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24 James Sauermann
James Sauermann
  • Height:
    6-5
  • Weight:
    250
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Edwardsville, Ill.
  • High School:
    Edwardsville
  • Position:
    MH
  • m
    13
  • k/s
    1.92
  • h %
    .374
  • a/s
    0.28
  • b/s
    0.72
  • sa/s
    0.04
  • d/s
    0.32
Recent games
Date Opponent Result
Mar 29 vs. Hunter L, 3-1
Mar 30 at New Jersey City W, 3-0
Mar 31 at Cairn W, 3-0
Mar 31 Lehman W, 3-0
Apr 6 Loras L, 3-2
Apr 7 Augustana (IL) L, 3-1
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Matches 13 1
Sets 25 3
Kills 48 4
Kills per set 1.92 1.33
Errors 14 1
Total Attacks 91 7
Total Attacks per set 3.64 2.33
Hitting Percentage .374 .429
Assists 7 1
Assists per set 0.28 0.33
Service Aces 1 0
Service Errors 7 1
Service Aces per set 0.04 0.00
Receptions 5 0
Reception Errors 1 0
Digs 8 2
Digs per set 0.32 0.67
Block Solo 4 2
Block Assist 14 1
Block Total 18 3
Blocks per set 0.72 1.00
Block Errors 1 0
Ball Handling Errors 0 0
Points 60.0 6.5
Points per set 2.4 2.2
Matches started 3 1
Game Log - Offense
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Jan 19 Alumni   - - - - - - - -
Jan 26 vs. Adrian W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Jan 27 at Olivet W, 3-0 - 1 1 0 1 1.000 0 1.0
Feb 2 vs. Maranatha Baptist W, 3-0 - 2 4 1 7 .429 2 5.0
Feb 2 at Concordia (Wis.) W, 3-0 - 1 1 2 4 -.250 0 1.0
Feb 3 at Lakeland L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Feb 10 at Illinois Tech L, 3-1 - 1 1 0 1 1.000 0 1.0
Feb 10 vs. Maranatha Baptist W, 3-0 - 1 1 2 3 -.333 0 1.0
Feb 16 Adrian W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Feb 17 Olivet W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Feb 20 Greenville W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Mar 2 at #12 Mount St. Joseph L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Mar 3 at Wittenberg W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Mar 3 vs. Hiram W, 3-2 - 3 6 2 11 .364 0 7.5
Mar 6 at Missouri Baptist W, 3-2 1 5 5 2 10 .300 37 9.5
Mar 6 at Greenville W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Mar 9 Concordia (Wis.) W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Mar 10 Illinois Tech W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Mar 23 at #2 Carthage L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Mar 24 at North Central L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Mar 27 at Alvernia W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Mar 28 at Widener W, 3-0 1 3 7 1 10 .600 2 10.0
Mar 29 at Misericordia W, 3-0 - 2 5 1 7 .571 0 5.5
Mar 29 vs. Hunter L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Mar 30 at New Jersey City W, 3-0 - 2 5 3 12 .167 1 7.5
Mar 31 at Cairn W, 3-0 - 2 6 0 16 .375 0 6.0
Mar 31 Lehman W, 3-0 1 3 7 1 12 .500 1 8.0
Apr 6 Loras L, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Apr 7 Augustana (IL) L, 3-1 1 3 4 1 7 .429 1 6.5
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Jan 19 Alumni   - - - - - - - -
Jan 26 vs. Adrian W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Jan 27 at Olivet W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 2 vs. Maranatha Baptist W, 3-0 - 2 1 0 2 0 2 0
Feb 2 at Concordia (Wis.) W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 3 at Lakeland L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Feb 10 at Illinois Tech L, 3-1 - 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
Feb 10 vs. Maranatha Baptist W, 3-0 - 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 16 Adrian W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Feb 17 Olivet W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Feb 20 Greenville W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Mar 2 at #12 Mount St. Joseph L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Mar 3 at Wittenberg W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Mar 3 vs. Hiram W, 3-2 - 3 1 0 3 0 3 0
Mar 6 at Missouri Baptist W, 3-2 1 5 2 1 5 0 6 3
Mar 6 at Greenville W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Mar 9 Concordia (Wis.) W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Mar 10 Illinois Tech W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Mar 23 at #2 Carthage L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Mar 24 at North Central L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Mar 27 at Alvernia W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 28 at Widener W, 3-0 1 3 1 1 2 0 3 0
Mar 29 at Misericordia W, 3-0 - 2 0 0 1 0 1 0
Mar 29 vs. Hunter L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Mar 30 at New Jersey City W, 3-0 - 2 0 1 3 0 4 0
Mar 31 at Cairn W, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 31 Lehman W, 3-0 1 3 2 0 2 0 2 0
Apr 6 Loras L, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Apr 7 Augustana (IL) L, 3-1 1 3 2 2 1 0 3 0
Game Log - Serve/Receive
Date Opponent Score ms s ta sa se r re
Jan 19 Alumni   - - - - - - -
Jan 26 vs. Adrian W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Jan 27 at Olivet W, 3-0 - 1 - 0 0 - 0
Feb 2 vs. Maranatha Baptist W, 3-0 - 2 6 0 0 0 0
Feb 2 at Concordia (Wis.) W, 3-0 - 1 4 0 1 0 0
Feb 3 at Lakeland L, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Feb 10 at Illinois Tech L, 3-1 - 1 2 0 1 0 0
Feb 10 vs. Maranatha Baptist W, 3-0 - 1 4 0 1 2 1
Feb 16 Adrian W, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Feb 17 Olivet W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Feb 20 Greenville W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Mar 2 at #12 Mount St. Joseph L, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Mar 3 at Wittenberg W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Mar 3 vs. Hiram W, 3-2 - 3 6 0 1 1 0
Mar 6 at Missouri Baptist W, 3-2 1 5 15 1 1 1 0
Mar 6 at Greenville W, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Mar 9 Concordia (Wis.) W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Mar 10 Illinois Tech W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Mar 23 at #2 Carthage L, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Mar 24 at North Central L, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Mar 27 at Alvernia W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 1 0
Mar 28 at Widener W, 3-0 1 3 13 1 0 1 0
Mar 29 at Misericordia W, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 29 vs. Hunter L, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Mar 30 at New Jersey City W, 3-0 - 2 3 0 1 0 0
Mar 31 at Cairn W, 3-0 - 2 3 0 0 0 0
Mar 31 Lehman W, 3-0 1 3 6 0 1 0 0
Apr 6 Loras L, 3-2 - - - - - - -
Apr 7 Augustana (IL) L, 3-1 1 3 11 0 1 0 0
  m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
2014-15 10 32 28 0.88 13 80 2.50 .188 13 0.41 42.5 1.3
2015-16 21 46 56 1.22 27 130 2.83 .223 10 0.22 76.0 1.7
2016-17 21 75 75 1.00 35 183 2.44 .219 12 0.16 110.0 1.5
2017-18 13 25 48 1.92 14 91 3.64 .374 7 0.28 60.0 2.4
Total 65 178 207 1.16 89 484 2.72 .244 42 0.24 288.5 1.6

