2012 Women's Volleyball
Kathy Krupa
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- MB
- Hometown:
- Burbank, Ill.
- Prev School:
- Reavis
- High School:
- Reavis
Kent State Awards & Honors
โข Team Captain: 2012
โข Letterwinner: 2010, '11
โข Ranks sixth in school history with 0.86 total blocks perset.
2011 Junior Season Highlights
โข Started all 31 of the matches she played in, appearing ina career-high 119 sets.
โข Led the team in attack percentage (.304), total blocks(115; 27 solo, 88 assisted) and blocks per set (0.97) and second onthe team in kills (281), kills per set (2.36), points (353) andpoints per set (2.97) -- all of which were career bests. Her .304attack percentage ranked ninth in the Mid-American Conference.
โข Totaled five or more blocks a team-high 14 times.
โข Reached double digits in kills 11 times, the second-moston the team.
โข Tallied a career-high nine blocks (three solo, sixassisted) to lead the match against Cleveland State (9/6).
โข Piled up a career-high 18 kills to go along with fiveblocks to accumulate a career-high 21 points against EasternMichigan (11/5).
โข Posted a career-best .750 hitting percentage with 12kills and no errors in 16 total attacks against Buffalo(11/12).
2010 Sophomore Season Highlights
โข Started 12 of the 22 matches she's played in, appearingin 66 sets.
โข Totaled 71 kills and 49 blocks (two solo, 47assisted).
โข Started the final eight matches of the season, totaling50 kills and 28 blocks (two solo, 26 assisted) during thatspan.
โข Tallied a season-high nine kills at Toledo (11/16) in theMid-American Conference Tournament First Round match.
โข Recoreded a season-high six blocks (six assisted) againstOhio (10/28) and at Akron (11/5).
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2009 Freshman Season Highlights
โข Started six of the 12 matches she played in, appearing in32 sets.
โข Finished the season strong against Buffalo (11/17) in theMAC Tournament First Round match with a season-high six kills, sixblocks (one solo, five assists) and 9.5 points.
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Prior to Kent State
โข All-South Suburban Conference and team MVP selectionafter her junior and senior seasons at Reavis High School underhead coach Bob Wielgos.
โข Two-year varsity letterwinner for the Rams.
โข Named Lincoln-Way East All-Tournament pick her junioryear.
โข Played for Sports Performance 18-AAU Volleyball Clubunder head coach Kristen Stewart, winning gold at nationals after abronze finish at the 17-AAU level.
โข Sports Performance also took bronze at the 17 and 18-AAUlevels at the JVDA nationals, where she made the all-tournamentteam during her 18-AAU season.
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Personal
โข Born Feb. 13, 1991.
โข Daughter of Jon and Donna Krupa.
โข Has two siblings, Peter and Chris.
โข Majoring in integrated health studies.
โข Last name is pronounced "Crew-puh."
Career Match Highs
Kills: 18 (Eastern Michigan, 11/5/11)
Attack Attempts: 35 (vs. Rhode Island,9/3/11)
Hitting Percentage (min. 12 kills): .750(Buffalo, 11/12/11)
Set Assists: 3 (vs. Western Illinois,8/27/11)
Aces:ย 3 (twice, last: Western Michigan,10/19/12)
Digs:ย 6 (Northern Illinois, 10/20/12)
Solo Blocks: 3 (three times, last time: Akron,11/11/11)
Block Assists: 7 (twice, last time: at Buffalo,10/7/11)
Total Blocks: 9 (Cleveland State, 9/6/11)
Points: 21.0 (Eastern Michigan, 11/5/11)
Career Season Highs
Kills: 281 (2011)
Attack Attempts: 629 (2011)
Hitting Percentage: .304 (2011)
Set Assists: 5 (2011)
Aces: 1 (2010, '11)
Digs: 23 (2011)
Solo Blocks: 27 (2011)
Block Assists: 88 (2011)
Total Blocks: 115 (2011)
Points: 353 (2011)
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