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Jersey Number 2
Karolina Staniszewska
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Warsaw, Poland
- High School:
- Niepubliczna Szkola Sportowa w Mielcu im. Grzegorza Lato
PRONUNCIATION: care-oh-LEE-nuh stanis-SHEF-ska
JUNIOR (2025): AVCA Honorable Mention All-North Region ... Second Team All-Big Ten ... Academic All-B1G ... Played in 112 of 113 possible sets and was the only Spartan to start in all 30 matches ... Led the Spartans in total kills (349), kills per set (3.12), total points (405) and points per set (3.62)Â ... Finished second on the team in digs with 235 and posted 2.08 digs/set ... Ranked third on the team with 27 service aces ... Had nine double-doubles and led the team with 19 double-digit kill matches ... Also posted 12 double-digit dig performances ... Set a career-high with 23 kills on a career-best .404 hitting clip at Iowa on Oct. 24 ... Recorded a career-high 19 digs against Purdue on Oct. 31 ... Tallied at least service ace in 15 matches and had six matches with two or more aces ... Set a career high in service aces with four against Merrimack on Aug. 30 and again on Oct. 31 against Purdue ... Provided a career-best five total blocks against Bowling Green on Sept. 19 ... Surpassed 500 career kills in MSU's season finale against UCLA on Nov. 28.
SOPHOMORE (2024): Academic All-B1G ... Played in 30 sets, appearing in 12 matches and making eight starts ... Split time playing on the outside and in the back row as a passing specialist ... Register 10 or more digs in four matches including 16 at Wisconsin on Nov. 30 ... Her 16 digs tied her career-high set against Tulsa on 8/26/23 ... Tallied a season-high 11 kills against Northwestern on Nov. 27.
FRESHMAN (2023): Played in 89 sets, making 26 appearances and 23 starts ... Posted 117 kills on 1.31 kills/set and 1.61 points/set ... Had 177 digs on 1.99 digs/set ... Played with the Polish U22 National Team over the summer entering her sophomore season.
PRIOR TO MSU: Played for ITA TOOLS Stal Mielec in the Polish 1 Liga under head coach Wieslaw Popik ... A decorated player for her age group, Staniszewska was named the best outside hitter at the 2022 U19 European Championships and was the best scorer and receiver at the 2022 U19 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival ... A team captain, Staniszewska helped the Polish team to third place finishes at both the European Championships and the European Youth Olympic Festival ... Helped her team to the 2021-22 Polish Junior Championship title, earning tournament MVP honors ... Named to the Red Bull Volleyball Wings program that supports up and coming volleyball talents.
JUNIOR (2025): AVCA Honorable Mention All-North Region ... Second Team All-Big Ten ... Academic All-B1G ... Played in 112 of 113 possible sets and was the only Spartan to start in all 30 matches ... Led the Spartans in total kills (349), kills per set (3.12), total points (405) and points per set (3.62)Â ... Finished second on the team in digs with 235 and posted 2.08 digs/set ... Ranked third on the team with 27 service aces ... Had nine double-doubles and led the team with 19 double-digit kill matches ... Also posted 12 double-digit dig performances ... Set a career-high with 23 kills on a career-best .404 hitting clip at Iowa on Oct. 24 ... Recorded a career-high 19 digs against Purdue on Oct. 31 ... Tallied at least service ace in 15 matches and had six matches with two or more aces ... Set a career high in service aces with four against Merrimack on Aug. 30 and again on Oct. 31 against Purdue ... Provided a career-best five total blocks against Bowling Green on Sept. 19 ... Surpassed 500 career kills in MSU's season finale against UCLA on Nov. 28.
SOPHOMORE (2024): Academic All-B1G ... Played in 30 sets, appearing in 12 matches and making eight starts ... Split time playing on the outside and in the back row as a passing specialist ... Register 10 or more digs in four matches including 16 at Wisconsin on Nov. 30 ... Her 16 digs tied her career-high set against Tulsa on 8/26/23 ... Tallied a season-high 11 kills against Northwestern on Nov. 27.
FRESHMAN (2023): Played in 89 sets, making 26 appearances and 23 starts ... Posted 117 kills on 1.31 kills/set and 1.61 points/set ... Had 177 digs on 1.99 digs/set ... Played with the Polish U22 National Team over the summer entering her sophomore season.
PRIOR TO MSU: Played for ITA TOOLS Stal Mielec in the Polish 1 Liga under head coach Wieslaw Popik ... A decorated player for her age group, Staniszewska was named the best outside hitter at the 2022 U19 European Championships and was the best scorer and receiver at the 2022 U19 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival ... A team captain, Staniszewska helped the Polish team to third place finishes at both the European Championships and the European Youth Olympic Festival ... Helped her team to the 2021-22 Polish Junior Championship title, earning tournament MVP honors ... Named to the Red Bull Volleyball Wings program that supports up and coming volleyball talents.
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