2012: Registered nine kills in the season finale at Nebraska (11/24) ... Tied a career high with seven blocks against Illinois (11/21) ... Chipped in with nine kills in that match ... Collected six blocks against Michigan (11/16) ... Scored eight kills at Ohio State, including five in the first set (11/7) ...Notched seven kills vs. Purdue (11/3) ... Put down 14 kills in a five-set win over Wisconsin (10/28) ... Stuffed a career-high seven blocks vs. Iowa (10/21) ... Collected team-best 12.5 points in that match ... Earned a career-high 15 kills to go along with four blocks at Illinois (10/17) ... Scored 13 kills at Michigan (10/13) ... Added personal-best hitting percentage of .706 in that match ... Collected seven kills and four blocks in win at No. 25 Michigan State (10/12) ... Recorded four blocks at Indiana (9/29) ... Chipped in with six kills at Purdue (9/28) ... Led all players with two solo blocks against Wisconsin (9/21) ... Tied career-highs with three service aces and two assists vs. Western Michigan (9/16) ... Earned a career-high .545 hitting percentage [6-0-11] against Delaware (9/14) ... Did not commit an attacking error in two matches [21 total attempts] on Sept. 14 at the Wildcat Classic ... Put down a career-high nine kills at a clip of .533 [9-1-15] vs. Villanova (9/8) ... Served a career-high three aces at Yale (9/8) ... Made a career-high 19 attempts at New Mexico State (9/1) ... Tied a career-high with seven digs against Cincinnati (9/1) ... Recorded four blocks and two service aces in the championship match of the Marquette Challenge against the Golden Eagles (8/26) ... Made Northwestern debut against Bowling Green (8/25) ... Achieved a then-career-best hitting percentage of .429 and tied a career high with seven kills in that match.
Prior to Northwestern: Played in 2011 at the University of Oregon ... Helped the Ducks achieve a record of 21-10 and a berth in the NCAA Tournament ... Appeared in 53 games and collected 46 kills and 35 blocks ... Tallied 29 total blocks in 40 games played during Pac-12 competition.
High School: Helped guide St. Francis H.S. to a state title in 2010 ... Served as co-captain and garnered First Team All-League honors ... Lancers were ranked No. 28 nationally by PrepVolleyball.com in 2010 ... Earned Second Team All-League accolades as a junior in 2009 ... Boasted a 3.8 GPA and was recognized as a four-year scholar-athlete at St. Francis.
Personal: Daughter of Gustavo and Vanessa Paffen ... Major is undeclared.
Paffen's Career Statistics (NU only):
Paffen's Career Highs
Kills
15, at Illinois (Oct. 17, 2012)
Total Attempts
28, at Wisconsin (Oct. 28, 2012)
Hitting Pct. (min. 10 att)
.706, at Michigan (Oct. 13, 2012)
Service Aces
3, two times, last vs. Western Michigan (Sept. 16, 2012)
Assists
2, vs. Western Michigan (Sept. 16, 2012)
Total Blocks
7, twice, last vs. Illinois (Nov. 21, 2012)
Digs
7, twice, last vs. Cincinnati (Sept. 1, 2012)
Paffen's 2012 Highs
Kills
15, at Illinois (Oct. 17)
Total Attempts
28, at Wisconsin (Oct. 28)
Hitting Pct. (min. 10 att)
.706, at Michigan (Oct. 13)
Service Aces
3, two times, last vs. Western Michigan (Sept. 16)
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