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Kara Brinker
15 Kara Brinker
  • Year:
    Fr.
  • Hometown:
    North Branch
  • High School:
    North Branch
  • Position:
    RS
  • m
    27
  • k/s
    0.61
  • h %
    .043
  • a/s
    0.10
  • b/s
    0.42
  • sa/s
    0.35
  • d/s
    1.23

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Oct 25 vs. Ohio Dominican L, 3-0
Oct 25 at Hiram (Ohio) L, 3-0
Oct 25 vs. Allegheny (Pa.) L, 3-0
Oct 29 at Albion L, 3-0
Nov 1 Kalamazoo L, 3-0
Nov 4 at Alma L, 3-0
  Total Conference
Matches 27 10
Sets 69 26
Kills 42 16
Kills per set 0.61 0.62
Errors 33 12
Total Attacks 211 75
Hitting Percentage .043 .053
Assists 7 1
Assists per set 0.10 0.04
Service Aces 24 5
Service Errors 14 5
Service Aces per set 0.35 0.19
Receptions 0 0
Reception Errors 30 8
Digs 85 32
Digs per set 1.23 1.23
Block Solo 7 1
Block Assist 22 5
Block Total 29 6
Blocks per set 0.42 0.23
Block Errors 4 2
Ball Handling Errors 2 0
Points 84.0 24.5
Points per set 1.2 0.9
Matches started 2 -

Game Log - Offense

Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Aug 29 vs. Bethany (W.Va.) L, 3-0 - 3 1 0 10 .100 0 2.5
Aug 29 vs. Pitt.-Greensburg (Pa.) W, 3-1 - 4 4 4 16 .000 2 9.5
Aug 30 vs. Ohio Wesleyan L, 3-0 - 3 4 0 10 .400 0 6.5
Aug 30 at Oberlin (Ohio) W, 3-1 - 4 2 5 18 -.167 0 7.0
Sep 9 at Trine (Ind.) L, 3-0 1 3 1 1 7 .000 1 5.0
Sep 11 Adrian L, 3-0 - 3 2 0 7 .286 0 3.0
Sep 16 at Adrian L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 18 Hope L, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Sep 20 vs. Alma L, 3-0 - 1 0 0 1 .000 0 0.0
Sep 20 at Aquinas L, 3-0 1 2 0 0 5 .000 0 0.0
Sep 20 vs. Siena Heights L, 3-0 - 1 0 0 1 .000 1 0.5
Sep 23 at Rochester College W, 3-2 - 3 5 2 12 .250 0 13.0
Sep 25 at Kalamazoo L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Saint Mary's (Ind.) L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 Albion L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 Calvin L, 3-0 - 1 0 1 2 -.500 0 0.0
Oct 4 vs. North Park (Ill.) L, 3-1 - 2 4 0 9 .444 1 4.0
Oct 4 at Wheaton (Ill.) L, 3-0 - 3 2 2 9 .000 1 3.0
Oct 4 vs. Cornell (Iowa) L, 3-0 - 2 0 0 2 .000 0 1.0
Oct 7 Trine (Ind.) L, 3-0 - 1 1 0 1 1.000 0 1.0
Oct 8 Concordia-Ann Arbor L, 3-1 - 2 1 1 10 .000 0 3.5
Oct 11 at Adrian L, 3-0 - 3 0 1 6 -.167 0 1.5
Oct 15 Alma L, 3-0 - 3 0 2 8 -.250 0 0.5
Oct 21 at Hope L, 3-0 - 3 1 2 5 -.200 0 2.0
Oct 21 vs. Saint Mary's (Ind.) L, 3-0 - 3 5 2 13 .231 0 7.0
Oct 23 at Calvin L, 3-0 - 3 0 2 6 -.333 0 0.0
Oct 25 vs. Ohio Dominican L, 3-0 - 3 1 2 6 -.167 0 2.5
Oct 25 at Hiram (Ohio) L, 3-0 - 3 0 2 9 -.222 0 0.5
Oct 25 vs. Allegheny (Pa.) L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Albion L, 3-0 - 3 6 1 13 .385 1 7.0
Nov 1 Kalamazoo L, 3-0 - 3 2 1 15 .067 0 3.5
Nov 4 at Alma L, 3-0 - 3 0 2 10 -.200 0 0.0

