UTEP Miners

• Played in 63 sets across all of the Miners' 17 matches
• Tenth in Conference USA in assists per set (5.98) in the Miners' two-setter system
• Helped UTEP to the third-best assist per set ratio in the conference (12.52) – an improvement from 11th place in 2019
• Recorded 25+ assists in five matches including a season-high 36 assists versus UTSA (2/22)
• Tallied 30 assists versus North Texas on Feb. 28. In that match, the Miners' set an NCAA-high with 75 team assists.
• The assist performance ranked as third-most in a single match this season
• Notched eight double-doubles (assists and digs)
• Reached double-digit assists in all but one match (vs. WKU 4/2)

• Played in 105 sets and 28 matches, while making 14 starts for the Miners
• Ranked second on team in assists with 488
• Recorded 12 service aces and posted four double-doubles
• Had 32 assists and 15 digs in a five-set victory over UIW (9/20)
• Recorded a season-high 38 assists versus Southern Miss (11/3)
• Registered three service aces against No. 21 Rice in the first round of the C-USA Tournament
• Amassed double-digit assist number in all but one match

• Played in all 99 sets and started every match for the Miners at the setter position
• Accumulated a team-best 851 assists for the squad
• First freshman to lead the team in assists since 2007 (Patty Jarmoc) for UTEP
• Ranked seventh in assists (851) and ninth in assists per set (8.60) in Conference USA
• Started out the season with six double-doubles in first seven matches of career
• Had 20-plus assists in 25 matches
• Rated second on the team in digs (241) and digs per set (2.43)
• Was a force at the net with 38 total blocks
• Against Illinois-Chicago (8/31), posted 46 assists with 27 digs helping boost the Miners to victory
• Produced a career-high 54 assists with 11 digs and three total blocks in a win over San Diego State (9/15)
• Was the PrepVolleyball.com “Unsung Hero of the Week” for a performance against UTSA (9/30) tallying 29 assists, nine digs and a career-high five total blocks

• A four-year varsity starter at South Torrance High School
• Three-time captain and was named to the All-Pioneer League three times
• Helped her team to the 2014 California Interscholastic Federation Championship, where they went on to become the Division II state finalists
• Played club volleyball for eight years, six of which were with Southern California Volleyball Club (SCVC) where she was a six-time captain
• Team was the 2015 AAU 15-under National Champions and Fritsche was named the tournament MVP
• Honor roll student at South Torrance HS

PERSONAL: Full name is Kristen Marie Fritsche ... Born in Torrance, California ... Daughter of Mark and Anne Fritsche ... Has one brother, Brian ... The first collegiate athlete in her family ... Has played club volleyball for eight years ... Studies health promotion with a minor in nutrition.