Erika Ward
12 Erika Ward
  • Height:
    5-1
  • Year:
    Fr.
  • Hometown:
    Rochester, Mich.
  • High School:
    Stoney Creek
  • Position:
    L
  • m
    33
  • k/s
    0.02
  • h %
    -.222
  • a/s
    0.92
  • b/s
    0.00
  • sa/s
    0.20
  • d/s
    3.88

Bio

2017 (Freshman)
NEC Academic Honor Roll selection … Appeared in 33 matches and 123 sets for the Bulldogs … Led the Bulldogs with 477 digs (3.98 per set) … Totaled 113 assists (0.92 per set) and 24 aces (0.20 per set … 24 matches of 10 or more digs and nine of 20 or more … Averaged 6.00 digs per set in the opening weekend of the season to earn Molten/NEC Rookie of the Week honors … Posted dig totals of 21 (Stony Brook) and 23 (Brown) in the second day of the Hampton Inn-vitational (9/9) … The 23 digs in the win over Brown were a career-high, matched a week later in the win over Binghamton (9/16) … Notched a career-high four aces in the victory over LIU Brooklyn (9/23) … Tallied 22 digs and a career-high 12 assists in the win over Fairleigh Dickinson (10/6) … Closed the year with 20-dig performances against Saint Francis U (11/11) and Central Connecticut (11/17).

Before Bryant
Ward was a three-year varsity letterwinner and two-year starter at Stoney Creek High School … Helped the program earn its first-ever Oakland Athletic Association (OAA) Red Division title and first appearance in the district finals in 2015 … Team returned to the district finals in 2016 … Led the Cougars to 2016 Rochester City Cup Championship … Holds school records for digs in a career (1,312) and digs in a season (741) … Named a 2017 Ultra Ankle JVA All-National Team pick, recognizing the top JVA players in the nation ... Named an all-state second team selection as a senior … All-state honorable mention as a junior … Two-time all-region pick (2015, 2016) … 2015 and 2016 All-OAA Red Division nod … Earned MVP award as a senior … Two-time captain … Four-time OAA Scholar-Athlete … National Honor Society member … Played club for Michigan Elite Volleyball Academy … High school and club teammate of fellow Bulldog Mackenzie Wild.

Personal
Daughter of Angela and Jim Ward … Has one brother, Evan, and one sister, Alexa.

Career Single-Match Highs
Kills: 
1, 2x, last vs. Central Connecticut 11/17/17
Assists: 12, at Fairleigh Dickinson, 10/6/17
Aces: 4, 2x, last vs. Fairleigh Dickinson, 11/3/17
Digs: 23, 2x, last vs. Binghamton, 9/16/17
Blocks: --

