2008 (AS A JUNIOR) Earned first team All-Big Sky Conference honors ... Named Big Sky Player of the Week on Nov. 10 ... Ranked fifth in the Big Sky in aces (0.28 saps), sixth in kills (2.93 kps), and eighth in points (3.34 pps) ... Averaged 3.33 kps in conference action, which ranked her seventh ... Also, ranked second in Big Sky-only matches with a 0.35 service ace per set average ... Her 13 double-doubles was the fourth-most in the Big Sky ... Tallied double-digits in kills in 11 straight matches from Sept. 27-Nov. 8 ... Recorded 10-plus kills 19 times and 10 or more digs 17 times ... Led the Vikings in kills 15 times and in aces 12 times ... Paced the Vikings with eight kills against No. 5 Washington in the first round of the NCAA Tournament (12/5) ... Racked up 25 kills and 24 digs in the Viks two matches at the Big Sky Tournament ... Had a Big Sky-leading 75 attempts against Sac State on Oct. 17 ... Also matched her career-best with 23 digs in the match ... Set a career-high and a PSU season-high with 22 kills at Eastern Washington (10/10) ... The 22 kills were the eighth-most in the conference all year ... Also set new career-highs with five blocks and 24.5 points in the match ... Hit .444 and tallied five aces vs. Montana State (9/27) ... Her five aces were the third-most all year in the conference ... Had two double-doubles and also recorded double-digits in digs in three matches at the PSU Volleyball Showcase (9/11-9/13) ... Served 10-straight points, including four service aces, vs. Gonzaga (9/5) ... Opened the season with 11 kills and 11 digs vs. College of Charleston (8/29).
2007 (AS A SOPHOMORE) Named to the Big Sky All-Tournament team and was also an honorable mention All-Big Sky selection ... led the Big Sky in service aces per game (0.49), while also ranking seventh in kills per game (3.32) and points per game (3.96) ... played in all 105 games and had 19 double-double performances ... had a double-double in the Big Sky Championship match against Sacramento State with 12 kills and 11 digs (11/24) ... had her 18th double-double of the year with 19 kills and 17 digs vs. Weber State at the Big Sky Conference Tournament (11/23) ... tallied a career-high 23 digs and also added 19 kills against Sacramento State in the final match of the regular season (11/17) ... recorded 11 kills and 15 digs against Northern Colorado (11/1) ... collected 11 kills, 13 digs and five aces against Montana (10/27) ... converted six serves and 11 attacks for points and hit .409 in the three-game match vs. Montana State (10/25) ... tallied 19 kills and 17 digs at Idaho State (10/20) ... had 13 kills and 15 digs at Sacramento State (10/12) ... hammered home seven service aces and 11 kills in a three-game match against Portland (10/09) ... had sixth-straight double-double performance of the year against Eastern Washington with 11 kills and 14 digs (10/5) ... tallied 12 kills and 10 digs against Northern Colorado (9/29) ... had 20 kills and 10 digs at Northern Arizona (9/27) ... collected 10 kills and 10 digs at Montana State (9/22) ... accrued 17 kills and 16 digs at Montana (9/20) ... tallied 10 kills, 13 digs and six aces in a three-game sweep of Weber State (9/15) ... had four service aces, nine kills and 15 digs vs. Idaho State (9/13) ... recorded 18 kills and 17 digs against Pacific at the Portland Pilot Preview (9/8) ... earned a .500 hitting percentage with 12 kills and added four service aces against Rutgers (9/6) ... tallied 46 kills and 37 digs in three matches at the Cal State Fullerton Tournament ... recorded her fifth straight double-double performance with 14 kills and 14 digs against Cal State Fullerton (9/1) ... collected 19 kills and 13 digs against Bowling Green at the CSF Tournament (9/1) ... had 13 kills and 10 digs in a sweep of Stony Brook (8/31) ... named to the Air Force Invitational All-Tournament Team (8/25) ... had 10 kills and 13 digs against Chicago State at the Air Force Tournament (8/25) ... recorded her first double-double of the season against Air Force with 12 kills and 10 digs while also hitting .455 (8/25).
2006 (AS A FRESHMAN) Recorded three kills on nine attacks in the Big Sky Conference Tournament semifinals vs. Eastern Washington (11/17) ... had a then-career-high four kills against Montana (11/9) ... collected a then-career-high seven digs against Northern Colorado (9/21) ... recorded her first career kill against Gardner-Webb (9/1) ... made her Viking debut against UC Irvine (8/26).
AT GRESHAM HIGH SCHOOL Played three years for a junior club team in Serbia ... was named MVP of the Serbian National Junior Tournament in 2003 ... during her senior season at Gresham High, was member of the regional champion Nike Air Elite 18 club team.
PERSONAL Born February 9, 1987 ... name is pronounced Maria Voy-no-vich ... daughter of Milan and Pauna Vojnovic ... has one brother, Nikola ... was a foreign exchange student as a senior at Gresham High ... likes dancing and traveling ... majoring in international studies.