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- Height:
- 5-11
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- Year:
- So
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- Hometown:
- Mason, OH
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- High School:
- Mason
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- Position:
- OH
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- m
- 34
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- k/s
- 3.17
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- h %
- .250
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- a/s
- 0.07
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- b/s
- 0.33
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- sa/s
- 0.05
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- d/s
- 0.91
Bio
2021: Breakout star of Hillsdale's NCAA DII Tournament, going from barely playing just a month before to one of the most important pieces in the Chargers' tourney run...totaled 54 of her 109 kills in Hillsdale's six postseason matches, including a career-high and team-leading 18 kills in Hillsdale's four-set victory over Ferris State to clinch the NCAA Midwest Regional title (Dec. 4)...also hit .500 with nine kills in Hillsdale's narrow five-set victory over Michigan Tech in the regional semifinal (Dec. 3)...emergence started in a three-set loss to Ferris State on Oct. 26, when Popplewell came off the bench to hit .600 with 10 kills against the Bulldogs...finished sixth on the team in kills despite playing in just 18 matches, and her 2.32 kills per set ranked fourth among Hillsdale players...will contend for a full-time starting role in the fall of 2022.
High School: Two-sport athlete and star for Mason High School (OH)...put up 545 kills in four seasons for the Comets, leading Mason to four straight Greater Miami Conference titles and earning three straight All-Conference and two straight All-District honors, as well as the 2020 GMC Player of the Year Award...also helped lead Mason to the OHSAA state semifinals in basketball in 2018, and earned honorable mention All-Ohio honors in 2021...standout on the club volleyball scene with Elevation...4-year winner of the Mason High Principal's Award for Academic Achievement, and a recipient of the Ohio State Leadership Book Award in 2021...was a part of the Mason High choir and volunteered with the school's peer tutoring program...parents are Matt and Katie Hornung.
Player Profile
  | Overall | Conf | ||
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Matches | 34 | 17 | ||
Sets | 124 | 59 | ||
Kills | 393 | 188 | ||
Kills per set | 3.17 | 3.19 | ||
Errors | 123 | 54 | ||
Total Attacks | 1082 | 488 | ||
Hitting Percentage | .250 | .275 | ||
Assists | 9 | 4 | ||
Assists per set | 0.07 | 0.07 | ||
Service Aces | 6 | 4 | ||
Service Errors | 3 | 1 | ||
Service Aces per set | 0.05 | 0.07 | ||
Receptions | 220 | 95 | ||
Reception Errors | 10 | 5 | ||
Digs | 113 | 45 | ||
Digs per set | 0.91 | 0.76 | ||
Block Solo | 4 | 3 | ||
Block Assist | 37 | 20 | ||
Block Total | 41 | 23 | ||
Blocks per set | 0.33 | 0.39 | ||
Block Errors | 3 | 0 | ||
Ball Handling Errors | 1 | 1 | ||
Points | 421.5 | 205.0 | ||
Points per set | 3.4 | 3.5 | ||
Matches started | 24 | 12 |
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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Aug 26 | vs. Minn. St. Mankato | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 22 | .455 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12.0 |
Aug 26 | at Rockhurst | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 22 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.0 |
Aug 27 | vs. Missouri Western State | W, 3-2 | - | 4 | 12 | 8 | 38 | .105 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13.0 |
Aug 27 | vs. Black Hills St. | W, 3-2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 24 | .042 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.5 |
Sep 1 | Ferris St. | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 42 | .071 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 |
Sep 2 | Missouri S&T | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 37 | .351 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16.0 |
Sep 2 | Gannon | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 18 | 4 | 49 | .286 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 |
Sep 3 | Colorado Mines | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 31 | .226 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.5 |
Sep 6 | Davenport | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 40 | .375 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18.0 |
Sep 10 | at Lake Erie | W, 3-0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 10 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 |
Sep 11 | at Ursuline | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 8 | 1 | 16 | .438 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9.5 |
Sep 16 | at Malone | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 30 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14.0 |
Sep 17 | at Walsh | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 14 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 |
Sep 23 | Ky. Wesleyan | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 5 | 0 | 13 | .385 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.5 |
Sep 24 | Trevecca Nazarene | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 12 | 3 | 26 | .346 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14.0 |