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Aug 29 vs. Bethany (W.Va.) L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 0 1 0
Aug 29 vs. Pitt.-Greensburg (Pa.) W, 3-1 - 4 5 0 3 0 3 0
Aug 30 vs. Ohio Wesleyan L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 0 1 0
Aug 30 at Oberlin (Ohio) W, 3-1 - 4 5 0 2 1 2 0
Sep 9 at Trine (Ind.) L, 3-0 1 3 4 0 2 0 2 0
Sep 11 Adrian L, 3-0 - 3 1 0 2 1 2 0
Sep 16 at Adrian L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 18 Hope L, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 20 vs. Alma L, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 20 at Aquinas L, 3-0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 20 vs. Siena Heights L, 3-0 - 1 1 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 23 at Rochester College W, 3-2 - 3 2 4 2 0 6 1
Sep 25 at Kalamazoo L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Saint Mary's (Ind.) L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 Albion L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 Calvin L, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 4 vs. North Park (Ill.) L, 3-1 - 2 7 0 0 1 0 0
Oct 4 at Wheaton (Ill.) L, 3-0 - 3 14 0 2 0 2 0
Oct 4 vs. Cornell (Iowa) L, 3-0 - 2 5 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 7 Trine (Ind.) L, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 8 Concordia-Ann Arbor L, 3-1 - 2 1 2 1 0 3 0
Oct 11 at Adrian L, 3-0 - 3 3 0 1 1 1 0
Oct 15 Alma L, 3-0 - 3 4 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 21 at Hope L, 3-0 - 3 1 1 0 0 1 0
Oct 21 vs. Saint Mary's (Ind.) L, 3-0 - 3 5 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 23 at Calvin L, 3-0 - 3 4 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 25 vs. Ohio Dominican L, 3-0 - 3 3 0 1 0 1 1
Oct 25 at Hiram (Ohio) L, 3-0 - 3 2 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 25 vs. Allegheny (Pa.) L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Albion L, 3-0 - 3 9 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 1 Kalamazoo L, 3-0 - 3 5 0 1 0 1 0
Nov 4 at Alma L, 3-0 - 3 3 0 0 0 0 0

Game Log - Serve/Receive

Date Opponent Score ms s sa se r re
Aug 29 vs. Bethany (W.Va.) L, 3-0 - 3 1 1 - 1
Aug 29 vs. Pitt.-Greensburg (Pa.) W, 3-1 - 4 4 2 - 5
Aug 30 vs. Ohio Wesleyan L, 3-0 - 3 2 2 - 3
Aug 30 at Oberlin (Ohio) W, 3-1 - 4 4 1 - 1
Sep 9 at Trine (Ind.) L, 3-0 1 3 3 0 - 1
Sep 11 Adrian L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 - 0
Sep 16 at Adrian L, 3-0 - - - - - -
Sep 18 Hope L, 3-0 - 1 0 0 - 3
Sep 20 vs. Alma L, 3-0 - 1 0 0 - 1
Sep 20 at Aquinas L, 3-0 1 2 0 0 - 1
Sep 20 vs. Siena Heights L, 3-0 - 1 0 0 - 0
Sep 23 at Rochester College W, 3-2 - 3 3 3 - 3
Sep 25 at Kalamazoo L, 3-0 - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Saint Mary's (Ind.) L, 3-0 - - - - - -
Oct 1 Albion L, 3-0 - - - - - -
Oct 1 Calvin L, 3-0 - 1 0 1 0 0
Oct 4 vs. North Park (Ill.) L, 3-1 - 2 0 0 - 1
Oct 4 at Wheaton (Ill.) L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 - 3
Oct 4 vs. Cornell (Iowa) L, 3-0 - 2 1 0 - 0
Oct 7 Trine (Ind.) L, 3-0 - 1 0 0 - 0
Oct 8 Concordia-Ann Arbor L, 3-1 - 2 0 0 - 0
Oct 11 at Adrian L, 3-0 - 3 1 0 - 0
Oct 15 Alma L, 3-0 - 3 0 2 - 2
Oct 21 at Hope L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 - 0
Oct 21 vs. Saint Mary's (Ind.) L, 3-0 - 3 2 0 - 0
Oct 23 at Calvin L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 1
Oct 25 vs. Ohio Dominican L, 3-0 - 3 1 0 - 0
Oct 25 at Hiram (Ohio) L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 - 1
Oct 25 vs. Allegheny (Pa.) L, 3-0 - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Albion L, 3-0 - 3 1 0 - 2
Nov 1 Kalamazoo L, 3-0 - 3 1 2 - 0
Nov 4 at Alma L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 - 1

