Kirstyn Sperry
11 Kirstyn Sperry
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Year:
    Fr.
  • Hometown:
    Phoenix, Ariz.
  • High School:
    Desert Vista
  • Position:
    S
  • m
    33
  • k/s
    0.25
  • h %
    .074
  • a/s
    2.74
  • b/s
    0.03
  • sa/s
    0.35
  • d/s
    1.67

Bio

As a freshman: Appeared in all 33 matches, earning seven starts ... Dished out 321 assists on the year, averaging 2.74 per set ... Led the team and ranked 51st in the nation (third in NEC) with 41 service aces ... Added 195 digs (1.67/set) ... Registered a trio of double-doubles on the year, including a career-high 31-assist, 13-dig performance at Marist Sept. 11 ... Posted back-to-back double-doubles against St. Francis Brooklyn and LIU Brooklyn Sept. 26 and 27 ... Also chipped in 29 kills and a .937 reception percentage on the year.

Before Bryant: Sperry was two-year varsity letterwinner and starter at Desert Vista High School … Led the Thunder to a 2014 AIA Division I State Championship, going 41-3 on the season … Team finished fifth at states in 2013 … 2014 All-Tribune First Team selection … Led team with 727 assists and 62 aces as a senior and with 587 assists as a junior … 2014 Westwood Tournament of Champions winner … Team finished second at Nike Tournament of Champions … 2013 Nike Tournament of Champions All-Tournament Team … Registered a triple-double as a junior … Also earned two varsity letters in tennis … Four-year Scholar-Athlete/Activity Award winner … Four-year Team GPA Award winner … Four-year Certificate of Academic Excellence Award recipient … National Honor Society member … Played Club for Spiral Volleyball Club.

Personal: Daughter of Kirk and Lauren Sperry, Kirstyn Sperry was born August 9, 1997.

Career Game Highs
Kills: 7, twice (last at Marist, 9/11/15)
Assists: 31 at Marist, 9/11/15
Aces: 4, twice (last vs. FDU, 10/31/15)
Digs: 13, three times (last vs. Holy Cross, 10/13/15)
Blocks: 4 at Marist, 9/11/15

