Maya Popernik
7 Maya Popernik
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Year:
    So.
  • Hometown:
    Chicago, Ill.
  • High School:
    Whitney Young Magnet
  • Position:
    OH
  • m
    16
  • k/s
    1.63
  • h %
    .092
  • a/s
    0.09
  • b/s
    0.19
  • sa/s
    0.16
  • d/s
    1.97

Bio

2019 (Sophomore)
Appeared in 16 matches and 32 sets … Recorded 1.63 kills and 1.94 digs per set … Added six blocks, five aces and three assists … Collected a double-double of a career-best 15 kills and 10 digs along with a career-high three blocks in the win over Kent State … Followed that performance with 11 kills in a victory over Binghamton to earn Black Knights Invitational All-Tournament honors … Career-high 18 digs vs. Akron.

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: 15, vs. Kent State, 9/13/19
Assists: 2, 2x, last vs. Kent State, 9/13/19
Aces: 2, 2x, last vs. Boston College, 9/20/19
Digs: 18, vs. Akron, 8/31/19
Blocks: 3, vs. Kent State, 9/13/19

Player Profile

Recent Games
Oct 26 St. Francis Brooklyn W, 3-0
Nov 1 at Robert Morris L, 3-1
Nov 2 at Saint Francis U W, 3-1
Nov 8 LIU L, 3-2
Nov 15 at Central Connecticut L, 3-1
Nov 16 at Sacred Heart L, 3-1
  Overall Conf
Matches 16 5
Sets 32 6
Kills 52 5
Kills per set 1.63 0.83
Errors 36 9
Total Attacks 174 25
Hitting Percentage .092 -.160
Assists 3 1
Assists per set 0.09 0.17
Service Aces 5 1
Service Errors 8 1
Service Aces per set 0.16 0.17
Receptions 186 25
Reception Errors 13 0
Digs 63 4
Digs per set 1.97 0.67
Block Solo 1 0
Block Assist 5 0
Block Total 6 0
Blocks per set 0.19 0.00
Block Errors 0 0
Ball Handling Errors 0 0
Points 60.5 6.0
Points per set 1.9 1.0
Matches started 3 -
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 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Aug 31 at FGCU L, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Aug 31 vs. Akron L, 3-1 - 4 6 5 25 .040 0 0 2 16 1 18 0 0 0 0 0 6.0
Sep 3 at New Hampshire L, 3-0 - 2 2 2 10 .000 0 0 0 12 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Sep 6 North Dakota W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 7 Villanova L, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 7 Marist W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Providence W, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 vs. Kent State W, 3-2 - 5 15 2 35 .371 2 0 2 34 0 11 0 3 0 3 0 16.5
Sep 14 vs. Binghamton W, 3-0 1 3 11 3 23 .348 0 0 3 17 2 6 1 0 0 1 0 12.0
Sep 14 at Army West Point L, 3-0 1 3 5 4 20 .050 0 1 0 26 0 7 0 1 0 1 0 6.5
Sep 17 Brown L, 3-0 1 1 2 3 6 -.167 0 0 0 10 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Sep 20 vs. Boston College L, 3-0 - 2 2 3 14 -.071 0 2 0 15 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 4.0
Sep 21 vs. UAlbany L, 3-0 - 1 0 1 3 -.333 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0.5
Sep 21 at Rhode Island L, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 Hartford L, 3-0 - 3 4 4 13 .000 0 1 0 24 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 5.0
Sep 27 at FDU W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at St. Francis Brooklyn W, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at Merrimack W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Robert Morris L, 3-0 - 2 4 3 10 .100 1 1 1 11 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5.0
Oct 5 Saint Francis U W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 Merrimack W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Sacred Heart L, 3-0 - 1 0 2 2 -1.000 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 15 Central Connecticut W, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at LIU W, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 FDU W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 St. Francis Brooklyn W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 at Robert Morris L, 3-1 - 1 0 0 1 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Nov 2 at Saint Francis U W, 3-1 - 1 1 3 11 -.182 0 0 0 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Nov 8 LIU L, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Central Connecticut L, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Sacred Heart L, 3-1 - 1 0 1 1 -1.000 0 0 0 5 0 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
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
Event Total 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
Conference 5 6 5 0.83 9 25 -.160 1 0.17 1 0.17 25 0 4 0.67 0 0 0 0.00 6.0 1.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 8 10 1.25 12 31 -.065 1 0.13 2 0.25 51 5 9 1.13 0 0 0 0.00 12.0 1.5
Away 6 9 8 0.89 10 43 -.047 0 0.00 1 0.11 53 3 13 1.44 0 1 1 0.11 9.5 1.1
Neutral 5 15 34 2.27 14 100 .200 2 0.13 2 0.13 82 5 41 2.73 1 4 5 0.33 39.0 2.6
Result Wins 3 9 27 3.00 8 69 .275 2 0.22 0 0.00 58 2 19 2.11 1 3 4 0.44 29.5 3.3
Losses 13 23 25 1.09 28 105 -.029 1 0.04 5 0.22 128 11 44 1.91 0 2 2 0.09 31.0 1.3
Month August 2 5 6 1.20 5 25 .040 0 0.00 0 0.00 18 2 19 3.80 0 0 0 0.00 6.0 1.2
September 9 21 41 1.95 22 124 .153 2 0.10 4 0.19 143 11 40 1.90 1 5 6 0.29 48.5 2.3
October 2 3 4 1.33 5 12 -.083 1 0.33 1 0.33 12 0 2 0.67 0 0 0 0.00 5.0 1.7
November 3 3 1 0.33 4 13 -.231 0 0.00 0 0.00 13 0 2 0.67 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 0.3

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