Allison Straumann

22

Class: Senior Hometown: Cary, Ill. High School: Cary Grove

Height: 5-11 Position: OH

2011 as a Junior... appeared in 17 matches... season-high four digs vs. Marquette (8/27)... picked up five digs vs. Penn State (9/24)... recorded five digs vs. Penn State (9/24)... picked up season-high eight digs at Michigan (9/30)... picked up five digs vs. Northwestern (10/22)... made her first career appearance at libero in the third set vs. Michigan State (11/4)... recorded a service ace vs. Nebraska (11/22)... letterwinner.

2010 as a Sophomore... Appeared in 17 matches with six starts... played in 40 sets... picked up eight digs vs. Creighton (9/4)... recorded six kills on a career-best 20 attacks vs. Wake Forest (9/4)... matched a season-high with six kills while playing every point at Michigan State (9/26)... recorded career highs in kills (9), attempts (39) and digs (10) in five-set win over Indiana (10/1)... recorded first career solo block vs. Minnesota (10/6)... recorded one service ace and a career-high two total blocks at Northwestern (10/8)... recorded three kills and one dig vs. Wisconsin (10/22)... recorded two kills and three digs at Purdue (10/5)... letterwinner.

2009 as a Freshman... Appeared in nine matches and 19 sets... picked up career-high seven digs served a career-best two aces at Indiana (Oct. 16)... picked up four digs against Binghamton in her collegiate debut (Sept. 18).

High School... Chicago Sun-Times first team all-state as a senior and third team all-state as a junior... Chicago Daily Herald first team all-area honors as a senior and second team honors as a junior... team captain and named team's Most Valuable Player as a senior... led high school team to three Fox Valley Conference championships in 2005-06 and 2008, along with a regional championship in 2007... only second player from her high school to be selected to an all-state team... played for Sky High Volleyball Club for three years... led team to Nationals all three seasons, placing second in 2006 and first in 2007 and 2008.

Personal... Born 12/22/90... parents are Jayne Starumann and William Straumann... has one brother, Evan, and one sister, Megan, who plays basketball at Rhode Island... journalism and health sports studies major.

Personal Bests

Kills: 9 vs. Indiana, Oct. 1, 2010
TA: 39 vs. Indiana, Oct. 1, 2010
Attack %: .273 vs. Northern Illinois, Sept. 19, 2010
Assists: 1, six times, last vs. Northwestern, Oct. 22, 2011
Aces: 2 vs. Indiana, Oct. 16, 2009
Digs: 10 vs. Indiana, Oct. 1, 2010
Solo Blocks: 1 vs. Minnesota, Oct. 6, 2010
Total Blocks: 2 vs. Northwestern, Oct. 8, 2010