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- Height:
- 5-8
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- Hometown:
- Macedonia, Ohio
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- High School:
- Trinity
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- Position:
- OH
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- m
- 32
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- k/s
- 3.35
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- h %
- .187
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- a/s
- 0.20
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- b/s
- 0.32
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- sa/s
- 0.34
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- d/s
- 3.11
Bio
2018 (JUNIOR)
All-PAC First Team … PAC Sportsmanship Team … ninth all time with 1019 career kills … holds the single season record for kills per set with 4.10 … led the PAC with 447 kills (4.10 per set) … third on the team in digs with 351 … third on the team in blocks with 40 … finished the season 16 kill-dig double-doubles … posted a career high 25 kills against Saint Vincent and posted 19 digs … tallied 20+ kills five times throughout the season … registered 23 kills on 56 attacks (.286) and recorded 16 digs against Geneva … PAC Fall Academic Honor Roll
2017 (SOPHOMORE)
All-PAC Second Team ... PAC Sportsmanship Team ... led the team and ranked fourth in the PAC with 451 kills (3.37 per set) ... ranked fourth on the team with 361 digs ... tied for fourth with 55 total blocks and ranked sixth on the team with 33 service aces ... finished with 16 kill-dig double-doubles ... posted 16 kills, 18 digs and a season-high three assists versus Wooster ... tallied 20 kills, 16 assists and a season-high five blocks (all assisted) at Washington & Jefferson ... collected 20 kills on 42 attacks (.333 hitting percentage) in a three-set win versus Waynesburg ... established a season-high with 23 kills and 14 digs in the PAC Tournament Semifinals against Westminster ... posted 17 kills and registered a season-high 25 digs in the ECAC Tournament Quarterfinals versus Brandeis ... PAC Fall Academic Honor Roll
2016 (FRESHMAN)
Appeared in 33 matches and finished the year with 121 kills, 24 service aces and 202 digs (1.96 per set) ... ranked fifth on the team in kills ... ranked sixth on the team in service aces ... made her collegiate debut in the season-opening match versus Grove City ... established season-highs with nine kills and 21 digs versus Washington & Jefferson ... recorded a season-high with four service aces at Grove City
HIGH SCHOOL
Played at Trinity ... all-district
PERSONAL
Daughter of Randy and Gerry Sparks ... has four sisters ... majoring in environmental science
Player Profile
  | Overall | Conf | ||
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Matches | 32 | 16 | ||
Sets | 119 | 60 | ||
Kills | 399 | 199 | ||
Kills per set | 3.35 | 3.32 | ||
Errors | 170 | 91 | ||
Total Attacks | 1223 | 643 | ||
Hitting Percentage | .187 | .168 | ||
Assists | 24 | 11 | ||
Assists per set | 0.20 | 0.18 | ||
Service Aces | 40 | 20 | ||
Service Errors | 30 | 13 | ||
Service Aces per set | 0.34 | 0.33 | ||
Receptions | 499 | 300 | ||
Reception Errors | 40 | 20 | ||
Digs | 370 | 224 | ||
Digs per set | 3.11 | 3.73 | ||
Block Solo | 5 | 1 | ||
Block Assist | 33 | 18 | ||
Block Total | 38 | 19 | ||
Blocks per set | 0.32 | 0.32 | ||
Block Errors | 4 | 2 | ||
Ball Handling Errors | 0 | 0 | ||
Points | 460.5 | 229.0 | ||
Points per set | 3.9 | 3.8 | ||
Matches started | 26 | 13 |
Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | sa | se | r | re | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe | pts |
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Aug 30 | vs. Utica | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 23 | .435 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 |
Aug 31 | vs. Kenyon | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 45 | .222 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 |
Aug 31 | at Case Western Reserve | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 38 | .158 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13.5 |
Sep 6 | vs. Mount Union | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 4 | 3 | 32 | .031 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.0 |
Sep 6 | vs. Fredonia | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 13 | 2 | 39 | .282 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16.0 |
Sep 7 | vs. Defiance | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 53 | .151 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19.5 |
Sep 7 | at Penn St.-Behrend | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 52 | .231 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20.5 |
Sep 11 | Franciscan | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 13 | 4 | 34 | .265 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15.0 |
Sep 14 | at Grove City | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 54 | .185 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17.5 |
Sep 14 | at Westminster (Pa.) | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 33 | .061 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 |
Sep 18 | at Muskingum | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 26 | .154 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 |
Sep 21 | Wash. & Jeff. | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 28 | .143 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13.5 |
Sep 21 | Chatham | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 33 | .394 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 |
