17 Brendon Schwartze
Brendon Schwartze
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    190
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    St. Louis, Mo.
  • High School:
    Affton
  • Position:
    OH
  • College Accolades:
    2016 Fontbonne team Freshman of the Year Award
  • m
    27
  • k/s
    2.29
  • h %
    .222
  • a/s
    0.11
  • b/s
    0.61
  • sa/s
    0.10
  • d/s
    1.84
Bio

2018

Appeared in 25 matches … Totaled 183 kills and a .211 hitting percentage … Finished with 153 digs and a career-high 1.89 digs per set

Recent games
Date Opponent Result
Apr 5 at Olivet W, 3-0
Apr 6 at Adrian W, 3-0
Apr 12 vs. Loras W, 3-1
Apr 13 at Carthage W, 3-2
Apr 19 at MSOE W, 3-1
Apr 20 vs. UC Santa Cruz L, 3-1
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Matches 27 9
Sets 83 30
Kills 190 79
Kills per set 2.29 2.63
Errors 71 19
Total Attacks 536 187
Total Attacks per set 6.46 6.23
Hitting Percentage .222 .321
Assists 9 0
Assists per set 0.11 0.00
Service Aces 8 2
Service Errors 12 4
Service Aces per set 0.10 0.07
Receptions 397 110
Reception Errors 14 2
Digs 153 45
Digs per set 1.84 1.50
Block Solo 11 5
Block Assist 40 16
Block Total 51 21
Blocks per set 0.61 0.70
Block Errors 1 1
Ball Handling Errors 0 0
Points 229.0 94.0
Points per set 2.8 3.1
Matches started 27 9
Game Log - Offense
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Jan 19 at Bluefield College W, 3-0 1 3 8 3 20 .250 0 9.0
Jan 19 at Cumberland (Tenn.) W, 3-0 1 3 11 3 19 .421 1 12.5
Feb 1 at Marian (Wis.) W, 3-0 1 3 5 3 16 .125 2 6.5
Feb 2 at Maranatha Baptist W, 3-1 1 2 4 0 10 .400 0 5.5
Feb 8 vs. Thomas More W, 3-0 1 1 0 0 4 .000 0 0.0
Feb 9 vs. Thiel W, 3-0 1 3 8 5 21 .143 1 12.0
Feb 9 at Mount Union W, 3-0 1 2 2 5 15 -.200 0 3.5
Feb 9 vs. Penn St.-Altoona W, 3-0 1 3 5 2 19 .158 0 7.0
Feb 12 Greenville W, 3-0 1 3 5 0 10 .500 0 6.0
Feb 16 at Concordia Wisconsin W, 3-0 1 3 6 2 18 .222 0 6.5
Feb 23 Maranatha Baptist W, 3-0 1 2 1 1 4 .000 0 1.0
Feb 23 Greenville W, 3-0 1 3 4 3 24 .042 0 5.0
Mar 2 at Loras W, 3-0 1 3 5 1 8 .500 0 6.5
Mar 3 at Augustana (IL) L, 3-2 1 5 10 2 30 .267 0 11.5
Mar 5 at Hunter W, 3-1 1 4 7 5 31 .065 0 8.5
Mar 6 at York (NY) W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Mar 7 at Brooklyn W, 3-0 1 1 2 0 2 1.000 0 2.0
Mar 15 North Central W, 3-0 1 3 4 1 22 .136 0 7.0
Mar 16 Carthage L, 3-0 1 3 11 2 24 .375 0 12.5
Mar 19 at Greenville W, 3-0 1 3 9 4 24 .208 0 9.5
Mar 22 North Park W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 Trine W, 3-0 1 3 12 3 19 .474 0 13.5
Mar 30 Mount St. Joseph W, 3-1 1 4 12 4 30 .267 0 13.0
Apr 5 at Olivet W, 3-0 1 3 7 1 16 .375 0 8.0
Apr 6 at Adrian W, 3-0 1 3 9 1 14 .571 0 12.5
Apr 12 vs. Loras W, 3-1 1 4 9 4 26 .192 0 9.5
Apr 13 at Carthage W, 3-2 1 5 11 4 31 .226 5 13.0
Apr 19 at MSOE W, 3-1 1 4 7 7 37 .000 0 9.5
Apr 20 vs. UC Santa Cruz L, 3-1 1 4 16 5 42 .262 0 18.0
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Jan 19 at Bluefield College W, 3-0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 19 at Cumberland (Tenn.) W, 3-0 1 3 4 1 1 0 2 0
