-
- Height:
- 6-0
-
- Year:
- Jr.
-
- Hometown:
- Massapequa Park, N.Y.
-
- High School:
- Massapequa
-
- Position:
- OH
-
- m
- 19
-
- k/s
- 2.35
-
- h %
- .097
-
- a/s
- 0.02
-
- b/s
- 0.28
-
- sa/s
- 0.00
-
- d/s
- 0.87
Bio
2013 graduate of Massapequa High School ... is majoring in managerial economics with a concentration in marketing … minor in management … has played in 59 matches during her first two injury-plagued years, averaging 2.39 kills and 1.56 digs … two varsity letters.
2014: was selected to the Northeast-10 All-Rookie team after providing the Falcons with 2.29 kills and 1.18 digs per set … saw action in 23 contests, playing a total of 45 sets … 14 kills and 11 digs against Montevallo Sept. 20 … 12 kills twice, Sept. 16 vs. Saint Anselm with a .348 hitting percentage and Nov. 1 at Adelphi with a .345 … named to the Sept. 23 Northeast-10 Weekly Honor Roll.
2013: was off to a strong start before a knee injury prematurely ended her freshman season after four matches … in 14 sets, averaged 2.57 kills, 2.79 digs and 0.36 aces … .154 hitting percentage … had 18 kills, 13 digs and five assists Sept. 7 against Nyack … debuted with 11 kills and 17 digs vs. Molloy a day earlier.
HIGH SCHOOL: earned third-team Class AA All-State honors and was the Nassau County Player of the Year and MVP as a senior … also three-time All-County selection … named to Newsday All-Long Island team … helped the Chiefs to four straight Nassau County championships … also played three years of varsity basketball, with Massapequa winning the 2014 Nassau County Class AA championship … named to 2013 All-Long Island Team by Newsday ... CLUB TEAM: Sportime Volleyball Club (2013), LIBA Volleyball Club (2011-12).
PERSONAL: National Honor Society … received Scholar-Athlete Award in both volleyball and basketball … participated in Dig Pink fundraiser … coached in Massapequa’s summer programs … Pax Populi tutor … daughter of Michael and Carolyn Van Buren … has one brother, Ryan (22) ... age as of Sept. 1: 20.
aged 2.57 kills, 2.79 digs and 0.36 aces … .154 hitting percentage … had 18 kills, 13 digs and five assists Sept. 7 against Nyack … debuted with 11 kills and 17 digs vs. Molloy a day earlier … HIGH SCHOOL: earned third-team Class AA All-State honors and was the Nassau County Player of the Year and MVP as a senior … also three-time All-County selection … named to Newsday All-Long Island team … helped the Chiefs to four straight Nassau County championships … also played three years of varsity basketball, with Massapequa winning the 2014 Nassau County Class AA championship … named to 2013 All-Long Island Team by Newsday … PERSONAL: National Honor Society … received Scholar-Athlete Award in both volleyball and basketball … participated in Dig Pink fundraiser … coached in Massapequa’s summer programs … daughter of Michael and Carolyn Van Buren … has one brother, Ryan (21) ... age as of Sept. 1: 19 ... CLUB TEAM: Sportime Volleyball Club (2013), LIBA Volleyball Club (2011-12).
Player Profile
| Overall | Conf | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 19 | 8 | ||
| Sets | 54 | 18 | ||
| Kills | 127 | 35 | ||
| Kills per set | 2.35 | 1.94 | ||
| Errors | 86 | 19 | ||
| Total Attacks | 424 | 121 | ||
| Hitting Percentage | .097 | .132 | ||
| Assists | 1 | 0 | ||
| Assists per set | 0.02 | 0.00 | ||
| Service Aces | 0 | 0 | ||
| Service Errors | 0 | 0 | ||
| Service Aces per set | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| Receptions | 22 | 2 | ||
| Reception Errors | 0 | 0 | ||
| Digs | 47 | 16 | ||
| Digs per set | 0.87 | 0.89 | ||
| Block Solo | 1 | 0 | ||
| Block Assist | 14 | 5 | ||
| Block Total | 15 | 5 | ||
| Blocks per set | 0.28 | 0.28 | ||
| Block Errors | 2 | 0 | ||
| Ball Handling Errors | 1 | 1 | ||
| Points | 135.0 | 37.5 | ||
| Points per set | 2.5 | 2.1 | ||
| Matches started | 3 | - | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | sa | se | r | re | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | Florida Southern | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 19 | -.421 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Sep 4 | LIU Post | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 7 | 4 | 25 | .120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Sep 5 | Minnesota Crookston | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 27 | .259 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10.5 |
| Sep 5 | Chestnut Hill | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 9 | 4 | 21 | .238 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10.5 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Drury | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 8 | 5 | 28 | .107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 |
| Sep 11 | at Texas A&M-Kingsville | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 48 | .083 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17.0 |
| Sep 12 | vs. St. Mary's (Tex.) | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 12 | 8 | 33 | .121 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12.5 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Lubbock Christian | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 10 | 6 | 41 | .098 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10.5 |
| Sep 17 | Saint Anselm | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | .154 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.5 |
