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3 Marissa Windau
Marissa Windau
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Castalia, Ohio
  • High School:
    Margaretta
  • Position:
    OH
  • Major:
    Exercise Science
  • m
    23
  • k/s
    2.12
  • h %
    .115
  • a/s
    0.14
  • b/s
    0.21
  • sa/s
    0.30
  • d/s
    2.71

Bio

Junior (2017): Tom Bohlsen Academic All-HCAC ... Played in all 23 matches and 73 sets ... Led the team in kills with 155 (2.12 kills per set) ... Recorded 10 or more kills in six matches, including a season-high 16 kills against Franklin on Sept. 30 ... Ranked tied for third in service aces with 22 ... Ranked second on the team in digs with 198 (2.71 digs per set).

Sophomore (2016):  HCAC All-Sportsmanship Team ...  Tom Bohlsen Academic All-HCAC ... Played in all 25 matches and 94 sets ... Was second on the team in kills with 199 (2.12 kills per set) and third overall in hitting percentage at .160 ... Recorded 10 or more kills in six matches, including a season-high 13 kills in the season finale against Manchester (Ind.) in the HCAC Tournament ...  Led the team in aces with 35 ... Recorded 89 digs (0.95 digs per set) ... Was second in total blocks with 48 (three solo and 45 assisted) ... Her 45 assisted blocks were second most on the team.

Freshman (2015):  HCAC All-Freshman Team ... Played in all 30 matches and 114 sets ... Recorded 274 kills for the season averaging 2.40 k/s ... Her 274 kills were the 12th most in the conference overall and second highest among freshmen ... Had 14 matches with 10 or more kills ... Had a season-high 15 kills against PSU_Behrend ... Had five assists and 24 service aces ... Tallied 100 digs on the season ... Had 31 total blocks (six solo and 25 assists). 

Prep:  Four-year varsity letterwinner at Margaretta High School … Holds two single-match records in kills and digs ... Two-time team captain (2013-14) ... Recipient of team's "Coaches Award" as a sophomore and received team's "Competitive Greatness Award" during her junior season … SBC All-Academic Team ... Honor Roll student ... Also four-year letterwinner in softball and swimming.

Personal:  Daughter of Gene and Mary-Beth Windau … Majoring in exercise science.

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Oct 14 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 3-0
Oct 18 Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-0
Oct 21 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 3-0
Oct 25 Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-1
Oct 28 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 3-0
Nov 1 at Bluffton L, 3-0
  Total Conference
Matches 23 9
Sets 73 28
Kills 155 49
Kills per set 2.12 1.75
Errors 89 27
Total Attacks 572 176
Hitting Percentage .115 .125
Assists 10 4
Assists per set 0.14 0.14
Service Aces 22 9
Service Errors 28 10
Service Aces per set 0.30 0.32
Receptions 323 94
Reception Errors 50 16
Digs 198 70
Digs per set 2.71 2.50
Block Solo 3 2
Block Assist 12 3
Block Total 15 5
Blocks per set 0.21 0.18
Block Errors 4 2
Ball Handling Errors 1 0
Points 186.0 61.5
Points per set 2.5 2.2
Matches started 21 7

