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- Height:
- 6-2
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- Year:
- Sr
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- Hometown:
- Grand Rapids, Mich.
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- High School:
- Grand Rapids Christian
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- Position:
- MH
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- m
- 33
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- k/s
- 3.12
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- h %
- .333
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- a/s
- 0.09
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- b/s
- 0.98
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- sa/s
- 0.25
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- d/s
- 0.75
Bio
2020-21: Followed up her 2019 All-American campaign with another strong showing in the abbreviated Spring 2021 campaign, playing in all 17 matches and earning first-team All-G-MAC honors for the fourth year in a row...surpassed 1,000 career kills in a sweep of Davenport (Feb. 12) and became just the fourth player in Hillsdale College history to have more than 1,000 kills and more than 300 blocks...finished in the top 10 in the G-MAC in four categories: hitting percentage (fourth, .359), blocks per set (fourth, 0.94), points per set (fifth, 3.98), and kills per set (eighth, 3.08), and led the Chargers in hitting percentage and blocks per set...had seven matches with 10 or more kills, including a 16 kill performance in a three-set sweep over Findlay (March 2) where she hit .414...earned G-MAC Defensive Player of the Week honors for the week of Feb. 7-14, her 10th G-MAC Player of the Week honor...led the Chargers with 14 kills on .464 hitting and three blocks in Hillsdale's four-set win over Tiffin to clinch the G-MAC tourney title (March 13)...also an excellent student; was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-American second team for the 2020-21 season, just the second player in program history to earn this honor...will return for a fifth year in the fall thanks to the waiver granted by the NCAA to athletes affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.
2019: Established herself as the best middle hitter in Division II with an historic 2019 season…Named AVCA First-Team All-American after finishing the season with 414 kills and a school-record hitting percentage of .427…The 2019 G-MAC Player of the Year was named First-Team All-Conference for the third year in a row and First-Team All-Region…The AVCA National Division II Player of the Week the first week of the season, highlighted by a 21-kill performance against nine-time national champion Concordia-St. Paul in Lakeland, Florida…Set a career-high with 24 kills in a win over Seton Hill Sept. 22…Also set single-season career-highs with 86 digs and 117 total blocks…Had 21 blocks (10 and 11) in the team’s regional tournament wins over Indianapolis and Michigan Tech…Set single-match school record with 7 solo blocks in a 3-1 win over Northwood Sept. 13…In two matches vs. G-MAC runner-up Tiffin, totaled 38 kills in 7 sets played…Named G-MAC Player of the Week a record seven times...was named the 2019-20 G-MAC Female Athlete of the Year in June.
2018: Ultra-talented middle hitter who has established herself as one of the best at her position in the Midwest through just two seasons of her collegiate career…Named First-Team All-Conference for the second year in a row after producing 249 kills with a .319 hitting percentage…Had a magnificent match against the 2017 national champions, Concordia-St. Paul, with 15 kills on Aug. 23…Comfortable in the back row as well, finishing the season with 81 digs, a very high number for a middle hitter…Had a season-high 16 kills versus 1 error in a G-MAC Tournament Semifinal win over Lake Erie Nov. 9…Had 11 matches of double digit kills including three in a row to end the season, all postseason matches…Had six matches of four or more total blocks…Had four straight matches of a .500 or better hitting percentage late in the season.
2017: One of the best freshman middle hitters in the Midwest Region in 2017…Led the G-MAC with a .344 hitting percentage…Named First-Team All-G-MAC, the first Charger middle hitter to earn all-conference honors as a freshman since Taryn Rudland in 2003...Named Second-Team All-Region by D2CCA…Had 276 kills with just 68 hitting errors on the season…Led the team with 77 total blocks…Had a season-high 14 kills in three matches within two weeks of each other…Twice named G-MAC Player of the Week, including the first weekend of her career…Had 13 kills and 7 total blocks in her collegiate debut, a 3-2 win over Michigan Tech Aug. 31…Also effective in the back row for a middle hitter, recording 84 digs on the season with a high of 7 against Ferris State Oct. 13.
