Grand Valley State vs. Hillsdale Volleyball: Matchup Preview

Matchup · Hillsdale at Grand Valley St. · Fri, Oct 9, 12:00 PM CT

Grand Valley St.

14–3 · 8–1 conf. · AVCA #17 · power #17

vs.

Hillsdale

8–8 · 4–4 conf. · power #99

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Prediction

From the power rating, at Grand Valley St. Grand Valley St. is expected to win 55.7% of rallies.

93%

Grand Valley St. wins · power rank 17

3–0 50%3–1 31%3–2 12%

Hillsdale wins · power rank 99

3–0 1%3–1 2%3–2 4%

Where the match is won

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

Grand Valley St. on offense

Grand Valley St. attack vs. Hillsdale defense

Grand Valley St. hitting %.292 · 6th Hillsdale opp. hitting % allowed.190 · 158th

Edge: Grand Valley St.

Grand Valley St. serve vs. Hillsdale passing

Grand Valley St. aces per set1.57 · 168th Hillsdale reception error %7.0% · 62nd

Edge: Hillsdale

Grand Valley St. siding out vs. Hillsdale serving

Grand Valley St. sideout %61.1% · 22nd Hillsdale point-scoring %44.6% · 147th

Edge: Grand Valley St.

Hillsdale on offense

Hillsdale attack vs. Grand Valley St. defense

Hillsdale hitting %.205 · 100th Grand Valley St. opp. hitting % allowed.146 · 48th

Slight edge: Grand Valley St.

Hillsdale serve vs. Grand Valley St. passing

Hillsdale aces per set1.45 · 218th Grand Valley St. reception error %7.6% · 96th

Edge: Grand Valley St.

Hillsdale siding out vs. Grand Valley St. serving

Hillsdale sideout %58.5% · 63rd Grand Valley St. point-scoring %49.6% · 21st

Slight edge: Grand Valley St.

What each team does well

Grand Valley St.

What they do well

Hitting %.292 · 6th in D2
Kills per set13.84 · 22nd in D2
Sideout %61.1% · 22nd in D2
Point-scoring %49.6% · 21st in D2

Where they can be pushed

No category in the bottom third of D2.

Hillsdale

What they do well

Digs per set16.60 · 48th in D2
Sideout %58.5% · 63rd in D2
Reception error %7.0% · 62nd in D2
Blocks per set1.95 · 80th in D2

Where they can be pushed

Aces per set1.45 · 218th 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.

Grand Valley St.Hillsdale

Attack

Hitting %

.2926th of 281

.205100th of 281

Kills per set

13.8422nd of 281

12.42108th of 281

Assists per set

12.4634th of 281

11.45107th of 281

Sideout %Points won when receiving serve

61.1%22nd of 281

58.5%63rd of 281

Serve

Aces per set

1.57168th of 281

1.45218th of 281

Service errors per setLower is better

2.19176th of 281

1.8596th of 281

Point-scoring %Points won while serving

49.6%21st of 281

44.6%147th of 281

Pass & defend

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

7.6%96th of 281

7.0%62nd of 281

Digs per set

15.54122nd of 281

16.6048th of 281

Blocks per set

1.9776th of 281

1.9580th of 281

Opponent hitting %Lower is better

.14648th of 281

.190158th of 281

Bottom of D2MedianTop

Against good teams and late in sets

	Grand Valley St.	Hillsdale
Power rank	17	99
Schedule strength rank	83	121
Record vs. top 50	3–2	0–3
Hitting % vs. top 50	.280	.184
Opponents hit vs. top 50	.221	.239
Rallies won at 20–20 or later	54.2% 118	54.5% 165

