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Kara Brinker

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12 Kara Brinker
  • Hometown:
    North Branch
  • Position:
    RS
  • Year:
    So.
  • High School:
    North Branch
  • m
    33
  • k/s
    0.94
  • h %
    .086
  • a/s
    0.05
  • b/s
    0.55
  • sa/s
    0.29
  • d/s
    0.92
Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Matches 33 16
Sets 93 47
Kills 87 36
Kills per set 0.94 0.77
Errors 57 31
Total Attacks 348 168
Total Attacks per set 3.74 3.57
Hitting Percentage .086 .030
Assists 5 3
Assists per set 0.05 0.06
Service Total Attempts 0 0
Service Aces 27 11
Service Errors 26 12
Service Aces per set 0.29 0.23
Receptions 0 0
Reception Errors 2 0
Digs 86 38
Digs per set 0.92 0.81
Block Solo 9 7
Block Assist 42 18
Block Total 51 25
Blocks per set 0.55 0.53
Block Errors 6 2
Ball Handling Errors 2 1
Points 144.0 63.0
Points per set 1.5 1.3
Matches started 2 1
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 23 Trine (Ind.) W, 3-0
Oct 23 at Calvin L, 3-0
Oct 26 Saint Mary's (Ind.) W, 3-1
Oct 30 at Albion L, 3-0
Nov 1 Trine (Ind.) W, 3-0
Nov 2 at Alma L, 3-0
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Sep 1 Albion L, 3-0 1 2 1 1 4 .000 0 2.0
Sep 3 vs. Grove City (Pa.) W, 3-1 - 1 0 0 1 .000 0 0.0
Sep 3 at Oberlin (Ohio) W, 3-0 - 1 2 0 4 .500 0 2.0
Sep 4 vs. Pitt.-Greensburg (Pa.) W, 3-0 - 3 5 1 18 .222 0 6.0
Sep 4 vs. Westminster (Pa.) L, 3-0 - 1 2 0 2 1.000 0 2.0
Sep 8 Calvin L, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Sep 10 vs. Marietta (Ohio) L, 3-0 - 1 1 1 5 .000 0 2.5
Sep 10 vs. Bluffton (Ohio) L, 3-0 - 3 5 1 18 .222 0 6.0
Sep 11 vs. West Liberty (W.Va.) W, 3-0 - 3 4 2 14 .143 0 6.5
Sep 11 vs. Westminster (Pa.) L, 3-2 - 5 7 5 24 .083 1 9.5
Sep 11 vs. Urbana (Ohio) L, 3-0 - 3 1 1 11 .000 0 3.0
Sep 14 Adrian L, 3-1 - 4 6 5 25 .040 1 8.5
Sep 16 Kalamazoo L, 3-0 - 3 2 4 13 -.154 0 2.0
Sep 25 vs. Saint Mary's (Ind.) L, 3-0 - 3 1 2 13 -.077 0 1.0
Sep 25 at Hope L, 3-0 - 3 4 2 11 .182 0 5.0
Sep 28 Rochester College W, 3-1 - 4 4 2 18 .111 0 10.0
Sep 30 at Alma L, 3-0 - 3 5 1 14 .286 0 5.5
Oct 2 at Kalamazoo L, 3-0 - 3 2 2 11 .000 0 4.5
Oct 7 at Madonna L, 3-0 - 3 3 1 8 .250 0 5.0
Oct 9 Trine (Ind.) W, 3-1 - 4 6 3 20 .150 1 11.0
Oct 9 Alma L, 3-0 - 3 1 1 10 .000 0 1.0
Oct 12 at Adrian L, 3-0 - 3 1 4 15 -.200 0 3.0
Oct 15 at Elmhurst (Ill.) L, 3-0 - 2 1 0 6 .167 0 2.0
Oct 15 vs. Concordia Chicago (Ill.) L, 3-1 - 4 7 2 17 .294 1 9.0
Oct 16 vs. North Park (Ill.) L, 3-1 - 4 4 5 14 -.071 0 7.0
Oct 16 vs. Hope L, 3-0 - 2 1 1 5 .000 0 2.0
Oct 20 Hope L, 3-0 - 3 2 1 10 .100 0 5.0
Oct 23 Trine (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 4 .250 1 5.0
Oct 23 at Calvin L, 3-0 - 2 1 1 3 .000 0 2.0
Oct 26 Saint Mary's (Ind.) W, 3-1 - 4 2 3 11 -.091 0 5.5
Oct 30 at Albion L, 3-0 - 3 1 1 4 .000 0 2.0
Nov 1 Trine (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 2 3 8 -.125 0 6.0
Nov 2 at Alma L, 3-0 1 3 2 1 7 .143 0 2.5
Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Sep 1 Albion L, 3-0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 3 vs. Grove City (Pa.) W, 3-1 - 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 3 at Oberlin (Ohio) W, 3-0 - 1 4 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 4 vs. Pitt.-Greensburg (Pa.) W, 3-0 - 3 10 0 0 1 0 0
Sep 4 vs. Westminster (Pa.) L, 3-0 - 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 8 Calvin L, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 10 vs. Marietta (Ohio) L, 3-0 - 1 0 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 10 vs. Bluffton (Ohio) L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 2 0 2 0
