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3 Marissa Windau
Marissa Windau
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Castalia
  • High School:
    Margaretta
  • Position:
    OH
  • Major:
    Exercise Science
  • m
    23
  • k/s
    1.36
  • h %
    .083
  • a/s
    0.23
  • b/s
    0.18
  • sa/s
    0.35
  • d/s
    2.36

Bio

Senior (2018): Named to the HCAC Christopher M. Ragsdale All-Sportsmanship team ... Featured in 23 matches and played 78 sets ... Recorded 106 kills ... Added 18 assists ... Had a team-best 27 service aces including a season-high five against North Park ... Ranked second on the team with 184 digs (2.36 digs per set). 

Junior (2017): Tom Bohlsen Academic All-HCAC ... Played in all 23 matches and 73 sets ... Led the team in kills with 155 (2.12 kills per set) ... Recorded 10 or more kills in six matches, including a season-high 16 kills against Franklin on Sept. 30 ... Ranked tied for third in service aces with 22 ... Ranked second on the team in digs with 198 (2.71 digs per set).

Sophomore (2016):  HCAC All-Sportsmanship Team ...  Tom Bohlsen Academic All-HCAC ... Played in all 25 matches and 94 sets ... Was second on the team in kills with 199 (2.12 kills per set) and third overall in hitting percentage at .160 ... Recorded 10 or more kills in six matches, including a season-high 13 kills in the season finale against Manchester (Ind.) in the HCAC Tournament ...  Led the team in aces with 35 ... Recorded 89 digs (0.95 digs per set) ... Was second in total blocks with 48 (three solo and 45 assisted) ... Her 45 assisted blocks were second most on the team.

Freshman (2015):  HCAC All-Freshman Team ... Played in all 30 matches and 114 sets ... Recorded 274 kills for the season averaging 2.40 k/s ... Her 274 kills were the 12th most in the conference overall and second highest among freshmen ... Had 14 matches with 10 or more kills ... Had a season-high 15 kills against PSU_Behrend ... Had five assists and 24 service aces ... Tallied 100 digs on the season ... Had 31 total blocks (six solo and 25 assists). 

Prep:  Four-year varsity letterwinner at Margaretta High School … Holds two single-match records in kills and digs ... Two-time team captain (2013-14) ... Recipient of team's "Coaches Award" as a sophomore and received team's "Competitive Greatness Award" during her junior season … SBC All-Academic Team ... Honor Roll student ... Also four-year letterwinner in softball and swimming.

Personal:  Daughter of Gene and Mary-Beth Windau … Majoring in exercise science.

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Oct 10 Bluffton L, 3-0
Oct 13 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 3-0
Oct 17 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-0
Oct 24 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 3-2
Oct 27 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 3-2
Oct 27 Kenyon W, 3-1
  Total Conference
Matches 23 8
Sets 78 30
Kills 106 46
Kills per set 1.36 1.53
Errors 67 23
Total Attacks 468 178
Hitting Percentage .083 .129
Assists 18 5
Assists per set 0.23 0.17
Service Aces 27 10
Service Errors 23 8
Service Aces per set 0.35 0.33
Receptions 340 145
Reception Errors 40 10
Digs 184 67
Digs per set 2.36 2.23
Block Solo 1 0
Block Assist 13 9
Block Total 14 9
Blocks per set 0.18 0.30
Block Errors 6 0
Ball Handling Errors 0 0
Points 140.5 60.5
Points per set 1.8 2.0
Matches started 14 6

