2015 Women's Volleyball Roster

11 Courtney Kress

  • Position MH
  • Height 6-1
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Aliquippa, Pa.
  • Prev School Hopewell

Biography

As A Junior (2014) | Match-by-Match
  • Started every match and played in 102 sets as a middle hitter for the Falcons
  • Finished second on the team with 88 total blocks
  • Led the team with 24 solo blocks
  • Had a team-best .316 attacking percentage (third in MEC)
  • Also finished fourth on the team with 180 kills
  • Had five-of-more blocks eight times this season
  • Tallied six kills and five blocks against AIC (9/7)
  • Reached double-digit kills with 10 at Shepherd (9/30)
  • Also added six blocks against the Rams
  • Just missed double-figures with nine kills and five total blocks at West Liberty (10/4)
  • Season-high seven blocks to go along with five kills vs. Cal (10/7)
  • Drove home eight kills at Charleston in MEC action (10/10)
  • Six kills and six blocks at WV Wesleyan (10/17)
  • Had 10 kills for the second time of the season at Notre Dame College (10/25)
  • Added nine kills and seven blocks at Glenville State (10/31)
  • Recorded a season-best 13 kills in the first round of the MEC Tournament against WLU (11/13)
  • Tallied six blocks in the semifinals vs. Shepherd (11/14)
 
As A Sophomore (2013) | Match-by-Match
  • Played in all 34 matches for the Falcons as a middle hitter
  • Finished fifth on the team with 140 kills
  • Third on the team with 69 total blocks
  • Also had six assists and 21 digs
  • Tallied seven kills and two blocks against Mercyhurst (9/6)
  • Recorded a season-high eight total blocks vs. Slippery Rock (9/20)
  • Reached double-figure kills with 11 against Edinboro (9/21)
  • Chipped in five total blocks vs. Shippensburg (9/21)
  • Six kills and four blocks at Concord (9/28)
  • Notched five total blocks at Cal (10/1)
  • Recorded six kills vs. Shepherd (10/8)
  • Tallied five kills and six block assists against West Liberty (10/11)
  • Drove home a season-high 12 kills against A-B (10/29)
  • Totaled 10 kills and three blocks vs. Notre Dame College (11/2)
  • Chipped in four kills and four blocks in the season-finale against Wheeling Jesuit (11/16)
  • Seven kills in the first round of the MEC Tournament against Concord (11/21)
 
As A Freshman (2012) | Match-by-Match
  • Appeared in 32 matches and 113 sets for the Falcons
  • Finished the season with 148 kills and 10 service aces
  • Third on the team with 60 total blocks (five solo)
  • Also recorded 22 digs
  • Had four block assists against America Int’l (9/7)
  • Six kills vs. Slippery Rock (9/8)
  • Tallied six kills and four total blocks in conference opener against D&E (9/12)
  • Seven kills against Kutztown (9/14/12) and Slippery Rock (9/15)
  • Also had four block assists against The Rock
  • Season-high 10 kills and three block assists against Pitt-Johnstown (9/26)
  • Six kills and four block assists against Charleston (10/9)
  • Eight kills vs. Ohio Valley (10/12)
  • Five kills and four block assists against WV State (10/19)
  • Tallied eight kills vs. Seton Hill (10/31)
  • Finished the season with six kills against Wheeling Jesuit in the semifinals of the WVIAC Tournament (11/16)
 
Courtney Kress’s Single Match Highs
Kills: 13 vs. West Liberty (11/13/14)
Service Aces: 5 vs. WV Wesleyan (11/9/12)
Total Blocks: 8 vs. Slippery Rock (9/20/13)

Before Fairmont State
  • Standout for Hopewell High with over 614 kills and 199 total blocks for her career
  • First team all-section pick and second team All-WPIAL honoree as a senior
  • Led the Vikings to a WPIAL title and a fifth-place finish in state tournament
  • Played club for Pittsburgh 3 Rivers and helped the team make three trips to the national tournament
 
Personal
  • Birthday is May 6
  • Daughter of Debra and Mark Kress
  • One of two children
  • Sister Brittany plays tennis at Geneva College
  • Majoring in architecture

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 11

    2012Freshman

    MH
    6'1"
    11
  • 11

    2013Sophomore

    MH
    6'1"
    11
  • 11

    2014Junior

    MH
    6'1"
    11
  • 11

    2015Senior

    MH
    6'1"
    11