Sam Etter
9 Sam Etter
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    180
  • Year:
    So.
  • Hometown:
    Massillon, Ohio
  • High School:
    Jackson
  • Position:
    OH
  • Major:
    Mechanical Engineering
  • Club Team:
    Vanguard
  • m
    29
  • k/s
    2.51
  • h %
    .289
  • a/s
    0.09
  • b/s
    0.33
  • sa/s
    0.19
  • d/s
    1.18
Bio
Before Wentworth:
  • 2021 Division 1 North Player of the Year
  • 2021 Division 1 All-Region
  • 2021 OHSVBA Division 1 All-State selection
 
Why WIT?
  • It was one of the few schools with my preferred major and men's volleyball
 
Future Goals?
  • To graduate and to win a national championship
 
Favorite Food?
  • Steak?
 
Personal:
  • Son of Tim and Julia Etter
Recent games
Date Opponent Result
Apr 8 Lasell L, 3-2
Apr 8 Elms W, 3-0
Apr 13 Emerson W, 3-1
Apr 15 Lasell W, 3-1
Apr 21 at #7 St. John Fisher W, 3-1
Apr 22 at #2 Stevens L, 3-1
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Matches 29 10
Sets 103 29
Kills 259 85
Kills per set 2.51 2.93
Errors 93 24
Total Attacks 575 176
Total Attacks per set 5.58 6.07
Hitting Percentage .289 .347
Assists 9 4
Assists per set 0.09 0.14
Service Aces 20 7
Service Errors 82 27
Service Aces per set 0.19 0.24
Receptions 464 108
Reception Errors 24 6
Digs 122 54
Digs per set 1.18 1.86
Block Solo 8 1
Block Assist 26 7
Block Total 34 8
Blocks per set 0.33 0.28
Block Errors 5 3
Ball Handling Errors 3 1
Points 300.0 96.5
Points per set 2.9 3.3
Matches started 14 8
Game Log - Offense
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Jan 17 at Emmanuel W, 3-1 1 4 12 4 20 .400 1 12.0
Jan 20 vs. #11 St. John Fisher L, 3-2 - 5 13 7 27 .222 0 14.0
Jan 20 at Nazareth L, 3-2 - 5 6 5 20 .050 0 9.0
Jan 21 vs. #8 Juniata L, 3-1 - 4 8 4 24 .167 0 9.0
Jan 21 at SUNY Poly W, 3-1 1 4 8 2 16 .375 1 10.0
Jan 26 at Regis W, 3-0 1 3 8 3 16 .313 0 10.0
Jan 28 Colby-Sawyer W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Jan 28 MIT L, 3-1 1 4 18 5 34 .382 0 21.0
Feb 4 vs. #1 Stevens L, 3-0 - 3 8 3 19 .263 0 10.5
Feb 4 at #7 New Paltz L, 3-2 - 5 8 0 21 .381 0 10.0
Feb 9 Emmanuel W, 3-0 1 3 10 3 17 .412 1 11.0
Feb 14 Emerson W, 3-0 1 3 9 0 17 .529 0 12.0
Feb 18 Endicott W, 3-1 1 4 8 4 21 .190 2 9.0
Feb 25 Rivier W, 3-0 1 3 12 5 31 .226 1 14.0
Mar 2 at Lasell W, 3-0 1 3 13 6 27 .259 0 13.0
Mar 9 at St. Joseph's (L.I.) W, 3-1 - 4 18 4 37 .378 0 18.5
Mar 10 at New Jersey City W, 3-0 - 2 9 0 12 .750 0 9.0
Mar 10 at Misericordia W, 3-0 - 3 6 4 16 .125 0 8.0
Mar 17 North Park W, 3-0 1 3 8 2 14 .429 0 9.0
Mar 18 vs. Regis W, 3-0 - 1 4 0 5 .800 0 6.5
Mar 18 at Rivier W, 3-1 - 4 4 1 20 .150 1 5.0
Mar 21 Eastern Nazarene W, 3-0 - 3 4 3 11 .091 1 4.0
Mar 25 at Emerson W, 3-0 1 2 3 0 4 .750 0 3.0
Mar 25 vs. Colby-Sawyer W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 at Nichols W, 3-2 1 5 8 4 19 .211 0 10.5
Apr 1 at Dean W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 at Elms W, 3-0 1 3 10 2 19 .421 0 10.0
Apr 4 Dean W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Apr 6 at MIT W, 3-1 - 4 9 6 25 .120 0 13.5
Apr 8 Lasell L, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 Elms W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Apr 13 Emerson W, 3-1 - 4 11 5 21 .286 0 11.5
Apr 15 Lasell W, 3-1 - 4 10 5 20 .250 0 10.0
Apr 21 at #7 St. John Fisher W, 3-1 1 4 10 4 26 .231 0 12.0
Apr 22 at #2 Stevens L, 3-1 - 4 4 2 16 .125 1 5.0
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Jan 17 at Emmanuel W, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0
Jan 20 vs. #11 St. John Fisher L, 3-2 - 5 2 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 20 at Nazareth L, 3-2 - 5 5 1 0 0 1 0
Jan 21 vs. #8 Juniata L, 3-1 - 4 3 0 2 0 2 0
Jan 21 at SUNY Poly W, 3-1 1 4 6 0 2 0 2 0
Jan 26 at Regis W, 3-0 1 3 4 0 2 1 2 1
