Updated August 2, 2007

A mainstay and the only lefty in the lineup at outside hitter last season, moved to the right side in the spring to help at the block • had a great spring hitting .283 with 3.6 kills and 3.4 digs per game.

2006
• MVC All-Academic Honorable Mention
• Academic All-District V third team
A mainstay in at outside hitter, played in 98 of 99 games, dislocating her elbow in the second to last game of the season against Drake • started all 28 matches, second on the team with 2.77 kills per game, top-20 in The Valley • third on the team with 2.55 digs per game, fourth in blocks at 0.51 per game • recorded a career-high 17 kills at Wyoming (Sep. 1) and 16 digs against Indiana State (Sep. 22).

2005
Didn't emerge as a starter until late in the season • stepped up to play outside when a teammate was injured • led the Salukis in kills twice, against Illinois State and regular season Missouri Valley Conference champion Wichita State • finished the season averaging 1.59 kills per game and 0.46 blocks per game.

2004
Redshirted

High School
Named all-conference as a senior and all-area honors as a junior and senior • led Lake Zurich to a AA Super sectional (Sweet Sixteen) and 33-7 record as a senior • averaged 2.1 kills, 2.5 blocks and 2.3 digs per game with a .290 hitting percentage her final year • was a three-year starter in volleyball • earned eight letters as a prep in volleyball (3), basketball (3) and softball (2) • was named the 2004 Lake County Female Athlete of the Year • member of the National Honor Society as a prep earning High Honors all four years • named an Illinois State Scholar.

Personal
High School • Lake Zurich
Full name Kristina Rose Berwanger • carries a 4.0 GPA in fashion design merchandising • born on April 1, 1986 in Lake Zurich, Ill. • has a brother, Paul, and two sisters, Jen, a redshirt freshman on the SIU volleyball team, and Katie, who wrapped up her basketball career at SIU in 2004 • daughter of Paul and Mary Berwanger.