Feb 1 at Marian (Wis.) W, 3-0 1 3 7 0 1 0 1 0
Feb 2 at Maranatha Baptist W, 3-1 1 2 4 0 1 0 1 0
Feb 8 vs. Thomas More W, 3-0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 9 vs. Thiel W, 3-0 1 3 9 2 2 0 4 0
Feb 9 at Mount Union W, 3-0 1 2 6 0 1 0 1 0
Feb 9 vs. Penn St.-Altoona W, 3-0 1 3 5 1 2 0 3 0
Feb 12 Greenville W, 3-0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 16 at Concordia Wisconsin W, 3-0 1 3 7 0 1 0 1 0
Feb 23 Maranatha Baptist W, 3-0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 23 Greenville W, 3-0 1 3 8 0 2 0 2 0
Mar 2 at Loras W, 3-0 1 3 5 0 1 0 1 0
Mar 3 at Augustana (IL) L, 3-2 1 5 6 0 1 1 1 0
Mar 5 at Hunter W, 3-1 1 4 9 0 3 0 3 0
Mar 6 at York (NY) W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Mar 7 at Brooklyn W, 3-0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 15 North Central W, 3-0 1 3 5 1 4 0 5 0
Mar 16 Carthage L, 3-0 1 3 5 1 1 0 2 0
Mar 19 at Greenville W, 3-0 1 3 2 0 1 0 1 0
Mar 22 North Park W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 Trine W, 3-0 1 3 4 1 1 0 2 0
Mar 30 Mount St. Joseph W, 3-1 1 4 10 1 0 0 1 0
Apr 5 at Olivet W, 3-0 1 3 4 0 2 0 2 0
Apr 6 at Adrian W, 3-0 1 3 4 1 5 0 6 0
Apr 12 vs. Loras W, 3-1 1 4 8 0 1 0 1 0
Apr 13 at Carthage W, 3-2 1 5 13 0 4 0 4 0
Apr 19 at MSOE W, 3-1 1 4 4 1 3 0 4 0
Apr 20 vs. UC Santa Cruz L, 3-1 1 4 10 1 2 0 3 0
Game Log - Serve/Receive
Date Opponent Score ms s ta sa se r re
Jan 19 at Bluefield College W, 3-0 1 3 20 1 2 18 1
Jan 19 at Cumberland (Tenn.) W, 3-0 1 3 10 0 1 19 1
Feb 1 at Marian (Wis.) W, 3-0 1 3 17 1 2 19 3
Feb 2 at Maranatha Baptist W, 3-1 1 2 5 1 0 5 1
Feb 8 vs. Thomas More W, 3-0 1 1 5 0 0 4 0
Feb 9 vs. Thiel W, 3-0 1 3 14 1 1 17 0
Feb 9 at Mount Union W, 3-0 1 2 6 1 0 10 0
Feb 9 vs. Penn St.-Altoona W, 3-0 1 3 14 0 0 13 2
Feb 12 Greenville W, 3-0 1 3 17 1 0 11 0
Feb 16 at Concordia Wisconsin W, 3-0 1 3 12 0 1 8 0
Feb 23 Maranatha Baptist W, 3-0 1 2 7 0 0 8 0
Feb 23 Greenville W, 3-0 1 3 17 0 1 11 0
Mar 2 at Loras W, 3-0 1 3 16 1 0 13 0
Mar 3 at Augustana (IL) L, 3-2 1 5 - 1 0 - 1
Mar 5 at Hunter W, 3-1 1 4 14 0 0 22 0
Mar 6 at York (NY) W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Mar 7 at Brooklyn W, 3-0 1 1 10 0 0 0 0
Mar 15 North Central W, 3-0 1 3 10 0 2 11 0
Mar 16 Carthage L, 3-0 1 3 13 0 0 11 0
Mar 19 at Greenville W, 3-0 1 3 10 0 1 8 0
Mar 22 North Park W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Mar 29 Trine W, 3-0 1 3 12 0 0 13 0
Mar 30 Mount St. Joseph W, 3-1 1 4 16 0 1 28 1
Apr 5 at Olivet W, 3-0 1 3 15 0 0 7 0
Apr 6 at Adrian W, 3-0 1 3 11 0 0 19 0
Apr 12 vs. Loras W, 3-1 1 4 - 0 0 22 2
Apr 13 at Carthage W, 3-2 1 5 18 0 0 37 1
Apr 19 at MSOE W, 3-1 1 4 19 0 0 28 0
Apr 20 vs. UC Santa Cruz L, 3-1 1 4 11 0 0 35 1
  m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
2015-16 25 85 217 2.55 94 518 6.09 .237 10 0.12 251.5 3.0
2016-17 25 90 233 2.59 125 681 7.57 .159 12 0.13 271.5 3.0
2017-18 25 81 183 2.26 76 507 6.26 .211 11 0.14 213.5 2.6
2018-19 27 83 190 2.29 71 536 6.46 .222 9 0.11 229.0 2.8
Total 102 339 823 2.43 366 2242 6.61 .204 42 0.12 965.5 2.8

