22 Katie Bender
Katie Bender
  • Height:
    5'4"
  • Year:
    Jr
  • Hometown:
    Green Bay, Wis.
  • High School:
    Bay City Baptist
  • Position:
    L
  • Major:
    Elementary Education
  • m
    31
  • k/s
    0.08
  • h %
    .156
  • a/s
    0.26
  • b/s
    0.00
  • sa/s
    0.15
  • d/s
    5.42

Bio

2016: Played every match as libero... Named NCCAA North Region Libero of the Year... AD3I 1st Team All-Independent selection... Registered 553 digs on the season... Named to the NCCAA National Tournament All-Tournament Team... Recorded a season-high 30 digs in the NCCAA North Region Championship against Providence-Manitoba on November 5.

Why MBU?

"I attend Maranatha because we are regionally accredited and because MBU has a great spiritual atmosphere."

Fun Fact

"I know sign language."

Player Profile

Recent Games
Nov 5 vs. Providence-Manitoba W, 3-2
Nov 17 vs. Grace Bible (Mich.) W, 3-0
Nov 17 vs. Bob Jones W, 3-0
Nov 18 vs. Randall W, 3-0
Nov 18 vs. Ky. Christian W, 3-0
Nov 19 vs. Providence-Manitoba W, 3-0
  Overall Conf
Matches 31 -
Sets 102 -
Kills 8 -
Kills per set 0.08 -
Errors 3 -
Total Attacks 32 -
Hitting Percentage .156 -
Assists 27 -
Assists per set 0.26 -
Service Aces 15 -
Service Errors 25 -
Service Aces per set 0.15 -
Receptions 381 -
Reception Errors 47 -
Digs 553 -
Digs per set 5.42 -
Block Solo 0 -
Block Assist 0 -
Block Total 0 -
Blocks per set 0.00 -
Block Errors 0 -
Ball Handling Errors 0 -
Points 23.0 -
Points per set 0.2 -
Matches started 2 -
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Sep 2 vs. Manhattan Chrst. W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 1 1.000 0 1 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Sep 2 vs. Cottey College W, 3-0 - 2 1 0 1 1.000 1 0 1 0 2 10 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 3 vs. Randall W, 3-1 - 4 1 0 2 .500 1 0 0 0 1 27 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 3 vs. Dallas Christian W, 3-1 1 3 0 0 0 - 0 2 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Sep 6 vs. North Central (Ill.) L, 3-1 - 2 0 0 2 .000 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 6 at North Park L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 1 0 1 22 4 20 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 10 vs. Lakeland L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 0 0 1 17 5 21 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 10 at Wis. Lutheran W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 2 .500 0 0 0 22 1 13 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 17 vs. Macalester L, 3-1 - 4 0 1 2 -.500 1 0 2 27 2 24 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 17 at MSOE W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 - 0 0 2 25 3 23 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 23 vs. Grace Bible (Mich.) W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 2 2 0 17 3 16 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Sep 23 vs. Gogebic W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 2 .000 0 0 0 16 0 18 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 24 at Finlandia W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 .000 3 0 0 11 3 19 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 27 MSOE W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 6 0 0 26 2 13 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 30 Moody Bible W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 1 0 0 10 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 1 at Marian (Wis.) W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 2 .000 3 1 3 17 3 18 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Oct 4 Alverno W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 .000 0 0 1 13 3 11 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 7 Wis. Lutheran W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 .000 1 1 1 33 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Oct 15 vs. North Central (Ill.) W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 1 .000 0 1 1 23 1 25 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Oct 15 at Aurora L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 1 .000 1 0 1 45 5 16 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 18 at Mount Mary W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 3 .333 2 0 0 8 0 19 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Oct 25 at Rockford W, 3-0 - 2 0 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 27 Illinois Tech W, 3-0 - 3 2 0 2 1.000 1 0 0 11 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Oct 28 Finlandia W, 3-0 - 3 0 2 2 -1.000 0 1 0 19 2 11 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Nov 4 vs. Faith W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 2 3 2 19 1 12 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Nov 5 vs. Providence-Manitoba W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 2 .000 1 0 1 - 2 30 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Nov 17 vs. Grace Bible (Mich.) W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 1 1.000 0 1 2 0 1 23 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Nov 17 vs. Bob Jones W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 0 1 0 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Nov 18 vs. Randall W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 2 .000 0 1 2 0 2 19 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Nov 18 vs. Ky. Christian W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 0 2 0 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Nov 19 vs. Providence-Manitoba W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 1 1 0 0 18 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
2016-17 31 102 8 0.08 3 32 .156 27 0.26 15 0.15 381 47 553 5.42 0 0 0 0.00 23.0 0.2
2017-18 37 129 2 0.02 6 19 -.211 28 0.22 38 0.29 491 41 720 5.58 0 0 0 0.00 40.0 0.3
Total 68 231 10 0.04 9 51 .020 55 0.24 53 0.23 872 88 1273 5.51 0 0 0 0.00 63.0 0.3
    m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
Event Total 31 102 8 0.08 3 32 .156 27 0.26 15 0.15 381 47 553 5.42 0 0 0 0.00 23.0 0.2
Conference - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 6 18 2 0.11 2 6 .000 9 0.50 2 0.11 112 7 79 4.39 0 0 0 0.00 4.0 0.2
Away 8 28 2 0.07 0 10 .200 10 0.36 1 0.04 150 19 143 5.11 0 0 0 0.00 3.0 0.1
Neutral 17 56 4 0.07 1 16 .188 8 0.14 12 0.21 119 21 331 5.91 0 0 0 0.00 16.0 0.3
Result Wins 26 84 8 0.10 2 27 .222 24 0.29 15 0.18 270 31 450 5.36 0 0 0 0.00 23.0 0.3
Losses 5 18 0 0.00 1 5 -.200 3 0.17 0 0.00 111 16 103 5.72 0 0 0 0.00 0.0 0.0
Month September 15 49 4 0.08 1 13 .231 16 0.33 5 0.10 193 27 268 5.47 0 0 0 0.00 9.0 0.2
October 9 30 3 0.10 2 14 .071 8 0.27 4 0.13 169 14 146 4.87 0 0 0 0.00 7.0 0.2
November 7 23 1 0.04 0 5 .200 3 0.13 6 0.26 19 6 139 6.04 0 0 0 0.00 7.0 0.3

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November 4, 2016

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Sabercats Sweep Rockford to Conclude Away Matches

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October 25, 2016

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October 18, 2016

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October 7, 2016

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September 30, 2016

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Volleyball Sweeps Finlandia Tournament with Straight-Set Wins

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September 24, 2016

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DeLozier Earns 200th Win, Sabercats Split MSOE Tri

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Photos

Katie Bender action photo 1

Photo credit: Bridger Buchi

  • MSOE vs. Maranatha Baptist
Katie Bender action photo 2

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  • MSOE vs. Maranatha Baptist
Katie Bender action photo 3

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  • Alverno vs. Maranatha Baptist
Katie Bender action photo 4

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  • Alverno vs. Maranatha Baptist
Katie Bender action photo 5

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  • Alverno vs. Maranatha Baptist
Katie Bender action photo 6

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  • Wis. Lutheran vs. Maranatha Baptist
Katie Bender action photo 7

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  • Wis. Lutheran vs. Maranatha Baptist
Katie Bender action photo 8

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  • Wis. Lutheran vs. Maranatha Baptist