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11 Kelsey Tietje
Kelsey Tietje
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Year:
    Fr
  • Hometown:
    Deshler, Ohio
  • High School:
    Patrick Henry
  • Position:
    MB
  • Major:
    Business Administration
  • m
    29
  • k/s
    1.47
  • h %
    .254
  • a/s
    0.03
  • b/s
    0.85
  • sa/s
    0.00
  • d/s
    0.37

Bio

Freshman (2013): HCAC All-Freshman Team Selection ... Appeared in 29 matches, with 103 sets played … Recorded 151 kills, averaging 1.47 per set … Had 355 total attacks, with 61 attacking errors, finishing with a .254 attacking percentage ... Recorded three assists … Had two serve attempts with no errors, a 1.000 serve percentage ... Recorded 38 digs, averaging 0.37 digs per set ... Made 88 total blocks ... Made 24 solo blocks ... Made 64 assisted blocks ... Averaged 0.85 blocks per set ... Scored 207 total points, averaging 2.01 points per set. 

Prep: Three-year letterwinner at Patrick Henry High for head coach Bretta Hagerty … Earned First-Team Northwest Ohio Athletic League and First-Team District 7 during senior campaign … Also lettered four years in basketball and was selected Second-Team All-Ohio, District 7 Player of the Year, NWOAL Player of the Year for her efforts in senior season … Honor Roll student all four years.

Personal: Kelsey Tietje … Daughter of Ervin and Lori Tietje … Brothers Kyle and Kevin played basketball at DC and graduated in 2012, while third brother Kent is a current member of the basketball team … Cousin Chris Tietje played football at DC and graduated in 2008, while fellow cousin Jessica Tietje played volleyball for the Purple and Gold and graduated in 2012 and is now the assistant coach for the volleyball program … Majoring in business administration … Member of the Defiance women’s basketball team.

 

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Oct 23 Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-0
Oct 26 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 3-0
Oct 26 vs. Ill. Wesleyan W, 3-1
Oct 30 at Bluffton W, 3-1
Nov 2 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 3-0
Nov 9 Hanover (Ind.) L, 3-0
  Total Conference
Matches 29 9
Sets 103 30
Kills 151 33
Kills per set 1.47 1.10
Errors 61 10
Total Attacks 355 76
Hitting Percentage .254 .303
Assists 3 2
Assists per set 0.03 0.07
Service Aces 0 0
Service Errors 0 0
Service Aces per set 0.00 0.00
Receptions 0 0
Reception Errors 1 0
Digs 38 10
Digs per set 0.37 0.33
Block Solo 24 7
Block Assist 64 25
Block Total 88 32
Blocks per set 0.85 1.07
Block Errors 3 1
Ball Handling Errors 3 0
Points 207.0 52.5
Points per set 2.0 1.8
Matches started 14 5

