2011 Women's Volleyball
Roster
Carissa McKenna
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Walled Lake Northern
- Hometown:
- West Bloomfield, MI
2012: Set career highs with 99matches played, 170 kills and tied her career high with 91 totalblocks...had a career-high 15 kills in a win over Miami (9/28) andrecorded double-digit kills on five different occasions...had 12kills against Central Michigan (10/19)...recorded a career-bestnine blocks against Bowling Green (9/29) and added eight totalblocks against Central Michigan (10/19)...finished the season withseven blocks in a victory over Kent State (11/10).
2011: Saw action in 87 sets,recording a career-best 127 kills and 91 total blocks from themiddle blocker position...hit double-figures in kills on twooccasions, including a career-high 11 kills against Miami (OH)(11/5)...also finished with 10 kills in a five-set victory atBowling Green (10/1) and nine kills in a win against Niagara(9/13)...tied her career-high with eight total blocks against SetonHall (8/26) and Canisius (9/27).
2010: Played in 72 sets, notching 71kills on the year...had a career-high eight kills against KentState (11/6) and had six kills against Miami (OH) (10/30), Ohio(11/5) and Akron (11/11)...was named MAC East Defensive Player ofthe Week following matches against Bowling Green (10/29) and Miami(OH) (10/30)...finished with 59 total blocks, including acareer-best eight blocks against Bryant (9/19)...had seven totalblocks against Bowling Green (10/29) and had five blocks in winsover Central Conn. St. (9/4) and Miami (OH) (10/30)...added fivedigs in the win over Akron (11/11).
High School: Earned three letters andcaptained one season for Renee Miller and Walled Lake Northern HighSchol...named to the All-Conference and All-Region team in 2008 and2009...helped her team to the conference championship in 2009 and adistrict championship in 2008...also was member of the high schoolbasketball team and a high jumper on the track and field team,earning all-conference honors in both.
Personal: Born August 21, 1992...daughterof Brian and Colleen McKenna...has one sister (Jennifer) and onebrother (Jack)...favorite food is Italian and favorite movie is10 Things I Hate About You...chose UB because it waseverything she was looking for in a school and fit right in on hervisit...lists her greatest athletic accomplishment as finishingfifth at th Junior Olympics in 2009 and being named to theAll-Tournament team...chose her jersey number of 14 because it isher lucky number.
