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Melanie Merchant
9 Melanie Merchant
  • Year:
    Fr.
  • Hometown:
    St. Joseph
  • High School:
    St. Joseph
  • Position:
    RS
  • m
    27
  • k/s
    2.39
  • h %
    .178
  • a/s
    0.25
  • b/s
    0.27
  • sa/s
    0.26
  • d/s
    0.55

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Oct 24 at Albion L, 3-0
Oct 28 Kalamazoo L, 3-1
Oct 30 at Calvin L, 3-0
Oct 30 vs. Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-2
Oct 31 Trine (Ind.) L, 3-0
Nov 3 at Hope L, 3-0
  Total Conference
Matches 27 16
Sets 97 55
Kills 232 123
Kills per set 2.39 2.24
Errors 118 67
Total Attacks 640 364
Hitting Percentage .178 .154
Assists 24 11
Assists per set 0.25 0.20
Service Aces 25 10
Service Errors 35 17
Service Aces per set 0.26 0.18
Receptions 0 0
Reception Errors 10 6
Digs 53 38
Digs per set 0.55 0.69
Block Solo 3 3
Block Assist 23 10
Block Total 26 13
Blocks per set 0.27 0.24
Block Errors 6 2
Ball Handling Errors 3 3
Points 271.5 141.0
Points per set 2.8 2.6
Matches started 6 6

Game Log - Offense

Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Sep 5 vs. Thiel (Pa.) W, 3-0 - 3 11 2 22 .409 0 11.5
Sep 5 vs. Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-1 - 4 7 3 22 .182 4 12.0
Sep 6 at Kalamazoo L, 3-1 - 4 16 3 40 .325 2 21.0
Sep 6 vs. Centre (Ky.) L, 3-0 - 3 7 5 21 .095 1 9.5
Sep 8 Adrian W, 3-2 - 5 13 3 28 .357 0 15.0
Sep 11 at Alma L, 3-0 1 3 3 3 22 .000 1 3.5
Sep 12 Hope L, 3-0 - 3 6 1 16 .313 0 6.5
Sep 18 vs. Millikin (Ill.) L, 3-2 - 5 10 3 25 .280 3 10.5
Sep 18 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 3-0 - 3 6 5 15 .067 0 6.5
Sep 19 vs. Heidelberg (Ohio) L, 3-1 - 4 9 4 17 .294 1 10.5
Sep 19 vs. Capital (Ohio) L, 3-0 - 3 8 6 26 .077 1 8.0
Sep 22 at Saint Mary's (Ind.) L, 3-0 1 3 7 4 26 .115 2 7.5
Sep 25 Albion L, 3-0 - 3 15 6 32 .281 0 18.0
Sep 26 at Kalamazoo L, 3-1 - 4 9 4 29 .172 0 10.0
Sep 30 Calvin L, 3-0 - 3 3 4 19 -.053 0 3.5
Oct 6 at Trine (Ind.) L, 3-0 1 3 4 7 16 -.188 1 5.0
Oct 8 Alma L, 3-0 - 3 5 3 20 .100 1 5.5
Oct 9 at Adrian L, 3-2 1 5 14 2 29 .414 0 14.0
Oct 14 at Hope L, 3-0 - 3 4 5 17 -.059 0 4.0
Oct 20 at Rochester University W, 3-2 - 5 11 10 29 .034 0 14.5
Oct 23 Saint Mary's (Ind.) W, 3-1 - 4 12 3 24 .375 2 16.5
Oct 24 at Albion L, 3-0 1 3 2 8 16 -.375 1 2.5
Oct 28 Kalamazoo L, 3-1 - 4 9 6 27 .111 1 10.5
Oct 30 at Calvin L, 3-0 1 3 7 5 21 .095 0 8.0
Oct 30 vs. Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-2 - 5 18 4 32 .438 0 20.5
Oct 31 Trine (Ind.) L, 3-0 - 3 10 3 22 .318 2 11.0
Nov 3 at Hope L, 3-0 - 3 6 6 27 .000 1 6.0

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Sep 5 vs. Thiel (Pa.) W, 3-0 - 3 3 0 1 1 1 0
Sep 5 vs. Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 6 at Kalamazoo L, 3-1 - 4 2 0 4 0 4 0
Sep 6 vs. Centre (Ky.) L, 3-0 - 3 1 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 8 Adrian W, 3-2 - 5 2 0 0 1 0 1
Sep 11 at Alma L, 3-0 1 3 6 0 1 0 1 1
Sep 12 Hope L, 3-0 - 3 1 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 18 vs. Millikin (Ill.) L, 3-2 - 5 0 0 1 2 1 0
Sep 18 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 3-0 - 3 1 0 1 1 1 0
Sep 19 vs. Heidelberg (Ohio) L, 3-1 - 4 1 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 19 vs. Capital (Ohio) L, 3-0 - 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 22 at Saint Mary's (Ind.) L, 3-0 1 3 2 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 25 Albion L, 3-0 - 3 4 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 26 at Kalamazoo L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 2 0 2 0
Sep 30 Calvin L, 3-0 - 3 2 0 1 0 1 1
Oct 6 at Trine (Ind.) L, 3-0 1 3 4 1 0 0 1 0
Oct 8 Alma L, 3-0 - 3 2 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 9 at Adrian L, 3-2 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 14 at Hope L, 3-0 - 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 20 at Rochester University W, 3-2 - 5 2 0 3 0 3 0
Oct 23 Saint Mary's (Ind.) W, 3-1 - 4 5 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 24 at Albion L, 3-0 1 3 3 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 28 Kalamazoo L, 3-1 - 4 2 1 1 1 2 0
Oct 30 at Calvin L, 3-0 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 0
Oct 30 vs. Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-2 - 5 3 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 31 Trine (Ind.) L, 3-0 - 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 3 at Hope L, 3-0 - 3 1 0 0 0 0 0

