Record: 27-16 Home: 14-3 Away: 4-7 Neutral: 9-6 CCAC: 8-2
#9 Karen Gruber
Fighting Saint Profile
Height:
5-7
Class:
SR
Position:
OH/DS
Hometown:
Bourbonnais, IL
Previous School:
Bradley-Bourbonnais H.S.
At USF: 2008: Completed her third year as one of USF's top defensive specialists
Fifth on the team in digs at 1.98 per game and posted the third-best serve receive percentage at .935
Had eight matches with 10 or more digs, including a stretch of four in five matches near the end of the regular season
Her season-high dig total was 15 and was accomplished twice in back-to-back matches against NCAA Division II Eckerd (FL) and Olivet Nazarene
Also notched 12 digs in match at NCAA Division II Flagler (FL)
Picked up a season-high 25 passes, with no errors, in a 5-game loss at nationally-ranked Indiana Tech on Sept. 2
Did not commit a serve reception error in 23 of her 41 matches
Had streaks of 8 and 7 matches without any reception errors
Her 28 service aces accounted for the fifth-highest total on the team
Converted 3 aces in Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference tourney win over Cardinal Stritch and had 2 aces on eight other occasions.
2007: Played in 39 matches and was a regular in the Saints' back row as a defensive specialist
Her .943 serve receive percentage was the third highest among the Saints with 200 or more attempts for the season
She averaged 2.24 digs per game
She collected a career-high 39 passes in a five-game loss to Illinois-Springfield in the Big Guns Classic
She also had 23 digs in that UIS match, just one shy of her career-best 24 registered against Bethel in the season's second match
Reached double digits in digs on eight separate occasions.
2006: Played in 37 of the 38 USF matches as a defensive specialist
Also played briefly as an outside hitter
Even filled in at the setter position for a match when injuries forced both USF setters to the sidelines
Her .923 serving percentage was the third-highest mark on the team and she finished her freshman season with 12 aces
She was also fourth on the club in passes (323) and fifth in digs (251)
Her serve receive percentage (.944) was second highest on the club
She led or shared the team lead in digs on five occasions, with a season high of 20 against Huntington.
In H.S.: H.S. coach: Kary Dowling
A two-time letterwinner in both volleyball and softball at Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High
Served as volleyball team captain her senior year and won the team's Hustle, Drive and Intensity Award
Named all-area by the Kankakee Daily Journal
Led the Boilermakers in serve receive percentage, service aces, kills, digs and passes
Captured all-tourney honors at the East Moline Panther Volleyball Invitational and the Boilermaker Classic
Played for the Ultimate Volleyball Club in 2004 and '05 and was part of the team that won the Asics Junior National Championship in 2004
Also earned all-Southwest Suburban Conference honors as a softball shortstop her senior year.
Other: Born 4-10-88
An elementary education major
Earned Dean's List accolades for the first time this past spring semester.
Single-Match Career Highs
Kills: 3 (vs. St. Ambrose IA, 9/9/06)
Assists: 25 (vs. Ashford IA
Aces: 4 (vs. Rio Grande OH
Digs: 24 (vs. Bethel
Passes: 39 (vs. Illinois-Springfield, 10/20/07)
Total Blocks: 1 (two matches)
Solo Blocks: None
Assisted Blocks: 1 (two matches)
2009 Volleyball Roster
| # | Name | Cl. | Pos. | Ht. | Hometown | Previous School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Kelsey Polte | SR | S/RSA | 5-10 | Spring Valley, IL | Hall H.S. |
| 5 | Courtney Ambrosch | SR | DS | 5-7 | Joliet, IL | Joliet Township H.S. |
| 9 | Karen Gruber | SR | OH/DS | 5-7 | Bourbonnais, IL | Bradley-Bourbonnais H.S. |
| 20 | Chelsea Rimington | FR | DS | 5-6 | Lena, IL | Lena-Winslow H.S. |
| 3 | Lauren Hoffman | JR | MH/OH | 6-0 | Plainfield, IL | Plainfield South H.S. |
| 10 | Kyrsten Becker | JR | DS/OH | 5-10 | Arlington Heights, IL | Rolling Meadows H.S. |
| 1 | Sarah Ahline | SO | OH/RSA | 5-11 | Lemont, IL | Lemont H.S. |
| 15 | Ashley Richards | FR | S/DS | 5-4 | Wilmington, IL | Wilmington 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. |
| 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. |
| 14 | Breanna Rivera | FR | DS/OH | 5-6 | Shorewood, IL | Minooka H.S. |
| 13 | Jazzmyne Robbins | FR | OH | 6-1 | Peru, IL | La Salle-Peru H.S. |
| 8 | Stephanie Shostok | FR | MH/RSA | 5-9 | Mokena, IL | Lincoln-Way Central H.S. |
| 16 | Ashley Thompson | FR | OH/RS | 5-8 | Portage, IN | Portage H.S. |
| 4 | Dana Wettergren | FR | OH/DS | 5-6 | Oak Forest, IL | Oak Forest H.S. |
Cara Currier - Head Coach - 8th season
Jeana Pekol - Assistant Coach - 7th season
Erica Gustafson - Assistant Coach - 1st season
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