Svetlana Dukule

Class:
Senior
High School:
Muriyenei Gymnasium
Hometown:
Riga, Latvia

2006: "Duke" had 299 kills for the 2006 season which was second on the team along with 105 blocks. She had her best match along against Xavier with career-high 22 kills and five blocks. With 12 matches with double digit kills, she had a season hitting percentage of .251. She had a team leading 21 kills and five blocks in the BIG EAST quarterfinal against UConn.

2005: She played in 90 games in 2005 and hit .207. She had a season-high of 11 kills against both Long Island and Xavier. She had eight digs against Xavier with a season high two solo blocks at Long Island and had six assistant blocks at Georgetown. With a hot hand against Marquette, she hit .467 (7-0-15) for her best outing of the season offensively.

2004: Svetlana earned a starting nod early in the season and ended up hitting .295 with 195 kills and 481 attacks. She had 75 digs and 50 total blocks and had eight matches in double digit kills, led by a 19 kill performance at Marquette. She hit .350 or better in 11 matches. Recording six blocks against Wake Forest, five against Tennessee and four versus Missouri, Dukule helped U of L to be one of the top five schools in blocking in the NCAA.

High School: Svetlana played for Ilmars Pulins in club ball for three years. She helped her club team win third place in Latvia's championship in 2003. She was named best blocker and best hitter in the tournament in Italy in 2004 and was MVP of the Latvian championship in 2003.

Honors: Conference USA All-Freshman Team (2004)

Personal: Daughter of Irina and Alexander Dukule. Born Sept. 9, 1986. Major is finance. Favorites Hobbies: Dancing, crossstitching; Class: Logic; Movie: The Notebook; Biggest Thrill in Sports: Making NCAA Sweet Sixteen twice and winning BIG EAST Tournament; Musical Group: Benassi Brothers; Volleyball players: Inga Pulina, Inguna Minusa; Food: Lasagna; Persons with biggest influence on athletic career: Leonid Yelin, Ilmars Pulins; My advice to youngsters: Don't think, just play; Post College Ambition: Play professional volleyball; Best Part About Being an Athlete: Meet new friends and character development; Something most people don't know about me: I speak three languages (Latvian, Russian, English).