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- Height:
- 5-1
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- Hometown:
- Rochester, Mich.
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- High School:
- Stoney Creek
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- Position:
- L/DS
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- m
- 11
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- k/s
- 0.05
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- h %
- .222
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- a/s
- 0.84
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- b/s
- 0.00
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- sa/s
- 0.14
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- d/s
- 5.19
Bio
2021 (Senior)
Appeared in all 11 matches and 43 sets for the Bulldogs in 2021 … Led the team as a captain … Ranked third in the NEC averaging 5.27 digs per set and second in the conference with 223 digs … Posted a career-best 34 digs against Central Connecticut to go along with four assists and two kills … Tallied a season-high of five assists on two occasions against both Merrimack and LIU … Earned back-to-back NEC Defensive Player of the Week nods … Selected as a candidate for the 2021 Senior CLASS award … Named to Bryant’s All-Decade team.
2019 (Junior)
Earned NEC Commissioner's Honor Roll distinction ... 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: 2, vs. Central Connecticut, 3/23/21
Assists: 15, at Saint Francis U, 11/2/19
Aces: 4, 4x, last vs. North Dakota, 9/6/19
Digs: 34, vs. Central Connecticut, 3/23/21
Blocks: --
Player Profile
  | Overall | Conf | ||
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Matches | 11 | 10 | ||
Sets | 43 | 39 | ||
Kills | 2 | 2 | ||
Kills per set | 0.05 | 0.05 | ||
Errors | 0 | 0 | ||
Total Attacks | 9 | 8 | ||
Hitting Percentage | .222 | .250 | ||
Assists | 36 | 33 | ||
Assists per set | 0.84 | 0.85 | ||
Service Aces | 6 | 4 | ||
Service Errors | 8 | 8 | ||
Service Aces per set | 0.14 | 0.10 | ||
Receptions | 189 | 159 | ||
Reception Errors | 5 | 5 | ||
Digs | 223 | 203 | ||
Digs per set | 5.19 | 5.21 | ||
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 | 2 | 2 | ||
Points | 8.0 | 6.0 | ||
Points per set | 0.2 | 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Feb 14 | at Providence | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
Mar 1 | Merrimack | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
Mar 1 | Merrimack | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
Mar 8 | at Sacred Heart | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Mar 8 | at Sacred Heart | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Mar 17 | at FDU | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
Mar 17 | at FDU | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Mar 23 | Central Connecticut | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
Mar 23 | Central Connecticut | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Mar 26 | at St. Francis Brooklyn | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Mar 26 | at St. Francis Brooklyn | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Mar 31 | vs. Long Island | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Mar 31 | vs. Long Island | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 | ||
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Event | Total | 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 |
Conference | 10 | 39 | 2 | 0.05 | 0 | 8 | .250 | 33 | 0.85 | 4 | 0.10 | 159 | 5 | 203 | 5.21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6.0 | 0.2 | |
Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Location | Home | 4 | 15 | 2 | 0.13 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 15 | 1.00 | 2 | 0.13 | 50 | 0 | 71 | 4.73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4.0 | 0.3 |
Away | 5 | 19 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 14 | 0.74 | 2 | 0.11 | 106 | 5 | 104 | 5.47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.0 | 0.1 | |
Neutral | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 6 | .000 | 7 | 0.78 | 2 | 0.22 | 33 | 0 | 48 | 5.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.0 | 0.2 | |
Result | Wins | 6 | 25 | 2 | 0.08 | 0 | 5 | .400 | 22 | 0.88 | 2 | 0.08 | 96 | 3 | 124 | 4.96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4.0 | 0.2 |
Losses | 5 | 18 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 14 | 0.78 | 4 | 0.22 | 93 | 2 | 99 | 5.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4.0 | 0.2 | |
Month | February | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3 | 0.75 | 2 | 0.50 | 30 | 0 | 20 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.0 | 0.5 |
March | 10 | 39 | 2 | 0.05 | 0 | 8 | .250 | 33 | 0.85 | 4 | 0.10 | 159 | 5 | 203 | 5.21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6.0 | 0.2 |
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