2009: Saw action in four matches...8/28 - Recorded first dig of the season against Prairie View A&M.
2008: Saw time in seven matches and 11 sets overall ... 9/5 - Added an assist against Arizona State at the Portland Nike Invitational ... 10/21 - Had one dig against Florida A&M.
2007: Appeared in 10 matches ... Recorded statistics in assists (2), aces (5) and digs (3) ... 9/7 - Made collegiate debut against Liberty ... 9/8 - Played in both matches of a day doubleheader, tallying her first-career dig in The Citadel match and saw time in three of four sets against Wright State ... 9/30 - Served up a career-best four aces and two assists at Rutgers while adding a dig ... 10/23 - Had a dig against North Florida ... 10/28 - During the match at Seton Hall, recorded an ace.
High School/Club: Earned four letters at Stoney Creek High ... Starting setter three years ... Set the school record in the following categories: aces (86 in 2006), single-match aces (12, twice in 2006), assists (355 in 2006), assists in a five-set match (29 in 2007), and kills in a five-set match (20 in 2007) ... Tied for fifth in the Michigan High School Athletic Association's record book in aces in a match ... Earned the following honors during her senior year: Oakland Press Honorable Mention, Observer-Eccentric Newspapers Honorable Mention, OAA Division II All-Conference team and Michigan Interscholastic Volleyball Coaches Association All-Region Team ... Ohiohsvb.com named her one of Michigan's best players ... Oakland Press listed her as one of the top 40 players to watch in 2006-07 ... Graduated cum laude in 2007 ... 2005-06 all-state academic team honoree ... Played club ball for the Michigan Elite 18s Red.
Personal: Full name is Christine Elisabeth Knoechel ... Born on May 16, 1989, in Rochester, Mich. ... Daughter of Rick and Becky Knoechel ... Father was captain of golf team and was a swimmer at Kalamazoo College ... Has a sister, Kelly, 31, who was a swimmer at Eastern Michigan from 1997-98 ... Plans on majoring in interdisciplinary natural science, with a focus on dentistry at USF.
OVERALL STATS
|
Year
|
MP
|
SP
|
K
|
K/S
|
PCT
|
A
|
A/S
|
SA
|
SA/S
|
DIGS
|
DIG/S
|
BLK
|
BLK/S
|
|
2007
|
10
|
18
|
0
|
0.00
|
.000
|
2
|
0.11
|
5
|
0.28
|
3
|
0.17
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
2008
|
7
|
11
|
0
|
0.00
|
.000
|
1
|
0.09
|
0
|
0.00
|
1
|
0.09
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
2009
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
0.00
|
.000
|
0
|
0.00
|
0
|
0.00
|
1
|
0.50
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
2010
|
2
|
4
|
0
|
0.00
|
.000
|
0
|
0.00
|
1
|
0.25
|
1
|
0.25
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
TOTAL
|
23
|
38
|
0
|
0.00
|
.000
|
3
|
0.08
|
6
|
0.16
|
6
|
0.16
|
0
|
0.00
|
