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4 Meredith Shank
Meredith Shank
  • Height:
    5-6
  • Year:
    Fr
  • Hometown:
    Maumee, Ohio
  • High School:
    Springfield
  • Position:
    OH
  • Major:
    Business Administration
  • m
    30
  • k/s
    2.63
  • h %
    .200
  • a/s
    0.04
  • b/s
    0.29
  • sa/s
    0.10
  • d/s
    0.85

Bio

Freshman (2014):  HCAC All-Freshman Team ... Honorable mention All-HCAC ... Played in all 30 matches and played in all but one set for the season with 105 ... Second on the team in kills with 276 and averaged 2.63 kills per set ... Recorded a season-high 18 kills against Rose-Hulman (Ind.) Institute of Technology on Oct. 26 ... Had a .200 hitting percentage ... Fifth in total blocks with 31 (10 solo and 21 assists) ... Posted a season-best five blocks (five assists) against Geneva (Pa.) College on Sept. 27 ... Seventh in digs with 89 (0.85 digs per set) ... Added four set assists and 11 service aces.

Prep:  Lettered three years at Springfield High School under Head Coach McKenna Reitz ... Named to Second Team All-NLL all three years ... Team MVP and Golden Spike MVP ... Honorable Mention All-District twice ... Helped lead team to the Northern Lakes League Championship her junior year ... Named to both the NLL and District 7 Academic Teams in 2013. 

Personal:  Daughter of Greg and Joyce Shank ... Majoring in business administration.

 

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 30 9
Sets 105 32
Kills 276 104
Kills per set 2.63 3.25
Errors 102 33
Total Attacks 869 304
Hitting Percentage .200 .234
Assists 4 1
Assists per set 0.04 0.03
Service Aces 11 5
Service Errors 10 5
Service Aces per set 0.10 0.16
Receptions 1 0
Reception Errors 2 1
Digs 89 38
Digs per set 0.85 1.19
Block Solo 10 3
Block Assist 20 6
Block Total 30 9
Blocks per set 0.29 0.28
Block Errors 11 1
Ball Handling Errors 0 0
Points 307.0 115.0
Points per set 2.9 3.6
Matches started 15 5

Game Log - Offense

Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Aug 29 vs. Wooster W, 3-1 1 4 10 4 33 .182 0 10.0
Aug 29 vs. Thiel W, 3-0 1 3 6 2 20 .200 0 7.0
Aug 30 at Ohio Northern L, 3-0 - 3 5 5 22 .000 0 5.0
Aug 30 vs. Thomas More L, 3-0 1 3 9 4 26 .192 0 9.0
Sep 6 vs. St. Ambrose L, 3-0 - 3 10 5 35 .143 0 10.0
Sep 6 vs. Illinois Col. W, 3-0 1 3 10 1 24 .375 1 12.5
Sep 7 Illinois Tech W, 3-1 1 4 9 5 35 .114 0 11.5
Sep 7 vs. Webster W, 3-1 - 4 13 5 44 .182 1 15.0
Sep 9 Heidelberg L, 3-0 - 3 7 5 34 .059 0 7.5
Sep 12 vs. Concordia Chicago W, 3-0 - 3 6 2 19 .211 0 7.5
Sep 12 at DePauw L, 3-1 - 3 6 3 23 .130 0 6.0
Sep 13 vs. Baldwin Wallace W, 3-2 - 5 12 3 26 .346 0 14.0
Sep 13 vs. Millikin L, 3-0 1 3 2 3 26 -.038 0 2.5
Sep 20 vs. Alma (Mich.) W, 3-0 1 3 8 2 15 .400 0 8.0
Sep 20 at Trine (Ind.) L, 3-2 - 5 12 2 35 .286 1 12.0
Sep 26 Transylvania (Ky.) W, 3-0 - 3 14 3 30 .367 0 14.0
Sep 27 vs. Geneva L, 3-1 - 4 7 3 26 .154 0 11.5
Sep 27 at Mount Union L, 3-0 1 3 4 4 16 .000 0 4.0
Sep 30 at Ohio Northern L, 3-0 1 3 4 2 18 .111 0 4.0
Oct 4 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 3-0 - 3 10 3 27 .259 1 13.0
Oct 4 vs. Ohio Christian W, 3-1 - 4 13 2 20 .550 0 14.0
Oct 8 Earlham (Ind.) W, 3-0 1 3 8 3 22 .227 0 10.0
Oct 15 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-2 - 5 11 4 28 .250 0 11.0
Oct 17 at Franklin (Ind.) W, 3-0 1 3 10 0 28 .357 0 12.5
Oct 19 Hanover (Ind.) W, 3-1 - 4 11 6 42 .119 0 11.5
Oct 22 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-1 1 4 13 1 36 .333 0 15.0
Oct 26 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 3-1 1 4 18 9 59 .153 0 18.5
Oct 29 Bluffton L, 3-0 1 3 9 4 32 .156 0 9.5
Nov 8 Franklin (Ind.) W, 3-0 1 3 4 1 24 .125 0 4.0
Nov 9 Bluffton L, 3-1 - 4 15 6 44 .205 0 17.0

