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11 Brianna Wheeler
Brianna Wheeler
  • Height:
    5-7
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Sturgis, Mich.
  • High School:
    Sturgis
  • Position:
    S
  • Major:
    Microbiology
  • m
    17
  • k/s
    0.62
  • h %
    .144
  • a/s
    7.47
  • b/s
    0.09
  • sa/s
    0.47
  • d/s
    2.35

Bio

Junior (2020-21): Played in 17 matches and 55 sets ... Recorded team-leading 411 assists ... Finished third in the HCAC in assist and fifth in assist-per-set (7.64) ... Finished top five in the HCAC in service aces (28) and service aces-per-set (.47) ... Added 129 digs and 34 kills.

Sophomore (2019-20): Played in all 29 matches and 110 sets ... Recorded 1005 assists ranking her second in the HCAC and fourth in school history for a single season ... Led the HCAC with 57 service aces ... Added 264 digs (3.40 digs per set) ... Named to the HCAC All-Academic Team.

Freshman (2018-19): Played in all 24 matches and 90 sets ... Earned 359 assists, ranking second-most on the team ... Her 3.99 assists per set were second-best on the team ... Tallied six kills ... Added 144 digs (1.60 digs per set). 

Prep: Four-year letterman in volleyball while at Sturgis High School ... Three-year letterman in basketball ... Earned Academic All-State honors 2013-14 season. 

Personal: Daughter of Wally and Sherri Wheeler ... Majoring in molecular biology with a minor in chemistry.

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Feb 13 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 3-1
Feb 13 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 3-0
Feb 17 Bluffton L, 3-0
Feb 17 Bluffton L, 3-2
Feb 20 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 3-0
Feb 20 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 3-1
  Total Conference
Matches 17 9
Sets 55 35
Kills 34 24
Kills per set 0.62 0.69
Errors 10 7
Total Attacks 167 118
Hitting Percentage .144 .144
Assists 411 280
Assists per set 7.47 8.00
Service Aces 26 15
Service Errors 31 17
Service Aces per set 0.47 0.43
Receptions 9 4
Reception Errors 0 0
Digs 129 86
Digs per set 2.35 2.46
Block Solo 0 0
Block Assist 5 2
Block Total 5 2
Blocks per set 0.09 0.06
Block Errors 0 0
Ball Handling Errors 8 4
Points 62.5 40.0
Points per set 1.1 1.1
Matches started 10 8

Game Log - Offense

Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Jan 23 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 3-0 1 3 2 1 19 .053 19 4.0
Jan 23 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 10 .000 14 1.0
Jan 27 Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-1 1 4 5 1 12 .333 42 9.0
Jan 27 Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-1 - 2 3 0 6 .500 17 7.0
Jan 30 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 3-0 1 3 2 1 7 .143 26 4.0
Feb 2 at Earlham (Ind.) L, 3-2 1 5 3 2 29 .034 28 4.5
Feb 2 at Earlham (Ind.) L, 3-0 - 1 1 0 5 .200 5 1.0
Feb 6 Franklin (Ind.) L, 3-2 1 5 7 0 18 .389 43 7.0
Feb 6 Franklin (Ind.) L, 3-0 - 1 0 0 2 .000 3 0.0
Feb 10 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-2 - 5 3 1 9 .222 42 7.0
Feb 10 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 3-0 - 2 1 1 3 .000 5 2.0
Feb 13 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 3-1 1 4 0 0 11 .000 34 1.5
Feb 13 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 3-0 - 2 1 0 3 .333 11 3.5
Feb 17 Bluffton L, 3-0 1 3 1 1 9 .000 23 1.0
Feb 17 Bluffton L, 3-2 1 5 3 2 18 .056 37 5.0
Feb 20 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 3-0 1 3 1 0 4 .250 23 2.0
Feb 20 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 3-1 1 4 1 0 2 .500 39 3.0

