Mac Podraza

Mac Podraza #5 Setter 6’2″

“Mac Podraza Transfers To Penn State Volleyball,” DigNittanyVolleyball, Jan. 23, 2023

2023 Cumulative Team Stats

2023 Season (Graduate+): Highlights and Awards: Made the All-Big Ten first team … garnered All-Northeast Region recognition … earned a spot on the Academic All-Big Ten Team … named the Big Ten Setter of the Week 3 times … voted MVP of the Penn State Classic … named to the Penn State Invitational All-Tournament Team.

Season Recap: Played in 119 sets while starting all 32 matches at setter … finished with 1,236 assists (10.39/set), 256 digs (2.15/set), 73 blocks (0.61/set) and 14 aces … recorded 13 double-doubles in assists and digs …  … registered a season-high 14 digs twice, doing so first in a 5-set win over Ohio State (10/7), and again in a 5-set match against Purdue (11/5).

NCAA Tournament: in NCAA First Round match vs. Yale (11/30) posted 42 assists, 3 aces and 1 block in 3-1 win over the Bulldogs … tallied season-high 52 assists in addition to 9 digs, 4 blocks and 2 aces in a 5-set win at 15th-ranked Kansas in the NCAA Second Round (12/1).

2023 Season Highs Date Opponent
Kills 4 09/29/2023 Illinois
Assists 52 12/01/2023 Kansas
Points 6 12/01/2023 Kansas
Aces 3 11/30/2023 Yale
Digs 14 11/05/2023 Purdue
Total Blocks 7 08/26/2023 Georgia Tech
Career Offensive Statistics
Season Team Sp Mp K K/s E Ta Pct. A A/s Sa Sa/s Se
2019-20 Ohio St. 85 28 71 0.835 20 153 0.333 537 6.318 6 0.071 20
2020-21 Ohio St. 81 20 72 0.889 17 172 0.320 883 10.901 23 0.284 42
2021-22 Ohio St. 109 32 56 0.514 28 177 0.158 1282 11.761 11 0.101 47
2022-23 Ohio St. 117 32 74 0.632 17 186 0.306 1299 11.103 3 0.026 44
2023-24 Penn St. 119 32 58 0.487 17 155 0.265 1236 10.387 14 0.118 52
Totals: 511 144 331 0.648 99 843 0.275 5237 10.249 57 0.112 205
Career Defensive Statistics
Season Team Dig D/s Re Bs Ba Tb B/s Be Bhe Pts Pts/s
2019-20 Ohio St. 72 0.847 0 4 49 53 0.624 6 12 105.5 1.241
2020-21 Ohio St. 163 2.012 0 1 43 44 0.543 0 13 117.5 1.451
2021-22 Ohio St. 277 2.541 1 5 67 72 0.661 3 12 105.5 0.968
2022-23 Ohio St. 267 2.282 0 10 62 72 0.615 3 9 118 1.009
2023-24 Penn St. 256 2.151 1 4 69 73 0.613 6 14 110.5 0.929
Totals: 1035 2.025 2 24 290 314 0.614 18 60 557 1.090
2023 Match Stats Attack Set Serve Defense Block
Date Opponent Score K E TA % AST E SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE TB BHE PTS
08/25/2023 at Florida L 1 – 3 3 2 7 0.143 39 2 0 2 0 1 0 4 0 4 0 5
08/26/2023 vs Georgia Tech L 1 – 3 0 2 3 -0.667 37 2 1 1 0 9 0 7 0 7 3 4.5
09/01/2023 vs Western Ky. W 3 – 1 4 0 8 0.5 34 0 1 2 0 9 0 0 1 0 0 5
09/02/2023 vs Colgate W 3 – 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 1.5
09/03/2023 vs James Madison W 3 – 1 2 0 4 0.5 39 0 0 4 0 6 1 2 0 3 1 4
09/08/2023 at Temple W 3 – 0 3 0 4 0.75 35 0 1 3 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 4.5
09/10/2023 at Louisville L 0 – 3 0 2 8 -0.25 23 2 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 2 1 1
09/15/2023 vs UMBC W 3 – 0 4 0 6 0.667 35 0 0 2 0 7 0 2 0 2 0 5
09/16/2023 vs Seton Hall W 3 – 1 2 1 8 0.125 40 1 0 2 0 10 0 2 0 2 0 3
09/20/2023 vs Rutgers W 3 – 0 3 0 3 1 45 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3
09/24/2023 at Northwestern W 3 – 0 3 0 4 0.75 36 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 4
09/29/2023 at Illinois W 3 – 0 4 0 6 0.667 32 0 0 2 0 9 0 4 0 4 1 6
09/30/2023 at Minnesota W 3 – 1 3 0 6 0.5 47 0 0 0 0 12 0 4 1 4 1 5
10/06/2023 vs Indiana W 3 – 2 1 1 8 0 45 1 0 1 0 12 0 2 0 2 0 2
10/07/2023 vs Ohio St. W 3 – 2 1 1 5 0 48 1 0 3 0 14 0 2 0 2 0 2
10/13/2023 at Iowa W 3 – 0 2 0 3 0.667 44 0 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 2.5
10/14/2023 at Nebraska L 0 – 3 1 0 3 0.333 27 0 0 1 0 4 0 2 1 2 0 2
10/20/2023 vs Iowa W 3 – 0 2 0 2 1 33 0 0 2 0 10 0 1 0 1 0 2.5
10/22/2023 vs Purdue L 1 – 3 1 2 3 -0.333 41 2 0 0 0 10 0 3 0 3 0 2.5
10/27/2023 at Michigan W 3 – 1 1 1 5 0 46 1 0 2 0 8 0 1 0 1 0 1.5
10/28/2023 at Michigan St. L 2 – 3 1 1 6 0 37 1 1 3 0 12 2 3 0 5 0 5.5
11/03/2023 vs Nebraska L 2 – 3 2 0 5 0.4 50 0 0 2 1 5 0 1 1 1 0 2.5
11/05/2023 at Purdue L 2 – 3 0 1 5 -0.2 49 1 1 0 0 14 1 3 0 4 1 3.5
11/10/2023 vs Michigan W 3 – 0 3 0 5 0.6 32 0 1 2 0 4 0 3 0 3 0 5.5
11/11/2023 vs Wisconsin W 3 – 1 2 1 4 0.25 51 1 0 4 0 13 0 4 0 4 0 4
11/17/2023 vs Michigan St. W 3 – 1 3 1 7 0.286 44 1 1 1 0 7 0 2 0 2 0 5
11/18/2023 vs Northwestern W 3 – 0 0 0 3 0 40 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0.5
11/22/2023 at Maryland W 3 – 0 1 0 4 0.25 29 0 0 1 0 12 0 2 0 2 2 2
11/24/2023 at Ohio St. W 3 – 0 2 1 4 0.25 34 1 1 1 0 13 0 2 0 2 0 4
11/30/2023 vs Yale W 3 – 1 1 0 7 0.143 42 0 3 3 0 10 0 1 0 1 3 4.5
12/01/2023 at Kansas W 3 – 2 2 0 5 0.4 52 0 2 2 0 9 0 4 1 4 1 6
12/07/2023 at Wisconsin L 1 – 3 1 0 4 0.25 38 0 0 1 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals: 58 17 155 0.265 1236 17 14 52 1 256 4 69 6 73 14 110.5
Before Penn State: 2022 (Senior Season at Ohio State): Named an AVCA 2nd-team All-American … voted the Big Ten Setter of the Year and made the All-Big Ten first team … garnered All-Northeast Region recognition … earned a spot on the Academic All-Big Ten Team … named the Big Ten Setter of the Week five times … played in 117 sets over 32 matches … finished with 1,299 assists (11.10/set), 267 digs (2.28/set), 72 blocks and 74 kills … recorded 12 double-doubles with assists and digs … registered 40 or more assists in a match 17 times, including a season-high 60 in a 5-set win over Penn State (10/7) … tallied double-digit digs 10 times, including a season-high 17 in a 5-set match at Nebraska (9/24).

