Elizabeth Fuerst

Photo by: Josh Gales

Photo by: Josh Gales

Photo by: Josh Gales

Position:
Outside Hitter
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
John Hersey
Hometown:
Arlington Heights, Ill.

• 2019 Cougar Classic All-Tournament Team
• 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20 Summit League Academic Honor Roll
• 2018-19, 2019-20 Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence

2019: Played in 31 matches with 19 starts at the opposite spot and one at outside hitter ... Recorded double-digit kills in nine contests ... Slammed down 13 balls against UC Riverside (Sept. 7) in the Mastodons' comeback five-set win ... Notched 11 kills against Eastern Illinois (Sept. 14) with a .455 hitting percentage ... Had back-to-back matches of 15 kills against Central Arkansas (Sept. 21) and a career-high 19 at SIUE (Sept. 21) to be named to the Cougar Classic All-Tournament Team ... Terminated 16 attacks at Western Illinois in a five-set win ... Had back-to-back matches with 11 and 13 kills against North Dakota (Nov. 3) and at Oral Roberts (Nov. 10) ... Finished her career with 11 kills at Denver (Nov. 23) in the Summit League Tournament and 10 at Bowling Green in the National Invitational Volleyball Championship first round ... Had five or more blocks in four matches: South Alabama (Aug. 31), Middle Tennessee (Sept. 14), Central Arkansas (Sept. 21), at Western Illinois (Oct. 22) ... Had eight digs against IUPUI (Sept. 10) ... Finished her career with 854 kills.

2018: Played in 115 sets, and 31 matches … Named to Golden Flashes Classic Al-Tournament Team … Named to Purdue Fort Wayne Invitational All-Tournament Team … Second on the team with 292 kills for the season … Recorded season high of 17 kills against Eastern Michigan (Sept. 9) … Recorded season high of 7 blocks against UConn (Sept. 8) … Recorded 11 kills, 4 blocks, and 6 digs against IUPUI (Aug. 28) … Recorded 12 kills and 4 digs with a hitting percentage of .435 against North Dakota (Nov. 16)

2017: Played in all 31 matches with 112 sets … Second on the team with 260 kills … Third on the team with 62 blocks … Hit a .474 with 10 kills, two digs and one assist against Oakland (Sept. 16) … Had 14 kills, three blocks and two digs against Kent State (Sept. 16) … Recorded 13 kills, 12 digs and nine blocks against Quinnipiac (Aug. 25).

2016: Played in 26 matches, appearing in 54 sets ... Made her collegiate debut against Ball State on Aug. 27 ... Finished with a season-best 10 kills against Marshall on Sept. 9 ... Earned a season high four blocks against Ball State on Aug. 27 ... Recorded at least one block in eight matches.

High School: As a junior, named a News-Gazette Illinois All-State Honorable Mention for the Huskies … Four-year varsity starter … Three-time All-Conference Mid Suburban League selection … Three-time Chicagoland Daily Herald All-Area honoree … Named the Daily Herald All-Area honorary captain as a senior … Concluded her career second on John Hersey's all-time kills list … Led her team to three conference titles.

Personal: Daughter of Jeff and Daiva Fuerst ... Has one brother, Michael … Mom Daiva was a three-time AVCA First Team All-American at UCLA and was a member of the U.S. National Team from 1989-1994 … Dad Jeff played basketball at Miami (Ohio) … Brother Michael current plays volleyball at Princeton.