Eastern Michigan Athletics
2017 Volleyball Roster
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Strefling, Franki
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Franki Strefling
- Position:
- Outside Hitter
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Niles, Mich.
- High School:
- Buchanan
Bio
EMU: Became the sixth EMU volleyball player to reach both 1,000 career kills and digs, and was the first since Becky Baltare (2002-05)...Ranks eighth in program history with 3,510 career attempts...2020: Earned AVCA Midwest All-Region First Team honors, becoming the first EMU volleyball player to collect first team honors since 1989...Named First Team All-MAC...Started all 20 matches, including 77 sets for the Green and White…Finished second in the MAC in both total kills (315) and total points (342)...Totaled double-digit kill performances 16 times...Notched 10-plus digs in 17 matches for the Green and White...Ended the season with 4.09 kills per set and 4.44 points per set, which led the team…Collected 308 total digs, which ranked second for EMU…Led the Eagles with 13 double-doubles and recorded 15-plus kills in 10 matches…Earned MAC West Division Offensive Player of the Week after a career-best 26 digs to surpass 1,000 career digs, and posted 23 kills in a 3-1 victory at Northern Illinois (Feb. 11)...Recorded a personal-high 26 kills against Buffalo (Feb. 25) and collected her second offensive player of the week honor...Her 26-kill outing versus the Bulls is tied for seventh in Convocation Center history...Reached the 1,000-career kills plateau with her first strike of the match against Ohio (March 8)...Led the team with a season-best three service aces in a 3-1 loss at Miami (March 20)...Posted a season-high five blocks (0-5) in a five-set win over Ball State (March 27)...Named to the West Division Preseason All-MAC Team...2019: Appeared in all 28 matches, including 24 starts for the Green and White…Finished second of the team with 375 points and 346 kills, both were career-bests…Ended the season with a personal-high 396 digs…Ranked sixth in the conference with 3.27 kills per set, while finishing seventh in points per set (3.55)…Tallied 11 service aces…Totaled double-digit kills in 24 matches this season…Recorded a season-high 19 kills in back-to-back matches at Miami (Oct. 18) and at Bowling Green (Oct. 19)…Posted a season-best 26 digs against Akron (Oct. 26)…Led the Eagles with 16 kills and 23 digs in the season opener versus Utah State (Aug. 30)…Totaled a team-best 17 kills to go along with 14 digs and two block assists against in-state rival Central Michigan (Oct. 3)…Notched a season-best five total blocks (1 solo, 4 assisted) with 24 digs and 13 kills in a -1 victory over Ohio (Oct. 5)…Recorded a team-high 15 kills with 26 digs in a 3-1 loss to Akron (Oct. 26)…2018: Returned to the court and provided Eastern with a steady presence on both sides of the ball...Set personal bests for total kills (232), digs (347), points (265.5), and assists (32)...Second-best digs per set mark on the team with a 2.92 mark...Posted a personal record for kills in a match against St. John's (Aug. 25) when she finished with 20...Turned in a new best of 23 digs against Bowling Green in the MAC Tournament semi-final...Had 21 games of 10-or-more digs during the season...2017: Was on pace to have one of the best freshman seasons for an Eagle outside hitter before suffering a season-ending injury...Had 225 kills in 22 matches and 85 sets played, averaging 2.65 kills per set... Also showed prowess on the back line, putting up 216 digs for an average of 2.54 digs per set...Added 40 total blocks, 18 service aces, 13 assists, and an attack percentage of 2.65...Set a career-high in kills against Central Michigan (Oct. 5) with 19, while also adding 13 digs...Had a career-best 19 digs at Northern Illinois (Sept. 29) to go along with 14 kills...Finished the season with seven double-doubles of kills and assists...HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Buchanan High School where she was a four-year letterwinner...Named to the honor roll multiple times...PERSONAL: Full Name: Franki Carissa Strefling...Daughter of Vince Strefling and Cami Bowling...Has three sisters, Heather, Sloane, and Emma, and two brothers, Broc and Brett...Graduated from EMU with a Bachelor’s in Business management...Will pursue a Master’s degree in the fall 2021...Major: Business management.
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