Sep 27 | vs. Catholic | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 36 | -.028 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 |
Sep 27 | vs. Chris. Newport | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 25 | .160 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10.5 |
Sep 28 | vs. York (Pa.) | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 32 | .281 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13.5 |
Sep 28 | vs. Penn St.-Abington | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 4 | 49 | .347 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23.5 |
Oct 1 | at Thiel | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 49 | .061 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15.5 |
Oct 5 | vs. Cabrini | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 7 | 33 | .242 | 3 | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16.0 |
Oct 5 | at Lebanon Valley | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 27 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 |
Oct 9 | at Geneva | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 5 | 42 | .286 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19.0 |
Oct 12 | vs. Waynesburg | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 24 | -.208 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.0 |
Oct 12 | at St. Vincent | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 46 | .130 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 |
Oct 17 | Thiel | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 10 | 3 | 33 | .212 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11.5 |
Oct 19 | Geneva | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 31 | .226 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 |
Oct 22 | at Wash. & Jeff. | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 5 | 52 | .231 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19.5 |
Oct 24 | St. Vincent | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 26 | .231 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 |
Oct 26 | at Chatham | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 42 | .238 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 |
Oct 29 | Westminster (Pa.) | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 17 | 9 | 64 | .125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18.0 |
Oct 31 | Waynesburg | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 12 | 5 | 33 | .212 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13.5 |
Nov 2 | at Grove City | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 53 | .113 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14.0 |
Nov 5 | Grove City | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 36 | .111 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15.5 |
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 | |
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2016-17 | 33 | 103 | 121 | 1.17 | 83 | 495 | .077 | 14 | 0.14 | 24 | 0.23 | 176 | 17 | 202 | 1.96 | 2 | 32 | 34 | 0.33 | 163.0 | 1.6 |
2017-18 | 36 | 134 | 451 | 3.37 | 200 | 1472 | .171 | 15 | 0.11 | 33 | 0.25 | 277 | 29 | 361 | 2.69 | 11 | 44 | 55 | 0.41 | 517.0 | 3.9 |
2018-19 | 31 | 109 | 447 | 4.10 | 157 | 1375 | .211 | 19 | 0.17 | 42 | 0.39 | 289 | 33 | 351 | 3.22 | 6 | 34 | 40 | 0.37 | 512.0 | 4.7 |
2019-20 | 32 | 119 | 399 | 3.35 | 170 | 1223 | .187 | 24 | 0.20 | 40 | 0.34 | 499 | 40 | 370 | 3.11 | 5 | 33 | 38 | 0.32 | 460.5 | 3.9 |
Total | 132 | 465 | 1418 | 3.05 | 610 | 4565 | .177 | 72 | 0.15 | 139 | 0.30 | 1241 | 119 | 1284 | 2.76 | 24 | 143 | 167 | 0.36 | 1652.5 | 3.6 |
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 | 32 | 119 | 399 | 3.35 | 170 | 1223 | .187 | 24 | 0.20 | 40 | 0.34 | 499 | 40 | 370 | 3.11 | 5 | 33 | 38 | 0.32 | 460.5 | 3.9 |
Conference | 16 | 60 | 199 | 3.32 | 91 | 643 | .168 | 11 | 0.18 | 20 | 0.33 | 300 | 20 | 224 | 3.73 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 0.32 | 229.0 | 3.8 | |
Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Location | Home | 9 | 31 | 110 | 3.55 | 45 | 318 | .204 | 1 | 0.03 | 15 | 0.48 | 197 | 12 | 114 | 3.68 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0.32 | 130.0 | 4.2 |
Away | 12 | 47 | 159 | 3.38 | 67 | 514 | .179 | 14 | 0.30 | 9 | 0.19 | 218 | 17 | 167 | 3.55 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 0.30 | 175.5 | 3.7 | |
Neutral | 11 | 41 | 130 | 3.17 | 58 | 391 | .184 | 9 | 0.22 | 16 | 0.39 | 84 | 11 | 89 | 2.17 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 0.34 | 155.0 | 3.8 | |
Result | Wins | 17 | 64 | 234 | 3.66 | 86 | 680 | .218 | 14 | 0.22 | 30 | 0.47 | 309 | 21 | 234 | 3.66 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 0.30 | 274.5 | 4.3 |
Losses | 15 | 55 | 165 | 3.00 | 84 | 543 | .149 | 10 | 0.18 | 10 | 0.18 | 190 | 19 | 136 | 2.47 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 0.35 | 186.0 | 3.4 | |
Month | August | 3 | 11 | 42 | 3.82 | 16 | 106 | .245 | 2 | 0.18 | 8 | 0.73 | 28 | 2 | 34 | 3.09 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.09 | 50.5 | 4.6 |
September | 14 | 51 | 169 | 3.31 | 66 | 526 | .196 | 9 | 0.18 | 13 | 0.25 | 182 | 17 | 121 | 2.37 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 0.31 | 191.5 | 3.8 | |
October | 13 | 48 | 165 | 3.44 | 75 | 502 | .179 | 12 | 0.25 | 15 | 0.31 | 260 | 21 | 188 | 3.92 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 0.33 | 189.0 | 3.9 | |
November | 2 | 9 | 23 | 2.56 | 13 | 89 | .112 | 1 | 0.11 | 4 | 0.44 | 29 | 0 | 27 | 3.00 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.56 | 29.5 | 3.3 |
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