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THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND
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2016 Volleyball Roster

9 Veronika Kostova

9 Veronika Kostova

  • Position:
    OH/RS
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Class:
    Senior
  • High School:
    Pascalgymnasium
  • Hometown:
    Hamburg, Germany

Summary

Biography

AT HOFSTRA
2015: All-Colonial Athletic Association Second Team selection…Played in all 127 sets in 32 matches…Led Hofstra with 468 kills, while also posting 70 digs and 67 blocks…Ranked third on the team in blocks…Recorded double-figure kills in 27 matches…Tallied a season-high 27 kills at Charleston…Had 20 or more kills on six occasions…Closed season with six straight matches in double-figure kills…Had three or more blocks 13 times…Notched a season-high five blocks twice, last at UNCW…Had a career-high seven digs at UNCW…Was third in the CAA in kills per set…Maryland Invitational and Seton Hall Classic All-Tournament Team selection…CAA Player of the Week on October 5…CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award recipient…2014: Played 114 sets in all 34 matches…Posted 273 kills, 50 digs and 45 blocks on the season…Ranked fourth on the team in kills…Set a career-high with 17 kills at Charleston and then matched it at home versus UNCW…Posted 14 kills versus NJIT and at Northeastern…Recorded four blocks versus Lafayette and at Charleston…Had six digs versus James Madison in the CAA Semifinals…CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award recipient…2013: Played 42 sets in 17 matches…Recorded 45 kills, 44 blocks and 10 digs on the season…Notched seven kills at Northeastern…Had six kills versus Siena…Had nine blocks at Harvard…Picked up seven blocks at Northeastern…Scooped up three digs versus Brown and at Northeastern…CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award recipient.
 
BACKGROUND: Played volleyball for Pascalgymnasium in Muenster, Germany…Helped team to first place finish at the German Schools Championship in 2011 and 2012, and to an eighth place showing at the 2012 World Schools Championship.
 
PERSONAL: Hobbies include going to concerts and playing guitar…Started playing volleyball at age 10…Dean’s Lists student at Hofstra…Lists Georg Grozer and Todor Aleksiev as her favorite athletes…Marketing major.
 
CAREER HIGHS
 
Kills:               27 at Charleston (10-1-15)
Assists:          3 vs. Elon (9-27-15)
Blocks:           9 at Harvard (9-7-13)
Aces:              None
Digs:               7 at UNCW (10-3-15)
 
CAREER STATISTICS
                                                          
Year        MP         SP           K          E           TA           PCT.       A           SA       BS      BA        DG
2013       17           42            45         34         148          .074         6           0          3          41         10
2014       34           114          273       108       774          .213         6           0          3          42         50
2015       32           127          468       231       1233       .192         6           0          1          66         70
Career    83           283          786       373       2155       .192         18         0          7          149       130

 

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Historical Player Information

  • 9

    2013Redshirt

    Middle Blocker
    6'2"
    9
  • 9

    2014Sophomore

    Middle Blocker
    6'2"
    9
  • 9

    2015Junior

    OH
    6'2"
    9
  • 9

    2016Senior

    OH/RS
    6'2"
    9