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- Height:
- 5-5
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- Hometown:
- Virginia Beach, Va.
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- High School:
- Columbus (Ga.)
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- Position:
- S
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- m
- 32
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- k/s
- 0.35
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- h %
- .235
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- a/s
- 5.48
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- b/s
- 0.00
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- sa/s
- 0.23
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- d/s
- 1.96
Bio
2019 (Junior)
Appeared in all 32 matches and 113 sets … Led the team with 5.48 assists per set … Added 1.96 digs and 0.23 aces per set … Double-digit assists in 30 of 32 matches … 20 or more in 15 matches, including each of her last nine in 2019 … Six double-doubles … Career-high 38 assists in the win at St. Francis Brooklyn … Collected 32 assists in the win over Central Connecticut … Season-high 15 digs in victories over Kent State and Saint Francis U … Three matches of three aces (Merrimack, St. Francis Brooklyn, at Robert Morris) … Career-high four kills at Rhode Island … Named to the all-tournament team at the Homewood Suites Fort Myers Classic and Black Knights Invitational.
2018 (Sophomore)
Named to the NEC Academic Honor Roll … Appeared in 18 matches and 45 sets … Recorded 47 assists, 45 digs, 12 aces and four kills … Posted five matches of two or more aces … Tallied 16 digs, seven assists and two aces in the win over Central Michigan (Aug. 25) … Notched 20 assists against Dartmouth (Oct. 30).
2017 (Freshman)
Appeared in 31 matches and 112 sets for the Bulldogs … Ranked third on the team in assists with 227 (2.03 per set) … Logged 136 digs (1.21 per set) and ranked second on the team in service aces with 35 (0.31 per set) … Career-high five aces in the win over Binghamton (9/16) ... Saw an increased role at setter over the final month of the season, recording 10 or more assists in seven of her final eight matches … Tallied 21 assists in the win over Sacred Heart (11/4) … Career-high 22 digs in the victory at Saint Francis U (11/11) … Career-best 24 assists in the NEC semifinals against Central Connecticut (11/17).
Before Bryant
Motu’apuaka was a three-year varsity starter and four-year letterwinner at Columbia High School … Helped lead the Blue Devils to three-straight postseason appearances, including two runs to the state semifinals in 2014 and 2016 … Named all-state honorable mention selection as a sophomore and senior … Two-time all-conference first team selection (2015, 2016) … Senior all-star nod … 2016 All-Bi-City First Team honoree … Also earned two varsity letters in soccer and two in track & field … Named a 2015 all-conference honorable mention in soccer … Played club for A5 South.
Personal
Daughter of Manu and Siaosi Motu’apuaka … Has two brothers, Andrew and Army … Andrew plays football at Virginia Tech … Army plays football at Virginia Union … Uncle, Lewis Powell, coaches football at the University of Utah.
Career Single-Match Highs
Kills: 4, at Rhode Island, 9/21/19
Assists: 38, at St. Francis Brooklyn, 9/28/19
Aces: 5, vs. Binghamton, 9/16/17
Digs: 22, at Saint Francis U, 11/11/17
Blocks: --
Player Profile
| Overall | Conf | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 32 | 16 | ||
| Sets | 113 | 59 | ||
| Kills | 39 | 15 | ||
| Kills per set | 0.35 | 0.25 | ||
| Errors | 8 | 6 | ||
| Total Attacks | 132 | 66 | ||
| Hitting Percentage | .235 | .136 | ||
| Assists | 619 | 372 | ||
| Assists per set | 5.48 | 6.31 | ||
| Service Aces | 26 | 18 | ||
| Service Errors | 54 | 29 | ||
| Service Aces per set | 0.23 | 0.31 | ||
| Receptions | 3 | 1 | ||
| Reception Errors | 0 | 0 | ||
| Digs | 222 | 129 | ||
| Digs per set | 1.96 | 2.19 | ||
| Block Solo | 0 | 0 | ||
| Block Assist | 0 | 0 | ||
| Block Total | 0 | 0 | ||
| Blocks per set | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| Block Errors | 2 | 2 | ||
| Ball Handling Errors | 8 | 6 | ||
| Points | 65.0 | 33.0 | ||
| Points per set | 0.6 | 0.6 | ||
| Matches started | 24 | 13 | ||
| 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 | 3 | 0 | 6 | .500 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Aug 31 | at FGCU | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .500 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Aug 31 | vs. Akron | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | .250 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Sep 3 | at New Hampshire | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .333 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Sep 6 | North Dakota | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Sep 7 | Villanova | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Sep 7 | Marist | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | .400 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Sep 10 | Providence | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .500 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Kent State | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | .200 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Binghamton | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | .333 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Sep 14 | at Army West Point | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 17 | Brown | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.0 |
