9 Chelsea Ludeman
Chelsea Ludeman
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Year:
    So
  • Hometown:
    Napoleon, Ohio
  • High School:
    Napoleon
  • Position:
    RS
  • Major:
    Sport Management
  • m
    21
  • k/s
    2.29
  • h %
    .220
  • a/s
    0.06
  • b/s
    0.57
  • sa/s
    0.11
  • d/s
    0.89
Bio

Sophomore (2011): Started 15-of-21 matches while battling injuries … Played in 70 sets as a sophomore … Ranked third on the team in kills with 160 … Averaged a team high 2.29 kills per set with a hitting percentage of .220 … Totaled at least 10 kills in five matches … Tallied 40 blocks on the season, third highest on the team … Posted the most kills in a five-set match by any member of the Purple and Gold with a season-high 17 against Transylvania on October 15 … Compiled 13 kills along with a career-best .591 hitting percentage against Illinois College on October 29 … Amassed an attack percentage of over .500 in three matches, while totaling at least nine kills in each … Recorded a career high in digs with 19 against Thiel on September 3 … Achieved HCAC Academic All-Conference Team status.

Freshman (2010): Named HCAC Freshman-of-the-Year … All-HCAC selection … HCAC All-Freshman Team … Played in 115 sets for DC … Led the Yellow Jackets with 323 kills ... Team-best 2.81 kills per set with .252 hitting percentage … Second on the DC squad with 86 total blocks … Added 155 digs to aid the Yellow Jackets on the defensive end …. Set season-high marks in kills (24) and attempts (50) against Capital University on September 18 … Season-best .526 hitting percentage on 20-of-38 hitting against Anderson College on October 20 … Named to DC Invitational All-Tournament Team after posting 45 kills in four games … Hit the double-digit kill mark in 15 matches … Had at least 20 kills in two matches.

Prep: Local standout lettered twice for coach Heidi Mekus at Napoleon High … Named Greater Buckeye Conference Player of the Year as a senior … Two-time All-District Seven and All-GBC selection … Two-time GBC All-Academic performer … Four-time member of Academic Honor Roll … Also participated as a member of the basketball and track teams.

Personal: Chelsea Ludeman … Daughter of Ken and Sally Ludeman … Majoring in sport management with a minor in business administration.

 