Career Stats: Offense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2015-16 25 85 76 0.89 8 23 31 0.36
2016-17 25 90 165 1.83 13 37 50 0.56
2017-18 25 81 153 1.89 7 29 36 0.44
2018-19 27 83 153 1.84 11 40 51 0.61
Total 102 339 547 1.61 39 129 168 0.50

Career Stats: Defense

  m s ta sa sa/s se r re
2015-16 25 85 172 15 0.18 5 116 3
2016-17 25 90 123 7 0.08 10 380 27
2017-18 25 81 257 9 0.11 15 372 14
2018-19 27 83 319 8 0.10 12 397 14
Total 102 339 871 39 0.12 42 1265 58

Career Stats: Serve/Receive

  m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event                        
Total 27 83 190 2.29 71 536 6.46 .222 9 0.11 229.0 2.8
Conference 9 30 79 2.63 19 187 6.23 .321 0 0.00 94.0 3.1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location                        
Home 7 21 49 2.33 14 133 6.33 .263 0 0.00 58.0 2.8
Away 15 47 103 2.19 41 291 6.19 .213 8 0.17 124.5 2.6
Neutral 5 15 38 2.53 16 112 7.47 .196 1 0.07 46.5 3.1
Result                        
Wins 24 71 153 2.15 62 440 6.20 .207 9 0.13 187.0 2.6
Losses 3 12 37 3.08 9 96 8.00 .292 0 0.00 42.0 3.5
Month                        
January 2 6 19 3.17 6 39 6.50 .333 1 0.17 21.5 3.6
February 10 25 40 1.60 21 141 5.64 .135 3 0.12 53.0 2.1
March 9 29 72 2.48 22 190 6.55 .263 0 0.00 84.0 2.9
April 6 23 59 2.57 22 166 7.22 .223 5 0.22 70.5 3.1

Splits Stats: Offense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event                
Total 27 83 153 1.84 11 40 51 0.61
Conference 9 30 45 1.50 5 16 21 0.70
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 7 21 37 1.76 4 8 12 0.57
Away 15 47 81 1.72 3 25 28 0.60
Neutral 5 15 35 2.33 4 7 11 0.73
Result                
Wins 24 71 132 1.86 9 36 45 0.63
Losses 3 12 21 1.75 2 4 6 0.50
Month                
January 2 6 7 1.17 1 1 2 0.33
February 10 25 54 2.16 3 10 13 0.52
March 9 29 49 1.69 4 12 16 0.55
April 6 23 43 1.87 3 17 20 0.87

Splits Stats: Defense

  m s ta sa sa/s se r re
Event                
Total 27 83 319 8 0.10 12 397 14
Conference 9 30 103 2 0.07 4 110 2
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 7 21 92 1 0.05 4 93 1
Away 15 47 183 6 0.13 7 213 8
Neutral 5 15 44 1 0.07 1 91 5
Result                
Wins 24 71 295 7 0.10 12 351 12
Losses 3 12 24 1 0.08 0 46 2
Month                
January 2 6 30 1 0.17 3 37 2
February 10 25 114 5 0.20 5 106 6
March 9 29 101 2 0.07 4 106 2
April 6 23 74 0 0.00 0 148 4

Splits Stats: Serve/Receive

News mentions
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