27 Braden Woolsey
Braden Woolsey
  • Height:
    6-5
  • Weight:
    220
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Edwardsville, Ill.
  • High School:
    Metro East Lutheran
  • Position:
    MH
  • Major:
    Computer Science
  • m
    21
  • k/s
    2.01
  • h %
    .479
  • a/s
    0.11
  • b/s
    0.96
  • sa/s
    0.22
  • d/s
    0.65
Bio

2020

Named to the MCVL All-Conference Second Team for first time in career … Appeared in 16 matches … Totaling 116 kills and a career-high 2.07 kills per set … Posted a team-high 39 blocks

2019

Appeared in a career-high 25 matches … Set career-high marks in kills (150), digs (29), solo blocks (28), block assists (50), and total blocks (78)

2018

Appeared in 23 matches … Totaled 104 kills and a .417 hitting percentage … Compiled 53 blocks … Tied his career-high with 10 kills against Maranatha Baptist (Feb. 2) and Hunter (Mar. 29)

Recent games
Date Opponent Result
Mar 27 at Mount St. Joseph L, 3-2
Apr 3 at Adrian W, 3-1
Apr 3 at Adrian W, 3-0
Apr 9 Trine W, 3-0
Apr 10 vs. Mount Union W, 3-1
Apr 21 vs. Messiah L, 3-2
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Matches 21 15
Sets 72 51
Kills 145 101
Kills per set 2.01 1.98
Errors 21 15
Total Attacks 259 181
Total Attacks per set 3.60 3.55
Hitting Percentage .479 .475
Assists 8 7
Assists per set 0.11 0.14
Service Aces 16 10
Service Errors 36 26
Service Aces per set 0.22 0.20
Receptions 11 8
Reception Errors 1 1
Digs 47 32
Digs per set 0.65 0.63
Block Solo 36 24
Block Assist 33 26
Block Total 69 50
Blocks per set 0.96 0.98
Block Errors 6 4
Ball Handling Errors 0 0
Points 213.5 148.0
Points per set 3.0 2.9
Matches started 7 6
Game Log - Offense
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Jan 31 at Olivet W, 3-0 1 3 4 1 8 .375 0 10.5
Jan 31 at Olivet W, 3-1 1 4 4 1 8 .375 1 7.5
Feb 3 Ill. Wesleyan W, 3-0 - 3 8 1 10 .700 0 8.0
Feb 6 Mount Union W, 3-0 - 3 4 1 12 .250 0 6.5
Feb 6 Mount Union W, 3-1 - 4 8 1 14 .500 0 13.0
Feb 9 Augustana (IL) L, 3-0 - 3 3 1 5 .400 0 6.5
Feb 14 at Wabash W, 3-0 - 1 3 0 6 .500 0 4.0
Feb 14 at Wabash W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Feb 20 Trine W, 3-1 1 4 15 0 19 .789 0 18.0
Feb 20 Trine W, 3-0 1 3 6 0 9 .667 0 8.5
Feb 24 at Ill. Wesleyan W, 3-0 - 3 8 0 11 .727 0 13.0
Feb 28 at Adrian   - - - - - - - -
Feb 28 at Adrian   - - - - - - - -
Mar 6 Wittenberg W, 3-0 - 3 9 1 16 .500 1 10.5
Mar 6 Wittenberg W, 3-0 - 3 3 1 5 .400 1 4.0
Mar 20 Baldwin Wallace W, 3-0 - 3 7 1 12 .500 1 9.5
Mar 20 Baldwin Wallace W, 3-0 - 3 8 3 14 .357 1 11.0
Mar 27 at Mount St. Joseph W, 3-2 - 5 13 1 23 .522 0 16.5
Mar 27 at Mount St. Joseph L, 3-2 1 5 6 0 11 .545 0 10.0
Apr 3 at Adrian W, 3-1 - 4 7 2 14 .357 2 10.5
Apr 3 at Adrian W, 3-0 1 3 4 2 10 .200 0 8.0
