8 Kirsten Vanisacker
Kirsten Vanisacker
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Newport, Mich.
  • High School:
    Jefferson
  • Position:
    S
  • m
    8
  • k/s
    0.11
  • h %
    .071
  • a/s
    3.50
  • b/s
    0.11
  • sa/s
    0.06
  • d/s
    0.61
Bio

Junior (2024)

  • Played in a career-high eight matches and 18 sets while dishing out a career-best 63 assists
  • Named Academic All-WHAC and was elected to the conference's Champions of Character Team
  • Also named Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athlete
  • DC's 2024-25 AAUW Scholar-Athlete of the Year, awarded to the female letterwinner with the highest GPA across the athletic department
  • Also received the Purple and Gold Club's Inspirational Leadership Award

Sophomore (2023)

  • Made season debut against Mount Union on Sept. 9 and recorded one assist
  • Notched first career kill Sept. 15 against St. Vincent
  • Named HCAC Academic All-Conference

Freshman (2022)

  • Played in five matches and nine sets
  • Recorded 15 assists and five digs

Personal:

  • Majoring in business administration with a concentration in marketing and a minor in communications
  • Daughter of Amy and Scott Vanisacker
  • Played volleyball, basketball, and track all four years
  • Named Volleyball MVP of the 2022 season
Recent games
Date Opponent Result
Oct 26 #RV Cornerstone L, 3-0
Oct 30 Concordia (MI) W, 3-0
Nov 2 University of Northwestern Ohio L, 3-2
Nov 6 Lourdes W, 3-1
Nov 8 Siena Heights L, 3-1
Nov 11 at #7 Madonna L, 3-1
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Matches 8 5
Sets 18 13
Kills 2 1
Kills per set 0.11 0.08
Errors 1 0
Total Attacks 14 6
Total Attacks per set 0.78 0.46
Hitting Percentage .071 .167
Assists 63 47
Assists per set 3.50 3.62
Service Aces 1 1
Service Errors 5 4
Service Aces per set 0.06 0.08
Receptions 0 0
Reception Errors 0 0
Digs 11 9
Digs per set 0.61 0.69
Block Solo 0 0
Block Assist 2 0
Block Total 2 0
Blocks per set 0.11 0.00
Block Errors 3 0
Ball Handling Errors 0 0
Points 4.0 2.0
Points per set 0.2 0.2
Matches started - -
Game Log - Offense
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Aug 16 Indiana Northwest L, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Aug 16 Brescia (KY) W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Aug 17 Governors State W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Aug 17 Goshen (IN) W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Aug 23 vs. Oakland City W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Aug 24 vs. Bethel (IN) L, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Aug 24 at Saint Francis (Ind.) L, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Aug 30 vs. Kentucky Christian W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Aug 30 vs. WVU Tech (WV) W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Aug 31 at Rio Grande L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Aug 31 vs. Shawnee State L, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 - 4 0.0
Sep 4 at Indiana Tech L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Lawrence Tech L, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 Rochester Christian (Mich.) W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 - 0 1.0
Sep 20 at Cornerstone (MI) L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at #12 Aquinas (MI) L, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Sep 25 at Concordia (MI) L, 3-2 - 4 0 0 0 - 16 0.0
Sep 27 #16 Mount Vernon Nazarene L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Northwestern Ohio L, 3-0 - 3 1 0 4 .250 18 1.0
Sep 28 vs. #RV Cumberlands (KY) L, 3-0 - 3 1 1 8 .000 10 2.0
Oct 2 at Lourdes W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 St. Mary-Woods L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 St. Mary-Woods L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 Indiana Tech L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at Siena Heights L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Madonna L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Michigan-Dearborn W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 #12 Aquinas L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 #RV Cornerstone L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 30 Concordia (MI) W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 University of Northwestern Ohio L, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Nov 6 Lourdes W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Siena Heights L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 2 .000 13 0.0
Nov 11 at #7 Madonna L, 3-1 - 1 0 0 0 - 2 0.0
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Aug 16 Indiana Northwest L, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Aug 16 Brescia (KY) W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Aug 17 Governors State W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Aug 17 Goshen (IN) W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Aug 23 vs. Oakland City W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Aug 24 vs. Bethel (IN) L, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Aug 24 at Saint Francis (Ind.) L, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Aug 30 vs. Kentucky Christian W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Aug 30 vs. WVU Tech (WV) W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Aug 31 at Rio Grande L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Aug 31 vs. Shawnee State L, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
Sep 4 at Indiana Tech L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Lawrence Tech L, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 Rochester Christian (Mich.) W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 20 at Cornerstone (MI) L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at #12 Aquinas (MI) L, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 25 at Concordia (MI) L, 3-2 - 4 2 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 27 #16 Mount Vernon Nazarene L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Northwestern Ohio L, 3-0 - 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 28 vs. #RV Cumberlands (KY) L, 3-0 - 3 2 0 2 2 2 0
Oct 2 at Lourdes W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 St. Mary-Woods L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 St. Mary-Woods L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 Indiana Tech L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at Siena Heights L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Madonna L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Michigan-Dearborn W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 #12 Aquinas L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 #RV Cornerstone L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 30 Concordia (MI) W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 University of Northwestern Ohio L, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Nov 6 Lourdes W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Siena Heights L, 3-1 - 4 4 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 11 at #7 Madonna L, 3-1 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Game Log - Serve/Receive
Date Opponent Score ms s ta sa se r re
Aug 16 Indiana Northwest L, 3-2 - - - - - - -
Aug 16 Brescia (KY) W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Aug 17 Governors State W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Aug 17 Goshen (IN) W, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Aug 23 vs. Oakland City W, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Aug 24 vs. Bethel (IN) L, 3-2 - - - - - - -
Aug 24 at Saint Francis (Ind.) L, 3-2 - - - - - - -
Aug 30 vs. Kentucky Christian W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Aug 30 vs. WVU Tech (WV) W, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Aug 31 at Rio Grande L, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Aug 31 vs. Shawnee State L, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 4 at Indiana Tech L, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Lawrence Tech L, 3-2 - - - - - - -
Sep 14 Rochester Christian (Mich.) W, 3-0 - 1 4 1 0 0 0
Sep 20 at Cornerstone (MI) L, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at #12 Aquinas (MI) L, 3-0 - 1 1 0 0 0 0
Sep 25 at Concordia (MI) L, 3-2 - 4 11 0 1 0 0
Sep 27 #16 Mount Vernon Nazarene L, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Northwestern Ohio L, 3-0 - 3 5 0 1 0 0
Sep 28 vs. #RV Cumberlands (KY) L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 2 at Lourdes W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 4 St. Mary-Woods L, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Oct 4 St. Mary-Woods L, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 9 Indiana Tech L, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at Siena Heights L, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Madonna L, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Michigan-Dearborn W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 25 #12 Aquinas L, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 26 #RV Cornerstone L, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 30 Concordia (MI) W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Nov 2 University of Northwestern Ohio L, 3-2 - - - - - - -
Nov 6 Lourdes W, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Siena Heights L, 3-1 - 4 6 0 2 0 0
Nov 11 at #7 Madonna L, 3-1 - 1 2 0 1 0 0
  m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
2022-23 5 9 0 0.00 0 2 0.22 .000 15 1.67 2.0 0.2
2023-24 3 4 1 0.25 0 1 0.25 1.000 1 0.25 1.0 0.3
2024-25 8 18 2 0.11 1 14 0.78 .071 63 3.50 4.0 0.2
Total 16 31 3 0.10 1 17 0.55 .118 79 2.55 7.0 0.2

