2009 Women's Volleyball Roster
Biography
Expected to fill one of starting outside hitter positions...Possesses good all-around skills and is adept at playing at the net or in back row...A steady player who has developed into an effective terminator.
2008: Competed in all 31 matches...Ranked third on team with 2.58 kills and 2.29 digs per set...Notched 13 double-digit performances in both kills and digs...Named to all-tournament team at Eastern Illinois...Registered career highs in kills (18) at Ball State (Nov. 6) and digs (18) vs. Chicago State (Sept. 5)...Notched career-best four block assists at Northern Illinois (Oct. 11) and Eastern Michigan (Nov. 1)...Tallied season-best .341 hitting mark with 17-3-41 at Akron (Oct. 4).
2007: Participated in 22 matches...Averaged 2.43 kills and 1.20 digs per set...Notched season-high 12 kills against LaSalle (Sept. 8) and Ball State (Sept. 27)...Garnered season-high 13 digs in MAC Tournament contest at Central Michigan (Nov. 13)...Tallied season-best .389 hitting mark with 10-3-18 totals vs. Bradley (Aug. 25).
2006: Saw action in 26 matches...Averaged 1.94 kills and 1.89 digs per set...Registered season highs in both kills (17) and service aces (5) vs. MAC West Division champion Northern Illinois (Oct. 13)...Collected 16 kills at Central Michigan (Oct. 21)...Notched season-best 14 digs vs. Wright State (Aug. 25) and at Ball State (Sept. 28)...Tallied three aces vs. NIU in MAC Quarterfinal victory (Nov. 17).
Prep: A 2006 graduate of Lindbergh High School...Started all four years in volleyball...Earned first-team all-conference honors as senior, honorable-mention laurels as junior and second-team accolades as sophomore...Finished as school’s career leader with 723 kills...Averaged 3.84 kills per set as senior, helping team to conference title and 28-4 win-loss mark.
Personal: Born Stephanie Christine Kersting on March 23, 1988...Parents are Bob and Bev Kersting...Father is a fleet manager and mother is a payroll manager...Has one brother, Alex (10)...Interests include St. Louis Cardinals baseball, music and trying new foods...Member of Renaissance Club in high school...Majoring in accounting.
Career Highs
Kills: 18 at Ball State (11/6/08)
Total Attacks: 61 vs. Northern Illinois (10/13/06)
ATK%: .400 (7-1-15) vs. Binghamton (8/25/06)
Assists: 3 (2 times, last vs. Auburn (9/12/08)
Service Aces: 5 vs. Northern Illinois (10/13/06)
Digs: 18 vs. Chicago State (9/5/08)
Block Solos: 1 (6 times, last at Miami (10/24/08)
Block Assists: 4 (2 times, last at EMU (11/1/08)
Total Blocks: 4 (2 times, last at EMU (11/1/08)
Stephanie Kersting’s Career Statistics
|
Year
|
SP
|
K
|
KPG
|
E
|
TA
|
Pct.
|
Ast.
|
APG
|
BHE
|
ACE
|
SAPG
|
SE
|
RE
|
DIG
|
DPG
|
BS
|
BA
|
BPG
|
BE
|
|
2006
|
63
|
122
|
1.94
|
76
|
435
|
.106
|
12
|
0.19
|
3
|
16
|
0.25
|
18
|
20
|
119
|
1.89
|
3
|
6
|
0.14
|
1
|
|
2007
|
69
|
168
|
2.43
|
99
|
530
|
.130
|
7
|
0.10
|
1
|
10
|
0.14
|
12
|
21
|
83
|
1.20
|
1
|
17
|
0.26
|
3
|
|
2008
|
110
|
284
|
2.58
|
167
|
931
|
.126
|
11
|
0.10
|
2
|
14
|
0.13
|
25
|
25
|
252
|
2.29
|
2
|
34
|
0.33
|
7
|
|
Totals
|
242
|
574
|
2.37
|
342
|
1896
|
.122
|
30
|
0.12
|
6
|
40
|
0.17
|
55
|
66
|
454
|
1.88
|
6
|
57
|
0.26
|
11
|
Statistics
Season Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2007Sophomore
Outside Hitter
6'0"
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2008Junior
Outside Hitter
6'0"
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2009Senior
Outside Hitter
6'0"
