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Western Michigan University Athletics

2016 Volleyball Roster

Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer
Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer

6 Alysia Baznik

6 Alysia Baznik

  • Position:
    Outside Hitter
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Class:
    Senior
  • High School:
    Naperville Central
  • Hometown:
    Naperville, Ill.

Summary

Biography

2016: Academic All-MAC and Distinguished Scholar-Athlete honoree ... appeared in 31 matches and 117 sets ... led team with four double-doubles ... had double-digit kills in five matches and digs in 20 matches ... became the 21st Bronco to reach 1,000 kills with a 16 kill performance in five-set win over Fort Wayne (8/30) ... recorded back-to-back double-doubles against Fort Wayne and Northern Arizona ... recorded fourth double-double of the season in win over Eastern Michigan with 12 kills and 10 digs. 

2015: Appeared in 33 matches and 131 sets ... Academic All-MAC and Distinguished Scholar-Athlete honoree ... led team with eight double-doubles ... recorded 10+ kills in 11 matches ... averaged 1.86 kills per set and 2.93 digs per set ... recorded first double-double of the season with 12 kills and 12 digs against Missouri State ... recorded season-high 18 kills, along with 11 digs, against South Carolina ... reached season-best 20 digs at Ball State ... had four-straight double-doubles against Northern Illinois, Bowling Green, Buffalo and Akron. 

2014: Academic All-MAC and Distinguished Scholar-Athlete... led Broncos with 403 kills, the first time a WMU player surpassed the mark since 2009... notched 16 kills-digs double-doubles, the fourth-most in a single season in program history... one of just three players to play all 141 sets, and one of just two Broncos to start all 36 matches...  named to the All-Tournament team at the Seawolves Invite hosted by Stony Brook on Sept. 30... named to the All-Tournament team at the WKU Classic (9/14)... team-high 17 kills and hit .293 against eighth-ranked Purdue, committing just five errors on 41 swings and contributing a team-high 18.5 points (9/13)... recorded a career-high 19 kills at Northern Illinois (10/2).

2013: Recorded 44 attacks, 12 kills, and six block assists versus Milwaukee (8/31) ... recorded 38 attacks, 12 kills, three service aces, eight digs, and one block assist versus Louisiana Tech (9/6) ... Recorded 18 attacks, 11 kills, one service ace, 11 digs, and four block assists versus McNeese State (9/7) ... Recorded 33 attacks, 14 kills, 14 digs, four block assists, and a career high in points (17.0) against Georgetown (9/14) ... Recorded 33 attacks, 12 kills, a career high in digs (23), and three block assists versus Miami (9/28) ... had a career high in attacks (57), a career high in kills (18), and 13 digs versus Ohio (10/26) ... recorded 29 attacks, 11 kills, a career high in assists (4), one service ace, ten digs, and two block assists versus Bowling Green (11/2) ... recorded 19 digs along with 14 kills versus Eastern Michigan (11/08) ... reocrded 38 attacks, 18 kills versus Central Michigan (11/09)... recorded 18 digs in MAC Tournament Semi-final versus Eastern Michigan (11/23)

High School: Attended Naperville Central, where she was a three-year team captain of the volleyball team... Chicago Sun-Times All-Area Volleyball honoree in 2012... 2012 All-Star for SportsTownChicago.com’s Illinois High School Volleyball All-Star Game...recorded 304 kills, 176 digs and 58 aces in her senior season...played as a setter in 2011, notching 485 assists, 231 kills, and 102 digs...two-time All-Area Dupage County Daily Herald (2012-13)...two-time First Team All-Area Naperville Sun (2012-13)...member of Mizuno Sports Performance 18 Elite, a top club program in the country...served as team captain of Sports Performance in 2013, and was named to the All-Tournament team at the 2013 Sports Performance President’s Day Challenge.

Personal: Full name is Alysia Renee Baznik...nickname is “Lish”...intends to major in Special Education...mother Marie Baznik was a setter for Illinois Institute of Technology from 1981-82...aunt Renee Carson was a setter at Northwestern from 1985-88...daughter of Brad and Marie Baznik.

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Historical Player Information

  • 6

    2013Freshman

    Outside Hitter
    5'10"
    6
  • 6

    2014Sophomore

    Outside Hitter
    5'10"
    6
  • 6

    2015Junior

    Outside Hitter
    5'10"
    6
  • 6

    2016Senior

    Outside Hitter
    5'10"
    6