(pronounced zuh-LIN-skee)
Career Honors
2016 Coaches Award
4x Dean's List Honors
4x PSAC Scholar-Athlete
3x D2ADA Academic Achievement Award
2016 (Match-by-Match): PSAC Scholar-Athlete and D2ADA Academic Achievement Award...Zielinski appeared in all 107 sets and started in all 29 of KU's matches as a senior… She led the team with 71 total blocks and ends her career tenth in KU history with 286 for her career… Twice she tied her career-high with seven blocks – at Winston-Salem State (9/20) and versus Mercyhurst (10/28)… Her .205 hitting percentage ranked second on the team and she was third with 151 total kills… She set a new career-high with 15 kills on .324 hitting against Wilmington (9/13)...Recorded a career-high with seven total blocks in a victory over Mercyhurst (10/28)...Notched a three-set match career high with 11 kills (10/7)...Posted eight kills against IUP (9/23)...Recorded 14 kills on Friday at the Urbana Invitational (9/16)...Notched seven kills with an impressive .350 hitting against Holy Family (9/7)...Posted a career-high seven blocks against Winston-Salem (9/2).
2015 (Match-by-Match): PSAC Scholar-Athlete & D2ADA Academic Achievement Award...In her third season as a Golden Bear, Zielinski recorded a career-high 122 kills, 88 total blocks and 19 digs...Tied a career-high with seven blocks against Shippensburg (11/13)...Recorded three kills and seven blocks in a win over East Stroudsburg, reaching the 200-career block milestone (11/3)...Tied her career-high in blocks with seven against Shippensburg (10/24)...Posted four kills and a block against Lock Haven (10/9)...Three blocks against West Chester (10/3)...Recorded seven kills against Fairmont State (9/19)...Notched eight kills in a win over Shepherd (9/18)...Tallied eight kills and three blocks against Philadelphia (9/12)...Posted five kills and a career-high seven blocks against Southern N.H. (9/12)...Had seven kills against NYIT (9/11)...Recorded seven kills and four blocks in a win over Davis & Elkins (9/5)...Tallied six kills against Wilmington (9/5)...Posted six kills and three blocks against Adelphi (9/4).
2014 (Match-by-Match): Named a PSAC Scholar-Athlete (7/6)…In her second season as a Golden Bear, she recorded 117 kills, 10 service aces, 35 digs and ranked second on the team with 90 total blocks in 105 sets played...Had seven kills and four block assists in a win over Shippensburg (11/1)...Had six kills and three block assists against Millersville (10/31)...Recorded four block assists
against Pitt-Johnstown (10/25)...Recorded four block assists in a win over Lock Haven (10/24)...Had two block assists
against West Chester (10/18)...Had six kills and four block assists
against Millersville (10/4)...Recorded six kills and six block assists in a win over Shippensburg (10/3)...Recorded five kills and three blocks in a win over East Stroudsburg (9/30)...Recorded four kills and six blocks in a win over Damean (9/27)...Earned a kill, a dig and two block assists
against Mercyhurst (9/19)...Led the team with five total blocks while recording two kills, two assists, and a career-high five digs in a win over Philadelphia (9/12)...Had three kills and two block assists in a win over Albright (9/8)...Tallied seven kills, three digs and led the team with five total blocks in a win over Elizabeth City State (9/6)...Had five kills and two digs in a win over Ursuline (9/5)...Ranked second on the team with 11 kills while tallying four digs and three block assists
against West Virginia State (9/5).
2013 (Match-by-Match): Named a PSAC Scholar-Athlete (7/3)...Zielinski played in 18 matches as a freshman, starting in seven of them. She finished with 54 kills and 37 blocks. Her 0.86 blocks/set was second-best on the team... Had eight kills in a win over Cheyney (11/15)...Recorded seven kills in a win over Cheyney (11/15)...Had seven kills and five blocks against Millersville (11/9)...Recorded eight kills, three digs and five blocks against IUP (10/19)...Had three kills, three digs and three blocks against West Liberty (9/21)...Recorded six kills and three blocks in a win over Charleston (9/21)...Had six blocks against Wheeling Jesuit (9/20)...Recorded four kills, three digs and four blocks in a win over Fairmont State (9/20)...Had two kills and two blocks against Fairmont State (9/14)...Recorded three kills in a win over Davis & Elkins (9/7).
High School Highlights: Zielinski led her high school team in every offensive and blocking category in 2012. She played club for Yorktowne Volleyball Club.
| Single-Match Highs |
| Kills |
15 |
vs. Wilmington (Del.) |
9/13/2016 |
| Attacks |
34 |
vs. Wilmington (Del.) |
9/13/2016 |
| Assists |
3 |
vs. Slippery Rock |
9/20/2014 |
| Aces |
4 |
at Winston-Salem State |
9/6/2014 |
| Digs |
5 |
at Philadelphia U. |
9/12/2014 |
| Blocks |
7 |
6x |
|
The Zielinski File
Nickname: Zan
Which Teammate Gives the Best Motivational Speeches? Maddi Brake
Sheetz or Wawa: Sheetz
Sports Role Model? Kerri Walsh-Jennings and John Gump
Best Sporting Event you Attended: Any Kutztown volleyball game
What Was Your High School Mascot? Fighting Irish
Favorite Social Media Platform: Twitter
Dunkin or Starbucks: Dunkin
Favorite Vacation Destination: Ocean City, NJ
Goal for 2016-17: Graduate
