2013 Women's Volleyball
Aleksandra Nowak
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- S
- Hometown:
- Damnica, Poland
- Prev School:
- Boleslawa Krzywoustiego
KENT STATE AWARDS & HONORS
โข Team Captain: 2012, 2013
โข Letterwinner: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
โข All-Tournament Team: Golden Flashes Classic (2013)
โข Academic All-MAC Honorable Mention: 2012, 2013
โข Ranks 4th in school history with 3,371 assists and 6th with 8.66 assists per set
CAREER MATCH HIGHS
Kills: 9 (at Buffalo, 11/6/10)
Attack Attempts: 15 (vs. Western Illinois, 8/27/11)
Set Assists: 62 (Robert Morris, 9/9/11)
Aces: 3 (three times, last time: Ohio, 10/10/13)
Digs: 15 (twice, last time: vs. Western Illinois, 8/27/11)
Solo Blocks: 2 (vs. Iona, 9/3/11)
Block Assists: 5 (five times, last time: Buffalo, 11/12/11)
Total Blocks: 6 (twice, last time: at Buffalo, 10/7/11)
Points: 10.0 (twice, last time: at Buffalo, 10/6/10)
CAREER MISCELLANEOUS STATS
Matches with 10 or more set assists: 98 (last: 25, vs. Ohio, 11/22/13)
Matches with 20 or more set assists: 88 (last: 25, vs. Ohio, 11/22/13)
Matches with 30 or more set assists: 57 (last: 31, Eastern Michigan, 11/16/13)
Matches with 40 or more set assists: 33 (last: 46, at Bowling Green, 11/9/13)
Matches with 50 or more set assists: 11 (last time: 56, at Buffalo, 9/28/13)
Matches with 60 or more set assists: 2 (last time: 60, Liberty, 9/7/12)
Matches with 10 or more digs: 18 (last: 12, at Bowling Green, 11/9/13)
Double-doubles: 19 (last: at Bowling Green, 11/9/13)
2013 - SENIOR SEASON
โข Named AVSR Global Player of the Week (Sept. 23)
โข Earned all-tournament team honors at the Golden Flashes Classic (Sept. 20-21) after averaging 12.00 assists and 2.64 digs per set and leading Kent State to the team championship
โข Recorded 3,000th career assist against Ball State (Oct. 18), becoming the 4th Kent State player to achieve the mark
โข Led the team in assists in all 29 matches she played
โข Recorded eight double-doubles (assists and digs)
2012 - JUNIOR SEASON
โข One of five Golden Flashes to appear in all 98 sets and made 26 starts
โข Team-high 705 assists and 7.19 assists per set
โข Led the team in assists in 26 times, digs twice, and total blocks once
โข Tallied season-high marks of 60 digs and five kills against Liberty (Sept. 1) at the Kent State Mizuno Classic
โข Recorded 20+ assists 22 times, 30+ seven times, and 40+ three times
โข Tallied double-digit digs three times, including a season-high 14 against South Florida (Sept. 1) at the N.C. State Courtyard Midtown Classic
โข Second on the team with 172 digs, 1.76 digs per set, and three double-doubles
โข Matched career-high three service aces to go with season-high four total blocks at Miami (Sept. 21)
โข Finished the season with 39 kills, 15 service aces, 20 total blocks, 64.5 points, and a .289 hitting percentage
โข Led the team in assists 29 times, total blocks three times and digs twice
2011 - SOPHOMORE SEASON
โข Saw action in 28 matches and 108 sets, making 28 starts
โข Ranked ninth in the Mid-American Conference in assists per set (8.91)
โข Team-high 962 assists, which is the most by a Golden Flash since 2006
โข Led the team in assists in every match she played in
โข Recorded 20+ assists 22 times, 30+ 17 times, 40+ nine times, 50+ five times
โข Finished the season with 82 kills, 15 service aces, 165 digs, 62 total blocks, and 131 points
โข Recorded fives double-doubles, including a pair of 50-assist and career-high 15-dig performances against SIU Edwardsville (Aug. 26) and vs. Western Illinois (Aug. 27) at the SIU Edwardsville Invitational
โข Tallied a career-high 62 assists against Robert Morris (Sept. 9) in the Kent State/Mizuno Open
โข Matched career-high with six total blocks at Buffalo (Oct. 7)
2010 - FRESHMAN SEASON
โข Saw action in 21 matches and 71 sets, making 16 starts
โข Team-best 597 assists and 8.41 assists per set
โข Finished the season with 58 kills, 12 service aces, 94 digs, 44 total blocks, and 94 points
โข Recorded 20+ assists 16 times, 30+ 11 times, 40+ six times, and 50+ three times
โข Recorded season-high 51 assists at Akron (Nov. 5), which mark ranked as the second-most in a single match on the team for the season
โข Responsible for three of the team's top-five set assist outputs of the season
โข Posted three double-doubles
โข Made first career start at Eastern Michigan (Sept. 25), compiling 27 set assists, five digs, two blocks, and one kill
โข Tallied season-high 13 digs against Buffalo (Oct. 1) and Northern Illinois (Oct. 22)
โข Totaled career-high nine kills at Buffalo (Nov. 6)
โข Posted career-high six blocks (one solo, five assisted) at Bowling Green (Oct. 9)
PRIOR TO KENT STATE
โข A transfer to Wisla AGH Krakow in 2009, she earned promotion from the countryโs third league to its second in โ08 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 2007
โข Also competed for the National Beach Volleyball Team in Poland
PERSONAL
โข Born on November 21, 1990
โข Daughter of Robert and Dorota Nowak
โข Has one sister, Agnes
โข Majoring in recreation, park, and tourism management