Players to watch

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

Grand Valley St.Hillsdale

Kills per set

Finley Arp OH

3.02 · 181 kills · 145th in D2

Ellie Fles OH

2.73 · 161 kills · 253rd in D2

Hitting %

Paige Sanders MB

.424 · 146–32–269 · 9th in D2

Molly Kennedy MB

.354 · 87–14–206 · 58th in D2

Assists per set

Gabby Orlet S

9.90 · 614 assists · 26th in D2

Grace Drake S

9.51 · 561 assists · 32nd in D2

Aces per set

Finley Arp OH

0.42 · 25 aces · 121st in D2

Ella Vandermark MB

0.28 · 16 aces · 567th in D2

Blocks per set

Kennedy Arp MB

0.84 · 51 blocks · 180th in D2

Molly Kennedy MB

0.87 · 48 blocks · 143rd in D2

Digs per set

Lexi Armstrong L

4.94 · 306 digs · 32nd in D2

Chloe Pierce L/DS

4.80 · 288 digs · 40th in D2

Points per set

Finley Arp OH

3.63 · 217.5 points · 104th in D2

Ellie Fles OH

3.16 · 186.5 points · 241st in D2

Common opponents

Opponent	Grand Valley St.	Hillsdale
Northwood	W 3–0 25-12, 25-15, 25-12	W 3–0 25-22, 25-12, 27-25
Cedarville	W 3–0 25-22, 25-15, 25-10	L 1–3 21-25, 21-25, 25-20, 21-25
Wayne St. (MI)	W 3–0 25-23, 25-15, 25-16 W 3–0 25-22, 25-16, 25-16	W 3–1 27-29, 25-19, 25-23, 25-19
Wis.-Parkside	W 3–2 25-22, 18-25, 25-15, 22-25, 15-8	L 0–3 23-25, 22-25, 18-25

Grand Valley St. roster


1	Olivia Behen	L/DS	57	0	3	0.00	.000	0.12	0.16	0.00	1.81	0.16
2	Shelby Fabbri	L/DS	36	1	2	0.03	.500	0.11	0.11	0.03	1.58	0.15
3	Sara Pahl	OH	33	58	149	1.76	.268	0.09	0.12	0.12	0.82	1.97
4	Lexi Armstrong	L/DS	62	4	6	0.06	.667	1.10	0.16	0.00	4.9432nd D2	0.23
5	Taelynn Rodeghero	OH	16	0	0	0.00	—	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
6	Paige Sanders	MB	61	146	269	2.39	.4249th D2	0.11	0.00	0.77	0.08	2.85
7	Autumn Gorman	MB	23	16	43	0.70	.140	0.00	0.00	0.35	0.00	0.89
8	Caroline Baker	S	27	0	2	0.00	-.500	2.22	0.04	0.00	0.44	0.04
9	Laene Voortman	MB	19	7	12	0.37	.333	0.00	0.00	0.16	0.00	0.45
10	Grace Busold	OH	50	96	265	1.92	.177	0.10	0.14	0.20	1.94	2.18
11	Sydney Stanfield	OH	29	0	0	0.00	—	0.00	0.21	0.00	0.28	0.21
12	Brianna Stawski	MB	62	125	317	2.02	.271	0.06	0.00	0.58	0.61	2.34
13	Autumn Sanders	MB	13	0	0	0.00	—	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
14	Kate Goudreau	OH	32	45	89	1.41	.416	0.00	0.03	0.28	0.16	1.59
15	Johanna Tillman	MB	14	1	2	0.07	.000	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.07
16	Ella Chaapel	OH	14	0	2	0.00	.000	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.07	0.00
17	Finley Arp	OH	60	181	461	3.02	.249	0.18	0.42	0.33	2.27	3.63
18	Kennedy Arp	MB	61	141	322	2.31	.35462nd D2	0.03	0.20	0.84	0.70	3.02
19	Gabby Orlet	S	62	51	137	0.82	.299	9.9026th D2	0.32	0.35	2.27	1.35
20	Sadie Haase	MB	13	0	0	0.00	—	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00

