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Women's Volleyball

2021 Women's Volleyball Roster

Molly Sheppard
Molly Sheppard
Molly Sheppard
Molly Sheppard
Molly Sheppard
Aaron C Packard/USD
Molly Sheppard
Aaron C Packard/USD

2 Claire Gerdes

  • Position Middle Blocker
  • Height 6-1
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Cedar Falls HS
  • Hometown Cedar Falls, Iowa

Biography

2021
Helped the Coyotes win the Summit League Tournament Championship...saw action in 11 sets over seven matches and contributed nine kills, two digs and eight total blocks...started the season opener against Northern Kentucky and had seven kills and six blocks...made the Summit League honor roll...named to the Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.

2020
Helped the Coyotes win the Summit League Tournament Championship...saw action in 10 sets over seven matches and contributed 11 kills, five digs and four total blocks...tallied a season-high three kills and three digs in a match against Kansas City...made the Summit League honor roll...named to the Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.

2019
Helped the Coyotes win the Summit League regular season title with a perfect 16-0 mark, set a new all-time wins mark with 31 and set a Summit League record for highest win percentage in a season (.912) and finish as NIVC runner-up... Saw action in 12 sets, making seven starts and totaling 24 sets played. Contributed 33 kills on 71 attempts for a .366 hitting percentage, fourth-best in single season school history. Ranked second on the team with 0.96 blocks per set. Had a season-high six kills in match against UC Davis and five blocks at Denver … made the Summit League honor roll … named to the Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence.

2018
Helped the Coyotes win their first-ever Summit League tournament championship..started in 17 of 21 matches she played in..recorded a career-high 11 kills vs. Oral Roberts (10/21) and a career-high five blocks at Denver (10/30)...tallied 77 kills, a .218 hitting percentage and 40 total blocks.… made the Summit League honor roll.

Prep
Was a three-year all-metro team member ... named honorable mention all-conference in 2015 and was a member of the second team all-conference in 2016 ... helped the Tigers qualify for state three times and was a part of the state runner-up team (2016) and state championship team (2017) ... was a four-year varsity letter winner and recorded 789 kills, 298 blocks and hits for a .388 percentage ... was a member of the Six Pack Volleyball Club and has been a part of the national qualifying team the past six years.

Personal
Daughter of Brian and Michele Gerdes

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2

    2018Freshman

    Middle Blocker
    6'1"
    2
  • 2

    2019Sophomore

    Middle Blocker
    6'1"
    2
  • 2

    2020Junior

    Middle Blocker
    6'1"
    2
  • 2

    2021Senior

    Middle Blocker
    6'1"
    2