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Alyssa Klostermann - Volleyball - University of Iowa Athletics

#17 Alyssa Klostermann

Position S
Height 5-10
Class Sr.
Hometown Dubuque, Iowa
High School Wahlert Catholic

Hawk Items…  finished career ranked No. 11 in program history with 1,006 career assists.

2016 as a Senior… Appeared in 18 matches… recorded 87 digs with 61 in league play…  registered a season-high four service aces in win over Rutgers on Nov. 16… tallied nine digs at Rutgers… amassed a crucial dig-turned-kill against Northwestern on Oct. 28 to give Iowa match point in final set… overall had 10 digs against Northwestern… had five digs against No. 4 Wisconsin on Oct. 22… posted seven digs against Butler on Sept. 3… recorded 1,000th career assist against DePaul on Aug. 27.

2015 as a Junior… Team Captain…Academic All-Big Ten… Appeared in 28 matches this with 11 starts… reached double digits in digs twice… recorded six digs against South Dakota State on Aug. 29 and American on Sept. 6… posted a season-high 11 digs against Ohio State on Oct. 2… registered three service aces against Penn State on Oct. 3… recorded nine digs against Michigan on Oct. 7… notched a season-high 15 digs against Northwestern on Oct. 18… recorded three digs and an ace against Rutgers on Oct. 31… tallied five digs and an ace in Iowa’s win at Indiana on Nov. 4… registered two digs and one assist against Purdue on Nov. 7… tallied seven digs, two service aces, and an assist against Maryland on Nov. 25.

2014 as a Sophomore… Team Captain… Academic All-Big Ten… Appeared in 29 matches with 26 starts… is 10th all-time at Iowa in career assists with 992… ended the season ranked 13th in the Big Ten in service aces per set (0.24)… Iowa’s assist leader in 12-of-31 matches… played to her first double-double of the season against North Dakota (29 assists, 10 digs) on Sept. 12… recorded a perfect attack percentage with two kill against South Dakota State on Sept. 13… set a career-high with two blocks against Florida International on Sept. 13… recorded nine assists and three digs as a sub in two sets at Michigan State on Oct. 11… dished out 21 assists against Illinois on Oct. 15 and 26 against Northwestern on Oct. 18… matched her season-high with three service aces at Minnesota on Oct. 25… dished out 16 assists to lead the Hawkeyes against Wisconsin on Nov. 15… team captain… Academic All-Big Ten… letterwinner.

2013 as a Freshman… Played in each match of her freshman season… made four starts at the setter position… named to the Hawkeye Challenge All-Tournament team… second-most service aces and assists with 25 and 484, respectively… dished out a season-most 46 assists vs. UIC on Sept. 14… recorded a season-most six kills and the first solo block of her career in her first career start against Western Illinois on Sept. 14… served up five aces against Ball State on Sept. 13… posted a season-high 17 digs vs. Minnesota on Oct. 5… earned 10 double-doubles: vs. Youngstown State on Aug. 31 (19 assists, 14 digs), at Coastal Carolina on Aug. 31 (23 assists, 15 digs), at Valparaiso on Sept. 7 (24 assists, 16 digs), vs. Drake on Sept. 13 (25 assists, 15 digs), vs. Ball State on Sept. 13 (12 assists, 10 digs), vs. Western Illinois on Sept. 14 (30 assists, 12 digs), vs. Iowa State on Sept. 21 (13 assists, 11 digs), vs. Wisconsin on Oct. 2 (17 assists, 13 digs), vs. Minnesota on Oct. 5 (19 assists, 17 digs), and at Indiana on Nov. 22 (15 assists, 12 digs)… hit 1.000 on three occasions: vs. Rhode Island on Sept. 6, vs. Eastern Michigan on Sept. 7, and vs. Wisconsin on Oct. 2… letterwinner.

High School… Three-time all-state selection and four-year volleyball letter winner… named first team all-state, first team all-conference, first team all-area and first team all-district as a senior… selected a Super Sophomore by Prepvolleyball.com… helped Wahlert Catholic reach the state quarterfinals as a freshman and semifinals as a junior… competed in club volleyball with the Iowa Rockets and led the team to a first place finish at 2012-2013 Girls Junior National Championships in Dallas, Texas… named to the all-tournament team, selected as the all-tournament team captain and all-tournament team MVP for the championships… helped the Iowa Rockets to a fifth place finish at the 2010-2011 National Division at the Girls Junior National Championships in Atlanta, Ga…. also earned varsity letters in basketball, soccer and track… four-time Eagle Award of Excellence recipient, which honors individuals with a GPA of 4.0 or higher… honored with United States Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Award… active off the court as a member of the Spanish Club, Christian Leader Council, Student Senate, Student Ambassador, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, WCHS Academic Achievement Award Committee, National Honors Society, Pep Committee, Step-Up and Interact.

Personal… Born Sept. 23, 1994… parents are Bruce and Nancy Klostermann; Bruce played collegiate football at South Dakota State University and went on to play professionally for the Denver Broncos, Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Raiders… sister, Erin, plays collegiate volleyball at Saint Louis University… has one brother, Zach… Journalism major and Sports Studies minor.

Personal Bests
Kills: 6 vs. Western Illinois, Sept. 14, 2013
TA: 13 vs. Western Illinois, Sept. 14, 2013
Attack %: 1.000, 5x, last at Nebraska, Sept. 24, 2014
Assists: 46 vs. UIC, Sept. 14, 2013
Aces: 5 vs. Ball State, Sept. 13, 2013
Digs: 17 vs. Minnesota, Oct. 5, 2013
Solo Blocks: 1 vs. Western Illinois, Sept. 14, 2013
Total Blocks: 2 vs. Florida International, Sept. 13, 2014