Apr 9 Trine W, 3-0 - 3 8 2 16 .375 0 11.0
Apr 10 vs. Mount Union W, 3-1 1 4 7 2 17 .294 0 10.5
Apr 21 vs. Messiah L, 3-2 - 5 10 0 19 .526 1 16.5
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Jan 31 at Olivet W, 3-0 1 3 3 2 3 0 5 0
Jan 31 at Olivet W, 3-1 1 4 2 1 3 1 4 0
Feb 3 Ill. Wesleyan W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 6 Mount Union W, 3-0 - 3 3 2 1 1 3 0
Feb 6 Mount Union W, 3-1 - 4 2 5 0 0 5 0
Feb 9 Augustana (IL) L, 3-0 - 3 3 1 1 1 2 0
Feb 14 at Wabash W, 3-0 - 1 2 1 0 2 1 0
Feb 14 at Wabash W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Feb 20 Trine W, 3-1 1 4 3 0 4 0 4 0
Feb 20 Trine W, 3-0 1 3 2 2 1 0 3 0
Feb 24 at Ill. Wesleyan W, 3-0 - 3 3 2 0 0 2 0
Feb 28 at Adrian   - - - - - - - -
Feb 28 at Adrian   - - - - - - - -
Mar 6 Wittenberg W, 3-0 - 3 8 0 1 0 1 0
Mar 6 Wittenberg W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 2 0 2 0
Mar 20 Baldwin Wallace W, 3-0 - 3 2 1 1 0 2 0
Mar 20 Baldwin Wallace W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 2 0 2 0
Mar 27 at Mount St. Joseph W, 3-2 - 5 1 3 1 0 4 0
Mar 27 at Mount St. Joseph L, 3-2 1 5 0 2 2 0 4 0
Apr 3 at Adrian W, 3-1 - 4 3 2 3 0 5 0
Apr 3 at Adrian W, 3-0 1 3 0 3 2 0 5 0
Apr 9 Trine W, 3-0 - 3 2 2 2 0 4 0
Apr 10 vs. Mount Union W, 3-1 1 4 3 2 3 1 5 0
Apr 21 vs. Messiah L, 3-2 - 5 3 5 1 0 6 0
Game Log - Serve/Receive
Date Opponent Score ms s ta sa se r re
Jan 31 at Olivet W, 3-0 1 3 - 3 2 - 0
Jan 31 at Olivet W, 3-1 1 4 - 1 0 - 0
Feb 3 Ill. Wesleyan W, 3-0 - 3 9 0 1 0 0
Feb 6 Mount Union W, 3-0 - 3 11 0 1 3 0
Feb 6 Mount Union W, 3-1 - 4 15 0 3 1 0
Feb 9 Augustana (IL) L, 3-0 - 3 13 2 0 2 0
Feb 14 at Wabash W, 3-0 - 1 4 0 2 0 0
Feb 14 at Wabash W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Feb 20 Trine W, 3-1 1 4 10 1 3 0 0
Feb 20 Trine W, 3-0 1 3 8 0 2 1 1
Feb 24 at Ill. Wesleyan W, 3-0 - 3 22 3 1 0 0
Feb 28 at Adrian   - - - - - - -
Feb 28 at Adrian   - - - - - - -
Mar 6 Wittenberg W, 3-0 - 3 16 1 1 0 0
Mar 6 Wittenberg W, 3-0 - 3 10 0 2 0 0
Mar 20 Baldwin Wallace W, 3-0 - 3 12 1 2 0 0
Mar 20 Baldwin Wallace W, 3-0 - 3 9 2 0 1 0
Mar 27 at Mount St. Joseph W, 3-2 - 5 19 0 2 0 0
Mar 27 at Mount St. Joseph L, 3-2 1 5 17 1 1 2 0
Apr 3 at Adrian W, 3-1 - 4 11 0 3 0 0
Apr 3 at Adrian W, 3-0 1 3 8 0 2 0 0
Apr 9 Trine W, 3-0 - 3 9 0 2 0 0
Apr 10 vs. Mount Union W, 3-1 1 4 14 0 4 0 0
Apr 21 vs. Messiah L, 3-2 - 5 22 1 2 1 0
  m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
2017-18 23 64 104 1.63 16 211 3.30 .417 5 0.08 149.5 2.3
2018-19 25 82 150 1.83 50 308 3.76 .325 4 0.05 213.0 2.6
2019-20 16 56 116 2.07 38 251 4.48 .311 3 0.05 150.5 2.7
2020-21 21 72 145 2.01 21 259 3.60 .479 8 0.11 213.5 3.0
2021-22 27 84 172 2.05 35 297 3.54 .461 6 0.07 246.5 2.9
Total 112 358 687 1.92 160 1326 3.70 .397 26 0.07 973.0 2.7