Career Stats: Offense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2014-15 10 32 12 0.38 4 9 13 0.41
2015-16 21 46 22 0.48 5 10 15 0.33
2016-17 21 75 23 0.31 5 46 51 0.68
2017-18 13 25 8 0.32 4 14 18 0.72
Total 65 178 65 0.37 18 79 97 0.54

Career Stats: Defense

  m s ta sa sa/s se r re
2014-15 10 32 - 6 0.19 23 - 0
2015-16 21 46 104 10 0.22 14 6 0
2016-17 21 75 78 7 0.09 25 7 1
2017-18 13 25 58 1 0.04 7 5 1
Total 65 178 240 24 0.13 69 18 2

Career Stats: Serve/Receive

  m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event                        
Total 13 25 48 1.92 14 91 3.64 .374 7 0.28 60.0 2.4
Conference 1 3 4 1.33 1 7 2.33 .429 1 0.33 6.5 2.2
Exhibition 1 5 5 1.00 2 10 2.00 .300 37 7.40 9.5 1.9
Location                        
Home 2 6 11 1.83 2 19 3.17 .474 2 0.33 14.5 2.4
Away 8 13 26 2.00 7 51 3.92 .373 3 0.23 32.0 2.5
Neutral 3 6 11 1.83 5 21 3.50 .286 2 0.33 13.5 2.3
Result                        
Wins 11 21 43 2.05 13 83 3.95 .361 6 0.29 52.5 2.5
Losses 2 4 5 1.25 1 8 2.00 .500 1 0.25 7.5 1.9
Month                        
January 1 1 1 1.00 0 1 1.00 1.000 0 0.00 1.0 1.0
February 4 5 7 1.40 5 15 3.00 .133 2 0.40 8.0 1.6
March 7 16 36 2.25 8 68 4.25 .412 4 0.25 44.5 2.8
April 1 3 4 1.33 1 7 2.33 .429 1 0.33 6.5 2.2

Splits Stats: Offense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event                
Total 13 25 8 0.32 4 14 18 0.72
Conference 1 3 2 0.67 2 1 3 1.00
Exhibition 1 5 2 0.40 1 5 6 1.20
Location                
Home 2 6 4 0.67 2 3 5 0.83
Away 8 13 1 0.08 2 6 8 0.62
Neutral 3 6 3 0.50 0 5 5 0.83
Result                
Wins 11 21 6 0.29 2 13 15 0.71
Losses 2 4 2 0.50 2 1 3 0.75
Month                
January 1 1 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00
February 4 5 2 0.40 0 2 2 0.40
March 7 16 4 0.25 2 11 13 0.81
April 1 3 2 0.67 2 1 3 1.00

Splits Stats: Defense

  m s ta sa sa/s se r re
Event                
Total 13 25 58 1 0.04 7 5 1
Conference 1 3 11 0 0.00 1 0 0
Exhibition 1 5 15 1 0.20 1 1 0
Location                
Home 2 6 17 0 0.00 2 0 0
Away 8 13 25 1 0.08 3 2 0
Neutral 3 6 16 0 0.00 2 3 1
Result                
Wins 11 21 45 1 0.05 5 5 1
Losses 2 4 13 0 0.00 2 0 0
Month                
January 1 1 - 0 0.00 0 - 0
February 4 5 16 0 0.00 3 2 1
March 7 16 31 1 0.06 3 3 0
April 1 3 11 0 0.00 1 0 0

Splits Stats: Serve/Receive

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