2021 (Junior Season at Ohio State): Named an AVCA third-team All-American … made the All-Big Ten first team … garnered All-Northeast Region recognition … earned a spot on the Academic All-Big Ten Team … named the Big Ten Setter of the Week 3 times … Played in 109 sets over 32 matches … finished with 1,282 assists (11.76/set), 277 digs (2.54/set), 72 blocks, and 56 kills … recorded 11 double-doubles with assists and digs … totaled 40 or more assists in a match 20 times, including a season-high 54 in a 5-set win over Notre Dame (9/19) and a 5-set match at Purdue (9/24) … reached double-digit digs 10 times, including a season-high 18 in a 4-set match at Minnesota (10/24).

2020-21 (Sophomore Season at Ohio State): Named an AVCA honorable-mention All-American … made the All-Big Ten first team … garnered All-Northeast Region recognition … earned a spot on the Academic All-Big Ten Team … named the Big Ten Setter of the Week 4 times … played in 81 sets over 20 matches … finished with 883 assists (10.90/set), 163 digs (2.01/set), 44 blocks, 72 kills, and 23 aces.

2019 (Freshman Season at Ohio State): Played in 85 sets over 28 matches … finished with 537 assists, 72 digs, 53 blocks, and 71 kills … totaled 40 assists or more 3 times, including a season-high 66 in a 5-set match against Texas Tech (8/30).

High School: Was a 4-year letterwinner at Big Walnut High School … named District and OCC Player of the Year as a senior … received Under Armour second-team All-America recognition … was a 2-time USAV All-American and JVA All-National Team member … earned 2 All-OCC awards … eclipsed 1,000 career assists during her junior season … was the 2016 OCC Player of the Year … played club volleyball with Mintonette Sports, which she led to a U16 USA Volleyball Girls Junior National Championship.

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