NIL Opportunities: Elizabeth Juhnke
2022
Helped the Coyotes win the Summit League Tournament Championship and the Summit League Regular Season Championship for the first time in the same season… named Summit League Player of the Year…All-Summit First-Team…named Summit League Championship MVP for the third-straight season…named to Summit League All-Tournament team… named volleyballmag.com Second-Team All-American for the second time…named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) All-America First Team…earned honorable mention American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-America honors…named to AVCA North All-Region Team…named to Academic All-Summit League team…earned three Summit League Peak Performer of the Month honors…earned eight Summit League Peak Performer of the Week honors bringing career total to 14 which is second in league history…appeared in 33 matches and 127 sets…totaled 677 kills to become the Summit League’s all-time single season kills leader and South Dakota’s all-time career kills leader (2,004)…first Coyote in program history to reach 2,000 kills…had a .303 hitting percentage, totaled 22 assists and 19 service aces…totaled 392 digs to join the Coyotes’ 1,000 dig club…totaled 67 assisted blocks and 28 solo blocks…set the mark for most kills in a match in the NCAA for the season with 39 kills against North Dakota State (Sept. 27) which was also a Summit League record…had 19 digs and two aces in a win over Kansas City (Nov. 10)…had seven blocks in a reverse sweep of Denver (Oct. 20)…led the nation in kills (677), points (757.5), and total attacks (1,673), while leading the league in kills per set (5.33) and attacks per set (13.17).
2021
Helped the Coyotes win the Summit League Tournament Championship...Summit League First Team...AVCA All-Region...started all 30 matches and appearing in all 116 sets while leading the Summit League in kills (461) and kills per set (3.97)...also contributed 37 assists, 347 digs, 23 service aces and 56 total blocks...had six matches with at least 20 kills including a season-high of 25 at North Dakota State (Nov. 20)...equaled a Summit League tournament record with 24 kills in the three set championship victory over Omaha...had 23 kills and 19 digs in the Summit semifinal win over South Dakota State...named Summit League tournament MVP...recorded 12 kills and 10 digs, one of her 17 double-doubles on the season, in the NCAA Tournament first round match at Minnesota...had a season-high 22 digs, to go with 24 kills, in five-set road win at Omaha (Oct. 14)...named Summit League offensive player of the week twice (Nov. 2, Nov. 9)...named to All-Tourney teams at the Louisville Cardinal Classic and South Dakota Classic...Academic All Summit League...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...Summit League First Team...AVCA All-Region...AVCA All-American Honorable Mention...volleyballmag.com third-team All-American...appeared in 21 matches and 83 sets while leading the Summit League in kills (346) and kills per set (4.17)...also contributed 23 assists, 274 digs, 14 service aces and 52 total blocks...had six matches with at least 20 kills including matching her career-high with 27 against Missouri State...had a career-high 23 digs in home match with Kansas City...had 14 double-doubles on the season, including in both Summit League tournament matches...was named Summit League tournament MVP after posting a 21 kill-19 dig performance in the semifinals and a 23 kill-19 dig match in the championship...Academic All-Summit League...earned Summit League offensive player of the week twice (Jan. 26, March 30)...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...Summit League First Team...Summit League Freshman of the Year...Summit League All-Freshman Team...AVCA All-Region...AVCA All-Region Freshman of the Year...South Dakota's Female Rookie of the Year...Led Summit League with 520 kills and 4.23 kills per set...Also contributed 34 assists, 356 digs and 87 total blocks...Her 520 kills are second-most in a single season in school history...Had six matches with at least 20 kills including a season-high 27 in a five-set win over Iowa (9/14)...Had 19 double-doubles including 12 in Summit League play...NIVC All-Tournament Team...Named Summit League athlete of the week twice (9/1 & 11/12)...A U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team Open Tryout Participant … made the Summit League honor roll.
Prep
Was a four-year varsity performer for the Panthers, earning all-conference honors (South Suburban Conference) her final three seasons... The two-time all-state selection led her team to a state title as a junior in 2017 while as a senior she was named the Star Tribune Metro Player of the Year and the Pioneer Press Player of the Year... She had 481 kills and 248 digs as a senior as part of a career that saw her amass 1,513 kills, 1059 digs, 152 blocks and 140 service aces....Playing for her club team, M1 volleyball, Juhnke was named to the all-tournament team at the 2018 AAU nationals in the 18U open division. She is a 2018 AVCA Under Armour All-American honorable mention selection and a 250 recruit by PrepVolleyball.com.
Personal
Daughter of Tom and Jami Juhnke
