Bluefield State vs. Claflin Volleyball: Matchup Preview

Matchup · Bluefield St. at Claflin · Thu, Oct 29, 5:00 PM CT

Bluefield St.

10–9 · 5–5 conf. · power #244

vs.

Claflin

9–12 · 3–7 conf. · power #266

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Already this season

Date	Match	Bluefield St. result
Thu, Oct 8	vs. Claflin	W 3–0 25-15, 25-22, 25-20

Prediction

From the power rating, at Claflin. Bluefield St. is expected to win 52.3% of rallies.

72%

Bluefield St. wins · power rank 244

3–0 25%3–1 28%3–2 20%

28%

Claflin wins · power rank 266

3–0 5%3–1 10%3–2 13%

Where the match is won

Each team's strength set against the other's matching skill. Full season, ranked nationally.

Bluefield St. on offense

Bluefield St. attack vs. Claflin defense

Bluefield St. hitting %.149 · 218th Claflin opp. hitting % allowed.150 · 54th

Edge: Claflin

Bluefield St. serve vs. Claflin passing

Bluefield St. aces per set2.01 · 51st Claflin reception error %11.5% · 252nd

Edge: Bluefield St.

Bluefield St. siding out vs. Claflin serving

Bluefield St. sideout %52.5% · 209th Claflin point-scoring %48.5% · 38th

Edge: Claflin

Claflin on offense

Claflin attack vs. Bluefield St. defense

Claflin hitting %.156 · 202nd Bluefield St. opp. hitting % allowed.136 · 26th

Edge: Bluefield St.

Claflin serve vs. Bluefield St. passing

Claflin aces per set1.92 · 74th Bluefield St. reception error %8.4% · 143rd

Edge: Claflin

Claflin siding out vs. Bluefield St. serving

Claflin sideout %53.2% · 197th Bluefield St. point-scoring %45.7% · 115th

Edge: Bluefield St.

What each team does well

Bluefield St.

What they do well

Opponent hitting %.136 · 26th in D2
Aces per set2.01 · 51st in D2
Service errors per set1.77 · 74th in D2
Blocks per set1.94 · 82nd in D2

Where they can be pushed

Assists per set9.54 · 231st in D2
Hitting %.149 · 218th in D2
Kills per set10.61 · 218th in D2

Claflin

What they do well

Point-scoring %48.5% · 38th in D2
Opponent hitting %.150 · 54th in D2
Aces per set1.92 · 74th in D2
Blocks per set1.93 · 86th in D2

Where they can be pushed

Digs per set12.29 · 271st in D2
Assists per set8.69 · 264th in D2
Kills per set9.92 · 252nd in D2

Side by side

Full season, ranked nationally. The bar shows how much of the field each team is better than; the tick is the median.

Bluefield St.Claflin

Attack

Hitting %

.149218th of 281

.156202nd of 281

Kills per set

10.61218th of 281

9.92252nd of 281

Assists per set

9.54231st of 281

8.69264th of 281

Sideout %Points won when receiving serve

52.5%209th of 281

53.2%197th of 281

Serve

Aces per set

2.0151st of 281

1.9274th of 281

Service errors per setLower is better

1.7774th of 281

1.8391st of 281

Point-scoring %Points won while serving

45.7%115th of 281

48.5%38th of 281

Pass & defend

Reception error %Serves received that became aces · Lower is better

8.4%143rd of 281

11.5%252nd of 281

Digs per set

14.93153rd of 281

12.29271st of 281

Blocks per set

1.9482nd of 281

1.9386th of 281

Opponent hitting %Lower is better

.13626th of 281

.15054th of 281

Bottom of D2MedianTop

Against good teams and late in sets

	Bluefield St.	Claflin
Power rank	244	266
Schedule strength rank	269	278
Record vs. top 50	—	—
Hitting % vs. top 50	—	—
Opponents hit vs. top 50	—	—
Rallies won at 20–20 or later	46.7% 169	46.2% 182

Players to watch

Each team's leader in every category (regulars only: half of the team's sets). Full season, ranked nationally.

