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7 Caroline Hesterman
Caroline Hesterman
  • Height:
    5-5
  • Year:
    Sr
  • Hometown:
    Ft. Wayne, Ind.
  • High School:
    North Side
  • Position:
    DS
  • Major:
    Athletic Training
  • m
    29
  • k/s
    0.05
  • h %
    .083
  • a/s
    0.14
  • b/s
    0.00
  • sa/s
    0.08
  • d/s
    1.57

Bio

Senior (2014): HCAC All-Sportsmanship Team ... Tom Bohlsen Academic All-HCAC ... Saw playing time in 29 matches and 87 sets ... Ended the season in the top-six on the team in digs with 137 ... Averaged 1.57 digs per set ... Posted a season-high 11 digs against Geneva (Pa.) College on Sept. 27 ... Had 12 service aces ... Tallied four kills and seven service aces.

Junior (2013): Tom Bohlsen Academic All-HCAC Team ... Appeared in 29 matches, with 88 sets played … Recorded four kills, averaging 0.05 per set … Had 16 total attacks, with one attacking error, finishing with a .188 attacking percentage ... Recorded 16 assists … Had 19 service aces ... Had 154 serve attempts with 36 service errors, a .766 serve percentage ... Recorded 147 digs, averaging 1.67 digs per set ... Scored 23 total points, averaging 0.26 points per set.

Sophomore (2012): Made appearance in all 31 matches on the season, while getting the start in two … Played in a total of 107 sets … Racked up a career-best 214 digs with a 2.00 digs per set average as a defensive specialist … Chipped in 12 service aces … Named Heartland Collegiate Academic All-Conference.

Freshman (2011): Played 12 sets and appeared in eight matches … Totaled four digs in a straight-set victory over Scranton on September 26.

Prep: Three-year letterwinner for head coach Ry Taliaferro at North Side High … Named Indiana News Channel Scholar-Athlete of the Week … Outstanding Female Athlete Award … All-Summit Athletic Conference Honorable Mention junior year … Also competed in tennis and was a three-time team most valuable player …

Personal: Caroline Hesterman … Daughter of Mike and Katie Hesterman … Majoring in psychology.

 

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Oct 19 Hanover (Ind.) W, 3-1
Oct 22 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-1
Oct 26 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 3-1
Oct 29 Bluffton L, 3-0
Nov 8 Franklin (Ind.) W, 3-0
Nov 9 Bluffton L, 3-1
  Total Conference
Matches 29 9
Sets 87 26
Kills 4 2
Kills per set 0.05 0.08
Errors 3 0
Total Attacks 12 4
Hitting Percentage .083 .500
Assists 12 2
Assists per set 0.14 0.08
Service Aces 7 0
Service Errors 16 0
Service Aces per set 0.08 0.00
Receptions 90 13
Reception Errors 27 11
Digs 137 30
Digs per set 1.57 1.15
Block Solo 0 0
Block Assist 0 0
Block Total 0 0
Blocks per set 0.00 0.00
Block Errors 0 0
Ball Handling Errors 1 0
Points 11.0 2.0
Points per set 0.1 0.1
Matches started 4 2

