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4 Alexis Pierce
Alexis Pierce
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Year:
    Jr
  • Hometown:
    Wauseon, Ohio
  • High School:
    Wauseon
  • Position:
    MB
  • Major:
    Early Childhood Education
  • m
    30
  • k/s
    3.28
  • h %
    .253
  • a/s
    0.01
  • b/s
    0.83
  • sa/s
    0.11
  • d/s
    0.96

Bio

Junior (2012): Grabbed the start in 29-of-30 matches on the season with a total of 109 sets played … On the offensive side, ranked first with 358 kills and a 3.28 kills per set average, while finishing second in hitting efficiency at .253 … Her kills per set average was good for fourth-best in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference … Notched a team leading 41 solo blocks, 93 total blocks and a .85 blocks per set average … Finished tied for second with 52 block assists … Concluded 2012 campaign as the top points scorer at 437.0 and tallied six matches of 20 or more points … Also was tops on the team with a 4.01 points per set average that ranked second in the conference … Recorded DC’s single-match season-high in kills with 23 during a five set victory over Centre on September 9 … Totaled 15 kills or more in nine matches … Also recorded DC’s single-match season-high for blocks with 12 against Olivet in a five-set victory on September 1 … Led team in solo blocks during conference action with eight … Chosen for HCAC Player to Watch List … Selected to the all-tournament team for the Rose-Hulman Invitational, Pioneer Classic and HCAC Tournament … Named All HCAC and earned HCAC Academic All-Conference.

Sophomore (2011): Accrued 108 sets and 27 starts in 30 matches …Fourth on the team in kills with 156, while ranking third in attack percentage with a clip of .256 … Attacking percentage rose to .312 in team’s 14 victories … Totaled a season-high 11 kills in a five-set victory over Concordia on September 9 … Compiled at least 10 kills in five matches … Recorded DC’s single-match season-high in blocks with 12 against Marietta in a five-set victory on September 16 … Second on the squad in total blocks with 91 and an average of 0.84 per set … Recorded 10 or more blocks on two separate occasions … Led team in block assists during non-conference action with 60 … Reached an attack percentage of .500 or higher three times … Awarded HCAC Academic All-Conference honors.

Freshman (2010): Competed for the Defiance College women’s basketball team … Played in 25 contests and averaged 4.4 points and 3.0 rebounds in just over 10 minutes per game.

Prep: Four-year letterwinner for coach Robin Fisher at Wauseon High … First-Team Northwest Ohio Athletic League and District seven honors as a senior … Named Second-Team Northwest Ohio Athletic League as a junior and Honorable Mention as a sophomore ... Member of National Honor Society and Academic Honor Roll … Also played on the basketball team that was NWOAL League Champions from 2008-2010.

Personal: Alexis Pierce … Daughter of Michael and Peggy Pierce … Majoring in early childhood education.

 

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Oct 20 at Case Western Reserve L, 3-2
Oct 20 vs. Muskingum W, 3-0
Oct 21 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 3-1
Oct 24 Bluffton W, 3-0
Oct 30 Hanover (Ind.) W, 3-1
Nov 3 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 3-0
  Total Conference
Matches 30 8
Sets 109 29
Kills 358 78
Kills per set 3.28 2.69
Errors 111 29
Total Attacks 978 251
Hitting Percentage .253 .195
Assists 1 0
Assists per set 0.01 0.00
Service Aces 12 0
Service Errors 15 0
Service Aces per set 0.11 0.00
Receptions 1 -
Reception Errors 14 7
Digs 105 15
Digs per set 0.96 0.52
Block Solo 41 8
Block Assist 50 10
Block Total 91 18
Blocks per set 0.83 0.62
Block Errors 32 5
Ball Handling Errors 0 0
Points 436.0 91.0
Points per set 4.0 3.1
Matches started 26 4