Game Log - Offense

Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Aug 30 at Capital W, 3-2 1 5 11 3 27 .296 0 14.0
Aug 30 vs. Denison W, 3-1 - 4 0 6 7 -.857 0 8.5
Aug 31 at Otterbein L, 3-2 1 5 0 1 8 -.125 0 2.5
Aug 31 vs. Kenyon W, 3-1 - 4 4 0 7 .571 0 6.5
Sep 4 Northwestern Ohio L, 3-1 1 4 7 1 12 .500 0 8.0
Sep 7 vs. Ohio Wesleyan W, 3-0 - 3 4 2 13 .154 0 5.0
Sep 7 vs. Muskingum W, 3-0 - 3 9 0 17 .529 0 9.5
Sep 8 vs. Webster W, 3-0 - 3 9 4 18 .278 0 10.0
Sep 8 vs. Kenyon W, 3-0 - 3 6 2 13 .308 0 6.5
Sep 10 at Heidelberg W, 3-2 1 5 12 5 20 .350 0 13.0
Sep 14 at Hiram L, 3-2 - 4 1 1 4 .000 0 4.0
Sep 14 vs. Baldwin Wallace W, 3-1 - 3 8 3 15 .333 0 10.0
Sep 21 vs. Wilmington (Ohio) W, 3-0 1 3 7 2 13 .385 0 7.5
Sep 21 at Mount Union L, 3-0 1 3 5 2 20 .150 0 6.0
Sep 28 vs. Wooster W, 3-0 1 3 10 2 15 .533 0 11.5
Sep 28 at DePauw L, 3-0 - 3 5 2 10 .300 0 5.5
Oct 5 Mt. St. Joseph W, 3-1 - 4 2 0 5 .400 1 2.5
Oct 5 Trine (Ind.) W, 3-1 - 4 4 5 16 -.063 0 4.0
Oct 9 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 2 1 4 .250 0 4.5
Oct 12 at Transylvania (Ky.) W, 3-1 1 4 1 2 7 -.143 0 2.5
Oct 12 vs. Washington and Lee W, 3-1 1 4 3 2 13 .077 0 4.5
Oct 16 Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-0 1 3 4 0 7 .571 0 5.5
Oct 18 Franklin (Ind.) W, 3-0 1 3 4 0 13 .308 0 4.5
Oct 23 Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-0 1 3 3 3 9 .000 1 6.5
Oct 26 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 7 0 9 .778 0 9.0
Oct 26 vs. Ill. Wesleyan W, 3-1 - 4 6 2 15 .267 1 7.0
Oct 30 at Bluffton W, 3-1 1 4 7 2 13 .385 0 12.0
Nov 2 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 3 2 9 .111 0 5.5
Nov 9 Hanover (Ind.) L, 3-0 1 3 7 6 16 .063 0 11.0

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Aug 30 at Capital W, 3-2 1 5 2 2 2 0 4 0
Aug 30 vs. Denison W, 3-1 - 4 2 6 5 1 11 0
Aug 31 at Otterbein L, 3-2 1 5 0 2 1 0 3 0
Aug 31 vs. Kenyon W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 5 0 5 0
Sep 4 Northwestern Ohio L, 3-1 1 4 3 0 2 0 2 0
Sep 7 vs. Ohio Wesleyan W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 2 0 2 0
Sep 7 vs. Muskingum W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 8 vs. Webster W, 3-0 - 3 0 1 0 0 1 0
Sep 8 vs. Kenyon W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 10 at Heidelberg W, 3-2 1 5 5 1 0 0 1 0
Sep 14 at Hiram L, 3-2 - 4 0 1 4 0 5 3
Sep 14 vs. Baldwin Wallace W, 3-1 - 3 2 0 4 0 4 0
Sep 21 vs. Wilmington (Ohio) W, 3-0 1 3 2 0 1 1 1 0
Sep 21 at Mount Union L, 3-0 1 3 1 0 2 0 2 0
Sep 28 vs. Wooster W, 3-0 1 3 2 0 3 0 3 0
Sep 28 at DePauw L, 3-0 - 3 2 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 5 Mt. St. Joseph W, 3-1 - 4 4 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 5 Trine (Ind.) W, 3-1 - 4 2 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 9 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 1 1 3 0 4 0
Oct 12 at Transylvania (Ky.) W, 3-1 1 4 0 0 3 1 3 0
Oct 12 vs. Washington and Lee W, 3-1 1 4 1 0 3 0 3 0
Oct 16 Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-0 1 3 0 1 1 0 2 0
Oct 18 Franklin (Ind.) W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 23 Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-0 1 3 1 2 3 0 5 0
Oct 26 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 1 1 2 0 3 0
Oct 26 vs. Ill. Wesleyan W, 3-1 - 4 2 1 0 0 1 0
Oct 30 at Bluffton W, 3-1 1 4 1 1 8 0 9 0
Nov 2 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 1 1 3 0 4 0
Nov 9 Hanover (Ind.) L, 3-0 1 3 0 3 2 0 5 0

