15 Lindsey Mertz
Lindsey Mertz
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Year:
    So
  • Hometown:
    Frankenmuth, Mich.
  • High School:
    Frankenmuth
  • Position:
    S
  • m
    31
  • k/s
    0.36
  • h %
    .245
  • a/s
    12.22
  • b/s
    0.29
  • sa/s
    0.25
  • d/s
    2.16

Bio

2017: Stepped in as the starting setter in her freshman season and put together a remarkable campaign…Named the G-MAC Freshman of the Year and the AVCA Midwest Region Freshman of the Year…No Charger player had ever been named regional freshman of the year previously…Directed Hillsdale to a team hitting percentage of .278 which ranked in the top 10 in the nation…Ranked second in the conference with 1,103 assists…Had 50 or more assists in three matches, including two postseason contests…Reached a season-high of 55 assists in a 3-1 win over eventual GLIAC champion Ferris State Oct. 13 and in the G-MAC Tournament Semifinal against Walsh…Second on the team with 38 service aces and had eight double digit dig matches…Had a season-high 17 digs in a match at Findlay Sept. 12…Dished out 46 assists and had 4 block assists in the 3-0 win over Findlay Nov. 10 that clinched the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament for Hillsdale…The G-MAC Player of the Week on Oct. 16 after being named to the Midwest Region Crossover All-Tournament Tea.

High School: Shattered Frankenmuth's school record for career assists (4,436), which is third-most in Michigan state history...Had more than 1,000 assists in all four of her seasons with the Eagles...First-Team All-Conference, All-Region and Second-Team All-State...Named to the Saginaw News Dream Team...Named one of the 250 best juniors in the country by Prep Volleyball Magazine in 2015...Had 158 blocks and 176 service aces in her prep career...Played club volleyball for Oakland Elite 15-1 and 16-1, and Legacy North 16-1 and 17-1...Vice president of the National Honor Society...Graduated in the top five of her class with a 4.1 grade point average...Volunteered for area tennis, basketball and volleyball camps...Born February 6, 1999...Parents are James and Andrea.

