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- Height:
- 6-4
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- Hometown:
- Carlisle, PA
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- High School:
- Cumberland Valley
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- Position:
- OH
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- m
- 30
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- k/s
- 1.34
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- h %
- .171
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- a/s
- 0.10
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- b/s
- 0.52
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- sa/s
- 0.04
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- d/s
- 0.38
Bio
Career Highlights
2021
* Made first collegiate start at Geneva
* Registered a career-high seven kills in a win over Hilbert
* Tallied three digs on two occasions
* Had three block assists at Hiram
* Finished season with 14 kills, 14 digs and 11 blocks
2020
* Played in three matches
* Tallied two kills and one block
* Registered first collegiate kill against St. Vincent
At Penn State Behrend
* Majoring in marketing
Personal
* Son of Tracy and Richard Buzalka
* Two-sport athlete at Cumberland Valley High School in Mechanicsburg, Pa.
* Three-year letterwinner in basketball and volleyball
* Scholar Athlete, MVP, All-Star
* Member of ROTC, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Mini-THON
* Father played basketball at Penn State Behrend
Recent games
Season Statistics
| Overall | Conference | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches | 30 | 16 |
| Sets | 94 | 49 |
| Kills | 126 | 67 |
| Kills per set | 1.34 | 1.37 |
| Errors | 72 | 29 |
| Total Attacks | 316 | 155 |
| Total Attacks per set | 3.36 | 3.16 |
| Hitting Percentage | .171 | .245 |
| Assists | 9 | 1 |
| Assists per set | 0.10 | 0.02 |
| Service Aces | 4 | 0 |
| Service Errors | 15 | 1 |
| Service Aces per set | 0.04 | 0.00 |
| Receptions | 20 | 9 |
| Reception Errors | 2 | 0 |
| Digs | 36 | 19 |
| Digs per set | 0.38 | 0.39 |
| Block Solo | 7 | 3 |
| Block Assist | 42 | 19 |
| Block Total | 49 | 22 |
| Blocks per set | 0.52 | 0.45 |
| Block Errors | 5 | 1 |
| Ball Handling Errors | 1 | 0 |
| Points | 158.0 | 79.5 |
| Points per set | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| Matches started | 18 | 9 |
Game Log - Offense
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22 | at Marymount | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | .286 | 0 | 3.5 |
| Jan 22 | vs. Arcadia | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 20 | .050 | 0 | 8.0 |
| Jan 29 | Juniata | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -.100 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Jan 29 | St. John Fisher | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 20 | .250 | 0 | 8.5 |
| Feb 1 | at Thiel | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 19 | .000 | 6 | 9.5 |
| Feb 5 | at Wilkes | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | .400 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Feb 5 | vs. SUNY Potsdam | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | .000 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Feb 6 | at Immaculata | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 7 | 2 | 12 | .417 | 0 | 8.0 |
| Feb 6 | vs. Rosemont | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | .429 | 0 | 9.5 |
| Feb 15 | at Mount Union | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | .000 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Feb 16 | Hilbert | W, 3-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Feb 20 | at Thiel | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 12 | .333 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Feb 20 | vs. Mt. Aloysius | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | .250 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Feb 26 | at St. Vincent (Pa.) | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 6 | 2 | 12 | .333 | 0 | 8.0 |
| Feb 26 | vs. Geneva | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 10 | 3 | 20 | .350 | 1 | 12.0 |
| Mar 2 | Medaille | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 16 | .313 | 0 | 8.5 |
| Mar 5 | Penn State Altoona | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | -.364 | 0 | 2.5 |
| Mar 5 | Hiram | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 8 | .500 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Mar 16 | at Hilbert | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | .333 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Mar 19 | vs. Mt. Aloysius | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | .571 | 0 | 5.0 |
| Mar 19 | at Hiram | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -.167 | 0 | 1.5 |
| Mar 22 | Mount Union | L, 3-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -.286 | 0 | 1.5 |
| Mar 26 | St. Vincent (Pa.) | W, 3-0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | .571 | 0 | 5.0 |
| Mar 26 | Thiel | W, 3-1 | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Mar 30 | at Medaille | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 | .700 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Apr 2 | at Penn State Altoona | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | .000 | 0 | 5.0 |
| Apr 2 | vs. Geneva | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | -.154 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Apr 8 | Penn State Altoona | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | .000 | 2 | 5.0 |
| Apr 9 | Geneva | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | .200 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Apr 15 | at Springfield | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -.333 | 0 | 1.0 |
Game Log - Defense
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22 | at Marymount | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 22 | vs. Arcadia | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jan 29 | Juniata | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jan 29 | St. John Fisher | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 1 | at Thiel | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Feb 5 | at Wilkes | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 5 | vs. SUNY Potsdam | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Feb 6 | at Immaculata | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 6 | vs. Rosemont | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Feb 15 | at Mount Union | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 16 | Hilbert | W, 3-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 20 | at Thiel | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Feb 20 | vs. Mt. Aloysius | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Feb 26 | at St. Vincent (Pa.) | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Feb 26 | vs. Geneva | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Mar 2 | Medaille | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 5 | Penn State Altoona | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 5 | Hiram | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mar 16 | at Hilbert | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 19 | vs. Mt. Aloysius | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 19 | at Hiram | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 22 | Mount Union | L, 3-0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 26 | St. Vincent (Pa.) | W, 3-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 26 | Thiel | W, 3-1 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 30 | at Medaille | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2 | at Penn State Altoona | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Apr 2 | vs. Geneva | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8 | Penn State Altoona | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Apr 9 | Geneva | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Apr 15 | at Springfield | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Game Log - Serve/Receive
