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2008 (Junior Season)

• Named to OVC All-Tournament team after leading Lady Govs to semifinal round with 11-kill, no-error performance in which she finished with a .611 attack percentage against Southeast Missouri, Nov. 20.
• Played in all 33 matches (121 sets)
• Averaged a team-high .282 attack percentage, the eighth-best mark in program’s history, recording 300 kills in 779 attempts
• Totaled a team-high 58 block assists to go along with seven solo blocks.
• Recorded 15 double-doubles (kills and digs), 11 of which came during Ohio Valley Conference play
• Recorded attack percentages better than .450 in five matches, including a stellar .667 against Northwestern State, Aug. 29, and that .611 against Southeast Missouri
• Posted season-high 19 kills against Morehead State, Oct. 18
• Totaled season-high 22 digs against Murray State, Oct. 3
• Recorded a team-high 15 kills against Butler, Sept. 5, in team’s first match at the Kennesaw State Owl Challenge
• Posted 343 digs on the season, third most on the team
• Averaged team-high .294 attack percentage during Ohio Valley Conference play, adding 15 service aces and 47 total blocks to finish with 3.15 points per set.

2007 (Sophomore Season)

• Played in 33 matches (119 sets)
• Saw a significant uptick in offensive opportunities nearly doubling her attempts, finished the year with 1,238 total attempts – fourth most in a single season – up from 681 attempts as a freshman
• As a result, posted 334 kills as attack percentage did not improve as significantly
• Posted 10 or more kills in five of season’s first six matches, including season-high 19 kills at UNC-Greensboro, Aug. 25
• Had an impressive six-match stretch where she posted 89 kills (3.43 kpg), including 17-kill peformances at Samford, Sept. 21, and against UT Martin, Sept. 28
• Also included in that streak was an errorless attack effort at Jacksonville State where she recorded 13 kills in 26 attempts for a career-best .500 attack percentage.

2006 (Freshman Season)

• Played in 28 matches (103 sets)
• Opened campaign with back-to-back double-double performances at Evansville’s Purple Aces Invitational
• In season opener, posted impressive line with 10 kills, five service aces, a block assist and 11 digs against Evansville, Aug. 25
• Followed that performance with 16-kill, 16-dig effort against Memphis, Aug. 26
• Had only three more double-digit kill performances the season’s remainder, including a season-high tying 16 kills against Murray State, Sept. 29
• Had five service aces against Belmont, Sept. 12, matching her season-high
• Showed her defensive capabilities in both matches against Murray State, recording season-high 27 digs in first match, Sept. 29, and 26 digs in season-finale, Nov. 11<

• Under head coach Ron Kordes, she was a member of the 2005 undefeated squad, posting a 43-0 mark and winning 98 of 101 games, winning their second straight Kentucky State Championship. She was named to the 2005 all-tournament team and was a 2004 second-team all-state selection.
• Distler played club volleyball for Louisville’s KIVA 17 Red team in 2005, which won USA Volleyball’s 17 & open championships and the AAU Junior National Volleyball championships. She was named to USA Volleyball’s all-tournament team and AAU All-America team.

SINGLE-SEASON RANKINGS:
Attack attempts: 4th (1238 in 2007)
Attack pct.: 8th (.282 in 2008)
Block assists: t-23rd (58 in 2008)