Lake Forest College Volleyball
Player Profile
 Mary
Gerke #8
Senior
Middle Blocker
Bend, OR
Mountain View High School
5-10
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STATS
|
GP
|
ACES
|
ZEROS
|
KILLS
|
ERRORS
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TA
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KILL %
|
ASSISTS
|
SOLO
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ASSIST
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TOTAL
|
DIGS
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| 1996 |
86
|
11
|
211
|
211
|
72
|
494
|
.281
|
2
|
29
|
23
|
52
|
148
|
| 1997 |
83
|
19
|
165
|
193
|
45
|
403
|
.367
|
5
|
16
|
38
|
54
|
109
|
| 1998 |
84
|
24
|
258
|
206
|
79
|
543
|
.234
|
11
|
25
|
41
|
66
|
151
|
| CAREER |
253
|
54
|
634
|
610
|
196
|
1440
|
.288
|
18
|
70
|
102
|
172
|
408
|
 Mary
has established herself as one of the premier and most consistent performers
in the Midwest Conference and in Lake Forest volleyball history...enters
the '99 season third on the school's s career kills (610) list, third in
total blocks (172), second in solo blocks (70), first in hitting percentage
(.288), 12th in digs (408) and fourth in games played (253)...has a legitimate
chance to become the school's all-time career leader for total blocks (needs
11), solo blocks (needs 17), games played (needs 75) and hitting percentage
(current leader)...anchors a strong defensive team...plays with tremendous
effort and will make blocks that others give up on...has already earned
nine varsity letters while also competing for the Lake Forest handball
and softball teams...JUNIOR: Named First-team All-Midwest Conference
for the second consecutive season...team co-captain...notched 206 kills
(third on the team and the 15th highest total in school history) and 66
blocks (second on the team), including 25 solo blocks...third on the team
with a .234 kills percentage...named MWC South Division Player of the Week
for October 19-25... SOPHOMORE: First team All-MWC...led the team
in blocks (54) and kill percentage (.367)...broke the school record for
season hitting percentage...second on the team with 193 kills...had 19
kills vs. Illinois College...selected MWC South Division Player of the
Week for August 31-September 6...FRESHMAN: Had an outstanding rookie
season for the Foresters...notched 211 kills, the 14th highest season total
in school history...tied the school record for most total blocks in a three-game
match with 6 versus Illinois College...re-established the school record
for hitting percentage (.800) with 8 kills and no errors in 10 attempts
against Judson...HIGH SCHOOL: Team finished
second in the Inter-Mountain Conference and fifth at state her senior season...her
junior year, MVHS won the conference championship and took eighth place
at state...named team's Most Inspirational both her junior and senior seasons...coached
by Jim Peters...three sport (volleyball, softball and basketball) her senior
year...also a two-time team Most Valuable Player in softball |