Player Profile

Recent Games
Oct 28 at Long Island L, 3-1
Nov 3 FDU W, 3-0
Nov 4 Sacred Heart W, 3-2
Nov 10 at Robert Morris W, 3-0
Nov 11 at Saint Francis U W, 3-1
Nov 17 vs. No. 3 Central Connecticut L, 3-2
  Overall Conf
Matches 33 14
Sets 123 56
Kills 2 0
Kills per set 0.02 0.00
Errors 4 1
Total Attacks 9 2
Hitting Percentage -.222 -.500
Assists 113 65
Assists per set 0.92 1.16
Service Aces 24 17
Service Errors 16 7
Service Aces per set 0.20 0.30
Receptions 592 173
Reception Errors 25 9
Digs 477 201
Digs per set 3.88 3.59
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 1 0
Points 26.0 17.0
Points per set 0.2 0.3
Matches started 1 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 - 4 1 0 1 1.000 3 0 0 20 1 19 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Aug 26 vs. UC Riverside W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 2 0 1 27 1 20 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Aug 26 vs. Cal St. Fullerton L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 .000 1 0 0 32 2 21 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Aug 29 Quinnipiac W, 3-1 - 4 0 1 2 -.500 2 1 0 25 1 19 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 1 vs. North Texas L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 2 0 0 24 0 18 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 1 at Boston College L, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 - 5 1 0 37 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 2 vs. Princeton L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 3 1 0 16 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 5 at New Hampshire L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 31 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 8 Manhattan W, 3-0 - 3 0 1 1 -1.000 3 1 1 14 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 9 Stony Brook W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 5 2 0 34 2 21 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Sep 9 Brown W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 - 1 0 1 23 0 23 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 12 Holy Cross W, 3-0 - 3 0 1 1 -1.000 3 0 1 17 1 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 15 vs. Syracuse W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 - 0 0 1 22 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 16 at Hofstra L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 1 0 1 16 3 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 16 vs. Binghamton W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 4 0 1 15 2 23 0 0 0 0 1 0.0
Sep 19 Providence W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 3 0 1 17 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 22 St. Francis Brooklyn W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 4 2 0 14 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Sep 23 Long Island W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 - 4 4 1 33 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 4.0
Sep 26 at UMass Lowell L, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 - 1 0 0 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 29 Central Connecticut W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 6 0 0 10 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 6 at FDU W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 12 1 2 12 0 22 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Oct 7 at Sacred Heart W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 - 2 1 1 14 2 9 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Oct 13 Robert Morris W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 8 1 0 30 3 12 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Oct 14 Saint Francis U L, 3-2 - 5 0 0 1 .000 4 2 0 12 0 19 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Oct 20 at Central Connecticut L, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 - 3 0 0 - 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 24 at Hartford W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 5 0 1 23 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 27 at St. Francis Brooklyn W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 - 3 0 0 1 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 28 at Long Island L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 5 0 1 17 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Nov 3 FDU W, 3-0 - 3 0 1 1 -1.000 3 4 1 8 1 12 0 0 0 0 0 4.0
Nov 4 Sacred Heart W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 - 1 0 0 - 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Nov 10 at Robert Morris W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 5 2 1 13 1 13 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Nov 11 at Saint Francis U W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 5 0 0 9 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Nov 17 vs. No. 3 Central Connecticut L, 3-2 - 5 1 0 1 1.000 4 1 0 16 0 21 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
2017-18 33 123 2 0.02 4 9 -.222 113 0.92 24 0.20 592 25 477 3.88 0 0 0 0.00 26.0 0.2
2018-19 33 129 2 0.02 1 9 .111 169 1.31 33 0.26 567 28 556 4.31 0 0 0 0.00 35.0 0.3
2019-20 31 103 1 0.01 2 19 -.053 123 1.19 25 0.24 525 15 379 3.68 0 0 0 0.00 26.0 0.3
2020-21 11 43 2 0.05 0 9 .222 36 0.84 6 0.14 189 5 223 5.19 0 0 0 0.00 8.0 0.2
Total 108 398 7 0.02 7 46 .000 441 1.11 88 0.22 1873 73 1635 4.11 0 0 0 0.00 95.0 0.2
    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 33 123 2 0.02 4 9 -.222 113 0.92 24 0.20 592 25 477 3.88 0 0 0 0.00 26.0 0.2
Conference 14 56 0 0.00 1 2 -.500 65 1.16 17 0.30 173 9 201 3.59 0 0 0 0.00 17.0 0.3
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 13 50 0 0.00 4 6 -.667 47 0.94 17 0.34 237 9 183 3.66 0 0 0 0.00 17.0 0.3
Away 12 43 0 0.00 0 0 - 47 1.09 5 0.12 183 10 148 3.44 0 0 0 0.00 5.0 0.1
Neutral 8 30 2 0.07 0 3 .667 19 0.63 2 0.07 172 6 146 4.87 0 0 0 0.00 4.0 0.1
Result Wins 21 79 0 0.00 4 5 -.800 81 1.03 19 0.24 361 16 300 3.80 0 0 0 0.00 19.0 0.2
Losses 12 44 2 0.05 0 4 .500 32 0.73 5 0.11 231 9 177 4.02 0 0 0 0.00 7.0 0.2
Month August 4 14 1 0.07 1 4 .000 8 0.57 1 0.07 104 5 79 5.64 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 0.1
September 16 57 0 0.00 2 2 -1.000 45 0.79 11 0.19 333 11 212 3.72 0 0 0 0.00 11.0 0.2
October 8 32 0 0.00 0 1 .000 42 1.31 5 0.16 109 6 111 3.47 0 0 0 0.00 5.0 0.2
November 5 20 1 0.05 1 2 .000 18 0.90 7 0.35 46 3 75 3.75 0 0 0 0.00 8.0 0.4

