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- Height:
- 6-5
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- Year:
- Sr
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- Hometown:
- Douglassville, PA
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- High School:
- Daniel Boone
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- Position:
- MB
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- m
- 28
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- k/s
- 2.14
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- h %
- .284
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- a/s
- 0.06
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- b/s
- 0.70
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- sa/s
- 0.16
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- d/s
- 0.65
Bio
2018: Played in all 29 matches in his second year with the Lions volleyball program, including playing in 98 sets...was voted to the first team of both the All-North Eastern Athletic Conference and All-Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference teams...in the NEAC, finished his season ranked first in total blocks (83) and solo blocks (44), second in blocks per set (0.85) and hitting percentage (.360), fifth in points (320.5), seventh in kills (246), ninth in points per set (3.3), and 11th in kills per set (2.51) and block assists (39)...in the AMCC, ranked first in solo blocks and hitting percentage, second in total blocks, third in points and points per set, fourth in blocks per set and kills, fifth in kills per set, and seventh in block assists...took one NEAC Player of the Week award, as well as one NEAC Defensive Player of the Week recognition...was a two-time AMCC Player of the Week award recipient.
2017: Played in all 33 matches in his first season with Penn State Altoona men’s volleyball, including appearing in 119 sets…was voted to the second team of the All-Conference squads for both the NEAC and the AMCC…finished the year tied for first in the NEAC in solo blocks (26), third in total blocks (83) and hitting percentage (.349), fourth in block assists (57), sixth in blocks per set (0.70), 12th in points (306.5), 15th in kills (237), 17th in points per set (2.6), and 20th in kills per set (1.99)…in the AMCC, was first in solo blocks, second in hitting percentage, blocks assists, and total blocks, fifth in blocks per set, seventh in kills and points, eighth in points per set, and ninth in kills per set…was voted the AMCC Player of the Week one time during the season…was a member of the NEAC and AMCC champion Lions volleyball team that earned a berth into the NCAA Division III Tournament.
High School: Four-year letter winner in basketball and volleyball...one-year letter winner in football...earned the sportsmanship award in 2014 for volleyball.
Personal: Son of Beth and Dave Downs...majoring in Management/Marketing...transferred to Penn State Altoona from Penn State Harrisburg as an academic junior...played one year of basketball at Penn State Harrisburg.
Player Profile
| Overall | Conf | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 28 | 14 | ||
| Sets | 101 | 54 | ||
| Kills | 216 | 123 | ||
| Kills per set | 2.14 | 2.28 | ||
| Errors | 83 | 44 | ||
| Total Attacks | 469 | 257 | ||
| Hitting Percentage | .284 | .307 | ||
| Assists | 6 | 3 | ||
| Assists per set | 0.06 | 0.06 | ||
| Service Aces | 16 | 8 | ||
| Service Errors | 58 | 26 | ||
| Service Aces per set | 0.16 | 0.15 | ||
| Receptions | 9 | 4 | ||
| Reception Errors | 0 | 0 | ||
| Digs | 66 | 41 | ||
| Digs per set | 0.65 | 0.76 | ||
| Block Solo | 27 | 14 | ||
| Block Assist | 44 | 29 | ||
| Block Total | 71 | 43 | ||
| Blocks per set | 0.70 | 0.80 | ||
| Block Errors | 19 | 4 | ||
| Ball Handling Errors | 4 | 2 | ||
| Points | 281.0 | 159.5 | ||
| Points per set | 2.8 | 3.0 | ||
| Matches started | 27 | 14 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | sa | se | r | re | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26 | at Lancaster Bible | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 14 | .214 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8.0 |
| Jan 26 | vs. Marymount (Va.) | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 17 | -.176 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Feb 2 | Geneva | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 34 | .235 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 18.0 |
| Feb 2 | Keuka | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 18 | .389 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11.0 |
| Feb 6 | at Wilkes | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | .154 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.5 |
| Feb 8 | vs. Trine | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 12 | .500 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 |
| Feb 9 | vs. Thomas More | W, 3-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Feb 9 | vs. Fontbonne | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | .143 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 |
| Feb 9 | at Mount Union | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 18 | .167 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 11.0 |
| Feb 15 | Hiram | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.5 |
| Feb 21 | Mount Union | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 7 | 3 | 18 | .222 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10.0 |
| Feb 23 | Penn St.-Behrend | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 26 | .423 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 17.5 |
| Feb 23 | Thiel | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 30 | .233 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 |
