| 2018 Season Highs |
Category |
Career Highs |
| 24 |
10/11/18 @ Utah Valley |
Kills |
26 |
11/17/17 vs. Utah Valley |
| 58 |
2x, Last 11/15/18 vs. CSU |
Attacks |
61 |
9/16/16 vs. Abilene Christian |
| 2 |
3x, Last 10/18/18 vs. CSUB |
Assists |
3 |
9/9/16 vs. Abilene Christian |
| 3 |
11/17/18 vs. Kansas City |
Aces |
5 |
11/17/16 at UMKC |
| 20 |
11/8/18 vs. California Baptist |
Digs |
20 |
11/8/18 vs. California Baptist |
| 4 |
3x, Last 11/15/18 vs. CSU |
Blocks |
6 |
8/26/17 at St. Louis |
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Career: Only player in program history to post three 400+ kill seasons with 409 in 2018, 421 in 2017, and 471 in 2016 … Finished averaging a program record 3.69 kills per set with a total of 1,301 kills, which ranks fourth, on .234 hitting, which ranks eighth.
2018 (Senior): Finished with 409 kills, the ninth-highest single-season total in NCAA Division I program history … Led UTRGV in kills 24 times and digs once … Reached double-figures in kills 21 times, including three matches of 20+ kills … Reached double-figures in digs 21 times … Posted team-high 12 double-doubles, including eight in WAC play … Earned WAC Player of the Year and All-WAC First Team honors by leading the WAC in kills (4.27) and points (4.79) per set and ranked ninth in hitting percentage (.259) during WAC play (11/21) … Earned WAC-high four WAC Offensive Player of the Week awards … Served up season-high three aces with 13 kills on .480 hitting and eight digs vs. Kansas City (11/17) … Recorded double-double with 14 kills and 14 digs vs. Chicago State (11/15) … Posted career-high 20 digs with 17 kills vs. California Baptist (11/8) … Earned WAC Offensive Player of the Week honors (11/5) … Recorded match-high 17 kills and season-high tying four blocks at Seattle U (11/3) … Posted match-high 14 kills, nine digs and three blocks at Grand Canyon (11/1) … Recorded match-high 21 kills at New Mexico State (10/31) … Posted match-high 16 kills and nine digs vs. CSU Bakersfield (10/18) … Recorded match-high 22 kills on .327 hitting with 12 digs vs. New Mexico State (10/13) … Recorded season-high 24 kills and season-high three blocks at Utah Valley (10/11) … Earned WAC Offensive Player of the Week honors (10/8) … Posted double-double with match-high 16 kills and 14 digs at Kansas City (10/6) … Recorded match-hih 17 kills on .341 hitting with 11 digs for double-double vs. Chicago State (10/4) … Earned WAC Offensive Player of the Week honors (10/1) … Recorded match-high 13 kills with 11 digs for double-double vs. Seattle U (9/29) … Posted double-double with season-high tying 19 kills and 12 digs vs. Grand Canyon (9/27) … Recorded team-high 17 kills with eight digs at California Baptist (9/22) … Tied career high with 18 digs to go with 13 kills for double-double at CSU Bakersfield (9/20) … Earned WAC Offensive Player of the Week honors (9/17) … Earned All-UTRGV Tournament Team honors (9/15) … Recorded match-high 18 kills and season-high 16 digs for double-double vs. Houston Baptist (9/15) … Posted double-doube with 11 kills and 10 digs at No. 15 Baylor (9/8) … Posted team-high 14 kills and eight digs vs. Incarnate Word (9/4) … Recorded 16 kills and seven digs at Utah State (8/31) … In season debut, recorded double-double with 17 kills on .359 hitting and 11 digs at Corpus Christi (8/28) … Missed first three matches of the season while competing with Norweigan National Team in European Championships … Earned Preseason WAC Player of the Year honors.Â
2017 (Junior): Finished season with 421 kills, the seventh-highest single-season total in program history … Led UTRGV in kills 20 times and digs twice … Reached double-figures in kills 28 times, including three matches of 20+ kills, and double-figures in digs 10 times en route to 10 double-doubles … Earned All-WAC Tournament Team honors (11/18) … Posted double-double with 18 kills and 11 digs in WAC Tournament Championship vs. CSU Bakersfield (11/18) … Recorded career-high 26 kills on .386 hitting with nine digs in WAC Tournament Semifinals victory over Utah Valley (11/17) … Earned All-WAC First Team honors after ranking second in the WAC in kills (3.68) and points (4.19) and fourth in aces (0.36) per set (11/15) … Recorded match-high 16 kills with seven digs at Grand Canyon (11/14) … Posted 13 kills with 12 digs at CSU Bakersfield (11/9) for ninth double-double of the season … Recorded double-double with 10 kills and 10 digs vs. Utah Valley (10/4) … Served up season-high tying four aces with team-high 19 kills vs. Seattle U (11/2) …Recorded team-high 19 kills at UMKC (10/28) … Recorded a career-high 25 kills with six digs at Chicago State (10/26) … Recorded double-double with 11 kills and 10 digs at New Mexico State (10/21) … Posted double-double with 17 kills and career-high tying 18 digs vs. Grand Canyon (10/13) … Recorded match-high 17 kills on .308 hitting at Seattle U (10/7) … Recorded kills on five of the match’s last six serves en route to season-high 22 kills on .354 hitting with 13 digs for double-double at Utah Valley (10/5) … Recorded team-high 13 kills on .324 hitting vs. UMKC (9/28) … Posted double-double with season-high tying 17 kills and 12 digs vs. New Mexico State (9/23) … Recorded double-double with 10 kills and season-high 16 digs vs. Incarnate Word (9/15) … Posted double-double of season with 11 kills and 11 digs vs. Corpus Christi (9/13) … Hit .455 en route to 12 kills vs. Lamar (9/8) … Posted first double-double of season with 15 kills and 10 digs vs. UC Riverside (9/8) … Posted 12 kills with eight digs and four aces at Corpus Christi (9/5) … Recorded 13 kills vs. Loyola Marymount (9/2) … Posted match-high 17 kills on .452 hitting with six digs vs. Northern Illinois (9/1) … Recorded match-high tying 12 kills at No. 14 Oregon (8/31) … Earned All-Tournament Team honors at BYU Invitational after averaging 3.60 kills, 1.50 digs and 0.70 blocks (8/26) … Recorded team-high 15 kills, five digs and career-high six blocks vs. Saint Louis (8/26) … Recorded match-high 14 kills at No. 10 BYU (8/25) … Earned Preseason All-WAC honors (8/16).