Game Log - Offense

Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Aug 31 vs. Case Western Reserve L, 3-1 - 2 0 1 4 -.250 2 0.0
Aug 31 vs. Bluffton L, 3-1 - 3 3 3 31 .000 0 5.0
Sep 1 at Ohio Northern L, 3-0 - 2 0 3 9 -.333 0 0.0
Sep 1 vs. Carnegie Mellon L, 3-1 1 4 8 4 42 .095 1 10.5
Sep 5 at Albion (Mich.) L, 3-0 - 3 3 2 10 .100 0 3.0
Sep 7 Hiram L, 3-0 - 3 3 1 17 .118 2 4.0
Sep 8 vs. Capital W, 3-1 1 4 9 4 29 .172 2 10.0
Sep 8 at Case Western Reserve L, 3-0 1 3 1 1 8 .000 0 2.0
Sep 11 Heidelberg L, 3-1 - 3 9 0 19 .474 2 10.0
Sep 21 vs. Greenville W, 3-1 1 4 6 7 35 -.029 0 6.0
Sep 21 vs. St. Mary's (Ind.) L, 3-0 1 2 4 4 22 .000 0 6.0
Sep 22 at North Park L, 3-2 1 5 5 8 29 -.103 3 11.0
Sep 22 vs. Benedictine (Ill.) L, 3-2 1 5 2 1 8 .125 1 5.0
Sep 25 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 3-2 - 5 9 4 34 .147 1 12.5
Sep 29 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 3-0 - 2 3 3 14 .000 0 3.0
Sep 30 Hanover (Ind.) L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 3 Earlham (Ind.) W, 3-1 1 4 5 3 27 .074 0 6.0
Oct 6 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 3-2 - 2 0 0 0 - 1 0.0
Oct 10 Bluffton L, 3-0 1 3 7 2 20 .250 0 10.5
Oct 13 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 3-0 1 3 3 3 18 .000 1 3.0
Oct 17 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-0 1 3 2 2 10 .000 1 3.5
Oct 24 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 3-2 1 5 11 3 34 .235 1 13.0
Oct 27 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 3-2 1 5 9 6 35 .086 0 12.0
Oct 27 Kenyon W, 3-1 1 3 4 2 13 .154 0 4.5

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Aug 31 vs. Case Western Reserve L, 3-1 - 2 6 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 31 vs. Bluffton L, 3-1 - 3 14 0 0 2 0 0
Sep 1 at Ohio Northern L, 3-0 - 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 1 vs. Carnegie Mellon L, 3-1 1 4 10 1 1 1 2 0
Sep 5 at Albion (Mich.) L, 3-0 - 3 4 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 7 Hiram L, 3-0 - 3 15 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 8 vs. Capital W, 3-1 1 4 11 0 0 1 0 0
Sep 8 at Case Western Reserve L, 3-0 1 3 7 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 11 Heidelberg L, 3-1 - 3 1 0 0 1 0 0
Sep 21 vs. Greenville W, 3-1 1 4 18 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 21 vs. St. Mary's (Ind.) L, 3-0 1 2 6 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 22 at North Park L, 3-2 1 5 14 0 2 0 2 0
Sep 22 vs. Benedictine (Ill.) L, 3-2 1 5 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 25 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 3-2 - 5 10 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 29 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 3-0 - 2 3 0 0 1 0 0
Sep 30 Hanover (Ind.) L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 3 Earlham (Ind.) W, 3-1 1 4 6 0 2 0 2 0
Oct 6 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 3-2 - 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 10 Bluffton L, 3-0 1 3 8 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 13 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 3-0 1 3 10 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 17 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-0 1 3 3 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 24 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 3-2 1 5 12 0 2 0 2 0
Oct 27 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 3-2 1 5 18 0 2 0 2 0
Oct 27 Kenyon W, 3-1 1 3 3 0 1 0 1 0

Game Log - Serve/Receive

Date Opponent Score ms s sa se r re
Aug 31 vs. Case Western Reserve L, 3-1 - 2 0 0 0 1
Aug 31 vs. Bluffton L, 3-1 - 3 2 0 14 1
Sep 1 at Ohio Northern L, 3-0 - 2 0 1 9 1
Sep 1 vs. Carnegie Mellon L, 3-1 1 4 1 2 23 3
Sep 5 at Albion (Mich.) L, 3-0 - 3 0 1 13 2
Sep 7 Hiram L, 3-0 - 3 1 1 24 4
Sep 8 vs. Capital W, 3-1 1 4 1 0 - 3
Sep 8 at Case Western Reserve L, 3-0 1 3 1 1 17 1
Sep 11 Heidelberg L, 3-1 - 3 1 3 12 1
Sep 21 vs. Greenville W, 3-1 1 4 0 1 26 3
Sep 21 vs. St. Mary's (Ind.) L, 3-0 1 2 2 0 14 0
Sep 22 at North Park L, 3-2 1 5 5 2 15 2
Sep 22 vs. Benedictine (Ill.) L, 3-2 1 5 3 2 18 5
Sep 25 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 3-2 - 5 3 3 19 2
Sep 29 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 3-0 - 2 0 1 - 0
Sep 30 Hanover (Ind.) L, 3-0 - - - - - -
Oct 3 Earlham (Ind.) W, 3-1 1 4 0 1 19 0
Oct 6 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 3-2 - 2 0 0 1 0
Oct 10 Bluffton L, 3-0 1 3 3 0 13 0
Oct 13 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 23 3
Oct 17 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-0 1 3 1 2 24 0
Oct 24 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 3-2 1 5 1 2 26 3
Oct 27 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 3-2 1 5 2 0 20 2
Oct 27 Kenyon W, 3-1 1 3 0 0 10 3

