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Libby Koukol - Volleyball - University of Iowa Athletics

#2 Libby Koukol

Position DS
Height 5-6
Class So.
Hometown Omaha, Neb.
High School Millard North

2016 as a Sophomore… Appeared in 12 matches and tallied 49 digs… recorded five digs in Iowa’s 3-0 win over NDSU… saw game action in Iowa’s 3-0 win at Northern Illinois and 3-1 win vs. Loyola-Chicago… led the team with 13 digs and registered a career-high three assists in Iowa’s 3-0 win over Arizona State on Sept. 2… registered 11 digs in Iowa’s 3-1 win over Western Illinois on Sept. 2.

2015 as a Freshman… Appeared in 29 matches with 22 starts… tallied 190 digs and averaged 2.09 digs per set — the third highest average on the team… reached double digits in digs six times… posted a then career-high nine digs against Northern Illinois on Aug. 30… recorded a career-high 18 digs to help the Hawkeyes to a 3-1 victory over Iowa State on Sept. 11… tallied 11 digs against No. 25 Texas A&M on Sept. 12… registered 10 digs against Coastal Carolina on Sept. 19… recorded a career-high two service aces in back-to-back games against Coastal Carolina and Drake on Sept. 19… notched six digs against Michigan State on Oct. 10…. recorded six digs against Minnesota on Oct. 24… tallied 16 digs against Maryland on Oct. 30… recorded seven digs and a career-high two assists against Rutgers on Oct. 31… registered a team-leading 12 digs at Indiana on Nov. 4… posted seven digs against Purdue on Nov. 7… registered seven digs against Wisconsin on Nov. 14… registered three digs and an ace against Ohio State on Nov. 18… posted 11 digs and an ace against Northwestern on Nov. 21… recorded seven digs and an assist against Maryland on Nov. 25.

High School… Led Nebraska Class A in digs… named to the All-Metro third team as a senior at Millard North High School… helped the Mustangs to a fifth place finish at state in 2013… played club for Premier Volleyball Nebraska… guided the squad to a third-place finish at the USA Volleyball National Qualifier in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 2012 and fifth-place finishes at the USA Volleyball Colorado Cross roads and USA Volleyball Girls’ Junior National Championships in 2014 and 2012, respectively… lettered in tennis her freshman, sophomore and senior year… maintained at least a 3.5 throughout high school.

Personal… Born December 30, 1996… daught of Steve and Beth Koukol… has three siblings: Katie, Jeff, and Connor.