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- Height:
- 5-8
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- Year:
- Jr.
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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
- 31
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- k/s
- 4.10
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- h %
- .211
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- a/s
- 0.17
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- b/s
- 0.37
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- sa/s
- 0.39
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- d/s
- 3.22
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 31 | 15 | ||
| Sets | 109 | 53 | ||
| Kills | 447 | 253 | ||
| Kills per set | 4.10 | 4.77 | ||
| Errors | 157 | 77 | ||
| Total Attacks | 1375 | 715 | ||
| Hitting Percentage | .211 | .246 | ||
| Assists | 19 | 13 | ||
| Assists per set | 0.17 | 0.25 | ||
| Service Aces | 42 | 20 | ||
| Service Errors | 33 | 16 | ||
| Service Aces per set | 0.39 | 0.38 | ||
| Receptions | 289 | 186 | ||
| Reception Errors | 33 | 14 | ||
| Digs | 351 | 179 | ||
| Digs per set | 3.22 | 3.38 | ||
| Block Solo | 6 | 0 | ||
| Block Assist | 34 | 17 | ||
| Block Total | 40 | 17 | ||
| Blocks per set | 0.37 | 0.32 | ||
| Block Errors | 3 | 1 | ||
| Ball Handling Errors | 2 | 0 | ||
| Points | 512.0 | 281.5 | ||
| Points per set | 4.7 | 5.3 | ||
| Matches started | 23 | 13 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | sa | se | r | re | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Farmingdale State | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 34 | .294 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17.0 |
| Sep 1 | vs. Arcadia | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 7 | 5 | 38 | .053 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.5 |
| Sep 2 | vs. Goucher | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 15 | 4 | 34 | .324 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17.0 |
| Sep 2 | vs. Bard | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 34 | .324 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12.5 |
| Sep 8 | at Waynesburg | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 4 | 54 | .333 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Wash. & Jeff. | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 33 | .212 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 |
| Sep 12 | Thiel | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 3 | 46 | .435 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.0 |
| Sep 14 | at Wooster | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 46 | -.087 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Pitt.-Bradford | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 47 | .106 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13.5 |
| Sep 15 | vs. Adrian | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 19 | 5 | 44 | .318 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20.5 |
| Sep 15 | vs. Denison | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 37 | .189 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17.0 |
| Sep 17 | at Penn St.-Fayette | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 7 | 5 | 20 | .100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9.0 |
| Sep 22 | at Grove City | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 32 | .438 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 |
| Sep 22 | vs. Geneva | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 7 | 56 | .286 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.0 |
| Sep 24 | at Franciscan | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 24 | .250 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14.5 |
| Sep 27 | at St. Vincent | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 7 | 71 | .254 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 |
| Sep 28 | at Franklin & Marshall | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 32 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Sep 29 | vs. Stockton | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 11 | 1 | 39 | .256 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11.5 |
| Sep 29 | vs. Messiah | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 18 | 6 | 53 | .226 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19.0 |
| Oct 3 | at Wash. & Jeff. | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 48 | .146 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19.5 |
| Oct 6 | Chatham | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 9 | 72 | .208 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25.5 |
| Oct 6 | Westminster (Pa.) | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 14 | 6 | 47 | .170 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16.5 |
| Oct 9 | Waynesburg | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 35 | .143 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11.5 |
| Oct 13 | Geneva | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 11 | 1 | 45 | .222 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 |
