NCAA Stats: Through 9/12

[IdahoBoy]

www.ncaa.org/stats/volleyball/volleyballMenu.html

Some nice ones for teams I follow:

INDIVIDUAL
Kari Gregory of Hawaii @ 11 in blocking with 1.77 pg.

Saxony Brown of Idaho @ 21 ub aces pg 0.77

Mandy Becker of Idaho @ 19 in assists pg w/ 13.27



TEAM
Idaho at #18 in Hitting Percentage: 0.283%

[IdahoBoy]

Some stats of note:

Hitting percentage:
Sami Cash, UC Irvine leads nation with 0.615%

Blocking per game
Melissa Munsch, Texas A&M leads nation with 2.28 bpg (wow)

Kills per game:
Stacey Gordon, Ohio State with 7.2 kpg!

[saywho]

IdahoBoy® said:

Some stats of note:

Kills per game:
Stacey Gordon, Ohio State with 7.2 kpg!

She is also hitting .423, which is pretty darn good for an OH. Wonder if she will keep that play up throughout the whole season...

[Mumsie]

Usually we see more of USC's players on these statistics. I can't find one. What could this mean?

[Mumsie]

saywho said:

She is also hitting .423, which is pretty darn good for an OH. Wonder if she will keep that play up throughout the whole season...

Do Outside Hitters usually have a lower hitting percentage on average than Middle Hitters? If so, why?

[StuffU]

Mumsie said:

Do Outside Hitters usually have a lower hitting percentage on average than Middle Hitters? If so, why?

Traditionally, outside hitters are hitting higher sets that allow the opposing team to set up a two person block (sometimes 3) and the backrow defense has time to set up. Middles are usually hitting quicker sets against one block (usually) or slides against moving blocks and a backrow defense that isn't quite set up yet ... hence a higher success rate.

[roofed!]

Mumsie said:

Usually we see more of USC's players on these statistics. I can't find one. What could this mean?

You can still find Bibiana Candelas and Emily Adams in the hitting % category.

Last year, both MBs were in the top 5 of the hitting %, Adams was in the blockings category and April Ross in aces category. You won't find USC players hogging the categories because of the balanced attack system.

[Mumsie]

Thanks guys! This is so awesome! I asked two questions, and they were immediately answered by knowledgable posters! Cool.

[BeiBei]

jus4me28 said:

Traditionally, outside hitters are hitting higher sets that allow the opposing team to set up a two person block (sometimes 3) and the backrow defense has time to set up. Middles are usually hitting quicker sets against one block (usually) or slides against moving blocks and a backrow defense that isn't quite set up yet ... hence a higher success rate.

Maybe the FIVB is the one who does not understand this logic as the best spiker award is given to the player with the highest attack percentage. This means that USUALLY it is a middle blocker who claim this award

[Gorf]

jus4me28 said:

Traditionally, outside hitters are hitting higher sets that allow the opposing team to set up a two person block (sometimes 3) and the backrow defense has time to set up. Middles are usually hitting quicker sets against one block (usually) or slides against moving blocks and a backrow defense that isn't quite set up yet ... hence a higher success rate.

Also, on a bad pass the outside hitters are typically the outlets for the set so the opponent knows where the ball is going and can get their block and defense set up even more quickly.

[dishdaball]

I would be curious to know how the frosh stack up in the statistics.....if anyone has that info. The ones that were top 10 etc......Just curious about intial impact.

[IdahoBoy]

dishdaball said:

I would be curious to know how the frosh stack up in the statistics.....if anyone has that info. The ones that were top 10 etc......Just curious about intial impact.

Well... I can filter the results:

NCAA® Women's Volleyball
Division I
Aces Per Game
Through Games 09/12/2004

Minimum for this category is 0.50

Rank Name, Team Cl G Aces Per Game
1 Cara Thomason, Pennsylvania UpperClassmen 12 14 1.17
2 Tamara Myrick, Alcorn St. UpperClassmen 17 18 1.06
3 Jessica Oldenburg, Charlotte UpperClassmen 29 29 1.00

5 Krystal Cooper, N.C. A&T Fr. 19 17 0.89
8 Kati Broom, Tex. A&M-Corp. Chris Fr. 14 12 0.86
12 Carolyn Decker, Creighton Fr. 23 19 0.83
Jj Jones, Stephen F. Austin Fr. 22 18 0.82
22 Kassiana Urnau, Tulsa Fr. 26 20 0.77
Mallory Lahm, Creighton Fr. 24 18 0.75


