Cassie Berning

Oakland

Sep 17 (Wed)

6 p.m.

Position:
Left Side
Height:
6-1
Class:
Senior
High School:
Tippecanoe
Hometown:
Tipp City, Ohio

2012: Played in 29 matches, starting five times … Ranked fourth on the team with 22 aces, sixth with 169 digs, and added a solid .944 serve receive percentage, third-best among those with at least 100 attempts … Posted a career-best 22 digs against Alabama Birmingham … Had two other double-digit dig matches, posting 17 against Utah and 13 at Eastern Michigan … Twice had three service aces, picking up that total in home matches against Toledo and Buffalo … Played in both NCAA Tournament matches, recording a dig against No. 1 Penn State in the second round.

2011: Played in nine matches, seeing action in 11 sets … Recorded kills against Coppin State and Wright State … Had a season-high two digs against Canisius … Had a block against Stony Brook.

2010: Played in 13 matches, seeing action in 35 sets … Posted 12 blocks, an average of 0.35 per set … Picked up a season-high seven kills with a .500 attack percentage against IPFW … Had four digs against Oakland and three blocks in a four set win over St. Francis (Pa.).

2009: Played in 30 matches, starting 13 times, as a freshman…Hampered by injuries late in the year that kept her from playing at full strength…One of only three players to finish with at least 100 kills and 100 digs…Had at least 10 kills on two occasions with a career-high 13 against Robert Morris…Had at least 10 digs twice with a career-best 11 against Green Bay.

High School: A first team all-state player from Tippecanoe High School ... earned three varsity letters ... named Player of the Year in the Central Buckeye Conference and district Player of the Year as a senior ... set a new school record with 275 kills as a junior ... team went a combined 80-4 in her three seasons, winning the Central Buckeye Conference title three times ... team was regional runner-up and finished the year ranked No. 1 in the AP state poll as a senior ... as a junior, team won district and regional championships, advancing to the state semifinals ... was the 2009 Rae Burick Women in Sports Award runner-up ... also lettered in basketball and track and field.

Personal: Full name is Cassandra Ann Berning ... daughter of Thomas and Peg Berning ... has three brothers -- Jay, Adam, and Ryan -- and a sister-in-law, Shelly ... born Nov. 5, 1990 ... plans to major in communications disorders ... played club volleyball for Team Atlantis Volleyball Club.


Season  SP-MP     K    K/S    E    TA    Pct    A   A/S   SA  SA/S   SE  DIG   D/S  RE   BS   BA   TB   B/S  BE BHE Points Pts/S
2009..  92-30   101   1.10   64   312   .119   16  0.17    5  0.05   23  121  1.32  18    0   15   15  0.16   2   4  113.5  1.23 
2010..  35-13    29   0.83   23   103   .058    1  0.03    0  0.00    2    8  0.23   2    0   12   12  0.34   3   0   35.0  1.00 
TOTAL. 127-43   130   1.02   87   415   .104   17  0.13    5  0.04   25  129  1.02  20    0   27   27  0.21   5   4  148.5  1.17