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2022 Women's Volleyball Roster

KJ Adams, Kiari Gier, Lindsey Dodson, Karrington Jones and Kenna Sauer celebrate
Kenna Sauer
Team Celly
Kenna Sauer and Brooke Kanas
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Karrington Jones, Kenna Sauer and team celebrate
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Kenna Sauer and Karrington Jones go up for a block
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Kenna Sauer vs Iowa State pink game
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Kenna Sauer
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KJ Adams, Kiari Gier, Lindsey Dodson, Karrington Jones and Kenna Sauer celebrate
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New Kenna Sauer Headshot
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Kenna Sauer
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Position:
    OH
  • Hometown:
    Ankeny, Iowa
  • Prev School:
    Missouri
AWARDS/HONORS
2022
  • AVCA Southwest All-Region
  • All-Big 12 First Team
  • CoSIDA Academic All-District 
  • Academic All-Big 12 First Team
2021
  • AVCA Southwest All-Region
  • All-Big 12 First Team
  • Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week (9/21, 10/11)
  • Green Wave Invitational MVP


SENIOR SEASON (2022)
Played in all 29 matches, starting in 28 of them for the Red Raiders … Led the team in kills, kills per set, total attacks, points and points per set … Notched the program's 12th All-Big 12 First Team accolade … Collected a team-best 16 double-doubles and 27 double-digit kill performances, while also recording 16 double-digit dig performances … Led the Red Raiders in kills 22 times throughout the season … Posted a career-high 22 digs against West Virginia (9/24) and a season-best of 21 kills in back-to-back matches against Rice (9/11) and SMU (9/15) … Finished the season with 423 kills on 1,126 attacks for a .221 hitting clip, 3.92 k/s, 15 aces, 469.0 points, 302 digs, 2.80 d/s and 51 blocks.

JUNIOR SEASON (2021)
Made major contributions to the Red Raiders during her first season in Lubbock, appearing in all 30 matches … led Tech in kills (364), kills per set (3.34), points (424.5), points per set (3.89), total attempts (1,167) and service aces (24) … ninth in the Big 12 in kills per set and seventh in points … recorded double-digit kills in 19 matches and double-digit digs in 13 with a team-high 11 double-doubles … posted three matches with 20+ kills and 11 matches with 15+ kills … recorded a career-high 30 kills in four sets with eight digs against Sam Houston (9/18), the only player in the Big 12 with 30 kills in a match and the second most in four sets in program history … earned Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week honors for the first time (9/21) after tallying 49 kills (4.9 k/s) at the Green Wave Invitational where she earned Tournament MVP honors … collected Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week honors for a second time (10/11) with back-to-back 20 kill performances against Iowa State … registered a season-best .394 hitting clip with 17 kills and 11 digs in a sweep of Oklahoma (10/15) … collected 18 kills and 18 digs in the Red Raiders’ first NCAA Tournament appearance in 20 years against FGCU (12/3) … named to the All-Big 12 First Team and AVCA Southwest All-Region Team.

SOPHOMORE (2020-21 – Missouri)
Appeared in 17 matches in her sophomore season… tallied 66 kills averaging 1.14 kills per set… totaled 30 digs and 29 blocks… recorded a career-high 12 kills and six digs with a career-best 13 points against Kentucky (10/28)… had four blocks against Ole Miss (11/20)… posted two services aces against LSU (1/29/21)… recorded three kills and three blocks in Mizzou’s NCAA Tournament First Round match against South Dakota (4/14/21)… tallied two kills, three blocks and one assist in the Tiger’s Second Round match against Ohio State (4/15/21).
 
FRESHMAN (2019 – Missouri)
Appeared in seven matches with one start in first-year campaign at Mizzou… Finished season with three kills, one assist, one dig, two solo blocks and three total blocks… Posted a kill and one total block in NCAA Tournament First Round contest versus Northern Iowa (12/6)… Appeared in road contest at No. 14 Kentucky (11/20)… Earned first career start versus Texas A&M (10/6), tallying a solo block… Made SEC debut at LSU (10/2), earning first career assist and dig… Tallied a kill in road matchup at No. 5 Baylor (9/20)… Made collegiate debut versus Austin Peay (9/13), recording first-ever kill, solo block and total block.

ANKENY CENTENNIAL HS
2019 Des Moines Register Iowa High School Player of the Year… Named to 2018 PrepVolleyball Senior Aces list… 2018 Under Armour Second-Team All-American… Led Ankeny Centennial to three state titles (2015-16, '18) and four consecutive state tournaments overall… 2018 Des Moines Register Elite All-CIML Volleyball team… One of 32 selections to 2018 Iowa Senior All-Star Weekend… 2018 Iowa First-Team All-State, First-Team All-District and First-Team CIML Central Conference selection… 2018 Iowa Class 5A State Tournament team captain… Over varsity career at Ankeny Centennial, posted 901 kills, 677 digs and 132 total blocks… Recorded 379 kills on .318 hitting, 296 digs, 50 total blocks and 50 aces in senior campaign… Tallied match-high 24 kills in 2018 Iowa Class 4A Quarterfinal… Honored as MaxPreps / AVCA Iowa High School Player of the Week (Oct. 29 – Nov. 4, 2018), tallying 5.67 kills per set and 3.67 digs per set… 2017 Iowa Class 5A Honorable Mention All-State… 2017 CIML Central All-Conference and All-District selection… 2016 Iowa Coaches Association Class 5A First-Team All-State and First-Team All-District… Posted 345 kills and 193 digs in first year as starter, helping Jaguars to a 35-3 record… Finished with match-high 16 kills on .406 hitting in 2016 state championship… Named Captain of 2016 All-Tournament team… Named to PrepVolleyball "Sophomore 79" list and an Honorable Mention All-American… Competed with Iowa Power Plex club team.

PERSONAL
Born on Dec. 20, 2000… Daughter of Matt and Mindi Sauer… Has one older brother, Kaden, who wrestles collegiately at Iowa State University.