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Josh Mathews
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Rochester, NY
  • High School:
    Churchville-Chili
  • Position:
    DS
  • m
    17
  • k/s
    0.02
  • h %
    .000
  • a/s
    1.24
  • b/s
    0.02
  • sa/s
    0.28
  • d/s
    1.29
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Career Highlights

2019

* Academic All-AMCC
* Saw time in every match, making six starts
* Led the AMCC in aces (43) and aces per set (0.39)
* Ranked second on the team with 146 assists
* Registered seven aces at Mt. Union in season opener
* Tallied season-best 11 digs in win over Geneva
* Added 166 digs on the season

2018

* Academic All-AMCC
* Ranked second on the team with 74 assists
* Tallied double-digit helpers twice, including a season-best 17 against Medaille
* Registered a season-high 17 digs vs. Wittenberg
* Helped lead the Behrend Lions to the first AMCC Championship in program history

2017 

* Academic All-AMCC
* Saw time in 24 matches
* Tallied 88 digs, 22 assists and four aces in his first year
* Registered a season-best 10 digs against Elmira

At Penn State Behrend

* Majoring in software engineering

Personal

* Son of Melissa and Andrew Mathews
* Two-time volleyball MVP at Churchville-Chili High School

Recent games
Date Opponent Result
Feb 22 at Messiah L, 3-0
Feb 26 Medaille W, 3-0
Feb 29 at Geneva L, 3-1
Feb 29 vs. Hiram W, 3-0
Mar 7 vs. Greenville W, 3-0
Mar 7 at North Park W, 3-0
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Matches 17 5
Sets 58 15
Kills 1 0
Kills per set 0.02 0.00
Errors 1 0
Total Attacks 3 1
Total Attacks per set 0.05 0.07
Hitting Percentage .000 .000
Assists 72 26
Assists per set 1.24 1.73
Service Aces 16 5
Service Errors 29 12
Service Aces per set 0.28 0.33
Receptions 185 36
Reception Errors 11 3
Digs 75 20
Digs per set 1.29 1.33
Block Solo 0 0
Block Assist 1 0
Block Total 1 0
Blocks per set 0.02 0.00
Block Errors 0 0
Ball Handling Errors 1 0
Points 17.5 5.0
Points per set 0.3 0.3
Matches started 1 1
Game Log - Offense
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Jan 25 at Eastern W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 1 0.0
Jan 25 at Elizabethtown L, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 - 2 0.0
Jan 26 at St. Vincent (Pa.) W, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 - 2 1.0
Jan 30 Mount Union L, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Feb 2 Randolph-Macon W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 - 6 0.0
Feb 2 Wells L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 0 3.0
Feb 8 St. Vincent (Pa.) W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 1 2.0
Feb 8 Mount St. Joseph W, 3-1 - 4 1 0 1 1.000 3 4.0
Feb 13 Thiel W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 2 0.0
Feb 19 at D'Youville W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 - 2 2.0
Feb 22 vs. Southern Virginia L, 3-1 - 4 0 1 1 -1.000 6 2.0
Feb 22 at Messiah L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 10 0.0
Feb 26 Medaille W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 1 1.0
Feb 29 at Geneva L, 3-1 - 2 0 0 0 - 0 1.0
Feb 29 vs. Hiram W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 .000 21 1.0
Mar 7 vs. Greenville W, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 - 3 0.0
Mar 7 at North Park W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 12 0.5
Mar 18 at Thiel   - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 vs. Penn State Altoona   - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 at Wittenberg   - - - - - - - -
Mar 22 at Mount Union   - - - - - - - -
Mar 25 D'Youville   - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 Geneva   - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 Hiram   - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 at Medaille   - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 vs. Penn State Altoona   - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 vs. Wittenberg   - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Jan 25 at Eastern W, 3-0 - 3 5 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 25 at Elizabethtown L, 3-2 - 5 7 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 26 at St. Vincent (Pa.) W, 3-0 - 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 30 Mount Union L, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 2 Randolph-Macon W, 3-2 - 5 7 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 2 Wells L, 3-1 - 4 8 0 0 0 0 1
Feb 8 St. Vincent (Pa.) W, 3-0 - 3 6 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 8 Mount St. Joseph W, 3-1 - 4 9 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 13 Thiel W, 3-1 - 4 10 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 19 at D'Youville W, 3-0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 22 vs. Southern Virginia L, 3-1 - 4 3 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 22 at Messiah L, 3-0 - 3 6 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 26 Medaille W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 29 at Geneva L, 3-1 - 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 29 vs. Hiram W, 3-0 - 3 6 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 7 vs. Greenville W, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 7 at North Park W, 3-0 - 3 3 0 1 0 1 0
Mar 18 at Thiel   - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 vs. Penn State Altoona   - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 at Wittenberg   - - - - - - - -
Mar 22 at Mount Union   - - - - - - - -
Mar 25 D'Youville   - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 Geneva   - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 Hiram   - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 at Medaille   - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 vs. Penn State Altoona   - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 vs. Wittenberg   - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Serve/Receive
Date Opponent Score ms s ta sa se r re
Jan 25 at Eastern W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 26 1
Jan 25 at Elizabethtown L, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 36 3
Jan 26 at St. Vincent (Pa.) W, 3-0 - 2 3 1 0 4 0
Jan 30 Mount Union L, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 22 3
Feb 2 Randolph-Macon W, 3-2 - 5 10 0 2 14 0
Feb 2 Wells L, 3-1 - 4 17 3 3 10 0
Feb 8 St. Vincent (Pa.) W, 3-0 - 3 5 2 1 3 0
Feb 8 Mount St. Joseph W, 3-1 - 4 18 3 3 18 1
Feb 13 Thiel W, 3-1 - 4 3 0 0 20 0
Feb 19 at D'Youville W, 3-0 1 3 12 2 1 6 2
Feb 22 vs. Southern Virginia L, 3-1 - 4 13 2 3 11 0
Feb 22 at Messiah L, 3-0 - 3 5 0 0 5 0
Feb 26 Medaille W, 3-0 - 3 18 1 5 3 0
Feb 29 at Geneva L, 3-1 - 2 7 1 3 7 1
Feb 29 vs. Hiram W, 3-0 - 3 15 1 3 0 0
Mar 7 vs. Greenville W, 3-0 - 2 3 0 1 0 0
Mar 7 at North Park W, 3-0 - 3 14 0 4 0 0
Mar 18 at Thiel   - - - - - - -
Mar 21 vs. Penn State Altoona   - - - - - - -
Mar 21 at Wittenberg   - - - - - - -
Mar 22 at Mount Union   - - - - - - -
Mar 25 D'Youville   - - - - - - -
Mar 28 Geneva   - - - - - - -
Mar 28 Hiram   - - - - - - -
Apr 1 at Medaille   - - - - - - -
Apr 4 vs. Penn State Altoona   - - - - - - -
Apr 4 vs. Wittenberg   - - - - - - -
  m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
2016-17 24 84 1 0.01 1 8 0.10 .000 22 0.26 5.0 0.1
2017-18 25 87 1 0.01 4 19 0.22 -.158 74 0.85 16.0 0.2
2018-19 29 111 1 0.01 6 23 0.21 -.217 146 1.32 44.5 0.4
2019-20 17 58 1 0.02 1 3 0.05 .000 72 1.24 17.5 0.3
Total 95 340 4 0.01 12 53 0.16 -.151 314 0.92 83.0 0.2