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Jan 23 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 3-0 1 3 7 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 23 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 3-0 - 3 8 0 0 0 0 2
Jan 27 Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-1 1 4 6 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 27 Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-1 - 2 2 0 0 0 0 1
Jan 30 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 3-0 1 3 5 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 2 at Earlham (Ind.) L, 3-2 1 5 13 0 1 0 1 1
Feb 2 at Earlham (Ind.) L, 3-0 - 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 6 Franklin (Ind.) L, 3-2 1 5 16 0 0 0 0 1
Feb 6 Franklin (Ind.) L, 3-0 - 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 10 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-2 - 5 16 0 0 0 0 1
Feb 10 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 3-0 - 2 4 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 13 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 3-1 1 4 12 0 1 0 1 0
Feb 13 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 3-0 - 2 2 0 1 0 1 1
Feb 17 Bluffton L, 3-0 1 3 9 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 17 Bluffton L, 3-2 1 5 14 0 2 0 2 0
Feb 20 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 3-0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 1
Feb 20 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 3-1 1 4 10 0 0 0 0 0

Game Log - Serve/Receive

Date Opponent Score ms s sa se r re
Jan 23 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 3-0 1 3 2 2 1 0
Jan 23 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 3-0 - 3 1 2 1 0
Jan 27 Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-1 1 4 4 3 0 0
Jan 27 Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-1 - 2 4 1 0 0
Jan 30 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 3-0 1 3 2 0 1 0
Feb 2 at Earlham (Ind.) L, 3-2 1 5 1 4 2 0
Feb 2 at Earlham (Ind.) L, 3-0 - 1 0 0 1 0
Feb 6 Franklin (Ind.) L, 3-2 1 5 0 2 0 0
Feb 6 Franklin (Ind.) L, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0
Feb 10 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-2 - 5 4 3 0 0
Feb 10 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 3-0 - 2 1 2 0 0
Feb 13 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 3-1 1 4 1 2 0 0
Feb 13 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 3-0 - 2 2 0 2 0
Feb 17 Bluffton L, 3-0 1 3 0 1 0 0
Feb 17 Bluffton L, 3-2 1 5 1 4 0 0
Feb 20 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 3-0 1 3 1 0 0 0
Feb 20 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 3-1 1 4 2 5 1 0

Career Stats - Offense

  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s pts pts/s
2018-19 24 90 6 0.07 5 57 .018 359 3.99 30.0 0.3
2019-20 29 110 42 0.38 10 194 .165 1005 9.14 105.0 1.0
2020-21 17 55 34 0.62 10 167 .144 411 7.47 62.5 1.1
2021-22 14 49 35 0.71 6 113 .257 308 6.29 60.0 1.2
Total 84 304 117 0.38 31 531 .162 2083 6.85 257.5 0.8

Career Stats - Defense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2018-19 24 90 144 1.60 0 0 0 0.00
2019-20 29 110 264 2.40 1 10 11 0.10
2020-21 17 55 129 2.35 0 5 5 0.09
2021-22 14 49 105 2.14 2 6 8 0.16
Total 84 304 642 2.11 3 21 24 0.08

Career Stats - Serve/Receive

  m s sa sa/s r re
2018-19 24 90 24 0.27 2 1
2019-20 29 110 57 0.52 12 0
2020-21 17 55 26 0.47 9 0
2021-22 14 49 20 0.41 5 0
Total 84 304 127 0.42 28 1

Splits Stats - Offense

  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event                      
Total 17 55 34 0.62 10 167 .144 411 7.47 62.5 1.1
Conference 9 35 24 0.69 7 118 .144 280 8.00 40.0 1.1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - -
Location                      
Home 7 23 21 0.91 5 72 .222 191 8.30 33.0 1.4
Away 10 32 13 0.41 5 95 .084 220 6.88 29.5 0.9
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - -
Result                      
Wins 4 14 13 0.93 3 34 .294 127 9.07 27.0 1.9
Losses 13 41 21 0.51 7 133 .105 284 6.93 35.5 0.9
Month                      
January 5 15 12 0.80 3 54 .167 118 7.87 25.0 1.7
February 12 40 22 0.55 7 113 .133 293 7.33 37.5 0.9

