University of Toledo Athletics

As a Senior (2019)
Academic All-MAC…Started all 28 matches and played in every set…Averaged 2.61 kills/set and hit .334, second-best hitting percentage in school history…Averaged 0.80 blocks/set…16 double-digit kill matches…Hit at least .300 in 18 matches, including seven matches where she hit at least .500…Tied a career high with nine blocks at Buffalo (Sept. 28) and at Central Michigan (Oct. 12)…Double-double against Southeast Missouri State (14 kills/10 digs, Sept. 20)…Started MAC play with double-digit kill efforts in six of the first seven matches.

As a Junior (2018)
Second-team All-MAC…Academic All-MAC…Led team with a .329 hitting percentage, third-highest in a single-season in team history…2.82 kills/set and team-high 0.82 blocks/set…Eight matches with at least 15 kills…Ten matches where she hit above .400…Reached five blocks in a match on four occasions…Season-high 21 kills against George Washington (Aug. 31)…20 kills at Western Michigan (Sept. 22)…Season-high seven blocks against Northern Kentucky (Aug. 24) and at Northern Illinois (Sept. 21)…One of four Rockets to play in every set.

As a Sophomore (2017)
Saw action in 11 matches; missed time due to injury...Totaled 44 kills and 26 total blocks...Averaged 1.04 blocks per set...Recorded eight kills with a .421 hitting percentage and tallied a career-best nine blocks in the regular season opener against SIU-Edwardsville (Aug. 25)...Season-high 11 kills at home against Central Michigan (Oct. 28).

As a Freshman (2016)
Appeared in 24 matches, with 19 starting assignments...Earned MAC West Division Defensive Player of Week honors after posting 1.23 blocks per set and .305 attack mark at Houston Baptist Labor Day Classic....Named to all-tournament team at Minnesota Diet Coke Classic...Tied for fifth in MAC with 0.94 blocks per set...Recorded double-digit kill totals on five occasions...Registered career-high 13 kills to go along with six blocks vs. SIU Edwardsville (Aug. 27)...Opened collegiate career by posting .714 attack percentage (6-1-7) vs. Dayton (Aug. 26)...Tallied 11 kills and six rejections at Akron (Oct. 1)...Garnered personal-best eight blocks twice, vs. North Florida (Sept. 3) and vs. North Dakota (Sept. 17).
 
Prep
A 2016 graduate of Dublin Coffman High School...Four-year letterwinner and team captain...First-team All-Ohio, all-district and all-conference performer as senior...Helped Shamrocks to spot in state ‘Final Four’ and was named to Ohio All-Star Team for her efforts in tournament...Paced team in attack percentage (.545), kills (3.95 kps) and blocks (1.28 bps) as senior...Named Team MVP and earned All-Ohio honorable mention accolades as junior...Posted .480 hitting mark, 3.12 kills per set and 1.28 blocks per set as junior.
 
Personal
Full name is Zoe Anna Birnbrich...Parents are Mark and Rene Birnbrich...Has one brother, Zak (16)...Father was a swimmer at Ohio State...Majoring in recreational therapy.