| Peggy Riessen |
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 | Class: Sophomore
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 | Hometown: Wilton, Iowa
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 | High School: Wilton
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 | Height: 5-11
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 | Position: OH
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 | Experience: 1L
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2007: Played in 32 of ISU's 33 matches, and tallied 29 starting assignments ... ended the season with 334 kills, 27 set assists, a team second-best 31 service aces, 385 digs, 28.0 blocks and 380.0 points ... named first-team District 5 CoSIDA/ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District, and was a Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete honorable mention selection ... registered 20 double-digit kill efforts, including eight straight between Sept. 14 and Oct. 6 ... had 19 double-digit dig outings, including six consecutive to begin the season, and four-straight to end the campaign ... recorded 16 double-doubles (kills-digs) on the season ... twice set a career-highs with 18 kills against Miami (Ohio) on Aug. 25 and Missouri State (Sept. 22) ... tallied a career-best 32 digs against top-seeded Wichita State in the State Farm MVC Tournament semifinals ... had a season-best four blocks at Wichita State (Oct. 20) ... had a team-high 16 kills against Northern Iowa in the championship match of the Valley Tournament, her highest kill output since recording 17 kills at Drake (Sept. 29).
2006: Appeared in 27 total matches with 13 starts...recorded double-digit kill efforts in five matches...collected a career high 16 kills in a four-game win over Southern Illinois (Sept. 23)...set a career-high with 17.0 points scored against 2006 NCAA Tournament participant Winthrop (Aug. 26)...also recorded a season-best nine digs in the match...had a combined 20 kills in two matches against State Farm MVC Tournament finalist Missouri State...recorded double figures in points seven times.
High School: Led the state with 499 kills as a senior, while finishing second in kills as a junior ... team won the regional title in 2003 and 2004, going on to two consecutive state tournaments ... named to the state tournament team in 2004 ... a three-time all-conference pick, who also received all-state first team accolades as a junior and a senior ... helped lead her team to three conference and district championships ... tallied 781 digs, 1,232 kills, 151 service aces and 271 blocks in her high school career ... member of the track team for four years, qualifying for the state track meet in the high jump as a junior ... member of the National Honor Society.
Personal: Born June 25, 1988 ... daughter of Paul Riessen and Shelly MacGowan ... has a younger brother, Mike (16), and an older sister, Ashley (21).