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University of Nebraska - Kearney Athletics

2017 Loper Volleyball Roster

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19 Tara Ziegelbein

  • Position Middle Blocker
  • Height 6-0
  • Class Senior
  • Major Biology/Veterinary Medicine
  • High School Lutheran
  • Hometown Lincoln, NE

Biography

CAREER NOTES
2-time AVCA All-American ... 2016 CCA All-American ... 2-time AVCA and CCA All-Central Region ... 4-time All-MIAA ... 2-time MIAA Academic Honor Roll ... ranks 20th in Loper lore with 1,121 career kills ... 10th in school history in blocks per set (0.97) ... also 10th in career attack pct. (.328) ... eighth most blocks (415)

AS A SENIOR (20217)
AVCA third-team All-American ... AVCA All-Central Region ... Conference Commissioner's Association second-team All-Region ... first-team All-MIAA ... played in 121 of a possible 127 sets ... led UNK in overall blocks (143), blocks per set (1.18) and attack pct. (.317) ... second in overall kills (382) and kps (3.16) ... also had 121 digs, 14 aces and nine assists ... 22 match with a double digit kill total ... 16 matches with at least five blocks ... had 18 kills, 10 digs and seven blocks in 4-set win over NW Missouri ... later in the year at Maryville, had 15 kills, nine blocks and hit .455 ... 14 kills in 17 swings (.765 pct.) in sweep of Hawaii Pacific ... 14 kills and seven blocks in 4-set win at West Texas A&M ... season-best 19 kills and hit .375 in win over nationally-ranked Regis ... 16 kills and eight blocks in MIAA Tourney semis win vs. Central Missouri ... 412 service attempts (.978 success rate) ... had two aces in three different matches

AS A JUNIOR (2016)
AVCA third-team All-American ... Conference Commissioner's Association honorable mention All-American ... AVCA and CCA All-Central Region ... first-team All-MIAA ... MVP of the UNK Fall Classic ... joined Mackenzie Puckett and Lindsey Smith as Lopers on the USA D2 team that played in Brazil in June 2017 ... played and started 36 matches ... 115 sets ... team-best 112 blocks and team-best 0.97 blocks per set ... team-best .392 attack pct. ... 2.70 kills per set (310 total) ... also 40 digs ... 12 matches with a double digit kill total ... 19 matches hitting at least .400 ... 16 with at least four blocks ... 12 kills and hit .618 in opener vs. Edinboro (Pa.) ... seven kills in eight swings with no errors (.875 pct.) in second win at Merrimack ... 12 kills and six blocks in sweep of Lindenwood ... nine kills and season-best nine blocks in road sweep of Central Missouri ... season-high 18 kills in 5-set win at NW Missouri ... 17 kills and four blocks in NCAA loss to Augustana 

AS A SOPHOMORE (2015)
First-team All-MIAA ... MIAA Academic Honor Roll ... tied for the Loper lead in blocks at 0.82 per set ... had a team-best 93 blocks (20 solo) ... second in attack percentage at .297 ... third in kills per set (2.42/273 total) ... played in 113 of a possible 122 sets ... also had 33 digs and four assists ... 11 matches with at least three blocks ... 11 matches with a double digit kill total ... nine kills and eight blocks in the season-opener vs. Azusa Pacific ... 11 kills and hit .529 at Fort Hays State ... 16 kills and five stuff in 5-set loss at Central Missouri ... seven kills, six blocks and hit .583 vs. Emporia 

AS A FRESHMAN (2014)
One of UNK's top middles ... playing time increased at the year went along ... honorable mention All-MIAA ... MIAA Academic Honor Roll ... played in 70 sets ... averaged 2.23 kills and 0.96 blocks per set ... hit .292, second highest mark on the team ... also had five aces and 55 digs ... 11 kills, six blocks and five digs in five-set loss to C. Oklahoma ... season-best 17 kills, five blocks and hit .500 in four-set win at Lindenwood ... in back-to-back home wins over Mo. Western and Washburn, a combined 21 kills and 11 blocks ... three blocks in three sets in NCAA match

HIGH SCHOOL
Volleyball, basketball and soccer letterwinner ... as a senor, 344 kills, 206 digs and 109 blocks ... two-time all-state ... three-time first-team all-league ... helped the Warriors each the 2012 state tournament

PERSONAL
Daughter of Stacy Wahl & the late Bill Ziegelbein ... father played football at UNL as did her grandfather, Jim

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 19

    2014-15Freshman

    Middle Blocker
    6'0"
    19
  • 19

    2015-16Sophomore

    Middle Blocker
    6'0"
    19
  • 19

    2016-17Junior

    Middle Blocker
    6'0"
    19
  • 19

    2017Senior

    Middle Blocker
    6'0"
    19