Game Log - Offense

Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Aug 29 vs. Wooster W, 3-1 - 4 1 1 2 .000 1 2.0
Aug 29 vs. Thiel W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Aug 30 at Ohio Northern L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Aug 30 vs. Thomas More L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 1.0
Sep 6 vs. St. Ambrose L, 3-0 - 3 0 1 1 -1.000 0 0.0
Sep 6 vs. Illinois Col. W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Sep 7 Illinois Tech W, 3-1 - 1 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Sep 7 vs. Webster W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 Heidelberg L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Sep 12 vs. Concordia Chicago W, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 - 1 0.0
Sep 12 at DePauw L, 3-1 - 3 0 0 0 - 1 0.0
Sep 13 vs. Baldwin Wallace W, 3-2 - 4 0 0 0 - 1 0.0
Sep 13 vs. Millikin L, 3-0 1 2 0 0 1 .000 0 0.0
Sep 20 vs. Alma (Mich.) W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 2 0.0
Sep 20 at Trine (Ind.) L, 3-2 - 5 1 0 1 1.000 1 2.0
Sep 26 Transylvania (Ky.) W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 - 1 0.0
Sep 27 vs. Geneva L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 1 .000 0 0.0
Sep 27 at Mount Union L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 1 0.0
Sep 30 at Ohio Northern L, 3-0 - 3 0 1 2 -.500 0 0.0
Oct 4 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 1 0.0
Oct 4 vs. Ohio Christian W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 0 3.0
Oct 8 Earlham (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Oct 15 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-2 - 4 1 0 1 1.000 0 1.0
Oct 17 at Franklin (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Oct 19 Hanover (Ind.) W, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Oct 22 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-1 - 4 1 0 3 .333 0 1.0
Oct 26 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 3-1 - 2 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Oct 29 Bluffton L, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Nov 8 Franklin (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 2 0.0
Nov 9 Bluffton L, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 - 0 1.0

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Aug 29 vs. Wooster W, 3-1 - 4 2 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 29 vs. Thiel W, 3-0 - 3 5 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 30 at Ohio Northern L, 3-0 - 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 30 vs. Thomas More L, 3-0 - 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 6 vs. St. Ambrose L, 3-0 - 3 9 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 6 vs. Illinois Col. W, 3-0 - 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 7 Illinois Tech W, 3-1 - 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 7 vs. Webster W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 Heidelberg L, 3-0 - 3 6 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 12 vs. Concordia Chicago W, 3-0 - 2 5 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 12 at DePauw L, 3-1 - 3 9 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 13 vs. Baldwin Wallace W, 3-2 - 4 9 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 13 vs. Millikin L, 3-0 1 2 6 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 20 vs. Alma (Mich.) W, 3-0 - 3 8 0 0 0 0 1
Sep 20 at Trine (Ind.) L, 3-2 - 5 4 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 26 Transylvania (Ky.) W, 3-0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 27 vs. Geneva L, 3-1 - 4 11 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 27 at Mount Union L, 3-0 - 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 30 at Ohio Northern L, 3-0 - 3 4 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 4 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 4 vs. Ohio Christian W, 3-1 - 4 2 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 8 Earlham (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 4 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 15 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-2 - 4 6 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 17 at Franklin (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 19 Hanover (Ind.) W, 3-1 1 4 8 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 22 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-1 - 4 4 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 26 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 3-1 - 2 3 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 29 Bluffton L, 3-0 - 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 8 Franklin (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 9 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 9 Bluffton L, 3-1 1 4 7 0 0 0 0 0

Game Log - Serve/Receive

Date Opponent Score ms s sa se r re
Aug 29 vs. Wooster W, 3-1 - 4 1 2 0 1
Aug 29 vs. Thiel W, 3-0 - 3 0 1 - 0
Aug 30 at Ohio Northern L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0
Aug 30 vs. Thomas More L, 3-0 - 3 1 1 0 1
Sep 6 vs. St. Ambrose L, 3-0 - 3 0 3 - 1
Sep 6 vs. Illinois Col. W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 - 1
Sep 7 Illinois Tech W, 3-1 - 1 0 1 5 1
Sep 7 vs. Webster W, 3-1 - - - - - -
Sep 9 Heidelberg L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0
Sep 12 vs. Concordia Chicago W, 3-0 - 2 0 1 - 0
Sep 12 at DePauw L, 3-1 - 3 0 3 21 1
Sep 13 vs. Baldwin Wallace W, 3-2 - 4 0 1 - 1
Sep 13 vs. Millikin L, 3-0 1 2 0 1 10 1
Sep 20 vs. Alma (Mich.) W, 3-0 - 3 0 1 - 0
Sep 20 at Trine (Ind.) L, 3-2 - 5 1 0 15 2
Sep 26 Transylvania (Ky.) W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 2
Sep 27 vs. Geneva L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 0
Sep 27 at Mount Union L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 - 1
Sep 30 at Ohio Northern L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 17 2
Oct 4 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 9 0
Oct 4 vs. Ohio Christian W, 3-1 - 4 3 0 9 0
Oct 8 Earlham (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 - 3
Oct 15 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-2 - 4 0 0 1 1
Oct 17 at Franklin (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 - 1
Oct 19 Hanover (Ind.) W, 3-1 1 4 0 0 - 0
Oct 22 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 - 1
Oct 26 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 3-1 - 2 0 0 2 2
Oct 29 Bluffton L, 3-0 - 2 0 0 1 1
Nov 8 Franklin (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 0 1 - 3
Nov 9 Bluffton L, 3-1 1 4 1 0 - 0

