Kirstyn Sperry
11 Kirstyn Sperry
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Phoenix, Ariz.
  • High School:
    Desert Vista
  • Position:
    S
  • m
    33
  • k/s
    1.35
  • h %
    .144
  • a/s
    6.50
  • b/s
    0.62
  • sa/s
    0.33
  • d/s
    3.03

Bio

2017 (Junior)
Northeast Conference Setter of the Year and first-team All-NEC honors … NEC Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection … Appeared in all 33 matches and 125 sets for the Bulldogs … Ranked fifth on the team in kills with 169 (1.35 per set) and third in total blocks (77) … Finished 3rd in the NEC with 41 service aces (0.33 per set) and 813 assists (6.50 per set) … Finished the season with 22 double-doubles ... Career-high seven aces in the win over Syracuse (9/15) ... 28 assists and 21 digs in the win over LIU Brooklyn (9/23) … 30 assists and 20 digs in the victory at Fairleigh Dickinson (10/6) … Tallied 47 assists at Central Connecticut (10/20) … Season-high 12 kills in a home win over Fairleigh Dickinson (11/3) ... Career-highs in assists (50) and digs (25) in the NEC semifinals against Central Connecticut (11/17).

2016 (Sophomore)
Appeared in the team's second most sets (118) in 34 matches, earning 32 starts ... Led the team with 41 service aces (0.35 per set), while ranking third with 213 kills (1.81 per set) ... Finished second on the team with 535 assists (4.53 per set) and 58 blocks (0.49 per set), while placing third with 295 digs (2.50 per set) ... Finished her sophomore season with 17 double-doubles, including 11 assists and 15 digs in the NEC Semifinals vs. LIU Brooklyn on Nov. 19 ... Recorded her first-career triple double vs. Hartford on Aug. 26 ... Named Molten/NEC Women's Volleyball Player of the Week and the Mason Invitational Tournament MVP in the same week (Sept. 20) ... Named to the All-NEC Second Team and NEC Academic Honor Roll.

2015 (Freshman)
Appeared in all 33 matches, earning seven starts ... Dished out 321 assists on the year, averaging 2.74 per set ... Led the team and ranked 51st in the nation (third in NEC) with 41 service aces ... Added 195 digs (1.67/set) ... Registered a trio of double-doubles on the year, including a career-high 31-assist, 13-dig performance at Marist Sept. 11 ... Posted back-to-back double-doubles against St. Francis Brooklyn and LIU Brooklyn Sept. 26 and 27 ... Also chipped in 29 kills and a .937 reception percentage on the year.

Before Bryant
Sperry was two-year varsity letterwinner and starter at Desert Vista High School … Led the Thunder to a 2014 AIA Division I State Championship, going 41-3 on the season … Team finished fifth at states in 2013 … 2014 All-Tribune First Team selection … Led team with 727 assists and 62 aces as a senior and with 587 assists as a junior … 2014 Westwood Tournament of Champions winner … Team finished second at Nike Tournament of Champions … 2013 Nike Tournament of Champions All-Tournament Team … Registered a triple-double as a junior … Also earned two varsity letters in tennis … Four-year Scholar-Athlete/Activity Award winner … Four-year Team GPA Award winner … Four-year Certificate of Academic Excellence Award recipient … National Honor Society member … Played Club for Spiral Volleyball Club.

Personal
Daughter of Kirk and Lauren Sperry.

