15 Joel Smith
Joel Smith
  • Height:
    6'0"
  • Weight:
    190
  • Year:
    Jr
  • Hometown:
    Elbert, Colo.
  • High School:
    Elbert
  • Position:
    OH
  • Major:
    Biblical Counseling
  • Minor:
    -
  • m
    22
  • k/s
    0.57
  • h %
    .005
  • a/s
    0.05
  • b/s
    0.01
  • sa/s
    0.19
  • d/s
    1.61

Bio

2019: Cemented himself in the starting lineup, playing all 26 matches and registering 114 kills (1.34 per set) and 122 digs (1.44 per set).

2018: Featured in 27 matches and played 68 sets during his first season... Recorded three kills and 31 digs on the season.

 

BIO

Emoji?

"Smirk emoji"

Items needed for survival?

"Coffee, exercise, and my Bible"

Claim to fame/hidden talent?

"I can do latte art"

Pet peeve?

"When the bills in the cash register at the Old Main Cafe don't face the same direction"

Good leaders are...

"Excellence-driven, organized, and compassionate"

Describe MBU in three words:

"Very, very expensive"

Why MBU?

"The compassion of many of the faculty and students as well as the high standard of discipline/learning"

Best part about being on this team is...?

"Getting to travel with da boyz"

Funniest person on your team?

"Rory Massey"

Who at MBU has impacted your development as a leader the most?

"Dr. Bruce Meyer has had a significant impact on my leadership because he has stressed the essential nature of personal devotion to the kingdom of God and its priorities here on earth, which are the essential qualities of a solid spiritual leader."

Player Profile

Recent Games
Feb 27 Concordia Wisconsin L, 3-0
Feb 29 at Concordia Chicago L, 3-0
Feb 29 vs. Augustana (IL) L, 3-0
Mar 5 Viterbo L, 3-2
Mar 7 at Rockford W, 3-0
Mar 12 Graceland W, 3-2
  Overall Conf
Matches 22 -
Sets 77 -
Kills 44 -
Kills per set 0.57 -
Errors 43 -
Total Attacks 182 -
Hitting Percentage .005 -
Assists 4 -
Assists per set 0.05 -
Service Aces 15 -
Service Errors 47 -
Service Aces per set 0.19 -
Receptions 276 -
Reception Errors 17 -
Digs 124 -
Digs per set 1.61 -
Block Solo 1 -
Block Assist 0 -
Block Total 1 -
Blocks per set 0.01 -
Block Errors 0 -
Ball Handling Errors 1 -
Points 60.0 -
Points per set 0.8 -
Matches started 11 -
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Jan 17 at Marian (Wis.) L, 3-0 - 3 4 5 14 -.071 0 0 2 12 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 4.0
Jan 18 vs. Adrian L, 3-0 1 3 6 3 21 .143 1 2 4 22 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.0
Jan 18 at North Park L, 3-0 1 3 7 1 22 .273 0 1 1 10 1 8 1 0 0 1 0 9.0
Jan 24 vs. #1 Ottawa L, 3-0 1 3 1 3 10 -.200 1 0 3 5 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Jan 24 vs. #4 Warner L, 3-0 - 3 1 1 5 .000 0 0 1 12 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Jan 25 vs. #5 Trinity Christian L, 3-0 - 3 1 2 5 -.200 0 1 3 14 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Jan 25 vs. #6 Greenville W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 2 .000 1 0 2 21 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Jan 31 vs. Olivet W, 3-0 - 3 0 2 4 -.500 0 3 1 10 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Feb 1 vs. Millikin W, 3-2 - 5 1 1 4 .000 0 0 2 11 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Feb 1 vs. Concordia Wisconsin L, 3-0 - 3 2 0 2 1.000 1 0 1 6 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Feb 4 at Illinois Tech L, 3-0 - 3 1 1 8 .000 0 0 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Feb 13 at Viterbo L, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 15 Concordia Chicago L, 3-0 1 3 0 3 4 -.750 0 0 1 14 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Feb 15 North Park W, 3-0 1 3 1 1 2 .000 0 1 2 8 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Feb 21 Marian (Wis.) W, 3-2 1 5 4 1 7 .429 0 0 2 16 1 12 0 0 0 0 0 4.0
Feb 21 Greenville W, 3-0 1 3 2 1 9 .111 0 0 6 12 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Feb 25 St. Norbert W, 3-2 1 5 2 3 13 -.077 0 4 3 12 1 12 0 0 0 0 0 6.0
Feb 27 Concordia Wisconsin L, 3-0 1 3 0 2 9 -.222 0 0 2 13 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Feb 29 at Concordia Chicago L, 3-0 - 3 5 5 17 .000 0 1 1 17 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 6.0
Feb 29 vs. Augustana (IL) L, 3-0 - 3 2 3 8 -.125 0 1 1 7 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Mar 5 Viterbo L, 3-2 1 5 2 2 6 .000 0 1 2 18 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Mar 7 at Rockford W, 3-0 - 3 1 1 6 .000 0 0 0 15 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Mar 12 Graceland W, 3-2 1 5 1 2 4 -.250 0 0 3 18 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Mar 13 Rockford   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 at Trinity Christian   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 vs. William Penn   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  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
2017-18 27 68 3 0.04 6 12 -.250 2 0.03 18 0.26 76 10 31 0.46 1 0 1 0.01 22.0 0.3
2018-19 26 85 114 1.34 71 382 .113 10 0.12 18 0.21 296 37 122 1.44 5 15 20 0.24 144.5 1.7
2019-20 22 77 44 0.57 43 182 .005 4 0.05 15 0.19 276 17 124 1.61 1 0 1 0.01 60.0 0.8
2020-21 18 57 25 0.44 24 112 .009 4 0.07 8 0.14 206 19 82 1.44 0 1 1 0.02 33.5 0.6
Total 93 287 186 0.65 144 688 .061 20 0.07 59 0.21 854 83 359 1.25 7 16 23 0.08 260.0 0.9
    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 22 77 44 0.57 43 182 .005 4 0.05 15 0.19 276 17 124 1.61 1 0 1 0.01 60.0 0.8
Conference - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 8 32 12 0.38 15 54 -.056 0 0.00 6 0.19 111 8 56 1.75 0 0 0 0.00 18.0 0.6
Away 5 15 18 1.20 13 67 .075 0 0.00 2 0.13 57 3 22 1.47 1 0 1 0.07 21.0 1.4
Neutral 9 30 14 0.47 15 61 -.016 4 0.13 7 0.23 108 6 46 1.53 0 0 0 0.00 21.0 0.7
Result Wins 9 36 12 0.33 12 51 .000 1 0.03 8 0.22 123 6 64 1.78 0 0 0 0.00 20.0 0.6
Losses 13 41 32 0.78 31 131 .008 3 0.07 7 0.17 153 11 60 1.46 1 0 1 0.02 40.0 1.0
Month January 8 25 20 0.80 17 83 .036 3 0.12 7 0.28 106 5 40 1.60 1 0 1 0.04 28.0 1.1
February 11 39 20 0.51 21 83 -.012 1 0.03 7 0.18 119 8 68 1.74 0 0 0 0.00 27.0 0.7
March 3 13 4 0.31 5 16 -.063 0 0.00 1 0.08 51 4 16 1.23 0 0 0 0.00 5.0 0.4

