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May
4, 2004 |
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RIAIAW Names Deerfield’s Kari Geisler
a Distinguished Student-Athlete |
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Providence, RI--The
Rhode Island Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (RIAIAW)
named Rhode Island College sophomore Kari Geisler (Deerfield, NH) a
Distinguished Student-Athlete at a reception held at Johnson & Wales
University on Wednesday, May 4. |
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Brown University, Bryant College, the Community College of Rhode Island,
Johnson and Wales University, Providence College, Rhode Island College,
Roger Williams University, Salve Regina University and the University of
Rhode Island each had one student-athlete from their respective
institution receive this distinction. |
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Geisler was recently named a Scholar-Athlete by the Speaker of the House
and the Rhode Island House of Representatives at a reception at the State
House on Apr. 27. |
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Geisler, a physical education/health major, owns a cumulative grade point
average of 3.87, and is an All-Little East Conference All-Star in both
women’s basketball and volleyball. |
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A Deerfield, New Hampshire native, Geisler played in 27 games, starting 24
of them, during the women’s basketball season this past winter. She
averaged a team-high 9.4 rebounds per game to go along with 10.4 points,
and 1.1 steals per contest. For her efforts, she was named Second Team
All-Little East Conference. She posted eight double-doubles and scored in
double-figures 16 times. Geisler’s 10.4 rebounds per game led the LEC.
Geisler was also selected as the LEC Player of the Week twice throughout
the season. |
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On the volleyball court this past fall, Geisler
was named Second Team All-Little East Conference. She played in 125 games
in 33 matches as an outside hitter and accumulated 354 kills, a .212
hitting percentage, 30 service aces, 96 digs, and 42 blocks. Geisler was
also named to the Bridgewater State College Invitational All-Tournament
team. Geisler is currently third all-time in RIC women’s volleyball
program history with 605 career kills and ranks ninth with a .205 career
hitting percentage. |
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She is a
2003 graduate of
Pinkerton
Academy. |
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