Splits Stats - Defense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event                
Total 17 55 129 2.35 0 5 5 0.09
Conference 9 35 86 2.46 0 2 2 0.06
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 7 23 54 2.35 0 2 2 0.09
Away 10 32 75 2.34 0 3 3 0.09
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 4 14 29 2.07 0 0 0 0.00
Losses 13 41 100 2.44 0 5 5 0.12
Month                
January 5 15 28 1.87 0 0 0 0.00
February 12 40 101 2.52 0 5 5 0.13

Splits Stats - Serve/Receive

  m s sa sa/s r re
Event            
Total 17 55 26 0.47 9 0
Conference 9 35 15 0.43 4 0
Exhibition - - - - - -
Location            
Home 7 23 11 0.48 1 0
Away 10 32 15 0.47 8 0
Neutral - - - - - -
Result            
Wins 4 14 14 1.00 1 0
Losses 13 41 12 0.29 8 0
Month            
January 5 15 13 0.87 3 0
February 12 40 13 0.33 6 0

News Mentions

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Yellow Jackets fall short in road games at Mount St. Joseph

CINCINNATI, Ohio-  On Saturday afternoon, the Yellow Jacket women’s volleyball team traveled to Mount St. Joseph University. In...

February 20, 2021

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Volleyball drops two matches to rival Bluffton on Senior Night

DEFIANCE, Ohio – On Wednesday inside the Karl H. Weaner Community Center, the Defiance College volleyball team celebrated Senior Night...

February 17, 2021

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Volleyball topped by Transylvania on the road

LEXINGTON, Ky.- The Defiance College volleyball team traveled to Transylvania University for a doubleheader. The first match counted toward the...

February 13, 2021

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Volleyball earns a split at Anderson

ANDERSON, Ind- The Defiance College volleyball team headed to Anderson, Indiana, for two matches against the Ravens. In the first match, counting...

February 10, 2021

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Volleyball loses pair of matches to Franklin

DEFIANCE, Ohio – On Saturday afternoon, the Defiance College volleyball team lost of pair of matches to the visiting Franklin College...

February 6, 2021

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Volleyball edged out by Earlham on the road

RICHMOND, Ind. - The Defiance College volleyball team traveled to Earlham College on Wednesday night to take on the Quakers in a Heartland...

February 2, 2021

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Volleyball beats HCAC foe Rose-Hulman in straight sets at home

DEFIANCE, Ohio – Inside the Karl H. Weaner Community Center on Saturday afternoon, the Defiance College volleyball team beat the Rose-Hulman...

January 30, 2021

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Volleyball begins home slate by defeating Manchester twice

DEFIANCE, Ohio – On Wednesday night, the Defiance College volleyball team began the home portion of its 2020-21 schedule by defeating the...

January 27, 2021

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Volleyball loses hard-fought battles at Hanover in the season opener 

HANOVER, Ind.- The Defiance College volleyball program opened the 2020-21 season with two matches at Hanover College. Despite a competitive...

January 23, 2021

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Defiance College 2020-21 volleyball season preview

DEFIANCE, Ohio - The Defiance College women's volleyball team heads into the upcoming 2020-21 season returning key players, including ten...

January 22, 2021

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Volleyball picked seventh in 2020-21 HCAC preseason poll

CARMEL, Ind. - The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference volleyball coaches' preseason poll, released Thursday morning, found the Defiance...

January 21, 2021

Photos

Manchester vs. Defiance

1/27/2021 6:00 PM EST

Manchester vs. Defiance

1/27/2021 6:00 PM EST

Manchester vs. Defiance

1/27/2021 6:00 PM EST