![Kelsey Johnson](/sports/wvball/2017-18/photos/headshots/Volleyball_Team_TM_078.jpg?max_width=510&max_height=600)
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- Height:
- 5'7"
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- Year:
- So
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- Hometown:
- Stephenson, Mich.
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- High School:
- Stephenson
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- Position:
- OH/DS
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- Major:
- Business Management
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- m
- 37
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- k/s
- 1.27
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- h %
- .143
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- a/s
- 3.70
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- b/s
- 0.26
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- sa/s
- 0.26
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- d/s
- 2.70
Bio
2016: Played every match during her debut season in Blue and Gold... Started every match from September 6 to the end of the season... Tallied 150 kills and 42 blocks... President's List selection.
What job would you be terrible at?
"Cosmetologist, beautician."
Superpower?
"Superhuman endurance - the ability to not be tired during any physical activity."
Favorite sports memory?
"When we smoked Providence and won Nationals in Florida! When we won Regionals on our home court."
Items 'needed' for 'survival'?
"Humor, Jess, sisters."
Free time?
"I like to draw or paint. I also like to hunt."
Why MBU?
"The atmosphere. MBU has such a great Christian atmosphere that has inspired me to grow in my spiritual walk with Christ. I also love to people. The staff, coaches, and student body at Maranatha are great and so encouraging and friendly."
Player Profile
  | Overall | Conf | ||
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Matches | 37 | 1 | ||
Sets | 129 | 3 | ||
Kills | 164 | 3 | ||
Kills per set | 1.27 | 1.00 | ||
Errors | 76 | 1 | ||
Total Attacks | 615 | 8 | ||
Total Attacks per set | 4.77 | 2.67 | ||
Hitting Percentage | .143 | .250 | ||
Assists | 477 | 9 | ||
Assists per set | 3.70 | 3.00 | ||
Service Aces | 34 | 4 | ||
Service Errors | 13 | 1 | ||
Service Aces per set | 0.26 | 1.33 | ||
Receptions | 98 | 1 | ||
Reception Errors | 11 | 0 | ||
Digs | 348 | 5 | ||
Digs per set | 2.70 | 1.67 | ||
Block Solo | 3 | 0 | ||
Block Assist | 31 | 0 | ||
Block Total | 34 | 0 | ||
Blocks per set | 0.26 | 0.00 | ||
Block Errors | 20 | 0 | ||
Ball Handling Errors | 13 | 0 | ||
Points | 216.5 | 7.0 | ||
Points per set | 1.7 | 2.3 | ||
Matches started | 34 | 1 |
Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | sa | se | r | re | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe | pts |
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Aug 26 | Alumnae | L, 2-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sep 1 | vs. Manhattan Chrst. | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 13 | .385 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8.0 |
Sep 1 | vs. Barclay | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 5 | 1 | 13 | .308 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 |
Sep 2 | vs. Ky. Christian | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 4 | 1 | 23 | .130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 |
Sep 2 | at Faith | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | .000 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.0 |
Sep 5 | vs. North Central (Ill.) | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | -.077 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.0 |
Sep 5 | vs. North Park | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 21 | .000 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.5 |
Sep 8 | vs. Alverno | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | .063 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.5 |
Sep 8 | vs. Beloit | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 3 | 2 | 17 | .059 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.5 |
Sep 9 | at MSOE | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 18 | .222 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 |
Sep 9 | vs. Central (Iowa) | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 21 | -.048 | 15 | 1 | 0 | - | 2 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.0 |
Sep 14 | Judson (Ill.) | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | .133 | 9 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.0 |
Sep 16 | Wis. Lutheran | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | .300 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 |
Sep 19 | Silver Lake | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | .000 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 |
Sep 21 | at Marian (Wis.) | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | .154 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5.5 |
Sep 23 | at Rockford | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | -.091 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.0 |
Sep 23 | vs. Illinois Tech | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 22 | .091 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 |
Sep 29 | at Mount Mary | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | .100 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4.5 |
Sep 30 | vs. Concordia Chicago | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 11 | .364 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4.5 |
