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- Height:
- 6-4
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- Year:
- Sr.
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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
- 28
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- k/s
- 2.20
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- h %
- .160
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- a/s
- 0.21
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- b/s
- 0.45
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- sa/s
- 0.22
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- d/s
- 2.00
Bio
Career Highlights
2022
* Played in all 30 matches
* Ranked third on the team in blocks (49)
* Registered 126 kills and 36 digs
* Posted a career-high 10 kills vs. Geneva
* Tallied season-best six blocks at Thiel
* Registered four service aces vs. Rosemont
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 | 28 | 13 |
Sets | 99 | 45 |
Kills | 218 | 104 |
Kills per set | 2.20 | 2.31 |
Errors | 116 | 45 |
Total Attacks | 639 | 295 |
Total Attacks per set | 6.45 | 6.56 |
Hitting Percentage | .160 | .200 |
Assists | 21 | 9 |
Assists per set | 0.21 | 0.20 |
Service Aces | 22 | 12 |
Service Errors | 81 | 37 |
Service Aces per set | 0.22 | 0.27 |
Receptions | 510 | 225 |
Reception Errors | 23 | 5 |
Digs | 198 | 89 |
Digs per set | 2.00 | 1.98 |
Block Solo | 12 | 7 |
Block Assist | 33 | 13 |
Block Total | 45 | 20 |
Blocks per set | 0.45 | 0.44 |
Block Errors | 9 | 2 |
Ball Handling Errors | 1 | 1 |
Points | 268.5 | 129.5 |
Points per set | 2.7 | 2.9 |
Matches started | 23 | 10 |
Game Log - Offense
Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 19 | Stevenson | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -.067 | 0 | 7.0 |
Jan 24 | at Thiel | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 24 | .250 | 1 | 11.0 |
Jan 28 | Concordia Wisconsin | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 25 | .120 | 0 | 13.0 |
Jan 28 | St. Vincent (Pa.) | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | -.188 | 1 | 3.5 |
Feb 5 | at Wells | W, 3-0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 10 | .500 | 0 | 5.5 |
Feb 5 | Wilkes | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 29 | .069 | 0 | 9.0 |
Feb 7 | Medaille | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 14 | .500 | 0 | 11.5 |
Feb 11 | at Mt. Aloysius | W, 3-1 | - | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | .063 | 0 | 5.5 |
Feb 12 | at St. Vincent (Pa.) | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 27 | .148 | 1 | 11.0 |
Feb 21 | Hilbert | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 26 | .115 | 1 | 8.5 |
Feb 25 | Penn State Altoona | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 28 | -.071 | 1 | 9.5 |
Feb 25 | Baldwin Wallace | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 20 | .050 | 1 | 7.0 |
Feb 28 | Thiel | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 23 | .391 | 0 | 11.0 |
Mar 4 | Drew | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 24 | .042 | 1 | 7.0 |
Mar 4 | at Hunter | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 20 | .400 | 0 | 10.5 |
Mar 5 | at New York U. | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 7 | 3 | 19 | .211 | 1 | 7.5 |
Mar 15 | Wells | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 18 | .278 | 0 | 8.5 |
Mar 18 | at St. John Fisher | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 30 | .233 | 6 | 15.0 |
Mar 21 | at Medaille | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 7 | 3 | 21 | .190 | 0 | 10.0 |
Mar 25 | at Hiram | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 9 | 7 | 31 | .065 | 2 | 9.0 |
Mar 29 | Carlow | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 18 | .278 | 1 | 9.0 |
Apr 1 | Geneva | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 42 | .214 | 2 | 19.0 |
Apr 4 | Mount Union | L, 3-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .000 | 0 | 1.0 |
Apr 5 | at Hilbert | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 15 | .400 | 1 | 9.5 |
Apr 14 | St. Vincent (Pa.) | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 22 | .364 | 0 | 13.5 |
Apr 15 | Geneva | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 50 | .020 | 0 | 17.0 |
Apr 22 | St. Elizabeth | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 18 | .444 | 0 | 10.5 |
Apr 22 | New Jersey City | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 32 | -.031 | 1 | 8.5 |
Game Log - Defense
Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 19 | Stevenson | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Jan 24 | at Thiel | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Jan 28 | Concordia Wisconsin | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
Jan 28 | St. Vincent (Pa.) | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Feb 5 | at Wells | W, 3-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Feb 5 | Wilkes | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Feb 7 | Medaille | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Feb 11 | at Mt. Aloysius | W, 3-1 | - | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Feb 12 | at St. Vincent (Pa.) | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Feb 21 | Hilbert | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Feb 25 | Penn State Altoona | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Feb 25 | Baldwin Wallace | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Feb 28 | Thiel | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mar 4 | Drew | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Mar 4 | at Hunter | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Mar 5 | at New York U. | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Mar 15 | Wells | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Mar 18 | at St. John Fisher | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mar 21 | at Medaille | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Mar 25 | at Hiram | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Mar 29 | Carlow | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Apr 1 | Geneva | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Apr 4 | Mount Union | L, 3-0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Apr 5 | at Hilbert | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Apr 14 | St. Vincent (Pa.) | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Apr 15 | Geneva | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Apr 22 | St. Elizabeth | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Apr 22 | New Jersey City | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Game Log - Serve/Receive
Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | ta | sa | se | r | re |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 19 | Stevenson | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 2 |
Jan 24 | at Thiel | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 0 |
Jan 28 | Concordia Wisconsin | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 3 |
Jan 28 | St. Vincent (Pa.) | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 1 |
Feb 5 | at Wells | W, 3-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Feb 5 | Wilkes | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 0 |
Feb 7 | Medaille | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 0 |
Feb 11 | at Mt. Aloysius | W, 3-1 | - | 3 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
Feb 12 | at St. Vincent (Pa.) | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
Feb 21 | Hilbert | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 0 |
Feb 25 | Penn State Altoona | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 30 | 2 |
Feb 25 | Baldwin Wallace | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 2 |
Feb 28 | Thiel | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 0 |
Mar 4 | Drew | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 |
Mar 4 | at Hunter | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 1 |
Mar 5 | at New York U. | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 1 |
Mar 15 | Wells | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
Mar 18 | at St. John Fisher | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 3 |
Mar 21 | at Medaille | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 0 |
Mar 25 | at Hiram | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
Mar 29 | Carlow | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 1 |
Apr 1 | Geneva | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 2 |
Apr 4 | Mount Union | L, 3-0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 1 |
Apr 5 | at Hilbert | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 1 |
Apr 14 | St. Vincent (Pa.) | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 |
Apr 15 | Geneva | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 38 | 2 |
Apr 22 | St. Elizabeth | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 1 |
Apr 22 | New Jersey City | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 0 |
m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | ta/s | pct | a | a/s | pts | pts/s | |
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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 | |
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Event | ||||||||||||
Total | 28 | 99 | 218 | 2.20 | 116 | 639 | 6.45 | .160 | 21 | 0.21 | 268.5 | 2.7 |
Conference | 13 | 45 | 104 | 2.31 | 45 | 295 | 6.56 | .200 | 9 | 0.20 | 129.5 | 2.9 |
Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Location | ||||||||||||
Home | 18 | 64 | 137 | 2.14 | 82 | 426 | 6.66 | .129 | 9 | 0.14 | 174.0 | 2.7 |
Away | 10 | 35 | 81 | 2.31 | 34 | 213 | 6.09 | .221 | 12 | 0.34 | 94.5 | 2.7 |
Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Result | ||||||||||||
Wins | 19 | 63 | 151 | 2.40 | 61 | 414 | 6.57 | .217 | 11 | 0.17 | 183.0 | 2.9 |
Losses | 9 | 36 | 67 | 1.86 | 55 | 225 | 6.25 | .053 | 10 | 0.28 | 85.5 | 2.4 |
Month | ||||||||||||
January | 4 | 15 | 22 | 1.47 | 17 | 80 | 5.33 | .063 | 2 | 0.13 | 34.5 | 2.3 |
February | 9 | 30 | 64 | 2.13 | 34 | 193 | 6.43 | .155 | 4 | 0.13 | 78.5 | 2.6 |
March | 8 | 29 | 68 | 2.34 | 32 | 181 | 6.24 | .199 | 11 | 0.38 | 76.5 | 2.6 |
April | 7 | 25 | 64 | 2.56 | 33 | 185 | 7.40 | .168 | 4 | 0.16 | 79.0 | 3.2 |
Splits Stats: Offense
m | s | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s | |
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Event | ||||||||
Total | 28 | 99 | 198 | 2.00 | 12 | 33 | 45 | 0.45 |
Conference | 13 | 45 | 89 | 1.98 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 0.44 |
Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Location | ||||||||
Home | 18 | 64 | 135 | 2.11 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 0.52 |
Away | 10 | 35 | 63 | 1.80 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 0.34 |
Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Result | ||||||||
Wins | 19 | 63 | 128 | 2.03 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 0.51 |
Losses | 9 | 36 | 70 | 1.94 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 0.36 |
Month | ||||||||
January | 4 | 15 | 27 | 1.80 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0.80 |
February | 9 | 30 | 48 | 1.60 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.23 |
March | 8 | 29 | 60 | 2.07 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 0.38 |
April | 7 | 25 | 63 | 2.52 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 0.60 |
Splits Stats: Defense
m | s | ta | sa | sa/s | se | r | re | |
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Event | ||||||||
Total | 28 | 99 | 367 | 22 | 0.22 | 81 | 510 | 23 |
Conference | 13 | 45 | 168 | 12 | 0.27 | 37 | 225 | 5 |
Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Location | ||||||||
Home | 18 | 64 | 240 | 16 | 0.25 | 56 | 340 | 17 |
Away | 10 | 35 | 127 | 6 | 0.17 | 25 | 170 | 6 |
Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Result | ||||||||
Wins | 19 | 63 | 235 | 13 | 0.21 | 53 | 306 | 7 |
Losses | 9 | 36 | 132 | 9 | 0.25 | 28 | 204 | 16 |
Month | ||||||||
January | 4 | 15 | 47 | 4 | 0.27 | 11 | 76 | 6 |
February | 9 | 30 | 118 | 10 | 0.33 | 29 | 162 | 4 |
March | 8 | 29 | 100 | 2 | 0.07 | 25 | 125 | 6 |
April | 7 | 25 | 102 | 6 | 0.24 | 16 | 147 | 7 |
Splits Stats: Serve/Receive
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