Michelle Kenning Class: Sophomore Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio High School: St. Ursula Academy Height: 6-2 Position: Outside Hitter Experience: HS

ON KENNING

Explosive hitter with tremendous potential ... figures to be one of the team's primary attack options this season ... ability to dominate matches ... could develop into one of the best attackers in the ACC ... All-ACC Freshmen Team last season.

AS A FRESHMAN (2007)

Played in 25 matches and 71 games ... made ACC All-Freshmen Team ... finished fifth on team with 156 kills, averaging over two per game on .220 hitting ... recorded 23 kills on .300 hitting during three matches of Hilton Garden Inn Greenbelt INN-vitational, including 13 kills in championship match against Temple (9/8) ... 10 kills at Duke (9/21) ... 12 kills on .435 hitting with three blocks against Boston College (10/16) ... tied season high with 14 kills on .609 hitting with season-high 16 digs against Virginia (11/16) ... recorded 14 kills for second straight match, hitting .448 with 15 digs and three blocks in win against Virginia Tech (11/17) ... 13 kills in season-ending victory against Georgia Tech (11/23).

BEFORE MARYLAND

Won a National Championship at St. Ursula Academy as a freshman in 2003 with current Terps Beth Gillming and Maggie Schmelzle ... team finished 29-0 that year and won the Ohio State tournament ... team was Ohio Division I Regional semifinalist in 2004 ... also won district that season .. on the academic honor roll ... also competes on the same club team (Team Z) as Beth Gillming and Maggie Schmelzle.

PERSONAL

Daughter of Jim and Karen Kenning ... father, Jim, played football at Wilmington College ... has two younger sisters, Stephanie and Julie ... planning to major in nutrition and dietetics.

Kenning's Career Statistics

Year	M	G	K	E	TA	PCT	A	SA	DIG	BS-BA	TB

2007	25	75	156	62	427	.220	11	6	106	5-39	44

Totals	25	75	156	62	427	.220	11	6	106	5-39	44

Kenning's Career Highs

Kills: 14, (twice, last vs. Virginia Tech, 11/17/07)
Attack %: .609 (vs. Virginia, 11/16/07)
Blocks: 4 (twice, last vs. Duke, 10/28/07)
Digs: 16 (vs. Virginia, 11/16/07)

 

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