2013 Women's Volleyball
Liz Reikow
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- MB
- Hometown:
- Holland, Mich.
- Prev School:
- Holland
- High School:
- Holland
• Team Captain: 2014
• Letterwinner: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
• All-MAC Secon Team: 2014
• All-Tournament Team: Tiger Invitational (2014) Indiana Invitational (2013), Golden Flashes Classic (2013)
• MAC East Offensive Player of the Week: Nov. 4, 2013
• MAC East Defensive Player of the Week: Oct. 6, 2014
• Ranks 5th in KSU history in total blocks (341), 5th in block solos (72), 7th in block assists (268) and 7th in blocks per set (0.88)
CAREER MATCH HIGHS
Kills: 15 (at Buffalo, 9/28/13)
Attack Attempts: 38 (at Akron, 9/27/13)
Hitting Percentage (min. 12 att.): .588 (at Canisius, 9/13/11)
Aces: 3 (at College of Charleston, 8/30/14)
Digs: 4 (four times, last: vs. Saint Francis, 9/13/14)
Block Solos: 5 (vs. Saint Francis, 9/13/14)
Block Assists: 10 (Illinois-Chicago, 9/21/13)
Total Blocks: 11 (vs. Saint Francis, 9/13/14)
Points: 19.0 (vs. Central Michigan, 11/1/14)
CAREER MISCELLANEOUS STATS
Matches with 10 or more kills: 24 (last: 12, vs. Miami, 11/22/14)
Matches with five or more total blocks: 25 (last: 7, vs. Eastern Michigan, 11/21/14)
2014 - SENIOR SEASON
• Earned all-tournament team honors at the Tiger Invitational (Sept. 19-20) after hitting .393 with 33 kills and 12 blocks over three matches
• Named Mid-American Conference East Divsion Defensive Player of the Week after posting 13 blocks in matches vs. Akron and Buffalo (Oct. 3-4)
• Posted career-high 11 bolcks (5 solo, 6 assists) vs. Saint Francis (Sept. 12)
• Tallied a career-high 19 points and season-high 14 kills vs. Central Michigan (Nov. 1)
• Also posted a season-high 14 kills vs. North Dakota State (Sept. 20)
• Career-high three aces at College of Charleston (Aug. 30)
• Posted double-digit kills 11 times
• Led the team in total blocks 21 times and kills 5 times
2013 - JUNIOR SEASON
• Earned all-tournament team honors at the season-opening Indiana Invitational and again at the Golden Flashes Classic
• Named Mid-American Conference East Divsion Offensive Player of the Week after posting 25 kills and a .423 attack percentage in matches vs. Ball State and Toledo (Oct. 18-19)
• Tallied a career-high 15 kills at Buffalo (Sept. 28)
• Posted a career-high 10 block assists to lead the way against Illinois-Chicago (Sept. 21) at the Golden Flashes Classic
• Led the team in total blocks 14 times and kills seven times
• Tallied double-digits kills 11 times
2012 - SOPHOMORE SEASON
• One of two Golden Flashes to appear in all 98 sets and start all 28 matches
• Second on the team with 81 total blocks, 63 block assists, 18 block solos and 0.83 blocks per set
• Recorded a block in all 16 MAC matches and in 27 of 28 matches overall
• Recorded at least five total blocks three times, including a season-high seven against Murray State (Aug. 25) at the Hyatt Place Fort Wayne/IPFW Invitational
• Led the team in total blocks 12 times
• Recorded at least five kills eight times, including a season-high seven at Buffalo (Nov. 10)
• Matched career-high with four digs against Bowling Green (Oct. 26)
• Finished the season with 90 kills, 0.92 kills per set, 139.5 points, two assists, 19 digs and a .228 hitting percentage
2011 - FRESHMAN SEASON
• Saw action in 18 matches and 69 sets, making 16 starts
• Tallied a season-high 13 kills to go with a a career-best .588 hitting percentage and match-best six blocks at Canisius (Sept. 13)
• Posted a season-high 10 blocks to lead the way against William & Mary (Sept. 10) at the Kent State/Mizuno Open
• Totaled 12 kills to go with five total blocks for 15 points against Western Illinois (Aug. 27) at the SIU Edwardsville Invitational
• Recorded five or more blocks four times and double-digits kills three times
• Posted five total blocks in first career start against SIU Edwardsville (Aug. 26) at the SIU Edwardsville Invitational
• Tallied a career-high two set assists vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Aug. 27) at the SIU Edwardsville Invitational.
• Recorded a season-best two service aces against Cleveland State (Sept. 6)
• Posted a season-high four digs and matched her season-best of two service aces against Robert Morris (Sept. 9) at the Kent State/Mizuno Open
PRIOR TO KENT STATE
• Received all-conference and all-area honors as a junior and senior at Holland H.S. under head coach Mark VanHarmelen
• Named team MVP for the Dutch
• Also competed for the Michigan Volleyball Academy under head coach Brian Netzler
PERSONAL
• Daughter of John and Annette Reikow
• Siblings are Kim and Lynn Reikow and Angela and Nick VandenBrock
• Majoring in criminology
• Member of Tri-M Music Honor Society in high school and served as principal cellist of the symphony and chamber orchestra, earning Division I solo ratings in 2010 and Division II ratings in 2009
