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2010• Set a Big Ten career block assists record with 613 on the season, breaking the old mark of 612 held by Heather Dodaro of Wisconsin
• One of only six players to earn First Team Academic All-America
• Earned Academic All-Big Ten
• Preseason All-Big Ten
• Broke Illinois' career record for blocks on Oct. 2 vs. Northwestern and finishes with 653 for her career
• Became the 10th Big Ten player to surpass the 600 career blocks mark and ranks seventh in Big Ten history in blocks
• Named to the State Farm Illini Classic All-Tournament Team
• Ranked fourth in the Big Ten in hitting percentage (.370)
• Ranked sixth in the Big Ten and 36th in the nation in blocks (1.25 per set) in all matches
• Named to the All-Tournament Team at the Ameritas Players Challenge after totalling 19 blocks while hitting .400 for the tournament.
• Had 11 kills while hitting .611 and added nine blocks in the five-set win over Penn State, breaking the Nittany Lions' 65-match Big Ten winning streak.
• Named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week after tallying 10 blocks and seven kills in victory over Michigan and six blocks vs. Michigan State.
• Combined for 12 block assists in the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament
2009
• Named Honorable Mention All-Region
• Named Honorable Mention All-America
• Named All-Big Ten
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Named ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District
• Led nation in blocks in 2009 at 1.58 bps
• Led the Big Ten in blocks during conference matches at 1.73 bps
• Moved into fifth on Illinois all-time blocks list (492)
• Her 179 blocks are third best in school history
• Named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 12 after averaging 2.4 blocks per set in victories over Purdue and Indiana and hitting .800 vs. the Hoosiers
• Named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week for the fourth time in her career on Oct. 26 after hitting .455 with seven kills and 14 blocks vs. Wisconsin, one shy of the school single-match total blocks record with one solo block and a school-record tying 13 block assists. Bangert added eight blocks vs. Iowa.
• Also tied the Illinois single-match block assists record with 13 vs. Purdue on Oct. 9. Bangert now has five of the top eight on the list, including 12 twice in 2008
• Tallied eight blocks vs. Cincinnati and seven blocks vs. Louisville
• Hit .706 in the season-opening Bluejay Invitational to earn All-Tournament accolades
• Hit .417 with seven kills and six blocks vs. Ohio State.
• Combined with Michelle Bartsch for match-deciding block in five-set comeback win over Michigan.
2008
• Named Honorable Mention All-Mideast Region
• Named Honorable Mention All-Big Ten • Named Academic All-Big Ten
• Starter at middle blocker • Led the Big Ten and the nation in blocks (1.60 per set)
• Had 10 block assists vs. Western Kentucky in the NCAA First Round
• Named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week on Nov. 24 after posting nine blocks vs. both Purdue and Michigan St.
• Also won the honor on Nov. 3 after leading the Illini to road wins over Michigan and Ohio State. She had six kills, hit .364 and tallied six blocks vs. OSU then had nine blocks, five kills and a .714 attack percentage in the victory over Michigan
• Named to the All-Tournament team at the Billiken Invitational after hitting .464 with 25 kills and 10 block assists for the tourney
• Tied for second on Illinois' single-season blocks list with 202
• Tallied a career-best 12 block assists in a victory over No. 23 New Mexico State and followed that with eight block assists in the evening in a five-set comeback win over Oregon
• Scored the final four points, three on block assists, in a crucial third set vs. Indiana en route to 11 blocks assists for the night
• Had seven kills and hit .467 vs. Tennessee • Has 10 matches with at least nine blocks.
2007
• One of four freshmen in the starting rotation
• Had 11 kills while hitting .588 in her collegiate debut vs. Bowling Green
• Totaled a career-high nine blocks vs. Dayton
• Hit .413 with 24 kills overall at the Dayton Flyer Classic
• Ranked fifth in the Big Ten in hitting percentage in conference only matches (.329) and fourth in overall matches (.358)
• Ranked eighth in the conference in aces per game (0.26)
• Led team in blocks 16 times
• Tallied double-digit kills in eight matches, including a career-high 13 against Texas A&M CC
•Registered seven blocks or more in a match seven times, including a career-high three block solos against Michigan
• Had 10 kills while hitting .500 vs. Michigan
• Tallied eight blocks in 3-2 victory at Michigan St.
