AS A FRESHMAN (2011) Played in 31 matches, with six starts...recorded her first career nod on Aug. 27 against Rhode Island...served as the libero in three matches...finished second on the team with 288 digs...averaged 2.53 digs per set...collected 15 digs or more in five contests, including the last four matches she played in...registered a career-high 21 digs at Connecticut...boasted an .890 serving percentage...ranked third on the squad with 31 service aces...earned a career-high four aces against New Hampshire...chipped in 24 assists on the year...suffered a season-ending injury in the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament, finishing the match with 15 digs and an ace.
HIGH SCHOOL A first team all-conference honoree from suburban Chicago... served as a libero/defensive specialist of the 2010 Evanston Township High School volleyball team...nominated captain and MVP on her high school team...ranked in the state's top-50 players during her senior year...led the team to a 31-7 record as a setter/hitter in her junior year...gained the Chicagoland Player of the Week honor twice...considered an energetic and athletic defender in the Chicago prep league...helped her under-18 Black Squad with the Sky High Volleyball club gain a national top-10 ranking...earned varsity letters on the volleyball team for three years...gained all-conference, all-sectional and all-area honors as a soccer player before focusing on volleyball...elected as the Senior Class President and nominated for Homecoming Court...member of school's honor roll...participated in the local "Best Buddies Program."
PERSONAL Born August 3, 1993...daughter of Shantil and Tom Clesen...has an older sister, Alex, who played soccer at Loras College (Iowa), an older brother, Troy and a younger sister, Kelsey...enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Clesen's Career Highs Kills: 1 Twice, last was at St. John's (11-4-11)
Attempts: 1 Five times, last was at Louisville (10-23-11)
Digs: 15 atVillanova (10-2-11)
Assists: 2 Two times, last was vs.Rutgers (9-25-11)
