Background
She was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, and played volleyball for the University of Minnesota.
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She was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, and played volleyball for the University of Minnesota.
Berg attended the University of Minnesota and played on the school"s volleyball team She was named to the All-Big Ten team in 1999, 2000 and 2001. She also set a Minnesota record for most career assists.
She played in three Olympic Games for the United States national team, winning two silver medals. College Professional Berg played for the Minnesota Chill of the United States Professional Volleyball league in 2002. She was named the Outstanding Server and Outstanding Setter.
From 2005 to 2008, she played in the Italian Serie A League.
International Berg joined the national team in January 2003. That year she played in all 44 of the team"s matches and led the team in total assists with 1,093.
She played for the team in the 2004 Summer Olympics. Berg was named the best setter of the Pan American Cup for the third straight year in 2005, but the United States. did not medal.
In 2006, Berg played for the United States. in the World Grand Prix.
Berg was the co-captain of the team at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She was named the United States of America Volleyball Female Indoor Athlete of the Year for that year. Berg then took part of the 2009 season off to recover from surgery after the Olympics.
In 2010, she played in the FIVB World Championship, and the United States. finished fourth.
At the 2011 FIVB World Cup, Berg started 10 of 11 matches and helped the United States. finish second and qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympics. She was named the United States of America Volleyball Indoor Female Athlete of the Year for 2011.
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Berg was the starting setter in seven of eight matches. Berg was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, on July 16, 1980.
She graduated from Punahou High School in Hawaii and the University of Minnesota.
She is 5 feet, 8 inches tall. Berg underwent Orthokine treatments before the 2012 Olympics to treat chronic pain in her left knee that had been affecting her for four years. She paid €6,000 (about $7,400) for the procedure, which neither her professional volleyball team in Italy nor the United States Olympic team would cover.
Lindsey conducts youth volleyball camps.