High School: Athletic and productive middle hitter at Grand Rapids Christian...Team captain and was named All-Conference, All-Region and honorable mention All-State in 2016...Hit .405 with 615 kills in her career...Piled up 46.5 total blocks as a senior...Played club volleyball for DFFO 16 National Black, DFFO 17 National Black and Far Out 18 Regional Purple...Named Academic All-State both individually and her team was recognized as Academic All-State...Served as a student ambassador and was a member of the National Honor Society...Excellence in Academic Achievement award winner...A youth group leader at Westview CRC...Earned Community Service Recognition for her community service...Born November 17, 1998...Parents are Keith and Monica.
Player Profile
  | Overall | Conf | ||
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Matches | 33 | 14 | ||
Sets | 111 | 43 | ||
Kills | 346 | 135 | ||
Kills per set | 3.12 | 3.14 | ||
Errors | 83 | 30 | ||
Total Attacks | 789 | 293 | ||
Hitting Percentage | .333 | .358 | ||
Assists | 10 | 7 | ||
Assists per set | 0.09 | 0.16 | ||
Service Aces | 28 | 7 | ||
Service Errors | 11 | 4 | ||
Service Aces per set | 0.25 | 0.16 | ||
Receptions | 20 | 7 | ||
Reception Errors | 1 | 1 | ||
Digs | 83 | 32 | ||
Digs per set | 0.75 | 0.74 | ||
Block Solo | 31 | 17 | ||
Block Assist | 78 | 30 | ||
Block Total | 109 | 47 | ||
Blocks per set | 0.98 | 1.09 | ||
Block Errors | 4 | 2 | ||
Ball Handling Errors | 0 | 0 | ||
Points | 444.0 | 174.0 | ||
Points per set | 4.0 | 4.0 | ||
Matches started | 19 | 6 |
Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | sa | se | r | re | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe | pts |
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Sep 3 | vs. Mo.-St. Louis | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 33 | .242 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 19.0 |
Sep 3 | vs. Saint Leo | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 18 | .722 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 17.5 |
Sep 4 | vs. Winona St. | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 35 | .257 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 16.5 |
Sep 4 | vs. Okla. Baptist | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 29 | .345 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 17.0 |
Sep 10 | vs. Lenoir-Rhyne | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 8 | 3 | 24 | .208 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11.0 |
Sep 10 | vs. Emmanuel (Ga.) | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | .250 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.5 |
Sep 11 | vs. American Int'l | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 20 | .400 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 13.5 |
Sep 11 | at Palm Beach Atl. | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 11 | 1 | 22 | .455 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18.0 |
Sep 17 | Malone | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 11 | 1 | 19 | .526 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 16.0 |
Sep 18 | Walsh | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 13 | 4 | 36 | .250 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 17.0 |
Sep 24 | at Ky. Wesleyan | W, 3-1 | - | 3 | 7 | 0 | 12 | .583 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10.0 |
Sep 25 | at Trevecca Nazarene | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 30 | .433 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 21.0 |
Sep 28 | at Findlay | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 19 | .211 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10.5 |
Oct 1 | at Lake Erie | W, 3-0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | .100 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.0 |
Oct 2 | at Ursuline | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.5 |
Oct 5 | at Davenport | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 29 | .483 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 21.0 |
Oct 8 | Cedarville | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 12 | 3 | 24 | .375 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14.5 |
Oct 9 | Ohio Dominican | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 11 | 1 | 23 | .435 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 |
Oct 15 | vs. Indianapolis | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 7 | 1 | 21 | .286 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11.0 |
Oct 15 | vs. Lewis | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 22 | .364 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12.0 |
Oct 16 | vs. Michigan Tech | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 30 | .200 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15.5 |
