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8 Ari Mahaffey
Ari Mahaffey
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Porter, Ind.
  • High School:
    Chesterton
  • Position:
    OH
  • Major:
    Early Childhood Education
  • m
    24
  • k/s
    0.74
  • h %
    .137
  • a/s
    8.85
  • b/s
    0.36
  • sa/s
    0.31
  • d/s
    2.72

Bio

Senior (2016):  Played in 24 matches and 88 sets ... Led the team in set assists with 779 (8.85 assists per set) ... Her 779 assists were sixth most in the HCAC ... Had a career-high 57 assists in match against Franklin (Ind.) on Oct. 29, which were three shy of tying school single-match record ...  Finished second on the team in service aces with 27 ... Also had 65 kills (0.74 kills per set) with a .137 attack percentage ... Was second in digs with 239 (2.72 digs per set) ... Recorded 13 matches with 10 or more digs, including a season-high 20 digs against Hanover (Ind.) College on Oct. 30 ... Had 32 total blocks (seven solo and 25 assists).

Junior (2015):  Played in all 30 matches, including 114 sets ... Recorded 90 kills with a .178 hitting percentage ... Led the team in assists with 918 and averaged 8.05 assists per game ... Led the team with 37 service aces on the season ... Earned a season-high in aces (six) the first game of the season against Emory University ... Had 297 digs, averaging 2.61 digs per set ... Posted a career-high 23 dig effort in match against John Carroll on Sept. 18 ... Led the team in blocks with a total of 36 on the season (21 solo and nine assists). 

Sophomore (2014):  Played in all 30 matches, including 103 sets ... Finished the season third on the team in kills with 218 ... Averaged 2.12 kills per set ... Had six matches with 10 or more kills with a career-high 16 kills against Baldwin Wallace University on Sept. 13 ... Amongst the team leaders in services with 13 ... Sixth on the team in digs with 121 (1.17 digs per set) ... Sixth in total blocks with 21 (eight solo and 13 assists).

Freshman (2013):  Appeared in 21 matches, with 42 sets played … Recorded 36 kills, averaging 0.86 per set … Had 158 total attacks, with 28 attacking errors, finishing with a .051 attacking percentage ... Recorded five assists … Had eight service aces ... Had 30 serve attempts with 10 service errors, a .667 serve percentage ... Recorded 18 digs, averaging 0.43 digs per set ... Made six total blocks ... Made three solo blocks ... Made three assisted blocks ... Averaged 0.14 blocks per set ... Scored 48.5 total points, averaging 1.15 points per set.

Prep:  Attended Chesterton High and played volleyball for head coach T.R. Harlan … Also participated in basketball and in track, where the team won sectionals in both 2011 and 2012 … Was the 2012 track and field Chesterton Relays Most Valuable Player … Scholar-athlete.

Personal:  Daughter of Michael and Suzanne Mahaffey … Majoring in early childhood education.

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Oct 22 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 3-1
Oct 26 Earlham (Ind.) W, 3-0
Oct 29 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 3-2
Oct 29 vs. Kenyon W, 3-0
Oct 30 Hanover (Ind.) L, 3-2
Nov 2 Manchester (Ind.) L, 3-1
  Total Conference
Matches 24 9
Sets 88 37
Kills 65 25
Kills per set 0.74 0.68
Errors 31 12
Total Attacks 249 99
Hitting Percentage .137 .131
Assists 779 369
Assists per set 8.85 9.97
Service Aces 27 5
Service Errors 19 7
Service Aces per set 0.31 0.14
Receptions 14 2
Reception Errors 2 1
Digs 239 104
Digs per set 2.72 2.81
Block Solo 7 3
Block Assist 25 11
Block Total 32 14
Blocks per set 0.36 0.38
Block Errors 10 1
Ball Handling Errors 36 21
Points 111.5 38.5
Points per set 1.3 1.0
Matches started 22 9