Career Stats: Offense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2016-17 24 84 88 1.05 0 0 0 0.00
2017-18 25 87 152 1.75 0 0 0 0.00
2018-19 29 111 166 1.50 0 1 1 0.01
2019-20 17 58 75 1.29 0 1 1 0.02
Total 95 340 481 1.41 0 2 2 0.01

Career Stats: Defense

  m s ta sa sa/s se r re
2016-17 24 84 38 4 0.05 7 461 30
2017-18 25 87 225 15 0.17 48 202 15
2018-19 29 111 407 43 0.39 77 171 11
2019-20 17 58 143 16 0.28 29 185 11
Total 95 340 813 78 0.23 161 1019 67

Career Stats: Serve/Receive

  m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event                        
Total 17 58 1 0.02 1 3 0.05 .000 72 1.24 17.5 0.3
Conference 5 15 0 0.00 0 1 0.07 .000 26 1.73 5.0 0.3
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location                        
Home 7 28 1 0.04 0 1 0.04 1.000 13 0.46 10.0 0.4
Away 7 21 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 - 29 1.38 4.5 0.2
Neutral 3 9 0 0.00 1 2 0.22 -.500 30 3.33 3.0 0.3
Result                        
Wins 11 35 1 0.03 0 2 0.06 .500 54 1.54 11.5 0.3
Losses 6 23 0 0.00 1 1 0.04 -1.000 18 0.78 6.0 0.3
Month                        
January 4 15 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 - 5 0.33 1.0 0.1
February 11 38 1 0.03 1 3 0.08 .000 52 1.37 16.0 0.4
March 2 5 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 - 15 3.00 0.5 0.1

Splits Stats: Offense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event                
Total 17 58 75 1.29 0 1 1 0.02
Conference 5 15 20 1.33 0 0 0 0.00
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 7 28 41 1.46 0 0 0 0.00
Away 7 21 25 1.19 0 1 1 0.05
Neutral 3 9 9 1.00 0 0 0 0.00
Result                
Wins 11 35 50 1.43 0 1 1 0.03
Losses 6 23 25 1.09 0 0 0 0.00
Month                
January 4 15 13 0.87 0 0 0 0.00
February 11 38 59 1.55 0 0 0 0.00
March 2 5 3 0.60 0 1 1 0.20

Splits Stats: Defense

  m s ta sa sa/s se r re
Event                
Total 17 58 143 16 0.28 29 185 11
Conference 5 15 55 5 0.33 12 36 3
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 7 28 71 9 0.32 14 90 4
Away 7 21 41 4 0.19 8 84 7
Neutral 3 9 31 3 0.33 7 11 0
Result                
Wins 11 35 101 10 0.29 20 94 4
Losses 6 23 42 6 0.26 9 91 7
Month                
January 4 15 3 1 0.07 0 88 7
February 11 38 123 15 0.39 24 97 4
March 2 5 17 0 0.00 5 0 0

Splits Stats: Serve/Receive

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