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- Height:
- 5-9
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- Year:
- Fr.
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- Hometown:
- Chicago, Ill.
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- High School:
- Whitney Young Magnet
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- Position:
- OH
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- m
- 17
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- k/s
- 0.88
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- h %
- .024
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- a/s
- 0.15
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- b/s
- 0.19
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- sa/s
- 0.15
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- d/s
- 0.77
Bio
2018 (Freshman)
Named to NEC Commissioner’s Honor Roll … Appeared in 17 matches and 26 sets … Collected 23 kills, 20 digs, five blocks and four aces … Recorded career highs in kills (10) and digs (7) in the win at Hartford (Sept. 25) … Made her first career start against Dartmouth (Oct. 30) … Tallied two blocks in the NEC Semifinal victory over Central Connecticut (Nov. 16).
Before Bryant
Four-year letterwinner at Whitney M. Young Magnet School … Advanced to IHSA Class 4A Super 16 with a 30-win season as a senior … IHSA Class 4A Regional Champions in 2016 and 2017 … Chicago City Champions in 2015 and 2016 … Mother played volleyball and father played soccer at Loyola Chicago.
Personal
Daughter of Lori and Paul Popernik ... Mother played volleyball at Loyola Chicago, while her father played soccer ... Has one brother, Noah ... Planning to major in Communication.
Career Single-Match Highs
Kills: 10, at Hartford, 9/25/18
Assists: 2, at Hartford, 9/25/18
Aces: 2, vs. Dartmouth, 10/30/18
Digs: 7, at Hartford, 9/25/18
Blocks: 2, vs. Central Connecticut, 11/16/18
Player Profile
  | Overall | Conf | ||
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Matches | 17 | 7 | ||
Sets | 26 | 8 | ||
Kills | 23 | 6 | ||
Kills per set | 0.88 | 0.75 | ||
Errors | 21 | 8 | ||
Total Attacks | 83 | 22 | ||
Hitting Percentage | .024 | -.091 | ||
Assists | 4 | 0 | ||
Assists per set | 0.15 | 0.00 | ||
Service Aces | 4 | 0 | ||
Service Errors | 6 | 0 | ||
Service Aces per set | 0.15 | 0.00 | ||
Receptions | 67 | 16 | ||
Reception Errors | 3 | 1 | ||
Digs | 20 | 4 | ||
Digs per set | 0.77 | 0.50 | ||
Block Solo | 0 | 0 | ||
Block Assist | 5 | 2 | ||
Block Total | 5 | 2 | ||
Blocks per set | 0.19 | 0.25 | ||
Block Errors | 0 | 0 | ||
Ball Handling Errors | 0 | 0 | ||
Points | 29.5 | 7.0 | ||
Points per set | 1.1 | 0.9 | ||
Matches started | 1 | - |
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 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Aug 25 | vs. Central Michigan | W, 3-2 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1.000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Aug 25 | vs. Maryland Eastern Shore | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
Aug 29 | UMass Lowell | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Aug 31 | vs. Charlotte | L, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Aug 31 | vs. Marist | W, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sep 1 | at Fordham | L, 3-2 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Sep 4 | New Hampshire | L, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sep 7 | Middle Tennessee | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sep 8 | Coppin State | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sep 8 | Quinnipiac | W, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sep 11 | at Providence | W, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sep 14 | vs. Delaware | L, 3-2 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Sep 14 | at Stony Brook | W, 3-2 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Sep 15 | vs. Colgate | L, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sep 18 | at Brown | L, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sep 21 | Saint Francis U | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sep 22 | Robert Morris | W, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sep 25 | at Hartford | W, 3-1 | - | 3 | 10 | 3 | 20 | .350 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11.5 |
Sep 28 | at Long Island | L, 3-1 | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
Sep 29 | at St. Francis Brooklyn | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Oct 5 | Sacred Heart | L, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Oct 6 | FDU | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Oct 12 | at Central Connecticut | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
Oct 19 | at Saint Francis U | W, 3-2 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
Oct 20 | at Robert Morris | W, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Oct 27 | Central Connecticut | W, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Oct 30 | Dartmouth | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 25 | -.120 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 |
