Player Bio
Val Bollenbacher
Hometown/High School : Bremen, Ind./Bremen
2006
Played in 27 matches and 65 games in debut campaign ... earned All-Freshman team honors from the Mid-Continent Conference ... posted at least 10 digs four times ... reached double figures in kills on four occasions ... made first real impact Sept. 15 against Kennesaw State, swinging at a .500 clip with 10 kills ... picked up 11 digs the next night against Western Carolina ... posted 10 digs, six kills and a career-best five blocks Sept. 19 versus DePaul ... tallied 11 digs Oct. 13 against IUPUI ... reached double digits in kills in three straight matches in mid-October ... hit .481 with 16 kills against Chicago State Oct. 14 ... set career high with 18 digs to go along with 11 kills Oct. 17 against Illinois State ... registered 14 kills on .310 hitting Oct. 20 at Oakland ... named to the Mid-Con All-Academic Team.
Prep
A four-year letterwinner for the Lions ... helped lead Bremen to Sectional Championship as a sophomore and Northern States Conference titles in 2004 and 2005 ... a three-time All-Conference honoree ... named team’s Most Valuable Player after both junior and senior seasons ... served as team captain in 2005 ... was a two-time All-Conference choice in softball, helping team to Semi-State finals in 2005 ... also lettered in basketball, earning team’s Most Valuable Player award as junior and senior ... graduated as class salutatorian ... a member of National Honor Society.
Personal
Val is the daughter of Ken and Debbie Bollenbacher ... majors are nursing and psychology ... born November 20, 1987.