News Mentions

$item.thumbnailAlt
Bryant continues rise in NEC in 2017

The Bryant University volleyball team continued its rise among the perennial contenders in the Northeast Conference during the 2017 campaign, as...

December 6, 2017

$item.thumbnailAlt
Bryant squares off with Central Connecticut Friday in NEC semifinal

BROOKLYN, N.Y. – The Bryant University volleyball team opens the Northeast Conference Championship Friday with a conference semifinal...

November 16, 2017

$item.thumbnailAlt
Bryant captures first NEC regular season co-championship with win at Saint Francis U

LORETTO, Pa. – The Bryant University volleyball team captured its first Northeast Conference regular season co-championship Saturday with a...

November 11, 2017

$item.thumbnailAlt
Bryant sweeps Robert Morris to secure first 20-win season of Division I era

MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa – Junior Kirstyn Sperry (Phoenix, Ariz.) tallied nine kills, 23 assists and eight digs, while junior Julia Flynn (Pembroke...

November 10, 2017

$item.thumbnailAlt
Bryant treks to Pennsylvania for final two regular-season matches

MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. – The Bryant University volleyball team closes out the regular season Friday and Saturday with two pivotal Northeast...

November 9, 2017

$item.thumbnailAlt
Seniors help lead comeback in five-set win over Sacred Heart to clinch NEC tournament berth

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Seniors Ally Lunsford (Minneola, Fla.) and Kiley Robbins (Garland, Texas) helped lead a thrilling comeback on Senior Day,...

November 4, 2017

$item.thumbnailAlt
Bryant sweeps Fairleigh Dickinson to improve to 8-3 in NEC

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Junior Kirstyn Sperry (Phoenix, Ariz.) and senior Ally Lunsford (Minneola, Fla.) posted double-digit kill totals as the...

November 3, 2017

$item.thumbnailAlt
Bryant hosts Fairleigh Dickinson, Sacred Heart for final home weekend of regular season

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University volleyball team plays its final two regular-season home matches Friday and Saturday when...

November 2, 2017

$item.thumbnailAlt
Bulldogs downed by LIU Brooklyn in four sets

BROOKLYN, N.Y. – Four players were in double figures in kills, but the Bryant University volleyball team was held off by LIU Brooklyn in...

October 28, 2017

$item.thumbnailAlt
Bulldogs take weekend trip to Brooklyn for two NEC matches

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS, N.Y. – The Bryant University volleyball team returns to Northeast Conference play with a pair of weekend matches in...

October 26, 2017

$item.thumbnailAlt
Bulldogs travel to Hartford Tuesday for non-conference clash

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. – The Bryant University volleyball team plays its final non-conference match Tuesday with a trip to Hartford.

October 24, 2017

$item.thumbnailAlt
Bryant outlasted by Central Connecticut in Friday night clash

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. – The Bryant University volleyball team was outlasted in five sets by Central Connecticut Friday at Detrick Gymnasium to...

October 20, 2017

$item.thumbnailAlt
Bulldogs open second half of NEC play with trip to Central Connecticut

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. – The Bryant University volleyball team begins the second half of Northeast Conference play with a Friday night...

October 19, 2017

$item.thumbnailAlt
Bulldogs suffer first loss in NEC with five-set defeat vs. Saint Francis U

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University volleyball team was outlasted by Saint Francis U in five sets Saturday night at the Chace Athletic...

