Kara Brinker

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Kara Brinker
12 Kara Brinker
  • Hometown:
    North Branch
  • Position:
    RS
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • High School:
    North Branch
  • m
    25
  • k/s
    1.40
  • h %
    .144
  • a/s
    0.19
  • b/s
    0.36
  • sa/s
    0.27
  • d/s
    2.02
Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Matches 25 12
Sets 81 43
Kills 113 58
Kills per set 1.40 1.35
Errors 46 21
Total Attacks 465 234
Total Attacks per set 5.74 5.44
Hitting Percentage .144 .158
Assists 15 10
Assists per set 0.19 0.23
Service Total Attempts 0 0
Service Aces 22 10
Service Errors 21 19
Service Aces per set 0.27 0.23
Receptions 0 0
Reception Errors 47 16
Digs 164 106
Digs per set 2.02 2.47
Block Solo 4 2
Block Assist 25 18
Block Total 29 20
Blocks per set 0.36 0.47
Block Errors 7 4
Ball Handling Errors 5 3
Points 151.5 79.0
Points per set 1.9 1.8
Matches started 2 2
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 28 at Calvin L, 3-0
Oct 28 vs. Anderson (Ind.) L, 3-1
Oct 29 vs. North Park (Ill.) W, 3-0
Oct 29 vs. Hanover (Ind.) L, 3-2
Oct 31 Kalamazoo W, 3-0
Nov 1 at Hope L, 3-0
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Sep 2 vs. Blackburn (Ill.) W, 3-0 - 3 3 2 16 .063 1 6.5
Sep 2 vs. Dubuque (Iowa) L, 3-2 - 5 9 3 34 .176 0 12.5
Sep 3 vs. Wis.-River Falls L, 3-0 - 3 6 3 19 .158 0 6.5
Sep 3 vs. Nebraska Wesleyan L, 3-0 - 3 3 1 13 .154 1 3.0
Sep 9 vs. Franklin (Ind.) L, 3-0 - 3 2 4 16 -.125 1 2.5
Sep 9 vs. DePauw (Ind.) L, 3-2 - 5 10 1 32 .281 1 11.5
Sep 10 vs. Ohio Wesleyan L, 3-0 - 3 7 2 30 .167 0 9.0
Sep 10 vs. Denison (Ohio) L, 3-1 - 4 6 3 28 .107 1 9.0
Sep 13 at Saint Mary's (Ind.) W, 3-2 - 5 5 3 35 .057 3 12.0
Sep 15 Madonna L, 3-0 - 3 2 2 11 .000 0 3.0
Sep 17 at Albion W, 3-1 - 4 3 4 25 -.040 1 6.5
Sep 21 Calvin L, 3-2 1 5 11 4 41 .171 0 13.0
Sep 24 at Adrian L, 3-0 - 2 3 2 13 .077 0 3.0
Sep 24 vs. Hope L, 3-0 - 3 5 0 11 .455 2 5.5
Sep 27 at Kalamazoo L, 3-1 - 1 0 0 3 .000 0 0.0
Oct 1 Trine (Ind.) W, 3-2 - 5 4 2 20 .100 0 5.5
Oct 5 Alma L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 Albion L, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 Saint Mary's (Ind.) L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 Hope L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 3-1 - 2 1 1 4 .000 0 2.0
Oct 15 vs. Maranatha Baptist (Wis.) L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Trine (Ind.) L, 3-1 1 4 11 1 24 .417 0 12.5
Oct 22 vs. Kalamazoo W, 3-0 - 3 6 0 16 .375 0 7.5
Oct 22 at Alma L, 3-0 - 3 4 1 15 .200 1 5.0
Oct 25 Adrian L, 3-2 - 5 6 3 24 .125 3 7.0
Oct 28 at Calvin L, 3-0 - 3 0 1 7 -.143 0 1.5
Oct 28 vs. Anderson (Ind.) L, 3-1 - 2 5 1 13 .308 0 5.0
Oct 29 vs. North Park (Ill.) W, 3-0 - 1 0 2 9 -.222 0 1.0
Oct 29 vs. Hanover (Ind.) L, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Oct 31 Kalamazoo W, 3-0 - 1 1 0 6 .167 0 1.0
