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Kara Seidenstricker
9 Kara Seidenstricker
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    London, Ohio
  • High School:
    Jonathan Alder
  • Position:
    RS
  • Major:
    Early Childhood Education
  • Letters:
    3 (2012, 2013, 2014)
  • m
    31
  • k/s
    3.39
  • h %
    .309
  • a/s
    0.49
  • b/s
    0.63
  • sa/s
    0.49
  • d/s
    3.38
Bio

2014

 Played in 113 sets... Had 383 kills and 71 blocks... Had 55 aces, 382 digs, and 55 assists.

NCAC Player of the Week (Sept 15, 2014)... AVCA Player of the Week (Sept 15, 2014)... Capital One Academic All- American Division III All- District 7 Honors... NCAC Player of the Year... First-team AVCA All-Great Lakes Region... First Team All- American... Team Captain... First-team Academic All-America. 

2013

Played in 113 sets... Accumulated 376 kills, a .303 attacking percentage... 43 assists... 72 service aces... 330 digs and 47 blocks.

First Team All-NCAC... NCAC All-Tournament Team... First Team All-Great Lakes Region... Second Team All-America... First Team Academic All-District... Third Team Academic All-America... Team Captain.

2012

Played in all 118 sets... Was fourth in the conference in kills per game (3.12)... Ninth in the conference in hitting percentage (.290)... Led the team in kills (367)... Third in blocks (66)... Led the team in service aces (36).

NCAC Player of the Year... NCAC Newcomer of the Year... Named first team All-NCAC.. NCAC All-Tournament team... First-team AVCA All-Great Lakes Region... AVCA National Freshman of the Year... First-team AVCA All-American... NCAC Player of the Week

Click to Listen: TSN Interview - Nov. 13.

High School

Kara was a four-year letterwinner for the Pioneers under head coach Shannon Gatsch... Earned first-team all-district awards in 2010 and 2011... Third-team all-state in 2011... Team's Offensive Player of the Year in 2010 and 2011... Earned the Pioneer Award in 2011... Class Valedictorian... Junior high school math tutor... Member of the National Honor Society.

Personal

Kara is the daughter of Shane and Patricia Seidenstricker... Played club volleyball in 2012 for Club Pioneer under head coach Gwen Troyer and Mintonette Sports in 2011 for head coach Shawn Servick... Team participated in the junior national championships in 2011... Named to junior nationals all-tournament team... Peer Helper....Also minoring in pyschology.

