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12 Alexis Kiessling
Alexis Kiessling
  • Height:
    5-4
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Defiance, Ohio
  • High School:
    Defiance
  • Position:
    DS
  • m
    20
  • k/s
    0.07
  • h %
    .167
  • a/s
    0.37
  • b/s
    0.00
  • sa/s
    0.35
  • d/s
    3.32

Bio

Junior (2020-21): Played in 17 matches and 53 sets ... tallied 142 digs (2.73 digs per set) ... Recorded 19 service aces ... Name to the HCAC All-Academic Team. 

Sophomore (2019-20): Played in 29 matches and 109 sets ... Tallied 266 digs (2.44 digs per set) ... Recorded 29 service aces ... Named to the HCAC All-Academic Team.

Freshman (2018-19): Played in 15 matches and 42 sets ... Tallied 87 digs on the year (2.07 digs per set) including 21 in the season finale against Kenyon on Oct. 27 ... Contributed six assists. 

Prep: Three-year letterman in volleyball at Defiance High School ... four-year letterman in softball ... Second-team WBL in Volleyball senior year ... Volleyball All-District honors senior season ... Softball third-Team WBL senior year.

Personal: Daughter of Rob and Lana Kiessling ... Majoring in early childhood education and intervention specialist.

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Oct 16 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 3-0
Oct 16 Adrian (Mich.) W, 3-1
Oct 20 Earlham (Ind.) L, 3-0
Oct 23 Mt. St. Joseph L, 3-0
Oct 27 at Bluffton L, 3-2
Oct 30 Franklin (Ind.) L, 3-0
  Total Conference
Matches 21 10
Sets 74 35
Kills 5 3
Kills per set 0.07 0.09
Errors 2 1
Total Attacks 18 7
Hitting Percentage .167 .286
Assists 26 13
Assists per set 0.35 0.37
Service Aces 26 9
Service Errors 17 6
Service Aces per set 0.35 0.26
Receptions 364 176
Reception Errors 25 10
Digs 247 102
Digs per set 3.34 2.91
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 0 0
Points 31.0 12.0
Points per set 0.4 0.3
Matches started 2 1

Game Log - Offense

Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Sep 1 at Heidelberg L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 2.0
Sep 4 vs. Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 1 .000 1 1.0
Sep 4 at DePauw L, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 - 1 1.0
Sep 6 at Wilmington (Ohio) L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 2.0
Sep 15 at Ohio Northern L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 2 .000 2 2.0
Sep 17 vs. Mount Union L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 3 .000 2 2.0
Sep 17 vs. Otterbein L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Sep 18 vs. Kenyon W, 3-1 - 4 2 0 2 1.000 1 5.0
Sep 18 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 3-0 - 3 0 1 1 -1.000 4 1.0
Sep 25 Wilmington (Ohio) L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 0 1.0
Oct 2 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 3 1.0
Oct 6 Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-2 - 5 1 0 1 1.000 0 3.0
Oct 9 Hanover (Ind.) L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 3 1.0
Oct 13 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Oct 16 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 1.0
Oct 16 Adrian (Mich.) W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 2 .000 2 2.0
Oct 20 Earlham (Ind.) L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 1 2.0
Oct 23 Mt. St. Joseph L, 3-0 - 3 0 1 1 -1.000 2 0.0
Oct 27 at Bluffton L, 3-2 - 5 1 0 1 1.000 1 1.0
Oct 30 Franklin (Ind.) L, 3-0 1 3 1 0 4 .250 3 2.0

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Sep 1 at Heidelberg L, 3-0 - 3 9 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 4 vs. Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-1 - 4 7 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 4 at DePauw L, 3-1 1 4 6 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 6 at Wilmington (Ohio) L, 3-0 - 3 15 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 15 at Ohio Northern L, 3-1 - 4 8 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 17 vs. Mount Union L, 3-0 - 3 8 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 17 vs. Otterbein L, 3-0 - 3 21 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 18 vs. Kenyon W, 3-1 - 4 30 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 18 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 3-0 - 3 19 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 25 Wilmington (Ohio) L, 3-1 - 4 11 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 2 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 3-0 - 3 15 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 6 Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-2 - 5 10 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 9 Hanover (Ind.) L, 3-1 - 4 11 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 13 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 3-0 - 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 16 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 3-0 - 3 11 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 16 Adrian (Mich.) W, 3-1 - 4 11 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 20 Earlham (Ind.) L, 3-0 - 3 14 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 23 Mt. St. Joseph L, 3-0 - 3 6 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 27 at Bluffton L, 3-2 - 5 18 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 30 Franklin (Ind.) L, 3-0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0

Game Log - Serve/Receive

Date Opponent Score ms s sa se r re
Sep 1 at Heidelberg L, 3-0 - 3 2 1 16 1
Sep 4 vs. Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-1 - 4 1 1 19 0
Sep 4 at DePauw L, 3-1 1 4 1 1 16 3
Sep 6 at Wilmington (Ohio) L, 3-0 - 3 2 2 14 0
Sep 15 at Ohio Northern L, 3-1 - 4 2 1 17 0
Sep 17 vs. Mount Union L, 3-0 - 3 2 0 11 2
Sep 17 vs. Otterbein L, 3-0 - 3 0 1 14 2
Sep 18 vs. Kenyon W, 3-1 - 4 3 1 21 1
Sep 18 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 3-0 - 3 1 1 19 4
Sep 25 Wilmington (Ohio) L, 3-1 - 4 1 0 23 2
Oct 2 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 3-0 - 3 1 0 11 1
Oct 6 Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-2 - 5 2 1 14 0
Oct 9 Hanover (Ind.) L, 3-1 - 4 1 2 26 3
Oct 13 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 3-0 - 3 0 1 5 0
Oct 16 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 3-0 - 3 1 0 24 2
Oct 16 Adrian (Mich.) W, 3-1 - 4 2 2 18 0
Oct 20 Earlham (Ind.) L, 3-0 - 3 2 0 19 0
Oct 23 Mt. St. Joseph L, 3-0 - 3 0 1 9 0
Oct 27 at Bluffton L, 3-2 - 5 0 0 17 1
Oct 30 Franklin (Ind.) L, 3-0 1 3 1 1 27 1

