#15 - Zuzana Markova
Position: S
Year: So.
Hometown: Cesky Krumlov, Czech Republic
High School: Gymnazium, Cesky Krumlov
Height: 5-11

Kent State Awards & Honors

GETTING TO KNOW ZUZANA

Place I have always wanted to visit:

San Francisco.

I wear my jersey number because:

It was the first number I got.

THIS OR THAT?

New York or Los Angeles

Breakfast or Dinner 

Television or Internet

Dine-in or Take out

Day or Night

Hot dogs or Hamburgers

Summer or Winter

Ice cream or Frozen yogurt

Mild or Spicy

Flying or Driving

• Letterwinner: 2009

 

2010 Sophomore Season Highlights

•Has started all five matches, appearing in 18 sets.

•Ranks third in the MAC with 10 service aces (0.71 per set) and 154 assists, both team bests.

•Registered a team season-high 42 assists against Pittsburgh (8/31).

Tallied 24 a career-high 10 kills and 12.5 points vs. Providence (8/27) in the Spartan Classic.

Totaled a career-high five service aces vs. Navy (8/28) in the Spartan Classic.

•Posted a career-high four blocks (one solo, three assisted) at Norfolk State (8/28) in the Spartan Classic.


2009 Freshman Season Highlights

• Started 12 of the 23 matches she played in, appearing in 68 sets.

• Ranked second on the team with 342 assists.

• Posted double-digit assists in 10 straight matches, including a team season-best 51 vs. Morehead State (9/5) in the Patriot Invitational.

• Also recorded a season-high six kills and 7.5 points vs. Morehead State (9/5).

• Tallied a season-high nine digs vs. Saint Peter’s (9/11) in the Raider Challenge.

 

Prior to Kent State

• Attended Gymnazium, Cesky Krumlov.

• Played for the VK Madeta Ceske Budejovice Volleyball club under head coach Milan Simonel.

• Placed ninth at the Youth World Beach Volleyball Championships her sophomore year.

 

Personal

• Born Nov. 3, 1989.

• Daughter of Rudolf Marek and Jana Markova. Siblings are Veronika and Jakub.

• Majoring in recreation, park & tourism management.

 

Career Match Highs

Kills: 10 (vs. Providence College, 8/27/10)

Attack Attempts: 23 (at Bowling Green, 11/12/09)

Hitting Percentage (min. 12 kills): --

Set Assists: 51 (vs. Morehead State, 9/5/09)

Service Aces: 5 (vs. Navy, 8/28/10)

Digs: 9 (vs. Saint Peter’s, 9/11/09)

Solo Blocks: 1 (twice, last time: at Norfolk State, 8/28/10)

Block Assists: 3 (five times, last time: Pittsburgh, 8/31/10)

Total Blocks: 4 (at Norfolk State, 8/28/10)

Points: 12.5 (vs. Providence College, 8/27/10)

 

Career Season Highs

Kills: 41 (2009)

Attack Attempts: 123 (2009)

Hitting Percentage: .211 (2009)

Set Assists: 342 (2009)

Service Aces: 5

Digs: 61 (2009)

Block Solos: 1 (2009)

Block Assists: 18 (2009)

Total Blocks: 19 (2009)

Points: 56 (2009)