Career Stats - Offense

  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s pts pts/s
2003-04 27 69 42 0.61 33 211 .043 7 0.10 84.0 1.2
2004-05 33 93 87 0.94 57 348 .086 5 0.05 144.0 1.5
2005-06 25 81 113 1.40 46 465 .144 15 0.19 151.5 1.9
2006-07 27 81 75 0.93 45 317 .095 13 0.16 105.5 1.3
Total 112 324 317 0.98 181 1341 .101 40 0.12 485.0 1.5

Career Stats - Defense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2003-04 27 69 85 1.23 7 22 29 0.42
2004-05 33 93 86 0.92 9 42 51 0.55
2005-06 25 81 164 2.02 4 25 29 0.36
2006-07 27 81 47 0.58 5 25 30 0.37
Total 112 324 382 1.18 25 114 139 0.43

Career Stats - Serve/Receive

  m s sa sa/s r re
2003-04 27 69 24 0.35 0 30
2004-05 33 93 27 0.29 0 2
2005-06 25 81 22 0.27 0 47
2006-07 27 81 13 0.16 0 9
Total 112 324 86 0.27 0 88

Splits Stats - Offense

  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event                      
Total 27 69 42 0.61 33 211 .043 7 0.10 84.0 1.2
Conference 10 26 16 0.62 12 75 .053 1 0.04 24.5 0.9
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - -
Location                      
Home 7 14 6 0.43 5 43 .023 0 0.00 11.5 0.8
Away 11 33 17 0.52 20 100 -.030 3 0.09 39.0 1.2
Neutral 9 22 19 0.86 8 68 .162 4 0.18 33.5 1.5
Result                      
Wins 3 11 11 1.00 11 46 .000 2 0.18 29.5 2.7
Losses 24 58 31 0.53 22 165 .055 5 0.09 54.5 0.9
Month                      
August 4 14 11 0.79 9 54 .037 2 0.14 25.5 1.8
September 7 14 8 0.57 3 33 .152 2 0.14 21.5 1.5
October 14 35 21 0.60 18 99 .030 3 0.09 33.5 1.0
November 2 6 2 0.33 3 25 -.040 0 0.00 3.5 0.6

Splits Stats - Defense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event                
Total 27 69 85 1.23 7 22 29 0.42
Conference 10 26 32 1.23 1 5 6 0.23
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 7 14 11 0.79 2 5 7 0.50
Away 11 33 48 1.45 5 10 15 0.45
Neutral 9 22 26 1.18 0 7 7 0.32
Result                
Wins 3 11 12 1.09 4 7 11 1.00
Losses 24 58 73 1.26 3 15 18 0.31
Month                
August 4 14 10 0.71 0 7 7 0.50
September 7 14 9 0.64 4 7 11 0.79
October 14 35 58 1.66 3 7 10 0.29
November 2 6 8 1.33 0 1 1 0.17

Splits Stats - Serve/Receive

  m s sa sa/s r re
Event            
Total 27 69 24 0.35 0 30
Conference 10 26 5 0.19 0 8
Exhibition - - - - - -
Location            
Home 7 14 1 0.07 0 5
Away 11 33 12 0.36 0 14
Neutral 9 22 11 0.50 - 11
Result            
Wins 3 11 11 1.00 - 9
Losses 24 58 13 0.22 0 21
Month            
August 4 14 11 0.79 - 10
September 7 14 6 0.43 - 9
October 14 35 6 0.17 0 10
November 2 6 1 0.17 - 1

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