Career Stats: Offense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2022-23 5 9 5 0.56 0 0 0 0.00
2023-24 3 4 1 0.25 0 0 0 0.00
2024-25 8 18 11 0.61 0 2 2 0.11
Total 16 31 17 0.55 0 2 2 0.06

Career Stats: Defense

  m s ta sa sa/s se r re
2022-23 5 9 17 2 0.22 2 0 0
2023-24 3 4 0 0 0.00 0 0 0
2024-25 8 18 29 1 0.06 5 0 0
Total 16 31 46 3 0.10 7 0 0

Career Stats: Serve/Receive

  m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event                        
Total 8 18 2 0.11 1 14 0.78 .071 63 3.50 4.0 0.2
Conference 5 13 1 0.08 0 6 0.46 .167 47 3.62 2.0 0.2
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location                        
Home 2 5 0 0.00 0 2 0.40 .000 13 2.60 1.0 0.2
Away 4 9 1 0.11 0 4 0.44 .250 36 4.00 1.0 0.1
Neutral 2 4 1 0.25 1 8 2.00 .000 14 3.50 2.0 0.5
Result                        
Wins 1 1 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 - 0 0.00 1.0 1.0
Losses 7 17 2 0.12 1 14 0.82 .071 63 3.71 3.0 0.2
Month                        
August 1 1 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 - 4 4.00 0.0 0.0
September 5 12 2 0.17 1 12 1.00 .083 44 3.67 4.0 0.3
November 2 5 0 0.00 0 2 0.40 .000 15 3.00 0.0 0.0

Splits Stats: Offense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event                
Total 8 18 11 0.61 0 2 2 0.11
Conference 5 13 9 0.69 0 0 0 0.00
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 2 5 4 0.80 0 0 0 0.00
Away 4 9 5 0.56 0 0 0 0.00
Neutral 2 4 2 0.50 0 2 2 0.50
Result                
Wins 1 1 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00
Losses 7 17 11 0.65 0 2 2 0.12
Month                
August 1 1 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00
September 5 12 7 0.58 0 2 2 0.17
November 2 5 4 0.80 0 0 0 0.00

Splits Stats: Defense

  m s ta sa sa/s se r re
Event                
Total 8 18 29 1 0.06 5 0 0
Conference 5 13 27 1 0.08 4 0 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 2 5 10 1 0.20 2 0 0
Away 4 9 19 0 0.00 3 0 0
Neutral 2 4 0 0 0.00 0 0 0
Result                
Wins 1 1 4 1 1.00 0 0 0
Losses 7 17 25 0 0.00 5 0 0
Month                
August 1 1 0 0 0.00 0 0 0
September 5 12 21 1 0.08 2 0 0
November 2 5 8 0 0.00 3 0 0

Splits Stats: Serve/Receive

News mentions
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