High School
• Ranked No. 45 nationally and named an All-American by prepvolleyball.com • Two-time all-state selection in Missouri, helping Washington to third in the state in 2006 after the Blue Jays finished fourth in 2005 • Named All-Metro Player of the Year • All-State Academic First team • Posted a .524 hitting percentage with 4.1 kills per game in 2006 after hitting .472 and .372, respectively, in the past two seasons • Named First Team All-Area • A two-sport athlete, was a three-time state qualifier in both the long and triple jumps, placing third at the state meet in the triple jump in 2006, while also breaking the school record of 36-6 in that event • Bettered that mark in 2007 with leap of 37-8 1/2, while also setting a school record 18-9 in the long jump, the best jump in the state in 2007 • Coached by Doris Jones at Washington • Played for Washington VBC (coached by Terri Jacquin), Show Me Elite (coached by Shane Allen) and Team Missouri (coached by Carrie Steel and Rick Mullersman) • Playing for Team Missouri, was named to the all-tournament Team at the national tournament in 2006, leading the club to third in the national division, then placing 14th in the 18U in 2007 • Playing for Show-Me Elite 15, was named an AAU All-American in 2004.
Personal
Daughter of Mark and Lisa Bangert • Plans to major in secondary education/mathematics with career aspirations to be a high school math teacher and volleyball coach • Sister Jessica graduated from Concordia (Wis.) University • Brother Joshua is a member of the Drake University track team
Career Statistics
Year MP GP K E TA Pct. A SA SE RE DIG BS BA TB 2007 30 113 213 54 444 .358 8 27 52 1 52 18 93 111 2008 34 126 183 78 442 .230 4 0 1 0 19 7 195 202 2009 32 113 150 51 336 .295 10 9 39 2 48 11 168 179 2010 33 129 227 54 468 .370 10 0 0 3 30 4 157 161 Totals 129 227 773 237 1690 .317 32 36 92 6 149 40 613 653Johannah Bangert''s Career Highs
K: 13, twice, last at Nebraska (9/11/10) TA: 27, twice, last at Nebraska (9/11/10) PCT: .800 (8-0-10) vs. Indiana (10/10/09) A: 3, 2x, last vs. Purdue (10/15/10) SA: 3 at Michigan State (9/28/07) D: 7 at Northwestern (11/25/09) BS: 3 at Michigan (9/12/07) BA: 13, twice, last at Wisconsin (10/23/09) TB: 14 at Wisconsin (10/23/09)Getting to know Johannah
What I do to relax away from volleyball: Play minesweeper
Favorite Illinois volleyball memory: Definitely hosting the NCAA tournament
What attracted you to play volleyball at Illinois? It was the goals that they wanted for the future of the program.
Favorite restaurant: Buffalo Wild Wings, Flat Top, Dos Reales (especially with Rachel)
Nickname: Jo
Career Plans: High School teacher
Favorite Food: Anything buffalo chicken (pizza, wings, dip...)
Favorite TV Show: Seinfeld
Favorite Musical Group: N'SYNC
Favorite Movie: Top three- Mary Poppins, Mean Girls, Misery
How I started playing the game of volleyball: My mom FORCED me to in fifth grade.
What I like most about being a Fighting Illini: All of the people (teammates, coaches, etc.) that truly make this a home away from home by the love and support they give.
My dream job would be: A stay at home mom!
If you weren't playing volleyball, which sport would you want to play? Track and do triple jump and long jump
My favorite thing I pack for a road trip? Lots of snacks
If you could visit any place in the world, where would you choose to go and why? England, I think there are a lot of really cool things to see there.
Something I couldn't live without: FOOD!
