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Jersey Number 1
Kari Zumach
- Position:
- Right Side Hitter
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Buffalo, Minn.
- High School:
- Buffalo
Honors and Awards
2018 BIG EAST Freshman of the Week, 10/23
2018 BIG EAST Freshman of the Week, 11/6
2018 (Freshman at Creighton):
• True freshman who was part of Creighton’s 10th-ranked recruiting class.
• Sister Kylee Zumach was a fifth-year senior at Kansas State who was named Big 12 Freshman of the Year and an Honorable Mention All-American in 2014 and 2018.
• Averaged 1.84 kills and 0.89 blocks per set on .308 hitting in CU’s last 14 matches.
• Named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week on Oct. 24 after hitting .448 and averaging 1.88 kills, 0.88 blocks and 0.50 digs per set in victories over Xavier and Butler.
• Earned second BIG EAST Freshman of the Week honor on Nov. 5.
* Made her debut with eight kills and three blocks in a 3-2 win over No. 5 Kentucky (Aug. 24).
• Provided a spark off the bench in win vs. Iowa State with seven kills and three blocks (Sept. 7), and again with six kills on .385 hitting in five-set win at Butler (Sept. 28).
• Had eight kills and five blocks in 3-1 win vs. Wichita State (Sept. 9).
• Posted five kills and a block in 3-0 win over DePaul (Sept. 21).
• Had nine kills on .471 hitting, adding four blocks in 3-2 win over Xavier (Oct. 18) in her first start in more than a month.
• Hit .417 and had six kills and three blocks in sweep over Butler (Oct. 20).
• Notched season-best 10 kills in win at No. 18 Marquette (Oct. 26).
• Owned seven kills and season-high six blocks at St. John’s (Nov. 2).
• Had eight kills and hit .583 in 3-0 win at Seton Hall (Nov. 3).
• Hit .400 with seven kills and season-high five digs in BIG EAST Championship semifinal win vs. Villanova (Nov. 23).
• Had eight kills and tied season-high with six blocks on .389 hitting in BIG EAST Championship match victory over No. 16 Marquette (Nov. 24).
• Name pronounced CAR-ee, ZOO-mock.
Buffalo High School
• Three-time Mississippi 8 All-Conference pick.
• Hit .300 with 461 kills as a senior, when she was named First Team All-State by the Minnesota Volleyball Coaches Association and Second Team All-Metro by the Minneapolis Star-Tribune.
• Owned a pair of matches with 30+ kills, including 37 in a 3-2 win at Waconia where she also hit .408 and had 25 digs with four aces.
• Was a JVA All-National Team pick in the summer of 2018.
• As a junior, recorded 420 kills, 285 digs and 50 blocks.
• Also considered Colorado State and Kansas State before committing to Creighton in the summer before her senior year.
• Sister Kylee plays for Kansas State and is a redshirt senior with the Wildcat volleyball program. Kylee earned AVCA All-America Honorable Mention and Big 12 Freshman of the Year honors in 2014.
Personal
• Birthday is January 13.
• Daughter of Darin and Lauri Zumach.
• Has one sister, Kylee (22), who is a fifth-year senior on the Kansas State volleyball team.
• Favorite website is Google.
• Best volleyball memory is winning on senior night in five sets.
• Favorite vacation spot is Slovenia.
• Chose Creighton because of the coaches, history and friends.
• Favorite snacks are beef jerky and fruit.
• Sports hero is Jordan Larson.
• Nicknames include Zoomy, Zumach and Karinthia.
• Her celebrity crush is a young Channing Tatum.
Creighton Volleyball vs Nebraska Postgame Press Conference Spring Match
Saturday, April 18
Nebraska Volleyball vs Creighton Postgame Press Conference Spring Match
Saturday, April 18
Creighton Volleyball Media Availability - 4/15/26
Wednesday, April 15
Creighton vs. Kentucky Volleyball Press Conference - 12/13/25
Sunday, December 14