Career Stats - Offense

  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s pts pts/s
2015-16 30 114 274 2.40 131 926 .154 5 0.04 314.0 2.8
2016-17 25 94 199 2.12 93 661 .160 7 0.07 259.5 2.8
2017-18 23 73 155 2.12 89 572 .115 10 0.14 186.0 2.5
2018-19 23 78 106 1.36 67 468 .083 18 0.23 140.5 1.8
Total 101 359 734 2.04 380 2627 .135 40 0.11 900.0 2.5

Career Stats - Defense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2015-16 30 114 100 0.88 5 22 27 0.24
2016-17 25 94 89 0.95 3 45 48 0.51
2017-18 23 73 198 2.71 3 12 15 0.21
2018-19 23 78 184 2.36 1 13 14 0.18
Total 101 359 571 1.59 12 92 104 0.29

Career Stats - Serve/Receive

  m s sa sa/s r re
2015-16 30 114 24 0.21 7 3
2016-17 25 94 35 0.37 36 4
2017-18 23 73 22 0.30 323 50
2018-19 23 78 27 0.35 340 40
Total 101 359 108 0.30 706 97

Splits Stats - Offense

  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event                      
Total 23 78 106 1.36 67 468 .083 18 0.23 140.5 1.8
Conference 8 30 46 1.53 23 178 .129 5 0.17 60.5 2.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - -
Location                      
Home 7 24 40 1.67 17 149 .154 5 0.21 50.0 2.1
Away 9 30 34 1.13 26 148 .054 7 0.23 48.0 1.6
Neutral 7 24 32 1.33 24 171 .047 6 0.25 42.5 1.8
Result                      
Wins 5 18 26 1.44 18 114 .070 3 0.17 30.0 1.7
Losses 18 60 80 1.33 49 354 .088 15 0.25 110.5 1.8
Month                      
August 2 5 3 0.60 4 35 -.029 2 0.40 5.0 1.0
September 13 45 62 1.38 42 276 .072 12 0.27 83.0 1.8
October 8 28 41 1.46 21 157 .127 4 0.14 52.5 1.9

Splits Stats - Defense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event                
Total 23 78 184 2.36 1 13 14 0.18
Conference 8 30 67 2.23 0 9 9 0.30
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 7 24 61 2.54 0 6 6 0.25
Away 9 30 55 1.83 0 6 6 0.20
Neutral 7 24 68 2.83 1 1 2 0.08
Result                
Wins 5 18 41 2.28 0 4 4 0.22
Losses 18 60 143 2.38 1 9 10 0.17
Month                
August 2 5 20 4.00 0 0 0 0.00
September 13 45 104 2.31 1 4 5 0.11
October 8 28 60 2.14 0 9 9 0.32

Splits Stats - Serve/Receive

  m s sa sa/s r re
Event            
Total 23 78 27 0.35 340 40
Conference 8 30 10 0.33 145 10
Exhibition - - - - - -
Location            
Home 7 24 7 0.29 121 13
Away 9 30 11 0.37 124 11
Neutral 7 24 9 0.38 95 16
Result            
Wins 5 18 2 0.11 79 9
Losses 18 60 25 0.42 261 31
Month            
August 2 5 2 0.40 14 2
September 13 45 18 0.40 190 27
October 8 28 7 0.25 136 11

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