2021 Volleyball Roster
Jersey Number 9
Bruna Vrankovic
- Position:
- Outside Hitter
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Height:
- 6-2
- Hometown:
- Split, Croatia
- High School:
- Gimnazija Benedikt Kotruljevic Zagreb
Redshirt-Junior - 2021
- Made her only appearance of the season against No. 11 Minnesota (11/6/21), playing one set and recording one kill.
Redshirt-Sohomore - 2020-21
- Played in 14 matches, starting eight of them and seeing action in 55 sets in the conference-only 2020-21 shortened season
- Ranked fourth on the team with 127 kills on a .141 hitting percentage, while also adding 42 digs, 19 blocks, six aces and two assists
- Notched career-highs of 23 kills – on a .263 hitting percentage – and 11 digs to mark her first-career double-double in a win at No. 8 Purdue (4/3).
- Posted a team-high 12 kills in a win over Indiana (3/27) - her fourth-straight double-digit kill outing.
- Registered a career-high 18 kills and served up her first two career service aces to go along with five digs in a five-set win over Maryland (3/20/21).
- Led all players with 16 kills to go along with a career-high six digs in a win over Maryland (3/19/21).
- Started both matches at No. 5 Minnesota (3/12-13/21), totaling 16 kills, four blocks and four digs.
- Started and matched a career-high with 10 kills against No. 1 Wisconsin (1/30/21).
Redshirt-Freshman - 2019
- Played in eight matches with four starts, totaling 44 kills on a .216 hitting percentage, 13 digs and eight blocks.
- Reached double figures with 10 kills to go along with two blocks in a win over No. 7 Marquette (9/14).
- Turned in eight kills on a .583 hitting percentage and four digs against UCF (9/14).
- Made her Illini against Colorado (9/7/19) with one kills in two sets.
Prep Career
- Was a member of the Youth, Junior and now Senior Croatian National Team
- Named the 2016 MVP of the Croatian Junior League
- Helped lead her team to a runner-up finish in the 2016 Cro Cup and League
- Won the 2016 World Grand Prix
- Has played for HAOK Mladost, Ok Marina Kastela and Neruda Volley club teams
Personal
- Father is an Olympian and won a bronze medal with the National Team in both World and European Championship
- Father Josip is an Olympian and won a bronze medal with the National Team in both World and European Championships
- Uncle Stojko Vrankovic is a decorated basketball player that played in the NBA and won numerous medals from multiple competitions, including FIBA World Cups, European Championships and Olympic Games.
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