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2023 Women's Volleyball Roster

Eduardo Garcia

19 Karolina Nova

19 Karolina Nova

  • Position:
    Outside Hitter
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown:
    Pribham, Czech Republic
  • High School:
    Long Island

Summary

Biography

2023 GRAD STUDENT:
  • Appeared in 93 sets over 26 matches.
  • Tallied 180 kills and digs with a season high of 19 kills against Portland on 9/23 and 20 digs against Arizona St. on 9/02.
  • Totaled 27 blocks over the season.
  • Contributed 209 points for the Dons.
2022 (SENIOR at LIU):
  • Appeared in 27 matches, totaled 263 kills, 203 digs and 35 service aces
  • Fifth in NEC in kills
  • CSC Academic All-District
  • All-NEC second team
  • NEC Prime Performer on Sept. 20 and Oct. 11
  • 15 kills, .250 hitting percentage in five sets vs. Boston College on Sept. 9
  • NEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
  • 13 kills in sweep at Merrimack on Oct. 8
  • 30 combined kills in two matches at St. Francis Brooklyn and vs. Sacred Heart Oct. 22 and 28
2021 (JUNIOR at LIU):
  • All-NEC second team
  • NEC Spring 2022 Academic Honor Roll
  • Tallied 187 kills and 141 digs in 17 matches
2020 (SOPHOMORE at LIU):
  • All-NEC first team
  • Tallied 211 kills and 165 digs in 13 matches
2019 (FRESHMAN at LIU):
  • NEC Rookie of Year
  • All-NEC second team
  • NEC Rookie of Week five times and Player of Week once
  • Appeared in 28 matches, making 23 starts
  • Tallied 99 sets played, averaging 2.95 kills and 2.28 digs per set
  • Ranked second on the team with 292 kills and 226 digs
  • Recorded eight double-doubles
  • Posted five matches with 20 or more kills
  • Tallied her first double-double with 21 kills and 10 digs against Fordham
  • Netted a 20-20 match with 20 kills and 20 digs against Sacred Heart
  • Put down a career-best 26 kills against Central Connecticut State
  • Compiled 22 kills and 11 digs against St. Francis Brooklyn

HIGH SCHOOL:
  • Psi Chi International Honor Society in Psychology
  • Graduated from Gymnazium Pripotocni in 2019
  • Played club volleyball PVK Olymp Praha in Prague
  • Junior extraligue MVP in 2018
  • Named best outside hitter of cadet extraligue in 2017
  • Helped PVK Olymp Praha to cadet extraligue title in 2015-16

Personal:
  • Daughter of Tomáš Novy and Zdenka Nova
  • Mother Zdenka is swim coach in Czech Republic
  • Uncle formerly played in highest volleyball league in Czech Republic
  • Has one sibling, Simona Nova
  • Born Oct. 1, 1999
  • The best advice: Control what you can control
  • Favorite quote: Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard
  • My hero: My parents
  • Favorite book: Relentless by Tim S. Grover
  • Favorite musical artist: Taylor Swift and Sofian Medjmedj
  • Favorite food: Svickova (Czech)
  • Favorite athlete: Paola Egonu
  • Ran a half marathon three times. Once ran sub-two hours (1:58:38) 
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