Ginger Perinar

Height:
6-2
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Minooka HS
Hometown:
Channahon, Ill.

2016
MVC All-Freshman Team
Finished third on the team in kills per set (1.95) and fourth in blocks (.59/set)…Tallied double-digit kills in three matches…Set a career-high with 15 kills in a five-set win over Evansville (11/9)…Recorded a pair of service aces at Loyola (10/1)…Produced a season-best eight digs against Wichita State (11/18)…Notched 20-plus attempts in nine matches, doing so in eight of SIU’s final nine matches of the season…Blocked two or more attempts in nine matches, highlighted by a career-best eight blocks at Indiana State (11/4)...Appeared in 25 matches, including six starts.

High School
Four-year varsity athlete at Minooka High School...Two-time All-Conference...Two-time All-Area selection...2015 All-State Second Team...2014 All-State Special Mention...Won 20-plus matches in each of her four years on varsity...Led Minooka to back-to-back appearances in the IHSA State Volleyball Tournament...Finished the 2015 season ranked sixth in the state with a 4.6 kills per set averaging, ending the year with 987 total kills.

Personal
Full name is Ginger Perinar...Daughter of Patricia and Larry Perinar Jr...Father is a carpenter while her mother is a substitute teacher...Has four siblings (three sisters, one brother)...Oldest sister, Stacey played four years of volleyball at Eastern Michigan, where she compiled 1,126 career kills and 949 digs...Twin siblings, Breanna and Mitch, are also scholarship volleyball players, as Breanna plays at Saint Francis University and Mitch is at Lewis University and represents Team USA on the U.S. National Team...Youngest sister, Rocky, signed with Tennessee to play volleyball...Born on Oct. 23, 1997.