Hillsdale roster


1	Ella Byrum	L/DS	50	0	6	0.00	.000	0.30	0.26	0.00	2.32	0.26
2	Jenna Southland	MB	12	0	0	0.00	—	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
3	Molly Kennedy	MB	55	87	206	1.58	.35458th D2	0.02	0.00	0.87	0.13	2.06
4	Madison Peal	L/DS	57	2	6	0.04	.000	0.11	0.16	0.00	2.09	0.19
5	Chloe Pierce	L/DS	60	3	6	0.05	.500	0.75	0.23	0.00	4.8040th D2	0.28
7	Marcelina Gorny	MB	27	22	76	0.81	.026	0.07	0.00	0.26	0.11	0.94
8	Maddie Krappmann	OH	22	8	33	0.36	.152	0.00	0.00	0.09	0.14	0.43
9	Taylor Brownsword	OH	35	75	252	2.14	.167	0.03	0.00	0.14	0.46	2.21
10	Ella Vandermark	MB	57	79	204	1.39	.225	0.04	0.28	0.67	0.40	2.09
11	Madison Geer	OH	25	1	4	0.04	.000	0.00	0.16	0.00	0.60	0.20
12	Ivy Rex	OPP	27	25	70	0.93	.214	1.22	0.00	0.41	0.56	1.15
13	Elizabeth Andaloro	S	17	0	0	0.00	—	0.18	0.06	0.00	0.06	0.06
14	Grace Drake	S	59	29	114	0.49	.132	9.5132nd D2	0.22	0.47	2.31	0.97
15	Addy Nutley	MB	18	1	1	0.06	1.000	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.06
16	Caroline Lanicek	MB	48	107	278	2.23	.270	0.02	0.00	0.48	0.38	2.50
18	Taylor Cook	OH	44	102	321	2.32	.125	0.02	0.02	0.25	0.84	2.48
20	Ellie Fles	OH	59	161	480	2.73	.237	0.14	0.15	0.51	1.78	3.16
21	Hannah Baker	OH	43	43	162	1.00	.148	0.19	0.16	0.09	2.19	1.21

Hillsdale schedule

Date	Opponent	Opp. record	Result
Fri, Aug 28	at Indiana (PA)	12–4	W 3–1 16-25, 25-15, 25-14, 25-23
Fri, Aug 28	at Wayne St. (MI)	7–9	W 3–1 27-29, 25-19, 25-23, 25-19
Sat, Aug 29	at Quincy	11–7	W 3–0 25-22, 25-17, 27-25
Fri, Sep 4	at Nova Southeastern	9–9	L 1–3 16-25, 26-24, 23-25, 17-25
Fri, Sep 4	at Purdue Northwest	1–14	W 3–0 25-18, 25-18, 25-13
Sat, Sep 5	at Jamestown	13–4	L 1–3 22-25, 19-25, 25-23, 16-25
Sat, Sep 5	at Wis.-Parkside	11–5	L 0–3 23-25, 22-25, 18-25
Fri, Sep 11	at Cedarville G-MAC	7–8	L 1–3 21-25, 21-25, 25-20, 21-25
Sat, Sep 12	at Ohio Dominican G-MAC	15–3	L 2–3 25-15, 23-25, 21-25, 25-20, 7-15
Tue, Sep 15	vs. Northwood G-MAC	4–12	W 3–0 25-22, 25-12, 27-25
Fri, Sep 18	vs. Gannon	14–3	L 1–3 15-25, 25-14, 19-25, 29-31
Sat, Sep 19	vs. Ashland G-MAC	15–2	L 1–3 25-23, 17-25, 18-25, 15-25
Fri, Sep 25	vs. Ky. Wesleyan G-MAC	3–13	W 3–0 25-16, 25-22, 25-20
Sat, Sep 26	vs. Thomas More G-MAC	6–9	W 3–0 25-17, 25-21, 25-17
Fri, Oct 2	at Findlay G-MAC	9–7	W 3–2 17-25, 25-19, 25-21, 20-25, 15-9
Sat, Oct 3	at Tiffin G-MAC	2–13	L 1–3 23-25, 22-25, 25-12, 27-29
Fri, Oct 9	at Grand Valley St.	14–3	Oct 9, 12:00 PM CT 7%
Sat, Oct 10	at Northwood G-MAC	4–12	Oct 10, 12:00 PM CT 85%
Fri, Oct 16	at TBA	1–1	Oct 16, 12:00 AM CT 73%
Sat, Oct 17	at TBA	1–1	Oct 17, 12:00 AM CT 73%
Fri, Oct 23	vs. Ursuline G-MAC	3–17	Oct 23, 6:00 PM CT 99%
Sat, Oct 24	vs. Lake Erie G-MAC	7–9	Oct 24, 9:00 AM CT 96%
Fri, Oct 30	at Walsh G-MAC	10–6	Oct 30, 5:00 PM CT 60%
Sat, Oct 31	at Malone G-MAC	4–12	Oct 31, 12:00 PM CT 98%
Fri, Nov 6	vs. Tiffin G-MAC	2–13	Nov 6, 6:00 PM CT 87%
Sat, Nov 7	vs. Findlay G-MAC	9–7	Nov 7, 3:30 PM CT 55%