Game Log - Offense

Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Sep 2 vs. Ohio Wesleyan L, 3-0 1 3 3 6 18 -.167 14 4.5
Sep 3 vs. Trine (Ind.) W, 3-1 1 4 9 5 28 .143 17 11.5
Sep 3 vs. Thomas More L, 3-1 1 4 4 1 16 .188 25 9.0
Sep 9 at Baldwin Wallace L, 3-0 1 3 0 1 5 -.200 28 2.0
Sep 9 vs. Mount Union L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 5 .000 19 2.5
Sep 10 at Case Western Reserve L, 3-1 1 4 2 0 10 .200 33 7.5
Sep 10 vs. Denison W, 3-0 1 3 2 1 5 .200 38 5.5
Sep 13 Heidelberg L, 3-1 1 4 4 1 16 .188 31 6.0
Sep 16 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 3-1 1 4 1 0 9 .111 35 2.5
Sep 17 vs. Westminster (Pa.) W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 4 .250 38 3.0
Sep 17 vs. Case Western Reserve L, 3-2 - 5 6 1 11 .455 26 7.0
Sep 27 at Ohio Northern L, 3-0 1 3 1 1 4 .000 28 3.5
Oct 1 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 3-1 1 4 0 0 5 .000 40 1.5
Oct 1 vs. Otterbein W, 3-0 1 3 2 1 4 .250 32 3.5
Oct 5 Bluffton L, 3-0 1 3 3 0 6 .500 30 5.0
Oct 7 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 3-1 1 4 4 0 19 .211 29 5.0
Oct 12 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-2 1 5 3 0 12 .250 47 4.0
Oct 14 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-1 1 4 6 4 17 .118 45 8.5
Oct 22 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 3-1 1 4 1 1 10 .000 39 3.0
Oct 26 Earlham (Ind.) W, 3-0 1 3 3 0 10 .300 35 4.5
Oct 29 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 3-2 1 5 2 3 9 -.111 57 2.0
Oct 29 vs. Kenyon W, 3-0 1 3 4 0 8 .500 29 4.0
Oct 30 Hanover (Ind.) L, 3-2 1 5 3 4 11 -.091 47 5.0
Nov 2 Manchester (Ind.) L, 3-1 1 2 1 1 7 .000 17 1.0

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Sep 2 vs. Ohio Wesleyan L, 3-0 1 3 10 0 1 0 1 2
Sep 3 vs. Trine (Ind.) W, 3-1 1 4 9 0 1 1 1 1
Sep 3 vs. Thomas More L, 3-1 1 4 9 3 2 1 5 0
Sep 9 at Baldwin Wallace L, 3-0 1 3 7 0 0 2 0 2
Sep 9 vs. Mount Union L, 3-0 1 3 8 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 10 at Case Western Reserve L, 3-1 1 4 10 0 1 3 1 0
Sep 10 vs. Denison W, 3-0 1 3 13 0 3 1 3 0
Sep 13 Heidelberg L, 3-1 1 4 13 0 0 0 0 3
Sep 16 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 3-1 1 4 15 0 1 0 1 1
Sep 17 vs. Westminster (Pa.) W, 3-0 - 3 14 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 17 vs. Case Western Reserve L, 3-2 - 5 9 0 2 0 2 0
Sep 27 at Ohio Northern L, 3-0 1 3 5 1 1 0 2 2
Oct 1 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 3-1 1 4 6 1 1 0 2 2
Oct 1 vs. Otterbein W, 3-0 1 3 5 0 1 0 1 3
Oct 5 Bluffton L, 3-0 1 3 10 0 2 0 2 3
Oct 7 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 3-1 1 4 11 1 0 0 1 2
Oct 12 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-2 1 5 10 0 0 0 0 3
Oct 14 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-1 1 4 11 1 3 1 4 1
Oct 22 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 3-1 1 4 15 0 0 0 0 4
Oct 26 Earlham (Ind.) W, 3-0 1 3 8 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 29 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 3-2 1 5 13 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 29 vs. Kenyon W, 3-0 1 3 4 0 0 1 0 0
Oct 30 Hanover (Ind.) L, 3-2 1 5 20 0 4 0 4 6
Nov 2 Manchester (Ind.) L, 3-1 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 1

