SUNY Potsdam Athletics

Dakota Pruiss enters her fourth season with the Bears after playing in 70 career matches and recording 441 kills, 51 assists, 61 aces, 538 digs and 62 blocks.
 
2012: Played in 18 matches, totaled 112 kills, 13 assists, 19 aces, 17 digs and 10 blocks.
 
2011: Played in 35 matches, second on the team in kills (270), third on the team in service aces (36) and digs (295), and contributed 44 blocks.

2010: Played in 17 matches, totaled 59 kills, six service aces, 107 digs, and eight blocks.
 
Personal: Daughter of Mark and Donna Pruiss . . . dual math and secondary education major . . . career ambition is to be a high school math teacher . . . also ran track in high school . . . was three-time MVP of Wallkill volleyball team . . . favorite TV show is “Grey’s Anatomy” . . . favorite movie is Kill Bill . . . favorite musician is Bon Jovi . . . favorite athlete is Kerri Walsh . . . favorite team is the New York Giants . . . lists former teammate Jess Archinal as an influential person in her life . . . greatest sports accomplishment is defeating Saint Michael’s in 2011 . . . also enjoys skiing and cooking . . . favorite class at Potsdam is Abstract Algebra . . . member of the SUNYAC All-Academic Team and Commissioner’s List, multiple honor societies and recipient of the 2013 Charlie Smith Math Scholar Award