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11 Brianna Wheeler
Brianna Wheeler
  • Height:
    5-7
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Sturgis, Mich.
  • High School:
    Sturgis
  • Position:
    S
  • m
    14
  • k/s
    0.71
  • h %
    .257
  • a/s
    6.29
  • b/s
    0.16
  • sa/s
    0.41
  • d/s
    2.14

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 biology with a minor in chemistry.

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 15 10
Sets 52 35
Kills 35 22
Kills per set 0.67 0.63
Errors 6 5
Total Attacks 119 80
Hitting Percentage .244 .212
Assists 328 220
Assists per set 6.31 6.29
Service Aces 21 14
Service Errors 24 14
Service Aces per set 0.40 0.40
Receptions 5 3
Reception Errors 0 0
Digs 114 77
Digs per set 2.19 2.20
Block Solo 3 3
Block Assist 7 5
Block Total 10 8
Blocks per set 0.19 0.23
Block Errors 0 0
Ball Handling Errors 8 6
Points 62.5 41.5
Points per set 1.2 1.2
Matches started 11 8

Game Log - Offense

Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Sep 1 at Heidelberg L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 .000 19 0.5
Sep 4 vs. Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-1 - 4 5 0 18 .278 29 7.0
Sep 4 at DePauw L, 3-1 1 3 0 0 2 .000 13 3.0
Sep 6 at Wilmington (Ohio) L, 3-0 1 3 3 0 6 .500 13 3.0
Sep 15 at Ohio Northern L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 vs. Mount Union L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 vs. Otterbein L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 18 vs. Kenyon W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Sep 18 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 25 Wilmington (Ohio) L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Oct 2 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 3-0 - 3 5 0 11 .455 21 8.0
Oct 6 Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-2 1 5 2 0 9 .222 33 6.5
Oct 9 Hanover (Ind.) L, 3-1 1 4 5 0 12 .417 17 8.0
Oct 13 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 3-0 - 3 2 1 5 .200 12 2.0
Oct 16 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 6 .000 20 2.5
Oct 16 Adrian (Mich.) W, 3-1 1 4 5 1 12 .333 34 7.5
Oct 20 Earlham (Ind.) L, 3-0 1 3 1 0 8 .125 20 3.0
Oct 23 Mt. St. Joseph L, 3-0 1 3 2 0 6 .333 27 3.0
Oct 27 at Bluffton L, 3-2 1 5 1 3 6 -.333 24 1.0
Oct 30 Franklin (Ind.) L, 3-0 1 3 4 1 11 .273 26 5.0

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Sep 1 at Heidelberg L, 3-0 - 3 4 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 4 vs. Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-1 - 4 11 0 0 0 0 1
Sep 4 at DePauw L, 3-1 1 3 5 0 0 0 0 1
Sep 6 at Wilmington (Ohio) L, 3-0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 15 at Ohio Northern L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 vs. Mount Union L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 vs. Otterbein L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 18 vs. Kenyon W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Sep 18 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 25 Wilmington (Ohio) L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Oct 2 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 3-0 - 3 7 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 6 Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-2 1 5 8 1 1 0 2 0
Oct 9 Hanover (Ind.) L, 3-1 1 4 8 0 2 0 2 0
Oct 13 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 3-0 - 3 3 0 0 0 0 2
Oct 16 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 3-0 1 3 9 1 1 0 2 1
Oct 16 Adrian (Mich.) W, 3-1 1 4 14 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 20 Earlham (Ind.) L, 3-0 1 3 6 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 23 Mt. St. Joseph L, 3-0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 1
Oct 27 at Bluffton L, 3-2 1 5 12 0 0 0 0 1
Oct 30 Franklin (Ind.) L, 3-0 1 3 12 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 0 2 0 0
Sep 4 vs. Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-1 - 4 2 2 1 0
Sep 4 at DePauw L, 3-1 1 3 3 0 0 0
Sep 6 at Wilmington (Ohio) L, 3-0 1 3 0 4 1 0
Sep 15 at Ohio Northern L, 3-1 - - - - - -
Sep 17 vs. Mount Union L, 3-0 - - - - - -
Sep 17 vs. Otterbein L, 3-0 - - - - - -
Sep 18 vs. Kenyon W, 3-1 - - - - - -
Sep 18 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 3-0 - - - - - -
Sep 25 Wilmington (Ohio) L, 3-1 - - - - - -
Oct 2 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 3-0 - 3 3 2 0 0
Oct 6 Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-2 1 5 3 3 0 0
Oct 9 Hanover (Ind.) L, 3-1 1 4 2 1 0 0
Oct 13 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 3-0 - 3 0 2 0 0
Oct 16 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 3-0 1 3 1 0 0 0
Oct 16 Adrian (Mich.) W, 3-1 1 4 2 2 0 0
Oct 20 Earlham (Ind.) L, 3-0 1 3 2 1 2 0
Oct 23 Mt. St. Joseph L, 3-0 1 3 1 0 0 0
Oct 27 at Bluffton L, 3-2 1 5 0 3 0 0
Oct 30 Franklin (Ind.) L, 3-0 1 3 1 2 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 14 49 35 0.71 6 113 .257 308 6.29 60.0 1.2
Conference 9 32 22 0.69 5 74 .230 200 6.25 39.0 1.2
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - -
Location                      
Home 7 25 19 0.76 2 64 .266 177 7.08 35.5 1.4
Away 6 20 11 0.55 4 31 .226 102 5.10 17.5 0.9
Neutral 1 4 5 1.25 0 18 .278 29 7.25 7.0 1.8
Result                      
Wins 3 13 12 0.92 1 39 .282 96 7.38 21.0 1.6
Losses 11 36 23 0.64 5 74 .243 212 5.89 39.0 1.1
Month                      
September 4 13 8 0.62 0 27 .296 74 5.69 13.5 1.0
October 10 36 27 0.75 6 86 .244 234 6.50 46.5 1.3

