2019 Women's Volleyball Roster
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Jersey Number 15
Karysa Swackenberg
- Position:
- L
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Brighton, Colo.
- High School:
- Brighton
- Major:
- Public Policy
2019 Academic All-Big Ten
Third All-Time at Rutgers in Digs (1,299)
Senior (2019) - Game-By-Game Stats
- Rutgers first-ever Big Ten Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 8) leading the Scarlet Knights in digs in all three matches against Towson, Princeton and Virginia contributing to a trio of four-set victories for the Scarlet Knights and the team's first Rutgers Invitational crown since 2012 averaging 4.58 digs per set, including 22 against the Tigers
- 14th in the Big Ten averaging 3.22 digs per set to rank
- Logged 338 digs on the season to rank 10th on the single season list
- Scooped a career-high 27 digs in the five-set win against Grand Canyon (Aug. 31) to surpass 1,000 career dig mark
- Registered 22 digs in victory over Virginia (Sept. 7)
-2018 Student Athlete Welfare officer of Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC)
Junior (2018)
- Started in all 31 games at Libero
- Recorded 357 digs on the season
- Recorded career-high 24 digs in season opener against Colgate in California (8/24)
- Recorded third career 20-dig match with 20 against UConn in four sets (9/14)
-2017 Member of Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC)
Sophomore (2017)
- Named a team captain
- Recorded season-high of 18 digs in five-set match against Buffalo (9/2)
- Handed out eight assists and scooped 15 digs in a four-setter at Seton Hall (9/2)
- Started the season with five consecutive matches with at least one service ace
Freshman (2016)
- Started all 33 games at libero
- Led the team with 309 digs
- Named to the Bryant Hampton Inn-vitational all-tournament team, leading the team with 3.62 digs per set and seven service aces
- Registered a match-high four service aces in the win at Bryant (8/27)
- Posted a career-high 22 digs against New Hampshire, along with two service aces (9/9)
- Registered two service aces at No. 22 Purdue (10/15), her most in a Big Ten match
Prior to Rutgers
- A four-year varsity starter
- Two-time captain as a junior and senior
- Three-time First Team All-Conference (2013-2015)
- Four-time First Team All-Academic (2012-2015)
- Named 2015 Team MVP as a senior after leading to conference in digs
- Finished with a total of 1,304 career digs
- Student body president as a senior (2015-16)
- Student government member all four years
- Member of the National Honor Society.
Personal
- Daughter of Todd and Kristin Swackenberg
- Sister, Kendra, is a setter on Fort Lewis College’s volleyball team
- Member of Rutgers SAAC
- A Rutgers Student Health volunteer
- Greatest sports influence is April Ross
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