#3 - Candice Marut Class: Junior Hometown: Pinconning, Mich. Position: Setter/Outside Hitter High School: Pinconning

Bulldog Career: Career Statistics.

2008 Season (Senior): Match-By-Match Statistics . . . Team co-captain . . . Enters the season listed eighth among Ferris’ all-time assists leaders with a 1,702 career total.

2007 Season (Junior): Match-By-Match Statistics . . . A GLIAC All-Academic Team honoree . . . Received team’s Bulldog Award for displaying heart and desire . . . Finished second in team assists (620), fourth in both kills (149) and digs (199), and fifth in total blocks (39) . . . Generated a career-best 14 kills in win over nationally-ranked Hillsdale (10/12) and posted 10 kills against Wayne State (10/13) . . . Tallied 30 or more assists in 10 matches . . . Dished out 53 assists with 12 digs vs. Adams State, Colo. (8/31)?in a Days Inn-Denver West Oredigger Classic match . . . Hit .400 or better four times with a .538 (7/0/13) hitting effort vs. West Virginia State (8/24) at the Ferris State Invitational . . . Compiled double-digit digs six times, which included 15 apiece vs. Western New Mexico (8/31) and against Michigan Tech (9/15) . . . Had 14 digs vs. North Dakota (9/7) at Minnesota Duluth Classic and against Lake Superior State (9/14) . . . Named to Ferris State Invite All-Tourney Team.

2006 Season (Sophomore): Match-By-Match Statistics . . . Co-recipient of FSU Coaches Award . . . Team leader in assists (720) and finished runner-up for best attack percentage (.229) . . . Played in 101 games . . . Dished out a career-best 64 assists at Northwood (10/14) which also ranked tied for eighth-highest single match output in school history . . . Surpassed the 30 assists mark in eight matches . . . Posted 62 assists against Northern Michigan (10/22) and netted 47 vs. Lake Superior State (10/20) . . . Had season-high seven kills at Saginaw Valley State (10/13) . . . Garnered 10 or more digs in a match five times, including a season-high 12 digs vs. Gannon (9/30) and Wayne State (10/7) . . . Tallied 11 digs and eight block assists at Northwood (10/14).

2005 (Sophomore): Appeared in 73 games . . . Ranked second among squad’s leaders in total assists (362) . . . Totaled 10 assists or more in 15 outings . . . Twice had 32 assists in a match . . . Netted 32 assists and 12 digs against Lock Haven (Pa.) in the FSU Holiday Inn Invite (8/26) . . . Also had 32 assists and 14 digs versus Arkansas Tech at the Amerihost-Grand Valley State Fall Classic (9/3) . . . Had season-high nine kills in win over Edinboro (Pa.) at the Findlay Classic (9/10) . . . Posted two assists in NCAA Tourney match against Southern Illinois-Edwardsville (11/17) . . . Had over 20 assists nine times . . . Registered 31 assists at Mercyhurst (10/7) . . . Tied for seventh place among squad’s service ace leaders with 15 . . . Recorded 19 assists and five digs in her collegiate debut vs. West Virginia State (8/25) . . . Compiled 10 or more digs in five matches, including 14 versus both Arkansas Tech and Edinboro.

2004 (Freshman):: Redshirted . . . Co-winner of team’s Bulldog Award.

High School: A 2004 graduate of Pinconning High . . . First-team all-region and All-Northeastern Michigan Conference honoree . . . Played in MIVCA All-Star match . . . Led PHS to three consecutive conference titles . . . A Class B All-Stater . . . Helped Spartans claim three district and two regional crowns . . . Honorable mention all-stater as a junior . . . Prepped by Marion LaFave . . . Competed in softball and basketball . . . Served as a class officer and a National Honor Society member. . . Voted homecoming queen.

Club Team: Played USA Volleyball (USAV) for the Valley Volleyball Club.

Personal: Daughter of Andrew and Carla Marut . . . Born 7/30/86 in Midland, Mich. . . Featured in country group The Lost Trailers music video “Holler Back” with teammate Dana Ruttle . . . Public relations major.