2007: Sophomore Season
Named first team all-conference…started all 47 matches and appeared in all 165 games…led the nation in total assists with 2171, the fourth highest total in school history…her career total of 3698 career helpers ranks her fifth in program history…led the conference in assists per game with 13.16 per game…posted 30 or more assists in 44 matches…passed the 50 assist mark 18 times and posted a then career best 68 assists against Cornerstone (Aug. 25)…also contributed 107 kills, good for fifth on the team…had 23 service aces…also had 104 total blocks including seven solos…passed the 70 assist mark with 71 against Indiana Tech (Nov. 9) in the WHAC semi-finals…totaled 417 assists in eight post season matches for a 52.1 assist per match average…
2006: Freshman Season
Stepped into the starting setter role as a true freshman and became the school record holder for freshman assists with 1,527 ... was honored as the WHAC Freshman of the Year as well as a first team all-WHAC and first team all-region selection ... posted double-digit assists in each match she played, reaching 20-or-more assists 35 times ... eclipsed 30 assists 31 times ... reached 40-or-more assists 14 times ... posted 50-plus assists seven times ... tallied 60-or-more assists three times including a career and season high 66 versus Taylor (09-09-06) ... her 66 assist performance ranks fifth in MU history for a single match.
High School:
A four-year varsity letterwinner in volleyball at Portage Central High School ... voted team MVP while leading her team to conference and district championships and a fourth place statewide ranking as a senior ... earned Kalamazoo Gazette Prep Star of the Week in February 2006 ... named third team all-state and also named to the Southwest Michigan all-region team.
Personal:
Full name is Inta Lija Grinvalds ... daughter of Karlis and Ruta Grinvalds ... her father, Karlis, played volleyball at Ohio State University (1979-83) ... has one brother, Andris, and one sister, Larisa who is a member of the Kalamazoo College volleyball team...born on November 21... majoring in pre-med.
| # | Name | Cl. | Pos. | Ht. | Hometown | Previous School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liz Dempsey | SO | OH | 5-8 | Livonia, Mich. | Franklin HS |
| 2 | Megan Fricke | FR | OH | 5-9 | Wyandotte, Mich. | Roosevelt HS |
| 3 | Lubovj Tihomirova | SR | OH | 6-3 | Riga, Latvia | Rigas Gymnasia |
| 4 | Brynn Kerr | JR | DS | 5-7 | Livonia, Mich. | Churchill/Schoolcraft CC |
| 5 | Amanda Koszela | FR | DS | 5-7 | Dearborn, Mich. | Dearborn HS |
| 6 | Martie Mazur | SO | OH | 5-10 | Maybee, Mich. | Monroe HS |
| 7 | Abby Long | JR | DS | 5-10 | LaPorte, Ind. | LaPorte HS |
| 8 | Karie Altman | FR | MH | 6-0 | Taylor, Mich. | Cabrini HS |
| 9 | Inta Grinvalds | JR | S | 5-8 | Portage, Mich. | Central HS |
| 10 | Anna Gatt | SO | DS | 5-7 | Livonia, Mich | Churchill HS |
| 12 | Whitney Fuelling | SR | OH | 5-10 | Milford, Mich. | Milford/ Western Mich. |
| 13 | Marie Martin | FR | MH | 6-1 | Canton, Mich. | Canton HS |
| 14 | Amanda Lenart | SO | OH | 5-9 | Dearborn Hts, Mich. | Crestwood |
| 15 | Mary McGinnis | JR | OH | 5-11 | Fraser, Mich. | Fraser/ Illinois State |
| 18 | Stephanie Parslow | SR | MH | 6-3 | Clinton Twp., Mich. | Dakota HS |
