2019 (Junior)
Appeared in 31 of 32 matches and 103 sets … Broke Bryant’s Division I career digs mark in November and concludes her junior season with 1,412 … Recorded a team-high 3.68 digs per set in 2019 … Averaged ranked sixth in the NEC … Added 0.24 aces per set … Collected 10+ digs in 22 matches, including each of the final 10 contests of the season … Four matches of 20+ digs, highlighted by a season-high 24 in a win over Central Connecticut … Double-double of 22 digs and a career-high 15 assists in the victory at Saint Francis U … Recorded a season-high four aces on four consecutive points during the third set of the sweep of North Dakota.
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, 5x, last vs. San Diego State, 8/30/19
Assists: 15, at Saint Francis U, 11/2/19
Aces: 4, 4x, last vs. North Dakota, 9/6/19
Digs: 32, vs. Central Connecticut, 11/16/18
Blocks: --
  | Overall | Conf | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Matches | 31 | 16 | ||
Sets | 103 | 58 | ||
Kills | 1 | 0 | ||
Kills per set | 0.01 | 0.00 | ||
Errors | 2 | 2 | ||
Total Attacks | 19 | 11 | ||
Hitting Percentage | -.053 | -.182 | ||
Assists | 123 | 81 | ||
Assists per set | 1.19 | 1.40 | ||
Service Aces | 25 | 15 | ||
Service Errors | 26 | 14 | ||
Service Aces per set | 0.24 | 0.26 | ||
Receptions | 525 | 279 | ||
Reception Errors | 15 | 8 | ||
Digs | 379 | 247 | ||
Digs per set | 3.68 | 4.26 | ||
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 | 1 | ||
Points | 26.0 | 15.0 | ||
Points per set | 0.3 | 0.3 | ||
Matches started | 3 | 1 |
Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | sa | se | r | re | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe | pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aug 30 | vs. San Diego State | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .333 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
Aug 31 | at FGCU | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Aug 31 | vs. Akron | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
Sep 3 | at New Hampshire | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Sep 6 | North Dakota | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 |
Sep 7 | Villanova | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Sep 7 | Marist | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Sep 10 | Providence | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
Sep 13 | vs. Kent State | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
Sep 14 | vs. Binghamton | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
Sep 14 | at Army West Point | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Sep 17 | Brown | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Sep 20 | vs. Boston College | L, 3-0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Sep 21 | vs. UAlbany | L, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Sep 21 | at Rhode Island | L, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sep 24 | Hartford | L, 3-0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Sep 27 | at FDU | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 7 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
Sep 28 | at St. Francis Brooklyn | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Oct 1 | at Merrimack | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 |
Oct 4 | Robert Morris | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Oct 5 | Saint Francis U | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1.000 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
Oct 11 | Merrimack | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 |
Oct 12 | Sacred Heart | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Oct 15 | Central Connecticut | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Oct 19 | at LIU | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1.000 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
Oct 25 | FDU | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Oct 26 | St. Francis Brooklyn | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
Nov 1 | at Robert Morris | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
Nov 2 | at Saint Francis U | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
Nov 8 | LIU | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 |
Nov 15 | at Central Connecticut | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
Nov 16 | at Sacred Heart | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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 | 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 |
Conference | 16 | 58 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 11 | -.182 | 81 | 1.40 | 15 | 0.26 | 279 | 8 | 247 | 4.26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 15.0 | 0.3 | |
Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Location | Home | 14 | 45 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 2 | -.500 | 42 | 0.93 | 15 | 0.33 | 191 | 4 | 164 | 3.64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 15.0 | 0.3 |
Away | 11 | 40 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 10 | -.100 | 63 | 1.57 | 6 | 0.15 | 230 | 10 | 155 | 3.88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6.0 | 0.1 | |
Neutral | 6 | 18 | 1 | 0.06 | 0 | 7 | .143 | 18 | 1.00 | 4 | 0.22 | 104 | 1 | 60 | 3.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5.0 | 0.3 | |
Result | Wins | 15 | 53 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 9 | -.222 | 75 | 1.42 | 18 | 0.34 | 253 | 6 | 217 | 4.09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 18.0 | 0.3 |
Losses | 16 | 50 | 1 | 0.02 | 0 | 10 | .100 | 48 | 0.96 | 7 | 0.14 | 272 | 9 | 162 | 3.24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 8.0 | 0.2 | |
Month | August | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0.10 | 0 | 5 | .200 | 7 | 0.70 | 2 | 0.20 | 73 | 1 | 23 | 2.30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3.0 | 0.3 |
September | 14 | 43 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 51 | 1.19 | 9 | 0.21 | 232 | 8 | 148 | 3.44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 9.0 | 0.2 | |
October | 9 | 29 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 3 | -.667 | 35 | 1.21 | 8 | 0.28 | 116 | 3 | 120 | 4.14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 8.0 | 0.3 | |
November | 5 | 21 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 7 | .000 | 30 | 1.43 | 6 | 0.29 | 104 | 3 | 88 | 4.19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6.0 | 0.3 |
FAIRFIELD, Conn. – The Bryant University volleyball team fell in four sets to Sacred Heart Saturday night to conclude its 2019 season.
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November 14, 2019
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November 8, 2019
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November 7, 2019
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November 2, 2019
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November 1, 2019
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October 31, 2019
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October 26, 2019
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October 25, 2019
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October 24, 2019
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October 19, 2019
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October 18, 2019
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October 15, 2019
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October 14, 2019
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October 12, 2019
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October 11, 2019
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October 10, 2019
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October 5, 2019
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October 4, 2019
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October 3, 2019
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October 1, 2019
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September 30, 2019
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September 28, 2019
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September 27, 2019
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September 26, 2019
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September 23, 2019
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September 19, 2019
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September 16, 2019
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September 12, 2019
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September 10, 2019
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September 9, 2019
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September 6, 2019
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September 5, 2019
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September 3, 2019
DURHAM, N.H. – The Bryant University volleyball team was defeated in straight sets Tuesday night by New Hampshire at Lundholm Gymnasium.
September 3, 2019
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September 2, 2019
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August 29, 2019
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August 27, 2019
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August 15, 2019
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