Bluefield St.Claflin

Kills per set

Soniya Garner OH

2.16 · 136 kills · 529th in D2

Zaniya Harris OH

2.71 · 203 kills · 262nd in D2

Hitting %

Callesta Styles MB

.240 · 121–52–288 · 375th in D2

Monica Burns MB

.306 · 136–36–327 · 146th in D2

Assists per set

Tessa Heffner S

5.69 · 404 assists · 156th in D2

Nadia Embry S

4.03 · 302 assists · 310th in D2

Aces per set

Mekenna Scott S

0.62 · 28 aces

Joi Tinsley OH

0.51 · 38 aces · 45th in D2

Blocks per set

Alexia Cunningham MB

0.96 · 54 blocks · 89th in D2

Monica Burns MB

0.88 · 66 blocks · 136th in D2

Digs per set

Kaileigh Solis L/DS

3.62 · 246 digs · 166th in D2

Abigail Watts DS

2.99 · 215 digs · 275th in D2

Points per set

Callesta Styles MB

2.90 · 177 points · 372nd in D2

Zaniya Harris OH

3.21 · 240.5 points · 229th in D2

Common opponents

Opponent	Bluefield St.	Claflin
Johnson C. Smith	W 3–0 25-18, 25-14, 25-8	W 3–1 25-9, 25-8, 21-25, 25-15
Livingstone	L 0–3 21-25, 19-25, 16-25	L 1–3 25-20, 21-26, 24-26, 17-25
Bowie St.	L 1–3 10-25, 25-21, 20-25, 24-26	W 3–1 21-25, 25-23, 25-15, 25-19
Virginia Union	W 3–0 25-18, 25-21, 25-8	L 0–3 16-25, 19-25, 16-25
Virginia St.	L 0–3 22-25, 25-27, 16-25	L 1–3 25-22, 20-25, 20-25, 23-25
Shaw	L 2–3 17-25, 25-23, 25-20, 15-25, 8-15	L 0–3 13-25, 21-25, 20-25
Lincoln (PA)	W 3–0 25-10, 25-22, 25-17	W 3–0 25-16, 25-12, 25-16
Elizabeth City St.	W 3–0 25-23, 26-24, 30-28	L 0–3 18-25, 14-25, 17-25

Bluefield St. roster


2	Jada Burns	OH	58	94	292	1.62	.199	0.07	0.00	0.26	0.86	1.76
3	Mekenna Scott	S	45	4	21	0.09	.095	3.78	0.62	0.00	1.60	0.71
4	Londyn Sewer	OH	21	9	41	0.43	-.098	0.00	0.00	0.19	0.24	0.52
5	Jessi Williams	OH	40	56	173	1.40	.168	0.05	0.03	0.28	0.60	1.56
6	Bethel Shimelis	OPP	22	11	53	0.50	-.113	0.09	0.00	0.09	0.41	0.55
7	Soniya Garner	OH	63	136	557	2.16	.113	0.16	0.17	0.24	2.24	2.46
9	Emily Enriquez	L/DS	35	0	2	0.00	-.500	0.14	0.14	0.00	0.37	0.14
10	Tessa Heffner	S	71	28	76	0.39	.276	5.69	0.42	0.11	2.30	0.87
11	Anani Sheppard	L/DS	32	1	2	0.03	.500	0.06	0.28	0.00	0.88	0.31
12	Nylah Charles	MB	23	7	30	0.30	.100	0.09	0.00	0.43	0.04	0.57
13	Danielle Robinson	OH	68	106	392	1.56	.102	0.07	0.21	0.40	1.53	1.99
14	Kaileigh Solis	L/DS	68	2	19	0.03	.053	0.88	0.19	0.00	3.62	0.22
18	Kandace Griffin	OH	42	62	221	1.48	.145	0.05	0.00	0.26	0.83	1.61
19	Eliana Fuller	L/DS	54	1	4	0.02	.000	0.06	0.11	0.00	2.06	0.13
20	Alexia Cunningham	MB	56	84	217	1.50	.221	0.04	0.00	0.9689th D2	0.11	2.13
22	Lilly Gray	L/DS	17	0	0	0.00	—	0.00	0.06	0.00	0.06	0.06
23	Syah Neal	MB	35	31	83	0.89	.145	0.06	0.11	0.49	0.29	1.34
24	Callesta Styles	MB	61	121	288	1.98	.240	0.03	0.34	0.93	0.67	2.90

