Kadija Fornah

Height:
6-null
Class:
Senior
High School:
Suncoast
Hometown:
West Palm Beach, Fla.

2011 (Senior)
Began the year with 11 kills and 5 digs against Arkansas (9/2) ... Recorded her first double-double of the season with 13 kills and 16 digs vs. Charleston Southern (9/3) ... Also recorded 16 digs against North Florida, matching a career-best (9/4) ... Was named to the All-Tournament Team at the Western Kentucky Tournament ... Began the tourney with 7 kills and 11 digs vs. LSU (9/9) ... Repeated that offensive performance with 7 kills, while adding 6 digs against WKU (9/9) ... Ended the weekend with a double-double, recording 16 kills and 13 digs vs. Xavier (9/10) ... Was named to the Black & Gold Challenge All-Tournament Team after her performances against Duke and High Point ... Had a double-double with 21 kills, 12 kills and 5 blocks against the Blue Devils (9/16) ... Turned in 8 kills, 5 digs and 4 assists vs. the Panthers (9/17) ... Recorded 15 digs and 8 kills at Appalachian St. (9/20) ... Attacked very well with 21 kills vs. Clemson (9/23) ... Also recorded her 1,000th career kill vs. Clemson ... Posted 9 kills and 5 digs vs. Georgia Tech (9/24) ... Notched 12 kills and 4 digs at Miami (9/30) ... Had back-to-back double-doubles with 16 kills and 19 digs at Florida St. (10/2) and 17 kills and 17 digs at Virginia Tech (10/6) ... Registered 15 kills at Virginia (10/7) ... Just missed double-doubles with 11 digs and 9 kills vs. Maryland (10/14) and 15 kills with 9 digs vs. Boston College (10/15) ... Tallied 13 digs and 8 kills vs. NC State (10/19) ... Reached 20 kills and had 8 digs vs. North Carolina (10/21) ... Recorded 11 kills and 4 digs at Georgia Tech (10/28) ... Followed that with 16 kills and 8 digs at Clemson (10/29) ... Racked up a double-double vs. VCU (11/1) with 16 kills and 14 digs ... Continued that momentum with a season-high 25 kills and another 14 digs vs. Virginia Tech (10/4) ... Totaled 15 kills and 9 digs vs. Virginia (10/5) ... Had her seventh and eighth double-doubles vs. Florida St. (11/11) with 20 kills and 14 digs and Miami (11/12) with 15 kills and 10 digs ... Turned in nearly identical performances with 15 kills at Boston College (11/18) and 14 kills at Maryland (11/20) ... Ended the year with 6 kills and 4 digs at Duke (11/22).

2010 (Junior)
Played in 30 matches and made 29 starts as an outside hitter ... Led the Demon Deacons with 327 kills, 381.5 points and 29 aces ... Record 10+ kills in 19 matches ... Also turned in a team-high eight double-doubles on the year ... Selected to the Preseason All-ACC team prior to competition ... Was named to the Deacon Invitational All-Tournament Team to begin the 2010 campaign ... In the first match of the season, tallied her second-career double-double with 19 kills and 10 digs to go along with four blocks against Coastal Carolina on Aug. 27 ... Had 11 kills and five digs in a three-set victory over East Tennessee State on Aug. 28 ... Recorded her third-career double-double and second of the Deacon Invite against Georgia on Aug. 28 with 16 kills and 11 digs ... Began the Active Ankle Challenge on Sept. 3 with 17 kills, 11 digs (third double-double of the year) and a career-high three aces ... Had seven digs and seven kills against St. Louis on Sept. 4 ... Turned in 11 kills and three digs against Creighton on Sept. 4 ... Recorded a team-high 36 kills at the Black and Gold Invitational ... Had 13 kills, nine digs and four blocks against West Virginia to start the B&G Invite ... Was a force at the net against Campbell on Sept. 11 with a career-best five total blocks (5 BA) and also contributed 10 kills ... Recorded 13 kills and a hit a season-best .375 against East Carolina on Sept. 11 ... Had a eight kills and 10 digs in Wake's ACC opener against Duke on Sept. 17 ... Had double-digit digs for the second straight match with 11 against Charlotte on Sept. 21 ... Had nine kills, seven digs and three blocks in a win at Clemson on Sept. 24 ... Recorded six kills, three digs and three blocks in a sweep over Georgia Tech on Sept. 26 ... Turned in a season-high 20 kills and added eight digs and two blocks in a loss to Maryland on Sept. 30 ... Had 10 kills, two aces, eight digs and two blocks in a sweep over Boston College on Oct. 1 ... Had her fourth double-double of the season with 18 kills and a career-high 16 digs in a loss to North Carolina on Oct. 6 ... Recorded her fifth overall and second consecutive double-double with 12 kills and 10 digs in a four-set victory over NC State on Oct. 8 ... Had two kills and three digs against Virginia Tech on Oct. 15 ... Was one away from tying a career-high with 15 digs against Virginia on Oct. 17 ... Played a key role in Wake's road upset over No. 25 Florida State with 15 kills, a season-high .414 hitting percentage, 11 digs, two blocks and two aces on Oct. 22 ... Had six kills at Miami on Oct. 24 ... Turned in 10 kills, eight digs and three aces vs. Georgia Tech on Oct. 29 ... Had 14 kills and seven digs in a win over Clemson on Oct. 30 ... Tallied eight kills and seven digs at NC State on Nov. 4 ... Recorded a double-double at North Carolina on Nov. 5 with 14 kills and 14 digs to go along with two blocks ... Earned five kills vs. NC Central on Nov. 9 ... Used a 15-kill performance to help Wake Forest defeat Virginia Tech on Nov. 18 ... Had 13 kills and six digs vs. Virginia on Nov. 19 ... Ended the year with a 13-kill, 12-dig performance in an upset over ACC Champion Duke on Nov. 23.

