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- Height:
- 5-10
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- Hometown:
- Pocasset, Mass.
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- High School:
- Barnstable
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- Position:
- OH
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- m
- 31
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- k/s
- 1.97
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- h %
- .133
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- a/s
- 0.20
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- b/s
- 0.21
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- sa/s
- 0.30
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- d/s
- 2.33
Bio
2022 (Senior): Played in all 31 matches and 111 sets... Named to the All-America East Second Team and All-Academic... Finished second on the team with 219 kills, 33 aces, and 259 digs... 33 aces were eighth most in the conference... Recorded 200+ kills and 200+ digs for the third time in her career... Had nine matches with double-digit kills and ten matches with two or more aces... Finished the year with five double-doubles, including back-to-back against NJIT and UAlbany on 10/21 and 10/23... Twice had a season high 16 kills, coming against UAlbany on 10/23 and UMBC on 11/11... Tied career high with seven aces against UMBC on 11/11... Finished UMBC game with 23.5 points... Had 11 kills and ten digs in America East semifinals vs. UMBC... Finished Bryant career fifth in D-I program history in kills (885) and kills per set (2.45), second in aces per set (0.29, and third in total aces (103).
2021 (Junior): Started all 32 matches and played in 118 sets for the Bulldogs...Named first team All-NEC for the first time in her career... Finished ninth in the NEC and led Bryant in kills (319, 2.70 per set)... Posted career highs in kills and total blocks (34)... Had the third most aces in the country in a three set match (7, vs. Holy Cross, 8/28)... Led Bryant with 365.5 total points... Had a season high 20 kills vs. LIU on 10/2, hitting .302 in the match...Had four matches with at least 15 kills... Set a career high with six blocks vs. Boston College on 9/4... Second on the team with eight double-doubles, including 14 kills and 15 digs in the NEC Championship game... Named NEC Co-Player of the Week on 9/28.
2020-21 (Sophomore): Appeared in eight matches and 26 sets in the spring of 2021 … Posted a season-best 15 kills against Central Connecticut … Recorded double-digit kills in the last three matches of the season … Named High School Player of the Decade by the Boston Herald for the 2010’s in August of 2020.
2019 (Freshman): Earned NEC Commissioner's Honor Roll distinction ... Appeared in all 32 matches and 106 of 113 sets … Led the team and placed eighth in the NEC with 2.70 kills per set and ranked second with 2.87 digs per set … Team-high 0.37 aces per set was good for fourth in the NEC … Ranked ninth in kills (2.97) and 10th in aces (0.33) during conference play … Collected 12 matches of 10+ kills … Notched 10+ digs in 15 matches … Recorded 11 double-doubles on the year … Season-high 24 kills on a .468 hitting percentage (24-2-47) along with 12 digs and two aces in the win at St. Francis Brooklyn … Four straight double-doubles to open November … Season-high six aces in the win over Marist … Collected 18 kills and 21 digs at Rhode Island to earn Art Carmichael Invitational all-tournament team honors … Matched that 21-dig output at Central Connecticut.
Before Bryant
Played her high school volleyball at Barnstable (Mass.) High School … First-team AVCA Under Armour All-America selection, earning a spot in the Under Armour All-America match at the NCAA Final Four … Four-time PrepVolleyball.com All-America honoree … 2016 and 2018 Boston Globe Player of the Year … Two-time state champions and four-time league champions … 2016 and 2018 Massachusetts Gatorade Player of the Year … Plays her club volleyball for SMASH Volleyball Club.
Personal
Daughter of Merry and Eric James ... Has one sister, Teagan ... Mother played softball at Providence College.
Career Single-Match Highs
Kills: 24, at St. Francis Brooklyn, 9/28/19
Assists: 4, at Saint Francis U, 10/30/21
Aces: 7, 2x, last vs. UMBC, 11/11/22
Digs: 21, 2x, last at Central Connecticut, 11/15/19
Blocks: 6, vs. Boston College, 9/4/21
Player Profile
| Overall | Conf | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 31 | 10 | ||
| Sets | 111 | 34 | ||
| Kills | 219 | 97 | ||
| Kills per set | 1.97 | 2.85 | ||
| Errors | 127 | 53 | ||
| Total Attacks | 694 | 280 | ||
| Hitting Percentage | .133 | .157 | ||
| Assists | 22 | 7 | ||
| Assists per set | 0.20 | 0.21 | ||
| Service Aces | 33 | 12 | ||
| Service Errors | 16 | 6 | ||
| Service Aces per set | 0.30 | 0.35 | ||
| Receptions | 490 | 123 | ||
| Reception Errors | 12 | 5 | ||
| Digs | 259 | 87 | ||
| Digs per set | 2.33 | 2.56 | ||
| Block Solo | 2 | 0 | ||
| Block Assist | 21 | 9 | ||
| Block Total | 23 | 9 | ||
| Blocks per set | 0.21 | 0.26 | ||
| Block Errors | 5 | 4 | ||
| Ball Handling Errors | 0 | 0 | ||
| Points | 264.5 | 113.5 | ||
| Points per set | 2.4 | 3.3 | ||
| Matches started | 25 | 9 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | sa | se | r | re | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26 | vs. Miami (Fla.) | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Aug 26 | vs. Niagara | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | .083 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Aug 27 | at Hofstra | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | .300 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Aug 30 | Stonehill | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 13 | .385 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 |
| Sep 2 | No. 17 Harvard | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 19 | .368 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10.0 |
| Sep 3 | Montana St. | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 36 | .083 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 14.0 |
| Sep 3 | Boston College | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 20 | -.050 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.5 |
