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6 Kenzie Winker
Kenzie Winker
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Year:
    Sr
  • Hometown:
    Holmen, Wis.
  • High School:
    Holmen HS
  • Position:
    OH
  • m
    39
  • k/s
    4.07
  • h %
    .217
  • a/s
    0.22
  • b/s
    0.45
  • sa/s
    0.15
  • d/s
    2.68

Bio

2022 (Senior):

  • NAIA Second-Team All-America
  • AVCA All-Region First-Team
  • NSAA First-Team All-Conference
  • Led the team with a career-high 502 kills
  • Hit .180 on the season
  • Fourth on the team with 281 digs
  • Career-high 50 total blocks
  • Career-high 14 service aces 
  • Played in all 135 sets, starting all 38 matches 

2021 (Junior):

2020 (Sophomore):

  • NSAA First-Team All-Conference
  • AVCA All-Region First-Team
  • Appeared in all 23 matches for the V-Hawks in her second season
  • Second on the team in total kills (223) and kills per set (2.75)
  • Set a career high in digs (184) and digs per set (2.27)
  • Collected 25 total blocks and 8 aces on the year
  • Hit double-digit kills in 12 matches on the year
  • Had a season-best 16 kills on October 10th vs Dakota State while also collecting 15 digs

2019 (Freshman):

Club:

  • VHawk Xtreme

High School:

  • Four-year starter and letter-winner for the volleyball team at Holmen High School
  • Three-time team MVP and four-time First-Team All-Conference
  • Contributed over 1000 kills during her four years
  • Named Honorable Mention All-State in 2017 and 2018
  • Started all four years for the softball team
  • Named Rookie of the Year in 2015 and Second-Team All-Conference in 2018
  • Member of DECA

Personal:

  • Daughter of Rich and Lois Winker
  • Majoring in Nursing
  • Why Viterbo? - "I chose Viterbo for the atmosphere of the volleyball program and education."
  • Favorite TV Show: FRIENDS