2009 (Sophomore)
Played in all 31 matches and made 26 starts during her sophomore season ... Led the Deacons with 306 kills, the only player to eclipse the 300-kill mark on the year ... Voted the team's Best Offensive Player and also received the Dedication Award as the athlete who shows the most discipline and hard work in the areas of strength and conditioning ... Also surpassed the 100-dig mark with 116 on the year ... Played in all three matches of the Deacon Invitational ... Recorded 17 kills on a career-high tying 52 attacks against Furman (Aug. 29) ... Also blocked a pair of attacks against the Paladins ... Played in all three matches of the Western Michigan Invite (Sept. 4-5), notching three kills and five digs ... Earned All-Tournament Team honors at the Bash at the Boro after leading the team in kills in two of the three matches ... Finished the weekend with a total of 34 kills, 15 digs and eight total blocks ... Opened the tournament with 14 kills and a career-high five blocks against Georgia Southern (Sept. 11) ... Posted nine kills and three blocks the next day against Auburn (Sept. 12) and closed the tournament with her first career double-double, notching 11 kills, 10 digs and two assists against Coastal Carolina (Sept. 12) ... Finished with a total of 31 kills for the second-straight weekend at the Black & Gold Challenege ... Also hit a team-best .319 with 23 digs in the three matches ... Started the tournament with 10 digs and eight kills against Duke (Sept. 18) ... Had 10 kills, eight digs and three blocks in the Deacs first win of the season over App. State (Sept. 19) ... Closed the weekend with a match-high 13 kills and a .370 hitting percentage in the win over Liberty (Sept. 19) ... Also notched her secord service ace of the season against the Flames ... Had 11 kills, five digs and three blocks in the win over Boston College (Sept. 24) ... Hit .467 with 15 kills and just one error in the four-set win over Maryland (Sept. 26) ... Had nine kills and three digs against Virginia Tech (Oct. 2) ... Recorded a match-high 16 kills and hit .379 in the win over Virginia (Oct. 3) ... Also had five digs and three blocks against the Cavaliers ... Notched 16 kills for the second-straight match on Oct. 8 against Miami ... Had six kills in the three-set loss to Florida State (Oct. 9) ... Notched her eighth double-digit kills effort of the season with 10 in the win at NC State (Oct. 16) ... Recorded a total of nine kills and two blocks in the setback at North Carolina (Oct. 18) ... Finished with five kills and two blocks in the setback at Georgia Tech (Oct. 23) ... Totaled 11 kills and two blocks, including her fifth block solo of the year at Clemson (Oct. 24) ... Had 12 kills and hit a career-high .500 in the win over Maryland (Oct. 30) ... Also recorded a career-high tying four block assists along with three digs in the win over the Terrapins ... Returned to notch 10 kills, three digs and one block in the three-set sweep of Boston College (Oct. 31) ... Had a career-match at Miami, putting away a career-best 22 kills while recording a career-high two block solos ... Finished the match with a .400 hitting percentage as well as six digs and three total blocks (Nov. 6) ... Notched her 15th 10-plus kill match of the season at No. 16 Florida State, finishing with 14 (Nov. 8) ... Recorded double-digit kills for the sixth consecutive match with 12 kills at Virginia (Nov. 13) ... Had six kills and five digs in Blacksburg against Virginia Tech (No.v 14) ... Turned in 13 kills, a .242 hitting percentage and three digs in a thrilling five-set home victory against North Carolina (Nov. 20) ... Hit .235 and had six kills in a three-set sweep over NC State (Nov. 21) ... Ended the season with a nine-kill, seven-dig and two-block performance (Nov. 24).

