name is Brittany Elizabeth Castelamare ... Born on Nov. 23, 1987, in Tampa, Fla. ... Daughter of John and Heidi Castelamare ... Mother played volleyball for two years at Lake Michigan College and at USF ... Father played football at Nebraska for four years ... Has a sister, Brooke, 18 ... Majoring in physical therapy at USF.