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5 Hope Neargarder
Hope Neargarder
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Union City, Ohio
  • High School:
    Mississinawa Valley
  • Position:
    OH
  • Major:
    Athletic Training
  • m
    20
  • k/s
    1.73
  • h %
    .128
  • a/s
    0.04
  • b/s
    0.20
  • sa/s
    0.00
  • d/s
    0.71

Bio

Senior (2016):  Played in 20 matches and 49 sets ... Ended the season with 85 kills (1.73 kills per set) and had a .128 attack percentage ... Recorded a career-high 16 kills against Case Western Reserve on Sept. 17 ... Had two matches with 10 or more kills ... Also had two set assists ... Tallied 35 digs (0.71 digs per set) ... Had 10 total blocks (two solo and eight assists).

Junior (2015):  Played in all 30 matches and 106 sets ... Recorded 165 kills averaging 1.56 kills per set ... Had three assists and four service aces on the season ... Earned 82 digs ... Had a total of 30 blocks (three solo and 27 assists). 

Sophomore (2014):  Played in all 30 matches and all but one set at 105 ... Finished in the top-five on the team in kills with 113 ... Averaged 1.08 kills per set with a .180 hitting percentage ... Recorded a season-high nine kills against Webster (Mo.) University on Sept. 7 ... Was fourth in total blocks with 34 (nine solo and 25 assists) ... Had 13 set assists ... Added one service ace and 53 digs.

Freshman (2013):  Appeared in 15 matches, with 32 sets played … Recorded 13 kills, averaging 0.41 per set … Had 70 total attacks, with nine attacking errors, finishing with a .057 attacking percentage ... Had one assist … Had nine serve attempts with one service error, a .889 serve percentage ... Recorded 26 digs, averaging 0.81 digs per set ... Made six total blocks ... Made two solo blocks ... Made four assisted blocks ... Averaged 0.19 blocks per set ... Scored 17 total points, averaging 0.53 points per set.

Prep:  Three-year letterwinner at Mississinawa Valley High for head coach Scott Brewer … Team captain during junior and senior campaigns … Earned First-Team Cross County Conference and was voted Daily Advocate Player of the Year in 2012 … Named CCC All-Conference Team and District-Nine Second Team both junior and senior years … Honor Roll student.

Personal:  Daughter of Kerry and Melanie Neargarder … Majoring in athletic training.

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Oct 22 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 3-1
Oct 26 Earlham (Ind.) W, 3-0
Oct 29 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 3-2
Oct 29 vs. Kenyon W, 3-0
Oct 30 Hanover (Ind.) L, 3-2
Nov 2 Manchester (Ind.) L, 3-1
  Total Conference
Matches 20 7
Sets 49 14
Kills 85 11
Kills per set 1.73 0.79
Errors 46 8
Total Attacks 305 48
Hitting Percentage .128 .063
Assists 2 0
Assists per set 0.04 0.00
Service Aces 0 0
Service Errors 0 0
Service Aces per set 0.00 0.00
Receptions 38 0
Reception Errors 3 0
Digs 35 8
Digs per set 0.71 0.57
Block Solo 2 1
Block Assist 8 2
Block Total 10 3
Blocks per set 0.20 0.21
Block Errors 0 0
Ball Handling Errors 0 0
Points 91.0 13.0
Points per set 1.9 0.9
Matches started 6 2

Game Log - Offense

Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Sep 2 vs. Ohio Wesleyan L, 3-0 - 1 3 0 7 .429 0 4.0
Sep 3 vs. Trine (Ind.) W, 3-1 1 3 6 6 16 .000 0 6.0
Sep 3 vs. Thomas More L, 3-1 - 2 3 2 8 .125 1 3.0
Sep 9 at Baldwin Wallace L, 3-0 - 2 6 4 21 .095 0 6.0
Sep 9 vs. Mount Union L, 3-0 1 3 3 5 18 -.111 0 3.5
Sep 10 at Case Western Reserve L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 vs. Denison W, 3-0 - 1 1 0 3 .333 0 1.0
Sep 13 Heidelberg L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 3-1 1 4 8 6 37 .054 0 8.0
Sep 17 vs. Westminster (Pa.) W, 3-0 - 3 11 4 35 .200 0 11.5
Sep 17 vs. Case Western Reserve L, 3-2 - 5 16 4 58 .207 0 17.5
Sep 27 at Ohio Northern L, 3-0 1 3 4 2 12 .167 0 4.0
Oct 1 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 3-1 1 3 2 1 9 .111 0 3.0
Oct 1 vs. Otterbein W, 3-0 - 1 2 2 9 .000 0 2.0
Oct 5 Bluffton L, 3-0 1 3 3 3 15 .000 0 3.0
Oct 7 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-2 - 2 1 0 4 .250 0 1.0
Oct 14 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 3-1 - 4 5 0 19 .263 0 5.0
Oct 19 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 3-1 - 2 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Oct 26 Earlham (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 1 2 1 5 .200 0 2.0
Oct 29 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 3-2 - 1 2 0 6 .333 0 2.0
Oct 29 vs. Kenyon W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 30 Hanover (Ind.) L, 3-2 - 2 1 3 9 -.222 0 2.0
Nov 2 Manchester (Ind.) L, 3-1 - 3 6 3 14 .214 1 6.5