Game Log - Defense

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

Game Log - Serve/Receive

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

Career Stats - Offense

  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s pts pts/s
2014-15 30 105 276 2.63 102 869 .200 4 0.04 307.0 2.9
2015-16 27 101 296 2.93 135 1075 .150 10 0.10 330.5 3.3
2016-17 25 94 252 2.68 124 876 .146 8 0.09 285.5 3.0
Total 82 300 824 2.75 361 2820 .164 22 0.07 923.0 3.1

Career Stats - Defense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2014-15 30 105 89 0.85 10 20 30 0.29
2015-16 27 101 107 1.06 8 17 25 0.25
2016-17 25 94 92 0.98 5 25 30 0.32
Total 82 300 288 0.96 23 62 85 0.28

Career Stats - Serve/Receive

  m s sa sa/s r re
2014-15 30 105 11 0.10 1 2
2015-16 27 101 18 0.18 12 4
2016-17 25 94 16 0.17 21 4
Total 82 300 45 0.15 34 10

Splits Stats - Offense

  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event                      
Total 30 105 276 2.63 102 869 .200 4 0.04 307.0 2.9
Conference 9 32 104 3.25 33 304 .234 1 0.03 115.0 3.6
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - -
Location                      
Home 9 31 95 3.06 42 322 .165 0 0.00 103.5 3.3
Away 9 32 75 2.34 24 233 .219 2 0.06 82.5 2.6
Neutral 12 42 106 2.52 36 314 .223 2 0.05 121.0 2.9
Result                      
Wins 18 65 186 2.86 56 532 .244 3 0.05 209.0 3.2
Losses 12 40 90 2.25 46 337 .131 1 0.03 98.0 2.5
Month                      
August 4 13 30 2.31 15 101 .149 0 0.00 31.0 2.4
September 15 52 124 2.38 48 406 .187 3 0.06 140.0 2.7
October 9 33 103 3.12 32 294 .241 1 0.03 115.0 3.5
November 2 7 19 2.71 7 68 .176 0 0.00 21.0 3.0

Splits Stats - Defense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event                
Total 30 105 89 0.85 10 20 30 0.29
Conference 9 32 38 1.19 3 6 9 0.28
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 9 31 34 1.10 1 7 8 0.26
Away 9 32 23 0.72 3 3 6 0.19
Neutral 12 42 32 0.76 6 10 16 0.38
Result                
Wins 18 65 62 0.95 10 10 20 0.31
Losses 12 40 27 0.68 0 10 10 0.25
Month                
August 4 13 9 0.69 1 0 1 0.08
September 15 52 38 0.73 5 12 17 0.33
October 9 33 37 1.12 4 6 10 0.30
November 2 7 5 0.71 0 2 2 0.29

Splits Stats - Serve/Receive

  m s sa sa/s r re
Event            
Total 30 105 11 0.10 1 2
Conference 9 32 5 0.16 0 1
Exhibition - - - - - -
Location            
Home 9 31 4 0.13 0 0
Away 9 32 3 0.09 1 2
Neutral 12 42 4 0.10 0 0
Result            
Wins 18 65 8 0.12 0 1
Losses 12 40 3 0.07 1 1
Month            
August 4 13 0 0.00 0 0
September 15 52 5 0.10 1 1
October 9 33 5 0.15 0 1
November 2 7 1 0.14 - 0

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