Career Single-Match Highs
Kills: 14, 2x, last at Providence, 9/20/16
Assists: 50, vs. Central Connecticut, 11/17/17
Aces: 7, vs. Syracuse, 9/15/17
Digs: 25, vs. Central Connecticut, 11/17/17
Blocks: 5, 2x, last at Sacred Heart, 10/7/17

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 125 56
Kills 169 86
Kills per set 1.35 1.54
Errors 90 34
Total Attacks 550 231
Hitting Percentage .144 .225
Assists 813 385
Assists per set 6.50 6.88
Service Aces 41 15
Service Errors 37 18
Service Aces per set 0.33 0.27
Receptions 7 1
Reception Errors 0 0
Digs 379 177
Digs per set 3.03 3.16
Block Solo 2 1
Block Assist 75 38
Block Total 77 39
Blocks per set 0.62 0.70
Block Errors 9 4
Ball Handling Errors 35 21
Points 249.5 121.0
Points per set 2.0 2.2
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 25 vs. Drake L, 3-1 1 4 5 2 23 .130 21 1 2 1 0 18 0 0 1 0 1 6.0
Aug 26 vs. UC Riverside W, 3-0 1 3 3 4 17 -.059 17 0 0 0 0 12 0 3 0 3 0 4.5
Aug 26 vs. Cal St. Fullerton L, 3-0 1 3 4 1 15 .200 13 1 1 1 0 13 1 2 0 3 0 7.0
Aug 29 Quinnipiac W, 3-1 1 4 7 1 14 .429 28 3 1 0 0 8 0 3 0 3 0 11.5
Sep 1 vs. North Texas L, 3-0 1 3 2 4 15 -.133 17 0 1 0 0 10 0 2 0 2 2 3.0
Sep 1 at Boston College L, 3-2 1 5 4 2 15 .133 24 1 2 0 0 10 0 2 0 2 1 6.0
Sep 2 vs. Princeton L, 3-0 1 3 6 7 25 -.040 9 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 1 1 0 6.5
Sep 5 at New Hampshire L, 3-0 1 3 2 6 14 -.286 18 1 0 2 0 10 0 3 0 3 4 4.5
Sep 8 Manhattan W, 3-0 1 3 1 2 5 -.200 22 2 2 0 0 7 0 1 0 1 0 3.5
Sep 9 Stony Brook W, 3-1 1 4 6 1 18 .278 28 0 1 0 0 12 0 3 0 3 2 7.5
Sep 9 Brown W, 3-2 1 5 9 2 23 .304 32 2 2 0 0 14 0 2 0 2 0 12.0
Sep 12 Holy Cross W, 3-0 1 3 6 3 20 .150 21 2 0 0 0 17 0 1 1 1 0 8.5
Sep 15 vs. Syracuse W, 3-2 1 5 4 5 14 -.071 29 7 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 2 2 12.0
Sep 16 at Hofstra L, 3-0 1 3 2 3 12 -.083 16 3 0 2 0 8 0 1 0 1 0 5.5
Sep 16 vs. Binghamton W, 3-1 1 4 3 2 12 .083 27 1 2 0 0 10 0 4 0 4 0 6.0
Sep 19 Providence W, 3-0 1 3 7 2 15 .333 25 0 0 0 0 7 0 3 1 3 0 8.5
Sep 22 St. Francis Brooklyn W, 3-0 1 3 6 2 16 .250 17 1 2 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 2 7.0
Sep 23 Long Island W, 3-2 1 5 8 5 20 .150 28 0 2 1 0 21 0 4 0 4 2 10.0
Sep 26 at UMass Lowell L, 3-0 1 3 5 4 29 .034 13 0 0 0 0 12 0 2 0 2 1 6.0
Sep 29 Central Connecticut W, 3-1 1 4 4 1 16 .188 26 0 1 0 0 14 0 2 0 2 1 5.0
Oct 6 at FDU W, 3-1 1 4 4 4 19 .000 30 3 0 0 0 20 0 4 1 4 1 9.0
Oct 7 at Sacred Heart W, 3-2 1 5 3 4 13 -.077 24 2 2 0 0 5 0 5 1 5 1 7.5
Oct 13 Robert Morris W, 3-0 1 3 0 2 4 -.500 25 1 1 0 0 12 0 3 0 3 1 2.5