Game Log - Offense

Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Sep 1 vs. Carnegie Mellon L, 3-0 1 3 7 6 36 .028 0 7.0
Sep 2 vs. Case Western Reserve L, 3-0 1 3 5 4 22 .045 0 6.0
Sep 2 vs. Thomas More L, 3-0 1 2 6 3 19 .158 0 6.5
Sep 8 vs. Marietta L, 3-2 1 5 10 5 47 .106 1 12.0
Sep 9 vs. Mt. Aloysius (Pa.) W, 3-0 1 3 10 2 20 .400 0 10.0
Sep 9 at Oberlin L, 3-1 1 4 11 8 40 .075 0 12.5
Sep 12 at Heidelberg L, 3-0 1 3 9 9 44 .000 0 10.0
Sep 16 at Ohio Christian W, 3-0 1 3 7 0 18 .389 0 10.0
Sep 16 at Ohio Christian W, 3-0 1 3 6 3 22 .136 0 7.0
Sep 22 at Baldwin Wallace L, 3-0 1 3 4 5 18 -.056 0 5.0
Sep 22 vs. John Carroll W, 3-0 1 3 11 2 28 .321 4 14.0
Sep 23 vs. Ohio Northern L, 3-0 1 3 6 3 18 .167 0 7.0
Sep 23 vs. Capital W, 3-1 1 4 7 8 29 -.034 1 9.5
Sep 30 Franklin (Ind.) W, 3-2 1 4 16 4 49 .245 1 17.0
Oct 4 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 3-2 - 1 0 0 1 .000 0 0.0
Oct 7 Mt. St. Joseph W, 3-1 1 4 1 6 11 -.455 0 1.0
Oct 11 at Bluffton L, 3-0 - 3 1 4 11 -.273 0 2.0
Oct 14 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 3-0 1 3 3 3 9 .000 0 3.0
Oct 18 Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-0 1 3 10 2 24 .333 1 12.0
Oct 21 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 3-0 1 3 5 3 12 .167 0 5.5
Oct 25 Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-1 1 4 8 3 37 .135 1 15.0
Oct 28 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 3-0 1 3 5 2 22 .136 1 6.0
Nov 1 at Bluffton L, 3-0 1 3 7 4 35 .086 0 8.0

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Sep 1 vs. Carnegie Mellon L, 3-0 1 3 13 0 0 1 0 0
Sep 2 vs. Case Western Reserve L, 3-0 1 3 10 0 2 0 2 0
Sep 2 vs. Thomas More L, 3-0 1 2 4 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 8 vs. Marietta L, 3-2 1 5 14 0 2 0 2 0
Sep 9 vs. Mt. Aloysius (Pa.) W, 3-0 1 3 8 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 9 at Oberlin L, 3-1 1 4 5 1 1 0 2 0
Sep 12 at Heidelberg L, 3-0 1 3 5 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 16 at Ohio Christian W, 3-0 1 3 6 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 16 at Ohio Christian W, 3-0 1 3 8 0 2 1 2 1
Sep 22 at Baldwin Wallace L, 3-0 1 3 8 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 22 vs. John Carroll W, 3-0 1 3 8 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 23 vs. Ohio Northern L, 3-0 1 3 10 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 23 vs. Capital W, 3-1 1 4 11 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 30 Franklin (Ind.) W, 3-2 1 4 12 0 0 1 0 0
Oct 4 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 3-2 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 7 Mt. St. Joseph W, 3-1 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 11 at Bluffton L, 3-0 - 3 9 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 14 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 3-0 1 3 8 0 0 1 0 0
Oct 18 Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-0 1 3 11 0 2 0 2 0
Oct 21 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 3-0 1 3 6 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 25 Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-1 1 4 13 2 0 0 2 0
Oct 28 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 3-0 1 3 7 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 1 at Bluffton L, 3-0 1 3 18 0 0 0 0 0

Game Log - Serve/Receive

Date Opponent Score ms s sa se r re
Sep 1 vs. Carnegie Mellon L, 3-0 1 3 0 2 27 3
Sep 2 vs. Case Western Reserve L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 17 0
Sep 2 vs. Thomas More L, 3-0 1 2 0 1 12 1
Sep 8 vs. Marietta L, 3-2 1 5 1 1 41 4
Sep 9 vs. Mt. Aloysius (Pa.) W, 3-0 1 3 0 2 14 1
Sep 9 at Oberlin L, 3-1 1 4 0 2 15 3
Sep 12 at Heidelberg L, 3-0 1 3 1 1 4 0
Sep 16 at Ohio Christian W, 3-0 1 3 3 2 0 0
Sep 16 at Ohio Christian W, 3-0 1 3 0 2 0 3
Sep 22 at Baldwin Wallace L, 3-0 1 3 1 1 26 5
Sep 22 vs. John Carroll W, 3-0 1 3 3 1 - 4
Sep 23 vs. Ohio Northern L, 3-0 1 3 1 0 27 6
Sep 23 vs. Capital W, 3-1 1 4 2 2 13 1
Sep 30 Franklin (Ind.) W, 3-2 1 4 1 2 - 0
Oct 4 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 3-2 - 1 0 0 0 0
Oct 7 Mt. St. Joseph W, 3-1 1 4 0 1 4 1
Oct 11 at Bluffton L, 3-0 - 3 1 0 18 1
Oct 14 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 3-0 1 3 0 2 18 2
Oct 18 Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-0 1 3 1 1 - 2
Oct 21 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 3-0 1 3 0 1 29 2
Oct 25 Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-1 1 4 5 2 - 4
Oct 28 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 3-0 1 3 1 1 25 4
Nov 1 at Bluffton L, 3-0 1 3 1 1 33 3

