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University of Illinois Athletics

2008 Women's Volleyball Roster

10 Kristine Anderson

  • Position Defensive Specialist
  • Height 5-4
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Clinton, Ill.
  • High School Clinton
  • Prev School Parkland College

Biography

AT ILLINOS

2008 

  • Named Academic All-Big Ten 
  • Was hampered by injuries much of the season

2007

  • Returned after missing most of the 2006 season with an ACL tear 
  • Made first appearance at the State Farm Illini Classic, collecting 19 digs during the tournament 
  • Turned in her first double-digit digs total of 10 against Toledo 
  • Played well against No. 2 Penn State, charting a career-high 18 digs in the back court, followed by 10 against Ohio State 
  • Notched double-digit digs marks in 10 matches 
  • Suffered a season-ending knee injury against Purdue on Oct. 26.

2006

  • Transferred to Illinois from Parkland College
  • Started the Illini's first six matches of the season before suffering a season-ending injury.
  • Set a career-high nine digs against Loyola Chicago
  • Tore her ACL in practice prior to the North Carolina Tournament.

At Parkland

  • Helped Parkland to its best record in school history (49-14), a season that saw the Cobras ranked number one in the nation for three weeks
  • Led the nation and set a Parkland school record with 1,075 digs on the season while ranking fourth in the country in digs per game (6.595)
  • Voted the Mid-West Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year and named to the All-Conference first team.

High School

  • Four-year varsity letter-winner
  • Helped the Maroons to a 31-7 record in 2004
  • Set Clinton records for digs in a season (415) and a career (940), service points in a season (216), and passing percentage for a season (.939), and a career (.931)
  • Earned All-Okaw Valley Conference first team honors
  • Named honorable mention All-Area by the Bloomington Pantagraph
  • Team MVP
  • A three-year letterwinner in track, was a member of the school-record 4x100-meter and 800 medley relay teams.

Personal

  • Born Nov. 8, 1986
  • Daughter of Rick and Diane Anderson
  • Brother, Blake, attended Illinois
  • Named Chicago Tribune All-State Scholar
  • Salutatorian of high school graduating class.

Kristine Anderson's Career Highs
K:    0
TA:    1 vs. UW-Milwaukee (8/26/06)
PCT:    0
A:    3 vs. Indiana (10/5/07)
SA:    2, twice last vs. Purdue (10/8/07)
D:    18 vs. Penn State (10/19/07)
BS:    0
BA:    0
TB:    0

Statistics

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 10

    2006Sophomore

    DS
    5'4"
    10
  • 10

    2007Junior

    Defensive Specialist
    5'4"
    10
  • 10

    2008Senior

    Defensive Specialist
    5'4"
    10