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Sept. 1, 2004

As Gonzaga volleyball prepares to open the 2004 season against Montana State, GoZags.com spent a few minutes with senior outside hitter Christina Davis as she reflects on her career and what the future holds.  Davis enters the season 11th on the Gonzaga career kills list and will become only the 11th player to surpass the 1,000 kill mark for her career this season.  She currently has 950 career kills.  A native of Idaho Falls, Ida., Davis will have the opportunity to play close to her hometown twice during her senior year.  She also has the unique opportunity of finishing her career with a high school teammate, Zags senior setter Emilee Gihring.  A public relations major at Gonzaga, Davis is on track to graduate in the spring of 2005.

Q: You are one of two seniors on this year's team who have played all four years here at Gonzaga.  Talk about the differences between that team you played on a freshman compared to this year's group of players?

That seems too long ago to remember.  The differences are certainly there, though. We have a different coach, first of all.  We have much more experience on this team.  My freshman year we had just one senior and two juniors from the Czech Republic.  This year we have four seniors and a lot of playing experience.  We have a group of girls this year who really want to take this team somewhere. 

Q: With three successful years under your belt you have climbed up some of the Gonzaga career record books.  This season you should crack the career Top 10 for kills and become the 11^th player with 1,000 or more kills.  What does that type of honor on the career charts mean to you?

It means a lot to me, really.  I've always used stats as a way measure myself and put a little more pressure on myself.  And to be included on any sort of list with players like Kelley Cunningham and Lisa Petticord is an honor.

Q: You are originally from Idaho Falls, Idaho.  This season Gonzaga plays two regular-season tournaments close to your home town.  Are you expecting a large family turnout for those matches and what will it be like to play near your home town?

I fully expect every single person that I know to be at our tournament at ISU. Well, not everyone, but I am hoping for a pretty big cheering section.  Pocatello is only 50 miles away from home, which is by far the closest we have ever played.  I look forward to it.

Q: You have also had the chance to play with a former high school and club teammate over the past two years.  What has it been like playing with Emilee Gihring?

It is always a privilege to play with Emilee.  She works so hard and is such a competitor.  In high school I had hoped that would could play together in college, but I didn't think it would really happen.  She went to Denver; I came here.  Then two years later we are playing together again.  Funny how things work out.

Q: As part of the Bulldogs volleyball team you have had a chance to visit a good number of cities on the West Coast.  What has been your favorite trip to take during the past three years?

I love going to play in San Diego and L.A.  It's so different from here, and when it is snowing in Spokane, it is 75 degrees in southern California.  Also, my older sister and her family live down there, so it is a highlight that I get to see them.  On the other hand, it was a one of those trips that we flew to San Diego, circled the airport five times, flew back to L.A., sat on the runway for an hour, then bussed back to San Diego with a mission group headed to Tijuana to build houses, to finally get to our hotel, via taxi cab at 4AM.  OK, so that wasn't one of my favorites.

Q: You have also played with a wide variety of players during your career, who would you select as the best Gonzaga player you have played with in your three years?

Wow, what a question.  I'll go with Abby Cullen.  Great athlete, good attitude, and she could hit the crud out of the ball.

Q: With the Olympics coming to a close most of the television exposure for volleyball has been centered on Beach Volleyball.  Any aspirations of ever taking up the beach version or will you always stick with indoor volleyball?

I've actually never played in the beach in my life; not too much sand in Idaho.  I think I'll stick with indoor.  I would only pick up beach volleyball if I moved to California, and I really don't want to move to California (I just got on the bad side of half my teammates with that one).

Q: As a student-athlete at Gonzaga you have taken a very active role in charity work, spearheading the GU Habitat for Humanity Project.  What inspires you to get involved in activities like that?

I am just trying to use my powers for good and not evil!  I feel really blessed to be at this school getting a great education, and I just want to give something back.  It is all of those little things that add up to making the world a better place.  That's what we're all here for, right?

Q: With the opening of a new basketball arena on the Gonzaga campus, are you excited about finally having a volleyball only facility and do you think that will benefit the Zags program in the long run?

We will be one of the few schools in the whole country to have a gym just for volleyball.  I think it is fantastic.  Steps like that always help to build the program.

Q: Finally with the ending of your athletic and academic career at Gonzaga on the horizon, what does life after Gonzaga have in store for Christina Davis?

If I only knew...  Actually, I feel like the whole world is opening up for me.  I will either go on a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for a year and a half, or jump into a career in Seattle, Portland, or Boise.  I have loved my time at Gonzaga, and now I am ready to go take on life.