23 Karissa Dzurik
23 - Karissa Dzurik
Height: 5-11
Year: Fr.
Hometown: Columbia, PA
High School: Hempfield
Position: OH

Freshman (2015):
Emerged as a key offensive contributor in her first season with the program ... Appeared in 37 matches and recorded 127 sets of play ... Concluded the year No. 3 on the team with 295 kills and fourth in kills average with a 2.32 per-set average ... 778 attack attempts ranked third on the squad ... Produced 13 matches of double-figure kills ... 59 (8-51) total blocks placed her fourth on the team ... Posted three contests of five total blocks ... Chalked up 13 outings of double-figure kills ... Led the Eagles' offense with a season-high 16 terminations and hit .289 (16-5--38) in a five-set encounter vs. No. 10 Claremont-Mudd Scripps (Sept. 19) ... Paced the team with 14 kills, hitting .367 (14-3--30) in the process, and contributed three block solos vs. Birmingham Southern (Nov. 13) in NCAA Tournament action ... Totaled 12 successful attack attempts and finished with a season-high six digs along with five block assists in a 3-1 victory over No. 1-ranked Calvin College (Sept. 4) ... Second on the squad with 11 terminations and hit .360 (11-2--25) in a 3-0 outcome over No. 15 Chicago (Oct. 18) ... Turned in a fine attack percentage of .412 on the strength of seven kills with no errors in 17 swings in a 3-0 decision over No. 17-ranked Clarkson (Oct. 31) ... Second on the team with 14 kills and finished with a .333 hitting effort (14-2--36) in a 3-0 triumph against Berry College (Sept. 15) ... Second on the club in kills (2.69 kps) and blocks average (0.92 bps) during the team's three NCAA Tournament matches ... No. 2 on the squad with 14 kills against Hendrix (Nov. 14) in the finals of the NCAA Mount Berry, Ga., Regional.

High School
:
Four-year member of the Hempfield High School volleyball program where she played for Andrew Olree … As a senior, she captured PIAA All-State honors after helping her team to an overall record of 23-1 that included a berth in the Class AAA Finals … Team leader with 370 kills and doled out 66 service aces … PIAA District 3 First Team All-Star … First Team All-Lancaster-Lebanon League … PennLive Big 15 First Team … Played on the 2012 and 2013 teams at Hempfield that captured Class AAA state crowns … Played club volleyball for J-Stroke and was coached by Jason Grove.

Personal:
Daughter of Steve and Kristin Dzurik ... Born April 21

Quote:
"I chose Emory because of the endless opportunities in all areas of my education.  In addition, after visiting the school, I knew the only volleyball program that I wanted to play for was Coach McDowell's."

Career Stats

Year SP-MP K KPG SA DIGS TB BPS
2015 127-37 295 2.32 10 66 59 0.46
TOTAL 127-37 295  2.32 10  66 59  0.46

 

Karissa Dzurik Career-High Kills Matches

Opponent SP Kills Date
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 5 16 9/19/2015
Hendrix 5 14 11/14/2015
Birmingham Southern 4 14 11/13/2015
Berry 4 14 9/15/2015
Washington Univ. 5 13 11/7/2015
Washington Univ. 5 12 10/17/2015
Cal Lutheran 3 12 9/18/2015
Calvin 4 12 9/4/2015