NCAA® Women's Volleyball
Division I
Assists Per Game
Through Games 09/12/2004

Minimum for this category is 11.0

Rank Name, Team Cl G Assists Per Game
1 Julie Knytych, Tennessee UpperClassmen 20 298 14.90
2 Marisa Main, Ohio St. UpperClassmen 20 295 14.75
3 Lindsey Sherburne, San Diego UpperClassmen 22 320 14.55

21 Brigitte Slack, Alabama Fr. 22 291 13.23
23 Allison Lutz, Delaware Fr. 24 317 13.21
24 Maren Crabtree, Eastern Ill. Fr. 27 355 13.15
27 Colleen Nilson, Belmont Fr. 26 340 13.08
28 Kate Sulewski, Eastern Mich. Fr. 22 287 13.05
30 Jordan Elliott, Auburn Fr. 25 324 12.96

NCAA® Women's Volleyball
Division I
Blocks Per Game
Through Games 09/12/2004

Minimum for this category is 1.25

Rank Name, Team Cl G Block Solos Block Assists Total Per Game
1 Melissa Munsch, Texas A&M UpperClassmen 18 3 38 41 2.28
2 Ashley Michaels, Kansas UpperClassmen 24 4 47 51 2.13
3 Heather Malaschak, Boise St. UpperClassmen 28 11 48 59 2.11

5 Nana Meriwether, UCLA Fr. 22 8 36 44 2.00
8 Alexis Crimes, Long Beach St. Fr. 15 2 26 28 1.87
11 Kari Gregory, Hawaii Fr. 22 8 31 39 1.77
22 Tracy Stalls, Nebraska Fr. 21 4 30 34 1.62

29 Tiffany Blum, Col. of Charleston Fr. 21 5 28 33 1.57


NCAA® Women's Volleyball
Division I
Digs Per Game
Through Games 09/12/2004

Minimum for this category is 3.75

Rank Name, Team Cl G Digs Per Game
1 Elvina Kung, Brown UpperClassmen 10 83 8.30
2 Brittany Stowers, UTEP Fr. 14 113 8.07
3 Darcy Thompson, Robert Morris UpperClassmen 30 205 6.83

9 Talaya Whitfield, TCU Fr. 23 143 6.22
17 Brittany Nobilio, Eastern Ky. Fr. 35 201 5.74
25 Jess Stackhouse, Canisius Fr. 25 139 5.56
26 Kristin Jackson, Cal Poly Fr. 22 121 5.50

NCAA® Women's Volleyball
Division I
Hitting Percentage
Through Games 09/12/2004

Must average 4.0 attacks per game.
Minimum for this category is .330

Rank Name, Team Cl G Kills Errors Total Attacks Pct.
1 Sami Cash, UC Irvine UpperClassmen 20 65 9 91 0.615
2 Lauren Smith, Tex. A&M-Corp. Chris UpperClassmen 14 52 7 83 0.542
3 Amanda Santos, Florida St. UpperClassmen 20 56 7 92 0.533

NCAA® Women's Volleyball
Division I
Kills Per Game
Through Games 09/12/2004

Minimum for this category is 3.50

Rank Name, Team Cl G Kills Per Game
1 Stacey Gordon, Ohio St. UpperClassmen 20 144 7.20
2 Aida Antanaviciute, St. Louis UpperClassmen 26 176 6.77
3 Erin Heffner, Alabama UpperClassmen 22 135 6.14

10 Kelly-Anne Billingy, Marshall Fr. 23 126 5.48
12 Sarah Kirkwood, Virginia Fr. 28 151 5.39
29 Carrie DeMange, Duke Fr. 21 101 4.81
Sarah Pavan, Nebraska Fr. 21 101 4.81

[wang pu]

IdahoBoy® said:

www.ncaa.org/stats/volleyball/volleyballMenu.html

Some nice ones for teams I follow:

INDIVIDUAL
Kari Gregory of Hawaii @ 11 in blocking with 1.77 pg.

Saxony Brown of Idaho @ 21 ub aces pg 0.77

Mandy Becker of Idaho @ 19 in assists pg w/ 13.27



TEAM
Idaho at #18 in Hitting Percentage: 0.283%

Hey, I was thinking about posting this also, but being that there was only one Wahine I decided against it. But, I'm glad that someone else did.