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2003: Named second-team All-EIVA after playing in all 93 games for the Patriots... Had a team-high 222 digs and paced the team with 2.39 digs per game... Was ninth in the nation in digs per game... Broke his own single-season school record for digs in rally-scoring era... Holds school's career record for digs in rally-scoring era. Had career-high 23 digs vs. NYU... That total is tied for the fifth-most in a game in school history... Had double-figure digs in eight matches. 2002: Played in a team-high 94 of 95 total games... Led the Patriots with a team-high 165 digs to average 1.76 digs per game... Ranks second in single-season digs in school rally-scoring era record book ... Posted at least two digs in every match, and recorded double-figure digs four times... Tied his career high with 14 digs at Concordia... Also added at least one assist in 12 matches... Dished out 10 kills while playing at the outside position at New Jersey Tech... Named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll in both semesters. 2001: Played in a team-high 91 of 94 total games... Ranked nationally in dig average for five weeks, peaking at fifth place... Led the team with 168 digs to average a team-high 1.85 digs per game... Holds the school rally-scoring era record for single-season digs... Recorded two or more digs in every match... Posted double-figure digs five times, including a career-high 14 digs three times... Played the outside position in several matches, adding 18 kills and four blocks... Posted a career-high 10 kills versus Mt. St. Vincent, hitting at .429 (10K/4E/14TA)... Put up a career-high three blocks versus Stevens Tech. PREP: A tri-sport athlete for the Lancers, playing soccer for two years, basketball for two years and volleyball for four... Holds the New Jersey state record with 1,142 career kills... A first-team all-county and all-conference selection all four years... A three-time first team all-state honoree... Named Athlete of the Week and Player of the Week three times by local newspapers and once by a radio station... Also played club volleyball for four years, earning MVP and all-tournament team honors at the East Coast Championship... Named MVP at a Long Island tournament. PERSONAL: Born April 25, 1982... Parents are Russell and Victoria Kniewel... His father was his high school volleyball coach... Also recruited by Sacred Heart... A communications major... Graduated from Lakeland Regional High School in 2000.
CAREER HIGHS KILLS: 10, twice, last at NJIT, 4/6/02 TOTAL ATTEMPTS: 19 at NJIT, 4/6/02 HITTING PERCENTAGE: .429 (10K/4E/14TA), vs. Mt. St. Vincent, 2/25/01 ASSISTS: 4, at Springfield, 2/14/03 ACES: 2, vs. Princeton, 3/18/03 DIGS: 23, at NYU, 2/1/03 BLOCK SOLOS: none BLOCK ASSISTS: 3 vs. Stevens Institute, 3/17/01 TOTAL BLOCKS: 3 vs. Stevens Institute, 3/17/01 |
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