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11 Paula Klemperer

  • Height 5-6
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Highschool Goethegymnasium Hildesheim
  • Hometown Hildesheim, Germany

Biography

UNA BEACH CAREER: A member of the UNA beach volleyball program since the program began in 2019 … member of the team for UNA's first six seasons in program history … winningest individual in program history with an 83-39 record in 124 career matches played … also has the most career wins at No. 1 with 65 … 65-29 record at No. 1 and an 18-10 career record at No. 2.

UNA 2024: 2024 All-Atlantic Sun Conference First Team and Academic Team selection who 
went 22-9 on the season (all from flight no. 1 with graduate student Taylor Seney) ... began the season with six-straight wins to set a program record with 16 consecutive wins dating back to April 8, 2023 ... earned the ASUN's first two Pair of the Week awards alongside Seney on Feb. 28 and March 6, adding a third on April 17 ... helped clinch UNA’s first two program wins over Power Five opposition with top-flight wins over Oregon and Nebraska ... gained three ranked wins on the season against No. 7 LSU, No. 16 FAU and No. 20 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi ... ranked as high as No. 3 from the top flight in the AVCA/CollegeBeachVB.com pair rankings poll (March 19, 2024) ... earned her 75th career win in the pairs’ victory against FAU on April 6

UNA 2023: Klemperer and Taylor Seney combined for a program record 26 wins in 2023 and had a 23-10 record as a pair...their 23 wins at No. 1 was also a school record, as was their 10-match winning streak to close the season...Klemperer was 25-10 at No. 1 and 1-0 at No. 2...she and Seney earned ASUN Conference All-Tournament honors after going undefeated (4-0) in the tournament...earned first-team All-ASUN Conference honors last season and was also selected Academic All-America® by the College Sports Communicators...selected Academic All-ASUN and CSC Academic All-District...helped lead UNA to a 20-16 record as a team in 2023 for the first 20-win season in program history.

 
UNA 2022: Missed the majority of the season due to injury but went 3-3 overall, going 2-2 at No. 1 and 1-1 at No. 2 … Went 3-2 when paired with Taylor Seney (2-1 at No. 1, 1-1 at No. 2) and was 0-1 at No. 1 with Natalie Kordt.
 
UNA 2021: Went 13-8 in 2021, with a 1-1 record at No. 1 and 12-7 at No. 2 … was paired with Natalie Kordt for all 21 matches.  
 
UNA 2020: Posted a 4-2 record in the COVID-19 shortened 2020 season … paired with Natalie Kordt to go 4-2 at No. 2.  
 
UNA 2019: Had a 15-7 record in UNA’s inaugural beach season in 2019 … played all 15 matches at No. 1 with Sophia Brandstetter.

UNA INDOOR: She also played the 2018 season as a defensive specialist for the UNA indoor volleyball team ... saw action in seven matches as a true freshman ... recorded 19 digs, including 12 on Sept. 17, 2018, against Louisiana-Monroe.

HIGH SCHOOL: She played at Geothegymnasium Hildesheim … club team finished in the top 5 in the German National Championship in 2016 and 2017.
 
PERSONAL: Full name is Paula Marie Klemperer … Daughter of Kirsten and Bertold Klemperer … Birthday is May 17 and has four siblings … Pursuing an MBA in Project Management.
 
 

Historical Player Information

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    2019Freshman

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    2020Sophomore

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    2021Sophomore

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    2022Junior

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    2023Senior

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    2024Graduate Student

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