16 Kat Vael
Kat Vael
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Milan, Mich.
  • High School:
    Bronson
  • Position:
    RS
  • m
    25
  • k/s
    1.78
  • h %
    .214
  • a/s
    0.25
  • b/s
    0.93
  • sa/s
    0.00
  • d/s
    0.60

Bio

2013: Powerful right-side hitter who set a career-high with 123 kills on the season…Was a big factor in the team’s 3-1 win over Indianapolis Oct. 26 at the GLIAC/GLVC Crossover with 13 kills and a .423 hitting percentage…Had three double-digit kill matches on the season with a career-high mark of 16 against eventual NCAA regional champion Ferris State Nov. 15…Named to GLIAC Academic Excellence Team.

2012: One of the strongest players on the team, saw her role and playing time increase greatly in 2012…Set a career-high with nine kills against Michigan Tech Nov. 3…Fifth on the team with 60 total blocks, and had a season-high of four block assists three times, including the season-opener against top-10 Southwest Minnesota…Played a strong match Sept. 7 against Indianapolis with eight kills and a .583 hitting percentage…Named to the GLIAC Academic Excellence Team.

2011: Played in eight sets with two starts during her freshman season…Shows great potential at either middle or outside hitter positions…Had a season-high three kills in win over Tiffin Oct. 22…Had two block assists in wins over Lake Erie Sept. 10 and Tiffin Sept. 17.



High School:Tall and powerful front-row player who has excelled at middle hitter and right-side hitter...Led Bronson High School to the 2009 Class C Michigan state volleyball championship...Racked up 632 kills as a senior in 2010 and was named First-Team All-State...Also earned several All-League and All-Region honors during her prep career...Had a .326 attack percentage and an impressive 136 service aces in 2010...Showed big improvements in nearly all stattistical categories in her senior season from her junior year...Was her high school’s valedictorian, graduating with a 4.0 grade point average...A Scholar-Athlete award winner from the Detroit Free Press...Recipient of the Jack Dellers Captain’s Award, which recognizes the top member of the conference’s All-Academic Team...Finalist for the 2010-11 MHSAA Scholar-Athlete Award...Played her club volleyball for the DFFO (Dead Frog/Far Out) 18s Team, where she has specialized as a right-side hitter...Finished in second place at the JVA Elite Invite in Ohio, and competed at AAU Nationals in Orlando...Mother is Karen.

