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- Height:
- 5-10
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- Year:
- Senior
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- Hometown:
- Traverse City, Mich.
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- High School:
- West
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- Position:
- Outside Hitter
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- m
- 32
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- k/s
- 0.02
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- h %
- .071
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- a/s
- 0.68
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- b/s
- 0.00
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- sa/s
- 0.12
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- d/s
- 5.38
Bio
2017 (Junior): Played in 113 total sets and 32 matches for Ferris State, helped Bulldogs to their fourth consecutive GLIAC Championship Regular Season and Tournament Championship and third consecutive NCAA Regional appearance… had 99 kills and 299 digs on the season… had a season best of 11 kills against Northern Michigan University on 11/10.
2016 (Sophomore): Played in 129 sets over 26 matches, captained the Bulldogs to their third consecutive GLIAC Regular Season and Tournament Championship and second consecutive NCAA Regional Final appearance…had 268 kills, fourth best on the team…finished with 469 digs, second best on the team…added 45 total blocks…had a season best 15 kills in 3-2 win over Washburn on 9/9…had a season high 25 digs twice (9/9 vs. Washburn, 10/1 at Ohio Dominican)…had 10 or more kills in a match 11 times…had 10 or more digs in a match 30 times over 36 matches…also added 32 service aces.
2015 Season (Freshman): Played in all 36 matches, helped Bulldogs to 2015 GLIAC regular season and tournament championships, as well as an NCAA Tournament Regional Final appearance. Finished with 95 kills in 119 sets. Had 390 digs, best among non-seniors, third best on the team. and 42 block assists good for fourth on the squad. Season-high nine kills at Malone on 9/26. Season-best 20 digs against Grand Valley State on Nov. 3 in 3-2 victory over Lakers. Posted four block assists twice, 9/11 vs. West Florida, 1016 vs. McKendree. Had season-high four service aces on 10/31 at Northern Michigan.
Prior To Ferris State: The 5-10 Placek had a standout career at Traverse City West High School where she was both a four-time all-state and academic all-state recipient for head coach Emily Baumann. She started more than 175 consecutive matches for TC West and netted more than 1,700 kills, 1,500 digs, 300 blocks and 225 service aces in her prep career. The four-time all-region and all-league honoree guided the squad to its fourth-straight district crown this fall along with a trip to the state tournament. In her career, she helped lead the Titans to the school's first regional title since 2006 and TC West captured the Big North Conference with a perfect 12-0 mark.
The daughter of Don and Lisa Placek, Katie also competed in basketball and soccer while serving in a variety of student organizations, including student senate. She played club level volleyball for the Northshore Volleyball Club under coach Travis Baker.
Player Profile
  | Overall | Conf | ||
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Matches | 32 | 16 | ||
Sets | 121 | 58 | ||
Kills | 2 | 0 | ||
Kills per set | 0.02 | 0.00 | ||
Errors | 1 | 0 | ||
Total Attacks | 14 | 7 | ||
Hitting Percentage | .071 | .000 | ||
Assists | 82 | 50 | ||
Assists per set | 0.68 | 0.86 | ||
Service Aces | 14 | 7 | ||
Service Errors | 16 | 6 | ||
Service Aces per set | 0.12 | 0.12 | ||
Receptions | 466 | 224 | ||
Reception Errors | 34 | 21 | ||
Digs | 651 | 310 | ||
Digs per set | 5.38 | 5.34 | ||
Block Solo | 0 | 0 | ||
Block Assist | 0 | 0 | ||
Block Total | 0 | 0 | ||
Blocks per set | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
Block Errors | 1 | 0 | ||
Ball Handling Errors | 4 | 1 | ||
Points | 16.0 | 7.0 | ||
Points per set | 0.1 | 0.1 | ||
Matches started | - | - |
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 23 | Upper Iowa | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Aug 24 | Winona State (Minn.) | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
Aug 24 | Concordia-St. Paul (Minn.) | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
Aug 25 | Hillsdale | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
Aug 31 | vs. Drury (Mo.) | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 |
Aug 31 | at Florida Southern | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
Sep 1 | vs. Rollins | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
Sep 1 | at Tampa | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
Sep 7 | Wisconsin-Parkside | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Sep 8 | Purdue Northwest | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
