| Beau Rawi |
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 | Class: Senior
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 | Hometown: Dana Point, CA
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 | High School: Capistrano Valley
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 | Height / Weight: 6-5 / 180
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 | Position: Opposite Hitter
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2002: Rawi, and athletic senior who has started for parts of the past 3 seasons mostly at middle blocker, has moved to opposite hitter and will look for playing time there in 2001 ... 2001: He appeared in 13 matches as a junior in 2001, starting 6 early matches at middle blocker and twice late in the season at outside hitter ... Overall, he had 59 kills, 14 aces, 11 digs and 20 blocks ... His 8 aces versus UC Irvine was a USC match record ... 2000: Rawi started for his second season at middle blocker as a sophomore in 2000 ... He was an All-MPSF honorable mention selection ... Led USC in blocks (137) and hitting percentage (.442) ... He had 315 kills, 24 aces and 28 digs ... He was 13th nationally in hitting percentage (.441) ... In MPSF statistics, he was ninth in hitting percentage (.439) and blocking average (1.56) ... He had 16 matches with double figures in kills, with a pair of 20-plus double kill matches (including a career-best 25 at BYU) ... He hit .500-plus in 11 matches ... He had 5-plus blocks in 16 matches, including a USC season-high 10 blocks against Long Beach State ... He made the All-Tournament team at the 2000 UC Santa Barbara Collegiate Invitational (he hit .313 in the final against Pepperdine). ... 1999: Rawi started 19 matches at middle blocker as a freshman in 1999 and appeared in 7 others as a backup ... Was second on USC in blocks with 114 ... Also had 235 kills while hitting .358, 18 aces (fourth on USC) and 104 digs ... Was in double kill figures 10 times, including a then-career-best 21 kills versus Loyola (Chicago) ... Hit .500plus 7 times ... Had 5plus digs 9 times (including a career-high 11 at Cal Baptist) and 5plus blocks 12 times (with a personal-high and USC season-best 12 against Long Beach State) ... HIGH SCHOOL: Was on the 1998 Volleyball Fab 50 team as a senior at Capistrano Valley High in Mission Viejo, Calif. ... As a junior, earned 1997 AllCIF Division I third team and Orange County Register All-Orange County second team honors ... Played for the USA Volleyball Boys’ Youth National team in 19959697... PERSONAL: He was a 1996 Junior Olympics Boys’ 16andUnder All-American first team and 1994 Junior Olympics Boys’ 14andUnder All-American first team pick ... His brother, Omar, lettered in volleyball at USC for 4 years (199699), starting in 1998 and 1999, and the brothers started next to each other at middle blocker in 1999 ... His sister, Amy, also attended USC ... Is majoring in international relations at USC ... Birthdate is July 17, 1980 ... PAT POWERS SAYS: “Beau has adapted well to the transition to opposite. He is a phenomenal jumper, has a lightning-quick arm and is passing well.”
G M K E TA PCT AST SA SE RE DG BS BA BE
1999 (Fr.)... 86 26 235 89 408 .358 12 18 65 1 104 10 104 15
2000 (So.)... 99 28 315 76 541 .442 12 24 114 0 28 33 104 19
2001 (Jr.)... 34 13 59 32 127 .213 2 14 41 0 11 4 16 7
CAREER... 219 67 609 197 1076 .383 26 56 220 1 143 47 224 41
Career single-match highs: 25 kills (BYU, 2000), 11 digs (Cal Baptist, 1999), 12 blocks (Long Beach State, 1999)