Karenna Wurl

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Karenna Wurl University of North Carolina Volleyball v Colorado StateCarmichael Arena Chapel Hill, NC Friday, September 3, 3021

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Karenna Wurl, huddle
University of North Carolina Volleyball v Duke
Carmichael Arena
Chapel Hill, NC
Sunday, October 11, 2020

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Karenna Wurl
University of North Carolina Volleyball v Duke
Carmichael Arena
Chapel Hill, NC
Sunday, October 11, 2020

Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati

Position:
Libero/Defensive Specialist
Height:
5-10
High School:
Cathedral Catholic
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
San Diego, Calif.

Career Highs:
Digs: 25 vs. NC State (10/20/21)
Service aces: 5 at UC Irvine (9/6/19)
Assists: 8 (Three times)

Cumulative Career Statistics:
Digs: 895
Assists: 203
Service aces: 68

Accolades:

Two-time All-ACC Academic team selection (2020-21, 2021)

AS A SENIOR (2022):

Played in eight matches, making 26 set appearances
Served as a team co-captain with Carly Peck and Olivia Diaz
Was sidelined a majority of the season due to injury, missing 21 matches
Finished the season with 42 digs, four service aces and seven assists
Tallied a season-best 12 digs in season-opener at Colorado State (8/26/22)
Had a pair of service aces at Florida State (11/18/22)

AS A JUNIOR (2021):

Played in 24 matches with 86 set appearances
Was Carolina's main libero, leading the team with 350 digs, averaging 4.07 digs/set, the fourth-most in the ACC
Led the ACC with a 4.35 digs per set average in conference play
Recorded a career-best 25 digs in victory vs. NC State (10/21/21)
Tallied double-digit digs in 21 matches and 20+ digs in four matches
Finished the season with 11 service aces and 48 assists
Named SMU Invitational All-Tournament Best Libero
Was sidelined a portion of the season due to injury, missing six matches
All-ACC Academic Team
All-ACC Academic Honor Roll

AS A SOPHOMORE (2020-21):

Played in 16 matches, appearing in 61 sets
Led Carolina with 252 digs, averaging 4.13 digs/set, the fifth-most in the ACC
Served a team-best 20 aces
Tallied double-digit digs in 14 matches and 20+ digs in four matches
Recorded a career-best 24 digs in Carolina's five-set victory over Notre Dame (3/21/21)
Had three matches with three service aces: vs. Virginia (11/1/202), vs. App State (2/18/21), vs. Notre Dame (3/21/21)
Tallied a career-best eight assists vs. Duke (10/11/20)
All-ACC Academic Team
ACC Academic Honor Roll

AS A FRESHMAN (2019):

Played in all 28 matches, appearing in 104 sets
Ranked second on the team in digs (245), averaging 2.36 digs/set
Set a career-best of 22 digs at Duke (11/7/19)
Recorded nine matches with double-digit digs
Made her collegiate debut vs. No. 3 Minnesota (8/31/19), recording nine digs and an ace
Tallied a single-match high of five aces at UC Irvine (9/6/19)
Served 23 aces, the third-most on the team
ACC Academic Honor Roll

MAJOR:

Graduating in May 2023 with a degree in media and journalism with a minor in history

PREP:

A three-year varsity letter winner at Cathedral Catholic High School under coach Julianna Evens
A three-time CCHS Defensive Player of the Year
Earned first-team all-Western League honors three times
Helped her team to the CIF (California) State Championship D2 as a freshman and captained Cathedral Catholic as a junior and senior
2019 Under Armour All-America nominee
Named All-Tournament First-team at both the California Challenge and Southern CA Invitational
Garnered First-team all-CIF San Diego honors and was named the CIF Libero of the Year as a senior
Played club for Coast Volleyball under coach Ozhan Barembeygui
Helped her team to top-15 finishes at the Open Division Junior Olympics each of the past six seasons
Aided her team to a fifth-place finishes in the 18's Open Division Junior Olympics
Also played one year of powderpuff football at Cathedral Classic and was named MVP as a senior