University of Northern Iowa Athletics
2017 Women's Volleyball Roster
Roster
Sorge, Kendyl
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Jersey Number 6
Kendyl Sorge
- Position:
- Libero/Defensive Specialist
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Janesville
- Hometown:
- Janesville, Iowa
Bio
2018: Played in in all 34 matches and 126 sets in 2018... Sorge ended her career having never missed a set, playing in all 512 sets the past four years... Led the team with 592 digs... Tallied a season high 32 digs in the MVC Championship match against Illinois State (11/24)... Her 2,323 career digs ranks #2 all-time at UNI...Her 4,54 digs per set ranks #2 all-time at UNI...MVC Defensive Player of the Week (8/8)...Active Ankle Challenge Tournament Team...MVC All-Tournament Team... 2018 Scholar Athlete2017: Played in all 36 matches and 131 sets for the Panthers in 2017... Led the team with 625 digs which tied for fourth all-time on the UNI single-season records for digs in a season … Was ranked 16th in NCAA DI for total Digs for the season … Led the Panthers to a NCAA record 2,581 team digs for the season … Was second on the team with 143 assists … notched 17 service aces on the season … Tallied a season-high 30 digs against Illinois State (10/27) … recorded 26 digs against Minnesota (12/2) in the second round of the NCAA tournament.
2016: A four-time Missouri Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Week honoree ... earned second-team all-MVC honors ... saw action in all 34 matches ... played in all 122 sets ... led the Panthers in digs (5.90 per set) ... recorded the sixth-best single-season digs total with 621 ... ranked second on the team in assists (104) ... she had 13 matches with 20 or more digs ... tied for the fourth-best single-match dig total in UNI history with 35 digs against the Iowa State Cyclones (9/13) ... Sorge was digging everything from Sept. 30-Oct. 3 as she posted dig totals of 29 vs. Missouri State (9/30), 29 vs. Wichita State (10/1), 29 vs. Indiana State (10/3) and 23 at Drake (10/8) ... tied a career-high with four service aces in a 3-0 sweep of Loyola (11/11) ... notched 26 digs in UNI's NCAA Tournament match vs. Creighton (12/1).
2015: Played in all 34 matches ... took part in all 133 sets ... set a career-high with 33 digs vs. Missouri State (10/10) ... her 33 digs is the seventh-most in a single match in UNI's history ... against Missouri State, Sorge (33 digs) and Amie Held (30 digs) became the first set of Panther teammates to each tally 30 or more digs in the same match ... had 23 matches of double-figure digs ... recorded six matches of 20 or more digs ... ranked second on the team in total digs (485) ... ranked third on the squad in assists (56) and service aces (23).
High School: Four-time all-state selection at Janesville High School ... took part in four state tournaments ... named to the all-tournament team at the 2014 state tournament ... served as a team captain in 2014 ... four-time all-conference honoree in the Iowa Star Conference ... earned letters in volleyball (4), softball (4), basketball (4) and track (4) ... qualified for the state track meet in the long jump (2012), 4x200 relay (2013, 2014), 4x100 relay (2013, 2014) and distance medley relay (2013, 2014) ... earned first-team all-state honors in softball in 2013 ... member of National Honor Society ... played club volleyball for Six Pack from seventh grade to the present day and was a part of the Six Pack winning the 2012 USA Volleyball national championship (national division).
Personal: Daughter of Wes and Robbin Sorge ... majoring in movement and exercise science.
Career Highs
Kills: 2 at Indiana State (11/19/16)
Aces: 4 [2] vs. Loyola (11/11/16)
Assists: 8 [2] vs Nebraska (9/16/17)
Blocks: none
Digs: 35 vs. Iowa State (9/13/16)
Points: 4 [3] at Austin Peay (8/27/17)
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