2007 Volleyball Roster
Roster
Danni Sperry
- Position:
- OH/DS
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Bishop Miege HS
- Hometown:
- Fairway, Kan.
2008 -- Played in all 32 matches and in 119-of-120 sets on the year... led the team with 588 assists (4.94 p/set) and ranked third on the squad with 227 digs (1.91 p/set)... tied for the team lead with eight double-doubles on the season... also paced the team in assists in 18 matches on the year... finished in double figures in assists in 27-of-32 matches, including 15 straight to close out the season... also had 17 matches with 20 or more assists... tallied double-digit dig totals in eight matches on the year... had 16 assists and 11 digs at Kansas (9/9), 22 assists and 10 digs at IPFW (9/20), 24 kills and 18 digs at IUPUI (10/4), 23 assists and 11 digs vs. IPFW (10/11)... also had four consecutive double-doubles from Nov. 1 to Nov. 14... finished with 15 assists and 10 digs vs. Chicago State (11/1)... had a career-high 48 assists and 11 digs vs. IUPUI (11/7)... finished the streak with 27 assists and 17 digs vs. Western Illinois (11/9) and 23 assists and 10 digs vs. South Dakota State (11/14)... UMKC Scholar Athlete honoree... named to The Summit League Fall Academic all-League team and to the Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.
2007 -- Saw action in all 32 matches and in 111-of-114 games on the year... tied for second on the team with 130 assists and was third with 251 digs... also had 86 kills and 11 service aces on the season... finished with 10 or more assists in six matches on the year... also had 10 or more digs in a total of eight matches... recorded her second career double-double at Western Illinois (10/19) when she finished with 14 assists and 13 digs... finished with a career-high 19 assists vs. Oakland (10/13) and a career-best 20 digs at Oakland (11/9)... recipient of the UMKC Lifter of the Year, which is given to a student-athlete that puts in the most work in the weight room over the course of the year... named to The Summit League Fall Academic all-League team and to the Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.
2006 -- Played in all 30 matches and in 82 total games on the year... had 138 digs and 23 assists on the season... had two matches with 10 or more digs... finished with 10 digs vs. Jacksonville State (8/26) and 11 digs vs. Arkansas State (9/2)... named to the Mid-Con Fall Academic all-Conference team and to the Mid-Continent Conference Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.
2005 -- Saw action in all 28 matches and in 97-of-99 games on the year... fourth on the team with 176 digs... also had 38 kills and 18 aces on the year... saw her first career action against Alabama (8/27)... made her first career start at Kansas (8/27)... tallied her first career double-double with career highs in kills (14) and digs (18) at Cal State Fullerton (9/3)... had five matches with double-digit dig totals, including three straight from Sept. 9-20... had 10 digs at Southern Illinois (9/9), 17 vs. Arkansas State (9/10) and 11 at Wichita State (9/20)... also had 11 digs vs. Oral Roberts (10/28)... had a career-high three aces vs. Southern Illinois (9/9)... named to the Mid-Con Fall Academic all-Conference Team.
High School -- An honorable mention all-metro player her senior season at Bishop Miege High School in Fairway, Kan... member of back-to-back-to-back state championship teams... was a first-team all-conference performer in addition to being named a first-team all-Johnson County performer by the Johnson County Sun... named a Kansas City Star Scholar-Athlete in 2005... played in 2005 Missouri-Kansas All-Star game as a member of the Kansas squad... named a Kansas City Star Athlete-of-the-Week in 2004.
Personal -- Born November 14, 1986... daughter of Kathy Sperry... played club volleyball for Power VBC... majoring in communication studies.
Career Highs
Kills: 14 at Cal State-Fullerton, 9/3/05
Attempts: 43 at Cal State-Fullerton, 9/3/05
Hitting Percentage: .500 (8-1-14) vs. Georgia State, 8/31/07
Assists: 48 vs. IUPUI, 11/7/08
Aces: 3 at Southern Illinois, 9/9/05
Digs: 20 at Oakland, 11/9/07
Total Blocks: 3 (twice)
Blocks Solos: --
