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Karla Kucerkova Year: Senior Position: Outside Hitter Hometown/High School: Olomouc, Czech Republic/Brno

Patriot League Firsts:
Verizon Academic All-American Volleyball Player of the Year
Patriot League Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year (from volleyball)

American University Firsts:
Verizon Academic All-American Player of the Year
Patriot League Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the Year (2001)
Patriot League Player of the Year (2001)

2003-04: Named to the Florida Gators Classic and Akron Zips Invitational All-Tournament Teams ... set a career-high with 29 kills against Rutgers and then broke the mark with 33 against Akron.

2002-03: The Verizon Academic All-America Volleyball Player of the Year ... Patriot League Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year ... earned a spot on the Northeast Regional All-America Team ... selected as the Patriot League Volleyball Scholar-Athlete of the Year ... named the 2002 Patriot League Player of the Year ... a member of the First-Team All-Patriot League ... repeated as a District 2 Verizon Academic All-America First-Team selection ... tallied 1,000 kill against Colgate on Nov. 1 ... honored as the Patriot League Player of the Week for the week of Oct. 7 ... named to Labor Day Classic All-Tournament Team at University of Louisville ... named to University of Maryland-Eastern Shore All-Tournament Team ... reached a career high 28 kills in NCAA Tournament against No. 24 South Carolina ... set new school record in career kills per game with 4.16 ... ranks fourth all-time in single-season kills with 513 ... is fourth in single-season kills per game with 4.58 ... is eighth all-time in single-season attack attempts with 1,089 ... led the league in kills for the second straight year with 513 (4.58 per game) ... was fourth in the league in hitting percentage (.307) ... tallied a double-double against Duke with 19 kills and career-high 21 digs ... had 23 kills and 12 digs against Georgetown ... tied career-high of four aces against Morgan State ... recorded 24 kills vs. Bucknell.

2001: Named the Patriot League Player of the Year and the MVP at league championship tournament ... chosen as Patriot League Volleyball Scholar-Athlete of the Year ...three-time Patriot League Player of the Week selection ... All-League First-Team selection ... named to the District 2 Verizon Academic All-America First-Team ... led Patriot League in kills (4.63/game) and ranked fourth in hitting percentage (.319) ... led team in digs (2.61/game) ... recorded a career-high 25 kills in win over Morgan State (11/10) ... recorded nine double-doubles on season.

2000: Saw action in 76 games for AU ... averaged 3.00 kills per game with a .260 attack percentage ... ranked eighth in the CAA in assists ... registered 23 service aces and 45 total blocks along with a 2.16 digs per game average.

Club/High School: Member of the Czech Junior National Team...finished seventh at the World Championships in Canada ... finished third at the European Championships in Belgium in 1998...placed eighth at the European Championships in Slovakia in 1997 ... participated in Thailand and Poland in 1997.

Personal: Daughter of Anna and Antonin Kucerka ... has two sisters, Anna and Kristina ... graduated with a B.A. in business administration & finance and will pursue her MBA.

Season and Career Highs

Career Stats (Through 9/11/03)