Claire Van Dyk
3 Claire Van Dyk
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Year:
    So.
  • Hometown:
    New Richmond, Wis.
  • High School:
    Hill-Murray (Minn.)
  • Position:
    OH
  • m
    33
  • k/s
    3.04
  • h %
    .134
  • a/s
    0.30
  • b/s
    0.26
  • sa/s
    0.25
  • d/s
    2.44

Bio

As a sophomore: One of two bulldogs to start in all 33 matches this season … Led the team with 346 kills, 3.04 kills per set, and 390.5 points … Finished second on the squad with 29 service aces and 278 digs with 2.44 digs per set … Recorded nine double-doubles throughout the season … Set season and career-bests with 21 kills in a game twice this season, Oct. 6 vs. Farleigh Dickinson and on Oct. 8 vs. Holy Cross, and with 19 digs in a game, also twice this season, on Oct. 8 versus Holy Cross and on Nov. 9 against Farleigh Dickinson … Named to NEC Academic Honor Roll and the NEC Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

As a freshman: Started 32-of-33 matches as a rookie while appearing in all but a single set ... Led the team in numerous offensive categories, including kills (310), kills per set (2.61), aces (42), points (372) and points per set (3.13) ... Her 310 kills were good for ninth in the Northeast Conference rankings and third among all league rookies, while her 42 aces and 372 points both rank seventh ... Picked up 208 digs on the year, good for fourth on the team, and averaged 1.75 digs per set ... Second on team in reception percentage (.879) ... Posted a career-high 20 kills - the most of any Bulldog on the season - against North Carolina A&T on Sept. 1, along with a .545 attack percentage ... Recorded a pair of double-doubles, posting 15 kills and 12 digs at home against Sacred Heart Sept. 29 and 14 kills with 11 digs against FDU at home Oct. 7 ... Registered double-figure kills 14 times, including in seven of eight matches from Sept. 23 to Oct. 17 ... Seven double-digit dig contests ... Served up five aces twice and registered at least one ace in 24 of 33 outings ... Added 27 assists, 39 blocks and a .148 hitting percentage on the season.

Before Bryant: Three-year starter and four-year varsity letterwinner at Hill-Murray in Maplewood, Minn. ... Led the Pioneers to three-straight Classic Suburban Conference titles from 2009-2011, going a perfect 14-0 and finishing as the Section 4AAA runner up as a junior and senior ... Three-time all-conference pick ... Led her conference in kills as a junior with 355 ... Selected by MN Breakdown Magazine as a 2010 Elite Underclassmen for 2012 and a 2011 Super Senior ... Voted Most Inspirational in 2010 ... Senior captain ... Set the Hill-Murray record for aces in a season (62) and in a career ... Also a three-year varsity letterwinner in basketball, where she led her team to back-to-back conference championships, Section 4AAA titles and Class AAA State title games as a sophomore and junior ... All-conference, all-state tournament team, all-state honorable mention and St. Paul Pioneer Press Player of the Week selections as a junior in 2010-11 ... Senior captain in 2011-12 ... Selected by MN Breakdown Magazine as one of the Top 30 Players in 2012 ... Honor Roll student.

Personal: Daughter of Bonnie and Hendrik Van Dyk, Claire Van Dyk was born May 6, 1994 ... Has one sister, Jordan, who plays basketball at Augsburg College.

 

 

Career Game Highs

Kills: 21, twice, last vs. Holy Cross (Oct. 8, 2013)
Assists: 4, 3x, last vs. Saint Francis  U. (Oct. 12, 2013)
Aces: 5, twice, last vs. Fairleigh Dickinson  (Oct. 7, 2012)
Digs: 19, twice, last at Fairleigh Dickinson (Nov. 9, 2013)
Blocks: 5, at Sacred Heart (Oct. 27, 2012)

