University of Nebraska - Kearney Athletics

LOPER NOTES
Three-time all-conference ... two-time All-NCAA Tournament ... 2011 All-Region ... 341 career sets ... 891 kills (2.61 ps) ... 252 blocks (0.81 ps) ... .349 hitting percentage currently ranks fifth in school history
AS A JUNIOR (2012)
Battled through an ailing shoulder to be one of UNK's starting middles ... All-MIAA second-team ... MIAA Academic Honor Roll ... sat out the spring again to rest her shoulder ... second on the team, and among the MIAA leaders, in hitting percentage (.321) ... 296 kills (2.49) to rank fourth on the Lopers ... also provided 73 blocks (0.61 ps), second most on the team ... 13 matches with 10 plus kills ... in the NCAA's, had 13 kills vs. SW Minnesota and 11 in the loss to Concordia ... hit a combined .403 in those matches to make the All-Tournament team ... season-best of 20 kills came at Pitt State in September ... hit .472 in the win ... totaled 24 kills in back-to-back matches vs. Emporia and Washburn ... season-best of seven blocks came in season-finale at Washburn

AS A SOPHOMORE (2011)
Third-team All-RMAC ... RMAC All-Tournament ... two-time RMAC Defensive POW ... AVCA All-Central Region ... second on the team in hitting (.366) ... first in blocks (96) and bps (0.90) ... fourth in in kills (267/2.50 ps) ... missed a couple of matches to rest an ailing shoulder ... also rested during 2012 spring ball ... 10 matches with double digit kill totals, including thee final two ... in the NCAA loss to Colorado Mines, season-best 17 kills and a .421 attack pct. ... in the RMAC tourney final, 12 kills and four blocks vs. Metro State ... earlier against the 'Runners, eight kills and a season-best seven blocks ... also had seven stuffs in road win at Regis ... hit .727 (7-1-11) vs. Fort Lewis ... seven other matches hitting over .500

AS A FRESHMAN (2010)
One of the Lopers starting middles ... third-team All-RMAC after leading the conference in hitting (.362) ... hit .300 or higher in 27of the 34 matches she played ... missed two matches in due to injury ... 19 matches with 10 kills or more ... fourth in the team in kills (328) and third in kps (2.85) ... second in blocks (83) and blocks per set (0.72) ... in first collegiate match, vs. Central Missouri, 12 kills in 18 swings (.667 attack pct.) ... the same day, had a season-best 17 kills and hit .441 in five set loss at Tampa ... recorded 17 kills again in a five-set loss to Metro State ... earlier, season-best eight blocks and 11 kills in loss at Wayne State ... 13 kills, .522 attack pct., and seven blocks in NCAA win over SW Minnesota ... subsequently named to the Central Region all-tournament team ... also named to the RMAC all-tournament team

HIGH SCHOOL
One of the top prep players in Nebraska in 2009 ... third-team All-Nebraska ... second-team Class A all-state ... helped the Crusaders go 42-1 and win the 2009 Class A state title ... was Marian’s first volleyball title in a decade ... had 258 kills and 66 blocks ... three-time all-state pick

PERSONAL
Daughter of Tony & Jacque