Sep 27 | Northwood | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 16 | 5 | 34 | .324 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17.5 |
Sep 30 | at Cedarville (Ohio) | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 19 | 4 | 53 | .283 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20.0 |
Oct 1 | at Ohio Dominican | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 30 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.5 |
Oct 7 | at Tiffin | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 29 | .379 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16.5 |
Oct 8 | at Ashland | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 23 | .043 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.5 |
Oct 14 | vs. Grand Valley St. | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 40 | .250 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 |
Oct 14 | vs. Lewis | L, 3-2 | - | 4 | 12 | 5 | 54 | .130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12.5 |
Oct 15 | vs. Northern Mich. | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 | .444 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 |
Oct 18 | at Northwood | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 41 | .073 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.5 |
Oct 21 | Lake Erie | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 16 | .375 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9.5 |
Oct 22 | Ursuline | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 15 | .600 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11.5 |
Oct 28 | Findlay | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 53 | .283 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20.0 |
Oct 29 | at Findlay | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 31 | .194 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10.5 |
Nov 4 | Walsh | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 8 | 54 | .148 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18.0 |
Nov 5 | Malone | W, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nov 10 | vs. Northwood | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 27 | .185 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 |
Nov 11 | vs. Walsh | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 29 | .379 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 15.5 |
Nov 12 | vs. Trevecca Nazarene | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 23 | .217 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10.5 |
Nov 17 | vs. Lewis | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 8 | 69 | .290 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28.5 |
Nov 18 | vs. Ferris St. | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 12 | 5 | 38 | .184 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12.5 |
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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2021-22 | 18 | 47 | 109 | 2.32 | 35 | 283 | .261 | 2 | 0.04 | 0 | 0.00 | 24 | 1 | 23 | 0.49 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0.21 | 114.5 | 2.4 |
2022-23 | 34 | 124 | 393 | 3.17 | 123 | 1082 | .250 | 9 | 0.07 | 6 | 0.05 | 220 | 10 | 113 | 0.91 | 4 | 37 | 41 | 0.33 | 421.5 | 3.4 |
2023-24 | 34 | 117 | 394 | 3.37 | 107 | 1047 | .274 | 21 | 0.18 | 34 | 0.29 | 545 | 18 | 266 | 2.27 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 0.27 | 447.5 | 3.8 |
Total | 86 | 288 | 896 | 3.11 | 265 | 2412 | .262 | 32 | 0.11 | 40 | 0.14 | 789 | 29 | 402 | 1.40 | 12 | 71 | 83 | 0.29 | 983.5 | 3.4 |
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 | 34 | 124 | 393 | 3.17 | 123 | 1082 | .250 | 9 | 0.07 | 6 | 0.05 | 220 | 10 | 113 | 0.91 | 4 | 37 | 41 | 0.33 | 421.5 | 3.4 |
Conference | 17 | 59 | 188 | 3.19 | 54 | 488 | .275 | 4 | 0.07 | 4 | 0.07 | 95 | 5 | 45 | 0.76 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 0.39 | 205.0 | 3.5 | |
Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Location | Home | 12 | 43 | 152 | 3.53 | 37 | 410 | .280 | 2 | 0.05 | 4 | 0.09 | 74 | 3 | 45 | 1.05 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 0.42 | 165.5 | 3.8 |
Away | 11 | 40 | 109 | 2.73 | 38 | 299 | .237 | 4 | 0.10 | 0 | 0.00 | 63 | 3 | 25 | 0.63 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0.28 | 116.0 | 2.9 | |
Neutral | 11 | 41 | 132 | 3.22 | 48 | 373 | .225 | 3 | 0.07 | 2 | 0.05 | 83 | 4 | 43 | 1.05 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0.29 | 140.0 | 3.4 | |
Result | Wins | 27 | 95 | 318 | 3.35 | 95 | 821 | .272 | 8 | 0.08 | 4 | 0.04 | 161 | 6 | 85 | 0.89 | 3 | 31 | 34 | 0.36 | 340.5 | 3.6 |
Losses | 7 | 29 | 75 | 2.59 | 28 | 261 | .180 | 1 | 0.03 | 2 | 0.07 | 59 | 4 | 28 | 0.97 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.24 | 81.0 | 2.8 | |
Month | August | 4 | 15 | 34 | 2.27 | 19 | 106 | .142 | 2 | 0.13 | 0 | 0.00 | 37 | 2 | 22 | 1.47 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.40 | 37.5 | 2.5 |
September | 13 | 45 | 155 | 3.44 | 34 | 395 | .306 | 2 | 0.04 | 2 | 0.04 | 71 | 5 | 41 | 0.91 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 0.31 | 165.0 | 3.7 | |
October | 11 | 41 | 113 | 2.76 | 35 | 341 | .229 | 3 | 0.07 | 4 | 0.10 | 65 | 3 | 34 | 0.83 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 0.27 | 123.0 | 3.0 | |
November | 6 | 23 | 91 | 3.96 | 35 | 240 | .233 | 2 | 0.09 | 0 | 0.00 | 47 | 0 | 16 | 0.70 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0.43 | 96.0 | 4.2 |
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