PERSONAL...Daughter of Dan and Brenda Santore.
AT DRURY...
FRESHMANDakota posted 142 kills on the year with a season high 17 at Wisconsin-Parkside on November 2nd. . . Had 15 kills at Missouri S&T on September 30th and had 11 kills in matches vs. Bellarmine on September 26th and at William Jewell on November 7th . . . Hit .429 with eight kills vs. Illinois-Springfield on October 25th . . . Had two assists and seven serving aces with a season high three aces at Saint Joseph's on September 14th . . . Posted 55 digs with 11 vs. Truman State on October 10th . . . Santore finished with 18 blocks and had two block solos and 16 block assists with three block assists at Missouri S&T on September 30th.Â
PREP/PREVIOUS SCHOOL...Dakota played for nationally ranked Plainfield North High School in Illinois where she earned All-Conference honors twice for Coach Tracey Marshall and led her team to a 33-5 record and the Class 4A state sectional semifinals this past season, for a second straight year . . . A four-year varsity starter, she finished her senior campaign with 325 kills, 228 digs, 27 blocks and 44 aces . . . Santore also played for the Sports Performance Volleyball Club that finished third in 2012 and fifth at Nationals in 2013 where she was named an All-American and team MVP. . . Graduated with a 3.4 grade point average.
DAKOTA'S FAVORITES...Food: Pasta
Restaurant: Wildberry
Movie: Frozen
TV Show: Big Bang Theory
Pro Athlete: Missy May Trainer
Your Dream Job: Behavioral Analysis
DAKOTA'SÂ DRURY CAREER HIGHS...
Kills: 17 at Wisconsin-Parkside (November 2, 2014)
Assists: 1 vs. Truman State (October 10, 2014
1 vs. Northwood (October 17, 2014)
Blocks: 3 at Missouri S&T (September 30, 2014)
Block Solos: 1 vs. Rockhurst (September 26, 2014)
1 at William Jewell (November 7, 2014)
Digs: 11 vs. Truman State (October 10, 2014)
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YEAR | GP | K | E | TA | PCT. | A | SA | D | BS | BA |
2014 | 60 | 142 | 92 | 442 | .113 | 2 | 7 | 55 | 2 | 16 |