Player Bio: Kirstein Sosnowski :: Women's Volleyball

Kirstein Sosnowski

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Winter Springs, Fla.

High School:
Winter Springs HS

Height:
6-1

Position:
MB

Birthdate:
01/14/1987

Experience:
3VL

Major:
Family studies

Had the best spring season out of all the Bulldog players under the new coaching staff . . . off of one leg, she looks to be one of the most potent attackers in the Southern Conference.

Kirstein Sosnowski

Junior (2007): Saw action in 28 matches and 90 games for the Bulldogs during the 2007 season . . . turned in her best performance against Murray State (Oct. 20), posting 20 kills on 38 attempts with only two errors and hitting .474 . . . notched a career high in blocks at Morehead State (Oct. 5) with 8.0 (0-8) and a career-high .688 hitting percentage against Eastern Kentucky (Nov. 9) . . . ranks fifth on her team in hitting (.250) and kills (2.23 kpg) while ranking third in assists (0.29 apg) and blocks (0.80 bpg) . . . earned her third varsity letter.

Sophomore (2006): Saw action in 26 of the Bulldogs' 30 matches and played in 70 games . . . matched a career high in attack percentage (.591) against Lipscomb (Aug. 26) in the Magic/Music City Classic . . . selected to the Magic/Music City Classic All-Tournament team . . . tallied a career high two blocks solo against Utah Valley State College (Sept. 1) . . . turned in her best performance at South Alabama (Sept. 9) with a season high 17 kills and 17.5 points . . . ranked fifth on the team in kills (161) and fourth in block assists (49) and total blocks (52.0) . . . earned her second varsity letter.

Freshman (2005): Saw action in 28 of the Bulldogs' 30 matches and played in a total of 99 games . . . sat out the first two matches of the season, but then played in the remaining 28 contests. . . finished the year ranked third on the team in the following three statistical categories: kills (244), block assists (67) and total blocks (70.0) . . . placed fourth on the team in both assists (32) and points (294.5) . . . registered 13 double-figure performances in kills, including eight straight double-figure matches near the end of the season . . . turned in the team's best attack percentage outing of the year against UT-Martin (Nov. 5), as she posted a remarkable .591 (15-2-22) . . . recorded four career-highs versus South Alabama (Sept. 20) by tallying 18 kills, seven block assists, 7.0 total blocks and 39 attempts . . . registered a career-high four service aces against Western Carolina (Sept. 17) . . . earned her first varsity letter.

High School: A three-year varsity starter at Winter Springs High School . . . named to the All-County second team in both 2002 and 2003, and earned first-team honors in 2004 . . . helped lead her team to a 6A State runner-up finish in 2003 . . . selected as the Gatorade "Will to Win" athlete in 2001 . . . member of the Team Florida Junior National squad 2004-05 . . . played for the Orlando Volleyball Academy club team . . . was a member of both the National Honor Society and the Junior Beta Club.

Personal: Born Jan. 14, 1987 . . . daughter of Kevin and Kim Smith . . . major is family studies.

ONE-ON-ONE WITH SOSNOWSKI
My worst fears are: drowning and Furbies
I can't imagine going a week without: sweet tea
Favorite movie: Click
Favorite athlete: Steve Nash
Favorite TV show: SNL