Career Stats: Offense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2017-18 23 64 25 0.39 16 37 53 0.83
2018-19 25 82 29 0.35 28 50 78 0.95
2019-20 16 56 26 0.46 8 31 39 0.70
2020-21 21 72 47 0.65 36 33 69 0.96
2021-22 27 84 57 0.68 29 57 86 1.02
Total 112 358 184 0.51 117 208 325 0.91

Career Stats: Defense

  m s ta sa sa/s se r re
2017-18 23 64 212 11 0.17 24 4 0
2018-19 25 82 176 10 0.12 23 6 0
2019-20 16 56 176 11 0.20 37 2 0
2020-21 21 72 239 16 0.22 36 11 1
2021-22 27 84 249 17 0.20 41 11 0
Total 112 358 1052 65 0.18 161 34 1

Career Stats: Serve/Receive

  m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event                        
Total 21 72 145 2.01 21 259 3.60 .479 8 0.11 213.5 3.0
Conference 15 51 101 1.98 15 181 3.55 .475 7 0.14 148.0 2.9
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location                        
Home 11 35 79 2.26 12 132 3.77 .508 4 0.11 106.5 3.0
Away 8 28 49 1.75 7 91 3.25 .462 3 0.11 80.0 2.9
Neutral 2 9 17 1.89 2 36 4.00 .417 1 0.11 27.0 3.0
Result                        
Wins 18 59 126 2.14 20 224 3.80 .473 7 0.12 180.5 3.1
Losses 3 13 19 1.46 1 35 2.69 .514 1 0.08 33.0 2.5
Month                        
January 2 7 8 1.14 2 16 2.29 .375 1 0.14 18.0 2.6
February 8 24 55 2.29 4 86 3.58 .593 0 0.00 77.5 3.2
March 6 22 46 2.09 7 81 3.68 .481 4 0.18 61.5 2.8
April 5 19 36 1.89 8 76 4.00 .368 3 0.16 56.5 3.0

Splits Stats: Offense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event                
Total 21 72 47 0.65 36 33 69 0.96
Conference 15 51 32 0.63 24 26 50 0.98
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 11 35 27 0.77 13 15 28 0.80
Away 8 28 14 0.50 16 14 30 1.07
Neutral 2 9 6 0.67 7 4 11 1.22
Result                
Wins 18 59 41 0.69 28 29 57 0.97
Losses 3 13 6 0.46 8 4 12 0.92
Month                
January 2 7 5 0.71 3 6 9 1.29
February 8 24 19 0.79 13 7 20 0.83
March 6 22 12 0.55 6 9 15 0.68
April 5 19 11 0.58 14 11 25 1.32

Splits Stats: Defense

  m s ta sa sa/s se r re
Event                
Total 21 72 239 16 0.22 36 11 1
Conference 15 51 150 10 0.20 26 8 1
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 11 35 122 7 0.20 17 8 1
Away 8 28 81 8 0.29 13 2 0
Neutral 2 9 36 1 0.11 6 1 0
Result                
Wins 18 59 187 12 0.20 33 6 1
Losses 3 13 52 4 0.31 3 5 0
Month                
January 2 7 - 4 0.57 2 - 0
February 8 24 92 6 0.25 13 7 1
March 6 22 83 5 0.23 8 3 0
April 5 19 64 1 0.05 13 1 0

Splits Stats: Serve/Receive

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