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- Height:
- 6-0
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- Hometown:
- Massapequa Park, N.Y.
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- High School:
- Massapequa
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- Position:
- OH
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- m
- 28
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- k/s
- 2.77
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- h %
- .180
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- a/s
- 0.11
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- b/s
- 0.43
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- sa/s
- 0.06
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- d/s
- 1.86
Bio
Co-captain … 2013 graduate of Massapequa High School ... is majoring in managerial economics … minor in marketing … played in 46 matches and 113 sets during her first three seasons with injuries reducing her playing time each year … entered 2016 season with 266 kills, 139 digs and 284 points … averages of 2.35 kills, 1.23 digs and 2.51 points … three varsity letters.
2015: saw action in 19 of the team’s 28 matches, playing a total of 54 sets … made three starts … averaged 2.35 kills, 0.87 digs, 0.28 blocks and 2.50 points … double-figure kills six times, including 16 against Texas A&M-Kingsville Sept. 11, 15 against Dowling Nov. 8 and 14 against New Haven Nov. 6 … Falcons were 6-2 when she had at least nine kills.
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 (23) ... age as of Sept. 1: 21.
2015 Statistics 2014 Statistics 2013 Statistics
Player Profile
| Overall | Conf | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 28 | 14 | ||
| Sets | 97 | 52 | ||
| Kills | 269 | 160 | ||
| Kills per set | 2.77 | 3.08 | ||
| Errors | 110 | 59 | ||
| Total Attacks | 881 | 515 | ||
| Hitting Percentage | .180 | .196 | ||
| Assists | 11 | 9 | ||
| Assists per set | 0.11 | 0.17 | ||
| Service Aces | 6 | 6 | ||
| Service Errors | 5 | 4 | ||
| Service Aces per set | 0.06 | 0.12 | ||
| Receptions | 124 | 48 | ||
| Reception Errors | 19 | 10 | ||
| Digs | 180 | 144 | ||
| Digs per set | 1.86 | 2.77 | ||
| Block Solo | 2 | 1 | ||
| Block Assist | 40 | 21 | ||
| Block Total | 42 | 22 | ||
| Blocks per set | 0.43 | 0.42 | ||
| Block Errors | 10 | 5 | ||
| Ball Handling Errors | 2 | 1 | ||
| Points | 297.0 | 177.5 | ||
| Points per set | 3.1 | 3.4 | ||
| Matches started | 23 | 14 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | sa | se | r | re | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Saint Leo | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 9 | 2 | 30 | .233 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9.5 |
| Sep 2 | vs. Lynn | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 26 | .231 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9.5 |
| Sep 3 | vs. Rockhurst | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 32 | .094 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Sep 3 | at Nova Southeastern | L, 3-1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 27 | -.037 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Sep 9 | at Georgian Court | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 19 | .526 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13.5 |
| Sep 9 | vs. West Chester | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 14 | 8 | 47 | .128 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 16.5 |
| Sep 10 | vs. New York Tech | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 6 | 4 | 24 | .083 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Caldwell | L, 3-2 | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. East Stroudsburg | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 5 | 6 | 28 | -.036 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. American Int'l | L, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 17 | at Merrimack | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 25 | .120 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9.0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Neb.-Kearney | L, 3-0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 20 | -.050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.5 |
| Sep 22 | at Post | L, 3-0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | .077 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Sep 25 | at St. Michael's | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 44 | .114 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 |
| Sep 27 | Merrimack | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 29 | .345 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13.0 |
| Oct 4 | Stonehill | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 33 | .212 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 12.0 |
| Oct 11 | Saint Anselm | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 39 | .308 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 4 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18.5 |
| Oct 14 | Bridgeport | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 34 | .235 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13.0 |
| Oct 15 | Southern Conn. St. | W, 3-0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 22 | .091 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Oct 18 | at Southern N.H. | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 39 | .205 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11.5 |
| Oct 21 | at Adelphi | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 31 | .290 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13.0 |
| Oct 22 | at Pace | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 7 | 55 | .164 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17.0 |
| Oct 25 | at Franklin Pierce | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 36 | .167 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 |
| Oct 28 | Saint Rose | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 39 | .231 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18.0 |
| Oct 29 | Le Moyne | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 44 | .205 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15.0 |
| Nov 5 | at New Haven | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 45 | .044 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10.5 |
| Nov 8 | at Assumption | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 22 | .409 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12.5 |
| Nov 10 | American Int'l | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 37 | .108 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8.0 |
| Nov 15 | at American Int'l | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 33 | .394 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15.5 |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 |
| Conference | 14 | 52 | 160 | 3.08 | 59 | 515 | .196 | 9 | 0.17 | 6 | 0.12 | 48 | 10 | 144 | 2.77 | 1 | 21 | 22 | 0.42 | 177.5 | 3.4 | |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Location | Home | 8 | 31 | 92 | 2.97 | 31 | 277 | .220 | 5 | 0.16 | 4 | 0.13 | 17 | 7 | 66 | 2.13 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 0.55 | 105.0 | 3.4 |
| Away | 12 | 41 | 121 | 2.95 | 47 | 389 | .190 | 6 | 0.15 | 2 | 0.05 | 64 | 10 | 91 | 2.22 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 0.29 | 129.5 | 3.2 | |
| Neutral | 8 | 25 | 56 | 2.24 | 32 | 215 | .112 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 43 | 2 | 23 | 0.92 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0.52 | 62.5 | 2.5 | |
| Result | Wins | 11 | 41 | 126 | 3.07 | 42 | 361 | .233 | 7 | 0.17 | 5 | 0.12 | 36 | 10 | 81 | 1.98 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 0.54 | 143.0 | 3.5 |
| Losses | 17 | 56 | 143 | 2.55 | 68 | 520 | .144 | 4 | 0.07 | 1 | 0.02 | 88 | 9 | 99 | 1.77 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 0.36 | 154.0 | 2.8 | |
| Month | September | 14 | 44 | 103 | 2.34 | 51 | 372 | .140 | 4 | 0.09 | 0 | 0.00 | 61 | 6 | 55 | 1.25 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 0.43 | 113.0 | 2.6 |
| October | 10 | 38 | 124 | 3.26 | 45 | 372 | .212 | 5 | 0.13 | 5 | 0.13 | 30 | 9 | 83 | 2.18 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 0.42 | 137.5 | 3.6 | |
| November | 4 | 15 | 42 | 2.80 | 14 | 137 | .204 | 2 | 0.13 | 1 | 0.07 | 33 | 4 | 42 | 2.80 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.47 | 46.5 | 3.1 |
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