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Grand Valley State University Athletics

2014 Volleyball Roster

Doug Witte
Doug Witte
Doug Witte
Doug Witte
Doug Witte
Doug Witte
Doug Witte

14 Christina Canepa

14 Christina Canepa

  • Height:
    5-7
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Grand Rapids, Mich.

Summary

Biography

2014: Earned Daktronics All-America Honorable Mention laurels…Named 2014 GLIAC Libero of the Year, becoming just the second Laker to ever be voted the league’s top libero…Selected to All-GLIAC First Team…Voted to Daktronics All-Midwest Region First Team…Earned AVCA All-Midwest Region plaudits…Named to GLIAC All-Tournament Team…Selected to NCAA Midwest Region All-Tournament Team…Ranks second all-time in GVSU history with 1,738 career digs and 4.14 digs per set, trailing only Allyson Riley (the only other GLIAC Libero of the Year ever at GVSU) in both categories…Finished third in the GLIAC in digs (540) in 2014 and fifth in digs per set (4.86)…Her 4.86 digs per set are the fourth-most in a single season in Laker history, while her 540 digs are the sixth-highest total in a season…Owns three of the top-10 single-season dig totals and three of the top-10 single-season digs per set averages…Played in all 33 matches and appeared in 111 of a possible 112 sets…Led Lakers in digs, finished second in assists (93), and third in aces (27)…Picked up 10 or more digs in 29 of 33 matches and recorded at least 20 digs in eight contests…Served an ace in 16 matches, including multiple aces seven times…Recorded season-high 31 digs in five-set loss at Ferris State (Oct. 28)…Notched 29 digs and five assists against Augustana (Sept. 6), one day after tallying 28 digs and five assists against Wayne State (Neb.) (Sept. 5)…Secured 23 digs in just three sets, a 3-0 win at Hillsdale (Oct. 10) and also picked up 21 digs in only three sets of home sweep over Saginaw Valley State (Nov. 7)…Added 21 digs in GLIAC Tournament championship match against Ferris State (Nov. 16) and recorded 19 digs against FSU in NCAA Midwest Region semifinal victory (Nov. 21)…Supplied 18 digs in NCAA Elite Eight 3-0 sweep over Wingate (Dec. 4).

2013: Voted to the Daktronics All-Midwest Region First Team...Named to the All-GLIAC Second Team...Ranked fourth in the GLIAC in total digs (544) and seventh in digs per set (4.28)...Her 544 digs are fourth-most in GVSU single-season history, while her 4.28 digs per set are sixth-most...Ranks second in Laker career history with 3.88 digs per set, while her 1,198 career digs are sixth-highest...Played in all 35 matches and appeared in 127 of a possible 129 sets...Led GVSU in digs and ranked third in assists (97) and fifth in service aces (22)... Recorded just 22 reception errors in 535 chances for a strong .959 reception percentage...Picked up 1,000th career dig in three-set victory at Michigan Tech (11/2)...Totaled at least nine digs in 33 of 35 matches, including 29 outings of double-digit digs, and seven 20+ dig contests...Notched a career-high 39 digs in the Midwest Regional Tournament championship match against #23 Ferris State (12/7); since 1999, only one other Laker (career digs leader Allyson Riley) has tallied that many digs in one match...Added 27 digs (her third-highest total of the season) one day earlier in regional semifinal victory over Ashland (12/6)...Secured 28 digs in five-set win over #6 Washburn (9/13), which was previous career-high...Provided 23 digs, seven assists, and a kill in 3-1 win at Ashland (10/12)...Recorded 25 digs in four-set road win at Hillsdale (11/16)...Tabbed 12 digs, four assists, and career-high three kills in three attempts (had five total kills in previous two seasons) in GLIAC semifinal win over Northwood (11/23)...Picked up 22 digs in four-set victory over #22 Central Washington (9/14)...Recorded multiple assists in 26 matches, including season-best eight helpers at #22 Ferris State (10/1)...Served an ace in 16 contests, with season-high three aces coming in a pair of matches.

2012: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team...Appeared in 31 matches and played in a total of 113 sets...Led the Lakers in digs (478) and digs per set (4.23), third in assists (68), and tied for fifth in service aces (17)...Ranked fourth in the GLIAC in digs and fifth in digs per set...Her totals rank sixth in GVSU single season history in digs per set and seventh in digs...Picked up double-digit digs in 29 matches, including 20 or more digs in five contests...Recorded season-high 28 digs twice; in 3-1 win over Wayne State in GLIAC Tournament semifinals (11/17) and in five-set match against Ferris State (9/25)...Provided 27 digs in NCAA Tournament against Hillsdale (11/29)...Notched 23 digs and a pair of aces in five-set win over Missouri S&T (9/1)...Tallied an assist in 30 of 31 matches, with season-best six helpers in 3-0 sweep of Lake Erie (10/5).

2011: Appeared in 22 matches as a true freshman, playing in 69 total sets...Finished fourth on the team in digs (176) and assists (23) and sixth in service aces (14)...Recorded double-digit digs in eight matches, including a six consecutive matches from Sept. 23 to Oct. 7...Totaled season-high 26 digs, an ace, and one of her two kills on the season in a five-set match against Saginaw Valley State (9/30)...Added 20 kills, a season-best five assists, and her only other kill in a five-set victory over Findlay (9/24)...Served up 14 aces and only five service errors on the year...Provided a pair of service aces in four consecutive matches from Oct. 7 to Oct. 26...Tallied 17 digs and two service aces in 3-1 win at Ashland (10/7).

High School: Prepped at East Grand Rapids High School under head coach Tiffannie Gates...Named both all-state and her team's most valuable player during junior and senior seasons...Three-time all-conference selection, while helping East Grand Rapids to a conference title (2009) and regional championship (2010)...Team captain of both the volleyball and soccer teams during her senior season, while also being named all-conference in soccer for two years...Played four years of both sports at East Grand Rapids.

Personal: Daughter of Peter and Kim Canepa...Enjoys animals and swimming...Pre-veterinary major.

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Historical Player Information

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    2011Freshman

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    5'7"
    14
  • 14

    2012Sophomore

    L/DS
    5'7"
    14
  • 14

    2013Junior

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    5'7"
    14
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    2014Senior

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    5'7"
    14