Oct 22 | Ashland | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 8 | 5 | 24 | .125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9.0 |
Oct 23 | Tiffin | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 9 | 3 | 23 | .261 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10.0 |
Oct 26 | Ferris St. | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 7 | 3 | 30 | .133 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 |
Oct 29 | at Malone | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Oct 30 | at Walsh | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 17 | .588 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14.0 |
Nov 5 | Findlay | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 18 | .556 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 15.0 |
Nov 12 | Lake Erie | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nov 13 | Ursuline | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 26 | .385 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14.5 |
Nov 19 | Trevecca Nazarene | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 17 | .647 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16.5 |
Nov 20 | Ashland | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 34 | .294 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16.0 |
Dec 2 | vs. Grand Valley St. | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 11 | 4 | 23 | .304 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 |
Dec 3 | vs. Michigan Tech | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 34 | .324 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15.5 |
Dec 4 | at Ferris St. | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 35 | .314 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17.0 |
Dec 9 | vs. Gannon | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 28 | .143 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 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 | |
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2017-18 | 32 | 109 | 276 | 2.53 | 68 | 604 | .344 | 17 | 0.16 | 17 | 0.16 | 15 | 1 | 84 | 0.77 | 18 | 59 | 77 | 0.71 | 340.5 | 3.1 |
2018-19 | 28 | 91 | 249 | 2.74 | 66 | 573 | .319 | 6 | 0.07 | 19 | 0.21 | 13 | 0 | 81 | 0.89 | 16 | 51 | 67 | 0.74 | 309.5 | 3.4 |
2019-20 | 28 | 104 | 414 | 3.98 | 63 | 822 | .427 | 9 | 0.09 | 23 | 0.22 | 18 | 0 | 86 | 0.83 | 33 | 84 | 117 | 1.13 | 512.0 | 4.9 |
2020-21 | 17 | 53 | 164 | 3.09 | 31 | 370 | .359 | 7 | 0.13 | 17 | 0.32 | 8 | 0 | 70 | 1.32 | 10 | 40 | 50 | 0.94 | 211.0 | 4.0 |
2021-22 | 33 | 111 | 346 | 3.12 | 83 | 789 | .333 | 10 | 0.09 | 28 | 0.25 | 20 | 1 | 83 | 0.75 | 31 | 78 | 109 | 0.98 | 444.0 | 4.0 |
Total | 138 | 468 | 1449 | 3.10 | 311 | 3158 | .360 | 49 | 0.10 | 104 | 0.22 | 74 | 2 | 404 | 0.86 | 108 | 312 | 420 | 0.90 | 1817.0 | 3.9 |
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 | ||
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Event | Total | 33 | 111 | 346 | 3.12 | 83 | 789 | .333 | 10 | 0.09 | 28 | 0.25 | 20 | 1 | 83 | 0.75 | 31 | 78 | 109 | 0.98 | 444.0 | 4.0 |
Conference | 14 | 43 | 135 | 3.14 | 30 | 293 | .358 | 7 | 0.16 | 7 | 0.16 | 7 | 1 | 32 | 0.74 | 17 | 30 | 47 | 1.09 | 174.0 | 4.0 | |
Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Location | Home | 11 | 35 | 121 | 3.46 | 29 | 274 | .336 | 4 | 0.11 | 6 | 0.17 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0.77 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 0.89 | 147.5 | 4.2 |
Away | 9 | 30 | 89 | 2.97 | 16 | 186 | .392 | 4 | 0.13 | 10 | 0.33 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 0.63 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 1.13 | 122.0 | 4.1 | |
Neutral | 13 | 46 | 136 | 2.96 | 38 | 329 | .298 | 2 | 0.04 | 12 | 0.26 | 13 | 0 | 37 | 0.80 | 9 | 35 | 44 | 0.96 | 174.5 | 3.8 | |
Result | Wins | 28 | 93 | 295 | 3.17 | 65 | 637 | .361 | 9 | 0.10 | 24 | 0.26 | 13 | 1 | 73 | 0.78 | 27 | 69 | 96 | 1.03 | 380.5 | 4.1 |
Losses | 5 | 18 | 51 | 2.83 | 18 | 152 | .217 | 1 | 0.06 | 4 | 0.22 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0.56 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 0.72 | 63.5 | 3.5 | |
Month | September | 13 | 46 | 139 | 3.02 | 30 | 309 | .353 | 3 | 0.07 | 13 | 0.28 | 6 | 0 | 40 | 0.87 | 22 | 39 | 61 | 1.33 | 193.5 | 4.2 |
October | 12 | 36 | 112 | 3.11 | 32 | 265 | .302 | 4 | 0.11 | 9 | 0.25 | 10 | 1 | 18 | 0.50 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 0.72 | 136.5 | 3.8 | |
November | 4 | 13 | 50 | 3.85 | 9 | 95 | .432 | 1 | 0.08 | 3 | 0.23 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.85 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 1.15 | 62.0 | 4.8 | |
December | 4 | 16 | 45 | 2.81 | 12 | 120 | .275 | 2 | 0.13 | 3 | 0.19 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0.88 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.44 | 52.0 | 3.3 |
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