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- Height:
- 5-10
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- Year:
- SR
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- Hometown:
- Chicago, Ill.
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- High School:
- Jones Prep
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- Previous College:
- SIU-Carbondale
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- Position:
- OH
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- m
- 34
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- k/s
- 3.50
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- h %
- .225
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- a/s
- 0.16
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- b/s
- 0.37
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- sa/s
- 0.38
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- d/s
- 2.05
Player Profile
| Overall | Conf | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 34 | 16 | ||
| Sets | 116 | 52 | ||
| Kills | 406 | 185 | ||
| Kills per set | 3.50 | 3.56 | ||
| Errors | 172 | 66 | ||
| Total Attacks | 1042 | 447 | ||
| Hitting Percentage | .225 | .266 | ||
| Assists | 18 | 9 | ||
| Assists per set | 0.16 | 0.17 | ||
| Service Aces | 44 | 21 | ||
| Service Errors | 41 | 24 | ||
| Service Aces per set | 0.38 | 0.40 | ||
| Receptions | 480 | 213 | ||
| Reception Errors | 36 | 15 | ||
| Digs | 238 | 113 | ||
| Digs per set | 2.05 | 2.17 | ||
| Block Solo | 7 | 3 | ||
| Block Assist | 36 | 17 | ||
| Block Total | 43 | 20 | ||
| Blocks per set | 0.37 | 0.38 | ||
| Block Errors | 5 | 4 | ||
| Ball Handling Errors | 1 | 1 | ||
| Points | 475.0 | 217.5 | ||
| Points per set | 4.1 | 4.2 | ||
| Matches started | 33 | 16 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | sa | se | r | re | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19 | at Hannibal-LaGrange | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 20 | .550 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 |
| Aug 20 | vs. Graceland | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 21 | .524 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15.5 |
| Aug 20 | at College of the Ozarks | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 9 | 62 | .129 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20.5 |
| Aug 26 | vs. Saint Mary | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 35 | .171 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14.5 |
| Aug 27 | at Park | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 46 | .109 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 |
| Aug 27 | vs. Morningside | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 45 | .289 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18.0 |
| Aug 30 | at Trinity International | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 8 | 59 | .254 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 24.0 |
| Sep 6 | Trinity Christian | W, 3-0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 19 | .316 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 |
| Sep 8 | Indiana South Bend | W, 3-0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 19 | .158 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.5 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Concordia (MI) | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 37 | .324 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Goshen | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 37 | .081 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14.5 |
| Sep 10 | at Indiana Tech | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 26 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Indiana Southeast | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 22 | .364 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13.0 |
| Sep 13 | at Roosevelt | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 38 | .342 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 |
| Sep 20 | Indiana Northwest | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 33 | .121 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 |
| Sep 27 | Judson | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 5 | 37 | .378 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21.5 |
| Oct 1 | Cardinal Stritch (WI) | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 22 | .409 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14.0 |
| Oct 1 | Iowa Wesleyan | W, 3-0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 15 | .400 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 |
| Oct 4 | at Saint Xavier | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 28 | -.036 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12.0 |
| Oct 11 | Governors State | W, 3-0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 11 | .364 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Oct 14 | at Missouri Baptist | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 34 | .088 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13.0 |
