Aleksandra Nowak

Class:
Sophomore
Position:
S
Hometown:
Damnica, Poland
High School:
Boleslawa Krzywoustiego

KENT STATE AWARDS & HONORS

• Letterwinner: 2010

2011 Sophomore Season Highlights

• Has started all 18 of the matches she's played in, appearing in 71 sets.

• Leads the squad with 665 set assists and 9.37 assists per set, ranking ninth in the Mid-American Conference in the latter.

• Has led the team in set assists in every match she's played in and has recorded 20 or more set assists 15 times and 30 or more 11 times.

• Has recorded three double-doubles.

• Opened the season with a double-double courtesy of 50 set assists and 15 digs at SIU Edwardsville (8/26) in the SIU Edwardsville Invitational.

• Led the squad with 19 set assists vs. Wofford (8/26) in the SIU Edwardsville Invitational.

• Recorded her second double-double of the season and second in three matches with a match-high 50 set assists to go along with 15 digs vs. Western Illinois (8/27) in the SIU Edwardsville Invitational.

• Posted a match-high 26 set assists vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (8/27) in the SIU Edwardsville Invitational.

• Led the match with 49 set assists against Youngstown State (8/30).

• Totaled a match-high 30 set assists at Stony Brook (9/2) in the Stony Brook Holiday Inn Express Tournament.

• Tallied a team-best 37 set assists in addition to recording a career-high five block assists vs. Rhode Island (9/3) in the Stony Brook Holiday Inn Express Tournament.

• Led the team with 36 set assists and achieved a career-high two solo blocks vs. Iona (9/3) in the Stony Brook Holiday Inn Express Tournament.

• Posted a team-best 39 set assists and a season-high eight kills for a season-best 8.5 points against Cleveland State (9/6).

• Led the team with 29 set assists against IUPUI (9/9) in the Kent State/Mizuno Open.

• Tallied a career-high 62 set assists to lead the match against Robert Morris (9/9) in the Kent State/Mizuno Open.

• Posted a team-best 37 set assists and achieved her third double-double of the season with a team-high 14 digs against William & Mary (9/10) in the Kent State/Mizuno Open.

• Led the match with 59 set assists in addition to matching her career high of five block assists and matching her season high of 8.5 points at Canisius (9/13).

• Totaled a team-best 17 set assists against IPFW (9/15).

• Posted 23 set assists to lead the team against Ohio (9/29).

• Led the squad with 36 set assists at Central Michigan (10/1).

• Tallied a team-high 48 set assists and matched her career-high of six blocks (one solo, five assisted) at Buffalo (10/7).

• Posted a team-best 18 set assists at Akron (10/8).

2010 Freshman Season Highlights

• Started 16 of the 21 matches she played in, appearing in 71 sets.

• Led the team with 597 set assists and 8.41 assists per set.

• Finished the season with 58 kills, 12 service aces, 94 digs, 44 total blocks (four solo, 40 assisted) and 94 points.

• Tallied 40 or more set assists five times and topped the 50 mark three times -- including a career-high 51 at Akron (11/5). That mark ranked as the second-most in a single match on the team for the season.

• Responsible for three of the team's top five set assist outputs of the season.

• Posted three double-doubles, recording 28 set assists and 13 digs against Buffalo (10/1), 50 set assists and 13 digs against Northern Illinois (10/22) and 43 set assists and 10 digs at Toledo (11/16) in the Mid-American Conference Tournament First Round match. Also totaled a career-best three service aces against Buffalo and a career-best 13 digs against both Buffalo and Northern Illinois.

• Totaled a career-high nine kills at Buffalo (11/6).

• Piled up a career-high six blocks (one solo, five assisted) at Bowling Green (10/9).

• Made first career start at Eastern Michigan (9/25), compiling 27 set assists, five digs, two blocks (two assisted) and one kill.

Prior to Kent State

• A transfer to Wisla AGH Krakow in 2009, she earned promotion from the country’s third league to its second in ‘08 after helping her teams to back-to-back second-place finishes at the Province Kadet Championships (2005-06) and a silver at the Province Junior Championships in ‘07.

• Also competed for the National Beach Volleyball Team in Poland.