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#3 Katie Swenson

Setter
Height: 5-9

Class: Sophomore
Hometown: Omaha, Neb.
Major: Biology and psychology

ABOUT KATIE

Born: Jan. 20, 1988 Parents: Frank and Jeanne Staroski and Joe Swenson Brothers: John Stepbrother: Nick Sister: Annette Pregame Superstitions/Rituals: Listen to music in locker room Goals for the Season: Be at the top of the MIAA Best Thing About Maryville: La Bonita Favorite Place on Campus: JW’s Favorite Restaurant: Cheesecake Factory Favorite Pro Athlete: Michael Jordan Favorite Movie I’ve Seen This Year: “Juno” Favorite TV Show: “Desperate Housewives” Favorite Music Artist: Justin Timberlake Current Cell Phone Ring: “I Want You Back” - Nsync Sports You’re Least Successful At: Bowling Person You’d Switch Places For a Day: Gisele Bunchen Dream Job: Designer First Job: Vet assistant Best Player You’ve Played Against: Stanford’s Gabi Ailes If You Could Travel Anywhere in the World: Everywhere Something You Have to Do Before Turning 40: Sky dive My Parents Were Right When They Told Me: To treat people the way I want to be treated Biggest Pet Peeve: Bad drivers Most Influential Person: Mom Most Famous Person You’ve Met: Tom Osborne If You Won The Lottery, You Would: Go shopping, donate to charity Most Prized Possession: All my pictures Most Memorable Match: Nebraska-Omaha Best Thing About Coach Tool’s Practice:  Scrimmaging Best Thing About Home Matches: No ride home afterwards Best Thing About Road Matches: Sleeping on the bus

Coach Tool on Katie

“Swenson will begin her second season running our offense. She will be challenged to set a quick-tempo that helps our hitters face blockers one-on-one. Swenson had a strong first season and I look for her to build on that – I expect her to average over 13 set assists/game this year. Swenson’s main focus will be to know her teammates strengths so she can fully quarterback the team and exploit our opponent’s weaknesses.”

2008 

• First Fall Practice - Aug. 12

Started the season with three straight double-doubles ... put together a four-match stretch of double-doubles, concluding with 29 assists and 13 digs at No. 3 Washburn (9/17) ... has recorded 10 or more assists in 13 the last straight matches ... currently fifth in career assists with 2,211, fourth in sophomore season assists with 653 and on pace for second in career assists per game with 11.34

2007

Honorable Mention All-MIAA ... MIAA Specialist of the Week on Nov. 5 ... played and started all 34 matches ... third in the MIAA and 24th in Division II with 12.46 assists per game ... tallied 1,558 assists, good for eighth in program career records and third in season records ... recorded 50 assists against Southwest Baptist (9/12) and 49 against Missouri Western (10/31), two of the top 10 single-match records for three-game matches ... career-high 66 assists against Augustana (S.D.) (9/8) is tied for 11th in five-game matches ... third on the team in reception percentage (.933) ... converted 86.1 percent of sets into assists during her first four collegiate matches (167 out of 194) ... most efficient match came against rival Missouri Western (9/25), converting 88.9 percent (40 out of 45) ... averaged 11.3 digs in last eight MIAA matches

2006

Redshirt Season

Gross Catholic High School

First-team all-state selection as a senior in 2005 … honorable mention all-state honors in 2004 … helped lead Gross Catholic to a state championship in 2005 and a trip to the semifinals in 2004 … first-team all-state tournament selection in 2005 … three-year All-River City Conference selection … four-year academic and varsity letterwinner ... attended same high school as teammates Sara Falcone and Rachel Nisi

Career Stats

Year	GP	MP-MS	K	K/G	E	TA	Pct.	A	A/G	SA	SA/G	SE	DIG	D/G	RE	BS	BA	TB	B/G	BE	BHE	PTS	PTS/G
2006	Redshirt Season
2007	125	34-34	99	0.79	45	251	.215	1,158	12.46	39	0.31	48	320	2.56	1	3	39	42	0.00	13	39	160.5	1.28