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Kara Bown

16 Kara Bown

  • Height
    5-8
  • Class
    Senior
  • Highschool
    Lincoln East HS
  • Hometown
    Lincoln, Neb.

Biography

2019 Senior
Saw action in 28 matches and 97 sets...Posted a team-high 353 digs, going along with 51 assists and 20 service aces...Had double-digit digs in 16 of her 28 contests, including in her final six matches of the season...Tallied a career-high 25 digs at Tulsa Sept. 27...Compiled a career-best five service aces against Tulane Oct. 13...Averaged a team-high 3.64 digs to go along with 0.53 assists and 0.21 service aces per set...Named to the Creighton Classic All-Tournament Team...Selected to the AD's honor roll. 

2018 Junior
Played in 30 matches and 103 sets...Tallied 189 digs and averaged 1.83 digs per set...Also posted 24 assists, eight service aces and a kill (at ECU, Nov. 4)...Had double-digit digs in seven matches, including a career-high 19 Nov. 21 against Tulsa...Member of the Wichita State Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC)...Named to The American All-Academic Team and AD's honor roll.

2017 Sophomore
Played in 20 matches and 36 sets…Had four assists, four service aces and 16 digs…Had a season-high two assists against UCF on Oct. 1…Had a season-high two service aces against USF on Sept. 29…Had a season-high four digs against Belmont on Aug. 27…Named to the AD’s honor roll for Fall 2017 and Spring 2018.
 
2016 Freshman
Played in 11 matches and 25 sets…Had two assists, three service aces and 14 digs…Had a season-high one assist two times…Had a season-high one service ace three times…Had a season-high four digs against Drake on Oct. 29….Named to the AD’s honor roll for Fall 2016 and had a 4.0 GPA and for Spring 2017.
 
High School
Graduated from Lincoln East High School in Lincoln, Neb…Lettered three years in volleyball, one year in tennis and one year in basketball…As a senior, had 500 digs, 119 assists and 44 service aces and was named to the Nebraska Prep Volleyball Class of 2016 Super 25 along with being a team captain… As a junior, had 384 digs and 56 aces and helped her team to a 22-10 record and a ninth place finish in class A…Led the state in service aces in 2014… As a sophomore, had 194 digs and 60 kills…In tennis, took fifth place at state in 2015…Three-time academic letter winner…Four-time academic all-conference…Academic all-state…Four-time scholar-athlete award.

Personal
Daughter of Jeff and Gwen Bown...Has one brother, Kyle and one sister, Karly...Is majoring in biology at WSU.

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Historical Player Information

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    2018Junior

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    2019Senior

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