Sep 30 | at Edgewood | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | .067 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.5 |
Oct 3 | at Wis. Lutheran | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 24 | .125 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.0 |
Oct 6 | vs. St. Olaf | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | .111 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3.0 |
Oct 6 | vs. Finlandia | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 21 | .000 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7.5 |
Oct 7 | vs. No. 17 St. Thomas (Minn.) | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 15 | .200 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6.0 |
Oct 10 | at Alverno | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 26 | .154 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 |
Oct 13 | at Judson (Ill.) | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 23 | -.087 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3.5 |
Oct 17 | Marian (Wis.) | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | .059 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.0 |
Oct 19 | at Silver Lake | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Oct 21 | vs. Lakeland | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 50 | .160 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 |
Oct 24 | Mount Mary | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .250 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 |
Oct 26 | Rockford | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 22 | .318 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12.0 |
Nov 3 | vs. #6 Calvary | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | .250 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 |
Nov 3 | vs. #2 Emmaus | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 17 | .176 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 |
Nov 4 | vs. #1 Providence-Manitoba | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 13 | .385 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 |
Nov 16 | vs. #6 Toccoa Falls | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 21 | .048 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 |
Nov 16 | vs. #7 Johnson University Tennessee | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | .231 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.0 |
Nov 17 | vs. #2 Randall | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 22 | .318 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 |
Nov 17 | vs. #4 Bob Jones | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 14 | .571 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 |
Nov 18 | vs. #1 Kentucky Christian | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 15 | .200 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.5 |
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 | |
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2016-17 | 31 | 106 | 150 | 1.42 | 60 | 459 | .196 | 17 | 0.16 | 54 | 0.51 | 109 | 11 | 222 | 2.09 | 4 | 38 | 42 | 0.40 | 227.0 | 2.1 |
2017-18 | 37 | 129 | 164 | 1.27 | 76 | 615 | .143 | 477 | 3.70 | 34 | 0.26 | 98 | 11 | 348 | 2.70 | 3 | 31 | 34 | 0.26 | 216.5 | 1.7 |
2018-19 | 35 | 128 | 310 | 2.42 | 125 | 935 | .198 | 614 | 4.80 | 30 | 0.23 | 133 | 13 | 419 | 3.27 | 6 | 39 | 45 | 0.35 | 365.5 | 2.9 |
2019-20 | 31 | 110 | 273 | 2.48 | 92 | 772 | .234 | 592 | 5.38 | 42 | 0.38 | 123 | 6 | 324 | 2.95 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 0.25 | 331.0 | 3.0 |
Total | 134 | 473 | 897 | 1.90 | 353 | 2781 | .196 | 1700 | 3.59 | 160 | 0.34 | 463 | 41 | 1313 | 2.78 | 18 | 130 | 148 | 0.31 | 1140.0 | 2.4 |
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 | ||
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Event | Total | 37 | 129 | 164 | 1.27 | 76 | 615 | .143 | 477 | 3.70 | 34 | 0.26 | 98 | 11 | 348 | 2.70 | 3 | 31 | 34 | 0.26 | 216.5 | 1.7 |
Conference | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 1 | 8 | .250 | 9 | 3.00 | 4 | 1.33 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 7.0 | 2.3 | |
Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Location | Home | 6 | 20 | 25 | 1.25 | 11 | 76 | .184 | 80 | 4.00 | 6 | 0.30 | 16 | 2 | 56 | 2.80 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.25 | 34.0 | 1.7 |
Away | 9 | 32 | 29 | 0.91 | 17 | 151 | .079 | 106 | 3.31 | 11 | 0.34 | 19 | 4 | 78 | 2.44 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 0.34 | 46.0 | 1.4 | |
Neutral | 22 | 77 | 110 | 1.43 | 48 | 388 | .160 | 291 | 3.78 | 17 | 0.22 | 63 | 5 | 214 | 2.78 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 0.23 | 136.5 | 1.8 | |
Result | Wins | 23 | 77 | 104 | 1.35 | 36 | 345 | .197 | 324 | 4.21 | 26 | 0.34 | 45 | 1 | 234 | 3.04 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 0.25 | 140.5 | 1.8 |
Losses | 14 | 52 | 60 | 1.15 | 40 | 270 | .074 | 153 | 2.94 | 8 | 0.15 | 53 | 10 | 114 | 2.19 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 0.29 | 76.0 | 1.5 | |
Month | September | 19 | 63 | 65 | 1.03 | 35 | 281 | .107 | 175 | 2.78 | 18 | 0.29 | 52 | 8 | 155 | 2.46 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 0.35 | 95.0 | 1.5 |
October | 10 | 40 | 55 | 1.38 | 29 | 211 | .123 | 146 | 3.65 | 9 | 0.23 | 31 | 3 | 105 | 2.63 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.23 | 69.0 | 1.7 | |
November | 8 | 26 | 44 | 1.69 | 12 | 123 | .260 | 156 | 6.00 | 7 | 0.27 | 15 | 0 | 88 | 3.38 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.12 | 52.5 | 2.0 |
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