Nov 1 at Hope L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Sep 2 vs. Blackburn (Ill.) W, 3-0 - 3 7 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 2 vs. Dubuque (Iowa) L, 3-2 - 5 7 0 1 1 1 0
Sep 3 vs. Wis.-River Falls L, 3-0 - 3 1 0 1 1 1 0
Sep 3 vs. Nebraska Wesleyan L, 3-0 - 3 6 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 9 vs. Franklin (Ind.) L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 9 vs. DePauw (Ind.) L, 3-2 - 5 4 1 1 0 2 1
Sep 10 vs. Ohio Wesleyan L, 3-0 - 3 14 0 0 0 0 1
Sep 10 vs. Denison (Ohio) L, 3-1 - 4 6 1 2 0 3 0
Sep 13 at Saint Mary's (Ind.) W, 3-2 - 5 8 1 4 0 5 1
Sep 15 Madonna L, 3-0 - 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 17 at Albion W, 3-1 - 4 15 1 3 0 4 0
Sep 21 Calvin L, 3-2 1 5 15 0 2 0 2 0
Sep 24 at Adrian L, 3-0 - 2 5 0 0 0 0 2
Sep 24 vs. Hope L, 3-0 - 3 4 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 27 at Kalamazoo L, 3-1 - 1 6 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 1 Trine (Ind.) W, 3-2 - 5 4 0 1 1 1 0
Oct 5 Alma L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 Albion L, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 Saint Mary's (Ind.) L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 Hope L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 3-1 - 2 4 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 15 vs. Maranatha Baptist (Wis.) L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Trine (Ind.) L, 3-1 1 4 5 0 3 1 3 0
Oct 22 vs. Kalamazoo W, 3-0 - 3 14 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 22 at Alma L, 3-0 - 3 6 0 0 1 0 0
Oct 25 Adrian L, 3-2 - 5 19 0 2 0 2 0
Oct 28 at Calvin L, 3-0 - 3 5 0 1 1 1 0
Oct 28 vs. Anderson (Ind.) L, 3-1 - 2 4 0 0 1 0 0
Oct 29 vs. North Park (Ill.) W, 3-0 - 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 29 vs. Hanover (Ind.) L, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Oct 31 Kalamazoo W, 3-0 - 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 1 at Hope L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score ms s ta sa se r re
Sep 2 vs. Blackburn (Ill.) W, 3-0 - 3 - 3 0 - 2
Sep 2 vs. Dubuque (Iowa) L, 3-2 - 5 - 3 0 - 5
Sep 3 vs. Wis.-River Falls L, 3-0 - 3 - 0 0 - 2
Sep 3 vs. Nebraska Wesleyan L, 3-0 - 3 - 0 0 - 6
Sep 9 vs. Franklin (Ind.) L, 3-0 - 3 - 0 0 - 0
Sep 9 vs. DePauw (Ind.) L, 3-2 - 5 - 0 0 - 1
Sep 10 vs. Ohio Wesleyan L, 3-0 - 3 - 2 1 - 6
Sep 10 vs. Denison (Ohio) L, 3-1 - 4 - 1 0 - 1
Sep 13 at Saint Mary's (Ind.) W, 3-2 - 5 - 4 2 - 3
Sep 15 Madonna L, 3-0 - 3 - 1 1 - 5
Sep 17 at Albion W, 3-1 - 4 - 1 0 - 4
Sep 21 Calvin L, 3-2 1 5 0 1 1 0 0
Sep 24 at Adrian L, 3-0 - 2 - 0 1 - 0
Sep 24 vs. Hope L, 3-0 - 3 - 0 3 - 1
Sep 27 at Kalamazoo L, 3-1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1
Oct 1 Trine (Ind.) W, 3-2 - 5 - 1 1 - 1
Oct 5 Alma L, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 8 Albion L, 3-2 - - - - - - -
