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Volleyball - Kansas

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VOLLEYBALL

Caroline Bien

Right-side hitter/Outside hitter
ST. THOMAS AQUINAS HS
OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-0
Press Release

Peak Performance

242

Kills

257

Digs

24

Blocks

29

Service Aces
“Caroline is the consummate all-around player. She is good at everything and plays with such a poise that it seriously looks effortless. She can do everything.”
Nancy Dorsey
Head Coach - head coach of St. James Academy
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot senior outside and right-side hitter led the Saints to a 29-2 record and the Class 5A state championship this past season. Bien compiled 242 kills with a .428 kill percentage and a .319 hitting percentage, along with 257 digs, 73 assists, 29 service aces and 24 blocks. A 2020 American Volleyball Coaches Association First Team All-American, she is ranked as the nation’s No. 14 recruit in the Class of 2021 by PrepVolleyball.com. She concluded her prep volleyball career with 1,298 digs and 1,123 kills.

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Academic Achievement

Bien has maintained an A average in the classroom. She has signed a National Letter of Intent to play volleyball on scholarship at the University of Kansas this fall.

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Exemplary Character

A school ambassador, Bien has volunteered locally as a peer mentor and a math tutor. She also donated her time as a nanny and tutor to the children of an essential worker during the pandemic.