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| Dana VanDiggelen |
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 | Class: Senior
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 | Hometown: Arlington Heights, Ill.
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 | High School: Hersey
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 | Height: 6-1
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 | Position: MB
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+ Horizon League All-Newcomer Team, 2006
2008 - Junior
Played in 29 matches, totaling 113 sets, as one of the team's primary offensive weapons ... Reached double figures in kills in 13 matches, leading the team in put-aways on seven occasions ... Also finished with nine double-doubles, including accomplishing the feat in each of LU's last three matches ... Had three matches of 20+ digs, including career-best 29 ups at Western Illinois ... Posted 25 kills against just four errors (25-4-56, .375) and added 18 digs in season-opening win over DePaul ... Followed that up with 12-kill, 15-dig effort in win over Northwestern ... Recorded double-digit kills in five straight matches coinciding with the start of Horizon League play (Sept. 19-Oct. 3) ... Narrowly missed a triple-double against Wright State, finishing with 12 kills, 10 blocks and six digs ... Also came close against Fairfield, finishing with 13 kills, nine digs and seven aces ... Rocketed 24 kills and added 11 digs in regular-season finale against Milwaukee.
2007 - Sophomore
Played in all 30 matches, totaling 116 games, mostly on the right side ... Got better as the season went on and reached double figures in kills in Loyola's last 11 matches and in 14 of its last 15 outings ... Led team with 368 kills and 437 points ... Had 21 matches with 10 or more kills, tops on the squad ... Also finished with nine double-doubles ... Became just the fifth different Loyola player to record 30 kills in a single match, pounding out 30 against Brown ... Added 11 digs and seven blocks while hitting a sizzling .452 (30-2-62) in that match against the Bears ... Hammered down 21 kills and added six blocks in win over Bradley ... Drilled 22 kills and pitched in with 14 digs against Butler ... Dug season-best 21 balls and had 14 kills at Youngstown State ... Posted 12 kills and nine blocks in Horizon League Quarterfinal loss at Milwaukee ... Notched 15 kills, 14 digs and three aces against Green Bay ... Slammed 18 kills at .350 clip (18-4-40) in win over Youngstown State.
2006 - Freshman
Played in 23 matches, totaling 62 games ... Named to the Horizon League All-Newcomer Team ... Showed dramatic improvement as the season went on and was one of Loyola's top offensive players down the stretch ... Finished second on the team in kills (126, 2.62 kpg) in Horizon League action ... Ranked second on the squad with a .240 hitting percentage, a number which inflated to .281 against conference opponents ... Reached double figures in kills in five of last seven matches ... Slammed 17 kills at a .412 clip (17-3-34) in her first career start against Butler ... Finished with 16 kills and five blocks in win over Cleveland State ... Record 14 kills at Wright State and 13 more in home win over Youngstown State ... Posted 10 kills and six blocks in victory over Illinois-Chicago.
High School
Honorable mention all-state selection ... Three-time all-area and all-conference honoree ... Mid-Suburban Co-Player of the Year ... Played club volleyball for SkyHigh ... Helped team to American Division National Championship in 2005 ... Named to the all-tournament team at nationals.