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- Height:
- 5-5
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- Year:
- Fr.
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- Hometown:
- Virginia Beach, Va.
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- High School:
- Columbus
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- Position:
- S
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- m
- 31
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- k/s
- 0.06
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- h %
- .040
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- a/s
- 2.03
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- b/s
- 0.00
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- sa/s
- 0.31
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- d/s
- 1.21
Bio
2017 (Freshman)
Appeared in 31 matches and 112 sets for the Bulldogs … Ranked third on the team in assists with 227 (2.03 per set) … Logged 136 digs (1.21 per set) and ranked second on the team in service aces with 35 (0.31 per set) … Career-high five aces in the win over Binghamton (9/16) ... Saw an increased role at setter over the final month of the season, recording 10 or more assists in seven of her final eight matches … Tallied 21 assists in the win over Sacred Heart (11/4) … Career-high 22 digs in the victory at Saint Francis U (11/11) … Career-best 24 assists in the NEC semifinals against Central Connecticut (11/17).
Before Bryant
Motu’apuaka was a three-year varsity starter and four-year letterwinner at Columbia High School … Helped lead the Blue Devils to three-straight postseason appearances, including two runs to the state semifinals in 2014 and 2016 … Named all-state honorable mention selection as a sophomore and senior … Two-time all-conference first team selection (2015, 2016) … Senior all-star nod … 2016 All-Bi-City First Team honoree … Also earned two varsity letters in soccer and two in track & field … Named a 2015 all-conference honorable mention in soccer … Played club for A5 South.
Personal
Daughter of Manu and Siaosi Motu’apuaka … Has two brothers, Andrew and Army … Andrew plays football at Virginia Tech … Army plays football at Virginia Union … Uncle, Lewis Powell, coaches football at the University of Utah.
Career Single-Match Highs
Kills: 3, vs. UC Riverside, 8/26/17
Assists: 24, vs. Central Connecticut, 11/17/17
Aces: 5, vs. Binghamton, 9/16/17
Digs: 22, at Saint Francis U, 11/11/17
Blocks: --
Player Profile
| Overall | Conf | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 31 | 13 | ||
| Sets | 112 | 50 | ||
| Kills | 7 | 0 | ||
| Kills per set | 0.06 | 0.00 | ||
| Errors | 6 | 1 | ||
| Total Attacks | 25 | 6 | ||
| Hitting Percentage | .040 | -.167 | ||
| Assists | 227 | 106 | ||
| Assists per set | 2.03 | 2.12 | ||
| Service Aces | 35 | 9 | ||
| Service Errors | 55 | 30 | ||
| Service Aces per set | 0.31 | 0.18 | ||
| Receptions | 33 | 1 | ||
| Reception Errors | 3 | 0 | ||
| Digs | 136 | 65 | ||
| Digs per set | 1.21 | 1.30 | ||
| Block Solo | 0 | 0 | ||
| Block Assist | 0 | 0 | ||
| Block Total | 0 | 0 | ||
| Blocks per set | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| Block Errors | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ball Handling Errors | 3 | 1 | ||
| Points | 42.0 | 9.0 | ||
| Points per set | 0.4 | 0.2 | ||
| Matches started | 2 | 1 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | sa | se | r | re | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25 | vs. Drake | L, 3-1 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Aug 26 | vs. UC Riverside | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .500 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 |
| Aug 26 | vs. Cal St. Fullerton | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .000 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Aug 29 | Quinnipiac | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Sep 1 | vs. North Texas | L, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 1 | at Boston College | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -.333 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.0 |
| Sep 2 | vs. Princeton | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Sep 5 | at New Hampshire | L, 3-0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 8 | Manhattan | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 9 | Stony Brook | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Sep 9 | Brown | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .000 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Sep 12 | Holy Cross | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Sep 15 | vs. Syracuse | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Sep 16 | at Hofstra | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1.000 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Binghamton | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 |
| Sep 19 | Providence | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Sep 22 | St. Francis Brooklyn | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 23 | Long Island | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Sep 26 | at UMass Lowell | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 29 | Central Connecticut | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oct 6 | at FDU | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Oct 7 | at Sacred Heart | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oct 13 | Robert Morris | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oct 14 | Saint Francis U | L, 3-2 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oct 20 | at Central Connecticut | L, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 24 | at Hartford | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Oct 27 | at St. Francis Brooklyn | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Oct 28 | at Long Island | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Nov 3 | FDU | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Nov 4 | Sacred Heart | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -.333 | 21 | 0 | 5 | - | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Nov 10 | at Robert Morris | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Nov 11 | at Saint Francis U | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.0 |
| Nov 17 | vs. No. 3 Central Connecticut | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | 31 | 112 | 7 | 0.06 | 6 | 25 | .040 | 227 | 2.03 | 35 | 0.31 | 33 | 3 | 136 | 1.21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 42.0 | 0.4 |
| 2018-19 | 18 | 45 | 4 | 0.09 | 1 | 10 | .300 | 47 | 1.04 | 12 | 0.27 | 16 | 2 | 45 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 16.0 | 0.4 |
| 2019-20 | 32 | 113 | 39 | 0.35 | 8 | 132 | .235 | 619 | 5.48 | 26 | 0.23 | 3 | 0 | 222 | 1.96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 65.0 | 0.6 |
| Total | 81 | 270 | 50 | 0.19 | 15 | 167 | .210 | 893 | 3.31 | 73 | 0.27 | 52 | 5 | 403 | 1.49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 123.0 | 0.5 |
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Total | 31 | 112 | 7 | 0.06 | 6 | 25 | .040 | 227 | 2.03 | 35 | 0.31 | 33 | 3 | 136 | 1.21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 42.0 | 0.4 |
| Conference | 13 | 50 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 6 | -.167 | 106 | 2.12 | 9 | 0.18 | 1 | 0 | 65 | 1.30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 9.0 | 0.2 | |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Location | Home | 13 | 48 | 1 | 0.02 | 2 | 10 | -.100 | 72 | 1.50 | 13 | 0.27 | 10 | 0 | 43 | 0.90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 14.0 | 0.3 |
| Away | 11 | 39 | 1 | 0.03 | 2 | 6 | -.167 | 91 | 2.33 | 11 | 0.28 | 21 | 3 | 57 | 1.46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 12.0 | 0.3 | |
| Neutral | 7 | 25 | 5 | 0.20 | 2 | 9 | .333 | 64 | 2.56 | 11 | 0.44 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 1.44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 16.0 | 0.6 | |
| Result | Wins | 21 | 78 | 5 | 0.06 | 3 | 14 | .143 | 141 | 1.81 | 29 | 0.37 | 12 | 0 | 95 | 1.22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 34.0 | 0.4 |
| Losses | 10 | 34 | 2 | 0.06 | 3 | 11 | -.091 | 86 | 2.53 | 6 | 0.18 | 21 | 3 | 41 | 1.21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 8.0 | 0.2 | |
| Month | August | 4 | 12 | 4 | 0.33 | 2 | 9 | .222 | 47 | 3.92 | 5 | 0.42 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 1.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 9.0 | 0.8 |
| September | 15 | 54 | 1 | 0.02 | 3 | 9 | -.222 | 46 | 0.85 | 21 | 0.39 | 30 | 3 | 49 | 0.91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 22.0 | 0.4 | |
| October | 7 | 26 | 1 | 0.04 | 0 | 3 | .333 | 48 | 1.85 | 4 | 0.15 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0.81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5.0 | 0.2 | |
| November | 5 | 20 | 1 | 0.05 | 1 | 4 | .000 | 86 | 4.30 | 5 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 2.40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6.0 | 0.3 |
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