| Oct 16 | at Thiel | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 40 | .200 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12.5 |
| Oct 18 | at Westminster (Pa.) | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 45 | .067 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13.0 |
| Oct 20 | Grove City | W, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 24 | St. Vincent | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 36 | .306 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17.0 |
| Oct 27 | at Chatham | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Oct 30 | Thiel | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 55 | .291 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21.0 |
| Nov 2 | at Wash. & Jeff. | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 9 | 59 | .169 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21.5 |
| Nov 3 | at Westminster (Pa.) | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 59 | .237 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18.0 |
| Nov 9 | vs. Chris. Newport | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 60 | .067 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 3 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16.0 |
| 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 | 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 |
| Conference | 15 | 53 | 253 | 4.77 | 77 | 715 | .246 | 13 | 0.25 | 20 | 0.38 | 186 | 14 | 179 | 3.38 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 0.32 | 281.5 | 5.3 | |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Location | Home | 7 | 23 | 115 | 5.00 | 30 | 336 | .253 | 8 | 0.35 | 9 | 0.39 | 83 | 7 | 78 | 3.39 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0.48 | 129.5 | 5.6 |
| Away | 12 | 40 | 166 | 4.15 | 70 | 530 | .181 | 7 | 0.17 | 15 | 0.38 | 112 | 6 | 136 | 3.40 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 0.38 | 189.0 | 4.7 | |
| Neutral | 12 | 46 | 166 | 3.61 | 57 | 509 | .214 | 4 | 0.09 | 18 | 0.39 | 94 | 20 | 137 | 2.98 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 0.30 | 193.5 | 4.2 | |
| Result | Wins | 21 | 72 | 344 | 4.78 | 96 | 951 | .261 | 16 | 0.22 | 30 | 0.42 | 233 | 20 | 232 | 3.22 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 0.33 | 387.0 | 5.4 |
| Losses | 10 | 37 | 103 | 2.78 | 61 | 424 | .099 | 3 | 0.08 | 12 | 0.32 | 56 | 13 | 119 | 3.22 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 0.43 | 125.0 | 3.4 | |
| Month | September | 19 | 69 | 265 | 3.84 | 86 | 774 | .231 | 11 | 0.16 | 29 | 0.42 | 154 | 21 | 193 | 2.80 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 0.28 | 306.0 | 4.4 |
| October | 9 | 29 | 131 | 4.52 | 48 | 423 | .196 | 6 | 0.21 | 11 | 0.38 | 110 | 8 | 111 | 3.83 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 0.59 | 150.5 | 5.2 | |
| November | 3 | 11 | 51 | 4.64 | 23 | 178 | .157 | 2 | 0.18 | 2 | 0.18 | 25 | 4 | 47 | 4.27 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.36 | 55.5 | 5.0 |
News Mentions
Bethany Falls, 3-1, in Opening Round of NCAA to Christopher Newport
The Bison fought back to win the third set, before ultimately falling in the fourth.
November 9, 2018
Bethany Clinches PAC Championship Title With Sweep Over Westminster
The Bison won its second ever PAC title and the second under the helm of Head Coach Courtney Kline
November 3, 2018
The Bison Advance to the PAC Semifinals This Friday
BETHANY, WV. (BethanyBison.com) - The Bethany College Volleyball team opened the PAC Quarterfinal with a 3-0 sweep of Thiel College. With the...
October 30, 2018
Bison Sweep the Jackets in Annual Dig Pink Game
Katie Sparks notched her fifth consecutive double-double against Waynesburg
October 9, 2018
Volleyball Hands Washington and Jefferson a 3-0 Decision
Katie Sparks tallied her seventh double-double of the season
October 3, 2018
The Bison Holds Off the Bearcats, 3-2
Katie Sparks recorded a season-high 25 kills and 19 digs for her fourth double-double of the year
September 27, 2018
Sparks Named PAC Player of the Week
This is first weekly honor for Spark this season.
September 25, 2018
Bison Sweep the Barons in Non-Conference Bout
The Green and White tallied their eighth sweep of the season.
September 24, 2018
The Bison Sweep the Grove City Tri-Match
Katie Sparks recorded her fourth double-double this season as she tallies 39 kills on the day.
September 22, 2018
Bethany Splits Second Day of Ginny Hunt Kilt Classic
Sparks tallied 28 kills on the day as the Bison split
September 15, 2018
Parker Reaches 2,000 Career Dig Milestone as Bethany Sweeps Thiel
Reilly Parker becomes just the fourth Bison in program history to tally 2,000 career digs.
September 13, 2018
Volleyball Splits at Waynesburg Tri-Match
Katie Sparks tallied 35 kills on the day as Reilly Parker added 45 digs to her stat line.
September 8, 2018
Bethany sweeps Goucher, Bard at Haverford Invite
September 2, 2018
Volleyball opens season with split at Haverford Classic
September 1, 2018
Volleyball selected second in preseason poll
August 24, 2018