October 14, 2017

$item.thumbnailAlt
Bryant continues best-ever NEC start with sweep of Robert Morris

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Junior Julia Flynn (Pembroke, Mass.) hit .355 with 16 kills as the Bryant University volleyball team continued its best...

October 13, 2017

$item.thumbnailAlt
Bryant hosts Robert Morris, Saint Francis U in weekend matches

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University volleyball team wraps up the first half of its Northeast Conference schedule with home matches...

October 12, 2017

$item.thumbnailAlt
Bryant off to first 4-0 start in NEC with four-set victory at FDU

HACKENSACK, N.J. – The Bryant University volleyball team is 4-0 in Northeast Conference play for the first time, as the Bulldogs picked up a...

October 6, 2017

$item.thumbnailAlt
Bryant travels to Fairleigh Dickinson, Sacred Heart for pair of NEC matches

HACKENSACK, N.J. – The Bryant University volleyball team plays its first two road matches of Northeast Conference play this weekend...

October 5, 2017

$item.thumbnailAlt
Bryant moves to 3-0 in NEC with four-set win over Central Connecticut

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University volleyball team opened Northeast Conference play 3-0 for the second time in three years with a...

September 29, 2017

$item.thumbnailAlt
Bulldogs host Central Connecticut Friday in NEC clash

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University volleyball team returns to Northeast Conference play with a Friday night match against Central...

September 28, 2017

$item.thumbnailAlt
Bryant travels to UMass Lowell for Tuesday night match

LOWELL, Mass. – The Bryant University volleyball team looks to extend a four-match winning streak with a nonconference contest Tuesday night...

September 25, 2017

$item.thumbnailAlt
Bryant improves to 2-0 in NEC play with five-set victory over LIU Brooklyn

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University volleyball team moved to 2-0 in Northeast Conference play with a five-set victory over LIU Brooklyn...

September 23, 2017

$item.thumbnailAlt
Bryant begins NEC play with sweep of St. Francis Brooklyn

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University volleyball team opened Northeast Conference play with a victory Friday, as the Bulldogs swept St....

September 22, 2017

$item.thumbnailAlt
Bryant opens NEC play at home against St. Francis Brooklyn and LIU Brooklyn

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University volleyball team opens Northeast Conference play with a pair of matches at the Chace Athletic...

September 21, 2017

$item.thumbnailAlt
Bryant returns home to host Providence Tuesday night

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University volleyball team, winner of six of its last seven matches, looks to continue its home success...

September 18, 2017

$item.thumbnailAlt
Bryant downs Binghamton to split final day of Hofstra Invitational

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. – The Bryant University volleyball team split the final day of the Hofstra/Asics Invitational Saturday, as the Bulldogs had...

September 16, 2017

$item.thumbnailAlt
Bryant knocks off Syracuse in comeback fashion for fifth-straight victory

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. – The Bryant University volleyball team won its fifth-straight match with a five-set, come-from-behind victory over Syracuse...

September 15, 2017

$item.thumbnailAlt
Bryant travels to Long Island for three matches at Hofstra

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. – The Bryant University volleyball team takes its four-match winning streak to Long Island for the Hofstra/Asics...

September 14, 2017

$item.thumbnailAlt
Bryant runs winning streak to four with sweep of Holy Cross

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Junior Julia Flynn (Pembroke, Mass.) tallied 13 kills on a .360 hitting percentage and added another play to her personal...

September 12, 2017

$item.thumbnailAlt
Bryant looks to continue home success Tuesday vs. Holy Cross

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant volleyball team looks to extend a three-match winning streak when the Bulldogs host Holy Cross Tuesday...

September 11, 2017

$item.thumbnailAlt
Bryant downs Stony Brook, Brown to cap off undefeated weekend at Hampton Inn-vitational

After a four-set win over Stony Brook to begin the day, the Bryant volleyball team battled back from two sets down to beat Brown in five to close...