Sep 11 | at Northwood | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Sep 14 | at Northern Michigan | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Sep 15 | at Michigan Tech | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
Sep 21 | Lake Superior State | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
Sep 22 | Saginaw Valley State | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Sep 28 | at Davenport | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
Sep 29 | at Grand Valley State | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 7 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
Oct 5 | Wayne State | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | - | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Oct 6 | Ashland | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 4 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Oct 12 | vs. Findlay | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Oct 12 | vs. Indianapolis | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 4 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
Oct 13 | vs. Drury (Mo.) | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Oct 20 | Northwood | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4 | 0 | 1 | - | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Oct 26 | at Saginaw Valley State | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
Oct 27 | at Lake Superior State | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Nov 2 | Michigan Tech | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
Nov 3 | Northern Michigan | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | - | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Nov 7 | Wisconsin-Parkside | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Nov 9 | Saginaw Valley State | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Nov 10 | vs. Davenport | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Nov 15 | vs. Ashland | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Nov 16 | vs. Rockhurst (Mo.) | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 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 | |
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2015-16 | 36 | 119 | 95 | 0.80 | 47 | 390 | .123 | 37 | 0.31 | 25 | 0.21 | 354 | 23 | 390 | 3.28 | 5 | 42 | 47 | 0.39 | 146.0 | 1.2 |
2016-17 | 36 | 129 | 268 | 2.08 | 121 | 1048 | .140 | 24 | 0.19 | 32 | 0.25 | 309 | 26 | 469 | 3.64 | 23 | 22 | 45 | 0.35 | 334.0 | 2.6 |
2017-18 | 32 | 113 | 99 | 0.88 | 41 | 361 | .161 | 26 | 0.23 | 15 | 0.13 | 435 | 30 | 299 | 2.65 | 5 | 56 | 61 | 0.54 | 147.0 | 1.3 |
2018-19 | 32 | 121 | 2 | 0.02 | 1 | 14 | .071 | 82 | 0.68 | 14 | 0.12 | 466 | 34 | 651 | 5.38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 16.0 | 0.1 |
Total | 136 | 482 | 464 | 0.96 | 210 | 1813 | .140 | 169 | 0.35 | 86 | 0.18 | 1564 | 113 | 1809 | 3.75 | 33 | 120 | 153 | 0.32 | 643.0 | 1.3 |
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 | ||
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Event | Total | 32 | 121 | 2 | 0.02 | 1 | 14 | .071 | 82 | 0.68 | 14 | 0.12 | 466 | 34 | 651 | 5.38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 16.0 | 0.1 |
Conference | 16 | 58 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 7 | .000 | 50 | 0.86 | 7 | 0.12 | 224 | 21 | 310 | 5.34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 7.0 | 0.1 | |
Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Location | Home | 15 | 50 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 7 | -.143 | 35 | 0.70 | 7 | 0.14 | 117 | 12 | 259 | 5.18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 7.0 | 0.1 |
Away | 9 | 37 | 2 | 0.05 | 0 | 4 | .500 | 29 | 0.78 | 4 | 0.11 | 242 | 15 | 185 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6.0 | 0.2 | |
Neutral | 8 | 34 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 18 | 0.53 | 3 | 0.09 | 107 | 7 | 207 | 6.09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3.0 | 0.1 | |
Result | Wins | 27 | 98 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 11 | -.091 | 69 | 0.70 | 11 | 0.11 | 355 | 28 | 533 | 5.44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 11.0 | 0.1 |
Losses | 5 | 23 | 2 | 0.09 | 0 | 3 | .667 | 13 | 0.57 | 3 | 0.13 | 111 | 6 | 118 | 5.13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5.0 | 0.2 | |
Month | August | 6 | 22 | 1 | 0.05 | 1 | 4 | .000 | 13 | 0.59 | 5 | 0.23 | 99 | 3 | 108 | 4.91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6.0 | 0.3 |
September | 11 | 41 | 1 | 0.02 | 0 | 5 | .200 | 35 | 0.85 | 5 | 0.12 | 246 | 15 | 201 | 4.90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6.0 | 0.1 | |
October | 8 | 33 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 20 | 0.61 | 2 | 0.06 | 99 | 11 | 172 | 5.21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.0 | 0.1 | |
November | 7 | 25 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 14 | 0.56 | 2 | 0.08 | 22 | 5 | 170 | 6.80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.0 | 0.1 |