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13 Heather Bradshaw
Heather Bradshaw
  • Height:
    5-6
  • Year:
    Jr
  • Hometown:
    Dexter, Mich.
  • High School:
    Dexter
  • Position:
    DS
  • Major:
    Secondary Education
  • m
    32
  • k/s
    0.02
  • h %
    -.300
  • a/s
    0.09
  • b/s
    0.01
  • sa/s
    0.03
  • d/s
    2.42

Bio

2008 at Defiance: Continued role as DC’s defensive ace while seeing action in 107 sets … Team-leading 447 digs marked second-straight season with over 400 digs … Ranked fifth in Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference with 4.18 digs per set … Eclipsed the 20-dig plateau nine times … Had at least eight digs in all 28 matches … Averaged 19.0 digs per match en route to claiming DC Invitational Best-Defensive-Player honors … Named to HCAC All-Academic Team … Ended season as DC’s all-time career leader with 4.68 digs per set. 

2007 at Defiance: Played in 91 sets for Defiance as a defensive specialist and libero during freshman season … Consistently strong play in the back row led to a team-leading 479 digs … Ranked second in the HCAC in digs per set … Scooped 20-or-more digs in 13 matches. 

High School: Played four seasons at Dexter High … Led team in digs in junior and senior years … Named all-conference and all-area during senior campaign ... Graduated Cum Laude … Named Scholar Athlete all four years … Four-time member of Academic Honor Roll … Leader of school’s National Honor Society. 

Personal: Majoring in integrated social studies … Daughter of David and Carol Bradshaw. 

 

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Oct 24 at Kenyon W, 3-0
Oct 24 vs. Allegheny W, 3-1
Nov 1 Franklin (Ind.) W, 3-0
Nov 3 at Bluffton L, 3-0
Nov 7 vs. Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 3-2
Nov 7 at Bluffton L, 3-1
  Total Conference
Matches 32 8
Sets 100 26
Kills 2 2
Kills per set 0.02 0.08
Errors 5 2
Total Attacks 10 5
Hitting Percentage -.300 .000
Assists 9 2
Assists per set 0.09 0.08
Service Aces 3 0
Service Errors 2 0
Service Aces per set 0.03 0.00
Receptions 124 23
Reception Errors 21 7
Digs 242 64
Digs per set 2.42 2.46
Block Solo 0 0
Block Assist 1 0
Block Total 1 0
Blocks per set 0.01 0.00
Block Errors 0 0
Ball Handling Errors 0 0
Points 5.5 2.0
Points per set 0.1 0.1
Matches started - -

Game Log - Offense

Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Sep 4 vs. Oberlin W, 3-2 - 2 0 0 0 - 0 1.0
Sep 4 vs. Alma (Mich.) L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Sep 5 vs. Case Western Reserve L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Sep 5 vs. Westminster (Pa.) W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Sep 8 at Ohio Northern L, 3-0 - 3 0 1 1 -1.000 0 0.0
Sep 11 Siena Heights W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 1 0.0
Sep 11 Huntington W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 - 0 1.0
Sep 12 Concordia (MI) W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 12 Concordia W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Sep 12 Marygrove W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Heidelberg L, 3-1 - 1 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Sep 16 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 1 1.0
Sep 18 vs. Carlow W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Sep 18 vs. Kenyon W, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Sep 19 vs. Ohio Valley W, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Sep 19 at Marietta L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Sep 25 at Franklin (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Sep 26 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 3-2 - 4 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Oct 3 Mt. St. Joseph L, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Oct 3 Kenyon W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 1 0.0
Oct 4 Hanover (Ind.) L, 3-2 - 5 2 1 3 .333 0 2.0
Oct 4 Kalamazoo W, 3-2 - 5 0 2 2 -1.000 1 0.0
Oct 9 at Centre (Ky.) L, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Oct 10 at Transylvania (Ky.) W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 .000 0 0.0
Oct 10 vs. Cincinnati-Clermont W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Oct 14 Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 1 0.0
Oct 17 Marygrove W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 - 1 0.0
Oct 22 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 0 1 1 -1.000 0 0.0
Oct 24 at Kenyon W, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Oct 24 vs. Allegheny W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 2 .000 0 0.0
Nov 1 Franklin (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Nov 3 at Bluffton L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 1 0.0
Nov 7 vs. Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 - 1 0.0
Nov 7 at Bluffton L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 1 0.5

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Sep 4 vs. Oberlin W, 3-2 - 2 5 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 4 vs. Alma (Mich.) L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 5 vs. Case Western Reserve L, 3-0 - 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 5 vs. Westminster (Pa.) W, 3-0 - 3 6 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 8 at Ohio Northern L, 3-0 - 3 10 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 11 Siena Heights W, 3-1 - 4 19 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 11 Huntington W, 3-2 - 5 10 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 12 Concordia (MI) W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 12 Concordia W, 3-0 - 3 9 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 12 Marygrove W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Heidelberg L, 3-1 - 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 16 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 5 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 18 vs. Carlow W, 3-0 - 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 18 vs. Kenyon W, 3-0 - 2 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 19 vs. Ohio Valley W, 3-0 - 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 19 at Marietta L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 25 at Franklin (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 26 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 3-2 - 4 4 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 3 Mt. St. Joseph L, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 3 Kenyon W, 3-1 - 4 15 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 4 Hanover (Ind.) L, 3-2 - 5 15 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 4 Kalamazoo W, 3-2 - 5 15 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 9 at Centre (Ky.) L, 3-2 - 5 17 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 10 at Transylvania (Ky.) W, 3-0 - 3 7 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 10 vs. Cincinnati-Clermont W, 3-0 - 3 5 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 14 Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 10 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 17 Marygrove W, 3-0 - 1 4 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 22 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 5 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 24 at Kenyon W, 3-0 - 2 3 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 24 vs. Allegheny W, 3-1 - 4 11 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 1 Franklin (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 13 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 3 at Bluffton L, 3-0 - 3 10 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 7 vs. Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 3-2 - 5 16 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 7 at Bluffton L, 3-1 - 4 13 0 1 0 1 0