Oct 8 Saint Mary's (Ind.) L, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Oct 11 Hope L, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 3-1 - 2 - 1 0 - 2
Oct 15 vs. Maranatha Baptist (Wis.) L, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Trine (Ind.) L, 3-1 1 4 - 0 2 - 1
Oct 22 vs. Kalamazoo W, 3-0 - 3 - 1 2 - 0
Oct 22 at Alma L, 3-0 - 3 - 1 2 - 2
Oct 25 Adrian L, 3-2 - 5 - 0 3 - 0
Oct 28 at Calvin L, 3-0 - 3 0 1 1 0 3
Oct 28 vs. Anderson (Ind.) L, 3-1 - 2 - 0 0 - 1
Oct 29 vs. North Park (Ill.) W, 3-0 - 1 - 1 0 - 0
Oct 29 vs. Hanover (Ind.) L, 3-2 - - - - - - -
Oct 31 Kalamazoo W, 3-0 - 1 - 0 0 - 0
Nov 1 at Hope L, 3-0 - - - - - - -
m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
2003-04 27 69 42 0.61 33 211 3.06 .043 7 0.10 84.0 1.2
2004-05 33 93 87 0.94 57 348 3.74 .086 5 0.05 144.0 1.5
2005-06 25 81 113 1.40 46 465 5.74 .144 15 0.19 151.5 1.9
2006-07 27 81 75 0.93 45 317 3.91 .095 13 0.16 105.5 1.3
Total 112 324 317 0.98 181 1341 4.14 .101 40 0.12 485.0 1.5
m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2003-04 27 69 85 1.23 7 22 29 0.42
2004-05 33 93 86 0.92 9 42 51 0.55
2005-06 25 81 164 2.02 4 25 29 0.36
2006-07 27 81 47 0.58 5 25 30 0.37
Total 112 324 382 1.18 25 114 139 0.43
m s ta sa sa/s se r re
2003-04 27 69 0 24 0.35 14 0 30
2004-05 33 93 0 27 0.29 26 0 2
2005-06 25 81 0 22 0.27 21 0 47
2006-07 27 81 0 13 0.16 16 0 9
Total 112 324 0 86 0.27 77 0 88
m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event
Total 25 81 113 1.40 46 465 5.74 .144 15 0.19 151.5 1.9
Conference 12 43 58 1.35 21 234 5.44 .158 10 0.23 79.0 1.8
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 19 24 1.26 11 102 5.37 .127 3 0.16 29.5 1.6
Away 8 24 27 1.13 13 126 5.25 .111 5 0.21 42.5 1.8
Neutral 12 38 62 1.63 22 237 6.24 .169 7 0.18 79.5 2.1
Result
Wins 7 22 22 1.00 13 127 5.77 .071 5 0.23 40.0 1.8
Losses 18 59 91 1.54 33 338 5.73 .172 10 0.17 111.5 1.9
Month
September 15 52 75 1.44 34 327 6.29 .125 11 0.21 103.5 2.0
October 10 29 38 1.31 12 138 4.76 .188 4 0.14 48.0 1.7
m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event
Total 25 81 164 2.02 4 25 29 0.36
Conference 12 43 106 2.47 2 18 20 0.47
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 19 42 2.21 0 5 5 0.26
Away 8 24 54 2.25 2 11 13 0.54
Neutral 12 38 68 1.79 2 9 11 0.29
Result
Wins 7 22 50 2.27 2 10 12 0.55
Losses 18 59 114 1.93 2 15 17 0.29
Month
September 15 52 101 1.94 4 17 21 0.40
October 10 29 63 2.17 0 8 8 0.28
m s ta sa sa/s se r re
Event
Total 25 81 0 22 0.27 21 0 47
Conference 12 43 0 10 0.23 19 0 16
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 19 0 3 0.16 6 0 6
Away 8 24 0 8 0.33 9 0 16
Neutral 12 38 - 11 0.29 6 - 25
Result
Wins 7 22 - 11 0.50 5 - 10
Losses 18 59 0 11 0.19 16 0 37
Month
September 15 52 0 16 0.31 10 0 37
October 10 29 0 6 0.21 11 0 10
News mentions
Volleyball team drops five-game match to Adrian
  • Article
  • October 25, 2005
Volleyball team drops five-game match to Adrian