Player Profile

Recent Games
Oct 26 at Robert Morris L, 3-0
Nov 2 at Central Connecticut L, 3-1
Nov 9 at FDU L, 3-2
Nov 10 at Sacred Heart L, 3-0
Nov 16 St. Francis Brooklyn L, 3-1
Nov 17 LIU Brooklyn L, 3-0
  Overall Conf
Matches 33 14
Sets 114 51
Kills 346 146
Kills per set 3.04 2.86
Errors 207 93
Total Attacks 1038 444
Hitting Percentage .134 .119
Assists 34 14
Assists per set 0.30 0.27
Service Aces 29 12
Service Errors 62 24
Service Aces per set 0.25 0.24
Receptions 678 318
Reception Errors 57 21
Digs 278 119
Digs per set 2.44 2.33
Block Solo 1 1
Block Assist 29 15
Block Total 30 16
Blocks per set 0.26 0.31
Block Errors 10 7
Ball Handling Errors 1 0
Points 390.5 166.5
Points per set 3.4 3.3
Matches started 33 14
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Aug 30 vs. Ohio L, 3-0 1 3 8 2 19 .316 2 0 0 19 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 8.0
Aug 31 at Oregon L, 3-0 1 3 7 4 26 .115 1 0 2 27 5 3 0 2 0 2 0 8.0
Aug 31 vs. Eastern Washington L, 3-0 1 3 7 7 34 .000 0 1 3 19 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 8.0
Sep 7 at Boston College L, 3-0 1 3 2 4 16 -.125 0 1 2 26 3 5 0 1 0 1 0 3.5
Sep 7 vs. Hampton L, 3-1 1 4 16 6 39 .256 1 0 4 26 0 4 0 2 0 2 0 17.0
Sep 8 vs. Fairfield L, 3-0 1 3 6 10 25 -.160 1 0 1 22 2 10 0 0 0 0 0 6.0
Sep 10 at New Hampshire L, 3-0 1 3 9 8 35 .029 2 1 3 - 0 10 0 1 0 1 0 10.5
Sep 13 vs. Eastern Michigan L, 3-0 1 3 9 3 20 .300 0 0 1 25 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 9.0
Sep 14 at Brown L, 3-0 1 3 12 6 37 .162 2 1 2 11 1 6 0 1 0 1 0 13.5
Sep 14 vs. Holy Cross L, 3-2 1 5 9 7 35 .057 4 3 5 27 3 10 0 2 1 2 0 13.0
Sep 17 Hartford L, 3-0 1 3 10 6 30 .133 0 1 0 3 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 11.0
Sep 20 UMass Lowell W, 3-0 1 2 9 3 22 .273 0 1 1 7 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 10.5
Sep 20 Princeton W, 3-1 1 4 17 7 42 .238 0 0 4 31 2 16 0 1 0 1 0 17.5
Sep 21 Stony Brook L, 3-0 1 3 12 6 34 .176 0 1 0 30 0 16 0 1 0 1 0 13.5
Sep 21 St. John's L, 3-0 1 3 12 5 32 .219 1 1 2 28 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 13.0
Sep 25 at Providence L, 3-1 1 4 7 8 32 -.031 2 2 2 1 1 18 0 0 2 0 0 9.0
Sep 28 at LIU Brooklyn L, 3-0 1 3 5 4 27 .037 1 1 1 29 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 6.0
Sep 29 at St. Francis Brooklyn W, 3-0 1 3 12 5 25 .280 1 2 2 20 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 14.5
Oct 1 Dartmouth W, 3-0 1 3 15 7 40 .200 1 1 3 17 2 9 0 0 0 0 1 16.0
Oct 5 Sacred Heart L, 3-1 1 4 7 9 26 -.077 2 0 2 32 4 9 0 1 0 1 0 7.5
Oct 6 FDU W, 3-1 1 4 21 5 48 .333 3 1 4 33 0 10 0 2 1 2 0 23.0
Oct 8 Holy Cross W, 3-2 1 5 21 10 54 .204 3 3 1 41 4 19 0 0 0 0 0 24.0
Oct 12 Saint Francis U W, 3-2 1 5 11 7 40 .100 4 1 0 32 1 11 0 0 2 0 0 12.0
Oct 13 Robert Morris L, 3-0 1 3 13 7 29 .207 0 0 2 30 1 4 0 2 1 2 0 14.0
Oct 19 Central Connecticut L, 3-0 1 3 4 6 19 -.105 1 0 1 27 1 4 0 1 0 1 0 4.5
Oct 23 at Quinnipiac W, 3-0 1 3 12 5 22 .318 0 0 2 - 1 6 0 2 0 2 0 13.0
Oct 25 at Saint Francis U L, 3-2 1 5 14 6 42 .190 1 0 1 30 4 15 1 0 0 1 0 15.0
Oct 26 at Robert Morris L, 3-0 1 3 7 8 29 -.034 1 0 0 19 2 7 0 1 0 1 0 7.5
Nov 2 at Central Connecticut L, 3-1 1 4 10 9 33 .030 0 1 1 - 2 10 0 1 1 1 0 11.5
Nov 9 at FDU L, 3-2 1 5 15 11 54 .074 0 1 3 31 0 19 0 1 1 1 0 16.5
Nov 10 at Sacred Heart L, 3-0 1 3 11 5 27 .222 0 2 1 11 3 8 0 3 0 3 0 14.5
Nov 16 St. Francis Brooklyn L, 3-1 1 4 15 7 32 .250 0 2 5 17 2 13 0 1 0 1 0 17.5
Nov 17 LIU Brooklyn L, 3-0 1 2 1 4 13 -.231 0 1 1 7 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 2.5
  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
2013-14 33 114 346 3.04 207 1038 .134 34 0.30 29 0.25 678 57 278 2.44 1 29 30 0.26 390.5 3.4
Total 33 114 346 3.04 207 1038 .134 34 0.30 29 0.25 678 57 278 2.44 1 29 30 0.26 390.5 3.4
    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 33 114 346 3.04 207 1038 .134 34 0.30 29 0.25 678 57 278 2.44 1 29 30 0.26 390.5 3.4
Conference 14 51 146 2.86 93 444 .119 14 0.27 12 0.24 318 21 119 2.33 1 15 16 0.31 166.5 3.3
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 14 48 168 3.50 89 461 .171 15 0.31 13 0.27 335 21 128 2.67 0 11 11 0.23 186.5 3.9
Away 13 45 123 2.73 83 405 .099 11 0.24 12 0.27 205 23 115 2.56 1 14 15 0.33 143.0 3.2
Neutral 6 21 55 2.62 35 172 .116 8 0.38 4 0.19 138 13 35 1.67 0 4 4 0.19 61.0 2.9
Result Wins 8 29 118 4.07 49 293 .235 12 0.41 9 0.31 181 10 77 2.66 0 7 7 0.24 130.5 4.5
Losses 25 85 228 2.68 158 745 .094 22 0.26 20 0.24 497 47 201 2.36 1 22 23 0.27 260.0 3.1
Month August 3 9 22 2.44 13 79 .114 3 0.33 1 0.11 65 9 9 1.00 0 2 2 0.22 24.0 2.7
September 15 49 147 3.00 88 451 .131 15 0.31 15 0.31 286 21 124 2.53 0 11 11 0.22 167.5 3.4
October 10 38 125 3.29 70 349 .158 16 0.42 6 0.16 261 20 94 2.47 1 9 10 0.26 136.5 3.6
November 5 18 52 2.89 36 159 .101 0 0.00 7 0.39 66 7 51 2.83 0 7 7 0.39 62.5 3.5