Game Log - Serve/Receive

Date Opponent Score ms s sa se r re
Sep 4 vs. Oberlin W, 3-2 - 2 1 0 0 0
Sep 4 vs. Alma (Mich.) L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 1
Sep 5 vs. Case Western Reserve L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0
Sep 5 vs. Westminster (Pa.) W, 3-0 - 3 0 1 0 0
Sep 8 at Ohio Northern L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 30 2
Sep 11 Siena Heights W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 1 1
Sep 11 Huntington W, 3-2 - 5 1 0 0 0
Sep 12 Concordia (MI) W, 3-0 - - - - - -
Sep 12 Concordia W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0
Sep 12 Marygrove W, 3-0 - - - - - -
Sep 15 Heidelberg L, 3-1 - 1 0 0 0 0
Sep 16 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 1 1 0 0
Sep 18 vs. Carlow W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 1
Sep 18 vs. Kenyon W, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 0
Sep 19 vs. Ohio Valley W, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 0
Sep 19 at Marietta L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0
Sep 25 at Franklin (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0
Sep 26 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 3-2 - 4 0 0 0 1
Oct 3 Mt. St. Joseph L, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 0
Oct 3 Kenyon W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 1 1
Oct 4 Hanover (Ind.) L, 3-2 - 5 0 0 2 2
Oct 4 Kalamazoo W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 1 1
Oct 9 at Centre (Ky.) L, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 0
Oct 10 at Transylvania (Ky.) W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0
Oct 10 vs. Cincinnati-Clermont W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 2
Oct 14 Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 1
Oct 17 Marygrove W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 1 1
Oct 22 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 1
Oct 24 at Kenyon W, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 0
Oct 24 vs. Allegheny W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 0
Nov 1 Franklin (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 1
Nov 3 at Bluffton L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 19 1
Nov 7 vs. Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 29 0
Nov 7 at Bluffton L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 38 4

Career Stats - Offense

  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s pts pts/s
2008-09 28 107 6 0.06 5 33 .030 8 0.07 23.5 0.2
2009-10 32 100 2 0.02 5 10 -.300 9 0.09 5.5 0.1
2010-11 32 119 2 0.02 4 7 -.286 15 0.13 2.0 0.0
Total 92 326 10 0.03 14 50 -.080 32 0.10 31.0 0.1

Career Stats - Defense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2008-09 28 107 447 4.18 0 1 1 0.01
2009-10 32 100 242 2.42 0 1 1 0.01
2010-11 32 119 408 3.43 0 0 0 0.00
Total 92 326 1097 3.37 0 2 2 0.01

Career Stats - Serve/Receive

  m s sa sa/s r re
2008-09 28 107 17 0.16 16 50
2009-10 32 100 3 0.03 124 21
2010-11 32 119 0 0.00 92 44
Total 92 326 20 0.06 232 115

Splits Stats - Offense

  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event                      
Total 32 100 2 0.02 5 10 -.300 9 0.09 5.5 0.1
Conference 8 26 2 0.08 2 5 .000 2 0.08 2.0 0.1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - -
Location                      
Home 11 36 2 0.06 3 5 -.200 5 0.14 3.0 0.1
Away 11 36 0 0.00 2 3 -.667 3 0.08 1.5 0.0
Neutral 10 28 0 0.00 0 2 .000 1 0.04 1.0 0.0
Result                      
Wins 21 64 0 0.00 3 6 -.500 7 0.11 3.0 0.0
Losses 11 36 2 0.06 2 4 .000 2 0.06 2.5 0.1
Month                      
September 16 45 0 0.00 1 1 -1.000 2 0.04 3.0 0.1
October 12 40 2 0.05 4 9 -.222 4 0.10 2.0 0.1
November 4 15 0 0.00 0 0 - 3 0.20 0.5 0.0

Splits Stats - Defense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event                
Total 32 100 242 2.42 0 1 1 0.01
Conference 8 26 64 2.46 0 0 0 0.00
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 11 36 113 3.14 0 0 0 0.00
Away 11 36 77 2.14 0 1 1 0.03
Neutral 10 28 52 1.86 0 0 0 0.00
Result                
Wins 21 64 167 2.61 0 0 0 0.00
Losses 11 36 75 2.08 0 1 1 0.03
Month                
September 16 45 83 1.84 0 0 0 0.00
October 12 40 107 2.67 0 0 0 0.00
November 4 15 52 3.47 0 1 1 0.07

Splits Stats - Serve/Receive

  m s sa sa/s r re
Event            
Total 32 100 3 0.03 124 21
Conference 8 26 0 0.00 23 7
Exhibition - - - - - -
Location            
Home 11 36 1 0.03 8 8
Away 11 36 1 0.03 87 9
Neutral 10 28 1 0.04 29 4
Result            
Wins 21 64 3 0.05 35 10
Losses 11 36 0 0.00 89 11
Month            
September 16 45 3 0.07 31 6
October 12 40 0 0.00 6 9
November 4 15 0 0.00 87 6

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