2018 (Sophomore)
Named a second-team All-NEC selection and earned a spot on the NEC Commissioner’s Honor Roll … NEC All-Tournament honoree … Two-time Molten/NEC Defensive Player of the Week (Aug. 27, Oct. 15) … Appeared in 33 matches and 129 sets … Became the first player in program history to reach 1,000 career digs as a sophomore … Averaged 4.10 digs, 1.12 assists and 0.23 aces per set as the Bulldogs’ primary libero … Eight matches of 20 or more digs … Recorded a double-double of 16 digs and 10 assists in the win over Marist (Aug. 31) … Tallied 20 digs in a sweep of Coppin State (Sept. 8) … Notched 25 digs over four sets against Colgate (Sept. 15) … Had 22 digs in a road sweep of Central Connecticut (Oct. 12) … Collected 25 digs in a win at Saint Francis U (Oct. 19) and 28 in a victory at Sacred Heart (Nov. 2) … Posted a career-high 32 digs in the NEC Semifinal victory over Central Connecticut (Nov. 16) and 17 in the title match against Sacred Heart (Nov. 17) … Recorded 13 digs in the NCAA First Round at No. 2 Minnesota (Nov. 30).
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, 4x, last vs. Dartmouth, 10/30/18
Assists: 12, at Fairleigh Dickinson, 10/6/17
Aces: 4, 3x, last vs. Hartford, 9/25/18
Digs: 32, vs. Central Connecticut, 11/16/18
Blocks: --
  | Overall | Conf | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Matches | 33 | 14 | ||
Sets | 129 | 55 | ||
Kills | 2 | 0 | ||
Kills per set | 0.02 | 0.00 | ||
Errors | 1 | 0 | ||
Total Attacks | 9 | 0 | ||
Hitting Percentage | .111 | - | ||
Assists | 169 | 69 | ||
Assists per set | 1.31 | 1.25 | ||
Service Aces | 33 | 10 | ||
Service Errors | 23 | 11 | ||
Service Aces per set | 0.26 | 0.18 | ||
Receptions | 567 | 234 | ||
Reception Errors | 28 | 10 | ||
Digs | 556 | 230 | ||
Digs per set | 4.31 | 4.18 | ||
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 | 35.0 | 10.0 | ||
Points per set | 0.3 | 0.2 | ||
Matches started | - | - |
Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | sa | se | r | re | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe | pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aug 24 | at UIC | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 5 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
Aug 25 | vs. Central Michigan | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Aug 25 | vs. Maryland Eastern Shore | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 9 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
Aug 29 | UMass Lowell | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | 3 | - | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Aug 31 | vs. Charlotte | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1.000 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
Aug 31 | vs. Marist | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
Sep 1 | at Fordham | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
Sep 4 | New Hampshire | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 |
Sep 7 | Middle Tennessee | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
Sep 8 | Coppin State | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 5 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
Sep 8 | Quinnipiac | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 |
Sep 11 | at Providence | W, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sep 14 | vs. Delaware | L, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sep 14 | at Stony Brook | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Sep 15 | vs. Colgate | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 9 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
Sep 18 | at Brown | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .500 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
Sep 21 | Saint Francis U | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 8 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Sep 22 | Robert Morris | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Sep 25 | at Hartford | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 |
Sep 28 | at Long Island | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
Sep 29 | at St. Francis Brooklyn | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 8 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Oct 5 | Sacred Heart | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
Oct 6 | FDU | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Oct 12 | at Central Connecticut | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
Oct 19 | at Saint Francis U | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Oct 20 | at Robert Morris | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 5 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
Oct 27 | Central Connecticut | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 7 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Oct 30 | Dartmouth | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
Nov 2 | at Sacred Heart | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 4 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
Nov 3 | at FDU | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 |