Game Log - Offense

Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Aug 31 vs. Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-1 1 4 15 4 28 .393 0 21.5
Aug 31 vs. Franklin (Ind.) W, 3-0 1 3 7 2 22 .227 0 12.5
Sep 1 at Kalamazoo L, 3-2 1 5 16 4 38 .316 0 21.0
Sep 1 vs. Olivet (Mich.) W, 3-2 1 5 18 4 39 .359 0 24.0
Sep 8 vs. Webster W, 3-0 1 3 10 3 30 .233 0 12.5
Sep 8 vs. DePauw L, 3-0 1 3 6 2 19 .211 0 7.0
Sep 9 vs. Millikin W, 3-1 1 4 15 3 37 .324 0 19.0
Sep 9 vs. Centre (Ky.) W, 3-2 1 5 23 5 52 .346 0 26.5
Sep 11 Heidelberg L, 3-0 1 3 10 2 19 .421 0 11.5
Sep 14 vs. Adrian (Mich.) W, 3-0 1 3 14 4 33 .303 1 17.0
Sep 14 vs. Hiram L, 3-1 1 4 21 6 44 .341 0 22.5
Sep 15 vs. Ohio Wesleyan W, 3-0 1 3 9 6 32 .094 0 12.0
Sep 15 vs. Trine (Ind.) L, 3-1 1 4 12 6 36 .167 0 14.0
Sep 21 vs. Chatham W, 3-0 1 3 8 2 18 .333 0 12.5
Sep 21 vs. Trinity Christian L, 3-0 1 3 8 2 33 .182 0 12.0
Sep 22 vs. Mount Union L, 3-0 1 3 10 3 28 .250 0 12.0
Sep 22 vs. Carroll (Wis.) L, 3-1 1 4 15 5 44 .227 0 15.0
Sep 26 Earlham (Ind.) W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Franklin (Ind.) W, 3-0 1 3 10 1 35 .257 0 10.0
Sep 29 vs. Ind.-Kokomo W, 3-0 1 3 13 3 30 .333 0 13.0
Oct 3 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 6 2 23 .174 0 8.5
Oct 6 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 3-1 - 4 10 1 34 .265 0 11.5
Oct 13 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 3-1 1 4 11 8 43 .070 0 14.5
Oct 14 Hanover (Ind.) W, 3-2 1 5 10 4 28 .214 0 11.5
Oct 17 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 4 6 21 -.095 0 6.0
Oct 20 at Case Western Reserve L, 3-2 1 5 15 3 50 .240 0 15.0
Oct 20 vs. Muskingum W, 3-0 1 3 12 5 30 .233 0 13.5
Oct 21 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 3-1 1 4 14 4 41 .244 0 15.0
Oct 24 Bluffton W, 3-0 - 3 13 3 26 .385 0 14.0
Oct 30 Hanover (Ind.) W, 3-1 1 4 16 5 36 .306 0 20.5
Nov 3 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 3-0 1 3 7 3 29 .138 0 10.5

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Aug 31 vs. Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-1 1 4 0 3 7 5 10 0
Aug 31 vs. Franklin (Ind.) W, 3-0 1 3 0 3 1 1 4 0
Sep 1 at Kalamazoo L, 3-2 1 5 3 2 4 1 6 0
Sep 1 vs. Olivet (Mich.) W, 3-2 1 5 7 0 12 1 12 0
Sep 8 vs. Webster W, 3-0 1 3 4 2 1 2 3 0
Sep 8 vs. DePauw L, 3-0 1 3 1 0 2 0 2 0
Sep 9 vs. Millikin W, 3-1 1 4 1 2 2 0 4 0
Sep 9 vs. Centre (Ky.) W, 3-2 1 5 7 2 1 1 3 0
Sep 11 Heidelberg L, 3-0 1 3 1 1 1 0 2 0
Sep 14 vs. Adrian (Mich.) W, 3-0 1 3 2 3 0 0 3 0
Sep 14 vs. Hiram L, 3-1 1 4 9 1 1 3 2 0
Sep 15 vs. Ohio Wesleyan W, 3-0 1 3 11 2 2 0 4 0
Sep 15 vs. Trine (Ind.) L, 3-1 1 4 13 2 0 1 2 0
Sep 21 vs. Chatham W, 3-0 1 3 4 1 1 0 2 0
Sep 21 vs. Trinity Christian L, 3-0 1 3 6 4 0 1 4 0
Sep 22 vs. Mount Union L, 3-0 1 3 1 2 0 0 2 0
Sep 22 vs. Carroll (Wis.) L, 3-1 1 4 2 0 0 1 0 0
Sep 26 Earlham (Ind.) W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Franklin (Ind.) W, 3-0 1 3 2 0 0 2 0 0
Sep 29 vs. Ind.-Kokomo W, 3-0 1 3 5 0 0 2 0 0
Oct 3 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 2 2 1 0 3 0
Oct 6 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 3-1 - 4 2 1 1 0 2 0
Oct 13 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 3-1 1 4 2 2 3 2 5 0
Oct 14 Hanover (Ind.) W, 3-2 1 5 0 1 1 0 2 0
Oct 17 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 1 1 2 0 3 0
Oct 20 at Case Western Reserve L, 3-2 1 5 1 0 0 2 0 0
Oct 20 vs. Muskingum W, 3-0 1 3 0 1 1 1 2 0
Oct 21 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 3-1 1 4 6 0 2 0 2 0
Oct 24 Bluffton W, 3-0 - 3 0 1 0 1 1 0
Oct 30 Hanover (Ind.) W, 3-1 1 4 8 2 1 5 3 0
Nov 3 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 3-0 1 3 4 0 3 0 3 0

