2026 Women's Volleyball Roster
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LIU
Sep 8 (Tue)
6:00 PM
Roster
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Jersey Number 4
Karis Willow
- Position:
- OH
- Height:
- 6-4
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Arlington, Ohio
- High School:
- Liberty Benton
- Prev School:
- Penn State
- Major:
- Grad Certificate in Gifted Ed
Sophomore (2024 - at Penn State)
- Member of the 2024 national championship team
Freshman (2023 - at Penn State)
- Made collegiate debut at Temple (9/8)
Prior to College:
- Ranked as the 58th best recruit in the class by PrepVolleyball.com
- Four-year letterwinner at Liberty Benton HS
- Three-time all-state selection, including two first-team selections
- Two-time District 8 Player of the Year
- Conference Player of the Year
- Three-time all-district honoree
- Four-time all-conference honoree
- Finished career with 1,377 kills, 833 digs, 199 blocks, 164 aces, and a .419 hitting percentage
- Led team to two Ohio state titles, one district championship, and a four-year record of 102-11
- Played three years of club with Black Swamp, two years with Impact VBC and one year with Elite VBTC
- Also competed in four years of varsity track and was all-state in the high jump
- Played one season of varsity basketball
Personal
- Daughter of Thomas and Anita Willow
- Both parents participated in sports at Pillsbury Baptist Bible College, with her father playing basketball and her mother playing basketball and volleyball
- Has two brothers, Nathan and Calvin, and three sisters, Alyssa, Lauren and Hannah
- Alyssa played volleyball at Grace College, Lauren played volleyball and track and field at Cedarville University, Hannah played volleyball and track and field at Cedarville University, and Nathan was on the track and field team at Bluffton University
- Working toward a graduate certificate in gifted education
KNOW YOUR KNIGHTS
Major: Certificate in Gifted Education
I chose my major because: I have always wanted to be a teacher. This graduate certificate is one step closer to my ultimate goal: being an ASL teacher!
Favorite place to hang out on campus: Livi Campus in general
The person I most admire is and why: My mom. She’s faced so many hard challenges in every stage of life and has never given up and has overcome every single one, yet her heart and spirit have stayed warm.
Favorite professional athlete: Morgan Hentz
Favorite professional sports team: Cleveland Cavs
One word to describe your Coach: Understanding
One word to describe myself on the court: Energized
One word to describe myself off the court: Bubbly
Few people know that I: used to be a theatre kid
Person who had greatest influence on my athletics career: My older sister Lauren
I started playing my sport because…: It was my way to connect with my older sisters who have all played college volleyball
I chose Rutgers because…: loving and strong. There is no team in the country with a culture as loving and strong
Favorite cereal: Cheerios (plain)
The movie I have watched the most in my lifetime is: Facing the Giants
Favorite musician/group: Ozzy Osbourne
The first song I knew all the words to is: Jesus Loves Me
Rituals I have before, during or after a game are: I never repeat the exact gameday hairstyle
Favorite all-time gift received: Ipod
Pets I had growing up were: i’ve had 4 dogs overall. now it’s just my 15 year old german shepherd Maxwell at home.
My favorite Halloween costume growing up was: Marshmallow (Family s’mores costume)
The place in the world I would most like to visit is: Jerusalem
My favorite teacher was: Mrs. Kellogg, 3rd Grade
The quote that most resonates with me is: Everything will be okay in the end. If it’s not okay right now, it’s not the end
If my life was a book, the title would be: Survive and Advance
If I could choose any color when buying a new car it would be: matte ice blue
One thing on my bucket list is: go skydiving
Phone app you cannot live without: tiktok
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