Nov 9 | Long Island | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 4 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
Nov 10 | St. Francis Brooklyn | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Nov 16 | vs. Central Connecticut | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 7 | 0 | 0 | - | 4 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Nov 17 | vs. Sacred Heart | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
Nov 30 | at No. 2 Minnesota | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 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 | 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 |
Conference | 14 | 55 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | - | 69 | 1.25 | 10 | 0.18 | 234 | 10 | 230 | 4.18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 10.0 | 0.2 | |
Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Location | Home | 13 | 48 | 1 | 0.02 | 0 | 2 | .500 | 49 | 1.02 | 9 | 0.19 | 207 | 9 | 177 | 3.69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 10.0 | 0.2 |
Away | 13 | 52 | 1 | 0.02 | 0 | 4 | .250 | 67 | 1.29 | 16 | 0.31 | 253 | 13 | 239 | 4.60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 17.0 | 0.3 | |
Neutral | 7 | 29 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 3 | -.333 | 53 | 1.83 | 8 | 0.28 | 107 | 6 | 140 | 4.83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 8.0 | 0.3 | |
Result | Wins | 21 | 81 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 115 | 1.42 | 19 | 0.23 | 320 | 20 | 363 | 4.48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 19.0 | 0.2 |
Losses | 12 | 48 | 2 | 0.04 | 1 | 7 | .143 | 54 | 1.13 | 14 | 0.29 | 247 | 8 | 193 | 4.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 16.0 | 0.3 | |
Month | August | 6 | 23 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 3 | -.333 | 42 | 1.83 | 6 | 0.26 | 99 | 5 | 89 | 3.87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6.0 | 0.3 |
September | 13 | 52 | 1 | 0.02 | 0 | 5 | .200 | 63 | 1.21 | 16 | 0.31 | 239 | 9 | 231 | 4.44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 17.0 | 0.3 | |
October | 7 | 26 | 1 | 0.04 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 27 | 1.04 | 3 | 0.12 | 126 | 5 | 102 | 3.92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4.0 | 0.2 | |
November | 7 | 28 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | - | 37 | 1.32 | 8 | 0.29 | 103 | 9 | 134 | 4.79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 8.0 | 0.3 |
The Bryant University volleyball team continued its upward trajectory in 2018, as the program yet again reached new heights in its Division I era.
December 17, 2018
MINNEAPOLIS – Senior Julia Flynn (Pembroke, Mass.) posted nine kills and 13 digs, while freshman Caroline Kennedy (San Juan Capistrano,...
November 30, 2018
MINNEAPOLIS – The Bryant University volleyball team plays in its first NCAA Division I tournament match Friday when the Bulldogs travel to...
November 28, 2018
BROOKLYN, N.Y. – The Bryant University volleyball team plays for the Northeast Conference Championship for the first time Saturday when the...
November 17, 2018
BROOKLYN, N.Y. – Redshirt-senior Julia Flynn (Pembroke, Mass.) recorded a team-high 13 kills and senior Kristin Kingi (Thousand Oaks,...
November 17, 2018
BROOKLYN, N.Y. – Three Bulldog seniors posted double-doubles and sophomore Erika Ward (Rochester, Mich.) added a career-high 32 digs,...
November 16, 2018
BROOKLYN, N.Y. – The Bryant University volleyball team travels to Brooklyn this weekend for the Northeast Conference Championship, hosted by...
November 15, 2018
BROOKLYN, N.Y. – Four members of the Bryant University volleyball team earned all-conference honors for their performance during the 2018...
November 15, 2018
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University volleyball team dropped a four-set decision to St. Francis Brooklyn Saturday in the Bulldogs’...
November 10, 2018
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University volleyball team was held off in five sets by LIU Brooklyn Friday night at the Chace Athletic...
November 9, 2018
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University volleyball team closes out the regular season with two NEC matches at the Chace Athletic Center...
November 8, 2018
SOMERSET, N.J. - Bryant University volleyball sophomore Erika Ward (Rochester, Mich.) has been selected as the Molten/Northeast Conference...
November 5, 2018
HACKENSACK, N.J. – The Bryant University volleyball team won its seventh straight Northeast Conference match and kept itself in the running...
November 3, 2018
FAIRFIELD, Conn. – The Bryant University volleyball team won its sixth straight Northeast Conference match Friday with a five-set, come-from...
November 2, 2018
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University volleyball team was defeated in three sets Tuesday night by Dartmouth, snapping the Bulldogs’...
October 30, 2018
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Redshirt-senior Julia Flynn (Pembroke, Mass.) recorded 20 kills and seniors Kristin Kingi (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) and...