Game Log - Serve/Receive

Date Opponent Score ms s sa se r re
Aug 31 vs. Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-1 1 4 0 1 0 0
Aug 31 vs. Franklin (Ind.) W, 3-0 1 3 2 2 0 0
Sep 1 at Kalamazoo L, 3-2 1 5 1 1 0 0
Sep 1 vs. Olivet (Mich.) W, 3-2 1 5 0 1 0 1
Sep 8 vs. Webster W, 3-0 1 3 0 2 0 0
Sep 8 vs. DePauw L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 1
Sep 9 vs. Millikin W, 3-1 1 4 1 1 0 0
Sep 9 vs. Centre (Ky.) W, 3-2 1 5 1 0 0 0
Sep 11 Heidelberg L, 3-0 1 3 0 2 1 1
Sep 14 vs. Adrian (Mich.) W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 - 1
Sep 14 vs. Hiram L, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 0
Sep 15 vs. Ohio Wesleyan W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0
Sep 15 vs. Trine (Ind.) L, 3-1 1 4 0 2 - 1
Sep 21 vs. Chatham W, 3-0 1 3 3 1 0 0
Sep 21 vs. Trinity Christian L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 1
Sep 22 vs. Mount Union L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0
Sep 22 vs. Carroll (Wis.) L, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 0
Sep 26 Earlham (Ind.) W, 3-0 - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Franklin (Ind.) W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 - 0
Sep 29 vs. Ind.-Kokomo W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0
Oct 3 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 - 0
Oct 6 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 - 2
Oct 13 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 3-1 1 4 0 0 - 0
Oct 14 Hanover (Ind.) W, 3-2 1 5 0 0 - 1
Oct 17 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 - 0
Oct 20 at Case Western Reserve L, 3-2 1 5 0 1 0 0
Oct 20 vs. Muskingum W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0
Oct 21 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 3-1 1 4 0 0 - 3
Oct 24 Bluffton W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 - 1
Oct 30 Hanover (Ind.) W, 3-1 1 4 2 1 0 0
Nov 3 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 3-0 1 3 2 0 - 1

Career Stats - Offense

  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s pts pts/s
2011-12 30 108 156 1.44 49 418 .256 1 0.01 216.0 2.0
2012-13 30 109 358 3.28 111 978 .253 1 0.01 436.0 4.0
2013-14 25 93 236 2.54 58 613 .290 2 0.02 292.0 3.1
Total 85 310 750 2.42 218 2009 .265 4 0.01 944.0 3.0

Career Stats - Defense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2011-12 30 108 34 0.31 17 74 91 0.84
2012-13 30 109 105 0.96 41 50 91 0.83
2013-14 25 93 69 0.74 17 50 67 0.72
Total 85 310 208 0.67 75 174 249 0.80

Career Stats - Serve/Receive

  m s sa sa/s r re
2011-12 30 108 6 0.06 2 5
2012-13 30 109 12 0.11 1 14
2013-14 25 93 14 0.15 23 4
Total 85 310 32 0.10 26 23

Splits Stats - Offense

  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event                      
Total 30 109 358 3.28 111 978 .253 1 0.01 436.0 4.0
Conference 8 29 78 2.69 29 251 .195 0 0.00 91.0 3.1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - -
Location                      
Home 6 23 74 3.22 26 193 .249 0 0.00 87.0 3.8
Away 7 26 68 2.62 20 230 .209 0 0.00 82.5 3.2
Neutral 17 60 216 3.60 65 555 .272 1 0.02 266.5 4.4
Result                      
Wins 17 60 203 3.38 62 520 .271 1 0.02 254.5 4.2
Losses 13 49 155 3.16 49 458 .231 0 0.00 181.5 3.7
Month                      
August 2 7 22 3.14 6 50 .320 0 0.00 34.0 4.9
September 17 61 218 3.57 61 567 .277 1 0.02 261.5 4.3
October 10 38 111 2.92 41 332 .211 0 0.00 130.0 3.4
November 1 3 7 2.33 3 29 .138 0 0.00 10.5 3.5

Splits Stats - Defense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event                
Total 30 109 105 0.96 41 50 91 0.83
Conference 8 29 15 0.52 8 10 18 0.62
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 6 23 17 0.74 7 8 15 0.65
Away 7 26 15 0.58 6 11 17 0.65
Neutral 17 60 73 1.22 28 31 59 0.98
Result                
Wins 17 60 54 0.90 26 33 59 0.98
Losses 13 49 51 1.04 15 17 32 0.65
Month                
August 2 7 0 0.00 6 8 14 2.00
September 17 61 79 1.30 24 27 51 0.84
October 10 38 22 0.58 11 12 23 0.61
November 1 3 4 1.33 0 3 3 1.00

Splits Stats - Serve/Receive

  m s sa sa/s r re
Event            
Total 30 109 12 0.11 1 14
Conference 8 29 0 0.00 - 7
Exhibition - - - - - -
Location            
Home 6 23 2 0.09 1 6
Away 7 26 3 0.12 0 3
Neutral 17 60 7 0.12 0 5
Result            
Wins 17 60 9 0.15 0 4
Losses 13 49 3 0.06 1 10
Month            
August 2 7 2 0.29 0 0
September 17 61 6 0.10 1 6
October 10 38 2 0.05 0 7
November 1 3 2 0.67 - 1

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