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2009 Women's Track & Field Roster

Diane Strutner

Diane Strutner

  • Position:
    Throws
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Class:
    Sophomore
  • High School:
    Archbishop Mitty
  • Hometown:
    San Jose, Calif.

Summary

Biography

2010: Named Second Team All-MAAC after leading the team in kills (461) and kills per set (3.55), while also finishing second on the squad in digs (415) and digs per set (3.19)...One of four Lady Jaspers to play in all 130 sets...Moved into fourth place on Manhattan's single-season kills list...Only player in the MAAC to place among the top 10 in the conference in both kills (third) and digs (10th)...Registered double-digit kills 27 times, including three 20-kill efforts...Also recorded four 20-dig outings...Notched 21 double-doubles...Selected to the all-tournament team at both the St. John's Classic (Sept. 3-4) and Bryant Invitational (Sept. 10-11)...Handed out four assists at St. John's on Sept. 3...Posted 22 kills at Bryant on Sept. 10...Tied a career-high with three service aces to go along with 18 kills and a season-high 23 digs against Holy Cross on Sept. 11...Pounded a season-high 25 kills in the home win over Saint Peter's on Sept. 19...Also had 13 digs and two blocks in that match...Collected 20 kills and 20 digs, the first 20-20 outing of her career, in the 3-2 victory over Iona at Draddy Gymnasium on Oct. 17...Slammed 1,000th career kill in final collegiate match against Marist in the MAAC Tournament (Nov. 20), becoming one of just four players in program history with 1,000 kills and 1,000 digs (Amy O'Dorisio, Kim Frederick, Kim Carson)...Earned a place on the MAAC All-Academic Team for the third consecutive year. 

2009: Led the Lady Jaspers in kills (315), kills per set (2.74), digs (403) and digs per set (3.50) after appearing in 115 of the team's 117 sets...Reached double figures in digs 25 times and tallied 14 double-doubles...Posted 19 digs, eight kills and a season-high five assists against Army in the season opener on Sept. 1...Had 13 kills, 21 digs and three blocks at Central Connecticut on Sept. 4...Also had three blocks against Sacred Heart (Sept. 12), Rider (Sept. 19) and Niagara (Oct. 18)...Registered a season-high 19 kills and added 17 digs against Canisius on Sept. 27...Notched 15 kills, two service aces and a season-high 25 digs at Lafayette on Sept. 30...Tallied 15 kills and 24 digs in the rematch with Canisius on Oct. 17...Recorded 1,000th career dig at Iona on Nov. 14, part of a 16-dig effort...Named to MAAC All-Academic Team for second straight season.

2008: Moved from outside hitter to libero, playing in all 105 sets...Led the team with 390 digs and finished eighth in the MAAC with 3.71 digs per set...Recorded double-digit digs in 22 matches, including a span of 13 straight...Slammed five kills in each of Manhattan's first two matches (Aug. 29 at Temple, Aug. 30 at Army) before moving exclusively to the back row...Registered 23 digs in the five-set win at Saint Peter's on Sept. 27...Notched a career-high 28 digs and added two service aces in the five-set home win over Iona on Nov. 1...Had 22 digs in the home win over Niagara on Nov. 8...Credited with two kills to go along with 14 digs and two assists in the season finale at Fairfield on Nov. 16...Selected to the MAAC All-Academic Team.

2007: Emerged as a starting outside hitter, playing in 21 sets and 79 matches...Finished with 223 kills and a team-leading 2.82 kills per set...Placed fifth on the squad with 219 digs and fourth with 2.77 digs per set...Had eight double-doubles and three 20-kill efforts, including consecutive matches against Maryland-Eastern Shore and Seton Hall in the Jasper Invitational...Posted 23 kills against Maryland-Eastern Shore and 28 against Seton Hall to earn all-tournament honors...Tallied 21 kills and 11 digs against Cal State Northridge on Sept. 7...Recorded a career-high 23 digs at Iona on Oct. 7...Set career-bests with three assists and four blocks in the rematch with Iona on Oct. 13.

Before Manhattan: Played on City Beach club team, which qualified for the Junior Olympics in 2004, 2005 and 2007 and won the 2006 Volleyball Festival...Named to the all-tournament team at the 2004 Junior Olympics, where her team took home the bronze medal.

Personal: Daughter of Stephen and Patricia...Twin brother Scott attends UC Santa Barbara...Named to the honor roll all four years at Archbishop Mitty High School...A member of the National Honor Society...Won community service award from the National Honor Society...Has traveled to Japan, China, Malaysia, Canada, Switzerland, Costa Rica, Mexico and Belize...Born November 22, 1989.

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