2012 Women's Volleyball
Kathy Krupa
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- MB
- Hometown:
- Burbank, Ill.
- Prev School:
- Reavis
- High School:
- Reavis
Kent State Awards & Honors
• Team Captain: 2012
• Letterwinner: 2010, '11
• Ranks sixth in school history with 0.86 total blocks perset.
2011 Junior Season Highlights
• Started all 31 of the matches she played in, appearing ina career-high 119 sets.
• 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.
• Totaled five or more blocks a team-high 14 times.
• Reached double digits in kills 11 times, the second-moston the team.
• Tallied a career-high nine blocks (three solo, sixassisted) to lead the match against Cleveland State (9/6).
• Piled up a career-high 18 kills to go along with fiveblocks to accumulate a career-high 21 points against EasternMichigan (11/5).
• Posted a career-best .750 hitting percentage with 12kills and no errors in 16 total attacks against Buffalo(11/12).
2010 Sophomore Season Highlights
• Started 12 of the 22 matches she's played in, appearingin 66 sets.
• Totaled 71 kills and 49 blocks (two solo, 47assisted).
• Started the final eight matches of the season, totaling50 kills and 28 blocks (two solo, 26 assisted) during thatspan.
• Tallied a season-high nine kills at Toledo (11/16) in theMid-American Conference Tournament First Round match.
• Recoreded a season-high six blocks (six assisted) againstOhio (10/28) and at Akron (11/5).
2009 Freshman Season Highlights
• Started six of the 12 matches she played in, appearing in32 sets.
• 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.
Prior to Kent State
• All-South Suburban Conference and team MVP selectionafter her junior and senior seasons at Reavis High School underhead coach Bob Wielgos.
• Two-year varsity letterwinner for the Rams.
• Named Lincoln-Way East All-Tournament pick her junioryear.
• Played for Sports Performance 18-AAU Volleyball Clubunder head coach Kristen Stewart, winning gold at nationals after abronze finish at the 17-AAU level.
• 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.
Personal
• Born Feb. 13, 1991.
• Daughter of Jon and Donna Krupa.
• Has two siblings, Peter and Chris.
• Majoring in integrated health studies.
• 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: 3 (twice, last: Western Michigan,10/19/12)
Digs: 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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