Claflin roster


1	Nadia Embry	S	75	11	76	0.15	.079	4.03	0.16	0.03	1.56	0.32
2	Joi Tinsley	OH	75	16	64	0.21	.078	3.52	0.5145th D2	0.01	1.25	0.73
5	Nylah Holmes	L/DS	60	0	6	0.00	-.500	0.10	0.00	0.00	0.82	0.00
7	Abigail Watts	L/DS	72	3	48	0.04	-.042	0.53	0.32	0.00	2.99	0.36
8	Grayson Graham	OH	66	52	238	0.79	.029	0.02	0.05	0.20	0.55	0.94
9	Aryanna Connell	OH	75	136	391	1.81	.187	0.07	0.40	0.45	0.89	2.49
10	Zaniya Harris	OH	75	203	621	2.71	.166	0.08	0.37	0.21	1.48	3.21
11	Taylor Miller	MB	74	99	253	1.34	.217	0.11	0.01	0.70	0.18	1.82
12	Mya Sumter	OH	45	5	25	0.11	-.120	0.09	0.00	0.00	0.60	0.11
13	Danielle Dais	OH	19	16	48	0.84	.125	0.11	0.05	0.05	0.63	0.92
15	Nala Calvin	OH	46	10	62	0.22	-.097	0.04	0.00	0.35	0.22	0.41
18	Jadah Rasool	L/DS	73	3	23	0.04	-.087	0.04	0.03	0.00	1.48	0.07
21	Monica Burns	MB	75	136	327	1.81	.306	0.09	0.08	0.88	0.48	2.49
25	Jamila Lewis	MB	58	54	173	0.93	.162	0.07	0.00	0.43	0.47	1.23

Claflin schedule

Date	Opponent	Opp. record	Result
Tue, Sep 1	vs. Paine	0–6	W 3–0 25-13, 25-15, 25-21
Fri, Sep 4	at Allen	3–12	W 3–0 25-23, 25-23, 25-21
Fri, Sep 4	at Savannah St.	4–13	W 3–0 28-26, 25-14, 25-19
Sat, Sep 5	at Benedict	10–6	L 2–3 22-25, 27-25, 25-23, 19-25, 12-15
Sat, Sep 5	at Fort Valley St.	6–12	L 1–3 20-25, 25-19, 22-25, 19-25
Fri, Sep 11	vs. Miles	17–6	L 1–3 19-25, 27-25, 22-25, 18-25
Fri, Sep 11	vs. Christian Brothers	5–14	L 1–3 10-25, 19-25, 25-17, 12-25
Sat, Sep 12	vs. Southern N.H.	2–14	W 3–1 25-13, 16-25, 25-21, 25-19
Sat, Sep 12	vs. LeMoyne-Owen	2–23	W 3–1 25-20, 23-25, 25-21, 25-13
Tue, Sep 15	at South Carolina St.	3–1	L 0–3 23-25, 12-25, 23-25
Wed, Sep 16	vs. South Carolina St.	3–1	W 3–1 26-24, 21-25, 25-23, 25-21
Mon, Sep 21	at Livingstone CIAA	14–5	L 1–3 25-20, 21-26, 24-26, 17-25
Thu, Sep 24	vs. Johnson C. Smith CIAA	1–11	W 3–1 25-9, 25-8, 21-25, 25-15
Mon, Sep 28	at Fayetteville St. CIAA	11–3	L 0–3 21-25, 17-25, 18-25
Fri, Oct 2	at Virginia Union CIAA	6–10	L 0–3 16-25, 19-25, 16-25
Fri, Oct 2	at Lincoln (PA) CIAA	1–17	W 3–0 25-16, 25-12, 25-16
Sat, Oct 3	at Bowie St. CIAA	7–8	W 3–1 21-25, 25-23, 25-15, 25-19
Sat, Oct 3	at Elizabeth City St. CIAA	8–15	L 0–3 18-25, 14-25, 17-25
Sun, Oct 4	vs. Virginia St. CIAA	12–7	L 1–3 25-22, 20-25, 20-25, 23-25
Sun, Oct 4	at Shaw CIAA	6–13	L 0–3 13-25, 21-25, 20-25
Thu, Oct 8	at Bluefield St. CIAA	10–9	L 0–3 15-25, 22-25, 20-25
Mon, Oct 12	at Johnson C. Smith CIAA	1–11	Oct 12, 5:00 PM CT 94%
Fri, Oct 16	at Virginia Union CIAA	6–10	Oct 16, 2:00 PM CT 73%
Fri, Oct 16	at Lincoln (PA) CIAA	1–17	Oct 16, 6:00 PM CT 99%
Sat, Oct 17	at Shaw CIAA	6–13	Oct 17, 12:00 PM CT 27%
Sat, Oct 17	at Elizabeth City St. CIAA	8–15	Oct 17, 4:00 PM CT 15%
Sun, Oct 18	at Bowie St. CIAA	7–8	Oct 18, 10:00 AM CT 18%
Sun, Oct 18	at Virginia St. CIAA	12–7	Oct 18, 6:00 PM CT 8%
Thu, Oct 22	vs. Winston-Salem CIAA	11–6	Oct 22, 5:00 PM CT 9%
Mon, Oct 26	vs. Fayetteville St. CIAA	11–3	Oct 26, 5:00 PM CT 4%
Thu, Oct 29	vs. Bluefield St. CIAA	10–9	Oct 29, 5:00 PM CT 28%
Sat, Oct 31	at Paine	0–6	Oct 31, 12:00 PM CT 99%
Mon, Nov 2	at Winston-Salem CIAA	11–6	Nov 2, 5:00 PM CT 5%
Thu, Nov 5	vs. Livingstone CIAA	14–5	Nov 5, 5:00 PM CT 13%

