Katie Crowe

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Photo by: Josh Gales

22 NOV 2019: The 2019 Summit League Volleyball Championship takes place at the Hamilton Gymnasium on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, CO. Justin Tafoya/NCAA Photos

Photo by: Josh Gales

Position:
Outside Hitter
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Leo
Hometown:
Leo, Ind.

• Horizon League Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2021, Spring 2022)
• 2021 All-Horizon League Second Team
• 2021 Liberty Invitational All-Tournament Team
• 2021 Discover Kalamazoo Classic All-Tournament Team
• Spring 2021 AVCA All-America Honorable Mention
• Spring 2021 AVCA North All-Region Honorable Mention
• Spring 2021 Horizon League Player of the Year
• Spring 2021 Horizon League Offensive Player of the Year
• Spring 2021 All-Horizon League First Team
• 2019-20 Summit League Academic Honor Roll
• 2019 All-Summit League Team
• 2019 Cougar Classic MVP
• Summit League Offensive Player of the Week (9/24/19, 10/15/19)
• Horizon League Player of the Week (2/4/21, 2/11/21, 2/18/21, 3/11/21)
• 2017 All-League Honorable Mention
• 2017 Summit League All-Freshman Team

Feature Friday: 9/11/2020

2021: Finished her career in fourth in program history in career kills (1,600), fourth in career digs (1,507), 10th in aces (130), first in sets played (525) and second in matches played (142) ... Started in all 31 matches in her final season ... Recorded double-digit kills in 26 matches, including at least 20 twice: at Liberty (Sept. 11) and UIC (Sept. 26) ... Registered 15 double-doubles, reaching 60 for her career ... Had 16 kills and 15 digs on her Senior Night against IUPUI (Nov. 12) ... Recorded a season-high four blocks against Kent State (Aug. 28) ... Dug out a season-high 19 attacks at Oakland (Sept. 28) ... Finished the season ranked 21st in the country among active Division I players in career kills and 12th in the country in career sets played.

Spring 2021: Started in all 17 matches in her fourth season in Fort Wayne ... Named the Horizon League's Player of the Year and Offensive Player of the Year, earning a spot on the All-Horizon League First Team ... Selected as the Horizon League Player of the Week four times, becoming one of just four players in Horizon League history to earn the honor four times in one season ... Recorded double-digit kills in 14 of the 17 matches ... Reached double-figures in digs 11 times for 10 double-doubles ... Finished the season leading the Horizon League in kills per set (4.05) and points per set (4.50) ... Led Purdue Fort Wayne to its first Horizon League Championship berth ... Had six aces against Youngstown State (Feb. 1), which was the most in a match by a Mastodon since 2011.

2019: Started in all 33 matches ... First on the team in kills with 419 on the year with 3.27 per set ... Selected to the 2019 All-Summit League Team after being sixth in the League in kills per set ... Was named the Summit League Offensive Player of the Week twice (Sept. 24 and Oct. 15) ... Her first Player of the Week honor came after being named the Cougar Classic MVP, with two double-doubles in three matches and the third being just one kill shy ... Her second came after having 15 kills against Oral Roberts (Oct. 11) with a .483 hitting percentage and 18 kills at Omaha (Oct. 13) ... Recorded double-digit kills in 24 matches ... Had double-digit digs in 22 matches ... Led the team in aces with 35 on the season ... Had at least one ace in 23 matches ... Had a career-high 28 kills at South Dakota State (Oct. 18) ... Notched 16 double-doubles on the year, including three against Oral Roberts (Oct. 11, Nov. 10, Nov. 22) ... Dug out a season-high 21 digs against Middle Tennessee (Sept. 14) in the Evansville Tournament ... Led the Mastodons to their first National Invitational Volleyball Championship postseason berth in program history ... Terminated 11 attacks in that contest at Bowling Green (Dec. 5).

2018: Played in 116 sets, and 32 matches … Fourth on the team with 278 kills for the season … Led the team with 26 aces … Third on the team with 367 digs … Recorded 40 total blocks … Season-high of 21 kills against Omaha (Sept. 30) … Season-high of 22 digs against Valparaiso (Sept. 18) … Recorded 15 kills and 15 digs against Liberty (Aug. 25) … Recorded 20 digs and 13 kills, as well as one service ace and one block against UConn (Sept. 8) … Had 11 double-doubles over the season

2017: Played in 29 matches, and 102 sets … Selected on the 2017 All-Freshman Team and All-League Honorable Mention … Third on the team with 261 digs … Third on the team with 256 kills … Third on the team with 24 aces … Recorded eight double-doubles in the season … Season-high 24 kills with 17 digs, four aces, three blocks and an assist against Omaha (Oct. 1) … Season-high 20 digs with 10 kills, one block and assist against IUPUI (Aug. 29).

High School: In her senior season at Leo she helped the team win the 2015 Northeast 8 Conference (NE8) title ... Helped advance the team to the Indiana High School Athletic Association Semi-State ... Led the Lions with 356 kills and 66 aces and second with 211 digs in 2015 .... Was a two-time All-NE8 First Team selection and was a second team All-Allen County Athletic Conference pick in 2014 ... Was named to the All-Northeast Indiana First Team in 2014.

Personal: Daughter of Michael (Tom) and Kirsten Crowe ... Has one sister, Jessica ... Pursuing a master's degree in Organizational Leadership.