CAREER HONORS
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2020, 21, 22)
• Academic All-Big Ten (2019, 20, 21, 22)
• OSU Scholar-Athlete (2019, 20, 21, 22)
YEAR-BY-YEAR
2022 (Fifth Year)
- Played in two matches and four sets
- Totaled four kills
2021 (Senior)
- Surpassed 500 career kills at Wisconsin (10/22)
- Played in 24 matches and 84 sets
- Totaled 212 kills on the season, averaging 2.62 kills per set to rank third on the team
- Recorded at least 10 kills in eight matches this season
- Totaled a season-high 18 kills in a four-set win over No. 4 Washington (8/28)
- Posted 17 kills in a four-set win against No. 6 Purdue (10/15)
- Also had 10 or more kills in wins against Texas State (9/4), Notre Dame (9/19), Indiana (9/29), Maryland (10/2), Michigan State (10/31)
2020 (Junior)
- Played in four matches and six total sets
- Totaled eight kills (1.33 per set), an assist and a dig
- Had a season-high six kills in the NCAA Sweet 16 against Florida
2019 (Sophomore)
- Started 10 of the 20 matches she appeared in
- Sports Imports D.C. Koehl Classic all-tournament team, where she averaged 4.91 kills and a .304 attacking clip
- Ranked fourth on the team with 153 kills
- Added 81 digs, 18 blocks (15a, 3s), six assists and two service aces
- Had seven outings with double-digit kills
- Hit .343, connected on a career-high 30 kills and totaled 30.5 points against Texas Tech
- Tallied a pair of double-doubles versus Illinois State and Dayton
- Had a season-high 11 digs three times
2018 (Freshman)
- Played in 18 matches, including 12 starts
- Accumulated 165 kills, 87 digs, 22 blocks (16a, 6s), seven assists and seven service aces
- Recorded at least 10 kills in 10 matches
- Sports Imports D.C. Koehl Classic and Rebel Invitational all-tournament teams
- Attacked .500 (13-2-22) with three aces against Texas A&M, both career highs
- Tallied a career-high 16 kills and 16.5 points versus Southern Miss
- Had her first career double-double (13 digs, 12 kills) in upset of No. 4 Penn State
PRIOR TO OHIO STATE
- 2017 AVCA High School All-America honorable mention
- Two-time Southern Lakes Conference Player of the Year
- Four-time first team all-conference selection
- Picked up second team all-county honors in 2015
- Earned first team all-county and all-state accolades as a junior
- Led her team to the South Lakes Conference championship during her senior campaign
- Ranked 29th in Prep Volleyball’s “Senior Aces”
- Played club ball for the Milwaukee Sting
PERSONAL
- Daughter of Brian and Michele Grunze
- Has two sisters, Mikaela and Mariah
- Exploration major