Game Log - Serve/Receive

Date Opponent Score ms s sa se r re
Aug 30 at Capital W, 3-2 1 5 0 0 0 0
Aug 30 vs. Denison W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 - 0
Aug 31 at Otterbein L, 3-2 1 5 0 0 0 0
Aug 31 vs. Kenyon W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 - 0
Sep 4 Northwestern Ohio L, 3-1 1 4 0 0 - 0
Sep 7 vs. Ohio Wesleyan W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0
Sep 7 vs. Muskingum W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 - 0
Sep 8 vs. Webster W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 - 0
Sep 8 vs. Kenyon W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 - 0
Sep 10 at Heidelberg W, 3-2 1 5 0 0 0 0
Sep 14 at Hiram L, 3-2 - 4 0 0 0 0
Sep 14 vs. Baldwin Wallace W, 3-1 - 3 0 0 - 0
Sep 21 vs. Wilmington (Ohio) W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 - 0
Sep 21 at Mount Union L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 - 0
Sep 28 vs. Wooster W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0
Sep 28 at DePauw L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 - 0
Oct 5 Mt. St. Joseph W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 0
Oct 5 Trine (Ind.) W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 0
Oct 9 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0
Oct 12 at Transylvania (Ky.) W, 3-1 1 4 0 0 - 0
Oct 12 vs. Washington and Lee W, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 0
Oct 16 Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0
Oct 18 Franklin (Ind.) W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0
Oct 23 Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0
Oct 26 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 - 0
Oct 26 vs. Ill. Wesleyan W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 0
Oct 30 at Bluffton W, 3-1 1 4 0 0 - 0
Nov 2 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0
Nov 9 Hanover (Ind.) L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 - 1

Career Stats - Offense

  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s pts pts/s
2013-14 29 103 151 1.47 61 355 .254 3 0.03 207.0 2.0
2014-15 30 103 184 1.79 80 575 .181 4 0.04 221.5 2.2
Total 59 206 335 1.63 141 930 .209 7 0.03 428.5 2.1

Career Stats - Defense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2013-14 29 103 38 0.37 24 64 88 0.85
2014-15 30 103 31 0.30 18 39 57 0.55
Total 59 206 69 0.33 42 103 145 0.70

Career Stats - Serve/Receive

  m s sa sa/s r re
2013-14 29 103 0 0.00 0 1
2014-15 30 103 0 0.00 0 0
Total 59 206 0 0.00 0 1

Splits Stats - Offense

  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event                      
Total 29 103 151 1.47 61 355 .254 3 0.03 207.0 2.0
Conference 9 30 33 1.10 10 76 .303 2 0.07 52.5 1.8
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - -
Location                      
Home 7 24 31 1.29 15 78 .205 2 0.08 42.0 1.8
Away 11 42 54 1.29 21 131 .252 0 0.00 78.5 1.9
Neutral 11 37 66 1.78 25 146 .281 1 0.03 86.5 2.3
Result                      
Wins 23 81 126 1.56 48 285 .274 3 0.04 170.0 2.1
Losses 6 22 25 1.14 13 70 .171 0 0.00 37.0 1.7
Month                      
August 4 18 15 0.83 10 49 .102 0 0.00 31.5 1.8
September 12 40 83 2.08 26 170 .335 0 0.00 96.5 2.4
October 11 39 43 1.10 17 111 .234 3 0.08 62.5 1.6
November 2 6 10 1.67 8 25 .080 0 0.00 16.5 2.8

Splits Stats - Defense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event                
Total 29 103 38 0.37 24 64 88 0.85
Conference 9 30 10 0.33 7 25 32 1.07
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 7 24 11 0.46 6 10 16 0.67
Away 11 42 14 0.33 10 29 39 0.93
Neutral 11 37 13 0.35 8 25 33 0.89
Result                
Wins 23 81 32 0.40 18 52 70 0.86
Losses 6 22 6 0.27 6 12 18 0.82
Month                
August 4 18 4 0.22 10 13 23 1.28
September 12 40 19 0.47 3 21 24 0.60
October 11 39 14 0.36 7 25 32 0.82
November 2 6 1 0.17 4 5 9 1.50

Splits Stats - Serve/Receive

  m s sa sa/s r re
Event            
Total 29 103 0 0.00 0 1
Conference 9 30 0 0.00 0 0
Exhibition - - - - - -
Location            
Home 7 24 0 0.00 0 1
Away 11 42 0 0.00 0 0
Neutral 11 37 0 0.00 0 0
Result            
Wins 23 81 0 0.00 0 0
Losses 6 22 0 0.00 0 1
Month            
August 4 18 0 0.00 0 0
September 12 40 0 0.00 0 0
October 11 39 0 0.00 0 0
November 2 6 0 0.00 0 1

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