Game Log - Serve/Receive

Date Opponent Score ms s sa se r re
Sep 2 vs. Ohio Wesleyan L, 3-0 1 3 1 0 - 0
Sep 3 vs. Trine (Ind.) W, 3-1 1 4 2 1 5 1
Sep 3 vs. Thomas More L, 3-1 1 4 1 1 2 0
Sep 9 at Baldwin Wallace L, 3-0 1 3 2 0 1 0
Sep 9 vs. Mount Union L, 3-0 1 3 2 0 1 0
Sep 10 at Case Western Reserve L, 3-1 1 4 5 1 0 0
Sep 10 vs. Denison W, 3-0 1 3 2 0 - 0
Sep 13 Heidelberg L, 3-1 1 4 2 0 0 0
Sep 16 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 3-1 1 4 1 0 1 0
Sep 17 vs. Westminster (Pa.) W, 3-0 - 3 2 1 0 0
Sep 17 vs. Case Western Reserve L, 3-2 - 5 0 2 0 0
Sep 27 at Ohio Northern L, 3-0 1 3 1 1 0 0
Oct 1 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 3-1 1 4 0 1 0 0
Oct 1 vs. Otterbein W, 3-0 1 3 1 1 1 0
Oct 5 Bluffton L, 3-0 1 3 1 0 0 0
Oct 7 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 3-1 1 4 0 0 1 0
Oct 12 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-2 1 5 1 2 - 0
Oct 14 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 3-1 - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-1 1 4 0 0 1 1
Oct 22 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 3-1 1 4 2 1 0 0
Oct 26 Earlham (Ind.) W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 0 0
Oct 29 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 3-2 1 5 0 2 0 0
Oct 29 vs. Kenyon W, 3-0 1 3 0 3 0 0
Oct 30 Hanover (Ind.) L, 3-2 1 5 0 1 0 0
Nov 2 Manchester (Ind.) L, 3-1 1 2 0 1 1 0

Career Stats - Offense

  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s pts pts/s
2013-14 21 42 36 0.86 28 158 .051 5 0.12 48.5 1.2
2014-15 30 103 218 2.12 138 806 .099 9 0.09 244.5 2.4
2015-16 30 114 90 0.79 37 297 .178 918 8.05 149.0 1.3
2016-17 24 88 65 0.74 31 249 .137 779 8.85 111.5 1.3
Total 105 347 409 1.18 234 1510 .116 1711 4.93 553.5 1.6

Career Stats - Defense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2013-14 21 42 18 0.43 3 3 6 0.14
2014-15 30 103 121 1.17 7 13 20 0.19
2015-16 30 114 297 2.61 13 18 31 0.27
2016-17 24 88 239 2.72 7 25 32 0.36
Total 105 347 675 1.95 30 59 89 0.26

Career Stats - Serve/Receive

  m s sa sa/s r re
2013-14 21 42 8 0.19 8 5
2014-15 30 103 13 0.13 98 24
2015-16 30 114 37 0.32 0 3
2016-17 24 88 27 0.31 14 2
Total 105 347 85 0.24 120 34

Splits Stats - Offense

  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event                      
Total 24 88 65 0.74 31 249 .137 779 8.85 111.5 1.3
Conference 9 37 25 0.68 12 99 .131 369 9.97 38.5 1.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - -
Location                      
Home 7 25 19 0.76 7 79 .152 228 9.12 29.5 1.2
Away 8 32 15 0.47 9 71 .085 313 9.78 31.5 1.0
Neutral 9 31 31 1.00 15 99 .162 238 7.68 50.5 1.6
Result                      
Wins 10 36 31 0.86 12 103 .184 360 10.00 49.0 1.4
Losses 14 52 34 0.65 19 146 .103 419 8.06 62.5 1.2
Month                      
September 12 43 33 0.77 17 131 .122 332 7.72 64.5 1.5
October 11 43 31 0.72 13 111 .162 430 10.00 46.0 1.1
November 1 2 1 0.50 1 7 .000 17 8.50 1.0 0.5

Splits Stats - Defense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event                
Total 24 88 239 2.72 7 25 32 0.36
Conference 9 37 104 2.81 3 11 14 0.38
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 7 25 81 3.24 1 7 8 0.32
Away 8 32 77 2.41 3 7 10 0.31
Neutral 9 31 81 2.61 3 11 14 0.45
Result                
Wins 10 36 95 2.64 2 10 12 0.33
Losses 14 52 144 2.77 5 15 20 0.38
Month                
September 12 43 122 2.84 4 13 17 0.40
October 11 43 113 2.63 3 12 15 0.35
November 1 2 4 2.00 0 0 0 0.00

Splits Stats - Serve/Receive

  m s sa sa/s r re
Event            
Total 24 88 27 0.31 14 2
Conference 9 37 5 0.14 2 1
Exhibition - - - - - -
Location            
Home 7 25 6 0.24 2 0
Away 8 32 10 0.31 3 1
Neutral 9 31 11 0.35 9 1
Result            
Wins 10 36 11 0.31 7 2
Losses 14 52 16 0.31 7 0
Month            
September 12 43 21 0.49 10 1
October 11 43 6 0.14 3 1
November 1 2 0 0.00 1 0

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