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Otterbein University Athletics

2019 Women's Volleyball Roster

Lance Kriesch
Lance Kriesch
Madi O'Neill

8 Tate Eppard

  • Position Middle Blocker
  • Height 5-11
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Englewood, Colo.
  • High School Cherry Creek

Biography

Due to injury, will transition onto the staff and serve as a student coach in the spring of 2021 ... Former three-year letterwinner and two-year starter ... Reigning OAC Player of the Year ... 2019 CoSIDA first team Academic All-America ... 2019 AVCA honorable mention All-American ... 

As a Junior (2019): Started 32 matches in the middle for third letter ... Voted OAC Player of the Year ... Named first team All-OAC, first team All-Region and honorable mention All-American ... Also selected first team CoSIDA Academic All-American, Academic All-District and repeated on the Academic All-OAC list ... Became just the 14th student-athlete in school history to earn All-America honors for both athletics and academics in the same season ... Led the league in total kills (410) and kills per set (3.63), 43 more than the next closest individual ... Ranked third in the OAC for hitting percentage (.332) and fifth in blocks (86) ... Double-digit kills in all but seven matches ... Career-high 27 kills in four-set win over Heidelberg, the fourth-most in a match in program history ... Had match-highs of 13 kills and six blocks in NCAA Tournament opening-round win over Wisconsin-Whitewater ... Career-best 10 blocks during road win at nationally-ranked Ohio Northern ...

As a Sophomore (2018): Broke through in the lineup, starting 29 matches at the net to earn second varsity letter ... Named Academic All-OAC and CoSIDA Academic All-District for her efforts in the classroom ... Led the team with a .315 hitting percentage and 71 total blocks ... Also ranked third on the club with 218 kills ... Tallied double-digit kills six times, including a career-best 13 in a road win at Heidelberg ...

As a Freshman (2017):
Saw time in nine matches to garner first varsity letter ... Had season-highs of 11 kills and .500 hitting percentage in road win at John Carroll (10/17/2017) ... Was also in on a combined four blocks at JCU ... Started NCAA second-round match and posted five kills ...

High School: Three-year letterwinner in volleyball ... Voted second team all-league as a junior and senior ... Also received Academic All-American honors over final two seasons ...

Major: Nursing

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Historical Player Information

  • 8

    2017Freshman

    Middle Blocker
    5'11"
    8
  • 8

    2018Sophomore

    Middle Blocker
    5'11"
    8
  • 8

    2019Junior

    Middle Blocker
    5'11"
    8