Kendall Black
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- Height:
- 6-0
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- Hometown:
- Defiance, OH
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- Position:
- MB
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- High School:
- Defiance
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- Major:
- Biology
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- m
- 26
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- k/s
- 1.47
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- h %
- .263
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- a/s
- 0.04
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- b/s
- 0.55
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- sa/s
- 0.06
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- d/s
- 0.63
Bio
Senior Season (2024):
Played in 26 matches... Posted a season-best of 14.5 points with 11 kills, 2 service aces, and 3 blocks against Albion on 9/7/2024... Recorded a season-high of 11 kills four times against Mount St. Joseph on 8/31/2024, Albion on 9/7/2024, Averett on 9/13/2024, and Oglethorpe on 9/14/2024... Posted a season-high of 6 digs twice against Mount St. Joseph on 8/31/2024 and Heidelberg on 11/8/2024... Collected a season-high of 2 service aces against Albion on 9/7/2024... Finished the season with 144 kills and 1.47 kills per set... Totalled 407 attacks with a .263 hitting percentage... Assisted 4 tigers... Collected 6 service aces... Received 8 receptions... Recorded 62 digs with 0.63 digs per set... Blocked 54 opponents with 0.55 blocks per set... Earned 181.5 points for the tigers this season
Junior Season (2023):
Played in 30 matches... Starting 29 of them... Posted a season-best of 11.5 points with 9 kills, 1 service ace, and 2 blocks against #4 Calvin on 9/08/2023... Recorded a season-high of 10 kills against Albion on 9/09/2023... Posted a season-high of 5 digs against Marietta on 10/14/2023... Collected a season-high of 5 service aces against #9 Johns Hopkins on 9/02/2023... Finished the season with 171 kills and 1.61 kills per set... Totalled 449 attacks with a .229 hitting percentage... Assisted 4 tigers... Collected 18 service aces... Received 3 receptions... Recorded 49 digs with 0.46 digs per set... Blocked 48 opponents with 0.45 blocks per set... Earned 216.5 points for the tigers this season
Sophomore Season (2022):
Played in 3 matches... Posted a season-best of 4 points with 3 kills and 2 block assists against Wilmington on 9/03/2022... Recorded her first service ace against Geneva on 9/17/2022... Finished the season with 4 kills... Totalled 12 attacks with a .333 hitting percentage... Recorded 1 service ace... Scored 6 points this season
Freshman Season (2021):
Played in 5 matches... Finished the season with 3 kills and 6 total attacks... Scoring 3 points this season
Why Wittenberg?
I chose Witt because I loved that the ability to play volleyball and receive a good education, and when I visited campus and met the team, I instantly felt at home.
High School
Ohio All-Star Volleyball Team...selected for the Senior All-Star Game...2020 All-WBL First Team, 2020 All-District 8 First Team... Graduated from Defiance High School as Valedictorian.
Personal
Daughter of Coit Black and Carson Slade.