Player Profile

Recent Games
Oct 31 FDU W, 3-1
Nov 1 Sacred Heart W, 3-2
Nov 6 at Central Connecticut W, 3-1
Nov 14 at Robert Morris L, 3-2
Nov 15 at Saint Francis U L, 3-0
Nov 21 vs. #2 Robert Morris L, 3-1
  Overall Conf
Matches 33 14
Sets 117 50
Kills 29 10
Kills per set 0.25 0.20
Errors 20 8
Total Attacks 122 45
Hitting Percentage .074 .044
Assists 321 78
Assists per set 2.74 1.56
Service Aces 41 23
Service Errors 42 15
Service Aces per set 0.35 0.46
Receptions 190 106
Reception Errors 12 7
Digs 195 88
Digs per set 1.67 1.76
Block Solo 0 0
Block Assist 4 0
Block Total 4 0
Blocks per set 0.03 0.00
Block Errors 1 0
Ball Handling Errors 16 3
Points 72.0 33.0
Points per set 0.6 0.7
Matches started 7 -
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Aug 28 Quinnipiac W, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 - 15 1 2 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Aug 28 Holy Cross W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 1 .000 25 3 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Aug 29 Iona W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 3 .000 16 1 2 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 1 1.0
Sep 1 Providence W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 12 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 4 at UConn L, 3-1 1 4 0 1 2 -.500 14 0 1 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0.0
Sep 4 vs. James Madison L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 3 .000 12 0 1 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 5 vs. UMBC L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 2 .000 16 2 4 7 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Sep 8 at New Hampshire L, 3-1 1 4 7 2 28 .179 20 0 2 6 1 6 0 0 0 0 1 7.0
Sep 11 at Marist L, 3-2 1 5 7 1 16 .375 31 1 2 5 0 13 0 4 1 4 2 10.0
Sep 12 vs. Bucknell W, 3-0 1 3 0 1 1 -1.000 16 0 2 6 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 0.0
Sep 12 vs. La Salle W, 3-1 1 4 0 1 1 -1.000 12 1 3 4 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 15 Hartford W, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 - 6 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.0
Sep 18 vs. No. 23 Minnesota L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 13 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 19 at Col. of Charleston L, 3-0 - 2 1 0 2 .500 4 0 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 19 vs. Sam Houston St. L, 3-1 1 4 0 1 2 -.500 2 2 1 12 0 10 0 0 0 0 2 2.0
Sep 22 Dartmouth W, 3-1 - 4 1 1 2 .000 16 4 2 3 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 5.0
Sep 26 St. Francis Brooklyn W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 2 .000 15 3 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Sep 27 Long Island W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 1 .000 16 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 29 at UMass Lowell L, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 - 9 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 2 0.0
Oct 3 at FDU W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 17 2 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 3 2.0
Oct 4 at Sacred Heart L, 3-2 - 5 0 0 1 .000 17 0 0 - 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 10 Central Connecticut W, 3-0 - 3 1 1 3 .000 0 2 1 10 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Oct 13 Holy Cross W, 3-1 - 4 2 1 6 .167 2 1 0 20 3 13 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Oct 17 Robert Morris W, 3-1 - 4 2 0 2 1.000 1 1 2 12 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Oct 18 Saint Francis U W, 3-1 - 4 1 0 3 .333 0 2 0 12 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Oct 24 at St. Francis Brooklyn W, 3-1 - 3 0 1 3 -.333 0 2 3 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Oct 25 at Long Island L, 3-0 - 3 0 1 1 -1.000 2 2 0 7 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Oct 31 FDU W, 3-1 - 4 1 2 5 -.200 2 4 2 11 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 5.0
Nov 1 Sacred Heart W, 3-2 - 4 1 0 3 .333 3 0 2 12 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Nov 6 at Central Connecticut W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 5 .000 0 2 2 19 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Nov 14 at Robert Morris L, 3-2 - 3 2 1 6 .167 2 0 1 7 1 10 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Nov 15 at Saint Francis U L, 3-0 - 3 2 2 10 .000 3 3 1 10 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 5.0
Nov 21 vs. #2 Robert Morris L, 3-1 - 4 1 3 8 -.250 2 1 0 6 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
  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
2015-16 33 117 29 0.25 20 122 .074 321 2.74 41 0.35 190 12 195 1.67 0 4 4 0.03 72.0 0.6
2016-17 34 118 213 1.81 99 593 .192 535 4.53 41 0.35 154 14 295 2.50 2 56 58 0.49 284.0 2.4
2017-18 33 125 169 1.35 90 550 .144 813 6.50 41 0.33 7 0 379 3.03 2 75 77 0.62 249.5 2.0
2018-19 34 136 107 0.79 51 304 .184 1014 7.46 50 0.37 4 0 345 2.54 0 18 18 0.13 166.0 1.2
Total 134 496 518 1.04 260 1569 .164 2683 5.41 173 0.35 355 26 1214 2.45 4 153 157 0.32 771.5 1.6
    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 33 117 29 0.25 20 122 .074 321 2.74 41 0.35 190 12 195 1.67 0 4 4 0.03 72.0 0.6
Conference 14 50 10 0.20 8 45 .044 78 1.56 23 0.46 106 7 88 1.76 0 0 0 0.00 33.0 0.7
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 14 51 9 0.18 5 31 .129 129 2.53 23 0.45 81 7 91 1.78 0 0 0 0.00 32.0 0.6
Away 12 41 19 0.46 9 74 .135 119 2.90 12 0.29 66 4 69 1.68 0 4 4 0.10 33.0 0.8
Neutral 7 25 1 0.04 6 17 -.294 73 2.92 6 0.24 43 1 35 1.40 0 0 0 0.00 7.0 0.3
Result Wins 19 68 9 0.13 8 41 .024 174 2.56 30 0.44 116 8 111 1.63 0 0 0 0.00 39.0 0.6
Losses 14 49 20 0.41 12 81 .099 147 3.00 11 0.22 74 4 84 1.71 0 4 4 0.08 33.0 0.7
Month August 3 12 0 0.00 0 4 .000 56 4.67 5 0.42 1 0 17 1.42 0 0 0 0.00 5.0 0.4
September 16 54 16 0.30 8 62 .129 214 3.96 14 0.26 57 1 97 1.80 0 4 4 0.07 32.0 0.6
October 9 33 7 0.21 6 24 .042 41 1.24 16 0.48 78 6 48 1.45 0 0 0 0.00 23.0 0.7
November 5 18 6 0.33 6 32 .000 10 0.56 6 0.33 54 5 33 1.83 0 0 0 0.00 12.0 0.7

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