Katie Sparks
7 Katie Sparks
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Year:
    So.
  • Hometown:
    Macedonia, Ohio
  • High School:
    Trinity
  • Position:
    OH
  • m
    36
  • k/s
    3.37
  • h %
    .171
  • a/s
    0.11
  • b/s
    0.41
  • sa/s
    0.25
  • d/s
    2.69

Bio

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

Recent Games
Oct 26 at Waynesburg W, 3-0
Oct 28 Geneva W, 3-0
Oct 31 Chatham W, 3-2
Nov 3 vs. Westminster (Pa.) L, 3-2
Nov 8 at McDaniel W, 3-0
Nov 11 vs. Brandeis L, 3-2
  Overall Conf
Matches 36 18
Sets 134 65
Kills 451 239
Kills per set 3.37 3.68
Errors 200 104
Total Attacks 1472 791
Hitting Percentage .171 .171
Assists 15 7
Assists per set 0.11 0.11
Service Aces 33 13
Service Errors 24 11
Service Aces per set 0.25 0.20
Receptions 277 210
Reception Errors 29 25
Digs 361 175
Digs per set 2.69 2.69
Block Solo 11 7
Block Assist 44 19
Block Total 55 26
Blocks per set 0.41 0.40
Block Errors 7 0
Ball Handling Errors 1 0
Points 517.0 268.5
Points per set 3.9 4.1
Matches started 28 16
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Sep 1 vs. Arcadia L, 3-0 - 3 5 7 25 -.080 0 0 2 2 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 5.0
Sep 1 at Gettysburg L, 3-1 1 4 8 8 35 .000 0 0 0 - 0 10 0 1 0 1 0 8.5
Sep 2 vs. St. Mary's (Md.) W, 3-0 - 3 8 4 21 .190 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 10.5
Sep 2 vs. Muhlenberg L, 3-1 - 4 13 7 35 .171 1 1 1 0 0 8 0 2 0 2 0 15.0
Sep 6 Waynesburg W, 3-0 1 3 8 3 18 .278 0 0 0 5 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 9.5
Sep 8 at Allegheny L, 3-0 1 3 8 3 27 .185 1 0 0 13 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 8.0
Sep 8 vs. Alfred W, 3-2 1 5 13 8 41 .122 0 0 1 0 0 12 0 4 1 4 0 15.0
Sep 9 vs. Wooster W, 3-1 - 4 16 7 53 .170 3 2 0 0 0 18 0 1 0 1 0 18.5
Sep 9 at Penn St.-Behrend W, 3-0 1 3 8 1 25 .280 0 2 0 7 0 6 0 1 0 1 0 10.5
Sep 16 at Westminster (Pa.) L, 3-1 1 4 14 12 61 .033 2 0 2 8 0 13 1 0 0 1 0 15.0
Sep 16 at Thiel W, 3-0 1 3 10 5 46 .109 1 2 2 8 2 6 1 0 0 1 0 13.0
Sep 20 at Chatham W, 3-0 1 3 8 5 38 .079 0 0 1 8 2 3 0 2 0 2 0 9.0
Sep 22 vs. King's (Pa.) W, 3-0 1 3 17 1 37 .432 0 0 1 6 0 13 1 0 2 1 0 18.0
Sep 22 at York (Pa.) W, 3-0 1 3 10 5 32 .156 0 0 1 - 0 11 1 4 1 5 0 13.0
Sep 23 vs. FDU-Florham L, 3-2 1 5 12 2 16 .625 0 1 2 10 1 9 1 0 2 1 0 14.0
Sep 23 vs. Albright W, 3-0 1 3 15 4 33 .333 0 2 1 2 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 17.0
Sep 26 Wash. & Jeff. W, 3-1 1 4 17 8 49 .184 0 1 0 7 0 13 0 1 0 1 0 18.5
Sep 30 at Geneva W, 3-2 1 5 18 8 61 .164 1 1 0 18 5 16 0 0 0 0 0 19.0
