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2024 Volleyball Roster

Ricky Torres - Marist Athletics
Greg Vasil
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Joe Lehrman
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11 Kara Zaucha

  • Position Outside Hitter
  • Height 5-10
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
  • High School Archbishop Hoban
  • Instagram kara.zaucha

Biography

AWARDS
MAAC ALL-ROOKIE TEAM (2021)
MAAC ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM (2022, 2023)
SALT CITY CLASSIC ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM (2024)
ALL-MAAC SECOND TEAM (2024)
CSC ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT TEAM (2024)
CAREER HIGHS
Kills: 22, vs Iona (11/22/24)
Assists: 2, at Fairfield (9/16/23)
Digs: 23, at Niagara (10/3/24)
Aces: 4 (2x), Last: vs Siena (9/28/24)
Blocks: 7, vs Rider (10/17/22)
Hitting Percentage: .824, at Le Moyne (8/30/24)
FALL 2024 • SENIOR SEASON
• Appeared in all 29 matches
• Led Griffs in kills at two of the four games played in the Salt City Classic
• Recorded 10 kills while hitting at a .824-clip for the second-best single match hitting percentage in program history against Le Moyne (8/30) en route to being named to the Salt City Classic All-Tournament Team
• MAAC Player of the Week (Sept. 3)
• Recorded a career-high 23 digs at Niagara (Oct. 3)
• Matched career-high with four service aces vs Siena (Sept. 28)
FALL 2023 • JUNIOR SEASON 
• Only player to start all 26 matches and play in every point of every set
• Youngstown State Invitational MVP
• Served as team captain
• Ended the year with 13 double-doubles which ranked top-10 in the nation
• Finished the year ranked seventh in the MAAC for points per set (3.39)
• Amassed 15-or-more kills on six occasions, emphasized by a 17 kill-outing against Iona (Sept. 24)
• Recorded a 21 digs vs Iona (Sept. 24)
• Totaled six service aces against Siena (Oct. 15) to establish a new career-high
• Amassed a .500 (10-1-18) hitting percentage vs Manhattan (Sept. 23) to establish a personal best
• MAAC All-Academic Team selection
FALL 2022 • SOPHOMORE SEASON 
• Appeared in 20 matches, making 18 starts
• Totaled 174 kills with an average of 2.56 per set
• Notched seven double-doubles including an 18 kill, 14 dig performance at Siena (Oct. 16)
• Led the Griffs in double-doubles with seven
• Had ten or more kills in 11 matches and ten or more digs in nine matches 
• Paced the Griffs with 14 kills, one service ace and ten digs during their match against Siena in the 2022 MAAC Championship quarterfinal round
FALL 2021 • FRESHMAN SEASON 
• Appeared in 25 matches, making 10 starts
• Finished rookie campaign with 145 kills and a 2.04 kills per set average
• Also recorded 69 digs and 39 total blocks
• Tallied double-digit kills in four matches 
• Recorded her first career service ace against Rider (Nov. 13)
• Recorded season-high 15 kills in four-set victory at Manhattan (Oct. 3)
• Tallied a season-high seven total blocks and six kills at Rider (Oct. 17)
• Notched 13 kills and nine digs in quarterfinal-round victory over Niagara at 2021 MAAC Volleyball Championship
BEFORE CANISIUS
• Played four seasons for Archbishop Hoban, earning four varsity letters 
• A 2020 All-Northeast District First Team and All-Ohio Division II Honorable Mention selection
• Reached the 1,000 kills and digs mark during her prep career for the Knights
• Named a team captain and was selected as Team MVP during her senior campaign
PERSONAL
• Daughter of Lisa Zaucha  
• Played club volleyball for NOVA Juniors prior to arriving on Main Street 
• Majoring in accounting

Statistics

Season:
2024

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Historical Player Information

  • 11

    2021Freshman

    Outside Hitter
    5'10"
    11
  • 11

    2022Sophomore

    Outside Hitter
    5'10"
    11
  • 11

    2023Junior

    Outside Hitter
    5'10"
    11
  • 11

    2024Senior

    Outside Hitter
    5'10"
    11