Karen Cordero '19 Recruiting Profile

I am interested in studying Physical Therapy / Kinesiology because I want to help athletes to perform at their physical best and continue playing the sports that they love. I have a dream to work as a Physical Therapist for an NBA team. I believe that I am a good candidate to play volleyball in college because I am fiercely competitive, I am strategic offensively and will do whatever it takes to score,  and I set very high expectations for myself and work hard to meet and go above them. I am very passionate about the game and competition and have been playing since I was very young.  Being able to play from a young age, as well as qualifying for the state team in Mexico, I became very independent and self-motivated traveling to tournaments and competitions alone. My experience has given me great confidence in my abilities to compete and fight through adversity. Because of this, I never get nervous in a match; I am always very focused and driven to win.

Skill-wise, I am well-rounded with a wide-range of abilities. Offensively, I can swing hard both line and angle, and can use off-speed shots to be effective. I am also an effective attacker out of the back-row, hitting a fast pipe. My serving game is strong as well; I have a  jump-float serve that has power, is flat and fast, and I am able to make it drop short to mix it up. I am aggressive on serve-receive and defensively; I am hungry to win and to take swings, and will do whatever it takes to make sure that my team has opportunities to score.