
Class: Junior
Height: 6-2
Position: Middle Hitter
Hometown: Columbus, Ohio
High School: Olentangy
Personal: Born March 26, 1991...Parents are Steve and Kim Grover, and Renee Grover...Is a Marketing Management major...Member of Chi Omega.
2011: Dominant middle hitter who enters the new season as one of the very best at her position in the nation…Named to the NCAA Division II Elite Eight All-Tournament Team after getting 20 kills with a .415 hitting percentage in the national quarterfinal and semifinal matches…Had 12 kills and one error in the national semifinal against Cal State-San Bernardino, while being matched up with Division II National Player of the Year Samantha Middleborn…Named Second-Team All-GLIAC after finishing the season ranked second in the conference in hitting percentage (.392) and fifth in blocks per set (0.91)…Had career-high 15 kills in 3-1 win over Findlay Oct. 2…Had at least five total blocks in eight matches during the season, with a high of eight in the regional championship win over the University of Indianapolis Nov. 20…Had at least seven kills in 32 of the team’s 34 matches during the season…Finished second on the team with 310 kills and 107 total blocks…Had a hitting percentage of .500 or better 11 times…Had 15 double-digit kill matches, and had a .429 hitting percentage in five NCAA Tournament matches…Named the GLIAC South Division Player of the Week on Sept. 26…Member of the GLIAC All-Academic Team.
2010: Emerged as one of the most powerful middle hitters in the GLIAC...Named the GLIAC South Division Player of the Week on Sept. 20 after getting 15 kills versus one error in two wins at Tiffin and Ohio Dominican over the course of a single weekend...Had a dominant performance in First Round GLIAC Tournament match versus Ashland, getting 10 kills with no errors on 15 attempts with three blocks on Nov. 11...Followed that up with 11 kills on one error in the championship match victory over Grand Valley State three days later...Had seven kills on eight attempts without an error in sweep of Findlay Oct. 20...Second on the team with 113 total blocks...Already ranks eighth in school history in career total blocks with 196 after just two seasons...Was a very consistent blocker, getting at least two total blocks in 29 of the team's 31 matches played during the season...Ranked seventh in the GLIAC in hitting percentage and sixth in total blocks.
2009: Stepped into a starting role as middle hitter and upgraded the middle hitter position into one of a strength of the team in her first year...Finished second on the team with 83 total blocks...Had her best match of the season in a memorable 3-1 win over Grand Valley State on Oct. 2, picking up five kills and nine total blocks, including four solo blocks...Has a nice combination of strength and athleticism...Had season-high 12 kills vs. St. Joseph's College on Sept. 4 at the University of Findlay Tournament...Had seven total blocks in the regional semifinal match vs. Indianapolis.
High School: A big and strong middle hitter, Grover led Olentangy High School to a perfect home volleyball record in 2008 and won multiple conference and district championships throughout her career...Was named team MVP, First-Team All-Conference three times and First-Team All-District three times...Earned Scholar-Athlete accolades in high school...Played for the Club M m.81 club volleyball team under coach Mike Carter...Had a 3.5 overall grade point average in high school...Volunteers at the Worthington Christian Retirement Center and has served as a member of the Service Club and DECA, a Columbus-area youth group.
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