Biography
2016: Kren returns as one of Gannon’s starters at outside hitter … enters her senior campaign fourth all-time at Gannon in points (1,469.5), eighth in kills (1,291) and ninth in digs (1,204) … recorded 57 double-doubles (kills-digs) during her first three seasons.
2015: Saw action in 33 matches, starting 31 … played in 119 sets … selected to the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-America honorable-mention team … named to a pair of all-region teams, landing a spot on the AVCA first team and Conference Commissioners’ Association (CCA) second team … earned All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Western Division and All-Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) first-team honors … named to the NCAA Division II Atlantic Regional All-Tournament team after averaging 13.7 kills, 12.7 digs and 15.3 points in three matches … opened the national tournament with 18 kills and 17 digs during a 3-1 victory against Shippensburg in the first round … hit .314 with 14 kills and nine digs during a 3-0 sweep of West Chester in the regional semifinals … selected PSAC Western Division Player of the Week on October 20 after averaging 13.7 kills, 11.3 digs and 14.5 points during three crossover matches … hit .340 during the week of her honor … produced single-season totals worthy of Gannon’s all-time top 10 in points (2nd, 539.5), kills (6th, 471) and digs (6th, 459) … ranked second among PSAC players in kills per set (3.96), second in points per set (4.53), third in total kills, 14th in service aces (40), 15th in digs per set (3.86) and 17th in total digs … finished 22nd among all NCAA Division II players in total kills, 25th in points per set and 31st in kills per set … recorded 20 double-doubles (kills-digs) … produced double-digit kills during 29 of 33 matches, including the first 16 contests … reached the 20-kill plateau three times … had season-highs in kills (29), digs (20) and points (31.5) during a 3-2 victory at Slippery Rock … recorded double-digit digs 22 times … surpassed the 20-dig plateau six times … had a season-best 31 digs during a 3-1 win against Lock Haven and 3-2 victory at Mercyhurst … fired multiple service aces 13 times … produced a season-high five service aces during a 3-0 sweep of Concord … blocked multiple attempts 14 times … turned away a season-best five attempts during a 3-1 victory against Seton Hill and 3-2 win against Mercyhurst … reached double digits in points during 30 of 33 matches, the 20-point plateau eight times and 30-point plateau once.
2014: Played in 29 matches, starting 28 … saw action in 101 sets … named to the AVCA All-America honorable-mention team … earned Daktronics and AVCA All-Atlantic Region first-team accolades … landed a spot on the All-PSAC Western Division and All-ECAC first teams … ended the season by earning a spot on the NCAA Division II All-Atlantic Regional Tournament team after recording 16 kills, 11 digs and four blocks against Seton Hill in the first round … led the PSAC in kills per set (3.75) .. ranked second among conference players in points per set (4.16) and 14th in digs per set (3.85) … finished 40th among all NCAA Division II players in kills per set and 59th in points per set … recorded 20 double-doubles (kills-digs), including five straight to conclude the season … reached double digits in kills 22 times, digs 23 times and points 22 times … produced a triple-double at Kutztown with 12 kills, a season-high 13 assists and 14 digs … surpassed the 20-kill plateau three times … had a season-best 27 kills against Clarion, hitting .379 in 58 attempts … produced 25 kills and 26.5 points during the PSAC Quarterfinals at Seton Hill … added 20 kills against Shippensburg … reached the 20-dig plateau three times … recorded a season-high 28 digs at Edinboro … chipped in 23 digs at California (Pa.) and 20 against Mercyhurst … had a block during 16 of the final 18 matches … ended the campaign with a season-high four blocks against Seton Hill during the NCAA Tournament … generated a season-best 27.5 points against Clarion in the home finale.
2013: Started 33 of Gannon’s 34 matches … named PSAC Freshman of the Year … was an All-PSAC second-team selection … led the team in kills (441), points (510), kills per set (3.5) and points per set (4.05) … ranked among the PSAC’s top 10 in kills, points, kills per set and points per set … finished second on the team in digs (356) and service aces (42) … reached double figures in kills 26 times and points 30 times … had 20 or more kills five times, including a season-high 23 during a victory against Seton Hill … notched 22 kills and 24 points during Gannon’s upset win against top-seed Clarion in the PSAC Tournament Quarterfinals … established season-highs in service aces (7) against Slippery Rock and digs (27) at California (Pa.) … had 11 kills and a season-best .533 hitting percentage against Cheyney … recorded 17 double-doubles, including seven straight in late-October and early-November.
High School: Played for head coach Taryn Volbrecht at Wisconsin Lutheran (Wis.) High School … was a three-year varsity letterwinner … earned all-state honors three times, being named to the third team as a junior and senior while landing a spot on the honorable-mention squad as a sophomore … served as a co-captain during her senior season … was a three-time All-Wisconsin Little Ten Conference selection, being named to back-to-back first teams after a second-team selection as a sophomore … landed a spot on the all-area fourth team as a junior … named Wisconsin Lutheran Team MVP as a junior … was a three-sport athlete, participating in basketball and track and field … started three consecutive years for the varsity basketball team … was a three-year basketball letterwinner, serving as a co-captain during her junior campaign … placed second at the 2012 Division I WIAA State Championships in the long jump (18”0.25”) and third in the 4x100m relay (school record 49.40) … was the Wisconsin Little Ten Conference Champion in the high jump (5'3”), the WIAA Regional Champion in the long jump and the conference relay champion in the high jump as a junior … named to the high honor roll every quarter … was a member of the National Honor Society … served as an alternate for the Badger Girls State.
Personal: Biology major … is the daughter of Marcie and David … has two brothers.
Career Highs
Kills: 29 at Slippery Rock, 10/10/15
Attempts: 81 at Seton Hill, 11/11/14
Hitting Percentage (Min. 1 kill per set): .625 vs. Concord, 9/19/15
Assists: 13 at Kutztown, 9/19/14
Service Aces: 7 vs. Slippery Rock, 11/1/13
Digs: 31 at Mercyhurst, 11/3/15; vs. Lock Haven, 9/25/15
Block Solos: 2 at Slippery Rock, 10/25/14
Block Assists: 5, three times, last vs. Mercyhurst, 10/5/15
Total Blocks: 5, three times, last vs. Mercyhurst, 10/5/15
Points: 31.5 at Slippery Rock, 10/10/15