Career Stats - Offense

  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s pts pts/s
2011-12 8 12 0 0.00 1 1 -1.000 0 0.00 0.0 0.0
2012-13 31 107 1 0.01 3 6 -.333 7 0.07 13.0 0.1
2013-14 29 88 4 0.05 1 16 .188 16 0.18 23.0 0.3
2014-15 29 87 4 0.05 3 12 .083 12 0.14 11.0 0.1
Total 97 294 9 0.03 8 35 .029 35 0.12 47.0 0.2

Career Stats - Defense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2011-12 8 12 10 0.83 0 0 0 0.00
2012-13 31 107 214 2.00 0 0 0 0.00
2013-14 29 88 147 1.67 0 0 0 0.00
2014-15 29 87 137 1.57 0 0 0 0.00
Total 97 294 508 1.73 0 0 0 0.00

Career Stats - Serve/Receive

  m s sa sa/s r re
2011-12 8 12 0 0.00 2 2
2012-13 31 107 12 0.11 1 19
2013-14 29 88 19 0.22 63 31
2014-15 29 87 7 0.08 90 27
Total 97 294 38 0.13 156 79

Splits Stats - Offense

  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event                      
Total 29 87 4 0.05 3 12 .083 12 0.14 11.0 0.1
Conference 9 26 2 0.08 0 4 .500 2 0.08 2.0 0.1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - -
Location                      
Home 9 25 0 0.00 0 0 - 3 0.12 1.0 0.0
Away 9 29 3 0.10 1 7 .286 4 0.14 4.0 0.1
Neutral 11 33 1 0.03 2 5 -.200 5 0.15 6.0 0.2
Result                      
Wins 17 49 3 0.06 1 6 .333 9 0.18 7.0 0.1
Losses 12 38 1 0.03 2 6 -.167 3 0.08 4.0 0.1
Month                      
August 4 13 1 0.08 1 2 .000 1 0.08 3.0 0.2
September 14 40 1 0.03 2 6 -.167 8 0.20 2.0 0.1
October 9 27 2 0.07 0 4 .500 1 0.04 5.0 0.2
November 2 7 0 0.00 0 0 - 2 0.29 1.0 0.1

Splits Stats - Defense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event                
Total 29 87 137 1.57 0 0 0 0.00
Conference 9 26 30 1.15 0 0 0 0.00
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 9 25 43 1.72 0 0 0 0.00
Away 9 29 34 1.17 0 0 0 0.00
Neutral 11 33 60 1.82 0 0 0 0.00
Result                
Wins 17 49 71 1.45 0 0 0 0.00
Losses 12 38 66 1.74 0 0 0 0.00
Month                
August 4 13 12 0.92 0 0 0 0.00
September 14 40 79 1.98 0 0 0 0.00
October 9 27 30 1.11 0 0 0 0.00
November 2 7 16 2.29 0 0 0 0.00

Splits Stats - Serve/Receive

  m s sa sa/s r re
Event            
Total 29 87 7 0.08 90 27
Conference 9 26 0 0.00 13 11
Exhibition - - - - - -
Location            
Home 9 25 1 0.04 8 12
Away 9 29 1 0.03 63 9
Neutral 11 33 5 0.15 19 6
Result            
Wins 17 49 4 0.08 26 17
Losses 12 38 3 0.08 64 10
Month            
August 4 13 2 0.15 0 2
September 14 40 1 0.03 68 13
October 9 27 3 0.11 22 9
November 2 7 1 0.14 - 3

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