Catie Semadeni

Catie Semadeni at Weber State [Big Sky Quarterfinals] - 11/18/21

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Catie Semadeni vs. Portland State - 10/14/21

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Catie Semadeni, Peyten Boutwell vs. Montana State - 9/21/21

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Catie Semadeni vs. Sacramento State - 3/22/21

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Catie Semadeni vs. Northern Colorado - 11/1/19

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Photo by: Derek Johnson

Photo by: Derek Johnson

Class:
Freshman
Position:
OH/OPP
Height:
6-1
Hometown:
Fort Collins, Colo.
High School:
Fossil Ridge H.S.

2023 (R-Senior): Academic All-Big Sky… CSC Academic All-District… appeared in all 111 sets and 29 matches on the season for Montana… recorded 186 total kills, fifth-most on Montana’s roster… averaged 1.68 kills/set on .210 hitting… finished season with 57 total blocks, including five solo blocks, to rank third on Montana… had 42 total digs… had double-figure kills in four matches on the year… season-high 18 kills while hitting .536 in a five-set win over Binghamton (Aug. 31)… had 10 kills on .320 hitting vs. DePaul (Sept. 2)… recorded 10 kills on .409 hitting in four-set loss at Boise State (Sept. 16)… hit .321 with 12 kills in a four-set win over Northern Arizona (Nov. 2)… had a season-high seven blocks vs. Northern Colorado (Nov. 4)… recorded at least five blocks in five total matches on the year… had five blocks in consecutive matches on Sept. 2 and 7… finishes her Grizzly career with 121 matches played and 422 total sets… totaled 742 career kills and 199 total blocks… hit over .400 in three matches on the season, and over .300 six times… recorded at least one dig in 23 of 29 total matches… recorded at least three kills in every single match on the season.

2022 (Senior): Played in all 29 matches and 105 total sets, starting seven different matches… third on the team with 200 total kills, averaging 1.90 per set… hit .188 for the season… fourth on the team with 49 total blocks, averaging 0.47 per set… 225.5 total points was fourth most on Montana… 44 digs and two assists… recorded season-high 14 kills on two different occasions, once against Idaho (10/29) and once against Northern Arizona (9/22)… nine total matches with double-digit kills, including the final three matches of the regular season… six matches with a .250 hitting percentage and at least 10 kills…. averaged 12 kills per match against Montana State in a season sweep of the rivals… season high five blocks against Charleston Southern (9/17)… had multiple blocks in 13 matches… increased kills from 1.90 per set to 2.11 per set in Big Sky play… also improved hitting percentage from .188 to .203 against league opponents… Montana finished with an 8-1 record in the matches that Semadeni reached double-digit kills… hit better than .400 in five matches.

2021 (Junior): Voted team's Most Inspirational Player by her peers... EWU all-tournament team... Academic All-Big Sky Conference selection for the third time... Played in all 102 sets, starting 16 of 27 matches at opposite hitter... Led Montana with 234 kills (2.29 per set), doing so at a .273 clip... Ranked third in the Big Sky for hitting percentage among pin hitters... Was one of four league players, regardless of position, to average at least 2.25 kills per set and hit above .270... Also added 55 blocks (0.54 per set), which ranked third on the team... Was in double figures for kills nine times, hitting above .300 in eight of those matches and above .500 twice... Had a career night vs. Portland State, totaling 19 kills on .500 hitting, the first Montana player to do so since 2007... Hit .522 vs. Northern Colorado, recording 13 kills compared to just one error... Posted 17 kills in a win at Montana State (Oct. 26) and 16 at Eastern Washington (Oct. 9)... Recorded at least five blocks in a match four times, led by a career-most eight stuffs in a come-from-behind win over Drake (Sept. 11)... Later that night, at North Dakota, she tallied eight kills, including one on match point that helped Montana win the UND Classic title... Started the season with back-to-back matches in double figures for kills, tallying 21 kills on .327 hitting, plus eight blocks (Aug. 28)... Had a breakout season after averaging just 0.79 kills per set on .011 hitting during the abbreviated spring season.

Spring 2021 (Sophomore): Academic All-Big Sky Conference… Played in 26 sets across 10 matches, earning two starts at opposite hitter… Finished the season with 22 kills (0.85 per set)… Also added nine blocks and 11 digs… Had a block in six matches, including each of her final three contests (March 1-22)… In addition to two blocks vs. Sacramento State (March 22), recorded a season-high nine kills in the Grizzlies’ season finale… Half of her kills (11 of 22) came in that two-match series vs. the Hornets.

2019 (Freshman): Academic All-Big Sky Conference… Played in 76 sets across 26 matches, earning 14 starts… Finished her debut season with 100 kills (1.32 per set), which ranked fifth on the team… Hit .135, which ranked fourth among Griz attackers… Added 29 blocks (0.38 per set) and 27 digs (0.36 per set)… After starting the season on the left side, was moved to the right side for the final 11 matches, where she flourished… Over the season’s final 11 matches (nine starts), she recorded at least five kills nine times, averaging 1.57 kills per set on .255 hitting… For comparison, through her first 16 matches, all on the left side, she averaged 0.85 kills per set on -.034 hitting… While at opposite hitter, she hit .300 or better four times and recorded double-figure kills totals in three matches… Recorded 11 kills on a season-best .360 hitting in a come-from-behind win at Idaho (Nov. 7), Montana’s first in Moscow since 1991… Was in double figures for kills in back-to-back matches at Weber State (Nov. 21) and Idaho State (Nov. 23), totaling a career-high 12 kills in the win over the Bengals, which punched Montana’s ticket to the Big Sky tournament… Twice in the final month of the season led Montana for hitting percentage in a match… Recorded at least one block in 10 of her final 11 matches, including a career-high five at Sacramento State (Sept. 24) and four in a home win over Southern Utah (Nov. 16)… Made her collegiate debut at UC Davis (Aug. 30), recording six kills and zero errors on .333 hitting.

Career Highs (through 2021 season)
Kills: 19, vs. Portland State (Oct. 14, 2021)
Attacks: 45, at Montana State (Oct. 26, 2021)
Hitting Percentage: .522 (13-1-23), vs. Northern Colorado (Oct. 30, 2021)
Assists: 1, five times
Service Aces: N/A
Digs: 4, vs. Weber State (Jan. 31, 2021)
Blocks: 8, vs. Drake (Sept. 11, 2021)
Points: 20.5, vs. Portland State (Oct. 14, 2021)

High School: Is a 2019 graduate of Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins, Colorado… Earned three first-team All-Front Range League honors, while also being named to the all-state second team in 2016… Team captain as a junior and senior… Helped the Sabercats to three consecutive conference titles, in addition to a Colorado 5A state championship in 2016… Head volleyball coach was Paul Shimek… Played club volleyball for the Diff Volleyball Club… Earned two academic letters and was a member of the Dean's List each semester… Awarded the CHAMP Player of the Month award in November 2018 for heart and sportsmanship.

Personal: Born and raised in Fort Collins, Colorado… Parents are Randy and Sharrie Semadeni… Has two older brothers, Alex and Andrew… Father (basketball) and mother (tennis) were collegiate athletes at McPherson College in Kansas... Alex played basketball at Fort Lewis College in Colorado, while Andrew played basketball at Morningside University in Iowa... Is serving her third year as president of Montana's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC)... Graduated in May 2022 with a degree in health and human performance and is now working toward a graduate degree in public health, with a concentration in community health and prevention sciences.