Nov 2 | at Sacred Heart | W, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nov 3 | at FDU | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.5 |
Nov 9 | Long Island | L, 3-2 | - | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -.667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 |
Nov 10 | St. Francis Brooklyn | L, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nov 16 | vs. Central Connecticut | W, 3-2 | - | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.0 |
Nov 17 | vs. Sacred Heart | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
Nov 30 | at No. 2 Minnesota | L, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 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 | |
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2018-19 | 17 | 26 | 23 | 0.88 | 21 | 83 | .024 | 4 | 0.15 | 4 | 0.15 | 67 | 3 | 20 | 0.77 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.19 | 29.5 | 1.1 |
2019-20 | 16 | 32 | 52 | 1.63 | 36 | 174 | .092 | 3 | 0.09 | 5 | 0.16 | 186 | 13 | 63 | 1.97 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.19 | 60.5 | 1.9 |
Total | 33 | 58 | 75 | 1.29 | 57 | 257 | .070 | 7 | 0.12 | 9 | 0.16 | 253 | 16 | 83 | 1.43 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 0.19 | 90.0 | 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 | ||
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Event | Total | 17 | 26 | 23 | 0.88 | 21 | 83 | .024 | 4 | 0.15 | 4 | 0.15 | 67 | 3 | 20 | 0.77 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.19 | 29.5 | 1.1 |
Conference | 7 | 8 | 6 | 0.75 | 8 | 22 | -.091 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0.50 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.25 | 7.0 | 0.9 | |
Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Location | Home | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0.60 | 9 | 29 | -.207 | 1 | 0.20 | 2 | 0.40 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 1.00 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.20 | 5.5 | 1.1 |
Away | 9 | 13 | 16 | 1.23 | 8 | 41 | .195 | 3 | 0.23 | 1 | 0.08 | 32 | 2 | 11 | 0.85 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.15 | 18.0 | 1.4 | |
Neutral | 5 | 8 | 4 | 0.50 | 4 | 13 | .000 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0.50 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.25 | 6.0 | 0.8 | |
Result | Wins | 10 | 17 | 19 | 1.12 | 12 | 49 | .143 | 3 | 0.18 | 2 | 0.12 | 36 | 1 | 14 | 0.82 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.24 | 23.0 | 1.4 |
Losses | 7 | 9 | 4 | 0.44 | 9 | 34 | -.147 | 1 | 0.11 | 2 | 0.22 | 31 | 2 | 6 | 0.67 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.11 | 6.5 | 0.7 | |
Month | August | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 1 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.33 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.0 | 0.7 |
September | 6 | 9 | 11 | 1.22 | 4 | 25 | .280 | 3 | 0.33 | 1 | 0.11 | 20 | 1 | 10 | 1.11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.11 | 12.5 | 1.4 | |
October | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0.83 | 8 | 29 | -.103 | 1 | 0.17 | 2 | 0.33 | 26 | 0 | 6 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 7.0 | 1.2 | |
November | 5 | 8 | 6 | 0.75 | 8 | 26 | -.077 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0.25 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.50 | 8.0 | 1.0 |
News Mentions
Bryant raises the bar again in 2018
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
Bryant beats CCSU in five to advance to first NEC Final
BROOKLYN, N.Y. – Three Bulldog seniors posted double-doubles and sophomore Erika Ward (Rochester, Mich.) added a career-high 32 digs,...
November 16, 2018
Bulldogs downed by Dartmouth Tuesday
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University volleyball team was defeated in three sets Tuesday night by Dartmouth, snapping the Bulldogs’...
October 30, 2018
Bryant treks to Pennsylvania for two weekend NEC matches
LORETTO, Pa. – The Bryant University volleyball team makes its annual excursion to western Pennsylvania this weekend for Northeast Conferenc...
October 18, 2018
Bryant sweeps CCSU in New Britain Friday
NEW BRITAIN, Conn. – Senior Kristin Kingi (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) recorded a double-double and freshman Jenna Knight (Scottsdale, Ariz.)...
October 12, 2018
Second NEC weekend sends Bryant to Brooklyn for two
BROOKLYN, N.Y. – The Bryant University volleyball team travels to Brooklyn for the second weekend of NEC play, facing LIU Brooklyn...
September 27, 2018
Freshmen step up in Bryant's win at Hartford
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
Senior duo leads Bryant to sweep of Maryland Eastern Shore
CHICAGO – Seniors Kristin Kingi (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) and Kirstyn Sperry (Phoenix, Ariz.) recorded double-doubles and hitting percentages...
August 25, 2018
2018 Season Preview: Outsides, Middles, Opposites
This is the first of a two-part series previewing the 2018 Bryant University volleyball team. Wednesday, BryantBulldogs.com will preview the...
August 21, 2018