Career Stats - Offense

  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s pts pts/s
2015-16 30 114 274 2.40 131 926 .154 5 0.04 314.0 2.8
2016-17 25 94 199 2.12 93 661 .160 7 0.07 259.5 2.8
2017-18 23 73 155 2.12 89 572 .115 10 0.14 186.0 2.5
2018-19 23 78 106 1.36 67 468 .083 18 0.23 140.5 1.8
Total 101 359 734 2.04 380 2627 .135 40 0.11 900.0 2.5

Career Stats - Defense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2015-16 30 114 100 0.88 5 22 27 0.24
2016-17 25 94 89 0.95 3 45 48 0.51
2017-18 23 73 198 2.71 3 12 15 0.21
2018-19 23 78 184 2.36 1 13 14 0.18
Total 101 359 571 1.59 12 92 104 0.29

Career Stats - Serve/Receive

  m s sa sa/s r re
2015-16 30 114 24 0.21 7 3
2016-17 25 94 35 0.37 36 4
2017-18 23 73 22 0.30 323 50
2018-19 23 78 27 0.35 340 40
Total 101 359 108 0.30 706 97

Splits Stats - Offense

  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event                      
Total 23 73 155 2.12 89 572 .115 10 0.14 186.0 2.5
Conference 9 28 49 1.75 27 176 .125 4 0.14 61.5 2.2
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - -
Location                      
Home 4 15 35 2.33 15 121 .165 3 0.20 45.0 3.0
Away 11 32 58 1.81 41 232 .073 1 0.03 69.0 2.2
Neutral 8 26 62 2.38 33 219 .132 6 0.23 72.0 2.8
Result                      
Wins 10 32 76 2.38 30 239 .192 8 0.25 95.5 3.0
Losses 13 41 79 1.93 59 333 .060 2 0.05 90.5 2.2
Month                      
September 14 46 115 2.50 62 410 .129 7 0.15 133.5 2.9
October 8 24 33 1.38 23 127 .079 3 0.13 44.5 1.9
November 1 3 7 2.33 4 35 .086 0 0.00 8.0 2.7

Splits Stats - Defense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event                
Total 23 73 198 2.71 3 12 15 0.21
Conference 9 28 70 2.50 2 3 5 0.18
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 4 15 40 2.67 2 2 4 0.27
Away 11 32 80 2.50 1 4 5 0.16
Neutral 8 26 78 3.00 0 6 6 0.23
Result                
Wins 10 32 81 2.53 2 5 7 0.22
Losses 13 41 117 2.85 1 7 8 0.20
Month                
September 14 46 122 2.65 1 9 10 0.22
October 8 24 58 2.42 2 3 5 0.21
November 1 3 18 6.00 0 0 0 0.00

Splits Stats - Serve/Receive

  m s sa sa/s r re
Event            
Total 23 73 22 0.30 323 50
Conference 9 28 9 0.32 94 16
Exhibition - - - - - -
Location            
Home 4 15 7 0.47 4 7
Away 11 32 8 0.25 168 23
Neutral 8 26 7 0.27 151 20
Result            
Wins 10 32 15 0.47 31 16
Losses 13 41 7 0.17 292 34
Month            
September 14 46 13 0.28 196 31
October 8 24 8 0.33 94 16
November 1 3 1 0.33 33 3

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