Minja Rankov Video
2014 (Sophomore at Morgan State): Was the recipient of the team’s coach’s award…A first-team Morgan State All-Academic Team honoree, who had a 4.0 GPA…Named to the MEAC Commissioner’s All-Academic Team…Played in all 26 matches and 96 of the 97 sets the Lady Bears played in…Collected 109 digs, 29 assists, 13 service aces and a kill…Reached double figures in digs five times…Had a match- and season-high three service aces and two digs against Florida A&M (11/21) in the opening round of the MEAC Championship…Notched five digs at Coppin State (10/19)…Finished with 15 digs, three assists at East Carolina (9/6) in the finale of the East Carolina Invitational…Recorded her first kill at Morgan State, while adding three assists and 15 digs against Tennessee Tech (9/6) during the East Carolina Invitational…Tallied a season-high six assists and had eight digs against UNC Wilmington (9/5) in the opener of the East Carolina Invitational…Recorded 15 digs and five assists against UNC Greensboro (8/30) in the finale of the Charlotte Invitational…Had a season-high 16 digs and three assists to help the Lady Bears to their first-ever win over Sacramento State (8/30) during the Charlotte Invitational…Began the season as the starting Libero and recorded 13 digs and three assists in the season opener against East Tennessee State (8/29) in the opener of the Charlotte Invitational.
2013 (Freshman at Hutchinson Community College): Played in 35 matches and totaled 110 digs, four service aces, two assists and a kill…Helped the Blue Dragons to a 27-12 overall record and a share of the Jayhawk West Division title, following a 12-2 mark…The Blue Dragons captured the NJCAA Region VI tournament title and were a perfect 15-0 at home...Coached by Patrick Hall…Was on the President’s Honor role twice…A member of Phi Theta Kappa honor society and the business club.
High School: Attended Lotus School for Excellence…Helped the team to back-to-back Province Junior championships and a third-place finish at the 2011 National Junior championships…Placed third during the 2010 international tournament in Italy…Was coached by Drazen Simic…A member of the National Honors Society…Was on the President’s honor roll…A member of the German Drama Club.
Personal: Born on Jan. 28, 1994 in Novi Sad, Serbia…Daughter of Jovan and Natasa Rankov…Major is finance…Career ambition is to get a Masters degree in finance and become a financial analyst or consultant…Has volunteered her time at a library, Veterans’ home and a dog shelter.
MINJA’S CAREER HIGHS
Attack Percentage 1.000 vs. Tennessee Tech, 9/6/14
Kills 1 vs. Tennessee Tech, 9/6/14
Total Attempts 2 twice; last vs. Florida A&M, 11/21/14
Assists 6 vs. UNC Wilmington, 9/5/14
Digs 16 vs. Sacramento State, 8/30/14
Aces 3 vs. Florida A&M, 11/21/14
Blocks None
