Issue link: http://catalog.e-digitaleditions.com/i/180321
Stribos was a big part of Iowa's transformation. She finished with a team-high seven assists, while also scoring three goals as a sophomore. In 2012, Stribos had five goals and five assists en route to earning Longstreth/ NFHCA First Team West Region All-America and second team All-Big Ten honors. Griesbaum says Stribos' physicality is the key to her growth. "She got the time on the field (as an underclassmen) with her training, and she started to get stronger and faster," she said. "She didn't have that when she came to Iowa. It took time for her to reach her potential with her physicality, but now that she has that there is nothing that is stopping her." Stribos' understanding of the game has improved since joining the team in 2010, and that has put her in a position to be a stronger leader. "By understanding the game and being more experienced, I am able to help the younger players right now," she said. "That's my strength on the field." 38 A mark of a great player is their ability to make teammates better. With her consistency, Stribos does just that. "For athletes, (consistency) is a learned thing, and I think Marike had that right away," said Griesbaum. "She gave you her best every day from the first day she stepped on the field. She has a good way of taking a situation and thinking about how she can make this better. "She is the one out there not just following the drill, but adding more game-like situations (in practice) to it or trying to raise the level without having it be coachdriven all the time. I feel like I have an extension of myself on the field and I never question if she is going to get the most out of her teammates." Stribos gives everything she has to the Hawkeye program. In the classroom, she has thrived, earning three NFHCA National Academic Squad honors, while being a two-time Academic All-Big Ten and Big Ten Distinguished Scholar selection.