2013 stats

2012 Stats

2011 stats

Player Profile

Recent Games
Nov 5 Northwood (MI) L, 3-0
Nov 8 Northern Mich. L, 3-2
Nov 9 Michigan Tech W, 3-1
Nov 15 Ferris St. L, 3-2
Nov 16 Grand Valley St. L, 3-1
Nov 20 at Ashland L, 3-0
  Overall Conf
Matches 25 13
Sets 68 36
Kills 121 67
Kills per set 1.78 1.86
Errors 47 18
Total Attacks 346 185
Hitting Percentage .214 .265
Assists 17 5
Assists per set 0.25 0.14
Service Aces 0 0
Service Errors 0 0
Service Aces per set 0.00 0.00
Receptions 16 8
Reception Errors 3 2
Digs 41 22
Digs per set 0.60 0.61
Block Solo 3 0
Block Assist 60 31
Block Total 63 31
Blocks per set 0.93 0.86
Block Errors 2 1
Ball Handling Errors 5 1
Points 154.0 82.5
Points per set 2.3 2.3
Matches started 11 7
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Sep 6 vs. Wingate L, 3-2 - 5 7 2 22 .227 2 0 0 2 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 8.0
Sep 6 at Concordia-St. Paul L, 3-0 - 2 4 2 12 .167 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 5.0
Sep 7 vs. Indianapolis L, 3-0 - 2 3 2 10 .100 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 4.5
Sep 7 vs. Colorado Mines L, 3-0 - 1 3 1 5 .400 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Sep 10 Cedarville W, 3-1 - 3 1 4 13 -.231 2 0 0 1 1 4 0 4 0 4 0 3.0
Sep 13 vs. Indiana (Pa.) W, 3-0 - 1 1 1 4 .000 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.5
Sep 14 vs. Rockhurst W, 3-2 - 3 4 2 15 .133 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 4.5
Sep 14 vs. Southern Ind. L, 3-0 1 3 3 2 13 .077 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 0 9 0 7.5
Sep 20 at Grand Valley St. L, 3-0 - 3 2 1 10 .100 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 2.5
Sep 21 at Ferris St. L, 3-0 1 3 5 1 13 .308 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 6.0
Sep 27 at Ohio Dominican W, 3-2 1 4 6 3 14 .214 0 0 0 - 1 2 0 2 0 2 0 7.0
Sep 28 at Tiffin W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at Northwood (MI) L, 3-1 - 1 0 1 2 -.500 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0.5
Oct 4 Malone W, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Walsh W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Wayne St. (Mich.) W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at Findlay W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 Lake Erie W, 3-0 1 1 4 0 5 .800 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 5.0
Oct 19 Ashland L, 3-0 - 1 4 0 9 .444 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 4.5
Oct 25 vs. Bellarmine W, 3-1 1 4 10 3 20 .350 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 5 0 5 2 12.5
Oct 26 vs. Lewis L, 3-0 1 3 4 5 14 -.071 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 5.5
Oct 26 vs. Indianapolis W, 3-1 - 3 13 2 26 .423 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 3 0 15.0
Nov 1 at Saginaw Valley W, 3-2 - 2 3 1 8 .250 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Nov 2 at Lake Superior St. W, 3-0 - 1 2 0 3 .667 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 4.5
Nov 5 Northwood (MI) L, 3-0 1 3 7 1 20 .300 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 7.5
Nov 8 Northern Mich. L, 3-2 1 5 9 2 28 .250 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 3 0 3 0 10.5
Nov 9 Michigan Tech W, 3-1 1 4 7 2 23 .217 3 0 0 3 0 7 0 4 0 4 0 9.0
Nov 15 Ferris St. L, 3-2 1 5 16 4 40 .300 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 6 1 19.0
Nov 16 Grand Valley St. L, 3-1 - 3 2 2 10 .000 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 3 0 3.5
Nov 20 at Ashland L, 3-0 1 2 1 3 7 -.286 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1.5
  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
2012-13 33 112 140 1.25 67 436 .167 38 0.34 0 0.00 40 5 42 0.38 4 56 60 0.54 172.0 1.5
2013-14 25 68 121 1.78 47 346 .214 17 0.25 0 0.00 16 3 41 0.60 3 60 63 0.93 154.0 2.3
2014-15 7 10 17 1.70 4 47 .277 1 0.10 0 0.00 2 0 8 0.80 0 6 6 0.60 20.0 2.0
Total 65 190 278 1.46 118 829 .193 56 0.29 0 0.00 58 8 91 0.48 7 122 129 0.68 346.0 1.8
    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 25 68 121 1.78 47 346 .214 17 0.25 0 0.00 16 3 41 0.60 3 60 63 0.93 154.0 2.3
Conference 13 36 67 1.86 18 185 .265 5 0.14 0 0.00 8 2 22 0.61 0 31 31 0.86 82.5 2.3
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 8 25 50 2.00 15 148 .236 6 0.24 0 0.00 7 2 20 0.80 0 24 24 0.96 62.0 2.5
Away 8 18 23 1.28 12 69 .159 2 0.11 0 0.00 2 1 7 0.39 0 14 14 0.78 30.0 1.7
Neutral 9 25 48 1.92 20 129 .217 9 0.36 0 0.00 7 0 14 0.56 3 22 25 1.00 62.0 2.5
Result Wins 10 26 51 1.96 18 131 .252 7 0.27 0 0.00 6 2 18 0.69 1 26 27 1.04 65.0 2.5
Losses 15 42 70 1.67 29 215 .191 10 0.24 0 0.00 10 1 23 0.55 2 34 36 0.86 89.0 2.1
Month September 11 30 39 1.30 21 131 .137 10 0.33 0 0.00 9 2 16 0.53 2 23 25 0.83 52.5 1.8
October 6 13 35 2.69 11 76 .316 2 0.15 0 0.00 1 0 10 0.77 1 14 15 1.15 43.0 3.3
November 8 25 47 1.88 15 139 .230 5 0.20 0 0.00 6 1 15 0.60 0 23 23 0.92 58.5 2.3