2016 (Sophomore): Broke program records for kills (471), attacks (1,327) and sets played (136) … Finished season ranked third in the WAC and 134
th in the NCAA in kills per set (3.46) … Posted 16 double-doubles … Let team in kills 15 times while recording 20+ kills three times and 10+ kills 31 times … Let team in digs twice while reaching double-figures 16 times … One of only three players to start every match … Posted team-high eight kills with nine digs in NCAA Tournament at No. 4 Texas (12/2) … Recorded match-high 15 kills on .387 in WAC Tournament Championship win over Utah Valley (11/19) … Served career-high five aces with 13 kills and eight digs in WAC Tournament Quarterfinals vs. UMKC (11/17) … Served up career-high tying four aces while recording 11 kills and seven digs at Chicago State (11/12) … Recorded 16
th double-double with 10 kills and 12 digs vs. Grand Canyon (10/29) … Posted 15
th double-double with 10 kills and 12 digs vs. CSU Bakersfield (10/27) … Had match-high 17 kills at Incarnate Word (10/25) … Posted 17 kills with eight digs at Utah Valley (10/22) … Recorded team-high 18 kills at Seattle U (10/20) … Posted match-high 15 kills on .278 hitting vs. UMKC (10/15) … Recorded match-high 16 kills without an error in 34 attacks for a career-high .471 hitting percentage vs. Chicago State (10/13) … Posted 14
th double-double with 20 kills and 12 digs vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (10/11) … Recorded 13
th double-double with team-high 11 kills and 11 digs at CSU Bakersfield (10/1) … Served up career-high four aces while posting 12
th double-double with 12 kills and 14 digs vs. Seattle U (9/24) … Recorded 11
th double-double with 15 kills, 15 digs and career-high three aces vs. Utah Valley (9/22) … Earned All-Tournament Team honors at Owls Classic after averaging 2.54 kills on .300 hitting and 1.00 blocks (9/17) … Recorded career-high 25 kills with 11 digs and career-high three aces for 10
th double-double at Florida Atlantic (9/17) … Posted ninth double-double with career-high 24 kills on .279 hitting and 11 digs vs. Abilene Christian (9/16) … Earned All-Touranment Team honors at Texas Tech Tournament after averaging 4.44 kills on .241 hitting and 4.00 digs (9/10) … Posted eighth double-double with 12 kills and 14 digs at Texas Tech (9/10) … Recorded seventh double-double with 15 kills and 14 digs vs. Abilene Christian (9/9) … Posted sixth double-double with 13 kills and 14 digs at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (9/6) … Earned All-Tournament team honors at Tulane’s Allstate Sugar Bowl Tournament by averaging 3.92 kills on .300 hitting and 3.33 digs per set (9/3) … Recorded match-high 17 kills on .469 hitting, 12 digs and four blocks vs. Bethune-Cookman (9/3) … Ledteam with 14 kills and 18 digs vs. Sam Houston State (9/3) … Recorded 16 kills and 10 digs for double-double at Tulane (9/2) … Posted team-high 11 kills on .304 hitting vs. Prairie View A&M (8/27) … Recorded double-double with 13 kills and 14 digs vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (8/27) … Posted double-double of 10 kills, 13 digs and three blocks in debut at Baylor (8/26).
2015 (Lindsey Wilson College): Led team to 2015 NAIA National Semifinals, earning American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) and Mid-South Conference Freshman of the Year honors as well as a spot on the AVCA Southeast All-Region Team … Averaged 3.19 kills on .277 hitting and 0.47 blocks in 140 sets across 41 matches (29 starts).
Off the Court: Daughter of Geir Knudsen and Hanne Steen … Has one sister, Marianne … Majoring in international business.
