Samantha Rennau

Height:
5-10
Class:
Senior
High School:
Washington
Hometown:
Washington, Ill.
Prev School:
Illinois Central

2002: Saw action in 25 matches, starting five ... played in 54 games ... had a season-best nine kills vs. IPFW ... had 91 digs on the season, with a season-best nine vs. Marshall ... hit a season-best .385 (6-1-13) against Toledo.

Prior to BGSU: Spent two years at Illinois Central College in East Peoria, Ill. ... had 1,041 kills in her two seasons there, helping the team to a regional title each year ... a Second-Team All-American in 2001 ... helped the Cougars to a 34-18 record and a trip to the NJCAA Division I national tournament that year ... hit .279 with a team-high 564 kills in 2001 ... also led the team with 84 service aces, and was second in digs, with 578 ... in 2000, hit a team-best .295 as the team qualified for the national tourney ... also led the Cougars with 477 kills that year en route to All-America honorable-mention status ... had 454 digs and 63 aces, second on the team in both categories, and added 78 blocks ... Dean's List ... was nominated for NJCAA Division-I Academic All-America ... Phi Theta Kappa national honor society.

High School: Earned three letters at Washington Community High School ('00) ... an all-state first-team pick by the Champaign News Gazette as a senior after earning honorable mention the year prior ... earned All-Mid-Illini Conference First-Team honors as well ... also earned letters in basketball (three), track (two) and softball (one) for the Panthers ... captained both the basketball and volleyball teams as a senior ... student council ... member of the leadership team for Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

Personal: Samantha Ann Rennau was born Jan. 4, 1982 ... daughter of Gerald and Pat Rennau ... the youngest of three children ... has one sister and one brother ... a middle childhood education major at BGSU, with a 3.78 GPA ... in the summer of 2001, played on an Athletes in Action team that travelled to Southeast Asia.

Rennau[apos]S YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS:

YEAR MP-MS/GP K- E- TA PCT. AST SA DIGS BS-BA 2002 25-5/54 51-32-187 .102 9 7 91 2-6

RENNAU[apos]S CAREER HIGHS:

Kills:        9 vs. IPFW 9/17/02
Hitting %:    .600 (6-1-13) vs. Toledo 10/2/02
Assists:      2 three times (MR: at Northern Illinois 11/17/02)
Aces:         3 vs. Maine 9/13/02
Digs:         9 vs. Marshall 10/12/02
BS:           2 vs. IPFW 9/17/02
BA:           1, four times (MR: at Northern Illinois 10/12/02)
TB:           2 at IPFW 9/17/02