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    Kristine Anderson
    10 Kristine Anderson
    Class:
    Senior

    Hometown:
    Clinton, Ill.

    High School:
    Clinton

    Last College:
    Parkland College

    Height:
    5-4

    Position:
    Defensive Specialist

    At Illinois

    2008
    • Named Academic All-Big Ten
    • Was hampered by injuries much of the season

    2007
    • Returned after missing most of the 2006 season with an ACL tear
    •Made first appearance at the State Farm Illini Classic, collecting 19 digs during the tournament
    • Turned in her first double-digit digs total of 10 against Toledo
    • Played well against No. 2 Penn State, charting a career-high 18 digs in the back court, followed by 10 against Ohio State
    •Notched double-digit digs marks in 10 matches
    • Suffered a season-ending knee injury against Purdue on Oct. 26.

    2006
    Transferred to Illinois from Parkland College • Started the Illini's first six matches of the season before suffering a season-ending injury. • Set a career-high nine digs against Loyola Chicago • Tore her ACL in practice prior to the North Carolina Tournament.

    At Parkland
    Helped Parkland to its best record in school history (49-14), a season that saw the Cobras ranked number one in the nation for three weeks • Led the nation and set a Parkland school record with 1,075 digs on the season while ranking fourth in the country in digs per game (6.595) • Voted the Mid-West Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year and named to the All-Conference first team.

    High School
    Four-year varsity letter-winner • Helped the Maroons to a 31-7 record in 2004 • Set Clinton records for digs in a season (415) and a career (940), service points in a season (216), and passing percentage for a season (.939), and a career (.931) • Earned All-Okaw Valley Conference first team honors • Named honorable mention All-Area by the Bloomington Pantagraph • Team MVP • A three-year letterwinner in track, was a member of the school-record 4x100-meter and 800 medley relay teams.

    Personal
    Born Nov. 8, 1986 • Daughter of Rick and Diane Anderson • Brother, Blake, attended Illinois • Named Chicago Tribune All-State Scholar • Salutatorian of high school graduating class.

    Career Statistics

    	Year	MP	GP	K	E	TA	Pct.	A	SA	SE	RE	DIG	BS	BA	TB
    	2006	6	21	0	0	1	.000	1	0	0	31	0	0	0	0
    	2007	16	58	0	0	0	.000	5	7	31	2	128	0	0	0
    	2008	2	10	0	0	0	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
    	Totals	24	89	0	0	0	.000	6	7	31	4	159	0	0	0	0	3
    

    Kristine Anderson's Career Highs
    K: 0 TA: 1 vs. UW-Milwaukee (8/26/06) PCT: 0 A: 3 vs. Indiana (10/5/07) SA: 2, twice last vs. Purdue (10/8/07) D: 18 vs. Penn State (10/19/07) BS: 0 BA: 0 TB: 0

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