Karissa Groharing

17 Karissa Groharing

Height:

6-0
Hometown:

Byron, IL
Position:

MH
Year:

SR
High School:

Byron HS

Bio

Career Records

10^th – Blocks Solo (43)

Career-Highs

Assists: 2, 3 times, last vs. Trinity International (10/18/11)

Kills: 9, 5 times, last vs. Trinity International (10/19/10)

Digs: 10 vs. Otterbein (9/11/09)

Serving Aces: 3 vs. North Park (9/12/09)

Blocks: 7, 3 times, last vs. Purdue-North Central (9/21/10)

2011 Statistics

2010 Statistics

2009 S tatistics

2011 (Junior)

Played in 31 matches and 94 games
Had a season high of 7 kills five times, last vs. Purdue Calumet (11/1)
Led the team in blocks with a total of 47
Blocked a season high of 4 vs. Cornerstone (9/3), Beloit (9/10), and Illinois Tech (10/25)
Set a career high in assists with 2 vs. Purdue North Central (9/20), Iowa Wesleyan (10/8), and Trinity International (10/18)
Had a season high of 6 digs vs. Roosevelt (9/13)
Finished the season with 25 digs, 10 serving aces, and 15 assists

2010 (Sophomore)

Played in 19 matches and 56 sets
Averaged 1.34 kills per set and 0.62 blocks per set
Tied career highs in assists (1) and kills (9) vs. Trinity International (10/19)
Against Purdue-North Central (9/21) tied career-high in blocks with seven
Had 35 blocks, 75 kills, and eight digs on the year
Totaled 16 block solo and 19 block assists on the year
Had season high 28 total attacks vs. Mt. Mercy (9/10) with nine kills
In four matches had one assist
Had two digs vs. Calumet (10/8) and Trinity International

2009 (Freshman)

Played in 114 of 124 games
Recorded 142 kills, 59 digs, and 78 blocks (51 blocking assists)
Averaged 1.25 kills per game, 0.68 blocks per game, and 0.52 digs per game
Set career high in kills with nine three different times
Had career game vs. St. Francis (IL) in 3-2 come from behind win with seven blocks and nine kills
In first collegiate match vs. Viterbo had six kills and three blocks
Best hitting game came vs. St. Xavier (11/6) with nine kills and no errors on 17 attempts (.529)
Recorded four block solos vs. Purdue-North Central

High School

Graduated from Byron High School in 2009…three-year letterman in volleyball for Becky Hull…named All-Conference with a unanimous vote…was captain of her team…earned a spot on the Stillman Valley Fall Classic All-Tournament team…also played basketball…academically, was a member of the National Honor Society and the High Honor Roll…given the Dean of Students award, twice, and was Student of the Month once…participated in the Key Club, Be the Change Committee, Byron Theatre Troope, concert choir, madrigals, and jazz choir.

Club

Played for Rick Manus and the Excess Volleyball Club.

Personal

Daughter of David and Kristy Groharing…born on December 29, 1990…will major in Secondary Education…likes to vacation in Crystal Beach, Texas…enjoys singing, listening to music, and reading…loves to eat potatoes…has met Taylor Swift, Danny Kinda, We The Kings, and All Time Low…her favorite sports experience was meeting Danny Kinda at the 2008 National Tournament…cheers for the Chicago Bears.

Year G K E TA Asst SA SE Digs BS BA Tot BE BHE

2009 114 142 60 457 2 8 10 59 27 51 78 12 4

2010 56 75 33 201 5 0 0 8 16 19 35 9 1

2011 94 127 71 411 15 10 13 25 15 32 47 10 3