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 137 42
Kills 557 162
Kills per set 4.07 3.86
Errors 221 74
Total Attacks 1545 453
Hitting Percentage .217 .194
Assists 30 15
Assists per set 0.22 0.36
Service Aces 20 6
Service Errors 21 7
Service Aces per set 0.15 0.14
Receptions 756 222
Reception Errors 21 6
Digs 367 131
Digs per set 2.68 3.12
Block Solo 14 6
Block Assist 48 15
Block Total 62 21
Blocks per set 0.45 0.50
Block Errors 3 1
Ball Handling Errors 0 0
Points 615.0 181.5
Points per set 4.5 4.3
Matches started 39 12
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 1 3 8 5 23 .130 0 0 0 23 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 8.0
Aug 18 vs. Oakland City W, 3-0 1 2 9 2 19 .368 0 0 0 5 1 2 0 2 0 2 0 10.0
Aug 19 vs. #21 Marian W, 3-0 1 3 13 2 33 .333 0 2 1 15 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 15.5
Aug 19 vs. Grace (IN) W, 3-0 1 3 21 6 45 .333 1 1 2 9 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 23.0
Aug 24 at Grand View W, 3-1 1 4 20 7 46 .283 0 2 0 20 2 10 0 2 0 2 0 23.0
Aug 25 vs. #2 Corban (OR) W, 3-2 1 5 18 15 48 .063 1 1 1 31 1 12 0 0 0 0 0 19.0
Aug 25 vs. #8 Missouri Baptist L, 3-0 1 3 11 10 44 .023 0 1 0 19 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12.0
Aug 26 at #9 Midland W, 3-1 1 4 23 6 71 .239 1 0 0 31 1 8 1 1 0 2 0 24.5
Sep 1 vs. #12 College of Saint Mary (NE) L, 3-1 1 4 16 9 47 .149 0 0 2 34 3 13 1 5 0 6 0 19.5
Sep 1 vs. (RV) Providence (MT) W, 3-1 1 4 14 7 42 .167 0 1 2 16 0 9 0 2 0 2 0 16.0
Sep 2 vs. Morningside W, 3-0 1 3 14 6 36 .222 1 0 0 16 0 5 0 2 0 2 0 15.0
Sep 2 vs. Dordt (IA) W, 3-0 1 3 7 2 16 .313 0 1 0 14 0 7 0 1 0 1 0 8.5
Sep 8 William Penn (IA) W, 3-1 1 4 21 3 52 .346 1 0 0 11 0 10 0 2 0 2 0 22.0
Sep 8 #10 Montana Tech W, 3-2 1 5 15 9 46 .130 1 0 1 31 0 10 0 1 1 1 0 15.5
Sep 9 #11 Columbia (MO) W, 3-0 1 3 21 2 35 .543 0 0 0 16 0 9 1 1 0 2 0 22.5
Sep 13 Waldorf W, 3-0 1 3 12 3 28 .321 2 0 1 12 1 9 0 1 0 1 0 12.5
Sep 20 at #12 Bellevue (NE) W, 3-2 1 5 16 8 51 .157 1 1 1 37 1 11 0 1 0 1 0 17.5
Sep 21 at (RV) Dakota State (SD) W, 3-1 1 4 14 6 44 .182 2 1 1 15 0 10 0 1 0 1 0 15.5
Sep 26 #3 Northwestern L, 3-2 1 5 22 7 69 .217 0 1 0 23 0 12 0 2 0 2 0 24.0
Sep 28 at Dickinson State (ND) W, 3-0 1 3 8 9 30 -.033 0 0 0 15 1 14 3 1 0 4 0 11.5
Sep 29 at (RV) Valley City State W, 3-0 1 3 15 3 29 .414 1 0 0 26 2 12 0 1 0 1 0 15.5
Oct 5 Mayville State W, 3-0 1 3 10 9 47 .021 1 1 1 20 0 9 1 2 0 3 0 13.0
Oct 11 at Waldorf W, 3-0 1 3 13 6 29 .241 2 0 1 14 0 14 0 2 0 2 0 14.0
Oct 13 Trinity Christian (IL) W, 3-0 1 3 7 0 15 .467 3 1 1 17 1 10 0 1 0 1 0 8.5
Oct 13 (RV) Rocky Mountain W, 3-0 1 3 10 7 34 .088 0 0 2 16 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 10.0
Oct 14 Saint Francis (Ind.) W, 3-0 1 3 7 2 18 .278 0 0 0 11 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 8.0
Oct 20 #18 Bellevue (NE) W, 3-1 1 4 18 9 58 .155 1 0 1 24 1 14 0 1 0 1 0 18.5
Oct 21 Dakota State (SD) W, 3-0 1 3 10 3 17 .412 1 0 0 12 0 5 2 0 0 2 0 12.0
Oct 26 at #12 Jamestown L, 3-1 1 4 13 7 63 .095 1 0 0 29 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 13.0
Oct 27 at Mayville State W, 3-2 1 5 19 13 60 .100 0 2 1 19 0 11 0 2 0 2 0 22.0
Nov 3 Dickinson State (ND) W, 3-0 1 3 7 4 20 .150 1 0 0 11 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 7.0
Nov 4 (RV) Valley City State W, 3-0 1 3 20 1 40 .475 3 1 0 17 0 9 0 3 1 3 0 22.5
Nov 10 vs. Dakota State (SD) W, 3-1 1 4 16 9 49 .143 0 0 1 17 0 11 1 0 0 1 0 17.0
Nov 11 vs. Bellevue (NE) W, 3-0 1 3 15 3 38 .316 0 0 1 23 1 14 1 5 0 6 0 18.5
Nov 18 Bryan (TN) W, 3-0 1 3 11 2 36 .250 2 0 0 11 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 11.0
Nov 29 vs. CIU (SC) W, 3-0 1 3 15 2 32 .406 1 0 0 20 0 6 0 1 0 1 0 15.5
Dec 1 vs. Southern Oregon W, 3-0 1 3 13 6 37 .189 0 1 0 14 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 14.0
Dec 2 vs. Midland W, 3-1 1 4 18 5 49 .265 2 0 0 37 1 14 0 3 0 3 0 19.5
Dec 4 vs. Northwestern L, 3-1 1 4 17 6 49 .224 0 2 0 25 1 13 1 1 0 2 0 20.5
  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
2019-20 43 154 319 2.07 155 926 .177 12 0.08 39 0.25 246 17 151 0.98 5 41 46 0.30 383.5 2.5
2020-21 23 81 223 2.75 116 665 .161 7 0.09 8 0.10 337 13 184 2.27 4 21 25 0.31 245.5 3.0
2021-22 41 142 380 2.68 157 987 .226 11 0.08 5 0.04 559 34 245 1.73 8 40 48 0.34 413.0 2.9
2022-23 38 135 502 3.72 232 1502 .180 14 0.10 0 0.00 437 19 281 2.08 9 41 50 0.37 531.5 3.9
2023-24 39 137 557 4.07 221 1545 .217 30 0.22 20 0.15 756 21 367 2.68 14 48 62 0.45 615.0 4.5
Total 184 649 1981 3.05 881 5625 .196 74 0.11 72 0.11 2335 104 1228 1.89 40 191 231 0.36 2188.5 3.4
    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 39 137 557 4.07 221 1545 .217 30 0.22 20 0.15 756 21 367 2.68 14 48 62 0.45 615.0 4.5
Conference 12 42 162 3.86 74 453 .194 15 0.36 6 0.14 222 6 131 3.12 6 15 21 0.50 181.5 4.3
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 14 48 191 3.98 61 515 .252 16 0.33 4 0.08 232 4 135 2.81 5 14 19 0.40 207.0 4.3
Away 9 35 141 4.03 65 423 .180 8 0.23 6 0.17 206 7 106 3.03 4 11 15 0.43 156.5 4.5
Neutral 16 54 225 4.17 95 607 .214 6 0.11 10 0.19 318 10 126 2.33 5 23 28 0.52 251.5 4.7
Result Wins 34 117 478 4.09 182 1273 .233 29 0.25 16 0.14 626 17 311 2.66 12 40 52 0.44 526.0 4.5
Losses 5 20 79 3.95 39 272 .147 1 0.05 4 0.20 130 4 56 2.80 2 8 10 0.50 89.0 4.5
Month August 8 27 123 4.56 53 329 .213 3 0.11 7 0.26 153 7 43 1.59 2 6 8 0.30 135.0 5.0
September 13 49 195 3.98 74 525 .230 9 0.18 5 0.10 266 8 131 2.67 5 21 26 0.53 215.5 4.4
October 9 31 107 3.45 56 341 .150 9 0.29 4 0.13 162 3 93 3.00 4 8 12 0.39 119.0 3.8
November 6 19 84 4.42 21 215 .293 7 0.37 1 0.05 99 1 64 3.37 2 9 11 0.58 91.5 4.8
December 3 11 48 4.36 17 135 .230 2 0.18 3 0.27 76 2 36 3.27 1 4 5 0.45 54.0 4.9

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