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2008: Paced the Spartans with five 20-kill performances in her first 12 matches before medically redshirting for the rest of the season with a knee injury ... Posted 173 kills on 412 attacks while hitting .223 from the left side; despite only playing in 12 matches, her 173 kills still ranked her fourth on the team ... Averaged 3.93 kills per set which led the team and her .223 hitting percentage was good enough for fifth ... Had 20-kill efforts in each of the Spartans' first three matches of the season, earning her a spot on the Nike Sooner Legends Invite All-Tournament Team ... Posted a double-double in each of the first two matches of the season with 20 kills and 18 digs against Oklahoma (8/29) and 24 kills and 13 digs against No. 10 Cal Poly (8/29); her 24 kills were a season- and career-high ... Also posted 20 kills in the final match of the Nike Sooner Legends Invite against Wichita State (8/30), giving her 64 kills and 37 digs in the three-match tournament ... Posted double-digit kill totals in 10 of her 12 matches ... Tallied 14 kills while hitting a season-best .667 in the Spartans' win over Connecticut (9/13) ... Followed that with back-to-back 20 kill performances against Oakland (9/16) and Central Michigan (9/20) ... Hit .333 in the Spartans' win over Oakland while collecting 20 kills ... Followed that with a double-double at Central Michigan in which she earned 21 kills and 14 digs, marking her third double-double of the season ... Showed versatility by averaging 2.20 digs per set, giving her 97 on the season ... Her season-high 18 digs came in the first match of the season against Oklahoma ... Finished the season with only four service reception errors on 127 attempts, good enough for a .969 service reception percentage ... Accounted for 19.5-percent of the team's total points, despite only playing in 12 matches ... Added 20 total blocks, three of which were solos, and handed out 12 assists.
HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year letterwinner in volleyball at Mount Pleasant... Garnered first team all-state and first team all-league honors... Earned league MVP award during junior and senior seasons... Team co-captain during junior and senior campaigns... Earned Most Valuable Offensive Player accolades at Mount Pleasant during sophomore, junior and senior seasons... Tallied 597 kills, 131 aces, 280 digs, and 74 total blocks during senior season... Garnered first team all-league honors during sophomore and junior volleyball campaigns... Helped team to Saginaw Valley League title during junior season... Garnered Mount Pleasant Dream Team Area Player of the Year and honorable mention all-state accolades during junior season where she tallied 505 kills, 328 digs, and 104 blocks... Three-year letterwinner in basketball at Mount Pleasant... Served as team co-captain during senior season, earning first team all-league honors that same year... Named team most valuable player and garnered first team all-league honors during junior season where she averaged 13.7 points per game... Named one of the top 100 girls basketball players in the state by the Detroit Free Press during senior season... Member of the state champion 800 meter relay team during freshman track season... Also contributed to state runner-up 1600 meter relay team during sophomore year... Held a 3.98 GPA, and is a National Honor Society member. CLUB: Played for USA Michigan Redbirds for coach Rob Buck... Also competed with the Spartan Juniors under the direction of coach Steve May. PERSONAL: Full name is Jenilee Faith Rathje... Daughter of John and Lori Rathje... Father, John, played football at Central Michigan... Majoring in business.
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