Stat Joust (Big Ten Only – as of 11-20-11)
Penn State will be on the road for its last two matches of the regular season — at Ohio State on Wednesday night (7:00 pm ET) and at Michigan State on Saturday night (6:30 pm ET). We’ve put together another Stat Joust, showing where the three teams and their players ranked statistically (conference only) in the Big Ten through 11-20-11.
From a team perspective, the offensive numbers are relatively close. Penn State is second in the conference with a .253 team attack %, with Michigan State and Ohio State close behind in the 4th and 5th slots. Penn State and Ohio State are tied for first with 13.87 kills per set; Michigan State is in 7th with 13.41 kills per set. The biggest differential is service aces, where Penn State leads the conference with 1.65 service aces per set (thankyou Micha Hancock), with Michigan State in 5th place at 1.06 service aces per set and Ohio State in 7th with 0.99 service aces per set.
Defensively, Penn State has held its Big Ten opponents to a .184 attack % (good for 4th place in the Big Ten), with Michigan State at .206 and Ohio State at .221. Penn State is in 2nd in blocks per set (2.79 — Katie Slay leads with 1.56 blocks per set), with Michigan State in 6th with 2.48 blocks per set ((MSU’s Alexis Matthews is 5th in the league with 1.14 blocks per set and MSU’s Jazmine White is in 9th with 1.07).
Below is a listing for team and individual leaders for all categories:
| ATTACK PERCENTAGE |
S |
K |
E |
TA |
Pct. |
|
|
1. |
Nebraska |
68 |
919 |
309 |
2364 |
.258 |
|
2. |
Penn State |
68 |
943 |
327 |
2433 |
.253 |
|
4. |
Michigan State |
69 |
925 |
385 |
2321 |
.233 |
|
5. |
Ohio State |
68 |
943 |
382 |
2431 |
.231 |
| Opponent Attack Pct. |
S |
K |
E |
TA |
Pct. |
|
|
1. |
Nebraska |
68 |
830 |
430 |
2433 |
.164 |
|
4. |
Penn State |
68 |
809 |
373 |
2375 |
.184 |
|
6. |
Michigan State |
69 |
885 |
387 |
2414 |
.206 |
|
9. |
Ohio State |
68 |
892 |
365 |
2388 |
.221 |
| ASSISTS |
S |
No. |
Avg/S |
|
|
1. |
Ohio State |
68 |
887 |
13.04 |
|
2. |
Penn State |
68 |
881 |
12.96 |
|
7. |
Michigan State |
69 |
854 |
12.38 |
| KILLS |
S |
No. |
Avg/S |
|
|
1. |
Penn State |
68 |
943 |
13.87 |
| 1. | Ohio State |
68 |
943 |
13.87 |
|
7. |
Michigan State |
69 |
925 |
13.41 |
| BLOCKS |
S |
BS |
BA |
Total |
Avg/S |
|
|
1. |
Purdue |
69 |
51 |
283 |
192.5 |
2.79 |
|
2. |
Penn State |
68 |
44 |
291 |
189.5 |
2.79 |
|
6. |
Michigan State |
69 |
37 |
268 |
171.0 |
2.48 |
|
7. |
Ohio State |
68 |
35 |
247 |
158.5 |
2.33 |
| SERVICE ACES |
S |
No. |
Avg/S |
|
|
1. |
Penn State |
68 |
112 |
1.65 |
|
5. |
Michigan State |
69 |
73 |
1.06 |
|
7. |
Ohio State |
68 |
67 |
0.99 |
| DIGS |
S |
No. |
Avg/S |
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|
1. |
Purdue |
69 |
1130 |
16.38 |
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|
8. |
Penn State |
68 |
1027 |
15.10 |
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|
10. |
Ohio State |
68 |
987 |
14.51 |
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|
11. |
Michigan State |
69 |
962 |
13.94 |
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| Attack % (Min. 3.0 TA/set) |
Cl |
S |
K |
E |
TA |
Pct. |
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|
1. |
Fisher, Tiffany-Purdue | SR |
69 |
155 |
37 |
310 |
.381 |
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|
2. |
Slay, Katie-Penn State | SO |
68 |
137 |
36 |
282 |
.358 |
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|
6. |
Mathews, Alexis-Michigan State | SO |
69 |
136 |
49 |
277 |
.314 |
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|
9. |
Booth, Mariah-Ohio State | JR |
68 |
137 |
50 |
296 |
.294 |
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|
10. |
Barhorst, Kelli-Ohio State | SR |
67 |
132 |
47 |
304 |
.280 |
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| KILLS | Cl |
S |
No. |
Avg/S |
|
|
1. |
Turner, Ariel-Purdue | JR |
69 |
347 |
5.03 |
|
3. |
Rathje, Jenilee-Michigan State | SR |
69 |
299 |
4.33 |
|
4. |
Scott, Ariel-Penn State | SO |
68 |
268 |
3.94 |
|
6. |
Hole, Mari-Ohio State | JR |
68 |
253 |
3.72 |
|
8. |
McClendon, Deja-Penn State | SO |
68 |
246 |
3.62 |
| ASSISTS | Cl |
S |
No. |
Avg/S |
|
|
1. |
Tabberson, Mia-Minnesota | JR |
43 |
502 |
11.67 |
|
4. |
Hancock, Micha-Penn State | FR |
68 |
738 |
10.85 |
|
8. |
Peterson, Amanda-Ohio State | JR |
64 |
563 |
8.80 |
| SERVICE ACES | Cl |
S |
No. |
Avg/S |
|
|
1. |
Hancock, Micha-Penn State | FR |
68 |
56 |
0.82 |
|
2. |
Danks, Emily-Ohio State | JR |
68 |
26 |
0.38 |
|
3. |
Moster, Kori-Michigan State | FR |
69 |
23 |
0.33 |
|
9. |
Longo, Ali-Penn State | SO |
68 |
19 |
0.28 |
| BLOCKS | Cl |
S |
BS |
BA |
Total |
Avg/S |
|
|
1. |
Slay, Katie-Penn State | SO |
68 |
20 |
86 |
106.0 |
1.56 |
|
5. |
Mathews, Alexis-Michigan State | SO |
69 |
8 |
71 |
79.0 |
1.14 |
|
6. |
Booth, Mariah-Ohio State | JR |
68 |
8 |
66 |
74.0 |
1.09 |
|
9. |
White, Jazmine-Michigan State | FR |
46 |
4 |
45 |
49.0 |
1.07 |
| DIGS | Cl |
S |
No. |
Avg/S |
|
|
1. |
Moster, Kori-Michigan State | FR |
69 |
327 |
4.74 |
|
9. |
Longo, Ali-Penn State | SO |
68 |
272 |
4.00 |
|
10. |
Mignin, Sarah-Ohio State | SR |
67 |
246 |
3.67 |
| POINTS | Cl |
S |
K |
SA |
BS |
BA |
Total |
Avg/S |
|
|
1. |
Turner, Ariel-Purdue | JR |
69 |
347 |
6 |
12 |
34 |
382.0 |
5.54 |
|
3. |
Rathje, Jenilee-Michigan State | SR |
69 |
299 |
7 |
6 |
27 |
325.5 |
4.72 |
|
4. |
Scott, Ariel-Penn State | SO |
68 |
268 |
4 |
4 |
56 |
304.0 |
4.47 |
|
6. |
Hole, Mari-Ohio State | JR |
68 |
253 |
10 |
10 |
24 |
285.0 |
4.19 |
|
8. |
McClendon, Deja-Penn State | SO |
68 |
246 |
8 |
7 |
26 |
274.0 |
4.03 |