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | ta | sa | se | r | re |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22 | at Marymount | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 22 | vs. Arcadia | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 29 | Juniata | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 29 | St. John Fisher | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 1 | at Thiel | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 5 | at Wilkes | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 5 | vs. SUNY Potsdam | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 6 | at Immaculata | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 6 | vs. Rosemont | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 15 | at Mount Union | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Feb 16 | Hilbert | W, 3-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 20 | at Thiel | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 20 | vs. Mt. Aloysius | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 26 | at St. Vincent (Pa.) | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 26 | vs. Geneva | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Mar 2 | Medaille | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 5 | Penn State Altoona | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mar 5 | Hiram | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 16 | at Hilbert | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 19 | vs. Mt. Aloysius | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 19 | at Hiram | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 22 | Mount Union | L, 3-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 26 | St. Vincent (Pa.) | W, 3-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 26 | Thiel | W, 3-1 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 30 | at Medaille | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2 | at Penn State Altoona | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2 | vs. Geneva | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8 | Penn State Altoona | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 9 | Geneva | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 15 | at Springfield | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | ta/s | pct | a | a/s | pts | pts/s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 2 | 5 | 1.67 | .000 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.5 | 0.8 |
| 2020-21 | 10 | 27 | 14 | 0.52 | 15 | 55 | 2.04 | -.018 | 1 | 0.04 | 22.5 | 0.8 |
| 2021-22 | 30 | 94 | 126 | 1.34 | 72 | 316 | 3.36 | .171 | 9 | 0.10 | 158.0 | 1.7 |
| 2022-23 | 28 | 99 | 218 | 2.20 | 116 | 639 | 6.45 | .160 | 21 | 0.21 | 268.5 | 2.7 |
| Total | 71 | 223 | 360 | 1.61 | 205 | 1015 | 4.55 | .153 | 31 | 0.14 | 451.5 | 2.0 |
Career Stats: Offense
| m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | ta/s | pct | a | a/s | pts | pts/s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||||||
| Total | 30 | 94 | 126 | 1.34 | 72 | 316 | 3.36 | .171 | 9 | 0.10 | 158.0 | 1.7 |
| Conference | 16 | 49 | 67 | 1.37 | 29 | 155 | 3.16 | .245 | 1 | 0.02 | 79.5 | 1.6 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||||||
| Home | 11 | 33 | 39 | 1.18 | 26 | 105 | 3.18 | .124 | 2 | 0.06 | 46.5 | 1.4 |
| Away | 12 | 39 | 54 | 1.38 | 28 | 125 | 3.21 | .208 | 6 | 0.15 | 65.0 | 1.7 |
| Neutral | 7 | 22 | 33 | 1.50 | 18 | 86 | 3.91 | .174 | 1 | 0.05 | 46.5 | 2.1 |
| Result | ||||||||||||
| Wins | 22 | 67 | 92 | 1.37 | 46 | 213 | 3.18 | .216 | 8 | 0.12 | 117.5 | 1.8 |
| Losses | 8 | 27 | 34 | 1.26 | 26 | 103 | 3.81 | .078 | 1 | 0.04 | 40.5 | 1.5 |
| Month | ||||||||||||
| January | 4 | 14 | 20 | 1.43 | 13 | 57 | 4.07 | .123 | 0 | 0.00 | 24.0 | 1.7 |
| February | 11 | 36 | 56 | 1.56 | 27 | 124 | 3.44 | .234 | 7 | 0.19 | 75.0 | 2.1 |
| March | 10 | 26 | 38 | 1.46 | 17 | 82 | 3.15 | .256 | 0 | 0.00 | 42.0 | 1.6 |
| April | 5 | 18 | 12 | 0.67 | 15 | 53 | 2.94 | -.057 | 2 | 0.11 | 17.0 | 0.9 |
Splits Stats: Offense
| m | s | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||
| Total | 30 | 94 | 36 | 0.38 | 7 | 42 | 49 | 0.52 |
| Conference | 16 | 49 | 19 | 0.39 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 0.45 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||
| Home | 11 | 33 | 12 | 0.36 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0.45 |
| Away | 12 | 39 | 15 | 0.38 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 0.46 |
| Neutral | 7 | 22 | 9 | 0.41 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 0.73 |
| Result | ||||||||
| Wins | 22 | 67 | 23 | 0.34 | 6 | 31 | 37 | 0.55 |
| Losses | 8 | 27 | 13 | 0.48 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 0.44 |
| Month | ||||||||
| January | 4 | 14 | 5 | 0.36 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.50 |
| February | 11 | 36 | 15 | 0.42 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 0.72 |
| March | 10 | 26 | 7 | 0.27 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.27 |
| April | 5 | 18 | 9 | 0.50 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.50 |
Splits Stats: Defense
| m | s | ta | sa | sa/s | se | r | re | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||
| Total | 30 | 94 | 39 | 4 | 0.04 | 15 | 20 | 2 |
| Conference | 16 | 49 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||
| Home | 11 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Away | 12 | 39 | 17 | 0 | 0.00 | 10 | 11 | 2 |
| Neutral | 7 | 22 | 17 | 4 | 0.18 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| Result | ||||||||
| Wins | 22 | 67 | 31 | 4 | 0.06 | 13 | 13 | 2 |
| Losses | 8 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Month | ||||||||
| January | 4 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| February | 11 | 36 | 34 | 4 | 0.11 | 14 | 15 | 2 |
| March | 10 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| April | 5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Splits Stats: Serve/Receive
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