2011-12 Volleyball
Marlea Rolander
#5
Marlea Rolander
Position: Middle Blocker
Marlea Rolander
YEARSr.
HT.5-8
HOMETOWNNapoleon, Ohio
HIGH SCHOOLNapoleon
BIRTH DATEApril 6, 1990
MAJORWellness and Corporate Fitness

2010 at Defiance: Named All-Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference … Played in 119 sets and averaged 2.27 kills per set … Ranked second on the squad with 270 kills and first on the team with a .310 hitting percentage … Led HCAC with 127 blocks … Logged at least two blocks in 28-of-31 matches … Double-digit kills in nine matches…Named to Wooster Kilt Classic All-Tournament Team, after posting 33 kills and 18 total blocks over four matches to lead DC to a 2-2 record … Season-best 17 kills against Concordia on September 10th … Season-high 10 blocks against UC Santa Cruz on September 25th.

2009 at Defiance: Saw time in all 33 matches for Jackets during breakout season … Led Jackets with 122 total blocks … Ranked second on team with 240 kills and a .287 hitting percentage … Posted a sparkling .338 percentage in DC’s 22 victories … Hit over .300 in 15 contests, helping the Jackets to a 13-2 clip in those matches … Ranked second among all HCAC performers with 1.21 blocks per set in league action … Swatted at least two blocks in 25 matches and collected at least five blocks 12 times … Collected 10-or-more kills eight times … Led DC to a five-set win over Rose-Hulman in the HCAC Semifinals with 10 kills and 13 blocks for first collegiate double-double … Voted the DC Invitational Most Valuable Player … Named All-HCAC performer in volleyball, as well as in track and field.

2008 at Defiance: Played in all 28 matches and saw time in 99 sets during rookie season … Led all DC players and placed seventh in the HCAC with a .279 hitting percentage … Posted a hitting percentage above .300 in 18 contests … Hit at a blistering .348 clip in HCAC action … Ranked second on squad with 46 total blocks and third with 11 solo blocks … Put down 0.60 blocks per set in league play … Had 13 kills and no hitting errors in a four-set win against Ohio Wesleyan in third collegiate match … Also excelled on the track, earning All-HCAC and Most Outstanding Freshman honors for the Yellow Jackets.

High School: Lettered three times for Napoleon High … Named Second-Team All-District Seven as a junior … Followed that up with a First-Team All-District Seven selection and Greater Buckeye Conference Player-of-the-Year honors as a senior.

Personal: Majoring in wellness and corporate fitness … Daughter of Dan and Daryce Rolander.

2011-12 Volleyball
1 Lindsay McDanielDefensive Specialist
2 Heather KameDefensive Specialist
3 Jill TurnerDefensive Specialist
4 Alexis PierceMiddle Blocker
5 Marlea RolanderMiddle Blocker
6 Alyssa TurtonSetter
7 Caroline HestermanDefensive Specialist
8 Jessica TietjeMiddle Blocker
9 Chelsea LudemanRight Side Hitter
10 Michelle SikoraRight Side Hitter
11 Meghan HindsOutside Hitter
12 Christa SeidenstrickerLibero
13 Logan MandersOutside Hitter
14 Gretel BriandOutside Hitter
15 Alicia KalikSetter
16 Kate BorerDefensive Specialist
17 Stephanie WilsonOutside Hitter
20 Ashley CzukMiddle Blocker