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 31 19
Sets 103 59
Kills 37 27
Kills per set 0.36 0.46
Errors 13 8
Total Attacks 98 67
Hitting Percentage .245 .284
Assists 1259 712
Assists per set 12.22 12.07
Service Aces 26 17
Service Errors 15 7
Service Aces per set 0.25 0.29
Receptions 2 2
Reception Errors 1 1
Digs 222 125
Digs per set 2.16 2.12
Block Solo 2 1
Block Assist 28 22
Block Total 30 23
Blocks per set 0.29 0.39
Block Errors 4 3
Ball Handling Errors 15 6
Points 79.0 56.0
Points per set 0.8 0.9
Matches started 30 18
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 0 0 1 .000 50 1 1 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 1 1.0
Aug 24 vs. Clarion W, 3-1 1 4 1 0 2 .500 39 1 2 0 0 11 0 1 0 1 2 2.5
Aug 25 vs. Winona St. W, 3-0 1 3 0 1 2 -.500 32 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0.5
Aug 25 at Ferris St. L, 3-1 1 4 1 1 4 .000 37 0 1 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Aug 30 Ohio Valley W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 2 .500 26 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4.0
Aug 31 vs. Ashland L, 3-1 1 4 1 1 5 .000 49 2 0 0 0 8 1 1 0 2 0 4.5
Sep 1 vs. Mo.-St. Louis W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 1 .000 41 2 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 1 2.0
Sep 7 at Malone W, 3-1 1 4 4 1 9 .333 49 1 2 1 1 11 0 4 0 4 1 7.0
Sep 11 Cedarville W, 3-1 1 4 2 0 6 .333 53 0 0 0 0 8 0 1 0 1 1 2.5
Sep 14 at Findlay W, 3-1 1 4 3 2 6 .167 43 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 2 2 4.0
Sep 15 at Ohio Dominican W, 3-0 1 3 3 0 4 .750 35 2 0 0 0 7 0 1 0 1 0 5.5
Sep 21 Alderson Broaddus W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 5 .200 36 1 0 0 0 9 0 3 0 3 0 3.5
Sep 22 Davis & Elkins W, 3-0 1 3 1 1 4 .000 35 0 1 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 28 at Cedarville W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 5 .200 27 0 0 0 0 7 0 4 0 4 0 3.0
Sep 29 Tiffin W, 3-0 1 3 2 0 4 .500 43 0 0 0 0 8 1 1 0 2 1 3.5
Oct 5 Ky. Wesleyan W, 3-0 1 3 2 0 5 .400 32 1 0 0 0 7 0 1 0 1 0 3.5
Oct 6 Trevecca Nazarene W, 3-0 1 3 2 1 3 .333 42 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 3.5
Oct 12 vs. Drury L, 3-1 1 4 2 1 4 .250 50 1 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 2 3.0
Oct 12 vs. Lewis L, 3-0 1 3 1 1 4 .000 43 1 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Oct 13 vs. Ashland L, 3-1 1 4 1 0 2 .500 56 0 1 - 0 7 0 0 1 0 1 1.0
Oct 19 at Tiffin W, 3-0 1 3 0 1 2 -.500 44 1 0 - 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Oct 20 at Ursuline W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 - 42 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 21 at Lake Erie W, 3-1 1 4 1 0 2 .500 51 1 0 1 0 19 0 1 2 1 0 2.5
Oct 26 at Trevecca Nazarene W, 3-0 1 3 1 1 3 .000 28 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 2.0
Oct 27 at Ky. Wesleyan W, 3-0 1 3 2 0 3 .667 41 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 2.0
Oct 30 Findlay W, 3-0 1 3 1 1 4 .000 40 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Nov 2 Ohio Dominican W, 3-0 1 1 0 0 0 - 14 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Nov 3 Walsh W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 - 31 4 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 5.5
Nov 6 Ursuline W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 Lake Erie W, 3-1 1 4 1 0 2 .500 61 0 1 0 0 11 0 1 0 1 2 1.5
Nov 10 Findlay W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 - 41 1 1 0 0 7 0 2 0 2 0 2.0
Nov 15 at Drury L, 3-1 1 4 2 0 4 .500 48 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
  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
2017-18 31 103 42 0.41 12 103 .291 1103 10.71 38 0.37 2 0 223 2.17 1 21 22 0.21 91.5 0.9
2018-19 31 103 37 0.36 13 98 .245 1259 12.22 26 0.25 2 1 222 2.16 2 28 30 0.29 79.0 0.8
2019-20 32 111 44 0.40 19 173 .145 1264 11.39 30 0.27 5 1 252 2.27 4 37 41 0.37 96.5 0.9
2020-21 11 31 15 0.48 7 46 .174 351 11.32 7 0.23 2 0 65 2.10 0 10 10 0.32 27.0 0.9
2021-22 35 107 58 0.54 11 188 .250 1232 11.51 16 0.15 6 0 244 2.28 3 34 37 0.35 94.0 0.9
Total 140 455 196 0.43 62 608 .220 5209 11.45 117 0.26 17 2 1006 2.21 10 130 140 0.31 388.0 0.9
    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 31 103 37 0.36 13 98 .245 1259 12.22 26 0.25 2 1 222 2.16 2 28 30 0.29 79.0 0.8
Conference 19 59 27 0.46 8 67 .284 712 12.07 17 0.29 2 1 125 2.12 1 22 23 0.39 56.0 0.9
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 12 36 13 0.36 3 35 .286 454 12.61 12 0.33 0 0 71 1.97 1 13 14 0.39 32.5 0.9
Away 11 38 18 0.47 6 42 .286 445 11.71 6 0.16 2 1 90 2.37 0 12 12 0.32 30.0 0.8
Neutral 8 29 6 0.21 4 21 .095 360 12.41 8 0.28 0 0 61 2.10 1 3 4 0.14 16.5 0.6
Result Wins 24 76 29 0.38 9 74 .270 926 12.18 21 0.28 2 1 164 2.16 1 27 28 0.37 64.5 0.8
Losses 7 27 8 0.30 4 24 .167 333 12.33 5 0.19 0 0 58 2.15 1 1 2 0.07 14.5 0.5
Month August 6 22 4 0.18 3 16 .063 233 10.59 7 0.32 0 0 47 2.14 1 3 4 0.18 13.5 0.6
September 9 30 17 0.57 4 44 .295 362 12.07 6 0.20 1 1 70 2.33 1 16 17 0.57 32.0 1.1
October 11 36 13 0.36 6 32 .219 469 13.03 8 0.22 1 0 77 2.14 0 3 3 0.08 22.5 0.6
November 5 15 3 0.20 0 6 .500 195 13.00 5 0.33 0 0 28 1.87 0 6 6 0.40 11.0 0.7

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