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The former Tara Taylor begins her second season with Charlotte. Sunquist, a December, 2006 graduate of the University of North Florida, was a four-year starter at the libero position for the Ospreys.
Sunquist is responsible for travel and coordinates recruiting efforts. During games, she calls blocking schemes and serving strategy, and she helps run the passing and defense.
Sunquist graduated as the career leader in digs (1,616) for the Ospreys, also holding the season (647) and single-match marks for digs (42), following an astounding senior season last fall in which she was team captain. She was a part of three Peach Belt Conference Championship teams while in Division II, qualifying for the NCAA post-season all three of those years. The school then reclassified for Division I in her final season. UNF won 60 straight PBC matches in its last seasons in Division II volleyball.
The Fort Myers, Florida native graduated as a double major in Transportation and Logistics / Marketing, and was an academic all-conference performer all five seasons at North Florida.
Sunquist was a coach with the Jacksonville Juniors Volleyball Association from 2004-2007, mentoring top-ranked teams in the state of Florida at ages 15, 16 and 17.
Sunquist lists her hobbies as riding bulls and scooters. Sunquist had playing experience in Charlotte, as she was a player in Halton Arena when North Florida visited Charlotte in one of the 2006 fall weekend volleyball tournaments.
She married former Charlotte track star Eli Sunquist on May 10. The couple lives in Charlotte with their cat, Zipper.
