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UIndy Athletics

2014 Women's Volleyball Roster

Jacob Kennedy
Justin Oakman
Matt Holmes
Steve DeMotte
Steve DeMotte
Steve DeMotte

5 Arielle Knafel

5 Arielle Knafel

  • Position:
    Outside Hitter
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Greenwood, Ind.
  • High School:
    Center Grove
  • Prev School:
    Norfolk State

Summary

Biography

2013 
Played in 91 sets, making 12 starts in 29 matches  ... fourth on the team with 2.74 digs/set (249) ... 14 matches with 10 or more digs ... tallied a season-high 10 kills against Wingate and Wayne State (Neb.), both on 9/6/13 ... recorded career-high 23 digs at Bellarmine (11/16/13) ... earned second letter.

2012 
Played in 81 sets with 13 starts in 30 matches ... fourth on the team with 209 kills (2.58/set) and added 106 digs ... came off the bench to have 13 kills on .667 attacking in national semifinals against Tampa (12/7) ... tallied three kill/dig double-doubles ... finished with nine matches of 10 or more kills and three with 10 or more digs ... earned first letter.

2011 
Played in three matches with four kills and three digs ... made UIndy debut against No. 17 Lewis (9/16) ... also played against Southern Indiana (9/23) and at Illinois Springfield (10/1) ... earned medical redshirt.
 
2010 (Norfolk State)

Named the MEAC Rookie of the Week Sept. 6 after averaging 2.20 kills, 3.20 digs and 0.73 service aces per set in four matches … Earned a spot on the Spartan Classic All-Tournament Team Aug. 28 … Played in all 33 matches and started 32 … Competed in 121 out of a total of 123 sets on the year … Finished second on the team with 270 kills and 321 digs … Totals ranked tied for seventh all-time in kills and fifth in digs at NSU for a single season … Averaged 2.23 kills and 2.65 digs per set and hit .054 for the season … Had a team-high 37 service aces, averaging 0.31 per set … Finished seventh in the conference in service aces and eighth in digs … Also added 56 assists and 40 blocks, an average of 0.46 and 0.33 per set … Totaled 23 kills on a .314 attack percentage in her very first collegiate match, a 3-1 win against Providence Aug. 27 in the Spartan Classic, just three kills from tying the school record … Had 26 points against Providence, the third-most by a MEAC player on the year … Reached double digits in kills in 11 matches, including five of the first six of the season … Had 13 matches of double-digit digs, including six double-doubles … Had a season-high 23 digs with 17 kills against UNC Greensboro Aug. 28 in the Spartan Classic … Posted 21 digs, 13 kills, three assists and three blocks in a 3-1 victory over Gardner-Webb Sept. 17 … Threw down 11 kills with 20 digs and four assists against Delaware State Sept. 25 in the Spartan Invitational … Had 18 kills, 11 digs and three blocks against Florida A&M Oct. 4 … Reached a season-high six blocks with 18 digs against NC Central Oct. 24 … Had a season-high eight service aces to go along with 16 digs and 12 kills in a 3-2 win at Hampton Aug. 31 … Was one of two players in the MEAC to post eight service aces in a match during the year.

HIGH SCHOOL
Played four years of varsity volleyball at Center Grove … competed in track freshman, junior and senior years … Johnson County Athlete of the Year senior season … earned all-county first-team honors … AAU All-American senior year as … led team to the final four at the state championship as a senior … state qualifier in track as a senior.

PERSONAL
Majoring in chemistry ... daughter of Ray and Karla Jackson … has two younger siblings, Trayce and Tayven … born 7/30/91 ... father Ray played football at Colorado State and was drafted as a defensive back by the Buffalo Bills in the fifth round of the 1996 NFL Draft ... played in 73 career games over six seasons (Buffalo 1996-98, Cleveland 1999-2001) and compiled 29 tackles and six interceptions.

STATISTICS
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Career

SINGLE-MATCH CAREER HIGHS (through Nov. 6)
Kills - 21, vs. Tampa, 8/31/12
Attacks - 52, vs. Tampa, 8/31/12
Percentage* - .667, 13-1-18, vs. Tampa, 12/7/12
Assists - 4 (3x), last vs. Cedarville, 10/21/14
Aces - 3, at William Jewell, 9/20/14
Digs - 23, at Bellarmine, 11/16/13
Blocks - 5 (2x), last vs. Ferris State, 10/17/14
Points - 22.5, vs. Tampa, 8/31/12
* = min. 5 attack attempts

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2011Sophomore

    Outside Hitter
    5'9"
    5
  • 5

    2012Sophomore

    Outside Hitter
    5'9"
    5
  • 5

    2013Junior

    Outside Hitter
    5'9"
    5
  • 5

    2014Senior

    Outside Hitter
    5'9"
    5
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