Recent games
Date Opponent Result
Nov 7 Wooster W, 3-0
Nov 8 Ohio Wesleyan W, 3-0
Nov 8 DePauw W, 3-1
Nov 13 Cabrini W, 3-0
Nov 14 Mount Union W, 3-1
Nov 15 Hope L, 3-2
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Matches 31 6
Sets 113 22
Kills 383 76
Kills per set 3.39 3.45
Errors 84 15
Total Attacks 967 179
Total Attacks per set 8.56 8.14
Hitting Percentage .309 .341
Assists 55 9
Assists per set 0.49 0.41
Service Aces 55 7
Service Errors 54 14
Service Aces per set 0.49 0.32
Receptions 379 50
Reception Errors 15 1
Digs 382 63
Digs per set 3.38 2.86
Block Solo 13 0
Block Assist 58 14
Block Total 71 14
Blocks per set 0.63 0.64
Block Errors 3 0
Ball Handling Errors 2 0
Points 480.0 90.0
Points per set 4.2 4.1
Matches started 28 5
Game Log - Offense
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Aug 23 Alumnae   - - - - - - - -
Aug 29 Hope L, 3-1 1 4 15 4 42 .262 4 16.5
Aug 30 Johns Hopkins W, 3-0 1 3 4 1 10 .300 0 7.5
Aug 30 St. Thomas (Minn.) W, 3-1 1 4 9 2 34 .206 1 13.0
Sep 5 vs. Wheaton (Ill.) W, 3-0 1 3 16 4 29 .414 0 19.5
Sep 6 vs. Southwestern (Tex.) W, 3-0 1 3 7 4 21 .143 2 14.5
Sep 6 at Washington (Mo.) L, 3-2 1 5 15 1 36 .389 4 17.0
Sep 12 Calvin W, 3-0 1 3 9 1 21 .381 0 12.0
Sep 12 Heidelberg W, 3-1 1 4 19 3 41 .390 1 22.0
Sep 13 Juniata L, 3-2 1 5 18 4 51 .275 2 21.0
Sep 13 Ohio Northern W, 3-1 1 4 18 3 36 .417 2 21.5
Sep 20 at Wooster W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at Ohio Wesleyan W, 3-1 1 4 14 6 34 .235 2 16.0
Sep 27 vs. Transylvania W, 3-0 1 3 14 3 28 .393 3 18.5
Sep 27 at Bluffton W, 3-0 1 3 10 5 22 .227 3 16.0
Sep 30 Kenyon W, 3-0 1 3 8 0 19 .421 2 10.0
Oct 2 at Denison W, 3-2 - 5 18 3 46 .326 1 21.0
Oct 7 DePauw W, 3-1 1 4 15 6 45 .200 2 18.5
Oct 11 Washington and Lee W, 3-0 1 3 8 2 21 .286 0 11.0
Oct 11 John Carroll W, 3-0 1 3 11 1 26 .385 3 17.0
Oct 17 at Mount Union W, 3-1 1 4 16 2 31 .452 2 19.5
Oct 18 at Oberlin W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 24 Hiram W, 3-1 1 4 16 0 28 .571 1 19.5
Oct 25 Allegheny W, 3-0 1 2 5 0 7 .714 1 5.0
Oct 25 Marietta W, 3-0 1 3 9 4 38 .132 2 11.0
Oct 31 at Trinity (Tex.) W, 3-2 1 5 10 6 38 .105 1 14.0
Nov 1 vs. Hardin-Simmons W, 3-0 - 3 8 1 18 .389 2 9.5
Nov 1 vs. Randolph-Macon W, 3-1 - 4 14 3 38 .289 3 16.0
Nov 7 Wooster W, 3-0 1 3 11 1 25 .400 3 12.0
Nov 8 Ohio Wesleyan W, 3-0 1 3 13 0 20 .650 0 16.5
Nov 8 DePauw W, 3-1 1 4 15 1 48 .292 2 17.0
Nov 13 Cabrini W, 3-0 1 3 12 2 25 .400 1 16.0
Nov 14 Mount Union W, 3-1 1 4 10 6 41 .098 1 13.5
Nov 15 Hope L, 3-2 1 5 16 5 48 .229 4 18.0
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Aug 23 Alumnae   - - - - - - - -
Aug 29 Hope L, 3-1 1 4 15 1 1 0 2 0
Aug 30 Johns Hopkins W, 3-0 1 3 5 0 1 0 1 0
Aug 30 St. Thomas (Minn.) W, 3-1 1 4 19 0 6 0 6 0
Sep 5 vs. Wheaton (Ill.) W, 3-0 1 3 8 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 6 vs. Southwestern (Tex.) W, 3-0 1 3 14 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 6 at Washington (Mo.) L, 3-2 1 5 19 0 0 1 0 0
Sep 12 Calvin W, 3-0 1 3 7 1 0 0 1 0
Sep 12 Heidelberg W, 3-1 1 4 12 0 2 0 2 0
Sep 13 Juniata L, 3-2 1 5 18 1 2 0 3 1