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Grand Valley St. schedule

Date	Opponent	Opp. record	Result
Thu, Aug 27	at Bentley	13–6	W 3–0 25-23, 25-22, 25-14
Fri, Aug 28	at Barry	11–2	W 3–2 16-25, 25-20, 25-21, 22-25, 15-13
Fri, Aug 28	at Lynn	15–2	W 3–1 25-21, 22-25, 25-22, 25-16
Sat, Aug 29	vs. Central Mo.	11–8	L 2–3 25-14, 23-25, 23-25, 25-17, 11-15
Thu, Sep 3	vs. Northwood	4–12	W 3–0 25-12, 25-15, 25-12
Fri, Sep 4	vs. Post	4–15	W 3–0 25-12, 25-18, 25-14
Fri, Sep 4	vs. Cedarville	7–8	W 3–0 25-22, 25-15, 25-10
Sat, Sep 5	vs. Seton Hill	9–6	L 2–3 25-15, 25-10, 23-25, 25-27, 11-15
Fri, Sep 11	vs. Lake Superior St. GLIAC	3–13	W 3–0 25-14, 25-11, 25-6
Sat, Sep 12	at Wayne St. (MI) GLIAC	7–9	W 3–0 25-23, 25-15, 25-16
Fri, Sep 18	at Roosevelt GLIAC	5–10	W 3–0 25-15, 25-15, 25-17
Sat, Sep 19	at Wis.-Parkside GLIAC	11–5	W 3–2 25-22, 18-25, 25-15, 22-25, 15-8
Fri, Sep 25	vs. Davenport GLIAC	11–4	W 3–1 20-25, 25-18, 25-20, 25-19
Sat, Sep 26	vs. Northern Mich. GLIAC	8–8	W 3–0 27-25, 25-19, 25-19
Fri, Oct 2	vs. Wayne St. (MI) GLIAC	7–9	W 3–0 25-22, 25-16, 25-16
Sat, Oct 3	at Ferris St. GLIAC	16–0	L 0–3 19-25, 24-26, 21-25
Tue, Oct 6	at Saginaw Valley GLIAC	12–6	W 3–2 25-19, 22-25, 22-25, 25-19, 16-14
Fri, Oct 9	vs. Hillsdale	8–8	Oct 9, 12:00 PM CT 93%
Fri, Oct 9	vs. Roosevelt GLIAC	5–10	Oct 9, 6:00 PM CT 99%
Fri, Oct 23	vs. Michigan Tech GLIAC	9–7	Oct 23, 5:00 PM CT 79%
Sat, Oct 24	vs. Wis.-Parkside GLIAC	11–5	Oct 24, 2:00 PM CT 79%
Fri, Oct 30	at Northern Mich. GLIAC	8–8	Oct 30, 5:00 PM CT 82%
Sat, Oct 31	at Michigan Tech GLIAC	9–7	Oct 31, 1:00 PM CT 69%
Sat, Oct 31	at Purdue Northwest GLIAC	1–14	Oct 31, 6:00 PM CT 97%
Sun, Nov 8	vs. Saginaw Valley GLIAC	12–6	Nov 8, 12:00 PM CT 89%