Rafae Strobos

Height:
6-0
Class:
Junior
High School:
Canyon
Hometown:
New Braunfels, Texas

2016: Tied a career high with 13 digs at Illinois (10/15) ... Played libero for the first time in her career against Illinois and recorded 12 digs (10/5) ... Had two blocks against Indiana, tying a career high (9/21) ... Reached double-digit kills in that match with 10 for the second time this season ... Played extensively at the UNI Tournament, notching career highs in kills (15) and attempts (41) vs. Syracuse (9/16) and in hitting percentage (.393) and aces (3) vs. North Dakota State (9/16) ... Set then-season highs in kills, attempts, blocks and digs vs. Xavier (9/3) ... Made an appearance and registered a kill in the Wildcats’ sweep of Buffalo at the Cavalier Classic (8/27).

2015: Academic All-Big Ten ... Tied a career high with seven kills at Iowa (11/21) ... Recorded the first two blocks of her career at Michigan State and set a new career high in digs (13) in that match (11/18) ... Received extended playing time against No. 4 Minnesota and racked up career highs in kills (7) and attempts (25) (11/11) ... Set new career highs in kills, attempts, assists and digs at Illinois (11/7) ... Handed out the first three assists of her career in that match ... Tallied a then-career high with five digs vs. Illinois and matched her career best with two aces (11/4) ... Registered career highs in kills (3) and attempts (10) at Indiana (10/24) ... Served two aces to help Northwestern upset No. 3 Penn State (10/10) ... Set a career high with two digs vs. Milwaukee at the Wildcat Challenge (9/20) ... Matched her aces total with two more in the finale of the Holiday Inn University Plaza Invitational at Western Kentucky against Missouri State (9/12) ... Served the first two aces of her career in the season opener vs. Wake Forest (8/28).

2014: Appeared in eight matches ... Made season debut on opening night in five-set win vs. Colorado (8/29)

2013: One of four true freshmen to see action this season ... Earned first career start at Hawaii (9/13) ... Collected two kills on three swings in that match ... Made collegiate debut against Arizona (9/12) ... Tallied seven kills, four digs and two blocks in exhibition match against Tauron MKS Dabrowa Gornicza (9/9).

High School: Four-year letterwinner and team captain at Canyon High School ... 2012 AVCA Under Armour All-American ... First team All-District in 2010 ... All-Comal County Team in 2010 and 2011 ... All-State in 2011 ... First team All-District in 2011 ... 2011 region leader in kills with 632 ... 2011 Express-News Super Team MVP ... 2011 Lonestar Volleyball All-Texas Team Honorable Mention ... Helped team win 2011 District Champions and Area Champions ... 2012 Bi-District team finalists ... Qualified for Junior Olympics in National Division with Austin Juniors club team ... Academic All-American ... Academic All-District ... National Honor Society ... Honor Roll recipient with 4.0 GPA ... Also ran track in high school.

Personal: Daughter of Caroline Batenburg and Semon Strobos ... Brother, Reinier Strobos, plays basketball at MIT ... Major is Economics and and minor is Business Institutions.