| Sep 20 | vs. Boston College | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .000 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. UAlbany | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Sep 21 | at Rhode Island | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 9 | .444 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Sep 24 | Hartford | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 27 | at FDU | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 28 | at St. Francis Brooklyn | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6 | .333 | 38 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.0 |
| Oct 1 | at Merrimack | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .500 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Oct 4 | Robert Morris | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .333 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Oct 5 | Saint Francis U | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oct 11 | Merrimack | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -.333 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Oct 12 | Sacred Heart | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .333 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Oct 15 | Central Connecticut | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | .100 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.0 |
| Oct 19 | at LIU | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .200 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Oct 25 | FDU | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .000 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Oct 26 | St. Francis Brooklyn | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | -.400 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Nov 1 | at Robert Morris | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .000 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.0 |
| Nov 2 | at Saint Francis U | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | .600 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Nov 8 | LIU | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .000 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.0 |
| Nov 15 | at Central Connecticut | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .200 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Nov 16 | at Sacred Heart | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .200 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 31 | 112 | 7 | 0.06 | 6 | 25 | .040 | 227 | 2.03 | 35 | 0.31 | 33 | 3 | 136 | 1.21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 42.0 | 0.4 |
| 2018-19 | 18 | 45 | 4 | 0.09 | 1 | 10 | .300 | 47 | 1.04 | 12 | 0.27 | 16 | 2 | 45 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 16.0 | 0.4 |
| 2019-20 | 32 | 113 | 39 | 0.35 | 8 | 132 | .235 | 619 | 5.48 | 26 | 0.23 | 3 | 0 | 222 | 1.96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 65.0 | 0.6 |
| Total | 81 | 270 | 50 | 0.19 | 15 | 167 | .210 | 893 | 3.31 | 73 | 0.27 | 52 | 5 | 403 | 1.49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 123.0 | 0.5 |
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Total | 32 | 113 | 39 | 0.35 | 8 | 132 | .235 | 619 | 5.48 | 26 | 0.23 | 3 | 0 | 222 | 1.96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 65.0 | 0.6 |
| Conference | 16 | 59 | 15 | 0.25 | 6 | 66 | .136 | 372 | 6.31 | 18 | 0.31 | 1 | 0 | 129 | 2.19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 33.0 | 0.6 | |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Location | Home | 14 | 47 | 8 | 0.17 | 5 | 47 | .064 | 271 | 5.77 | 17 | 0.36 | 1 | 0 | 79 | 1.68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 25.0 | 0.5 |
| Away | 12 | 45 | 17 | 0.38 | 1 | 51 | .314 | 255 | 5.67 | 8 | 0.18 | 1 | 0 | 102 | 2.27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 25.0 | 0.6 | |
| Neutral | 6 | 21 | 14 | 0.67 | 2 | 34 | .353 | 93 | 4.43 | 1 | 0.05 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 1.95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 15.0 | 0.7 | |
| Result | Wins | 15 | 54 | 17 | 0.31 | 6 | 60 | .183 | 330 | 6.11 | 13 | 0.24 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 2.22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 30.0 | 0.6 |
| Losses | 17 | 59 | 22 | 0.37 | 2 | 72 | .278 | 289 | 4.90 | 13 | 0.22 | 3 | 0 | 102 | 1.73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 35.0 | 0.6 | |
| Month | August | 3 | 10 | 8 | 0.80 | 0 | 22 | .364 | 32 | 3.20 | 1 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1.90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 9.0 | 0.9 |
| September | 15 | 52 | 18 | 0.35 | 2 | 52 | .308 | 278 | 5.35 | 8 | 0.15 | 2 | 0 | 97 | 1.87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 26.0 | 0.5 | |
| October | 9 | 30 | 7 | 0.23 | 5 | 34 | .059 | 185 | 6.17 | 11 | 0.37 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 1.90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 18.0 | 0.6 | |
| November | 5 | 21 | 6 | 0.29 | 1 | 24 | .208 | 124 | 5.90 | 6 | 0.29 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 2.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 12.0 | 0.6 |
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