| Overall | Conference | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches | 26 | 7 |
| Sets | 98 | 25 |
| Kills | 144 | 36 |
| Kills per set | 1.47 | 1.44 |
| Errors | 37 | 15 |
| Total Attacks | 407 | 114 |
| Total Attacks per set | 4.15 | 4.56 |
| Hitting Percentage | .263 | .184 |
| Assists | 4 | 1 |
| Assists per set | 0.04 | 0.04 |
| Service Total Attempts | 120 | 8 |
| Service Aces | 6 | 1 |
| Service Errors | 26 | 4 |
| Service Aces per set | 0.06 | 0.04 |
| Receptions | 8 | 1 |
| Reception Errors | 1 | 0 |
| Digs | 62 | 22 |
| Digs per set | 0.63 | 0.88 |
| Block Solo | 9 | 4 |
| Block Assist | 45 | 10 |
| Block Total | 54 | 14 |
| Blocks per set | 0.55 | 0.56 |
| Block Errors | 1 | 1 |
| Ball Handling Errors | 0 | 0 |
| Points | 181.5 | 46.0 |
| Points per set | 1.9 | 1.8 |
| Matches started | 24 | 7 |
Game Log - Offense
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24 | at Ohio Dominican | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aug 30 | Otterbein | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | .364 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Aug 31 | Mount St. Joseph | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 26 | .308 | 0 | 14.0 |
| Aug 31 | Berea | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 6 | at Calvin | L, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Hope | L, 3-0 | - | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | .500 | 0 | 3.5 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Albion | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 23 | .304 | 0 | 14.5 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Averett | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 21 | .524 | 0 | 12.0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Oglethorpe | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 21 | .476 | 1 | 12.5 |
| Sep 14 | at Berry | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 18 | .278 | 0 | 8.5 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Case Western | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Sep 25 | Transylvania | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | -.077 | 0 | 1.5 |
| Sep 28 | Ohio Wesleyan | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 16 | .313 | 0 | 8.0 |
| Oct 1 | at Earlham | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 18 | .167 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Oct 5 | at Kenyon | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | .083 | 0 | 3.5 |
| Oct 9 | Bluffton | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 19 | .263 | 1 | 8.0 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Mount Union | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | .214 | 0 | 5.0 |
| Oct 12 | at Wilmington (Ohio) | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8 | .500 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Oct 13 | Oberlin | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 18 | .333 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Oct 18 | at Marietta | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | .091 | 0 | 3.5 |
| Oct 23 | at DePauw | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 17 | .118 | 0 | 4.5 |
| Oct 26 | at Hiram | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | -.059 | 0 | 4.5 |
| Oct 29 | Wooster | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 14 | .357 | 0 | 8.5 |
| Nov 2 | Denison | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 20 | .150 | 0 | 9.5 |
| Nov 6 | at Otterbein | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | .154 | 1 | 5.0 |
| Nov 8 | Ohio Northern | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 20 | .350 | 0 | 9.5 |
| Nov 8 | Heidelberg | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 23 | .261 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Nov 12 | Hiram | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 9 | .667 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Nov 15 | at Denison | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | .118 | 0 | 6.5 |
Game Log - Defense
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24 | at Ohio Dominican | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aug 30 | Otterbein | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Aug 31 | Mount St. Joseph | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Aug 31 | Berea | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 6 | at Calvin | L, 3-0 | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Hope | L, 3-0 | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Albion | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Averett | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Oglethorpe | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | at Berry | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Case Western | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Sep 25 | Transylvania | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | Ohio Wesleyan | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | at Earlham | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | at Kenyon | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | Bluffton | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Mount Union | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | at Wilmington (Ohio) | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | Oberlin | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | at Marietta | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | at DePauw | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | at Hiram | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | Wooster | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | Denison | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | at Otterbein | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | Ohio Northern | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | Heidelberg | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | Hiram | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | at Denison | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Game Log - Serve/Receive
