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2019 Women's Volleyball Roster

4 Heather Kocken

  • Height 6-1
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • High School West DePere
  • Hometown DePere, Wis.

Biography

2019: Enjoyed her finest season as a Rambler, securing Second Team All-Missouri Valley Conference recognition … Totaled 303 kills (2.44 per set), 102 blocks (0.82 per set) and 52 digs (0.42 per set), hitting at a .263 (303-107-745) clip … Recorded 15 matches with double-digit kills … Loyola prevailed eight of the final 10 times she crushed 10 or more kills … Finished the season with a flourish, hitting .333 (104-23-243) over the final 10 contests … Got her final collegiate season off to a rousing start, blasting double-figure kills in four of the first five matches, including a career-best 17 stops, while hitting .433 (17-4-30) in a victory versus North Dakota State (Aug. 31) … Had 16 kills and seven blocks at Toledo (Aug. 31) later that day and earned Blue & Gold All-Tournament Team status … Had 13 kills versus Virginia Tech (Sept. 13) … Spearheaded Loyola’s first win over Northwestern (Sept. 20) since 2008 by producing 15 kills, seven digs, four blocks and a .344 (15-4-32) hitting percentage … Went for 12 kills in a win against city rival DePaul (Sept. 21) … Named to the Chicago Cup All-Tournament Team … Posted a season-best eight blocks in a win against Drake (Sept. 30) … Racked up 15 kills and seven blocks, hitting .452 (15-1-31) in the process, in a win over Southern Illinois (Oct. 11) … Selected as the MVC Player of the Week on October 14 … In a road win at Valparaiso (Oct. 25), hit .529 (10-17) with four blocks … Accounted for eight kills and six blocks with a .500 (8-0-16) attack percentage in a victory over Evansville (Nov. 1) … Had double-digit kills in five of Loyola’s final seven matches of 2019 … Drilled 13 kills and pitched in five blocks at Missouri State (Nov. 8), then put up 12 kills and six digs at Southern Illinois (Nov. 9) as the Ramblers picked up a pair of wins … Led Loyola to a victory at Drake (Nov. 23) in the regular-season finale, producing 16 kills and a .483 (16-2-29) hitting percentage … Put up 11 kills, hitting .400 (11-3-20) against Illinois State (Nov. 29) in the semifinal round of the MVC Championship.
 
2018: Switched positions and quickly established herself as one of the best blocking middles in the MVC, ranking fourth with 1.03 blocks per set … Appeared in 107 sets and started all 30 matches … Hit a team-best .299 (229-74-518) with 2.14 kills per set … Also sat fifth in The Valley in hitting percentage (.299) … Had eight matches of 10 or more kills … Had a big outing against Samford for the second straight season, this time collecting a season-high 14 kills and three blocks (Aug. 24) … Selected to the Delta Hotel by Marriott Kalamazoo Conference Center All-Tournament Team in September after helping the Ramblers capture the tournament crown … Whacked 10 kills in a victory at Western Michigan (Sept. 7) and went for 11 kills and six blocks, along with a staggering .667 (11-1-15) hitting percentage in a victory over DePaul (Sept. 14) … Matched a season high with seven blocks against Northwestern (Sept. 15) … Was nearly perfect in a win at Indiana State (Sept. 22), hitting a whopping .786 (12-1-14) with 12 kills … Posted 10 kills and seven blocks versus Drake (Sept. 29) … Collected 13 kills and four blocks against Valparaiso (Nov. 2) … In MVC play, hit .311 (132-38-302) with 1.03 blocks per set … Shined at Gentile Arena, posting a .318 attack percentage (113-30-261) with an impressive 1.26 blocks per set … Named to the MVC Honor Roll.
 
2017: Played in 73 sets and posted 114 kills (1.56 per set), 30 digs (0.41 per set), 27 blocks (0.37 per set), six assists (0.08 per set), and four aces (0.05 per set) … Hit .151 (114-65-325) … In the Ramblers’ victories, hit .413 (34-8-63) with 2.83 kills per set … Had five matches with double-digit kills, including a career-best, 14-kill performance in a win over Samford (Sept. 3) … Was nearly unstoppable against Samford, hitting .500 (14-1-26) … Loyola went 3-2 when she produced 10 or more kills … Recorded a season-high six digs against DePaul (Sept. 12) … Had 10 kills and a personal-best five blocks versus Evansville (Oct. 13) … Also notched 10 kills versus Indiana State (Oct. 14), at Southern Illinois (Oct. 30) and against Bradley (Nov. 3) … Selected to the MVC Honor Roll. 
 
2016: Saw action in 11 matches and 14 sets … Registered nine kills, four assists, three digs and a pair of blocks on the season, while hitting .071 (9-7-28) … Notched her first career kill and added a dig versus DePaul (Aug. 26) in the season opener … Posted a season-best three kills against Wichita State (Nov. 5) … Tallied two kills at both Missouri State (Oct. 8) and Northern Iowa (Nov. 11) … Doled out a season-high four assists in the regular-season finale at Bradley (Nov. 19).
 
2015: Did not see any game action.
 
High School:Concluded high school career with 1,191 kills, 869 digs, 166 service aces and 111 blocks ... Four-time all-conference performer, including unanimous first team choice her senior season ... Honorable mention all-state honoree her junior and senior seasons ... Played club volleyball for the Wisconsin Volleyball Academy.

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Historical Player Information

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    2015Freshman

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    2016Sophomore

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    2017Junior

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    2018Redshirt Junior

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    2019Redshirt Senior

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