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- Height:
- 5-10
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- Year:
- Junior
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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
- 0.88
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- h %
- .161
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- a/s
- 0.23
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- b/s
- 0.54
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- sa/s
- 0.13
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- d/s
- 2.65
Bio
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 | 113 | 58 | ||
Kills | 99 | 68 | ||
Kills per set | 0.88 | 1.17 | ||
Errors | 41 | 24 | ||
Total Attacks | 361 | 210 | ||
Hitting Percentage | .161 | .210 | ||
Assists | 26 | 11 | ||
Assists per set | 0.23 | 0.19 | ||
Service Aces | 15 | 10 | ||
Service Errors | 31 | 17 | ||
Service Aces per set | 0.13 | 0.17 | ||
Receptions | 435 | 225 | ||
Reception Errors | 30 | 9 | ||
Digs | 299 | 158 | ||
Digs per set | 2.65 | 2.72 | ||
Block Solo | 5 | 2 | ||
Block Assist | 56 | 30 | ||
Block Total | 61 | 32 | ||
Blocks per set | 0.54 | 0.55 | ||
Block Errors | 3 | 3 | ||
Ball Handling Errors | 2 | 2 | ||
Points | 147.0 | 95.0 | ||
Points per set | 1.3 | 1.6 | ||
Matches started | 26 | 15 |
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 18 | at Western Michigan | W, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Aug 19 | at Central Michigan | W, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sep 1 | Mo. Western St. | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -.667 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Sep 1 | Cedarville | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 | .625 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.5 |
Sep 2 | Northwest Missouri St. | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .250 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 |
Sep 2 | Quincy | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 | .364 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.5 |
Sep 8 | vs. Tampa | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -.250 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2.5 |
Sep 8 | vs. Southwest Minnesota State | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | -.071 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
Sep 9 | vs. Central Missouri | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Sep 9 | vs. Lewis (Ill.) | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | .200 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
Sep 15 | at Purdue Northwest | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | .667 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.0 |
Sep 16 | at Davenport | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 23 | .174 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.0 |
Sep 19 | Northwood | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 18 | -.111 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5.0 |
Sep 22 | Michigan Tech | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | .154 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6.0 |
Sep 23 | Northern Michigan | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 7 | .714 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.5 |
Sep 29 | at Lake Superior State | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 9 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.5 |
Sep 30 | at Saginaw Valley State | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | .429 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.0 |
Oct 6 | Grand Valley State | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | .375 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.0 |
Oct 7 | Wayne State | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 13 | -.231 | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | 1 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3.5 |
Oct 13 | vs. Hillsdale | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 21 | .143 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.0 |
Oct 13 | vs. Indianapolis | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.0 |
Oct 14 | vs. Lewis (Ill.) | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 17 | -.176 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.5 |
Oct 20 | at Ashland | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 18 | .333 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 |
Oct 21 | at Tiffin | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | .125 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5.0 |
Oct 28 | at Northwood | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | .286 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.5 |
Nov 3 | Saginaw Valley State | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | .167 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 |
Nov 4 | Lake Superior State | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Nov 10 | at Northern Michigan | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 34 | .235 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14.0 |
Nov 11 | at Michigan Tech | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 25 | .240 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11.0 |
Nov 15 | Ashland | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | .400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.0 |
Nov 18 | Wayne State | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7.5 |
Nov 19 | Michigan Tech | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
Nov 30 | vs. McKendree | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 11 | .364 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 |
Dec 1 | at Lewis (Ill.) | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | -.143 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.5 |
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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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 | 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 |
Conference | 16 | 58 | 68 | 1.17 | 24 | 210 | .210 | 11 | 0.19 | 10 | 0.17 | 225 | 9 | 158 | 2.72 | 2 | 30 | 32 | 0.55 | 95.0 | 1.6 | |
Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Location | Home | 14 | 46 | 34 | 0.74 | 17 | 128 | .133 | 12 | 0.26 | 5 | 0.11 | 63 | 6 | 122 | 2.65 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 0.65 | 56.0 | 1.2 |
Away | 10 | 40 | 50 | 1.25 | 15 | 151 | .232 | 6 | 0.15 | 8 | 0.20 | 223 | 10 | 106 | 2.65 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 0.45 | 67.5 | 1.7 | |
Neutral | 8 | 27 | 15 | 0.56 | 9 | 82 | .073 | 8 | 0.30 | 2 | 0.07 | 149 | 14 | 71 | 2.63 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0.48 | 23.5 | 0.9 | |
Result | Wins | 24 | 80 | 73 | 0.91 | 25 | 220 | .218 | 18 | 0.23 | 11 | 0.14 | 233 | 15 | 220 | 2.75 | 5 | 38 | 43 | 0.54 | 108.0 | 1.4 |
Losses | 8 | 33 | 26 | 0.79 | 16 | 141 | .071 | 8 | 0.24 | 4 | 0.12 | 202 | 15 | 79 | 2.39 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0.55 | 39.0 | 1.2 | |
Month | September | 15 | 49 | 42 | 0.86 | 15 | 138 | .196 | 11 | 0.22 | 8 | 0.16 | 143 | 7 | 134 | 2.73 | 1 | 20 | 21 | 0.43 | 61.0 | 1.2 |
October | 8 | 30 | 21 | 0.70 | 10 | 96 | .115 | 8 | 0.27 | 4 | 0.13 | 155 | 15 | 81 | 2.70 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 0.67 | 35.5 | 1.2 | |
November | 8 | 29 | 36 | 1.24 | 14 | 113 | .195 | 6 | 0.21 | 3 | 0.10 | 92 | 4 | 70 | 2.41 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 0.59 | 49.0 | 1.7 | |
December | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 14 | -.143 | 1 | 0.20 | 0 | 0.00 | 45 | 4 | 14 | 2.80 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.60 | 1.5 | 0.3 |