Bowling Green State University Athletics
Kemerer Ranks Among National Blocking Leaders
January 05, 2000 | Volleyball
Oct. 20, 1999
The NCAA has released the latest Division I volleyball statistics, and Bowling Green State University senior Lori Kemerer (Antwerp, Ohio/Antwerp) ranks among the national leaders in blocking. Kemerer is 20th in the nation in blocks per game, with 1.48. She had a total of 83 blocks in 56 games this year, as of Sunday. Kemerer currently leads the Mid-American Conference in blocks per game.
Kemerer had a pair of blocks in last night's (Oct. 19) three-game BGSU sweep at Oakland (15-6, 15-4, 15-7), giving her a total of 85 blocks on the season. Her blocks-per-game average now stands at 1.47.
Kemerer, who ranks seventh or higher in each of BGSU's career blocking categories, has a career total of 469 blocks. She is third in that category, needing 17 blocks to move into a second-place tie. The BGSU career record is 569 blocks, amassed by Lisa Mika (1988-91). Kemerer is second at the school in career block assists (362) and is seventh in solo blocks (107).
The NCAA Division I statistics will be released each week (generally Tuesday or Wednesday) through late November.
BGSU, 12-8 overall and 5-3 in MAC play, is on the road for a pair of conference matches this weekend. The Brown and Orange will face Kent Friday night (Oct. 22) before taking on Akron the following evening (Oct. 23).
NCAA Division I Individual Statistics - Through Matches of Oct. 17, 1999
BLOCKS (Min. 1.35 per game) CL Gms Solo Ast Tot Avg 1 Heather Bown, Hawaii------------------------ SR 53 17 102 119 2.25 2 Erin Aldrich, Texas------------------------- SR 50 17 79 96 1.92 3 Mary Leffers, Notre Dame-------------------- SR 45 14 72 86 1.91 4 Kristen Meech, Youngstown St.--------------- SO 63 25 92 117 1.86 5 Tonia Tauke, Nebraska----------------------- SR 46 11 66 77 1.67 6 Laura Rohrbacher, Colgate------------------- JR 75 36 89 125 1.67 6 Chanice Harris, Connecticut----------------- SR 69 13 102 115 1.67 8 Nina Puikkonen, Brigham Young--------------- SO 51 15 69 84 1.65 9 Anna Nedderman, Georgia Tech---------------- SO 73 5 113 118 1.62 10 Kari DeSoto, Cal Poly----------------------- SR 63 24 77 101 1.60 11 Sandy Martin, Arkansas---------------------- SR 67 17 87 104 1.55 12 Liza Osterhage, Wright St.------------------ SO 64 44 55 99 1.55 13 Michelle Frazier, Houston------------------- JR 74 21 93 114 1.54 14 Joy Kugler, Idaho St.----------------------- SO 76 14 103 117 1.54 15 Sherisa Livingston, Wisconsin--------------- SO 47 6 66 72 1.53 16 Libby Windell, Arkansas--------------------- FR 72 14 96 110 1.53 17 Holly VanHofwegen, Northern Iowa------------ SR 63 19 77 96 1.52 18 Katie Sherwood, Radford--------------------- SO 59 17 72 89 1.51 19 Charnette Fair, Minnesota------------------- JR 60 12 77 89 1.48 20 LORI KEMERER, BOWLING GREEN----------------- SR 56 16 67 83 1.48