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Sep 2 vs. Ohio Wesleyan L, 3-0 - 1 3 0 2 0 2 0
Sep 3 vs. Trine (Ind.) W, 3-1 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 3 vs. Thomas More L, 3-1 - 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 9 at Baldwin Wallace L, 3-0 - 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 9 vs. Mount Union L, 3-0 1 3 10 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 10 at Case Western Reserve L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 vs. Denison W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 13 Heidelberg L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 3-1 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 17 vs. Westminster (Pa.) W, 3-0 - 3 2 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 17 vs. Case Western Reserve L, 3-2 - 5 1 1 1 0 2 0
Sep 27 at Ohio Northern L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 1 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 3-1 1 3 4 0 2 0 2 0
Oct 1 vs. Otterbein W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 5 Bluffton L, 3-0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 7 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-2 - 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 14 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 3-1 - 4 3 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 19 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 3-1 - 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 26 Earlham (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 29 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 3-2 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 29 vs. Kenyon W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 30 Hanover (Ind.) L, 3-2 - 2 0 1 0 0 1 0
Nov 2 Manchester (Ind.) L, 3-1 - 3 3 0 1 0 1 0

Game Log - Serve/Receive

Date Opponent Score ms s sa se r re
Sep 2 vs. Ohio Wesleyan L, 3-0 - 1 0 0 - 0
Sep 3 vs. Trine (Ind.) W, 3-1 1 3 0 0 4 0
Sep 3 vs. Thomas More L, 3-1 - 2 0 0 0 0
Sep 9 at Baldwin Wallace L, 3-0 - 2 0 0 10 0
Sep 9 vs. Mount Union L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 16 2
Sep 10 at Case Western Reserve L, 3-1 - - - - - -
Sep 10 vs. Denison W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 - 0
Sep 13 Heidelberg L, 3-1 - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 3-1 1 4 0 0 5 0
Sep 17 vs. Westminster (Pa.) W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0
Sep 17 vs. Case Western Reserve L, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 0
Sep 27 at Ohio Northern L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 3 1
Oct 1 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 3-1 1 3 0 0 0 0
Oct 1 vs. Otterbein W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0
Oct 5 Bluffton L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0
Oct 7 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 3-1 - - - - - -
Oct 12 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-2 - 2 0 0 - 0
Oct 14 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 - 0
Oct 19 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-1 - - - - - -
Oct 22 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 3-1 - 2 0 0 0 0
Oct 26 Earlham (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0
Oct 29 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 3-2 - 1 0 0 0 0
Oct 29 vs. Kenyon W, 3-0 - - - - - -
Oct 30 Hanover (Ind.) L, 3-2 - 2 0 0 0 0
Nov 2 Manchester (Ind.) L, 3-1 - 3 0 0 0 0

Career Stats - Offense

  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s pts pts/s
2013-14 15 32 13 0.41 9 70 .057 1 0.03 17.0 0.5
2014-15 30 105 113 1.08 52 339 .180 13 0.12 135.5 1.3
2015-16 30 109 165 1.51 104 629 .097 3 0.03 185.5 1.7
2016-17 20 49 85 1.73 46 305 .128 2 0.04 91.0 1.9
Total 95 295 376 1.27 211 1343 .123 19 0.06 429.0 1.5

Career Stats - Defense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2013-14 15 32 26 0.81 2 4 6 0.19
2014-15 30 105 53 0.50 9 25 34 0.32
2015-16 30 109 82 0.75 3 27 30 0.28
2016-17 20 49 35 0.71 2 8 10 0.20
Total 95 295 196 0.66 16 64 80 0.27

Career Stats - Serve/Receive

  m s sa sa/s r re
2013-14 15 32 0 0.00 13 0
2014-15 30 105 1 0.01 26 7
2015-16 30 109 4 0.04 20 4
2016-17 20 49 0 0.00 38 3
Total 95 295 5 0.02 97 14

Splits Stats - Offense

  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event                      
Total 20 49 85 1.73 46 305 .128 2 0.04 91.0 1.9
Conference 7 14 11 0.79 8 48 .063 0 0.00 13.0 0.9
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - -
Location                      
Home 5 11 12 1.09 10 43 .047 1 0.09 13.5 1.2
Away 7 19 28 1.47 13 108 .139 0 0.00 29.0 1.5
Neutral 8 19 45 2.37 23 154 .143 1 0.05 48.5 2.6
Result                      
Wins 8 16 25 1.56 14 81 .136 0 0.00 26.5 1.7
Losses 12 33 60 1.82 32 224 .125 2 0.06 64.5 2.0
Month                      
September 10 27 61 2.26 33 215 .130 1 0.04 64.5 2.4
October 9 19 18 0.95 10 76 .105 0 0.00 20.0 1.1
November 1 3 6 2.00 3 14 .214 1 0.33 6.5 2.2

Splits Stats - Defense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event                
Total 20 49 35 0.71 2 8 10 0.20
Conference 7 14 8 0.57 1 2 3 0.21
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 5 11 7 0.64 1 1 2 0.18
Away 7 19 11 0.58 0 2 2 0.11
Neutral 8 19 17 0.89 1 5 6 0.32
Result                
Wins 8 16 9 0.56 0 3 3 0.19
Losses 12 33 26 0.79 2 5 7 0.21
Month                
September 10 27 21 0.78 1 5 6 0.22
October 9 19 11 0.58 1 2 3 0.16
November 1 3 3 1.00 0 1 1 0.33

Splits Stats - Serve/Receive

  m s sa sa/s r re
Event            
Total 20 49 0 0.00 38 3
Conference 7 14 0 0.00 0 0
Exhibition - - - - - -
Location            
Home 5 11 0 0.00 0 0
Away 7 19 0 0.00 18 1
Neutral 8 19 0 0.00 20 2
Result            
Wins 8 16 0 0.00 4 0
Losses 12 33 0 0.00 34 3
Month            
September 10 27 0 0.00 38 3
October 9 19 0 0.00 0 0
November 1 3 0 0.00 0 0

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