Mary Slinger
| Position | Libero |
|---|---|
| Height | 5-8 |
| Year | Jr. |
| Hometown | Faribault, Minn. |
| High School | Bethlehem Academy HS |
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At Concordia:
2007: Deemed First Team All-Region and All-America Honorable Mention by the AVCA ... named the 2007 NSIC Libero of the Year ... named NSIC Defensive Player of the Week twice ... played in all 40 matches and every one of the team's 144 games as a sophomore ... led the Bears with 875 digs on the year, ranking third in the NSIC and 19th in Division II ... set a new CU record for overall digs (875) and per-game average (6.08) ... had a school record and career high 39 digs against MSU Moorhead on Nov. 9 ... was also a threat from the service line, recording 62 aces on the season, second best on the team and fifth in the league ... enters the season ranked sixth on CU's all-time list with 1,189 career digs ... has recorded 20+ digs in a match 24 times and 30+ digs seven times in her career, all of which came during the 2007 season.
2006: Played in all 39 matches and in 130 of 131 games ... was fourth on team with 310 digs ... had 2.38 digs per game ... recorded 10+ digs in 13 matches ... had a season-high 17 against Southwest Minnesota State (Oct. 21) ... had 16 digs against Florida Gulf Coast (Aug. 26) ... also had 14 assists and seven kills.
High School: Earned four letters in volleyball and basketball and two in track ... was All-State in volleyball as a junior and senior ... a three-time All-Conference selection ... was a Miss Volleyball candidate in 2005 ... also All-Conference in basketball twice and in track ... team won the 2002 and 2005 State Championship and was runner-up in 2003 and 2004 ... was Academic All-State and class valedictorian ... also a member of the National Honor Society, student council and newspaper staff.
Personal: Born January 15, 1988 ... is the daughter of Ronald and Elsie Slinger ... has two sisters, Betty (22) and Laura (18) ... is a biology major, with minors in chemistry and spanish at Concordia.
2007: Deemed First Team All-Region and All-America Honorable Mention by the AVCA ... named the 2007 NSIC Libero of the Year ... named NSIC Defensive Player of the Week twice ... played in all 40 matches and every one of the team's 144 games as a sophomore ... led the Bears with 875 digs on the year, ranking third in the NSIC and 19th in Division II ... set a new CU record for overall digs (875) and per-game average (6.08) ... had a school record and career high 39 digs against MSU Moorhead on Nov. 9 ... was also a threat from the service line, recording 62 aces on the season, second best on the team and fifth in the league ... enters the season ranked sixth on CU's all-time list with 1,189 career digs ... has recorded 20+ digs in a match 24 times and 30+ digs seven times in her career, all of which came during the 2007 season.
2006: Played in all 39 matches and in 130 of 131 games ... was fourth on team with 310 digs ... had 2.38 digs per game ... recorded 10+ digs in 13 matches ... had a season-high 17 against Southwest Minnesota State (Oct. 21) ... had 16 digs against Florida Gulf Coast (Aug. 26) ... also had 14 assists and seven kills.
High School: Earned four letters in volleyball and basketball and two in track ... was All-State in volleyball as a junior and senior ... a three-time All-Conference selection ... was a Miss Volleyball candidate in 2005 ... also All-Conference in basketball twice and in track ... team won the 2002 and 2005 State Championship and was runner-up in 2003 and 2004 ... was Academic All-State and class valedictorian ... also a member of the National Honor Society, student council and newspaper staff.
Personal: Born January 15, 1988 ... is the daughter of Ronald and Elsie Slinger ... has two sisters, Betty (22) and Laura (18) ... is a biology major, with minors in chemistry and spanish at Concordia.