Oct 14 Saint Francis U L, 3-2 1 5 8 4 25 .160 33 3 1 0 0 19 0 4 0 4 4 13.0
Oct 20 at Central Connecticut L, 3-2 1 5 8 1 19 .368 47 1 1 - 0 12 0 2 1 2 1 10.0
Oct 24 at Hartford W, 3-0 1 3 2 3 10 -.100 18 1 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Oct 27 at St. Francis Brooklyn W, 3-0 1 3 4 3 11 .091 20 1 1 0 0 8 0 2 0 2 0 6.0
Oct 28 at Long Island L, 3-1 1 4 7 1 15 .400 33 0 2 0 0 10 0 2 1 2 1 8.0
Nov 3 FDU W, 3-0 1 3 12 2 20 .500 22 1 1 0 0 6 1 2 0 3 1 15.0
Nov 4 Sacred Heart W, 3-2 1 5 8 3 20 .250 25 0 2 - 0 13 0 4 0 4 4 10.0
Nov 10 at Robert Morris W, 3-0 1 3 9 2 15 .467 23 0 1 0 0 8 0 2 0 2 1 10.0
Nov 11 at Saint Francis U W, 3-1 1 4 5 0 18 .278 32 2 1 0 0 19 0 2 0 2 1 8.0
Nov 17 vs. No. 3 Central Connecticut L, 3-2 1 5 5 2 23 .130 50 1 2 0 0 25 0 2 0 2 1 7.0
  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
2015-16 33 117 29 0.25 20 122 .074 321 2.74 41 0.35 190 12 195 1.67 0 4 4 0.03 72.0 0.6
2016-17 34 118 213 1.81 99 593 .192 535 4.53 41 0.35 154 14 295 2.50 2 56 58 0.49 284.0 2.4
2017-18 33 125 169 1.35 90 550 .144 813 6.50 41 0.33 7 0 379 3.03 2 75 77 0.62 249.5 2.0
2018-19 34 136 107 0.79 51 304 .184 1014 7.46 50 0.37 4 0 345 2.54 0 18 18 0.13 166.0 1.2
Total 134 496 518 1.04 260 1569 .164 2683 5.41 173 0.35 355 26 1214 2.45 4 153 157 0.32 771.5 1.6
    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 33 125 169 1.35 90 550 .144 813 6.50 41 0.33 7 0 379 3.03 2 75 77 0.62 249.5 2.0
Conference 14 56 86 1.54 34 231 .225 385 6.88 15 0.27 1 0 177 3.16 1 38 39 0.70 121.0 2.2
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 13 50 82 1.64 30 216 .241 332 6.64 15 0.30 1 0 160 3.20 1 32 33 0.66 114.0 2.3
Away 12 45 55 1.22 33 190 .116 298 6.62 15 0.33 4 0 125 2.78 0 27 27 0.60 83.5 1.9
Neutral 8 30 32 1.07 27 144 .035 183 6.10 11 0.37 2 0 94 3.13 1 16 17 0.57 52.0 1.7
Result Wins 21 79 111 1.41 53 320 .181 519 6.57 29 0.37 1 0 227 2.87 1 52 53 0.67 167.0 2.1
Losses 12 46 58 1.26 37 230 .091 294 6.39 12 0.26 6 0 152 3.30 1 23 24 0.52 82.5 1.8
Month August 4 14 19 1.36 8 69 .159 79 5.64 5 0.36 2 0 51 3.64 1 8 9 0.64 29.0 2.1
September 16 59 75 1.27 51 269 .089 352 5.97 20 0.34 5 0 168 2.85 0 33 33 0.56 111.5 1.9
October 8 32 36 1.13 22 116 .121 230 7.19 12 0.38 0 0 89 2.78 0 22 22 0.69 59.0 1.8
November 5 20 39 1.95 9 96 .313 152 7.60 4 0.20 0 0 71 3.55 1 12 13 0.65 50.0 2.5

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  • Holy Cross vs. Bryant
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  • Robert Morris vs. Bryant
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  • Robert Morris vs. Bryant