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Career Highs
Kills: 3 vs. Stanford, 1/28/06
Assists: 2 vs. Stanford, 1/28/06
Digs: 2 vs. Stanford, 1/28/06
Blocks: 4 vs. Stanford, 1/28/06
Points: 5.0 vs. Stanford, 1/28/06
2007
Did not play in any matches.
2006
Played in nine matches and 17 games after redshirting the 2005 season...Had his best match against Stanford (1/28), posting three kills, two digs, four blocks, and five points in the three-gamer...Hit .333 in that match with one error in six attempts...Totaled six kills, two assists, three digs, five blocks, and 8.5 points on the season.
2005
Redshirt.
High School
A 2004 graduate of Loyola High School in Los Angeles...Played four years at middle blocker for coach Michael Boehle...A First Team All-Mission League pick in 2004...Also picked up Third Team All-CIF honors in 2004...Cubs were CIF Division I champions in 2003 and 2004...Garnered the team's Most Improved Player award following the 2004 season...Graduated with honors and was an AP Scholar.
Club
Played club for Beach Cities (1999), Southern California Volleyball Club (2002), and Riptides (2003-04)...SCVC won a bronze medal at the 2002 Junior Olympics...Named to the all-tournament team at the 2003 Junior Olympics.
Personal
Matthew Minter Thobe was born Oct. 21, 1985 in Santa Monica, Calif....Parents are Greg and Christie Thobe...Has an older brother, Nick...Majoring in environmental studies with a minor in physics...Interested in sustainable energy research...Qualified for Dean's Honors at UCSB in 2005 and again in 2006...A strong supporter of the Gaucho women's volleyball team...Favorite movie is "Gladiator"...Enjoys watching "Family Guy" on television...Flips through the pages of "Popular Science"...Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love" is his top tune...Favorite food is anything his mom makes...Admires Karch Kiraly...Beating Mira Costa at Loyola Marymount in front of 2,200 fans is his most memorable sporting moment...Also recruited by Cal State Northridge, NYU, and USC.