Sep 11 vs. West Liberty (W.Va.) W, 3-0 - 3 2 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 11 vs. Westminster (Pa.) L, 3-2 - 5 2 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 11 vs. Urbana (Ohio) L, 3-0 - 3 2 0 4 0 4 0
Sep 14 Adrian L, 3-1 - 4 2 1 1 0 2 0
Sep 16 Kalamazoo L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 25 vs. Saint Mary's (Ind.) L, 3-0 - 3 7 0 0 1 0 1
Sep 25 at Hope L, 3-0 - 3 1 1 0 1 1 0
Sep 28 Rochester College W, 3-1 - 4 5 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 30 at Alma L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 2 at Kalamazoo L, 3-0 - 3 5 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 7 at Madonna L, 3-0 - 3 1 0 2 0 2 0
Oct 9 Trine (Ind.) W, 3-1 - 4 9 0 4 0 4 0
Oct 9 Alma L, 3-0 - 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 12 at Adrian L, 3-0 - 3 2 0 2 0 2 0
Oct 15 at Elmhurst (Ill.) L, 3-0 - 2 1 0 2 0 2 0
Oct 15 vs. Concordia Chicago (Ill.) L, 3-1 - 4 8 0 4 0 4 1
Oct 16 vs. North Park (Ill.) L, 3-1 - 4 4 0 4 1 4 0
Oct 16 vs. Hope L, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 2 0 0
Oct 20 Hope L, 3-0 - 3 3 2 0 0 2 0
Oct 23 Trine (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 4 0 4 0
Oct 23 at Calvin L, 3-0 - 2 0 1 0 0 1 0
Oct 26 Saint Mary's (Ind.) W, 3-1 - 4 3 2 3 0 5 0
Oct 30 at Albion L, 3-0 - 3 3 0 2 0 2 0
Nov 1 Trine (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 4 2 2 0 4 0
Nov 2 at Alma L, 3-0 1 3 3 0 1 0 1 0
Date Opponent Score ms s ta sa se r re
Sep 1 Albion L, 3-0 1 2 - 1 0 - 0
Sep 3 vs. Grove City (Pa.) W, 3-1 - 1 - 0 0 - 1
Sep 3 at Oberlin (Ohio) W, 3-0 - 1 - 0 0 - 0
Sep 4 vs. Pitt.-Greensburg (Pa.) W, 3-0 - 3 - 1 1 - 0
Sep 4 vs. Westminster (Pa.) L, 3-0 - 1 - 0 0 - 0
Sep 8 Calvin L, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 10 vs. Marietta (Ohio) L, 3-0 - 1 - 1 1 - 0
Sep 10 vs. Bluffton (Ohio) L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 2 0 0
Sep 11 vs. West Liberty (W.Va.) W, 3-0 - 3 - 2 3 - 0
Sep 11 vs. Westminster (Pa.) L, 3-2 - 5 - 2 1 - 1
Sep 11 vs. Urbana (Ohio) L, 3-0 - 3 - 0 0 - 0
Sep 14 Adrian L, 3-1 - 4 - 1 0 - 0
Sep 16 Kalamazoo L, 3-0 - 3 - 0 0 - 0
Sep 25 vs. Saint Mary's (Ind.) L, 3-0 - 3 - 0 0 - 0
Sep 25 at Hope L, 3-0 - 3 - 0 0 - 0
Sep 28 Rochester College W, 3-1 - 4 - 6 0 - 0
Sep 30 at Alma L, 3-0 - 3 - 0 1 - 0
Oct 2 at Kalamazoo L, 3-0 - 3 - 2 2 - 0
Oct 7 at Madonna L, 3-0 - 3 - 1 0 - 0
Oct 9 Trine (Ind.) W, 3-1 - 4 - 3 2 - 0
Oct 9 Alma L, 3-0 - 3 - 0 0 - 0
Oct 12 at Adrian L, 3-0 - 3 - 1 1 - 0
Oct 15 at Elmhurst (Ill.) L, 3-0 - 2 - 0 2 - 0
Oct 15 vs. Concordia Chicago (Ill.) L, 3-1 - 4 - 0 1 - 0
Oct 16 vs. North Park (Ill.) L, 3-1 - 4 - 1 1 - 0
Oct 16 vs. Hope L, 3-0 - 2 - 1 0 - 0
Oct 20 Hope L, 3-0 - 3 - 1 1 - 0
Oct 23 Trine (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 - 2 0 - 0
Oct 23 at Calvin L, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 26 Saint Mary's (Ind.) W, 3-1 - 4 - 0 3 - 0
Oct 30 at Albion L, 3-0 - 3 - 0 2 - 0
Nov 1 Trine (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 - 1 1 - 0
Nov 2 at Alma L, 3-0 1 3 - 0 1 - 0
m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
2003-04 27 69 42 0.61 33 211 3.06 .043 7 0.10 84.0 1.2
2004-05 33 93 87 0.94 57 348 3.74 .086 5 0.05 144.0 1.5
2005-06 25 81 113 1.40 46 465 5.74 .144 15 0.19 151.5 1.9
2006-07 27 81 75 0.93 45 317 3.91 .095 13 0.16 105.5 1.3
