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2016 Volleyball Roster

Gene Smith

5 Brittany Cech

  • Position Outside Hitter
  • Height 5-9
  • Class Senior
  • High School Elkhorn South
  • Hometown Omaha, Neb.

Biography

2016 (Senior): Academic All-NSIC … started 29 of the 31 matches she played in … helped the Vikings reach the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2008 … had a season-high 16 kills in the Vikings first round NCAA Tournament win over No. 2 Nebraska-Kearney … earned double-digit kills in each of the final five matches of her career … had a season-high 20 digs against No. 3 Palm Beach Atlantic … season-high four assists against Central Washington … season-high 18-points against No. 2 UNK … season-high two service aces against No. 9 Wayne State … ended her career with 920 kills, 71 assists, nine service aces, 1,382 digs, 130 total blocks and 1,062.5 points

2015 (Junior): Started all 29 match that she played in, while playing in 107 sets during the course of the season … Had 243 kills on the season with 12 double-digit kill matches … had a season long streak of five-straight double-digit kills from 9/4-9/11 ... Tied a career-high in kills with 16 against Wayne State on 10/20, this was her third time reaching 16 kills … Posted a career-high in attack percentage at .224, previous high was .199 as a freshman … had a season high .476 hitting percentage against Missouri Southern on 9/5 … Posted 8 double-doubles this seasons, all in kills and digs ...Earned a career-high of 35 digs against Wayne State on 10/20 … Had three matches with at least 20 digs, 10/20 vs Wayne State, 10/23 vs Minot State and 10/30 at MSU Moorhead … 16 matches of double-digit digs … Had a total of 366 digs on the season … Earned 1 solo block and 28 assisted blocks for a total of 28 blocks … totaled 271.5 points this season … seventh on the team in service aces with 14 ... season-high 3 services aces against No. 8 Grand Valley State … Through three season Brittany has 689 kills, 39 assists, 1004 digs and 93 total blocks … was named to the NSIC Fall All-Academic team.

2014 (Sophomore): Started in 26 matches and played in 108 sets … fourth on team with 208 total kills (1.93 per set), swinging at an .187 attack percentage (208-63-774) … tallied double digit kills nine times … 774 attack attempts were second-most on the team … third on team with 299 digs (2.77 per set) … tallied 31 total blocks (28 assists, 3 solo) … reached double-digit digs on 15 occasions … recorded six double-doubles … tallied a career-high 16 kills on two different occasions … recorded a season-high 22 digs against Grand Valley State on Sept. 6 ... recorded a career-high 51 attacks against Winona State on Oct. 25. 

2013 (Freshman): Started all 30 matches and played in 103 sets … third on team with 238 total kills (2.31 per set), swinging at a .199 attack percentage (238-68-855) … tallied double digit kills six times … 855 attack attempts were third-most on the team … third on team with 339 digs (3.29 per set) … tallied 34 total blocks (29 assists, 5 solo) … reached double-digit digs on 21 occasions … recorded five double-doubles … tallied a season-high 16 kills and attack percentage of .500 against South Dakota School of Mines and Technology on Sept. 13 … recorded a season-high 24 digs against Southwest Minnesota State on Sept. 19.

High School: 2013 graduate of Elkhorn South High School … three year letterwinner and two-year starter ... led team to fourth place finish in 2011 … qualified for the Nebraska state tournament her senior season with a 25-7 record … recorded 357 kills as a senior while with a .304 hitting percentage … amassed 593 kills and 652 digs over her junior and senior seasons … named honorable mention All-State as a junior with first-team All- Conference accolades … earned second team All-State and first-team All-Conference honors as a senior … led team to a share of the regular-season conference title as a senior with a 7-1 league record.
 
Personal: Daughter of Paul and Tricia Cech … born Jan. 21, 1995 … pre-medicine major.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2013-14Freshman

    Outside Hitter
    5'9"
    5
  • 5

    2014-15Sophomore

    Outside Hitter
    5'9"
    5
  • 5

    2015-16Junior

    Outside Hitter
    5'9"
    5
  • 5

    2016Senior

    Outside Hitter
    5'9"
    5