Jan 28 Colby-Sawyer W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Jan 28 MIT L, 3-1 1 4 5 1 2 0 3 0
Feb 4 vs. #1 Stevens L, 3-0 - 3 1 0 1 0 1 0
Feb 4 at #7 New Paltz L, 3-2 - 5 4 1 0 0 1 0
Feb 9 Emmanuel W, 3-0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 14 Emerson W, 3-0 1 3 13 1 2 0 3 0
Feb 18 Endicott W, 3-1 1 4 2 1 0 0 1 0
Feb 25 Rivier W, 3-0 1 3 6 0 2 0 2 0
Mar 2 at Lasell W, 3-0 1 3 5 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 9 at St. Joseph's (L.I.) W, 3-1 - 4 5 0 1 0 1 0
Mar 10 at New Jersey City W, 3-0 - 2 2 0 0 0 0 1
Mar 10 at Misericordia W, 3-0 - 3 5 0 0 1 0 0
Mar 17 North Park W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 18 vs. Regis W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 1 0 1 0
Mar 18 at Rivier W, 3-1 - 4 12 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 21 Eastern Nazarene W, 3-0 - 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 25 at Emerson W, 3-0 1 2 5 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 25 vs. Colby-Sawyer W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 at Nichols W, 3-2 1 5 2 0 3 1 3 0
Apr 1 at Dean W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 at Elms W, 3-0 1 3 7 0 0 1 0 0
Apr 4 Dean W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Apr 6 at MIT W, 3-1 - 4 4 2 3 0 5 0
Apr 8 Lasell L, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 Elms W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Apr 13 Emerson W, 3-1 - 4 3 0 1 0 1 0
Apr 15 Lasell W, 3-1 - 4 4 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 21 at #7 St. John Fisher W, 3-1 1 4 8 1 2 0 3 1
Apr 22 at #2 Stevens L, 3-1 - 4 4 0 2 0 2 0
Game Log - Serve/Receive
Date Opponent Score ms s ta sa se r re
Jan 17 at Emmanuel W, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 10 2
Jan 20 vs. #11 St. John Fisher L, 3-2 - 5 7 1 1 13 2
Jan 20 at Nazareth L, 3-2 - 5 22 2 7 23 0
Jan 21 vs. #8 Juniata L, 3-1 - 4 17 0 6 24 2
Jan 21 at SUNY Poly W, 3-1 1 4 17 1 4 10 1
Jan 26 at Regis W, 3-0 1 3 14 1 4 18 1
Jan 28 Colby-Sawyer W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Jan 28 MIT L, 3-1 1 4 19 1 6 22 1
Feb 4 vs. #1 Stevens L, 3-0 - 3 9 2 2 11 1
Feb 4 at #7 New Paltz L, 3-2 - 5 14 1 3 21 0
Feb 9 Emmanuel W, 3-0 1 3 9 1 4 9 0
Feb 14 Emerson W, 3-0 1 3 9 1 3 8 1
Feb 18 Endicott W, 3-1 1 4 8 0 6 14 0
Feb 25 Rivier W, 3-0 1 3 10 1 3 16 0
Mar 2 at Lasell W, 3-0 1 3 12 0 3 15 0
Mar 9 at St. Joseph's (L.I.) W, 3-1 - 4 13 0 2 26 1
Mar 10 at New Jersey City W, 3-0 - 2 7 0 0 7 0
Mar 10 at Misericordia W, 3-0 - 3 12 2 1 13 2
Mar 17 North Park W, 3-0 1 3 11 1 4 16 0
Mar 18 vs. Regis W, 3-0 - 1 4 2 1 4 1
Mar 18 at Rivier W, 3-1 - 4 9 1 5 15 1
Mar 21 Eastern Nazarene W, 3-0 - 3 6 0 2 16 0
Mar 25 at Emerson W, 3-0 1 2 2 0 0 4 0
Mar 25 vs. Colby-Sawyer W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Mar 28 at Nichols W, 3-2 1 5 13 1 3 25 1
Apr 1 at Dean W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Apr 1 at Elms W, 3-0 1 3 9 0 4 9 0
Apr 4 Dean W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Apr 6 at MIT W, 3-1 - 4 13 1 4 21 1
Apr 8 Lasell L, 3-2 - - - - - - -
Apr 8 Elms W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Apr 13 Emerson W, 3-1 - 4 11 0 4 24 1
Apr 15 Lasell W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 23 1
Apr 21 at #7 St. John Fisher W, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 12 1
Apr 22 at #2 Stevens L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 35 3
  m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
2021-22 10 21 35 1.67 13 77 3.67 .286 1 0.05 46.0 2.2
2022-23 29 103 259 2.51 93 575 5.58 .289 9 0.09 300.0 2.9
2023-24 24 68 148 2.18 58 323 4.75 .279 10 0.15 176.5 2.6
2024-25 12 29 72 2.48 38 190 6.55 .179 3 0.10 79.5 2.7
Total 75 221 514 2.33 202 1165 5.27 .268 23 0.10 602.0 2.7