Sep 13 Ohio Northern W, 3-1 1 4 12 0 3 0 3 0
Sep 20 at Wooster W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at Ohio Wesleyan W, 3-1 1 4 10 0 2 0 2 0
Sep 27 vs. Transylvania W, 3-0 1 3 5 1 1 0 2 1
Sep 27 at Bluffton W, 3-0 1 3 4 0 4 0 4 0
Sep 30 Kenyon W, 3-0 1 3 8 0 4 0 4 0
Oct 2 at Denison W, 3-2 - 5 10 0 6 0 6 0
Oct 7 DePauw W, 3-1 1 4 17 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 11 Washington and Lee W, 3-0 1 3 12 0 2 0 2 0
Oct 11 John Carroll W, 3-0 1 3 19 1 2 0 3 0
Oct 17 at Mount Union W, 3-1 1 4 11 2 1 0 3 0
Oct 18 at Oberlin W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 24 Hiram W, 3-1 1 4 17 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 25 Allegheny W, 3-0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 25 Marietta W, 3-0 1 3 10 0 4 0 4 0
Oct 31 at Trinity (Tex.) W, 3-2 1 5 13 0 4 0 4 0
Nov 1 vs. Hardin-Simmons W, 3-0 - 3 9 0 1 1 1 0
Nov 1 vs. Randolph-Macon W, 3-1 - 4 17 1 0 0 1 0
Nov 7 Wooster W, 3-0 1 3 14 0 2 0 2 0
Nov 8 Ohio Wesleyan W, 3-0 1 3 10 1 1 1 2 0
Nov 8 DePauw W, 3-1 1 4 22 1 2 0 3 0
Nov 13 Cabrini W, 3-0 1 3 7 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 14 Mount Union W, 3-1 1 4 17 2 1 0 3 0
Nov 15 Hope L, 3-2 1 5 20 1 2 0 3 0
Game Log - Serve/Receive
Date Opponent Score ms s ta sa se r re
Aug 23 Alumnae   - - - - - - -
Aug 29 Hope L, 3-1 1 4 12 0 3 22 2
Aug 30 Johns Hopkins W, 3-0 1 3 16 3 1 8 0
Aug 30 St. Thomas (Minn.) W, 3-1 1 4 11 1 3 18 1
Sep 5 vs. Wheaton (Ill.) W, 3-0 1 3 18 3 2 9 0
Sep 6 vs. Southwestern (Tex.) W, 3-0 1 3 25 7 4 13 0
Sep 6 at Washington (Mo.) L, 3-2 1 5 20 2 1 30 0
Sep 12 Calvin W, 3-0 1 3 13 2 2 9 0
Sep 12 Heidelberg W, 3-1 1 4 20 2 1 20 0
Sep 13 Juniata L, 3-2 1 5 17 1 4 5 0
Sep 13 Ohio Northern W, 3-1 1 4 15 2 3 12 1
Sep 20 at Wooster W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at Ohio Wesleyan W, 3-1 1 4 17 1 3 14 0
Sep 27 vs. Transylvania W, 3-0 1 3 11 3 1 9 0
Sep 27 at Bluffton W, 3-0 1 3 14 4 1 11 0
Sep 30 Kenyon W, 3-0 1 3 5 0 2 2 0
Oct 2 at Denison W, 3-2 - 5 16 0 4 11 1
Oct 7 DePauw W, 3-1 1 4 14 3 0 7 0
Oct 11 Washington and Lee W, 3-0 1 3 14 2 0 23 2
Oct 11 John Carroll W, 3-0 1 3 14 4 1 10 0
Oct 17 at Mount Union W, 3-1 1 4 - 1 2 - 1
Oct 18 at Oberlin W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 24 Hiram W, 3-1 1 4 18 3 4 13 0
Oct 25 Allegheny W, 3-0 1 2 3 0 1 3 0
Oct 25 Marietta W, 3-0 1 3 15 0 0 5 0
Oct 31 at Trinity (Tex.) W, 3-2 1 5 12 2 2 14 1
Nov 1 vs. Hardin-Simmons W, 3-0 - 3 8 1 0 13 0
Nov 1 vs. Randolph-Macon W, 3-1 - 4 13 1 1 22 3
Nov 7 Wooster W, 3-0 1 3 - 0 1 - 0
Nov 8 Ohio Wesleyan W, 3-0 1 3 - 2 2 - 1
Nov 8 DePauw W, 3-1 1 4 15 0 3 12 0
Nov 13 Cabrini W, 3-0 1 3 12 4 1 14 0
Nov 14 Mount Union W, 3-1 1 4 8 1 1 18 2
Nov 15 Hope L, 3-2 1 5 17 0 0 32 0
  m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
2012-13 32 118 367 3.11 98 938 7.95 .287 27 0.23 440.5 3.7
2013-14 34 113 376 3.33 95 928 8.21 .303 43 0.38 475.0 4.2
2014-15 31 113 383 3.39 84 967 8.56 .309 55 0.49 480.0 4.2
2015-16 32 113 342 3.03 92 950 8.41 .263 47 0.42 441.0 3.9
Total 129 457 1468 3.21 369 3783 8.28 .291 172 0.38 1836.5 4.0

