Gretchen Kuckkan

#2 Gretchen Kuckkan

Pos. OH
Ht. 6-0
Yr. Jr.
Hometown Lafayette, Ind.
High School (Prev. School) Central Catholic (Indiana State)

2022: Appeared in 73 sets over 24 matches ... hit .188 with 2.03 kills/set (148 total kills) ... also tallied 60 digs and 26 blocks ... reached double figures in kills five times ... led team in kills on four occasions ... paced team with 12 kills in Aug. 26 sweep of Idaho ... named MVP of Popcorn Classic Sept. 2-3 ... came off the bench to hit .500 with 11 kills in Sept. 2 win over Campbell ... exploded in tournament finale to help Valpo win crown the next evening against Northern Illinois ... smashed previous career best with 25 kills in the win over the Huskies, swinging at a .489 clip ... the 25 kills are tied for fourth-most at Valpo in the 25-point era in a four-set match ... also obliterated previous best with 15 digs to register first career double-double ... registered four blocks in win at Akron Sept. 9 ... set career high with team-best seven blocks in Oct. 22 win at Southern Illinois ... paced team with 13 kills in Nov. 4 win at Belmont ... led Beacons with 18 kills Nov. 12 against Illinois State ... suffered season-ending injury prior to MVC Tournament ... also a standout in the classroom, was named to the MVC Scholar-Athlete First Team and earned College Sports Communicators Academic All-District honors.

2021: Appeared in 46 sets in her first season at Valpo ... saw action in just two matches after Sept. 17 due to injury ... averaged 1.41 kills/set on .135 hitting and 0.46 blocks/set ... totaled 65 kills and 21 blocks ... debuted with four kills and three blocks in Aug. 28 win over UC Santa Barbara .... tallied eight kills in win over Milwaukee the next day ... led team with 12 kills on .346 hitting in Sept. 10 sweep of Youngstown State ... picked up nine kills the next day in win over Toledo ... tied career high with four blocks in weekend finale against South Dakota State ... earned All-Tournament Team honors Sept. 17 at the SIUE Cougar Classic ... did not commit an attack error over the two tournament matches ... opened with seven kills on .467 hitting and a pair of blocks in sweep of Western Illinois ... followed with seven kills on .583 hitting and a team-best three blocks in sweep of SIUE.

Spring 2021 (Indiana State): Appeared in all 20 matches at ISU ... finished second on the team with 2.52 kills/set while adding 2.13 digs/set defensively ... posted five matches with double-digit kills, highlighted by a career-high 17 in a win over Illinois State ... reached double digits in digs three times.

2019 (Indiana State): Notched 2.02 kills/set and 2.60 digs/set for the Sycamores ... tallied 10 or more digs 11 times, including a career-best 24 against Wright State ... recorded 10 or more kills on eight occasions ... finished with four double-doubles.

Prep: Played at Lafayette Central Catholic [Ind.] H.S., where she was a four-year letterwinner ... earned All-State honors three times, including First Team accolades as a junior — when she helped lead the Knights to a state championship — and as a senior ... played her club volleyball for Circle City Volleyball Club, which was also the home club for current Valpo libero Rylee Cookerly.

Personal: Daughter of Brent and Alicia Kuckkan ... majoring in elementary education and complementary math.