University of St. Francis (IL) - 2009 Volleyball Roster

Record: 27-16 Home: 14-3 Away: 4-7 Neutral: 9-6 CCAC: 8-2

#2 Kelsey Polte

Fighting Saint Profile

Height:

5-10

Class:

Position:

S/RSA

Hometown:

Spring Valley, IL

Previous School:

Hall H.S.

At USF: 2008: Earned first-team All-Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference recognition as a junior … Also named honorable mention on the American Volleyball Coaches Association NAIA All-Mideast Region team … Joined libero Courtney Ambrosch as one of only two Saints to play in all 152 games and 42 matches on the season … Averaged 9.64 assists per game and posted a .364 setting percentage … Also nearly average one kill per game (0.95) and led the Saints with 46 service aces … Her 314 digs were fourth on the team … Reached 50 or more assists in three matches with a season high of 51 in a 4-game loss to Lindenwood at the Saint Francis (IN) tournament … Also had 50 each against Minot State at the Morningside (IA) tourney and vs. Cedarville at the Saint Francis event … Recorded a career-best 10 kills with no hitting errors in a 4-game loss to Taylor (IN) at USF's own Big Guns Classic … Had at least one kill in all but one of the 42 matches … Notched a season-best 4 aces on two occasions (vs. Judson on Sept. 30 and vs. Cardinal Stritch on Oct. 7) … Her 50 blocks were third-highest on the squad … Twice matched her career best with 4 blocks in a single match (vs. Taylor IN on Sept. 27 and at Illinois Tech on Oct. 16).

2007: Established a USF single-season record with 1893 assists … She played in all 177 games and averaged 10.69 assists per game … Led the team with 80 service aces, averaging 0.45 per game … Recorded a career-best 10 aces in a three-game sweep of Missouri Valley … She also added 194 kills for a 1.10 kills-per-game average and a .188 attacking percentage … The total kills tied her with middle blocker Lauren Hoffman for fourth-best on the team … Using her 5-10 frame, she accumulated 60 total blocks, fifth-best on the squad … She racked up a season-best 67 assists in the 5-game win over Waldorf (IA) in the NAIA Region VIII quarterfinal match here at USF … She also had 65 assists for Mount Mercy (IA) in a 4-game win and 64 in the season's second match, a five-game loss to Bethel (IN) … She logged a season-high 8 kills twice, first against Cardinal Stritch (WI) and then again vs. Judson … Her 416 digs on the season placed her fourth on the team …. She notched a season-best 18 digs in a 5-game loss to Baker (KS) … Her season-high block total was 4 on two different occasions …She garnered CCAC Setter of the Week honors three times.

2006: Earned honorable mention All-CCAC honors as a freshman … Was the only USF freshman to garner post-season recognition … Served as USF's starting setter for most of the season, playing in 31 of 38 matches … She led the team with 890 assists (8.6 per game) and was third in service aces (56) … Took over as the No. 1 setter, replacing four-year starter and four-time all-CCAC pick Erica Gustafson … Also averaged nearly one kill per game (0.92) and added 24 blocks … Her average of 2.71 digs per game was third-highest on the team … She notched 56 service aces, third-most on the team, but her average of 0.54 aces per game was the highest on the squad.

In H.S.: H.S. Coach: Demi Salazar …Earned three letters in volleyball and softball and two in basketball at Spring Valley Hall High … Starting setter on volleyball team that finished 33-10 and placed fourth at the state championships … Captained both the volleyball and softball squads her senior year … Led the Lady Red Devils on the volleyball court in assists and service aces as both a junior and senior … Tied for 12th in the state of Illinois in assists for one season and finished 23^rd in the state in career assists … First-team All-North Central Illinois Conference as a senior and a second-team selection as a junior … A first-team all-area pick by both the La Salle News-Tribune and the Bureau County Republican as a senior and a second-team choice by both publications as a junior … Also earned NCIC All-Academic honors both seasons … Played for Club Fusion and Illinois Valley Volley Power in club volleyball … Led her softball team in hitting as a junior.

Other: Born 6-7-88 … Majoring in elementary education with a psychology minor.

Single-Match Career Highs

Kills: 10 (vs. Taylor IN 10/18/08)

Assists: 67 (vs. Waldorf IA, 11/14/07)

Aces: 10 (vs. Missouri Valley, 9/14/07)

Digs: 18 (vs. Baker KS, 10/6/07)

Passes: 1 (10 matches)

Total Blocks: 4 (four matches)

Solo Blocks: 1 (14 matches)

Assisted Blocks: 4 (four matches)

2009 Volleyball Roster

#	Name	Cl.	Pos.	Ht.	Hometown	Previous School
1	Sarah Ahline	SO	OH/RSA	5-11	Lemont, IL	Lemont H.S.
2	Kelsey Polte	SR	S/RSA	5-10	Spring Valley, IL	Hall H.S.
3	Lauren Hoffman	JR	MH/OH	6-0	Plainfield, IL	Plainfield South H.S.
4	Dana Wettergren	FR	OH/DS	5-6	Oak Forest, IL	Oak Forest H.S.
5	Courtney Ambrosch	SR	DS	5-7	Joliet, IL	Joliet Township H.S.
6	Nicole Brown	SO	DS/OH	5-8	Chicago, IL	Queen of Peace H.S.
7	Erin McNeil	FR	OH/RSA	6-1	Plymouth, IN	Plymouth H.S.
8	Stephanie Shostok	FR	MH/RSA	5-9	Mokena, IL	Lincoln-Way Central H.S.
9	Karen Gruber	SR	OH/DS	5-7	Bourbonnais, IL	Bradley-Bourbonnais H.S.
10	Kyrsten Becker	JR	DS/OH	5-10	Arlington Heights, IL	Rolling Meadows H.S.
11	Laura Shain	SO	S	5-7	Joliet, IL	Plainfield Central H.S.
12	Kristee Conrad	SO	OH	6-0	Hickory Hills, IL	Stagg H.S.
13	Jazzmyne Robbins	FR	OH	6-1	Peru, IL	La Salle-Peru H.S.
14	Breanna Rivera	FR	DS/OH	5-6	Shorewood, IL	Minooka H.S.
15	Ashley Richards	FR	S/DS	5-4	Wilmington, IL	Wilmington H.S.
16	Ashley Thompson	FR	OH/RS	5-8	Portage, IN	Portage H.S.
20	Chelsea Rimington	FR	DS	5-6	Lena, IL	Lena-Winslow H.S.