17 Kara Vyletel
Kara Vyletel
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Year:
    Sr
  • Hometown:
    Ann Arbor, Mich.
  • High School:
    Huron
  • Position:
    OH
  • m
    30
  • k/s
    3.42
  • h %
    .266
  • a/s
    0.05
  • b/s
    0.43
  • sa/s
    0.01
  • d/s
    0.94

Bio

2017: Put together her finest season in 2017 and was rewarded by being named honorable mention All-American by the AVCA…First-Team All-G-MAC and AVCA First-Team All-Region…Led the Chargers with 372 kills on the season and is poised to join Hillsdale’s 1,000-kill club early in the 2018 campaign…Stepped up with a terrific match in the team’s regional quarterfinal game against Findlay, with 19 kills and 11 digs…Had back-to-back 18-kill matches Sept. 9 versus Mercyhurst and Sept. 12 versus Findlay…Set a season-high with 22 kills in the 2017 opener, a 3-2 win over Michigan Tech Aug. 31…Improved her season hitting percentage by 71 points over her sophomore season…Had five matches of double digit digs, with a high of 15 in a win at Malone Oct. 21.

2016: One of the most athletic and dynamic outside hitters in the Midwest, who carried a heavy load as a sophomore in 2016…Led the team with 365 kills, a total that is fourth-most in school history in the rally score era…Only Ashlee Crowder had more kills in a season since 2008 than Vyletel’s 365…Was held to single digits in kills just four times all season…Had three matches of 20 or more kills, a total only matched by Crowder…Her 26 kills against Rockhurst Oct. 14 were the second-most in a match in school history…Had 21 kills against Walsh Oct. 1 and 20 at Tiffin Oct. 21…Second on the team with 267 digs…Had a team-high 11 double-doubles, highlighted by a 21-kill, 18-dig match against Walsh…Named to the GLIAC Academic Excellence Team.

2015: Had a dynamic freshman season, becoming a go-to, all-the-way-around player right away…Finished second on the team with 253 kills, with 11 double-digit kill matches…Set career-high with 15 kills, coming in back-to-back matches against Cedarville Sept. 12 and Lake Erie Sept. 18…Named to the All-Tournament Team at Clarion and the All-Midwest Regional Tournament Team at her first NCAA tournament appearance…Had a team-high 11 kills in the regional match against Findlay Dec. 3…Had 10 kills with a career-best .562 hitting percentage in a win over Wayne State Oct. 9…Fourth on the team with 227 digs, averaging more than 2 digs per set…Had four straight double-digit dig matches from Sept. 12-25, recording three double-doubles in that stretch.

 

High School: A high leaper with excellent versatility and athleticism...Twice named First-Team All Conference and was team captain at Huron High School in 2014...Set school records for kills per match, kills in a season and kills in a career...Accumulated 805 kills, 86 aces and 412 digs in 2014...Played club volleyball for HVVC, A2 and Legacy...Member of the National Honor Society...Volunteered weekly at the Huron Hills Church for the past five years...Born Aug. 10, 1997...Parents are Greg and Brenda.

 