October 27, 2018
LORETTO, Pa. – Sophomore Erika Ward (Rochester, Mich.) tallied a career-high 27 digs as the Bryant University volleyball team battled back...
October 19, 2018
LORETTO, Pa. – The Bryant University volleyball team makes its annual excursion to western Pennsylvania this weekend for Northeast Conferenc...
October 18, 2018
SOMERSET, N.J. – Bryant University volleyball sophomore Erika Ward (Rochester, Mich.) has been selected as the Molten/Northeast Conference...
October 15, 2018
NEW BRITAIN, Conn. – Senior Kristin Kingi (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) recorded a double-double and freshman Jenna Knight (Scottsdale, Ariz.)...
October 12, 2018
NEW BRITAIN, Conn. – The Bryant University volleyball team closes out the first half of its NEC slate Friday with a key conference...
October 11, 2018
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University volleyball team closed out the weekend with a sweep of Fairleigh Dickinson Saturday night at the...
October 6, 2018
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS, N.Y. – Redshirt-senior Julia Flynn (Pembroke, Mass.) posted a season-high 21 kills as the Bryant University volleyball...
September 29, 2018
BROOKLYN, N.Y. – Redshirt-senior Julia Flynn (Pembroke, Mass.) posted a double-double of 16 kills and 15 digs and senior Grace Richmeyer...
September 28, 2018
WEST HARTFORD, Conn. – A trio of Bryant Volleyball freshmen played key roles as the Bulldogs recorded a four-set win at Hartford Tuesday...
September 25, 2018
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Senior Kristin Kingi (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) hit .588 on an errorless 10 kills as the Bryant University volleyball team...
September 21, 2018
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Redshirt-senior Julia Flynn (Pembroke, Mass.) and senior Julia Malet (San Rafael, Calif.) recorded double-doubles, but...
September 18, 2018
STONY BROOK, N.Y. – The Bryant University volleyball team was defeated in four sets by Colgate Saturday in the Bulldogs’ final match...
September 15, 2018
STONY BROOK, N.Y. – The Bryant University volleyball team bounced back from a five-set loss to Delaware, turning around 90 minutes later to...
September 14, 2018
STONY BROOK, N.Y. – The Bryant University volleyball team plays its final non-conference weekend on Long Island with three matches at...
September 13, 2018
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Bryant University volleyball team looks to build on a 3-0 weekend at the Hampton Inn-vitational when the...
September 9, 2018
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Bryant University head coach Theresa Garlacy collected her 500th career victory as the Bulldogs swept Coppin State in the...
September 8, 2018
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University volleyball team won the Hampton Inn-vitational crown for the second-straight year with a four-set...
September 8, 2018
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University volleyball team recorded its highest single-match hitting percentage since 2016 and head coach...
September 7, 2018
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University volleyball team was one point away from a three-set win, but fell to a furious New Hampshire...
September 4, 2018
BRONX, N.Y. – The Bryant University volleyball team rebounded from a 32-30 second set defeat to force a fifth set, but was held off by...
September 1, 2018
BRONX, N.Y. – Freshman Caroline Kennedy (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) and sophomore Mackenzie Wild (Rochester, Mich.) posted career-best...
August 31, 2018
BRONX, N.Y. – Redshirt-senior Julia Flynn (Pembroke, Mass.) tallied 15 kills in her season debut and three Bulldogs recorded doubles-doubles...
August 31, 2018
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University volleyball team plays the first of 13 regular season home matches Wednesday when longtime...
August 28, 2018
SOMERSET, N.J. – Bryant University volleyball senior Kirstyn Sperry (Phoenix, Ariz.) and sophomore Erika Ward (Rochester, Mich.) were...
August 27, 2018
CHICAGO – Freshman Caroline Kennedy (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) continued her strong start to her first collegiate weekend and a trio of...
August 25, 2018
CHICAGO – Seniors Kristin Kingi (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) and Kirstyn Sperry (Phoenix, Ariz.) recorded double-doubles and hitting percentages...
August 25, 2018
CHICAGO – The Bryant University volleyball team fell in three sets to UIC Friday in the Bulldogs’ 2018 season opener at the UIC...
August 24, 2018
This is the second of a two-part series previewing the 2018 Bryant University volleyball team.
August 22, 2018