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | ta | sa | se | r | re |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24 | at Ohio Dominican | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aug 30 | Otterbein | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 31 | Mount St. Joseph | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 31 | Berea | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 6 | at Calvin | L, 3-0 | - | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Hope | L, 3-0 | - | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Albion | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Averett | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Oglethorpe | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | at Berry | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Case Western | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Sep 25 | Transylvania | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | Ohio Wesleyan | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | at Earlham | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | at Kenyon | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | Bluffton | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Mount Union | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | at Wilmington (Ohio) | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | Oberlin | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | at Marietta | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | at DePauw | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | at Hiram | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | Wooster | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | Denison | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | at Otterbein | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | Ohio Northern | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | Heidelberg | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | Hiram | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | at Denison | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Statistic | m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | ta/s | pct | a | a/s | pts | pts/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0.29 | 0 | 4 | 0.57 | .500 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.0 | 0.3 |
| 2022-23 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0.80 | 0 | 12 | 2.40 | .333 | 0 | 0.00 | 6.0 | 1.2 |
| 2023-24 | 30 | 106 | 171 | 1.61 | 68 | 449 | 4.24 | .229 | 4 | 0.04 | 216.5 | 2.0 |
| 2024-25 | 26 | 98 | 144 | 1.47 | 37 | 407 | 4.15 | .263 | 4 | 0.04 | 181.5 | 1.9 |
| Total | 63 | 216 | 321 | 1.49 | 105 | 872 | 4.04 | .248 | 8 | 0.04 | 406.0 | 1.9 |
| Statistic | m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | ta/s | pct | a | a/s | pts | pts/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||||||
| Total | 26 | 98 | 144 | 1.47 | 37 | 407 | 4.15 | .263 | 4 | 0.04 | 181.5 | 1.9 |
| Conference | 7 | 25 | 36 | 1.44 | 15 | 114 | 4.56 | .184 | 1 | 0.04 | 46.0 | 1.8 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||||||
| Home | 11 | 43 | 71 | 1.65 | 17 | 189 | 4.40 | .286 | 2 | 0.05 | 87.0 | 2.0 |
| Away | 10 | 36 | 33 | 0.92 | 14 | 133 | 3.69 | .143 | 1 | 0.03 | 47.0 | 1.3 |
| Neutral | 5 | 19 | 40 | 2.11 | 6 | 85 | 4.47 | .400 | 1 | 0.05 | 47.5 | 2.5 |
| Result | ||||||||||||
| Wins | 16 | 65 | 108 | 1.66 | 24 | 283 | 4.35 | .297 | 3 | 0.05 | 133.5 | 2.1 |
| Losses | 10 | 33 | 36 | 1.09 | 13 | 124 | 3.76 | .185 | 1 | 0.03 | 48.0 | 1.5 |
| Month | ||||||||||||
| August | 2 | 8 | 16 | 2.00 | 4 | 37 | 4.63 | .324 | 0 | 0.00 | 20.0 | 2.5 |
| September | 8 | 26 | 50 | 1.92 | 10 | 120 | 4.62 | .333 | 1 | 0.04 | 61.5 | 2.4 |
| October | 10 | 39 | 44 | 1.13 | 15 | 148 | 3.79 | .196 | 2 | 0.05 | 55.0 | 1.4 |
| November | 6 | 25 | 34 | 1.36 | 8 | 102 | 4.08 | .255 | 1 | 0.04 | 45.0 | 1.8 |
| Statistic | m | s | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||
| Total | 26 | 98 | 62 | 0.63 | 9 | 45 | 54 | 0.55 |
| Conference | 7 | 25 | 22 | 0.88 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 0.56 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||
| Home | 11 | 43 | 31 | 0.72 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 0.47 |
| Away | 10 | 36 | 20 | 0.56 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 0.67 |
| Neutral | 5 | 19 | 11 | 0.58 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0.53 |
| Result | ||||||||
| Wins | 16 | 65 | 46 | 0.71 | 6 | 29 | 35 | 0.54 |
| Losses | 10 | 33 | 16 | 0.48 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 0.58 |
| Month | ||||||||
| August | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0.75 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.50 |
| September | 8 | 26 | 16 | 0.62 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 0.58 |
| October | 10 | 39 | 22 | 0.56 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 0.49 |
| November | 6 | 25 | 18 | 0.72 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 0.64 |
| Statistic | m | s | ta | sa | sa/s | se | r | re |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||
| Total | 26 | 98 | 120 | 6 | 0.06 | 26 | 8 | 1 |
| Conference | 7 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 0.04 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||
| Home | 11 | 43 | 55 | 3 | 0.07 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| Away | 10 | 36 | 28 | 1 | 0.03 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Neutral | 5 | 19 | 37 | 2 | 0.11 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| Result | ||||||||
| Wins | 16 | 65 | 96 | 5 | 0.08 | 22 | 6 | 0 |
| Losses | 10 | 33 | 24 | 1 | 0.03 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Month | ||||||||
| August | 2 | 8 | 22 | 1 | 0.13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| September | 8 | 26 | 41 | 3 | 0.12 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| October | 10 | 39 | 13 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| November | 6 | 25 | 44 | 2 | 0.08 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
