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Talented outside hitter who has great net skills (hitting and blocking) with terrific ball-control fundamentals (passing and digging) • stepped up as one of Minnesota’s primary options at outside hitter as a sophomore • named Second-Team All-American in 2008 • paced Minnesota offensively, before going down with an ankle injury that sidelined her for the final five matches of the season • her 770 kills are the most in the first two seasons a by a Golden Gopher since Nicole Branagh collected 1,057 in her first two years in 1997 & 98 • great all-around player who can contribute in a variety of ways • good instinctive player who has gained valuable leadership skills and should pace a talented group of outside hitters this year. 2008 • SOPHOMORE SEASON: Named Second-Team All-America, First-Team All-Big Ten and All-Region • named Big Ten Player of the Week on Oct. 19 • has led Minnesota in kills per set in her first two season • finished sixth in the Big Ten in kills and eighth in points, and was sixth in kills and points in conference play • led the team in kills per set (3.57 kps), was second in kills (357), first in points per set (4.19 pps), fourth in blocks and fourth in digs • played in first 29 matches of the year, before going down in the second set of the Michigan match on Nov. 21 with an ankle injury that kept her out the rest of the year • had double-figure kills in 24 of 29 matches on the season, and collected nine double-doubles on the year • also collected double-figure kills in 15 of 17 Big Ten contests • named MVP of the Bluejay Invitational, and was named to the Honolulu Advertiser and Diet Coke Classic All-Tournament teams • hit .429 (14-2-28) with 14 kills and five digs in season opener at Creighton on Aug. 29 • tallied 12 kills, 10 digs and a three solo blocks in a three-set victory against No. 21 LSU • collected 13 kills, 10 digs and three blocks at No. 11 Hawai’i on Sept. 4 • had 10 kills and seven blocks against Cincinnati in a three-set victory on Sept. 5 • tallied 15 kills in a four-set victory over No. 16 Cal Poly on Sept. 13 • had 16 kills and four blocks in a five-set match against North Carolina on Sept. 20 • narrowly missed a triple-double with 14 kills, 11 digs and a career-high eight blocks in a four-set win over No. 18 Wisconsin on Sept. 27 • had a career-high 24 digs and 18 kills in a five-set victory at No. 19 Illinois on Oct. 3 • tallied 19 kills, 19 digs and five blocks in a four-set victory against Michigan State on Oct. 17 • had 19 kills, seven digs and four blocks at Michigan on Oct. 25 • had 12 kills and eight digs against No. 18 Purdue on Nov. 7 • collected 14 kills and 11 digs in a five-set victory over Illinois on Nov. 8 • had 16 kills and 21 digs in a dramatic five set victory at Wisconsin on Nov. 14. 2007 • FRESHMAN SEASON: Had the fourth-highest single-season kill total by a freshman in school history • named to Big Ten All-Freshman team and was an Honorable-Mention All-District honoree • Played in all 31 matches and in 110 of 112 games during her freshman season • averaged 3.75 kpg, 2.60 dpg and 0.57 blpg overall, and 3.23 kpg, 2.59 dpg and 0.56 blpg in Big Ten play • led the Golden Gophers in kills as a freshman, marking the first time since 1997 that a freshman had led Minnesota in kills (Nicole Branagh - 1997) • was second on the team in service aces and digs as well • her 413 kills were the four-most in school history by a freshman • joined Penn State’s Megan Hodge (2006), Nicole Fawcett (2005) and Stacey Gordon (2001) as one of four players in Big Ten history to collect Big Ten Player of the Week (Sept. 3, 17 and Nov. 12) honors three times as a freshman • finished 10th in the Big Ten in kills per game • was second in the Big Ten in service ace-to-service error ratio at 1.52-to-1 (26 SA to 18 SE), was ninth in reception percentage at .967 and second in that category among non-liberos • had 19 double-figure kills matches, 18 double-figure dig matches and 12 double-doubles • Minnesota wen 13-6 when Dieter had double-figure kills • she finished with double-figure kills in the final seven matches of the year • had 18 kills, 14 digs and three blocks in her collegiate debut, which was a win at Notre Dame on Aug. 24 • she was the sixth Minnesota player since 1981 to register double-figure kills in her debut and the third to have a double-double • became the first Golden Gopher since 1998 to have double-figure kills in her first four career matches • also had double-doubles in her first four matches • had 22 kills and 10 digs against No. 23 Ohio University on Aug. 31 • tallied 15 kills, 14 digs and five blocks against No. 2 Stanford on Sept. 1 • had 20 kills, 13 digs and two service aces in a four-game victory over No. 12 San Diego on Sept. 2 • tallied 21 kills and eight digs against Charlotte in a three-game victory on Sept. 14 • had a double-double with 12 kills and 12 digs in her first career Big Ten match against Purdue on Sept. 21 • helped lead Minnesota to a five-game victory at Ohio State with 15 kills and 16 digs on Oct. 5 • had a career-high seven blocks to go with 11 kills and eight digs at Northwestern on Oct. 19 • tallied 23 kills and hit .409 (23-5-44) in a three-game victory at Indiana on Nov. 9 • had a career-high 24 kills with 13 digs in a four-game victory at Purdue on Nov. 10 • tallied 17 kills and 13 digs in first round NCAA Tournament match against Sacramento State on Nov. 30. CLUB BALL: Played for Northern Lights Volleyball club program where she was teammates with Hailey Cowles and Lauren Giibbemeyer • that club team went undefeated and won the National Championship in the 17 & Under Junior Nationals and Dieter received MVP honors • that year, her club team went 52-0 in 17’s competition, with their only losses coming to a pair of 18 & Under teams • finished third nationally in the 18 & Under Junior Nationals this past summer where she was named to the All-Tournament team. HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner at Kennedy High School in Bloomington, Minn. • was named the No. 5 high school volleyball player in nation according to prepvolleyball.com • received High School All-American honors from prepvolleyball.com • named All-State and All-Metro as a senior • had 394 kills, 247 digs, 31 service aces and 43 blocks in her senior season • tallied 28 kills in the Section 6AAA quarterfinals to lead her team to victory over Prior Lake. PERSONAL: Born on May 31, 1989 • daughter of Laurie and Ray Dieter • majoring in Business Marketing. |
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