Career Stats: Offense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2021-22 10 21 10 0.48 0 2 2 0.10
2022-23 29 103 122 1.18 8 26 34 0.33
2023-24 24 68 79 1.16 2 23 25 0.37
2024-25 12 29 34 1.17 2 5 7 0.24
Total 75 221 245 1.11 12 56 68 0.31

Career Stats: Defense

  m s ta sa sa/s se r re
2021-22 10 21 45 10 0.48 14 52 7
2022-23 29 103 277 20 0.19 82 464 24
2023-24 24 68 142 15 0.22 37 316 19
2024-25 12 29 56 3 0.10 21 120 5
Total 75 221 520 48 0.22 154 952 55

Career Stats: Serve/Receive

  m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event                        
Total 29 103 259 2.51 93 575 5.58 .289 9 0.09 300.0 2.9
Conference 10 29 85 2.93 24 176 6.07 .347 4 0.14 96.5 3.3
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location                        
Home 9 31 90 2.90 32 186 6.00 .312 5 0.16 101.5 3.3
Away 16 59 136 2.31 47 314 5.32 .283 4 0.07 158.5 2.7
Neutral 4 13 33 2.54 14 75 5.77 .253 0 0.00 40.0 3.1
Result                        
Wins 22 73 194 2.66 67 414 5.67 .307 8 0.11 221.5 3.0
Losses 7 30 65 2.17 26 161 5.37 .242 1 0.03 78.5 2.6
Month                        
January 7 29 73 2.52 30 157 5.41 .274 2 0.07 85.0 2.9
February 6 21 55 2.62 15 126 6.00 .317 4 0.19 66.5 3.2
March 10 30 77 2.57 24 165 5.50 .321 2 0.07 86.5 2.9
April 6 23 54 2.35 24 127 5.52 .236 1 0.04 62.0 2.7

Splits Stats: Offense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event                
Total 29 103 122 1.18 8 26 34 0.33
Conference 10 29 54 1.86 1 7 8 0.28
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 9 31 38 1.23 3 7 10 0.32
Away 16 59 78 1.32 5 15 20 0.34
Neutral 4 13 6 0.46 0 4 4 0.31
Result                
Wins 22 73 98 1.34 5 19 24 0.33
Losses 7 30 24 0.80 3 7 10 0.33
Month                
January 7 29 25 0.86 2 8 10 0.34
February 6 21 28 1.33 3 5 8 0.38
March 10 30 39 1.30 0 5 5 0.17
April 6 23 30 1.30 3 8 11 0.48

Splits Stats: Defense

  m s ta sa sa/s se r re
Event                
Total 29 103 277 20 0.19 82 464 24
Conference 10 29 78 7 0.24 27 108 6
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 9 31 83 5 0.16 32 148 4
Away 16 59 157 10 0.17 40 264 14
Neutral 4 13 37 5 0.38 10 52 6
Result                
Wins 22 73 189 13 0.18 57 315 15
Losses 7 30 88 7 0.23 25 149 9
Month                
January 7 29 96 6 0.21 28 120 9
February 6 21 59 6 0.29 21 79 2
March 10 30 89 7 0.23 21 141 6
April 6 23 33 1 0.04 12 124 7

Splits Stats: Serve/Receive

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