Samantha Korn
7 Samantha Korn
  • Height:
    5-5
  • Weight:
    0
  • Year:
    SR
  • Hometown:
    Perrysburg, OH
  • High School:
    Toledo Christian
  • Position:
    DS
  • Years Coached (at Taylor):
    Toledo Christian
Bio

2018 at Taylor: Cemented back row defense for Trojans by playing in all 34 matches and 129 sets … Continued standout career with new career-highs of 697 digs, 142 assists and 26 service aces … Led all Crossroads League performers and ranked No. 20 in the NAIA in total digs … Ended second on squad in aces … Pushed season average of 5.4 digs per set up to 6.2 on home court … Notched pair of double-double outings … Scooped up at least 10 digs in 33-of-34 matches … Reached 15 digs a total of 27 times and posted 20-or-more digs in 18 matches … Surpassed the elusive 30-dig mark in four matches, helping TU to a 3-1 clip in those showings … Posted season-high of 34 digs in five-set win for TU over Trinity Christian on September 28 … Eclipsed the 1,000-dig mark for her career in a September 22 sweep of Mount Vernon Nazarene … Three-time Crossroads League Defender of the Week … Named the NAIA National Defender of the Week after picking up 49 digs over two Taylor sweeps from September 17 through 23 … Garnered First-Team All-Crossroads League honors … Named an Honorable Mention NAIA All-American … Also performed well academically with NAIA Scholar-Athlete and Academic All-CL honors.

2017 at Taylor: Played in 32 matches and a total of 117 sets during her second season at TU … Led Taylor with a 590 digs which ranked ninth in the CL … Accumulated 12 different 20-dig showings including a season-high 37 digs in a four-set win against St. Thomas on September 29 … Ranked 50th in the NAIA in digs per set … Added 80 assists and 21 service aces … Named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District Team.

2016 at Taylor: Appeared in 33 matches and 118 sets … Tallied 85 digs … Added 25 service aces … Registered a season-high 13 digs in win over Purdue Northwest on October 1.

Prep: Prepped at Toledo Christian … Four-year letterwinner for coach Buffy Ruddy … Named First-Team All-Toledo Area Athletic Conference … First-team all-district selection … Played for Toledo Volleyball Club … Member of National Honor Society and Honor Roll.

Personal: Daughter of Steve and Dana Korn ... Majoring in public health.

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