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LeighAnn Hranka led the Redbirds with 10 kills for a .280 hitting percentage and was the only player to produce double-digit kills.
Sophomore Year (2011)
Appeared in 12 matches and 22 sets ... ranked fourth on the team in blocks per set (0.77) ...recorded a career-high three kills against UT Martin (9/3) ... marked a season-high .500 hitting percentage at Indiana State (11/12) ... tallied one or more kills in six matches ... recorded a career-high 5.0 total blocks vs. Cal State Bakersfield (8/27).
Freshman Year (2010)
Appeared in seven matches with one start ... played in 14 sets ... made her collegiate debut in the season-opener against Sacramento State (8/27), recording a kill, a career-high three aces and a career-high nine blocks (all assisted) while playing in all five sets ... made her first-career start in the next match against Portland (8/28) ... recorded a career-high two kills and had two blocks against Northern Iowa (10/14).
Prior to ISU Four-year letterwinner and two-year starter at Eureka High School ... as a senior, received first-team All-Corn Belt Conference and Pantagraph All-Area recognition ... second-team All-Cornbelt Conference as a junior ... played club volleyball for the Illini Elite in Bloomington ... also participated in track and basketball ... won the 4x400 relay state title as a senior and finished in top-four in the previous two years ... also placed in the top-four in the state high jump competition three times.
Personal Kelsey Elizabeth Holman ... born September 21, 1992 ... daughter of Mary and Steve Holman ... three brothers (Ryan, Ben, Tyler) and one sister (Amanda) ... Ryan played football at Trinity International ... Amanda played volleyball and ran track at Illinois Central College and ran cross country and track at Olivet Nazarene ... majoring in biology.