Sep 30 vs. Thomas More L, 3-0 - 3 11 2 40 .225 1 0 1 19 1 11 0 0 0 0 0 11.0
Oct 4 at Wash. & Jeff. W, 3-2 1 5 20 11 70 .129 0 0 0 20 2 16 0 5 0 5 0 22.5
Oct 6 Thiel W, 3-1 1 4 18 2 51 .314 0 0 1 9 0 9 2 0 0 2 0 20.0
Oct 7 Grove City W, 3-0 1 3 12 1 34 .324 0 0 0 9 1 8 1 2 0 3 0 14.0
Oct 7 St. Vincent W, 3-1 1 4 19 7 41 .293 0 0 0 15 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 19.0
Oct 10 Chatham L, 3-2 1 5 16 16 62 .000 2 1 0 17 3 11 0 1 0 1 0 17.5
Oct 12 at Westminster (Pa.) L, 3-0 1 3 6 6 33 .000 0 2 1 17 0 10 0 1 0 1 0 8.5
Oct 14 at Fredonia W, 3-2 - 5 11 2 43 .209 0 1 2 0 0 12 0 2 0 2 0 13.0
Oct 14 vs. St. John Fisher W, 3-0 - 3 4 2 14 .143 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4.5
Oct 18 at St. Vincent W, 3-0 1 3 14 2 27 .444 0 3 1 13 2 16 0 0 0 0 0 17.0
Oct 21 Thomas More L, 3-0 1 3 7 3 27 .148 0 0 1 10 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 7.0
Oct 24 at Grove City L, 3-1 1 4 6 4 46 .043 0 2 0 23 1 13 0 4 0 4 0 10.0
Oct 26 at Waynesburg W, 3-0 1 3 20 6 42 .333 0 1 0 4 2 4 1 2 0 3 0 23.0
Oct 28 Geneva W, 3-0 - 3 15 3 45 .267 0 0 1 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 15.0
Oct 31 Chatham W, 3-2 1 5 18 8 58 .172 1 2 1 7 0 12 0 1 0 1 0 20.5
Nov 3 vs. Westminster (Pa.) L, 3-2 1 5 23 7 69 .232 1 3 0 - 1 14 0 1 0 1 0 26.5
Nov 8 at McDaniel W, 3-0 1 3 6 4 32 .063 0 2 0 7 0 11 1 2 0 3 0 10.0
Nov 11 vs. Brandeis L, 3-2 1 5 17 16 85 .012 1 2 1 13 1 25 0 4 0 4 1 21.0
  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
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
Event Total 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
Conference 18 65 239 3.68 104 791 .171 7 0.11 13 0.20 210 25 175 2.69 7 19 26 0.40 268.5 4.1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 9 34 130 3.82 51 385 .205 3 0.09 4 0.12 79 8 79 2.32 4 6 10 0.29 141.0 4.1
Away 15 54 167 3.09 82 618 .138 5 0.09 16 0.30 146 17 153 2.83 5 24 29 0.54 200.0 3.7
Neutral 12 46 154 3.35 67 469 .186 7 0.15 13 0.28 52 4 129 2.80 2 14 16 0.35 176.0 3.8
Result Wins 23 83 305 3.67 107 911 .217 6 0.07 21 0.25 145 19 215 2.59 9 30 39 0.47 350.0 4.2
Losses 13 51 146 2.86 93 561 .094 9 0.18 12 0.24 132 10 146 2.86 2 14 16 0.31 167.0 3.3
Month September 19 68 219 3.22 100 693 .172 10 0.15 14 0.21 113 13 176 2.59 6 18 24 0.35 248.0 3.6
October 14 53 186 3.51 73 593 .191 3 0.06 12 0.23 144 14 135 2.55 4 19 23 0.43 211.5 4.0
November 3 13 46 3.54 27 186 .102 2 0.15 7 0.54 20 2 50 3.85 1 7 8 0.62 57.5 4.4

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