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Austin Peay State University Athletics

2018 Women's Volleyball Roster

Tyler Davis, Austin Peay Athletics
Tyler Davis, Austin Peay Athletics
Tyler Davis, Austin Peay Athletics
Robert Smith
Robert Smith
Robert Smith
Robert Smith
APSU Athletics Communications

29 Kristen Stucker

  • Position Setter
  • Height 5-10
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Johnston HS
  • Hometown Johnston, Iowa

Biography

Honors and Awards
First-Team CoSIDA Academic All-America, 2018
OVC All-Tournament Team, 2018
OVC Setter of the Year, 2018
First-Team All-OVC, 2018
Rice All-Tournament Team, 2018
MTSU All-Tournament Team, 2018
UMKC All-Tournament Team, 2018
OVC Scholar-Athlete Award Recipient, 2016-17
Second-Team CoSIDA Academic All-America, 2017
OVC All-Tournament Team, 2017
OVC Setter of the Year, 2017
First-Team All-OVC, 2017
OVC All-Tournament Team, 2016
OVC Setter of the Year, 2016
First-Team All-OVC, 2016
East Tennessee All-Tournament Team, 2016
2018 OVC Setter of the Week: Aug. 27, Sept. 3, Sept. 17, Oct. 1, Oct. 8, Oct. 29, Nov. 12
2017 OVC Setter of the Week: Aug. 28, Sept. 4, Sept. 18, Sept. 25, Oct. 2, Oct. 9, Oct. 16, Oct. 30, Nov. 5, Nov. 12
2016 OVC Setter of the Week: Sept. 19, Oct. 17 & Oct. 31
CoSIDA Academic All-District Team: 2016, 2017, 2018
OVC Academic Medal of Honor: 2015-16, 2016-17
OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll: 2015-16, 2016-17
Dean’s List: F15, S16, F16, S17, F17, S18, F19

Career Recap: Austin Peay
As a senior in 2018:

  • Finished career ranked second in total assists (4,704) at Austin Peay and third in assists per set (10.34).
  • Put a bow on impressive collegiate career by winning OVC Setter of the Year for a third consecutive season and was named First-Team All-OVC a third time.
  • Named to OVC All-Tournament team after posting 101 assists (10.10 per set), 26 digs (2.60 per set) and seven blocks in three tourney matches.
  • Named OVC Setter of the Week seven times in 2018 and finished career with 21 Setter of the Week honors.
  • Played in all 32 matches (116 sets) and finished season with 1,282 assists (a league-leading 11.05 per set), 309 digs (2.66 per set), 97 kills (0.84 per set) and 55 blocks (0.47 per set).
  • Came closest to first career triple-double in Govs win against Ole Miss, recording 44 assists, nine digs and seven kills (no errors).
  • Posted back-to-back 50 assist outings against Troy (58 assists, Sept. 8) and Northern Kentucky (53 assists, Sept. 8).
  • Had two more 50-assist performances in October, notching 53 against SIUE, Oct. 6, and 51 at Tennessee State, Oct. 13.
  • Set season high with 17 digs against Northern Kentucky, along with her 58-assist outing.
  • Earned all-tournament recognition at UMKC, MTSU and Rice tournaments.

As a junior in 2017:

  • Named one of six recipients of the prestigious OVC Scholar-Athlete Award for 2017-18. The OVC Scholar-Athlete Award is the highest individual honor that can be earned by OVC student athletes.
  • First OVC player to be named the league’s Setter of the Year twice during their career.
  • Started all 36 matches and played in all 132 sets and paced Austin Peay to its best offensive output under the current scoring format, the Govs 13.89 kills per set also ranking 39th among Division I teams while its .236 team attack percentage was second-best in program history.
  • One of the nation's best setters, statistically speaking, ranking third in total assists (1,508) and 15th in assists per set (11.42) among all Division I players.
  • Broke Austin Peay’s nearly two-decade old record for total assists in a season and her assists average ranked second best in program history.
  • Only OVC setter to average more than 10 assists per set among qualifying players.
  • Had 14 double-doubles (each assists-digs) during the season, including two in the OVC tournament.
  • Named to OVC all-tournament team for a second consecutive season after averaging 12.58 assists per set, including a season-best 60 assists in championship match, with 12 kills (0.75 per set, .471 attack percentage) during tournament.
  • In 11 matches prior to the NCAA tournament she marshalled Govs to a .287 team attack percentage while averaging 14.73 kills per set. APSU did not hit below .200 during those 11 matches and she averaged 12.25 assists per set while recording 27 kills.

As a sophomore in 2016:

  • Only Governors player to see action in all 127 sets during the season, playing in and starting all 35 matches.
  • Became first Austin Peay player to be named the OVC Setter of the Year after leading the OVC in both total assists (1,338) and assists per set (10.54). She also marshaled the APSU offense to a league-best .223 attack percentage during the season.
  • Nationally, she ranked 59th in assists per set and was 14th in total assists.
  • Her 1,338 assists were the most by a Govs setter in 10 seasons (Sarah Alisaleh, 2007) and were the fourth-smost in a single season.
  • Earned first of three adidas® OVC Setter of the Week honor, Sept. 19, after posting 200 assists (11.1 per set) during the week. That included a then-season best 52-assists against Elon, Sept. 17.
  • Set season-best in assists with 63 helpers at Southeast Missouri, Oct. 29, a performance that capped her season’s third weekly setter award.
  • Named to OVC All-Tournament Team after posting back-to-back 50-assist outings in Govs two matches. Notched 53-assist, 10-dig double-double (her 17th of the season) against Tennessee State. Followed that with a 51-assist effort against SIUE in the semifinal round.
  • Notched a season-best five kills on six attempts against Valparaiso, Sept. 3, while also chipping in her season’s first double-double -- 39 assists and 16 digs – along with a pair of blocks.
  • Tied that season-best 16-dig performance on the regular season’s final day against Eastern Illinois, Nov. 12, while adding 35 assists and season-high tying five kills.

As a freshman in 2015:

  • Became part of setting tandem with senior Aubrey Marsellis and ultimately saw action in 26 matches (80 sets) and started 14 contests.
  • Led Governors with 577 assists (7.21 per set) with 141 digs (1.76 per set) and 18 blocks (0.22 per set).
  • Notched five double-doubles during the campaign, beginning with 31-assist, 10-dig performance in start at Memphis, Sept. 18.
  • Posted two 40-assist efforts in season’s opening weeks: scoring season-high 37 assists against UAB, Sept. 12, and following it with 46 assists against North Dakota, Sept. 16.
  • Scored season-high 14 digs against Southeast Missouri, Nov. 6, while adding 26 assists.

Career Recap: Johnston HS
Finished career with 1,412 assists (10.18 per set)… was named to the 2014 5A All-State Team, the all-state tournament squad and selected to the IGCA Senior All-Star Classic… was named to the 2014 Academic All-State team and was a three-time academic all-conference selection.

Personal
The daughter of Dave and Lesley Stucker… born Nov. 10… has an older sister: Sara… majoring in Biology.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2015Freshman

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    2016Sophomore

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    2017Junior

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    2018Senior

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