2008 (Freshman)
Saw action in all 32 matches and made 13 starts ... Played in 113 of the 117 sets on the year ... Finished second on the team with 264 kills and averaged 2.34 kills per set ... Fifth on the squad with a total of 41 blocks ... Finished with a total of 98 digs and five assists. Averaged 2.54 points per set ... Only served in four matches and finished with one service ace ... Named to the ACC All-Freshman Team ... Earned the team's Rookie of the Year Award ... Named to the All-Tournament Team at the Black & Gold Challenge ... Played in a total of seven sets at the season-opening Deacon Invitational (Aug. 29-30) and finished with a total of six kills, two blocks and one assist ... Recorded five kills, three digs and one block against Louisville (Sept. 5) in the opening match of the Adidas Classic ... Had two kills against host Indiana (Sept. 5) and rounded out the tournament with 11 kills, one block and one assist against Valparaiso (Sept. 6) ... Earned All-Tournament Team honors at the Black & Gold Challenge (Sept. 12-13) after posting 38 kills in the three matches ... Had 14 kills on a season-high 37 attempts in a five-set win over Western Michigan (Sept. 12) and came back the next morning to hit .385 with eight kills and three blocks against East Carolina ... Finished off the tournament with a season-best 16 kills and a .379 hitting percentage against Delaware (Sept. 13) ... Collected 11 kills in each of the first two matches of the Appalachian State Invitational (Sept. 19-20) ... Also had five digs and one block against the host Mountaineers ... Capped off the tournament with seven kills and a .385 hitting percentage in a three-set sweep of NC A&T (Sept. 20) ... Opened ACC-play with 10 kills and five digs against Florida State (Sept. 25) and also posted 10 kills one night later in a three-set sweep of Miami (Sept. 26) ... Recorded seven kills and two blocks in a thrilling five-set win over Duke (Sept. 30) ... Tied a season-high with 16 kills to go along with six digs and two blocks against NC State (Oct. 3) ... Had ten kills, four digs and three blocks against eventual ACC Champion North Carolina (Oct. 4) ... Recorded a total of 18 kills and six digs in two matches at Clemson (Oct. 10) and Georgia Tech (Oct. 11) ... Tallied eight kills, six digs and a season-high four blocks at Virginia Tech (Oct. 17) and returned two days later to post seven kills, four digs and one block at Virginia (Oct. 19) ... Had eight kills and hit a solid .368 in a three-set win over Boston College (Oct. 24) ... Came back the next night and totaled seven kills and two blocks in a second-straight sweep of Maryland (Oct. 25) ... Recorded nine kills, two digs and one block at Florida State (Oct. 31) and seven kills, four digs and one assist in the Deacon's second sweep of Miami (Nov. 2) ... Had 11 kills in each match against Georgia Tech (Nov. 7) and Clemson (Nov. 8) ... Tallied 14 kills, five digs and three blocks in a thrilling four-set win at NC State (Nov. 12) ... Recorded four kills and four digs at North Carolina (Nov. 16) ... Notched eight kills, five digs and a two blocks against Virginia Tech (Nov. 20) and four kills and six digs in a four-set win over Virginia (Nov. 21) ... Finished the year with a season-best 12 digs to go along with her first service ace at Duke (Nov. 25).

High School
Played for three different club teams over the past five years ... Was a member of the Northside VBC (2004-05), Oceanside VBC (2005-06) and Boomers VBC (2006-08) ... Helped high school team win the 2005 Class 4A State Championship ... Was named second team All-State as a senior ... Earned Palm Beach County first team honors in 2007 and second team honors as a junior in 2006 ... Named Team Captain as a senior and finished the season with 320 kills and 270 digs ... Was a member of the International Baccalaureate Program (2004-08) and received an International Baccalaureate diploma ... Was also a National Achievement Scholar as both a junior and senior.

Personal
Majoring in psychology ... Born May 13, 1990, in West Palm Beach, Fla. ... Full name is Kadija Kay Fornah ... Daughter of Faye and Emanuel Fornah ... Earned three letters in volleyball ... Chose Wake Forest over Washington State, New Mexico, Villanova, Miami, Memphis and UNLV ... Lists the main reason she chose Wake Forest was because of her relationship with her future teammates and coaching staff ... Has three club teammates playing volleyball at the collegiate level.