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2016 Women's Volleyball Roster

5 Jenna Radtke

  • Height 6-2
  • Class Senior
  • Position MB
  • Hometown Buffalo Grove, Ill.
  • High School Stevenson

Biography

  • AVCA All-Midwest Region - Honorable Mention (2015, 2016)
  • Mid-American Conference Player of the Year (2016)
  • First Team All-MAC (2014, 2015, 2016)
  • All-MAC Tournament Team (2016)
  • MAC All-Freshman Team (2013)
2016: Honorable Mention All-Midwest Region by the AVCA for the second-consecutive season ... Named the Mid-American Conference Player of the Year … Selected to the All-MAC First Team for the third-straight year … Garnered Mid-American Conference All-Tournament accolades … Six-time MAC West Player of the Week, earning three defensive honors and three offensive awards … Led the MAC in blocks per set, total blocks while finishing second in hitting percentage … Her .389 percentage was 21st-best in the country … Third on the team in serve attempts (461) and in service aces (37) in MAC play … Tallied a career-high 21 kills at Ohio, hitting .633 in 30 attempts while registering five blocks (Oct. 21) … Totaled 20 kills and seven blocks versus Akron (Oct. 15) Recorded 10-or-more points in 24 times, averaging 3.64 per set … 10-or-more kills 16 times and hit .400 or better 18 times … Recorded 10 blocks twice (at Central Michigan and at Ball State) … Led NIU with a double-double in the season-finale at Ball State - 19 kills, 10 blocks … Averaged 0.80 digs per set … Named to All-Tournament teams at North Dakota State and George Washington.

2015: Honorable Mention All-Midwest Region by the AVCA … First Team All-MAC … Started and played in 21 matches, missing nine matches due to injury … Led the NIU attack with a .395 hitting percentage (second in the MAC/28th in NCAA) while registering 2.77 kills per set … Averaged 1.10 blocks per set (second in the MAC) while totaling 18 service aces to end season with 3.67 points per set average … Became the first player since at least 2006 to record a double-double with 10-plus blocks and kills versus Texas State, registering career-highs with 16 kills and 10 blocks (Sept. 11) … Nine games with 10-or-more kills … Named to All-Tournament teams in team’s first three weekends (NIU Invitational, Ohio State, Wichita State) … Earned MAC West Offensive Player of the Week honors after totaling 37 kills and a .467 hitting percentage at the Shocker Classic versus Wichita State, Texas State and No. 21 Kentucky (Sept. 15) … Registered 15 kills in return to the lineup versus Kent State (Oct. 23) … Hit a perfect 10-for-10 against Ball State, finishing the weekend against Toledo and the Cardinals with a .777 attacking percentage (Nov. 6-7) … Recorded six multi-service ace contests.

2014: Earned First Team All-MAC recognition as a sophomore...Played in 114 sets and all 31 matches in 2014...Ranked seventh in the MAC with a .303 attack percentage ... Led the team with 102 blocks and 0.89 blocks/set ... Ended the year with 241 kills and 2.11 kills/set, good for second and third on the team, respectively ... Tallied 21 service aces and 0.18 aces/set, both good for fifth-best on the team ... Set career-highs with 17 kills and 19.5 points against Miami (Oct. 4), while also notching a .517 hitting average against the RedHawks ... Topped the .400 attack percentage mark in 11 matches, including a career-best .714 average at Toledo (Nov. 1) ...T allied a season-high five blocks against Buffalo (Oct. 18) to go with 10 kills...Tied a career-best with four service aces and seven digs against Tennessee (Sept. 5 )... Earned MAC West Defensive Player of the Week honors after posting 23 kills and 11 blocks in wins at Eastern Michigan (Oct. 10) and Central Michigan (Oct. 11).

2013: Named to the MAC All-Freshman team ... Started all 32 matches and 123 sets at middle blocker in 2013 ... Ranked second on the team with a .285 attack percentage ... Recorded 20 matches with three blocks or more ... Posted a season-high 10 blocks against Central Michigan (Oct. 5) ... Set a season high with 14 kills (3.5 kills/set) at Eastern Michigan (Nov. 9) ... Tallied 16 matches with a .300 or greater attack percentage, including nine of .400 or more ... Recorded a season-best .529 hitting average at Central Michigan (Nov. 8) ... Posted double-digit kills in eight matches ... Named to the Huskie Invitational All-Tournament team after compiling 26 kills and nine blocks across three matches, helping NIU to a 3-0 record and the tournament title.

High School: Totaled 319 kills, 114 solo blocks, 151 assisted blocks and a .378 hitting percentage in two seasons with Stevenson High School ... Earned all-conference and all-area recognition in 2012 with 192 kills, 110.5 blocks, 39 service aces and a .449 hitting percentage in 38 matches ... Served as a team captain during her senior campaign ... Helped the Patriots to a 34-4 record as a senior, while winning the Lake County and regional titles ... Garnered all-area honorable mention as a junior after recording 127 kills and 79 total blocks in 40 matches... Contributed to SHS' regional and sectional titles in 2011 ... Named the team MVP and best offensive player in 2010 ... Played 101 matches with Rolling Thunder VBC in 2012, notching 351 kills, 94 total blocks and a .334 hitting percentage ... Did not begin playing volleyball until her sophomore year of high school.

Personal:Born August 1, 1995, in Highland Park, Ill. ... Daughter of Jeffrey and Kim Radtke ... Brother, Tyler, played baseball at Iowa ... Majoring in corporate/organizational communication ... Volunteers at the Sunrise Assisted Living Center and Making Strides Breast Cancer Walk ... Enjoys watching movies and drawing.

CAREER HIGHS

Kills: 21, at Ohio (Oct. 21, 2016)
Attempts: 38, vs. Akron (Oct. 15, 2016)
Hitting Percentage: 1.000 (10-10), vs. Ball State (Nov. 7, 2015)
Assists: 5, (2x) last vs. Ball State (Oct. 7, 2016)
Aces: 5, vs. Ball State (Oct. 7, 2016)
Digs: 7, (3x) last vs. Central Michigan Nov. 5, 2016)
Blocks: 10, (4x) last at Ball State (Nov. 12, 2016)
Points: 26.5, at Ball State (Nov. 12, 2016)

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2013Freshman

    MB
    6'2"
    5
  • 5

    2014Sophomore

    MB
    6'2"
    5
  • 5

    2015Junior

    MB
    6'2"
    5
  • 5

    2016Senior

    MB
    6'2"
    5