Recent games
Date Opponent Result
Oct 15 vs. Ky. Christian W, 3-0
Oct 19 Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-0
Oct 26 at Bluffton L, 3-0
Oct 29 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 3-0
Oct 29 vs. Illinois Col. L, 3-1
Nov 1 at Bluffton L, 3-0
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Matches 21 8
Sets 70 27
Kills 160 61
Kills per set 2.29 2.26
Errors 72 23
Total Attacks 400 155
Total Attacks per set 5.71 5.74
Hitting Percentage .220 .245
Assists 4 3
Assists per set 0.06 0.11
Service Aces 8 1
Service Errors 5 0
Service Aces per set 0.11 0.04
Receptions 4 0
Reception Errors 5 2
Digs 62 14
Digs per set 0.89 0.52
Block Solo 4 0
Block Assist 36 12
Block Total 40 12
Blocks per set 0.57 0.44
Block Errors 7 4
Ball Handling Errors 2 1
Points 190.0 68.0
Points per set 2.7 2.5
Matches started 15 4
Game Log - Offense
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Sep 2 at Ohio Northern L, 3-1 1 4 8 10 26 -.077 0 12.0
Sep 2 vs. Carnegie Mellon L, 3-1 1 4 7 7 26 .000 0 11.0
Sep 3 vs. Heidelberg L, 3-0 1 3 7 3 18 .222 0 7.0
Sep 3 vs. Thiel L, 3-2 1 5 14 5 35 .257 0 16.5
Sep 9 Concordia (MI) W, 3-2 1 1 0 4 6 -.667 0 0.5
Sep 9 Siena Heights W, 3-0 1 3 7 5 17 .118 1 9.5
Sep 10 Marygrove W, 3-0 1 3 4 1 9 .333 0 6.0
Sep 10 Siena Heights L, 3-1 1 4 7 4 18 .167 0 7.0
Sep 16 vs. Marietta W, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 vs. Kenyon W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 at Centre (Ky.) W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 vs. Fisk W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 vs. Kings W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 vs. Scranton W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 vs. Mount Union L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 vs. DeSales L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 3-1 - 4 5 2 17 .176 1 5.5
Sep 30 at Siena Heights L, 3-2 - 4 8 3 15 .333 0 10.5
Sep 30 vs. Illinois Tech L, 3-0 1 2 3 3 11 .000 0 3.0
Oct 1 Franklin (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 6 1 11 .455 1 6.0
Oct 8 Mt. St. Joseph L, 3-1 1 3 4 3 11 .091 1 6.0
Oct 14 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 3-0 - 3 9 5 24 .167 0 11.0
Oct 15 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 3-2 1 5 17 5 38 .316 0 18.5
Oct 15 vs. Ky. Christian W, 3-0 1 3 9 0 16 .563 0 10.5
Oct 19 Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 10 2 16 .500 0 10.0
Oct 26 at Bluffton L, 3-0 1 3 6 3 25 .120 0 6.0
Oct 29 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 3-0 1 3 4 2 13 .154 0 5.0
Oct 29 vs. Illinois Col. L, 3-1 - 4 13 0 22 .591 0 15.0
Nov 1 at Bluffton L, 3-0 1 3 12 4 26 .308 0 13.5
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Sep 2 at Ohio Northern L, 3-1 1 4 3 0 2 1 2 1
Sep 2 vs. Carnegie Mellon L, 3-1 1 4 8 2 0 0 2 0
Sep 3 vs. Heidelberg L, 3-0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 3 vs. Thiel L, 3-2 1 5 19 0 3 0 3 0
Sep 9 Concordia (MI) W, 3-2 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 9 Siena Heights W, 3-0 1 3 3 1 3 0 4 0
Sep 10 Marygrove W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 2 0 2 0
Sep 10 Siena Heights L, 3-1 1 4 5 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 16 vs. Marietta W, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 vs. Kenyon W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 at Centre (Ky.) W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 vs. Fisk W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 vs. Kings W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 vs. Scranton W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 vs. Mount Union L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 vs. DeSales L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 3-1 - 4 9 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 30 at Siena Heights L, 3-2 - 4 1 0 5 0 5 0
Sep 30 vs. Illinois Tech L, 3-0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 1 Franklin (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 4 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 8 Mt. St. Joseph L, 3-1 1 3 0 0 4 1 4 0
Oct 14 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 2 1 2 0
Oct 15 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 3-2 1 5 1 0 3 1 3 1
Oct 15 vs. Ky. Christian W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 3 0 3 0
Oct 19 Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 1 0 0
Oct 26 at Bluffton L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 29 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 2 0 2 0
Oct 29 vs. Illinois Col. L, 3-1 - 4 1 1 2 1 3 0
Nov 1 at Bluffton L, 3-0 1 3 1 0 3 1 3 0
Game Log - Serve/Receive
Date Opponent Score ms s ta sa se r re
Sep 2 at Ohio Northern L, 3-1 1 4 - 3 2 - 0
Sep 2 vs. Carnegie Mellon L, 3-1 1 4 0 2 0 0 0
Sep 3 vs. Heidelberg L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 3 vs. Thiel L, 3-2 1 5 0 1 0 0 0
Sep 9 Concordia (MI) W, 3-2 1 1 4 0 0 1 1
Sep 9 Siena Heights W, 3-0 1 3 12 0 1 0 0
Sep 10 Marygrove W, 3-0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0
Sep 10 Siena Heights L, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 16 vs. Marietta W, 3-2 - - - - - - -
Sep 16 vs. Kenyon W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 17 at Centre (Ky.) W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 17 vs. Fisk W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-2 - - - - - - -
Sep 23 vs. Kings W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 23 vs. Scranton W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 24 vs. Mount Union L, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Sep 24 vs. DeSales L, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 0 2
Sep 30 at Siena Heights L, 3-2 - 4 0 0 0 1 0
Sep 30 vs. Illinois Tech L, 3-0 1 2 0 0 0 2 2
Oct 1 Franklin (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 4 0 0 0 0
Oct 8 Mt. St. Joseph L, 3-1 1 3 1 0 0 0 0
Oct 14 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 3-0 - 3 6 1 0 0 0
Oct 15 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 3-2 1 5 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 15 vs. Ky. Christian W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 19 Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 26 at Bluffton L, 3-0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0
Oct 29 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 29 vs. Illinois Col. L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 1 at Bluffton L, 3-0 1 3 7 0 2 0 0
  m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
2010-11 32 118 331 2.81 128 828 7.02 .245 14 0.12 389.5 3.3
2011-12 21 70 160 2.29 72 400 5.71 .220 4 0.06 190.0 2.7
2012-13 31 112 331 2.96 101 895 7.99 .257 6 0.05 402.0 3.6
2013-14 29 105 408 3.89 115 948 9.03 .309 13 0.12 488.5 4.7
Total 113 405 1230 3.04 416 3071 7.58 .265 37 0.09 1470.0 3.6