September 9, 2017

$item.thumbnailAlt
Bryant hosts Hampton Inn-vitational Friday and Saturday at Chace Athletic Center

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University volleyball team returns home to host Manhattan, Stony Brook and Brown this weekend for the Hampton...

September 7, 2017

$item.thumbnailAlt
Bryant squares off with New Hampshire Tuesday night

DURHAM, N.H. – The Bryant University volleyball team makes the trip north to the Granite State for a Tuesday night nonconference clash...

September 4, 2017

$item.thumbnailAlt
Bulldogs fall to Princeton Saturday at BC Invitational

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The Bryant volleyball team was downed in three sets by Princeton Saturday to close out the Bulldogs’ weekend at...

September 2, 2017

$item.thumbnailAlt
Bulldogs downed by North Texas, outlasted by Boston College Friday

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The Bryant volleyball team fell to North Texas in three sets before being held off by host Boston College in five...

September 1, 2017

$item.thumbnailAlt
Bulldogs travel to Boston College for weekend invitational

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The Bryant University volleyball team travels to Boston for the second weekend of nonconference play, as the Bulldogs...

August 31, 2017

$item.thumbnailAlt
Career nights from Richmeyer and Flynn propel Bryant to win over Quinnipiac

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Career nights from juniors Grace Richmeyer (DeSoto, Mo.) and Julia Flynn (Pembroke, Mass.) led the charge for the Bryant...

August 29, 2017

$item.thumbnailAlt
Ward pegged NEC Rookie of the Week

SMITHFIELD, R.I. -- Bryant volleyball freshman Erika Ward (Rochester, Mich.) was named the Northeast Conference Rookie of the Week, the conference...

August 28, 2017

$item.thumbnailAlt
Bulldogs open home slate Tuesday afternoon against Quinnipiac

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University volleyball team opens its 2017 home schedule on Tuesday afternoon when it welcomes Quinnipiac...

August 28, 2017

$item.thumbnailAlt
Bulldogs split final day of Titan Tournament

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bulldogs split their final two matches in the Titan Tournament, taking down UC Riverside in straight sets before...

August 26, 2017

$item.thumbnailAlt
Volleyball drops season opener to Drake on Friday

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Juniors Kirstyn Sperry (Phoenix, Ariz.) and Julia Flynn (Pembroke, Mass.) each posted a double-double but Drake Universit...

August 25, 2017

$item.thumbnailAlt
Volleyball season preview: Opposites, Outsides and Setters

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – While youth reigns supreme at the middle and libero positions, the Bryant University volleyball team heads into 2017 with...

August 23, 2017

$item.thumbnailAlt
Volleyball season preview: Middles and Liberos

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University volleyball team returns all three of its middle blockers this season but will need to fill a void...

August 22, 2017

$item.thumbnailAlt
Ward named to 2017 Ultra Ankle JVA All-National Team

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Bryant University incoming freshman libero Erika Ward (Rochester, Mich.) has been named to the 2017 Ultra Ankle JVA...

June 26, 2017

Photos

Erika Ward action photo 1

Photo by DSPics.com

  • Quinnipiac vs. Bryant
Erika Ward action photo 2

Photo by DSPics.com

  • Quinnipiac vs. Bryant
Erika Ward action photo 3

Photo by Greg Barlow

  • Holy Cross vs. Bryant
Erika Ward action photo 4

Photo by Bryant Athletic Communications

  • St. Francis Brooklyn vs. Bryant
Erika Ward action photo 5

Photo by Bryant Athletic Communications

  • St. Francis Brooklyn vs. Bryant
Erika Ward action photo 6

Photo by Bryant Athletic Communications

  • St. Francis Brooklyn vs. Bryant
Erika Ward action photo 7

Photo by Bryant Athletic Communications

  • St. Francis Brooklyn vs. Bryant
Erika Ward action photo 8

Photos by DSPics.com

  • Robert Morris vs. Bryant