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Sophomore Year (2011)
Appeared in 30 matches and 92 sets ... ranked fifth on the team in kills (150) and kills per set (1.63) and sixth in total blocks (40.0) ... named to the Skyhawk Invitational All-Tournament team ... recorded a career-high 18 kills against Stephen F. Austin (9/2) ... posted a career-high .800 hitting percentage against Missouri State (11/19) ... compiled 16 matches with five or more kills, including two matches with 16 plus kills.
Prior to ISU
At Lewis and Clark Community College (2010): Named the MWAC Co-Freshman of the Year ... earned MWAC and MCCAC First Team All-Conference honors ... a First-Team All-Region Selection for Region 24 ... was an All-American candidate ... named to the All-Tournament Team at Lindenwood ... broke the Lewis and Clark school record for kills with 492 on the season ... was second on the team in total blocks with 141 ... finished the 2010 season 31st in the nation for a hitting percentage of 39 percent, and 29th in the nation for kills-per-set at 3.24 ... Lettered in volleyball during all four years at Bunker Hill High School ... named the MVP her junior and senior seasons ... earned all-conference honors as a junior and a senior ... earned all-state honorable mention and all-county honors ... led her team to regional and sectional championships as a senior ... competed in basketball and track at Bunker Hill High School.
Personal
Brooklyn Mackenzie Hlafka ... born July 6, 1992 ... daughter of Michael Hlafka and Jodi Potthast ... three sisters (Michaela, Ashlyn, Ava) ... three brothers (Trent, Drew, Liam) ... majoring in speech pathology.