Career Stats: Offense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2010-11 32 118 159 1.35 8 81 89 0.75
2011-12 21 70 62 0.89 4 36 40 0.57
2012-13 31 112 104 0.93 30 52 82 0.73
2013-14 29 105 248 2.36 31 57 88 0.84
Total 113 405 573 1.41 73 226 299 0.74

Career Stats: Defense

  m s ta sa sa/s se r re
2010-11 32 118 171 10 0.08 13 3 4
2011-12 21 70 35 8 0.11 5 4 5
2012-13 31 112 8 15 0.13 15 1 4
2013-14 29 105 165 21 0.20 21 45 9
Total 113 405 379 54 0.13 54 53 22

Career Stats: Serve/Receive

  m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event                        
Total 21 70 160 2.29 72 400 5.71 .220 4 0.06 190.0 2.7
Conference 8 27 61 2.26 23 155 5.74 .245 3 0.11 68.0 2.5
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location                        
Home 7 20 38 1.90 20 88 4.40 .205 3 0.15 45.0 2.3
Away 8 29 69 2.38 34 184 6.34 .190 1 0.03 82.0 2.8
Neutral 6 21 53 2.52 18 128 6.10 .273 0 0.00 63.0 3.0
Result                        
Wins 7 20 41 2.05 15 92 4.60 .283 3 0.15 48.0 2.4
Losses 14 50 119 2.38 57 308 6.16 .201 1 0.02 142.0 2.8
Month                        
September 11 37 70 1.89 47 198 5.35 .116 2 0.05 88.5 2.4
October 9 30 78 2.60 21 176 5.87 .324 2 0.07 88.0 2.9
November 1 3 12 4.00 4 26 8.67 .308 0 0.00 13.5 4.5

Splits Stats: Offense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event                
Total 21 70 62 0.89 4 36 40 0.57
Conference 8 27 14 0.52 0 12 12 0.44
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 7 20 14 0.70 1 10 11 0.55
Away 8 29 15 0.52 0 18 18 0.62
Neutral 6 21 33 1.57 3 8 11 0.52
Result                
Wins 7 20 18 0.90 1 10 11 0.55
Losses 14 50 44 0.88 3 26 29 0.58
Month                
September 11 37 55 1.49 3 17 20 0.54
October 9 30 6 0.20 1 16 17 0.57
November 1 3 1 0.33 0 3 3 1.00

Splits Stats: Defense

  m s ta sa sa/s se r re
Event                
Total 21 70 35 8 0.11 5 4 5
Conference 8 27 12 1 0.04 0 0 2
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 7 20 21 1 0.05 1 1 1
Away 8 29 14 4 0.14 4 1 2
Neutral 6 21 0 3 0.14 0 2 2
Result                
Wins 7 20 20 1 0.05 1 1 3
Losses 14 50 15 7 0.14 4 3 2
Month                
September 11 37 16 7 0.19 3 4 5
October 9 30 12 1 0.03 0 0 0
November 1 3 7 0 0.00 2 0 0

Splits Stats: Serve/Receive

News mentions
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Yellow Jackets Knocked Out of HCAC Tournament
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Volleyball Drops Pair of Matches at Rose-Hulman
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Volleyball Falls to Bluffton in HCAC Contest
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Volleyball Spikes Anderson for HCAC Victory on Senior Night
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Volleyball Drops HCAC Match Against Hanover
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Volleyball Suffers First HCAC Defeat Against MSJ
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Volleyball Remains in First Place with Win Over Franklin
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DC Beats Marygrove, Falls to Siena Heights in Championship
DC Beats Marygrove, Falls to Siena Heights in Championship

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Jackets Storm into DC Invitational Title Match with Pair of Wins
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Defiance Falls in Final Two Matches of ONU Invite
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Jackets Drop Pair at ONU Invite
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