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Bluefield St. schedule

Date	Opponent	Opp. record	Result
Fri, Aug 28	vs. Clinton	2–9	W 3–0 25-16, 25-16, 25-23
Fri, Aug 28	vs. Glenville St.	9–9	L 1–3 15-25, 19-25, 25-23, 22-25
Sat, Aug 29	vs. King (TN)	9–8	L 2–3 25-27, 19-25, 28-26, 26-24, 15-17
Sat, Aug 29	vs. Glenville St.	9–9	W 3–2 25-18, 25-19, 17-25, 22-25, 15-12
Tue, Sep 1	vs. Bluefield Univ.	0–1	W 3–1 26-28, 25-23, 25-22, 25-19
Fri, Sep 11	vs. Davis & Elkins	0–20	W 3–2 22-25, 25-13, 25-17, 21-25, 15-7
Sat, Sep 12	vs. Davis & Elkins	0–20	W 3–0 25-16, 25-14, 25-18
Sat, Sep 12	at Concord	13–7	L 0–3 23-25, 15-25, 18-25
Wed, Sep 16	at Concord	13–7	L 1–3 16-25, 13-25, 25-23, 17-25
Mon, Sep 21	at Johnson C. Smith CIAA	1–11	W 3–0 25-18, 25-14, 25-8
Thu, Sep 24	at Winston-Salem CIAA	11–6	L 2–3 19-25, 18-25, 25-19, 26-24, 14-16
Mon, Sep 28	vs. Livingstone CIAA	14–5	L 0–3 21-25, 19-25, 16-25
Fri, Oct 2	at Bowie St. CIAA	7–8	L 1–3 10-25, 25-21, 20-25, 24-26
Fri, Oct 2	at Virginia Union CIAA	6–10	W 3–0 25-18, 25-21, 25-8
Sat, Oct 3	vs. Virginia St. CIAA	12–7	L 0–3 22-25, 25-27, 16-25
Sat, Oct 3	at Shaw CIAA	6–13	L 2–3 17-25, 25-23, 25-20, 15-25, 8-15
Sun, Oct 4	vs. Lincoln (PA) CIAA	1–17	W 3–0 25-10, 25-22, 25-17
Sun, Oct 4	at Elizabeth City St. CIAA	8–15	W 3–0 25-23, 26-24, 30-28
Thu, Oct 8	vs. Claflin CIAA	9–12	W 3–0 25-15, 25-22, 25-20
Mon, Oct 12	vs. Winston-Salem CIAA	11–6	Oct 12, 5:00 PM CT 27%
Fri, Oct 16	at Lincoln (PA) CIAA	1–17	Oct 16, 10:00 AM CT 99%
Fri, Oct 16	at Shaw CIAA	6–13	Oct 16, 4:00 PM CT 55%
Sat, Oct 17	at Elizabeth City St. CIAA	8–15	Oct 17, 8:00 AM CT 39%
Sat, Oct 17	at Bowie St. CIAA	7–8	Oct 17, 2:00 PM CT 42%
Thu, Oct 22	at Fayetteville St. CIAA	11–3	Oct 22, 5:00 PM CT 9%
Mon, Oct 26	at Livingstone CIAA	14–5	Oct 26, 5:00 PM CT 25%
Thu, Oct 29	at Claflin CIAA	9–12	Oct 29, 5:00 PM CT 72%
Mon, Nov 2	vs. Fayetteville St. CIAA	11–3	Nov 2, 5:00 PM CT 15%
Thu, Nov 5	vs. Johnson C. Smith CIAA	1–11	Nov 5, 5:00 PM CT 99%