Miranda Strongman

#12 Miranda Strongman

Pos. MH
Ht. 6-1
Yr. Sr.
Hometown Wolverine Lake, Mich.
High School (Prev. School) Walled Lake Central (LIU)

2022: Saw action in 84 sets over 25 matches in her first season at Valpo ... hit .308 with 1.94 kills/set (163 total kills) and 0.96 blocks/set (81 total blocks) ... .308 hitting percentage ranks fourth in a single season in program history and second in the 25-point era ... ranked ninth among MVC players in both hitting percentage and blocks/set ... reached double figures in kills four times ... tallied at least five blocks on seven occasions ... paced team in blocks 13 times and in kills five times ... debuted for Valpo with a kill Aug. 26 in win over Idaho ... led team with eight kills on .467 hitting in Sept. 9 sweep of Morgan State ... hit .375 with team-best 10 kills Sept. 17 in sweep of Houston Baptist ... hit .500 with 12 kills and five blocks in win over Drake Sept. 24 ... racked up seven blocks in Sept. 30 win at Illinois State ... matched career best with 15 kills on .405 hitting to go with five blocks the next night at win at Bradley ... posted six blocks in Oct. 8 win over Belmont ... tallied seven rejections at UNI Oct. 15 ... hit .471 with nine kills Oct. 21 at Missouri State ... had standout match the next evening at Southern Illinois, hitting .588 with team-best 12 kills and seven blocks in win over the Salukis ... .588 hitting percentage ranks fifth at Valpo in the 25-point era for a four-set match ... named to MVC All-Tournament Team after pair of strong performances Nov. 20-21 ... hit .444 with nine kills and four blocks in sweep of Murray State in opening round ... led team with seven kills on .467 hitting and picked up three blocks against UIC.

LIU: Played three seasons for the Sharks ... tallied 375 kills on .236 hitting and 138 blocks over her three seasons ... Second Team All-NEC honoree in the spring 2021 season ... helped the Sharks claim the conference championship and earn a berth in the NCAA Tournament that season ... ranked seventh in NEC-only play as a freshman in 2019 in hitting percentage, picking up an NEC Rookie of the Week honor along the way ... fourth in the NEC in the spring 2021 season in hitting percentage ... averaged one block/set in NEC action in the fall 2021 season, good for fourth in the conference.

Prep: A four-year letterwinner ... helped the program to multiple league and city championships ... a two-time All-Region and three-time All-Conference selection.

Personal: Brother Brett swam for Valpo from 2017 through 2021 .. enrolled in Valpo's health administration master's program ... daughter of Scott and Kris Strongman.