Career Stats - Offense

  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s pts pts/s
2018-19 15 42 2 0.05 4 18 -.111 6 0.14 11.5 0.3
2019-20 29 109 1 0.01 6 38 -.132 14 0.13 30.0 0.3
2020-21 17 52 0 0.00 0 17 .000 7 0.13 19.0 0.4
2021-22 20 71 5 0.07 2 18 .167 26 0.37 30.0 0.4
Total 81 274 8 0.03 12 91 -.044 53 0.19 90.5 0.3

Career Stats - Defense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2018-19 15 42 87 2.07 0 1 1 0.02
2019-20 29 109 266 2.44 0 0 0 0.00
2020-21 17 52 142 2.73 0 0 0 0.00
2021-22 20 71 236 3.32 0 0 0 0.00
Total 81 274 731 2.67 0 1 1 0.00

Career Stats - Serve/Receive

  m s sa sa/s r re
2018-19 15 42 9 0.21 157 10
2019-20 29 109 29 0.27 365 32
2020-21 17 52 19 0.37 167 14
2021-22 20 71 25 0.35 340 23
Total 81 274 82 0.30 1029 79

Splits Stats - Offense

  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event                      
Total 20 71 5 0.07 2 18 .167 26 0.37 30.0 0.4
Conference 9 32 3 0.09 1 7 .286 13 0.41 11.0 0.3
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - -
Location                      
Home 8 29 2 0.07 1 8 .125 11 0.38 12.0 0.4
Away 8 28 1 0.04 1 4 .000 11 0.39 10.0 0.4
Neutral 4 14 2 0.14 0 6 .333 4 0.29 8.0 0.6
Result                      
Wins 4 17 3 0.18 0 6 .500 4 0.24 11.0 0.6
Losses 16 54 2 0.04 2 12 .000 22 0.41 19.0 0.4
Month                      
September 10 35 2 0.06 1 9 .111 11 0.31 17.0 0.5
October 10 36 3 0.08 1 9 .222 15 0.42 13.0 0.4

Splits Stats - Defense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event                
Total 20 71 236 3.32 0 0 0 0.00
Conference 9 32 91 2.84 0 0 0 0.00
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 8 29 78 2.69 0 0 0 0.00
Away 8 28 92 3.29 0 0 0 0.00
Neutral 4 14 66 4.71 0 0 0 0.00
Result                
Wins 4 17 58 3.41 0 0 0 0.00
Losses 16 54 178 3.30 0 0 0 0.00
Month                
September 10 35 134 3.83 0 0 0 0.00
October 10 36 102 2.83 0 0 0 0.00

Splits Stats - Serve/Receive

  m s sa sa/s r re
Event            
Total 20 71 25 0.35 340 23
Conference 9 32 8 0.25 152 8
Exhibition - - - - - -
Location            
Home 8 29 10 0.34 160 8
Away 8 28 9 0.32 115 10
Neutral 4 14 6 0.43 65 5
Result            
Wins 4 17 8 0.47 72 1
Losses 16 54 17 0.31 268 22
Month            
September 10 35 15 0.43 170 15
October 10 36 10 0.28 170 8

News Mentions

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Volleyball celebrates Senior Day against Franklin

The Defiance volleyball team celebrated Senior Day on Saturday evening against Franklin. The Yellow Jackets fell to the Grizzlies in the end, 3-0.

October 30, 2021

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Volleyball suffers home loss to Earlham

The Defiance volleyball team suffered a home loss to Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference foe Earlham on Wednesday night, 3-0.

October 20, 2021

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Volleyball slips in HCAC opener vs. Rose-Hulman

The Defiance volleyball team slipped in their Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference opener against Rose-Hulman on the road on Saturday...

October 2, 2021

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Volleyball drops first two games at Bishop Invitational

The Defiance volleyball team dropped their first two games at the Ohio Wesleyan Bishop Invitational on Friday evening. The Yellow Jackets fell to...

September 17, 2021

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Volleyball stumbles on the road against Wilmington

The Defiance volleyball team stumbled on the road against Wilmington on Monday night, 3-0.

September 6, 2021

Photos

Franklin vs. Defiance

10/30/2021 4:00 PM EDT

Franklin vs. Defiance

10/30/2021 4:00 PM EDT

Anderson (Ind.) vs. Defiance

10/6/2021 7:00 PM EDT

Anderson (Ind.) vs. Defiance

10/6/2021 7:00 PM EDT

Anderson (Ind.) vs. Defiance

10/6/2021 7:00 PM EDT

Hanover vs. Defiance

10/9/2021 1:00 PM EDT

Hanover vs. Defiance

10/9/2021 1:00 PM EDT

Hanover vs. Defiance

10/9/2021 1:00 PM EDT

Hanover vs. Defiance

10/9/2021 1:00 PM EDT

Hanover vs. Defiance

10/9/2021 1:00 PM EDT

Hanover vs. Defiance

10/9/2021 1:00 PM EDT

Hanover vs. Defiance

10/9/2021 1:00 PM EDT

Earlham vs. Defiance

10/20/2021 7:00 PM EDT

Earlham vs. Defiance

10/20/2021 7:00 PM EDT

Earlham vs. Defiance

10/20/2021 7:00 PM EDT