Total 112 324 317 0.98 181 1341 4.14 .101 40 0.12 485.0 1.5
m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2003-04 27 69 85 1.23 7 22 29 0.42
2004-05 33 93 86 0.92 9 42 51 0.55
2005-06 25 81 164 2.02 4 25 29 0.36
2006-07 27 81 47 0.58 5 25 30 0.37
Total 112 324 382 1.18 25 114 139 0.43
m s ta sa sa/s se r re
2003-04 27 69 0 24 0.35 14 0 30
2004-05 33 93 0 27 0.29 26 0 2
2005-06 25 81 0 22 0.27 21 0 47
2006-07 27 81 0 13 0.16 16 0 9
Total 112 324 0 86 0.27 77 0 88
m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event
Total 33 93 87 0.94 57 348 3.74 .086 5 0.05 144.0 1.5
Conference 16 47 36 0.77 31 168 3.57 .030 3 0.06 63.0 1.3
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 11 34 27 0.79 23 123 3.62 .033 3 0.09 56.0 1.6
Away 10 26 22 0.85 13 83 3.19 .108 0 0.00 33.5 1.3
Neutral 12 33 38 1.15 21 142 4.30 .120 2 0.06 54.5 1.7
Result
Wins 9 26 26 1.00 14 98 3.77 .122 2 0.08 52.0 2.0
Losses 24 67 61 0.91 43 250 3.73 .072 3 0.04 92.0 1.4
Month
September 17 44 50 1.14 28 195 4.43 .113 2 0.05 71.5 1.6
October 14 43 33 0.77 25 138 3.21 .058 3 0.07 64.0 1.5
November 2 6 4 0.67 4 15 2.50 .000 0 0.00 8.5 1.4
m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event
Total 33 93 86 0.92 9 42 51 0.55
Conference 16 47 38 0.81 7 18 25 0.53
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 11 34 29 0.85 7 14 21 0.62
Away 10 26 20 0.77 2 11 13 0.50
Neutral 12 33 37 1.12 0 17 17 0.52
Result
Wins 9 26 38 1.46 4 14 18 0.69
Losses 24 67 48 0.72 5 28 33 0.49
Month
September 17 44 38 0.86 2 11 13 0.30
October 14 43 41 0.95 5 28 33 0.77
November 2 6 7 1.17 2 3 5 0.83
m s ta sa sa/s se r re
Event
Total 33 93 0 27 0.29 26 0 2
Conference 16 47 0 11 0.23 12 0 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 11 34 0 15 0.44 7 0 0
Away 10 26 0 4 0.15 9 0 0
Neutral 12 33 0 8 0.24 10 0 2
Result
Wins 9 26 - 15 0.58 10 - 1
Losses 24 67 0 12 0.18 16 0 1
Month
September 17 44 0 14 0.32 9 0 2
October 14 43 0 12 0.28 15 0 0
November 2 6 - 1 0.17 2 - 0
News mentions
Volleyball team defeats Tri-State (Ind.), 30-27, 30-20, 34-32
  • Article
  • November 01, 2004
Volleyball team defeats Tri-State (Ind.), 30-27, 30-20, 34-32

The Olivet College volleyball team defeated Tri-State (Ind.) University 30-27, 30-20, 34-32, this evening in a play-in match of the 2004 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Tournament at the Upton Center in Olivet.

  • November 01, 2004
Volleyball team beats Saint Mary's (Ind.) in four games
  • Article
  • October 26, 2004
Volleyball team beats Saint Mary's (Ind.) in four games

The Olivet College volleyball team beat Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) foe Saint Mary’s (Ind.) College 30-27, 23-30, 30-24, 30-22, tonight at the Upton Center in Olivet.

  • October 26, 2004
Volleyball team swept by MIAA leader Alma College in three games
  • Article
  • September 30, 2004
Volleyball team swept by MIAA leader Alma College in three games

The Olivet College volleyball team was swept by Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) leader Alma College in three games, 30-19, 30-20, 30-23, tonight at Cappaert Gymnasium in Alma.

  • September 30, 2004
Volleyball team defeats Rochester, 3-1
  • Article
  • September 28, 2004
Volleyball team defeats Rochester, 3-1

The Olivet College volleyball team snapped a four-match losing streak with a 30-15, 18-30, 30-22, 30-13 win against non-conference foe Rochester College tonight at the Upton Center in Olivet.

  • September 28, 2004