Jordan Goad And Kara Koch Led The Vikings To A 20-7 Record This Season
Kara Koch is arguabely one of the top, if not the top, offensive attacker in the Horizon League. She made a huge leap from her freshman to sophomore season, earning first team all-league accolades last year after ranking second in the league in kills and points per set. A gifted athlete with a tremendous vertical leap, she possesses the ability to terminate points with a powerful swing and will be CSU's "go-to" player when a key point is needed. She also has a strong serve and has improved her defensive abilities which has allowed her to stay on the court for full rotations.
2010 Season (sophomore)
• Ranked second in the league in kills (3.82), points (4.37) and aces (0.33) to earn first team All-Horizon League accolades.
• Tallied 409 kills, the most by a sophomore in CSU history.
• Led squad with 35 aces and 11 double-doubles, while also ranking second with 274 digs.
• Finished with 15 kills and career-high 21 digs in league semifinal against Butler (11/20).
• Had 11 kills with career-high six aces in first round league tournament win over UIC (11/19).
• Hit .387 (17-5-31) at Youngstown State (10/29).
• Tallied 23 kills with 14 digs against Robert Morris (10/26).
• Amassed 15 kills, 14 digs and career-best four aces at Green Bay (10/22).
• Had a string of five straight double-doubles from Oct. 5-15, averaging 15.0 kills and 12.8 digs during the stretch.
• Hammered out 24 kills on a career-high 72 swings, adding 15 digs against Milwaukee (9/24).
• Opened season with seven straight matches of at least 12 kills, including career-high 25 kills at Marshall (9/4).
• Tallied first career double-double with 14 kills and 10 digs at East Carolina (8/28).
• Named MVP of East Carolina Invitational and Marshall Invitational.
2009 Season (FRESHMAN)
• Selected to Horizon League All-Newcomer team after totaling 239 kills, 95 digs and 40 blocks in 103 sets.
• Played in 30 matches, drawing five starts. She missed four matches early in the season with a sprained ankle suffered against Syracuse (9/5).
• Had 11 kills and hit .391 (11-2-23) in regular season finale against Youngstown State (11/13).
• Hit .421 (10-2-19) with three blocks at Bowling Green (10/13).
• Totaled 12 kills and five digs at Butler (9/25).
• Finished with 14 kills, eight digs and career-high three assists against Xavier (9/18).
• Hit .478 (12-1-23) at Robert Morris (9/1).
• Had career-highs in kills (16) and digs (9), just missing a double-double vs. Farleigh Dickinson (8/29). She hit a career-best .500 (16-2-28).
High School
• Selected to All-Ohio first team three times including freshman, sophomore and junior seasons.
• Collected first-team all-league and first-team all-district honors in each of her four seasons.
• Named league MVP as both a junior and senior.
• Led state of Ohio in kills as a senior (614).
• All-time Ohio High School leader with 2,196 kills, adding 977 digs, 146 aces and 281 blocks in her four-year career.
• Three-time District 4 Player of the Year, earning the honor as a freshman, junior and senior.
• Four-time selection to Daily Record and Ashland Gazette first teams, including three Gazette and two Record Player of the Year honors.
• Earned four letters as an outside/middle hitter at Northwestern H.S. playing for coach Veronica Briggs.
• Earned four letters each in basketball playing for Sid Cline and softball for Scott Hershey.
Personal
• Born April 17, 1991 in Wooster, Ohio.
• Daughter of Bruce and Cheryl Koch.
• Has three brothers, Scott, Brice and Derek.
• Member of National Honor Society.
• Participated in Club Wood and Young Life with community service at Meals & More.
• Earned CSU's Athletic Academic Excellence Award in 2010 and 2011.
• Accounting major.
