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12 Cailie Kowal
Cailie Kowal
  • Height:
    5-6
  • Year:
    Sr
  • Hometown:
    Onalaska, Wis.
  • High School:
    Onalaska HS
  • Position:
    DS
  • m
    39
  • k/s
    0.01
  • h %
    -.045
  • a/s
    3.48
  • b/s
    0.00
  • sa/s
    0.14
  • d/s
    1.88

Bio

2023 (Senior):

  • CSC Academic All-District
  • NAIA Scholar-Athlete
  • NSAA Scholar-Athlete
  • Recorded the second-most assists on the team with 480
  • Posted 260 digs on the year to go with 20 service aces
  • Dished a career-high 28 assists against Dakota State (SD)

2022 (Junior): 

  • Second on the team with a career-high 445 assists
  • Career-highs in digs (191) and service aces (27)
  • Played in 132 sets over 38 matches on the year

2021 (Sophomore):

  • Appeared in all 143 sets for the V-Hawks
  • Set a career-high in assists with 69
  • Served a career-high 25 aces
  • Defensively, collected a career-best 105 digs on the season
  • Dished out career-best 27 assists on November 6th vs Dakota State

2020 (Freshman):

  • NSAA Scholar-Athlete
  • Appeared in 55 sets in her first season as a V-Hawks
  • Served 15 aces on the season
  • Defensively, collected 25 digs

Club:

  • V-Hawk Extreme

High School:

  • Four-year letter winner and threee-year starter on the Onalaska HS volleyball team at setter & right side
  • 2019 All-La Crosse Tribune Honorable Mention
  • Second-team all-conference as a senior (2019)
  • Totaled 1,000 assists during her high school career
  • 2019 Great River Sprawl All-Tournament Team
  • OHS rookie of the year (2016)
  • Also started three seasons at right field & third base on the softball team
  • x2 all-conference honorable mention (2018, 2019)
  • Member of link crew, Spanish club, and Spanish honors society

Personal:

  • Parents are Craig and Heather Kowal
  • Majoring in Nursing
  • Why Viterbo? - "I knew I would be getting some of the best education around. I also loved the family feeling you see with the volleyball team along with the coaches?"

