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BULLDOG CAREER:
2018 (Junior) Posted another outstanding season as the team's libero playing in all 119 sets, one of two players to appear in every set • led the Bulldogs with 510 digs (4.4 digs per set) • a mainstay defensively, the latest Bulldog (three in the last five seasons) to registered over 500 digs in a single season • corralled 31 double-digits digs efforts and four with over 20 digs • whipped up a career-high 26 digs in the three-set win over Winona State on Oct. 12 • dished out 20 service aces  including multiple ace performances on six occasions • tossed a collegiate best seven assists in the NSIC Championship match against Southwest Minnesota State  • handled a .949 service reception • selected to the NSIC All-Academic Team.

2017 (Sophomore) Established herself as the team's primary libero the last 26 matches and was one of five Bulldogs to play in all 119 sets • was the defensive catalyst leading the club with 390 digs (3.28 digs per set) • posted a career-high 25 digs in the five-set win over Winona State University • recorded 19 double-digits dig matches including three other 20-plus dig efforts • recorded a .956 service reception, the best mark among any Bulldog • notched 32 aces on the season, second among the team • corralled three service aces on five different occasions including in the NCAA regional championship against Concordia University, St. Paul • selected to the NSIC All-Academic Team.

2016 (Freshman) Squared off in 17 matches for the Bulldogs, primarily in a serving role • recorded four service aces in four separate matches • dug out a season-high four balls in her first match against Lake Superior State • appeared in all five sets against Wayne State (Neb.) on Nov. 16.

BEFORE UMD: A 2016 graduate of Chaska High School • started for five seasons as a libero and outside hitter for head coach Sue Murphy and the Hawks • won a MSHSL State Tournament in 2014 • earned All-Metro West Conference honors in four seasons (2012-15) • earned All-State honor in 2015 • served as team captain in her final two seasons, setting the team's all-time digs record • voted team's best defensive player in 2012, 2013, and 2014 • played alongside fellow Bulldogs Sarah Kelly and Erin Schindler.

PERSONAL: Born Keena Marie Seiffert in Anoka, Minn. • daughter of Sue and Steve Seiffert • one of three siblings (Kylie and Kolby) • while at Chaska, served on the National Honor Society • her uncle, Greg Seiffert, played football as a tight end at the University of Minnesota • is planning to major in marketing analytics at UMD.