Gillian Kurtic - Women's Volleyball - Clarkson University Athletics

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Position Middle Hitter/Rightside
Height 6-3
Class Graduate Student
Highschool Honeoye Falls-Lima
Hometown Honeoye Falls, NY

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2021: One of three players to play in all 30 matches and all 108 sets for the Knights...Helped team return to NCAA Tournament with eighth conference title in last nine campaigns....AVCA Division III All-American Honorable Mention, AVCA Division III All-Region First-Team, Liberty League First-Team All-Star...Led Liberty League in hitting percentage at .311 and ranked seventh in the conference in kills per set (2.90 kps), aces per set (0.47 aps), and blocks per set (0.65 bps) while placing fourth in points per set (3.81 pps)...Had 25 solo blocks which tied for second in the conference...Was virtually unstoppable in NCAA Tournament, recording 18 kills against just one error for a .515 hitting percentage to go along with five blocks in four-set win against Stevenson (11/12/2021) and then had a .394 hitting percentage with 17 kills and five blocks in three sets against New York University (11/13/2021)...Recorded 14 kills and a .600 hitting percentage in Liberty League Championships match against St. Lawrence University (11/6/2021)...Had season-high 20 kills in five-set match against Cortland State (10/29/2021)...Also produced 19 kills and five total blocks against Arcadia (10/15/2021)...Had season-high seven aces against Virginia Wesleyan (9/3/2021)...Named Liberty League Performer of the Week once (11/15/2021) and to the Liberty League Honor Roll on two occasions (9/7/2021 and 10/11/2021)...Liberty League All-Academic.

2020: Season cancelled due to COVID...Liberty League All-Academic.

2019: Played in all 34 matches, competing in 117 sets overall during junior season...Helped team reach the NCAA Division III Volleyball Championships Elite 8...Notched 240 kills (2.05 kps) and 72 blocks (0.62 bps) with a .319 hitting percentage...Ranked fourth in the Liberty League in hitting percentage and was eighth in the conference in blocks per set...Scored season-best 15 kills with no errors and a .517 hitting percentage during five-set win over Franklin & Marshall (9/6/2019), also adding in five digs, two blocks and two aces...Hit .571 with nine kills against Wisconsin-Oshkosh (8/31/2019) and matched that percentage on eight kills against Wheaton College (9/7/2019)...Hit .529 with nine kills versus Middlebury (9/13/2019) and produced the same numbers against Heidelberg (9/21/2019)...Scored eight kills with four aces against Utica (9/14/2019)...Came within one of season-high in kills by putting 14 balls down against RIT (10/26/2019)...Hit .667 with 11 kills against Keuka College (11/2/2019)...Scored 12 kills with three blocks in the NCAA Division III Volleyball Potsdam Regional Final against Ithaca College (11/17/2019)...Produced season-best five blocks against Millsaps (8/31/2019)...Notched four blocks in NCAA Division III Volleyball Championship Quarterfinals versus top-ranked Emory University (11/21/2019)...Named to Liberty League Honor Roll once (9/3/2019)...Selected to Liberty League All-Academic team.

2018: Participated in all 28 matches, playing in 108 total sets as a sophomore...Recorded 221 kills (2.05 per set) and 66 blocks (0.61 per set) with a .285 hitting percentage...Ranked ninth in Liberty League in hitting and was sixth in conference in blocks...Reached double figures in kills on six occasions, including twice during Liberty League Tournament...Produced season-high 18 kills against 22nd-ranked Ithaca College (11/2/2018) in Liberty League Semifinals, hitting .471 in the match...Hit .650 (14-1-20) against SUNY Potsdam (9/15/2018)...Scored 16 kills, 4 blocks, and a .448 hitting percentage in five-set win against Washington College (10/13/2018)...Also hit .524 with 12 kills in three-set sweep of Union College (10/19/2018)...Liberty League Honor Roll (11/5/2018)...Liberty League All-Academic.

2017: Played in 33 sets over the course of 15 matches during freshman season...Scored 64 kills (1.94 kps) with a .226 hitting percentage and added 19 blocks (0.58 bps)...Hit .409 with 12 kills and two blocks in five-set win against Gettysburg (10/14/2017)...Battered SUNY Potsdam with 10 kills and a .438 hitting percentage in just two sets (10/24/2017)...Notched eight kills and three block assists in five-set victory against regionally-ranked Muhlenberg (10/14/2017)...Also had three kills and three block assists in two sets against Babson during NCAA Tournament (11/11/2017).