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2023 Women's Volleyball Roster
Roster
Oxenknecht, Kara
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Jersey Number 3
Kara Oxenknecht
- Position:
- Middle Blocker
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Naperville North HS
- Hometown:
- Naperville, Ill.
Bio
2024: Did not appear in any matches.
2023: MVC Honor Roll ... Appeared in six sets across three matches ... Recorded five kills on 18 attack attempts for a .111 attack percentage, one service ace, two digs and eight block assists ... Made her UNI debut against Utah State (9/9/23) with one kill and two block assists ... Season-high four kills and six block assists vs. Indiana State (11/3/23).
PRIOR TO UNI (2022): MVC Honor Roll after enrolling at UNI is the spring 2023 semester ... Oxenknecht earned 2022 America East Rookie of the Year, First Team All-Conference (only freshman chosen), All-Rookie Team, and four Rookie of the Week picks in her freshman season with the New Hampshire Wildcats ... She helped UNH reach the league championship match before losing to UMBC ... Every-day starter led the Wildcats with 1.08 blocks per set (fifth in America East) and 111 blocks and also finished second on her squad with .307 hitting (third in America East) and 207 kills ... Career-high 17 kills, six digs Oct. 30 against Bryant ... Personal-best eight blocks Sept. 21 at Merrimack, Oct. 16 at Binghamton.
HIGH SCHOOL: 2021 The News-Gazette All-State Honorable Mention as team captain for the Naperville North Huskies ... Won several DuPage Valley Conference titles including an undefeated junior season (10-0 overall, 20-0 in sets) that was shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic ... Four-year Naperville North Honor Roll, IHSA Academic All-Conference Award nods ... 2022 AAU Nationals 18 Open Division All-American Award for Sports Performance Volleyball Club while leading her team to the championship match ... Also ended fifth or better at the AAU Nationals in 2021 (third place, 18 Premier division), 2019 (fifth place, 15 Open division), and 2018 (third place, 14 Open division) ... Her club experiences also featured an opportunity to train with the Dominican Republic National Team.
PERSONAL: Kara is the daughter of Sandy Lileluski and Ernest Oxenknecht and the sister of Kyle ... Majoring in Marketing Management.
2023: MVC Honor Roll ... Appeared in six sets across three matches ... Recorded five kills on 18 attack attempts for a .111 attack percentage, one service ace, two digs and eight block assists ... Made her UNI debut against Utah State (9/9/23) with one kill and two block assists ... Season-high four kills and six block assists vs. Indiana State (11/3/23).
PRIOR TO UNI (2022): MVC Honor Roll after enrolling at UNI is the spring 2023 semester ... Oxenknecht earned 2022 America East Rookie of the Year, First Team All-Conference (only freshman chosen), All-Rookie Team, and four Rookie of the Week picks in her freshman season with the New Hampshire Wildcats ... She helped UNH reach the league championship match before losing to UMBC ... Every-day starter led the Wildcats with 1.08 blocks per set (fifth in America East) and 111 blocks and also finished second on her squad with .307 hitting (third in America East) and 207 kills ... Career-high 17 kills, six digs Oct. 30 against Bryant ... Personal-best eight blocks Sept. 21 at Merrimack, Oct. 16 at Binghamton.
HIGH SCHOOL: 2021 The News-Gazette All-State Honorable Mention as team captain for the Naperville North Huskies ... Won several DuPage Valley Conference titles including an undefeated junior season (10-0 overall, 20-0 in sets) that was shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic ... Four-year Naperville North Honor Roll, IHSA Academic All-Conference Award nods ... 2022 AAU Nationals 18 Open Division All-American Award for Sports Performance Volleyball Club while leading her team to the championship match ... Also ended fifth or better at the AAU Nationals in 2021 (third place, 18 Premier division), 2019 (fifth place, 15 Open division), and 2018 (third place, 14 Open division) ... Her club experiences also featured an opportunity to train with the Dominican Republic National Team.
PERSONAL: Kara is the daughter of Sandy Lileluski and Ernest Oxenknecht and the sister of Kyle ... Majoring in Marketing Management.
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