The Olivet College volleyball team lost a five-game match to Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Adrian College tonight at the Upton Center in Olivet. After the Bulldogs (17-6, 9-5 MIAA) won the first two games (30-25 and 30-27), the Comets (5-21, 4-11 MIAA) bounced back to win the next two (30-20 and 30-26). Adrian closed out the match with a 15-13 win in game five.

  • October 25, 2005
Volleyball team splits two MIAA matches at Alma
  • Article
  • October 22, 2005
Volleyball team splits two MIAA matches at Alma

The Olivet College volleyball team split two matches today in a Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) tri-match at Alma College. The Comets (5-20, 4-9 MIAA) fell to the host Scots in three games (30-22, 30-27, 30-27) and bounced back to beat Kalamazoo College in three games (30-27, 30-28, 30-24).

  • October 22, 2005
Volleyball team falls to Tri-State (Ind.) in four games
  • Article
  • October 19, 2005
Volleyball team falls to Tri-State (Ind.) in four games

The Olivet College volleyball team fell to Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) foe Tri-State (Ind.) University 30-25, 24-30, 30-22, 30-22 tonight at Hershey Hall in Angola.

  • October 19, 2005
Volleyball team loses to Kalamazoo in four games
  • Article
  • September 27, 2005
Volleyball team loses to Kalamazoo in four games

The Olivet College volleyball team lost a four-game match (30-22, 27-30, 30-27, 30-27) to Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) foe Kalamazoo College tonight at the Anderson Athletic Center in Kalamazoo.

  • September 27, 2005
Volleyball team loses twice at Adrian
  • Article
  • September 24, 2005
Volleyball team loses twice at Adrian

The Olivet College volleyball team dropped two matches today in a Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Tri-Match at Adrian College. The Comets (3-11, 2-3 MIAA) opened play with a 30-19, 30-25, 30-15 loss to the host Bulldogs, followed by a 30-16, 31-29, 30-15 loss to Hope College.

  • September 24, 2005
Volleyball team falls to Calvin in five games
  • Article
  • September 21, 2005
Volleyball team falls to Calvin in five games

The Olivet College volleyball team fell to Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) foe Calvin College in five games tonight at the Upton Center in Olivet. After winning the first two games (33-31, 30-25), the Comets lost the next three games (30-27, 30-27, 15-11).

  • September 21, 2005
Volleyball team beats Albion in four games
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  • September 17, 2005
Volleyball team beats Albion in four games

The Olivet College volleyball team defeated MIAA rival Albion College in four games (30-28, 30-23, 25-30, 30-23) tonight at Kresge Gymnasium in Albion.

  • September 17, 2005
Volleyball team opens MIAA play with win at Saint Mary’s (Ind.)
  • Article
  • September 13, 2005
Volleyball team opens MIAA play with win at Saint Mary’s (Ind.)

The Olivet College volleyball team opened Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) play tonight with a 25-30, 30-28, 30-23, 21-30, 15-9 win over Saint Mary’s (Ind.) College at the Angela Athletic Center in Notre Dame, Ind. The win snaps the Comets’ seven-match losing streak.

  • September 13, 2005
Volleyball drops two matches at Hanover (Ind.) Invitational
  • Article
  • September 10, 2005
Volleyball drops two matches at Hanover (Ind.) Invitational

The Olivet College volleyball team dropped two matches today at the Hanover (Ind.) College Invitational. The Comets ended pool play with a 30-15, 30-19, 29-31, 30-18 loss to Denison (Ohio) University. Olivet fell to Ohio Wesleyan University 30-25, 30-21, 30-27 in the seventh-place match.

  • September 10, 2005
Volleyball team loses two matches at Hanover (Ind.) Invitational
  • Article
  • September 09, 2005
Volleyball team loses two matches at Hanover (Ind.) Invitational

The Olivet College volleyball team lost two matches tonight at the Hanover (Ind.) College Invitational. The Comets opened play with a tough five-set (28-30, 26-30, 30-19, 30-20, 15-8) loss to DePauw (Ind.) University. In the second match, they fell to Franklin (Ind.) College 30-16, 30-17, 30-13.

  • September 09, 2005
Volleyball team loses two matches at the Elmhurst College Invitational
  • Article
  • September 03, 2005
Volleyball team loses two matches at the Elmhurst College Invitational

The Olivet College volleyball team lost two matches today at the Elmhurst (Ill.) College Invitational. The Comets fell to the University of Wisc.-River Falls 30-15, 30-25, 30-24, in their first match and ended the day with a 30-24, 30-18, 30-18 loss in the second match against Nebraska Wesleyan University.

  • September 03, 2005