Player Profile

Recent Games
Nov 2 Ohio Dominican W, 3-0
Nov 3 Walsh W, 3-0
Nov 6 Ursuline W, 3-0
Nov 9 Lake Erie W, 3-1
Nov 10 Findlay W, 3-0
Nov 15 at Drury L, 3-1
  Overall Conf
Matches 30 17
Sets 97 50
Kills 332 186
Kills per set 3.42 3.72
Errors 98 47
Total Attacks 879 442
Hitting Percentage .266 .314
Assists 5 3
Assists per set 0.05 0.06
Service Aces 1 0
Service Errors 1 0
Service Aces per set 0.01 0.00
Receptions 164 74
Reception Errors 9 2
Digs 91 55
Digs per set 0.94 1.10
Block Solo 10 4
Block Assist 32 18
Block Total 42 22
Blocks per set 0.43 0.44
Block Errors 3 2
Ball Handling Errors 1 1
Points 359.0 199.0
Points per set 3.7 4.0
Matches started 14 8
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Aug 17 at Western Mich.   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Aug 23 vs. Concordia-St. Paul L, 3-1 1 4 8 4 39 .103 0 0 0 24 2 5 0 2 1 2 0 9.0
Aug 24 vs. Clarion W, 3-1 1 4 12 4 33 .242 0 1 0 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 13.0
Aug 25 vs. Winona St. W, 3-0 1 3 5 3 21 .095 0 0 0 9 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 6.0
Aug 25 at Ferris St. L, 3-1 1 4 14 5 47 .191 0 0 0 5 0 3 0 4 0 4 0 16.0
Aug 30 Ohio Valley W, 3-0 1 2 14 0 22 .636 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 2 1 2 0 15.0
Aug 31 vs. Ashland L, 3-1 1 4 12 5 34 .206 0 0 0 22 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 12.0
Sep 1 vs. Mo.-St. Louis W, 3-0 1 3 15 2 31 .419 0 0 1 12 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 16.0
Sep 7 at Malone W, 3-1 1 4 15 5 46 .217 0 0 0 9 0 6 0 3 0 3 1 16.5
Sep 11 Cedarville W, 3-1 1 3 6 5 18 .056 0 0 0 6 0 3 1 1 0 2 0 7.5
Sep 14 at Findlay W, 3-1 1 4 16 6 35 .286 2 0 0 11 0 6 1 2 0 3 0 18.0
Sep 15 at Ohio Dominican W, 3-0 1 2 9 3 23 .261 0 0 0 6 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 9.0
Sep 21 Alderson Broaddus W, 3-0 1 2 5 3 12 .167 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 5.5
Sep 22 Davis & Elkins W, 3-0 1 2 9 2 20 .350 0 0 0 4 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 9.5
Sep 28 at Cedarville W, 3-0 1 3 9 2 26 .269 0 0 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9.0
Sep 29 Tiffin W, 3-0 - 3 15 5 32 .313 0 0 0 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15.0
Oct 5 Ky. Wesleyan W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 Trevecca Nazarene W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 vs. Drury L, 3-1 - 4 11 6 34 .147 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11.0
Oct 12 vs. Lewis L, 3-0 - 3 13 5 31 .258 1 0 0 11 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 14.0
Oct 13 vs. Ashland L, 3-1 - 4 12 3 38 .237 0 0 0 - 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 13.5
Oct 19 at Tiffin W, 3-0 - 3 9 3 38 .158 1 0 0 - 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 10.0
Oct 20 at Ursuline W, 3-0 - 3 17 3 29 .483 0 0 0 7 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 17.0
Oct 21 at Lake Erie W, 3-1 - 4 15 1 32 .438 0 0 0 5 0 4 1 0 1 1 0 16.0
Oct 26 at Trevecca Nazarene W, 3-0 - 3 10 2 22 .364 0 0 0 6 0 4 0 4 0 4 0 12.0
Oct 27 at Ky. Wesleyan W, 3-0 - 3 7 0 18 .389 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 7.5
Oct 30 Findlay W, 3-0 - 3 10 7 31 .097 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 10.5
Nov 2 Ohio Dominican W, 3-0 - 3 11 0 22 .500 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 11.5
Nov 3 Walsh W, 3-0 - 3 9 0 16 .563 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 9.5
Nov 6 Ursuline W, 3-0 - 3 5 1 15 .267 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 3 0 7.0
Nov 9 Lake Erie W, 3-1 - 4 11 5 37 .162 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 11.5
Nov 10 Findlay W, 3-0 - 3 11 3 28 .286 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 2 0 12.5
Nov 15 at Drury L, 3-1 - 4 17 5 49 .245 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 2 0 18.5
  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
2015-16 31 110 253 2.30 101 762 .199 26 0.24 31 0.28 574 30 227 2.06 2 30 32 0.29 301.0 2.7
2016-17 28 106 365 3.44 150 1039 .207 12 0.11 20 0.19 405 29 267 2.52 7 37 44 0.42 410.5 3.9
2017-18 31 100 372 3.72 121 902 .278 7 0.07 15 0.15 342 31 175 1.75 2 24 26 0.26 401.0 4.0
2018-19 30 97 332 3.42 98 879 .266 5 0.05 1 0.01 164 9 91 0.94 10 32 42 0.43 359.0 3.7
Total 120 413 1322 3.20 470 3582 .238 50 0.12 67 0.16 1485 99 760 1.84 21 123 144 0.35 1471.5 3.6
    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 30 97 332 3.42 98 879 .266 5 0.05 1 0.01 164 9 91 0.94 10 32 42 0.43 359.0 3.7
Conference 17 50 186 3.72 47 442 .314 3 0.06 0 0.00 74 2 55 1.10 4 18 22 0.44 199.0 4.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 11 31 106 3.42 31 253 .296 0 0.00 0 0.00 27 0 26 0.84 3 12 15 0.48 115.0 3.7
Away 11 37 138 3.73 35 365 .282 3 0.08 0 0.00 54 2 44 1.19 4 15 19 0.51 149.5 4.0
Neutral 8 29 88 3.03 32 261 .215 2 0.07 1 0.03 83 7 21 0.72 3 5 8 0.28 94.5 3.3
Result Wins 23 70 245 3.50 65 607 .297 3 0.04 1 0.01 102 4 71 1.01 7 24 31 0.44 265.0 3.8
Losses 7 27 87 3.22 33 272 .199 2 0.07 0 0.00 62 5 20 0.74 3 8 11 0.41 94.0 3.5
Month August 6 21 65 3.10 21 196 .224 0 0.00 1 0.05 69 4 19 0.90 0 10 10 0.48 71.0 3.4
September 9 26 99 3.81 33 243 .272 2 0.08 0 0.00 64 2 36 1.38 3 8 11 0.42 106.0 4.1
October 9 30 104 3.47 30 273 .271 3 0.10 0 0.00 29 3 23 0.77 4 7 11 0.37 111.5 3.7
November 6 20 64 3.20 14 167 .299 0 0.00 0 0.00 2 0 13 0.65 3 7 10 0.50 70.5 3.5

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