Game Log - Serve/Receive

Date Opponent Score ms s sa se r re
Sep 5 vs. Thiel (Pa.) W, 3-0 - 3 0 3 - 0
Sep 5 vs. Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-1 - 4 5 4 - 1
Sep 6 at Kalamazoo L, 3-1 - 4 3 3 - 0
Sep 6 vs. Centre (Ky.) L, 3-0 - 3 2 0 - 0
Sep 8 Adrian W, 3-2 - 5 2 0 - 1
Sep 11 at Alma L, 3-0 1 3 0 1 - 0
Sep 12 Hope L, 3-0 - 3 0 1 - 0
Sep 18 vs. Millikin (Ill.) L, 3-2 - 5 0 0 - 2
Sep 18 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 3-0 - 3 0 2 - 0
Sep 19 vs. Heidelberg (Ohio) L, 3-1 - 4 1 1 - 0
Sep 19 vs. Capital (Ohio) L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 - 0
Sep 22 at Saint Mary's (Ind.) L, 3-0 1 3 0 3 - 0
Sep 25 Albion L, 3-0 - 3 3 1 0 0
Sep 26 at Kalamazoo L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 - 0
Sep 30 Calvin L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0
Oct 6 at Trine (Ind.) L, 3-0 1 3 0 1 - 0
Oct 8 Alma L, 3-0 - 3 0 1 - 0
Oct 9 at Adrian L, 3-2 1 5 0 2 - 1
Oct 14 at Hope L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 - 0
Oct 20 at Rochester University W, 3-2 - 5 2 1 - 1
Oct 23 Saint Mary's (Ind.) W, 3-1 - 4 4 1 - 1
Oct 24 at Albion L, 3-0 1 3 0 1 - 2
Oct 28 Kalamazoo L, 3-1 - 4 0 2 - 0
Oct 30 at Calvin L, 3-0 1 3 0 1 0 1
Oct 30 vs. Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-2 - 5 2 4 - 0
Oct 31 Trine (Ind.) L, 3-0 - 3 1 2 - 0
Nov 3 at Hope L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 - 0

Career Stats - Offense

  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s pts pts/s
2009-10 27 97 232 2.39 118 640 .178 24 0.25 271.5 2.8
2010-11 - - - - - - - - - - -
Total 27 97 232 2.39 118 640 .178 24 0.25 271.5 2.8

Career Stats - Defense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2009-10 27 97 53 0.55 3 23 26 0.27
2010-11 - - - - - - - -
Total 27 97 53 0.55 3 23 26 0.27

Career Stats - Serve/Receive

  m s sa sa/s r re
2009-10 27 97 25 0.26 0 10
2010-11 - - - - - -
Total 27 97 25 0.26 0 10

Splits Stats - Offense

  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event                      
Total 27 97 232 2.39 118 640 .178 24 0.25 271.5 2.8
Conference 16 55 123 2.24 67 364 .154 11 0.20 141.0 2.6
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - -
Location                      
Home 8 28 73 2.61 29 188 .234 6 0.21 86.5 3.1
Away 12 42 89 2.12 62 287 .094 8 0.19 102.5 2.4
Neutral 7 27 70 2.59 27 165 .261 10 0.37 82.5 3.1
Result                      
Wins 6 26 72 2.77 25 157 .299 6 0.23 90.0 3.5
Losses 21 71 160 2.25 93 483 .139 18 0.25 181.5 2.6
Month                      
September 15 53 130 2.45 56 360 .206 15 0.28 153.5 2.9
October 11 41 96 2.34 56 253 .158 8 0.20 112.0 2.7
November 1 3 6 2.00 6 27 .000 1 0.33 6.0 2.0

Splits Stats - Defense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event                
Total 27 97 53 0.55 3 23 26 0.27
Conference 16 55 38 0.69 3 10 13 0.24
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 8 28 20 0.71 1 5 6 0.21
Away 12 42 24 0.57 2 13 15 0.36
Neutral 7 27 9 0.33 0 5 5 0.19
Result                
Wins 6 26 15 0.58 0 6 6 0.23
Losses 21 71 38 0.54 3 17 20 0.28
Month                
September 15 53 26 0.49 0 15 15 0.28
October 11 41 26 0.63 3 8 11 0.27
November 1 3 1 0.33 0 0 0 0.00

Splits Stats - Serve/Receive

  m s sa sa/s r re
Event            
Total 27 97 25 0.26 0 10
Conference 16 55 10 0.18 0 6
Exhibition - - - - - -
Location            
Home 8 28 10 0.36 0 2
Away 12 42 5 0.12 0 5
Neutral 7 27 10 0.37 - 3
Result            
Wins 6 26 15 0.58 - 4
Losses 21 71 10 0.14 0 6
Month            
September 15 53 16 0.30 0 4
October 11 41 9 0.22 0 6
November 1 3 0 0.00 - 0

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