Deaton on Duchek: "Kate has learned Division I volleyball, both physically and mentally." 2004...named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American Third Team and First Team All-District IV...named to the Atlantic 10 All-Conference Team, the 2004 A-10 Student-Athlete of the Year for volleyball and to the Academic All-Conference Team...was the A-10 Player of the Week for the weeks of Sept. 20 and Nov. 1...started in 28 matches and played in 108 games...led Xavier in kills (458), kills per game (4.24), total attempts (1,062) and points (516)...recorded her 1,000th kill in XU's 3-1 win over Auburn on Nov. 26...notched a career-high 29 kills on Oct. 16 versus Duquesne...tallied a season-high .577 hitting percentage against Temple on Nov. 5...served a career-high three aces against UMBC in the first match of the season on Sept. 1...recorded 26 matches with 10 or more kills including 13 straight matches from Oct. 9 to Nov. 26...had six matches with 20 or more kills...had nine matches with a .450 hitting percentage or better...eight matches with two or more aces...second in hitting percentage (.335), fourth in kills per game (4.35) and points per game (4.84) in Atlantic 10 play 2003...she was second in the Atlantic 10 in kills (414) and third in kills per game (3.66)...helped XU achieve a 0.218 hitting percentage, which was third best in the A-10...led the Musketeers in kills (414) and total attacks (1140)...her 414 kills in a season and 3.66 kills per game ranked her 14th and 12th, respectively, all-time in Xavier history...tied for first on the team with seven block solos...recorded a season-high 21 kills against George Washington on Nov. 11...posted double-digit kills in 26 matches...of the 26 matches, 13 were matches with 15 or more kills...she tallied 10 or more kills in 14 straight matches spanning from Oct. 5 to Nov. 29...had a career-high 0.591 hitting percentage versus La Salle on Oct. 31...started all but one match and played in all but one game for Xavier 2002...played in 24 matches during her freshman season at right side...ranked fourth on the team in kills (165) and sixth in blocks (21)...had her first collegiate kill, dig, block and service ace at Jacksonville on Aug. 30...earned her first collegiate double-double on Sept. 24 against Wright State with 11 kills and 14 digs...had six matches with at least 10 kills and two with at least 10 digs...had multiple blocks in five matches including two with three blocks each High School...was a four year starter at Cor Jesu Academy and holds school records for most matches played (155), career kills (1,054) and kills in a season (416)...led team to a 130-20 record over four seasons...team won Missouri State Championship in junior and senior seasons...a first team All-State selection as a junior and senior...named Gatorade Player of the Year for Missouri after her senior season Personal...a middle childhood education major...was a National Honor Society member...an Academic All-State selection all four seasons...daughter of Ron and Mary Duchek...born November 6, 1983 in St. Louis, Missouri |
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