Splits Stats - Defense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event                
Total 14 49 105 2.14 2 6 8 0.16
Conference 9 32 68 2.13 2 4 6 0.19
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 7 25 60 2.40 2 5 7 0.28
Away 6 20 34 1.70 0 1 1 0.05
Neutral 1 4 11 2.75 0 0 0 0.00
Result                
Wins 3 13 33 2.54 1 2 3 0.23
Losses 11 36 72 2.00 1 4 5 0.14
Month                
September 4 13 23 1.77 0 1 1 0.08
October 10 36 82 2.28 2 5 7 0.19

Splits Stats - Serve/Receive

  m s sa sa/s r re
Event            
Total 14 49 20 0.41 5 0
Conference 9 32 13 0.41 3 0
Exhibition - - - - - -
Location            
Home 7 25 12 0.48 3 0
Away 6 20 6 0.30 1 0
Neutral 1 4 2 0.50 1 0
Result            
Wins 3 13 7 0.54 1 0
Losses 11 36 13 0.36 4 0
Month            
September 4 13 5 0.38 2 0
October 10 36 15 0.42 3 0

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 falls in five-set thriller to rival Bluffton

The Defiance volleyball team fell in a five-set thriller to rival Bluffton in Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference action on Wednesday night,...

October 27, 2021

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Volleyball slips in tight match with Mount St. Joseph

The Defiance volleyball team slipped in a tight battle with Mount St. Joseph in Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference play on Saturday...

October 23, 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 goes 1-1 in Saturday doubleheader

The Defiance volleyball team went 1-1 on Saturday falling to Transylvania in HCAC action, 3-0, then coming back and defeating Adrian, 3-1.

October 16, 2021

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Volleyball stumbles in road contest with Manchester

The Defiance volleyball team stumbled to HCAC for Manchester in a road contest on Wednesday night, 3-0.

October 13, 2021

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Volleyball slips in home contest against Hanover

The Defiance volleyball team slipped to HCAC opponent Hanover in a home contest on Saturday afternoon, 3-1.

October 9, 2021

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Volleyball wins five-set thriller against Anderson

The Defiance volleyball team defeated HCAC foe Anderson in a five-set thriller on Wednesday night, 3-2.

October 6, 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 stumbles on the road against Wilmington

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

September 6, 2021

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Volleyball splits at DePauw Invitational

The Defiance volleyball team went 1-1 at the DePauw Invitational, defeating Anderson 3-1 and then falling to DePauw 3-1 on Saturday afternoon.

September 4, 2021

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Volleyball falls to Heidelberg in season opener

The Defiance volleyball team was defeated by Heidelberg in three sets in the first game of the 2021 season.

September 1, 2021

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Volleyball set for start of 2021 fall season

The Defiance volleyball team are set to start the 2021 fall season. The Yellow Jackets get the season underway at Heidelberg on Wednesday,...

August 29, 2021

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Volleyball picked eighth in HCAC preseason poll

The Defiance College volleyball team was picked to finish eighth in the 2021 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) volleyball season....

August 25, 2021

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Franklin vs. Defiance

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Franklin vs. Defiance

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Anderson (Ind.) vs. Defiance

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Anderson (Ind.) vs. Defiance

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Anderson (Ind.) vs. Defiance

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Anderson (Ind.) vs. Defiance

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Anderson (Ind.) vs. Defiance

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Hanover vs. Defiance

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Hanover vs. Defiance

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Earlham vs. Defiance

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Earlham vs. Defiance

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Earlham vs. Defiance

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Earlham vs. Defiance

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Earlham vs. Defiance

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