University of San Francisco Athletics

2015 ALL-WCC HONORABLE MENTION
2015 WCC ALL-ACADEMIC HONORABLE MENTION

2015 Indoor: All-WCC honorable mention recipient … became the 11th woman in program history with 1,000 career kills when she hit the milestone mark against Loyola Marymount on Nov. 14 … led the team in multiple offensive categories including kills (407), kills per set (3.77), points (453) and points per set (4.19) … recorded double-digit kills in 25 matches … combined for the double-double on six occasions … finished with a season-high 25 kills at Portland on Oct. 29 … closed the year with 14 kills and a season-high 17 digs in USF’s four-set win at Saint Mary’s … most valuable player of the San Francisco Invitational after compiling 39 kills, 23 digs and seven total blocks for the Dons … named to the Utah State Gossner Invitational all-tournament team with 41 kills on .321 hitting … finished with a team-high 43 kills on the weekend at the St. John’s Jack Kaiser Classic to earn a spot on the all-tournament team … tapped as Most Valuable Player at the San Francisco Challenge, finishing with 49 kills on .453 hitting and 15 digs … played all 108 sets for the Dons … named a WCC All-Academic honorable mention selection.

2015 Sand: Recorded an overall record of 12-11, with two partners on the season … opened the year playing alongside Kiara McKibben … McKibben and Pilepic teamed up to go 7-6 from the Nos. 3 and 4 positions … posted victories against pairs from Santa Clara, San Jose State, Saint Mary’s and Bakersfield in dual match action … duo went 2-2 in pairs bracket play, competing together at the NorCal Invitational and the Santa Cruz Collegiate Invitational … finished the season alongside Emily Reed, going 5-5 together … went 4-0 with Reed at the Sacramento State Invitational, defeating duos from Boise State, Sacramento State, Pacific and Cal Poly.

2014 Indoor: Finished the season second on the squad in attacks, kills, blocks and points … recorded 333 kills on the year, notching 20 double-digit kill efforts … compiled a season-high 26 kills to go along with nine digs and four blocks against Portland on Oct. 11 … blocked 66 total attempts on the year, finishing with a season-high seven stuffs at Loyola Marymount on Oct. 16 … averaged 3.73 points per set.

2014 Sand: Finished the year with a 5-5 mark on the sand with partner Courtney Sabahi ... playing from the No. 3 position, the duo earned wins over teams from Cal, Sacramento State, Cal Poly, San Jose State and Santa Clara ... three victories came in straight sets on the sand.

2013 Indoor: Had a season-high attack percentage of .474 against Portland on Oct. 5 … led squad with 307 kills and added 60 total blocks in her first collegiate season … had an average of .54 blocks per set … earned a spot on the All-Freshman squad … earned all-tournament distinction at the Aztec Invitational, her first individual collegiate honor … led USF with 51 kills in four matches in November.

Prep/Club Career: Played volleyball and basketball, and competed in track and field in high school.

Personal: Majoring in psychology ... daughter of Maja and Boris Pilepic ... brother, Fran, plays professional basketball in Spain ... enjoys reading and traveling ... born July 14, 1994, in Rijeka, Croatia.
 

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More on Katarina:
My goal for the season is ... to go to the NCAA tournament.
Nickname ... Pile.
If I could be anyone for a day, I would be ... a DJ.
After college I plan to ... continue playing volleyball in Europe.
My favorite quote is ... "Post nubila, phoebus." - after the rain comes the sun