Career Stats: Offense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2012-13 32 118 347 2.94 9 57 66 0.56
2013-14 34 113 330 2.92 7 40 47 0.42
2014-15 31 113 382 3.38 13 58 71 0.63
2015-16 32 113 423 3.74 9 42 51 0.45
Total 129 457 1482 3.24 38 197 235 0.51

Career Stats: Defense

  m s ta sa sa/s se r re
2012-13 32 118 396 36 0.31 26 547 21
2013-14 34 113 - 72 0.64 88 - 14
2014-15 31 113 393 55 0.49 54 379 15
2015-16 32 113 327 69 0.61 65 415 30
Total 129 457 1116 232 0.51 233 1341 80

Career Stats: Serve/Receive

  m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event                        
Total 31 113 383 3.39 84 967 8.56 .309 55 0.49 480.0 4.2
Conference 6 22 76 3.45 15 179 8.14 .341 9 0.41 90.0 4.1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location                        
Home 20 71 241 3.39 46 626 8.82 .312 32 0.45 298.5 4.2
Away 6 26 83 3.19 23 207 7.96 .290 13 0.50 103.5 4.0
Neutral 5 16 59 3.69 15 134 8.38 .328 10 0.63 78.0 4.9
Result                        
Wins 27 94 319 3.39 70 790 8.40 .315 41 0.44 407.5 4.3
Losses 4 19 64 3.37 14 177 9.32 .282 14 0.74 72.5 3.8
Month                        
August 3 11 28 2.55 7 86 7.82 .244 5 0.45 37.0 3.4
September 11 40 148 3.70 34 338 8.45 .337 21 0.53 188.0 4.7
October 9 33 108 3.27 24 280 8.48 .300 13 0.39 136.5 4.1
November 8 29 99 3.41 19 263 9.07 .304 16 0.55 118.5 4.1

Splits Stats: Offense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event                
Total 31 113 382 3.38 13 58 71 0.63
Conference 6 22 63 2.86 0 14 14 0.64
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 20 71 262 3.69 9 37 46 0.65
Away 6 26 67 2.58 2 17 19 0.73
Neutral 5 16 53 3.31 2 4 6 0.38
Result                
Wins 27 94 310 3.30 10 53 63 0.67
Losses 4 19 72 3.79 3 5 8 0.42
Month                
August 3 11 39 3.55 1 8 9 0.82
September 11 40 117 2.92 3 20 23 0.57
October 9 33 110 3.33 3 21 24 0.73
November 8 29 116 4.00 6 9 15 0.52

Splits Stats: Defense

  m s ta sa sa/s se r re
Event                
Total 31 113 393 55 0.49 54 379 15
Conference 6 22 73 7 0.32 14 50 1
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 20 71 239 30 0.42 33 233 9
Away 6 26 79 10 0.38 13 80 3
Neutral 5 16 75 15 0.94 8 66 3
Result                
Wins 27 94 327 52 0.55 46 290 13
Losses 4 19 66 3 0.16 8 89 2
Month                
August 3 11 39 4 0.36 7 48 3
September 11 40 175 27 0.68 24 134 1
October 9 33 106 15 0.45 14 86 5
November 8 29 73 9 0.31 9 111 6

Splits Stats: Serve/Receive