Kent State Awards & Honors
GETTING TO KNOW MEREDITH |
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Greatest volleyball memory: Finishing third at state my senior year. |
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Pre-match rituals: Don't have any. |
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People I admire the most: My family. |
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Places I have always wanted to visit: Germany and Australia. |
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The one thing that creeps me out the most is: |
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Favorite sport other than volleyball: Basketball. |
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When I was 10 years old, I started playing volleyball because: It looked fun. |
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I wear my jersey number because: My old number, No. 12, wasn't available, so I picked my second
favorite. |
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Achievement I am most proud of: Making it to state in high school. |
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•2009 All-MAC Freshman Team
•2009 Kent State/Mizuno Open All-Tournament Team
•2009 Raider Challenge All-Tournament Team
•2009 IPFW Invitational All-Tournament Team
•Letterwinner: 2009
2010 Sophomore Season Highlights
•Has started two of the five matches she's played in, appearing in 17 sets.
•Registered a team season-high .455 hitting percentage and 13 kills and a personal season-best 14.5 points against Pittsburgh (8/31).
•Also reached double figures in kills (11) and points (11) vs. UNC Greensboro (8/27) in the Spartan Classic.
2009 Freshman Season Highlights
•Started 30 of the 31 matches she played in, appearing in
118 sets.
•Led the team with 32 service aces, averaging a team-best
0.27 per set.
•Ranked third on the team with 267 kills, 2.26 kills per
set, 83 total blocks, 77 block assists, 0.70 blocks per set, 343.5
points and 695 total attack attempts.
•Scored 15 or more points seven times, including three
20-plus point outings.
•Reached double digits in kills 11 times, including three
15-plus kill outings and a season-high 17 against Buffalo (11/17)
in the MAC Tournament First Round match.
•Recorded a season-high nine blocks (two solo, seven assisted) vs. Evansville (9/12) in the Raider Challenge.
•Posted a team season-high seven service aces to go along with 14 kills and a season-high 21.5 points in her collegiate debut vs. Eastern Illinois (8/28) in the IPFW Invitational.
•Recorded 31 kills and 36.5 points in three matches in the
Kent State/Mizuno Open.
•Tallied solid offensive numbers against Miami (10/4) with a
season-high .600 attack percentage courtesy of 13 kills and just
one error in 20 total attacks for 16 points.
Prior to Kent State
•Three-year varsity letterwinner at Brecksville-Broadview
Heights High School under head coach and current Kent State
assistant coach Rob Cline.
•Garnered First Team All-Conference, First Team All-District
and Independence Tournament MVP honors following junior and senior
seasons and Second Team All-Conference recognition as a
sophomore.
•Helped guide the Bees to a State Final Four berth as a
senior.
•Member of the Renaissance Cleveland Volleyball Club, which
finished fifth in the national division in 2006 and '07 and
finished ninth in the open division in '08 under head coach Steve
Kotnik.
Personal
•Born Oct. 19, 1990.
•Daughter of Kurt and Kathy Paskert. Siblings are Elizabeth,
Michael, Jacob and Abby.
•Majoring in integrated health studies.
Career Match Highs
Kills: 17 (Buffalo, 11/17/09)
Attack Attempts: 50 (Buffalo,
11/17/09)
Hitting Percentage (min. 12
kills): .600 (Miami, 10/9/09)
Set Assists: 3 (twice, last time: vs. Navy,
8/28/10)
Service Aces: 7 (vs. Eastern Illinois,
8/28/09)
Digs: 8 (twice, last time: at George Mason,
9/4/09)
Block Solos: 2 (vs. Evansville,
9/12/09)
Block Assists: 7 (vs. Evansville,
9/12/09)
Total Blocks: 9 (vs. Evansville,
9/12/09)
Points: 21.5 (vs. Eastern Illinois, 8/28/09)
Career Season Highs
Kills: 267 (2009)
Attack Attempts: 695 (2009)
Hitting Percentage: .210 (2009)
Set Assists: 16 (2009)
Service Aces: 32 (2009)
Digs: 71 (2009)
Block Solos: 6 (2009)
Block Assists: 77 (2009)
Total Blocks: 83 (2009)
Points: 343.5 (2009)