News Mentions

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Different Story, Same Fate

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March 5, 2020

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Windy City Woes

Sabercats drop two at difficult Concordia-Chicago Triangular.

February 29, 2020

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Four and Counting

Sabercats outlast St. Norbert for fourth straight win.

February 25, 2020

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A Sweep to Sweep

Sabercats beat Marian, sweep Greenville at home.

February 21, 2020

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Viterbo Victims

Shorthanded Sabercats swept at Viterbo.

February 13, 2020

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Chi-Town Trouble

Sabercats fall at North Park Triangular

January 18, 2020

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Snow Storm

Sabercats start season with straight-set loss at Marian

January 17, 2020

Photos

Joel Smith action photo 2

Photo credit: Julia Wall

  • Marian (Wis.) vs. Maranatha Baptist
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Photo credit: Julia Wall

  • Marian (Wis.) vs. Maranatha Baptist
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Photo credit: Julia Wall

  • Marian (Wis.) vs. Maranatha Baptist
Joel Smith action photo 5

Photo credit: Julia Wall

  • Marian (Wis.) vs. Maranatha Baptist
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Photo credit: Kaitlyn Dobson

  • North Park vs. Maranatha Baptist
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  • North Park vs. Maranatha Baptist
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  • North Park vs. Maranatha Baptist
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  • North Park vs. Maranatha Baptist
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  • North Park vs. Maranatha Baptist
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  • North Park vs. Maranatha Baptist
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  • North Park vs. Maranatha Baptist
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Photo credit: Kaitlyn Dobson

  • North Park vs. Maranatha Baptist
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Photo credit: David Sherman

  • Concordia Chicago vs. Maranatha Baptist
Joel Smith action photo 15

Photo credit: Julia Wall

  • Viterbo vs. Maranatha Baptist
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Photo credit: Julia Wall

  • Viterbo vs. Maranatha Baptist
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Photo credit: Julia Wall

  • Viterbo vs. Maranatha Baptist
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  • Viterbo vs. Maranatha Baptist
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  • Viterbo vs. Maranatha Baptist
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  • Viterbo vs. Maranatha Baptist
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Photo credit: Julia Wall

  • Graceland vs. Maranatha Baptist
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  • Graceland vs. Maranatha Baptist
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Photo credit: Julia Wall

  • Graceland vs. Maranatha Baptist
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Photo credit: Julia Wall

  • Graceland vs. Maranatha Baptist
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Photo credit: Julia Wall

  • Graceland vs. Maranatha Baptist
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Photo credit: Julia Wall

  • Graceland vs. Maranatha Baptist
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Photo credit: Julia Wall

  • Graceland vs. Maranatha Baptist
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Photo credit: Julia Wall

  • Graceland vs. Maranatha Baptist
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  • Graceland vs. Maranatha Baptist
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Photo credit: Julia Wall

  • Graceland vs. Maranatha Baptist
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Photo credit: Julia Wall

  • Graceland vs. Maranatha Baptist
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Photo credit: Julia Wall

  • Graceland vs. Maranatha Baptist
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Photo credit: Julia Wall

  • Graceland vs. Maranatha Baptist
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Photo credit: Julia Wall

  • Graceland vs. Maranatha Baptist
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Photo credit: Julia Wall

  • Graceland vs. Maranatha Baptist