| Sep 22 | at Merrimack | W, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 26 | vs. Daemen | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 26 | at Mercy | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 29 | Assumption | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 2 | at Bridgeport | L, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 3 | Franklin Pierce | L, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 6 | at Stonehill | W, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 10 | St. Michael's | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oct 13 | at Saint Anselm | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 15 | at Southern Conn. St. | W, 3-1 | - | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | -.750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oct 20 | Southern N.H. | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 4 | 3 | 15 | .067 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5.0 |
| Oct 23 | Adelphi | L, 3-1 | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Oct 24 | Pace | W, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 30 | at Saint Rose | L, 3-1 | - | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -.667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oct 31 | at Le Moyne | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 8 | 5 | 27 | .111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 |
| Nov 6 | New Haven | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 14 | 6 | 47 | .170 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 |
| Nov 8 | Dowling | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 15 | 7 | 35 | .229 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 16.0 |
| Nov 14 | at American Int'l | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 8 | 0 | 22 | .364 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9.5 |
| Nov 17 | American Int'l | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 7 | 13 | -.538 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-14 | 4 | 14 | 36 | 2.57 | 18 | 117 | .154 | 6 | 0.43 | 5 | 0.36 | 61 | 3 | 39 | 2.79 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.07 | 41.5 | 3.0 |
| 2014-15 | 23 | 45 | 103 | 2.29 | 56 | 302 | .156 | 7 | 0.16 | 1 | 0.02 | 51 | 13 | 53 | 1.18 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.13 | 107.5 | 2.4 |
| 2015-16 | 19 | 54 | 127 | 2.35 | 86 | 424 | .097 | 1 | 0.02 | 0 | 0.00 | 22 | 0 | 47 | 0.87 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 0.28 | 135.0 | 2.5 |
| 2016-17 | 28 | 97 | 269 | 2.77 | 110 | 881 | .180 | 11 | 0.11 | 6 | 0.06 | 124 | 19 | 180 | 1.86 | 2 | 40 | 42 | 0.43 | 297.0 | 3.1 |
| Total | 74 | 210 | 535 | 2.55 | 270 | 1724 | .154 | 25 | 0.12 | 12 | 0.06 | 258 | 35 | 319 | 1.52 | 4 | 60 | 64 | 0.30 | 581.0 | 2.8 |
| 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 | 19 | 54 | 127 | 2.35 | 86 | 424 | .097 | 1 | 0.02 | 0 | 0.00 | 22 | 0 | 47 | 0.87 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 0.28 | 135.0 | 2.5 |
| Conference | 8 | 18 | 35 | 1.94 | 19 | 121 | .132 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0.89 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.28 | 37.5 | 2.1 | |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Location | Home | 11 | 30 | 65 | 2.17 | 45 | 218 | .092 | 1 | 0.03 | 0 | 0.00 | 12 | 0 | 23 | 0.77 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.27 | 69.5 | 2.3 |
| Away | 5 | 14 | 32 | 2.29 | 22 | 104 | .096 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 1.14 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.36 | 34.5 | 2.5 | |
| Neutral | 3 | 10 | 30 | 3.00 | 19 | 102 | .108 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0.80 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.20 | 31.0 | 3.1 | |
| Result | Wins | 11 | 32 | 84 | 2.63 | 48 | 271 | .133 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 10 | 0 | 30 | 0.94 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 0.38 | 90.5 | 2.8 |
| Losses | 8 | 22 | 43 | 1.95 | 38 | 153 | .033 | 1 | 0.05 | 0 | 0.00 | 12 | 0 | 17 | 0.77 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.14 | 44.5 | 2.0 | |
| Month | September | 9 | 28 | 77 | 2.75 | 53 | 255 | .094 | 1 | 0.04 | 0 | 0.00 | 20 | 0 | 25 | 0.89 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.29 | 81.5 | 2.9 |
| October | 6 | 9 | 13 | 1.44 | 13 | 52 | .000 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0.89 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.22 | 14.0 | 1.6 | |
| November | 4 | 17 | 37 | 2.18 | 20 | 117 | .145 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0.82 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.29 | 39.5 | 2.3 |
News Mentions
Buscher, Rotkin Help Bentley Finish Regular Season with 3-1 Victory at AIC
Senior outside hitter Jaci Buscher (Lakewood, Colo./Rocky Mountain HS) had eight of her 14 kills during the clinching fourth set as Bentley...
November 14, 2015
Dowling Tops Bentley, 3-1, in Battle of Regionally-Ranked Teams
With six-foot junior Weronika Wiezik (Szczyrk, Poland) leading the way, Dowling College registered a 3-1 victory over Bentley University in...
November 8, 2015
Bentley Outlasts New Haven in 5; Double-Doubles for Rotkin & Buscher
Junior setter Allie Rotkin (Cumming, Ga./Milton HS) completed a career night with a match-ending block as Bentley University got by the University...
November 6, 2015
Bentley Finishes Texas Trip with 3-Game Winning Streak after Downing St. Mary’s and Lubbock Christian
Junior libero Jessica Segal (West Harrison, N.Y./Harrison HS) and freshman setter Krista Campbell (Newtown, Pa./Council Rock North HS) earned...
September 12, 2015
Buscher & Van Buren Help Bentley Take Down Texas A&M-Kingsville in Four
Senior outside hitter Jaci Buscher (Lakewood, Colo./Green Mountain HS) and junior outside hitter Lauren Van Buren (Massapequa Park, N.Y./Massapequ...
September 11, 2015
Bentley Sweeps Past Chestnut Hill for 1st Win of 2015
Senior forward Jaci Buscher (Lakewood, Colo./Green Mountain HS) put down 12 kills and served six of her team’s dozen aces as Bentley...
September 5, 2015
Challenging Opening Weekend for Bentley; Falcons Host Six-Team Invitational Friday and Saturday
It’ll be a challenging opening weekend for the Bentley University women’s volleyball team with four matches scheduled in two days as...
September 3, 2015