| Sep 6 | Brown | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 31 | -.065 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Stonehill | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -.250 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Sep 9 | at St. John's | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -.333 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Southeastern La. | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 12 | 3 | 37 | .243 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14.0 |
| Sep 13 | at Rhode Island | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 16 | -.063 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Syracuse | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 24 | .083 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Lindenwood (Mo.) | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 30 | .067 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Sep 17 | at UConn | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 46 | .239 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 |
| Sep 20 | Hartford | W, 3-0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | .400 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Sep 28 | at Boston College | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 19 | -.263 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.5 |
| Oct 1 | at UMBC | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Oct 7 | UAlbany | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 27 | .444 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14.5 |
| Oct 9 | New Hampshire | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | -.133 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.5 |
| Oct 14 | at Binghamton | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 33 | .091 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 13.0 |
| Oct 18 | at Central Connecticut | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 31 | .065 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 |
| Oct 21 | NJIT | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 21 | .143 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12.5 |
| Oct 23 | at UAlbany | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 7 | 43 | .209 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16.5 |
| Oct 26 | Merrimack | W, 3-0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | .125 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Oct 30 | at New Hampshire | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 32 | .313 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 |
| Nov 2 | at Hartford | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 19 | .316 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 |
| Nov 6 | at NJIT | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 26 | .231 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 |
| Nov 11 | UMBC | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 10 | 50 | .120 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23.5 |
| Nov 13 | Binghamton | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 24 | -.125 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Nov 19 | vs. #2 UMBC | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 29 | .172 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | 32 | 106 | 286 | 2.70 | 155 | 878 | .149 | 18 | 0.17 | 40 | 0.38 | 658 | 24 | 304 | 2.87 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 0.24 | 340.0 | 3.2 |
| 2020-21 | 8 | 26 | 61 | 2.35 | 34 | 217 | .124 | 9 | 0.35 | 2 | 0.08 | 164 | 4 | 53 | 2.04 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0.46 | 69.0 | 2.7 |
| 2021-22 | 32 | 118 | 319 | 2.70 | 135 | 949 | .194 | 25 | 0.21 | 28 | 0.24 | 607 | 20 | 295 | 2.50 | 3 | 31 | 34 | 0.29 | 365.5 | 3.1 |
| 2022-23 | 31 | 111 | 219 | 1.97 | 127 | 694 | .133 | 22 | 0.20 | 33 | 0.30 | 490 | 12 | 259 | 2.33 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 0.21 | 264.5 | 2.4 |
| Total | 103 | 361 | 885 | 2.45 | 451 | 2738 | .159 | 74 | 0.20 | 103 | 0.29 | 1919 | 60 | 911 | 2.52 | 8 | 86 | 94 | 0.26 | 1039.0 | 2.9 |
| 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 | 31 | 111 | 219 | 1.97 | 127 | 694 | .133 | 22 | 0.20 | 33 | 0.30 | 490 | 12 | 259 | 2.33 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 0.21 | 264.5 | 2.4 |
| Conference | 10 | 34 | 97 | 2.85 | 53 | 280 | .157 | 7 | 0.21 | 12 | 0.35 | 123 | 5 | 87 | 2.56 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0.26 | 113.5 | 3.3 | |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Location | Home | 12 | 41 | 86 | 2.10 | 55 | 269 | .115 | 12 | 0.29 | 16 | 0.39 | 171 | 6 | 86 | 2.10 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 0.32 | 109.0 | 2.7 |
| Away | 12 | 45 | 93 | 2.07 | 50 | 287 | .150 | 7 | 0.16 | 13 | 0.29 | 189 | 3 | 108 | 2.40 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.13 | 109.0 | 2.4 | |
| Neutral | 7 | 25 | 40 | 1.60 | 22 | 138 | .130 | 3 | 0.12 | 4 | 0.16 | 130 | 3 | 65 | 2.60 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.16 | 46.5 | 1.9 | |
| Result | Wins | 19 | 67 | 143 | 2.13 | 80 | 428 | .147 | 15 | 0.22 | 27 | 0.40 | 250 | 8 | 152 | 2.27 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 0.21 | 177.5 | 2.6 |
| Losses | 12 | 44 | 76 | 1.73 | 47 | 266 | .109 | 7 | 0.16 | 6 | 0.14 | 240 | 4 | 107 | 2.43 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.20 | 87.0 | 2.0 | |
| Month | August | 4 | 13 | 14 | 1.08 | 5 | 37 | .243 | 1 | 0.08 | 3 | 0.23 | 35 | 0 | 23 | 1.77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 17.0 | 1.3 |
| September | 13 | 50 | 76 | 1.52 | 51 | 290 | .086 | 13 | 0.26 | 12 | 0.24 | 261 | 6 | 126 | 2.52 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 0.28 | 96.0 | 1.9 | |
| October | 9 | 30 | 80 | 2.67 | 42 | 219 | .174 | 5 | 0.17 | 9 | 0.30 | 110 | 4 | 67 | 2.23 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0.27 | 93.0 | 3.1 | |
| November | 5 | 18 | 49 | 2.72 | 29 | 148 | .135 | 3 | 0.17 | 9 | 0.50 | 84 | 2 | 43 | 2.39 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.06 | 58.5 | 3.3 |
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