Karina Evans

Position:
Middle Hitter
Class:
Junior
High School:
Dos Pueblos
Hometown:
Santa Barbara, Calif.

At Delaware: Third-year member of the squad and a two-year letterwinner as a middle hitter • has good size and blocking ability at 6-0 • has led Blue Hens to two straight Colonial Athletic Association Tournament titles and NCAA Tournament berths for head coach Bonnie Kenny • outstanding blocker whose career mark of 1.02 blocks per game ranks No. 2 on all-time UD list.

2011 Season: Key middle hitter as a sophomore for team that went 21-13, captured the CAA Tournament title, and advanced to the NCAA Tournament • one of seven team members to see action in all 125 sets in 34 games • led the squad wit 127 blocks (25 BS/102 BA), which placed eighth in the CAA • her 127 blocks accounted for 45 percent of the team’s blocks during the year • ranked fifth on the team with 168 kills (1.34 per set) and 263 points (2.10 per set) • set new highs with 12 kills (Nov. 19 vs. JMU), three assists (Oct. 12 at Hofstra), five digs (Sept. 17 vs. New Mexico) and nine blocks (Nov. 20 vs. VCU) • posted 16 kills, 13 blocks and three digs during Delaware's CAA Tournament run.

2010 Season: Entered into the starting rotation as a middle hitter as a freshman on Oct. 8 against VCU • recorded one kill on four swings against the Rams in her collegiate debut • team finished 13-1 after she was inserted into the starting rotation with their only loss coming against Virginia Tech in the NCAA Tournament • set a career-high with six kills in her second career game on Oct. 9 against William & Mary • six kills on nine swings with a .556 attack percentage with two digs and four block assists against the Tribe • set a season-best nine total blocks at Towson on Oct. 15, including eight block assists • tallied five kills with no errors on eight attempts vs. Georgia State on Nov. 13 for a career high .625 hitting mark • played in the final 14 games, making 13 starts including the final 10 matches • second on the team in blocks per set and was one of two players (Paige Erickson) to record more than one block per game (1.02) • tallied 52 total blocks (five block solos and 47 block assists) in 51 sets • collected the championship point in the fifth set against Northeastern in the CAA Tournament with a block assist • recorded two kills, six total blocks, three digs and one assist against the Huskies in the CAA title game.

High School: Excelled as a middle hitter at Dos Pueblos High School • guided the team to a 32-3 record and a No. 3 national ranking during the 2009 campaign • helped the Chargers win the CIF Southern California title in Division IA and the Channel League while earning a spot in the state tournament • was a two-time All-California Scholastic Federation honoree • also received letters in soccer and track • did not begin playing volleyball until her sophomore year of high school.

Personal: Karina ("kuh-reena") Liane Evans • daughter of Robert Evans and Kymberly Williams-Evans • born Nov. 15, 1992 • enjoys snowboarding, the beach, traveling, and writing • repelled down a 100-foot waterfall • honor student as an English major at Delaware.