Player Profile

Recent Games
Nov 11 vs. Bellevue (NE) W, 3-0
Nov 18 Bryan (TN) W, 3-0
Nov 29 vs. CIU (SC) W, 3-0
Dec 1 vs. Southern Oregon W, 3-0
Dec 2 vs. Midland W, 3-1
Dec 4 vs. Northwestern L, 3-1
  Overall Conf
Matches 39 12
Sets 138 42
Kills 2 0
Kills per set 0.01 0.00
Errors 3 1
Total Attacks 22 12
Total Attacks per set 0.16 0.29
Hitting Percentage -.045 -.083
Assists 480 193
Assists per set 3.48 4.60
Service Aces 20 5
Service Errors 37 11
Service Aces per set 0.14 0.12
Receptions 8 1
Reception Errors 2 1
Digs 260 80
Digs per set 1.88 1.90
Block Solo 0 0
Block Assist 0 0
Block Total 0 0
Blocks per set 0.00 0.00
Block Errors 0 0
Ball Handling Errors 14 5
Points 22.0 5.0
Points per set 0.2 0.1
Matches started 19 7
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Aug 18 vs. #12 Taylor W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 3 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Aug 18 vs. Oakland City W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 1 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Aug 19 vs. #21 Marian W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 .000 2 0 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Aug 19 vs. Grace (IN) W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 0 2 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Aug 24 at Grand View W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 2 0 2 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Aug 25 vs. #2 Corban (OR) W, 3-2 1 5 0 0 0 - 1 0 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Aug 25 vs. #8 Missouri Baptist L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 1 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Aug 26 at #9 Midland W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 1 1 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 1 vs. #12 College of Saint Mary (NE) L, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 - 1 1 1 1 1 10 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 1 vs. (RV) Providence (MT) W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 1 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 2 vs. Morningside W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 - 1 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 2 vs. Dordt (IA) W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 - 0 1 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 8 William Penn (IA) W, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 - 13 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 0.0
Sep 8 #10 Montana Tech W, 3-2 1 5 0 0 0 - 8 1 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 1.0
Sep 9 #11 Columbia (MO) W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 - 17 0 2 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 13 Waldorf W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 6 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 20 at #12 Bellevue (NE) W, 3-2 1 5 0 0 0 - 20 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 2 0.0
Sep 21 at (RV) Dakota State (SD) W, 3-1 1 4 0 0 1 .000 18 0 1 1 1 11 0 0 0 0 2 0.0
Sep 26 #3 Northwestern L, 3-2 1 5 0 0 0 - 24 0 1 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 1 0.0
Sep 28 at Dickinson State (ND) W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 - 12 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Sep 29 at (RV) Valley City State W, 3-0 1 3 0 1 2 -.500 11 0 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 0.0
Oct 5 Mayville State W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 15 0 2 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 11 at Waldorf W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 - 19 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 13 Trinity Christian (IL) W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 - 14 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 13 (RV) Rocky Mountain W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 23 2 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Oct 14 Saint Francis (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 17 2 2 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Oct 20 #18 Bellevue (NE) W, 3-1 1 4 0 0 3 .000 16 1 1 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Oct 21 Dakota State (SD) W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 5 .000 11 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Oct 26 at #12 Jamestown L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 1 .000 19 0 1 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 27 at Mayville State W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 1 .000 28 1 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Nov 3 Dickinson State (ND) W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 21 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Nov 4 (RV) Valley City State W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 16 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Nov 10 vs. Dakota State (SD) W, 3-1 - 4 0 1 1 -1.000 22 1 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 2 1.0
Nov 11 vs. Bellevue (NE) W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 4 .250 15 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 1.0
Nov 18 Bryan (TN) W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 .000 22 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 1 0.0
Nov 29 vs. CIU (SC) W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 15 0 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 1 0.0
Dec 1 vs. Southern Oregon W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 21 0 1 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Dec 2 vs. Midland W, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 - 22 1 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Dec 4 vs. Northwestern L, 3-1 1 4 0 1 1 -1.000 26 1 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 1 1.0
  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
2020-21 2 8 0 0.00 0 0 - 1 0.13 4 0.50 0 0 3 0.38 0 0 0 0.00 4.0 0.5
2021-22 41 141 3 0.02 0 7 .429 69 0.49 25 0.18 67 3 105 0.74 0 0 0 0.00 28.0 0.2
2022-23 38 132 4 0.03 4 25 .000 445 3.37 27 0.20 22 9 191 1.45 0 0 0 0.00 31.0 0.2
2023-24 39 138 2 0.01 3 22 -.045 480 3.48 20 0.14 8 2 260 1.88 0 0 0 0.00 22.0 0.2
2024-25 37 126 9 0.07 1 41 .195 632 5.02 20 0.16 6 1 261 2.07 0 2 2 0.02 30.0 0.2
Total 157 545 18 0.03 8 95 .105 1627 2.99 96 0.18 103 15 820 1.50 0 2 2 0.00 115.0 0.2
    m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
Event Total 39 138 2 0.01 3 22 -.045 480 3.48 20 0.14 8 2 260 1.88 0 0 0 0.00 22.0 0.2
Conference 12 42 0 0.00 1 12 -.083 193 4.60 5 0.12 1 1 80 1.90 0 0 0 0.00 5.0 0.1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 14 48 0 0.00 0 9 .000 223 4.65 7 0.15 0 0 103 2.15 0 0 0 0.00 7.0 0.1
Away 9 35 0 0.00 1 5 -.200 130 3.71 4 0.11 2 1 58 1.66 0 0 0 0.00 4.0 0.1
Neutral 16 55 2 0.04 2 8 .000 127 2.31 9 0.16 6 1 99 1.80 0 0 0 0.00 11.0 0.2
Result Wins 34 118 2 0.02 2 20 .000 410 3.47 17 0.14 6 1 213 1.81 0 0 0 0.00 19.0 0.2
Losses 5 20 0 0.00 1 2 -.500 70 3.50 3 0.15 2 1 47 2.35 0 0 0 0.00 3.0 0.1
Month August 8 28 1 0.04 0 2 .500 6 0.21 5 0.18 1 0 39 1.39 0 0 0 0.00 6.0 0.2
September 13 49 0 0.00 1 3 -.333 132 2.69 5 0.10 6 2 92 1.88 0 0 0 0.00 5.0 0.1
October 9 31 0 0.00 0 10 .000 162 5.23 7 0.23 0 0 62 2.00 0 0 0 0.00 7.0 0.2
November 6 19 1 0.05 1 6 .000 111 5.84 1 0.05 0 0 45 2.37 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 0.1
December 3 11 0 0.00 1 1 -1.000 69 6.27 2 0.18 1 0 22 2.00 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 0.2

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