| Oct 15 | vs. Cumberland (TN) | L, 3-1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 23 | .087 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11.0 |
| Oct 18 | at Olivet Nazarene | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 25 | .200 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9.5 |
| Oct 20 | at St. Francis (Ill.) | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 29 | .172 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 |
| Oct 25 | at Judson | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 21 | .429 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14.5 |
| Oct 27 | Hannibal-LaGrange | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 15 | 5 | 36 | .278 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15.5 |
| Oct 29 | at Cardinal Stritch (WI) | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 24 | .208 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14.5 |
| Oct 31 | at Calumet (IN) | W, 3-0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 14 | .429 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11.5 |
| Nov 1 | Saint Xavier | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 37 | .216 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12.5 |
| Nov 3 | Olivet Nazarene | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 31 | .452 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 |
| Nov 8 | Cardinal Stritch (WI) | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 7 | 39 | .205 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16.5 |
| Nov 10 | Judson | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 37 | .216 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 |
| Nov 12 | at Saint Xavier | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 36 | -.028 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11.0 |
| Nov 19 | at Jamestown | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 24 | .083 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.5 |
| m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | pct | a | a/s | sa | sa/s | r | re | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s | pts | pts/s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | 14 | 42 | 138 | 3.29 | 63 | 363 | .207 | 9 | 0.21 | 10 | 0.24 | 238 | 13 | 115 | 2.74 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.07 | 149.5 | 3.6 |
| 2020-21 | 23 | 92 | 365 | 3.97 | 136 | 992 | .231 | 20 | 0.22 | 22 | 0.24 | 397 | 22 | 271 | 2.95 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 0.33 | 405.0 | 4.4 |
| 2021-22 | 31 | 111 | 393 | 3.54 | 187 | 1081 | .191 | 17 | 0.15 | 38 | 0.34 | 505 | 29 | 231 | 2.08 | 2 | 29 | 31 | 0.28 | 447.5 | 4.0 |
| 2022-23 | 34 | 116 | 406 | 3.50 | 172 | 1042 | .225 | 18 | 0.16 | 44 | 0.38 | 480 | 36 | 238 | 2.05 | 7 | 36 | 43 | 0.37 | 475.0 | 4.1 |
| Total | 102 | 361 | 1302 | 3.61 | 558 | 3478 | .214 | 64 | 0.18 | 114 | 0.32 | 1620 | 100 | 855 | 2.37 | 15 | 92 | 107 | 0.30 | 1477.0 | 4.1 |
| m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | pct | a | a/s | sa | sa/s | r | re | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s | pts | pts/s | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Total | 34 | 116 | 406 | 3.50 | 172 | 1042 | .225 | 18 | 0.16 | 44 | 0.38 | 480 | 36 | 238 | 2.05 | 7 | 36 | 43 | 0.37 | 475.0 | 4.1 |
| Conference | 16 | 52 | 185 | 3.56 | 66 | 447 | .266 | 9 | 0.17 | 21 | 0.40 | 213 | 15 | 113 | 2.17 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 0.38 | 217.5 | 4.2 | |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Location | Home | 12 | 38 | 144 | 3.79 | 50 | 336 | .280 | 4 | 0.11 | 12 | 0.32 | 149 | 15 | 83 | 2.18 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0.26 | 161.5 | 4.3 |
| Away | 15 | 53 | 169 | 3.19 | 84 | 486 | .175 | 8 | 0.15 | 23 | 0.43 | 236 | 15 | 114 | 2.15 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 0.43 | 206.0 | 3.9 | |
| Neutral | 7 | 25 | 93 | 3.72 | 38 | 220 | .250 | 6 | 0.24 | 9 | 0.36 | 95 | 6 | 41 | 1.64 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0.40 | 107.5 | 4.3 | |
| Result | Wins | 24 | 80 | 307 | 3.84 | 101 | 720 | .286 | 15 | 0.19 | 37 | 0.46 | 298 | 21 | 159 | 1.99 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 0.33 | 359.5 | 4.5 |
| Losses | 10 | 36 | 99 | 2.75 | 71 | 322 | .087 | 3 | 0.08 | 7 | 0.19 | 182 | 15 | 79 | 2.19 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 0.47 | 115.5 | 3.2 | |
| Month | August | 7 | 27 | 110 | 4.07 | 41 | 288 | .240 | 2 | 0.07 | 10 | 0.37 | 123 | 7 | 54 | 2.00 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.26 | 124.5 | 4.6 |
| September | 9 | 29 | 108 | 3.72 | 45 | 268 | .235 | 10 | 0.34 | 9 | 0.31 | 137 | 13 | 57 | 1.97 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.28 | 122.5 | 4.2 | |
| October | 12 | 37 | 114 | 3.08 | 51 | 282 | .223 | 5 | 0.14 | 17 | 0.46 | 119 | 9 | 86 | 2.32 | 1 | 23 | 24 | 0.65 | 143.5 | 3.9 | |
| November | 6 | 23 | 74 | 3.22 | 35 | 204 | .191 | 1 | 0.04 | 8 | 0.35 | 101 | 7 | 41 | 1.78 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.17 | 84.5 | 3.7 |
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