| Feb 24 | Wittenberg | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | .375 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 11.5 |
| Mar 2 | at D'Youville | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 13 | .462 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9.0 |
| Mar 2 | at Medaille | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | -.182 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.5 |
| Mar 13 | at Messiah | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 23 | .348 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15.5 |
| Mar 16 | at Hiram | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8.0 |
| Mar 23 | vs. Keuka | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | .091 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5.5 |
| Mar 23 | at Wilson | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 16 | .375 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10.0 |
| Mar 26 | at Elizabethtown | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 15 | .400 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10.0 |
| Mar 27 | Juniata | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 19 | .421 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10.5 |
| Mar 30 | vs. Penn St.-Behrend | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 22 | .636 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17.5 |
| Mar 30 | at Thiel | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 18 | .111 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9.0 |
| Apr 3 | at Geneva | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 12 | .417 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Apr 6 | vs. D'Youville | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 12 | .750 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12.0 |
| Apr 6 | vs. Medaille | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 19 | .474 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 16.0 |
| Apr 7 | at Wittenberg | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 20 | .350 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11.5 |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 | 33 | 119 | 237 | 1.99 | 67 | 487 | .349 | 4 | 0.03 | 15 | 0.13 | 10 | 4 | 78 | 0.66 | 26 | 57 | 83 | 0.70 | 306.5 | 2.6 |
| 2017-18 | 29 | 98 | 246 | 2.51 | 57 | 525 | .360 | 7 | 0.07 | 11 | 0.11 | 7 | 1 | 57 | 0.58 | 44 | 39 | 83 | 0.85 | 320.5 | 3.3 |
| 2018-19 | 28 | 101 | 216 | 2.14 | 83 | 469 | .284 | 6 | 0.06 | 16 | 0.16 | 9 | 0 | 66 | 0.65 | 27 | 44 | 71 | 0.70 | 281.0 | 2.8 |
| Total | 90 | 318 | 699 | 2.20 | 207 | 1481 | .332 | 17 | 0.05 | 42 | 0.13 | 26 | 5 | 201 | 0.63 | 97 | 140 | 237 | 0.75 | 908.0 | 2.9 |
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Total | 28 | 101 | 216 | 2.14 | 83 | 469 | .284 | 6 | 0.06 | 16 | 0.16 | 9 | 0 | 66 | 0.65 | 27 | 44 | 71 | 0.70 | 281.0 | 2.8 |
| Conference | 14 | 54 | 123 | 2.28 | 44 | 257 | .307 | 3 | 0.06 | 8 | 0.15 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 0.76 | 14 | 29 | 43 | 0.80 | 159.5 | 3.0 | |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Location | Home | 8 | 32 | 75 | 2.34 | 27 | 171 | .281 | 1 | 0.03 | 6 | 0.19 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0.78 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 0.78 | 98.0 | 3.1 |
| Away | 12 | 43 | 83 | 1.93 | 37 | 187 | .246 | 3 | 0.07 | 7 | 0.16 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0.58 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 0.63 | 107.5 | 2.5 | |
| Neutral | 8 | 26 | 58 | 2.23 | 19 | 111 | .351 | 2 | 0.08 | 3 | 0.12 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 0.62 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 0.73 | 75.5 | 2.9 | |
| Result | Wins | 13 | 44 | 102 | 2.32 | 29 | 198 | .369 | 6 | 0.14 | 4 | 0.09 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 0.64 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 0.70 | 129.5 | 2.9 |
| Losses | 15 | 57 | 114 | 2.00 | 54 | 271 | .221 | 0 | 0.00 | 12 | 0.21 | 5 | 0 | 38 | 0.67 | 11 | 29 | 40 | 0.70 | 151.5 | 2.7 | |
| Month | January | 2 | 6 | 10 | 1.67 | 10 | 31 | .000 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0.33 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0.50 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.67 | 15.0 | 2.5 |
| February | 12 | 41 | 91 | 2.22 | 37 | 213 | .254 | 3 | 0.07 | 9 | 0.22 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 0.63 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 0.73 | 121.5 | 3.0 | |
| March | 10 | 40 | 77 | 1.93 | 28 | 162 | .302 | 3 | 0.07 | 5 | 0.13 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0.65 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 0.63 | 97.5 | 2.4 | |
| April | 4 | 14 | 38 | 2.71 | 8 | 63 | .476 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0.79 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0.86 | 47.0 | 3.4 |
News Mentions
Sheddy, Downs Voted to All-AMCC Team
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April 23, 2019
Downs Named AMCC Men’s Volleyball Player of the Week
NORTH BOSTON, N.Y. – Penn State Altoona senior middle blocker Dan Downs (Douglassville, PA/Daniel Boone) was named the Allegheny Mountain...
April 8, 2019
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April 7, 2019
Lions Defeat D’Youville, Medaille in Saturday AMCC Action
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April 6, 2019
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April 3, 2019
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March 30, 2019
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February 23, 2019
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February 15, 2019
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February 9, 2019
Men’s Volleyball Starts Weekend With 3-0 Win
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February 8, 2019
Lions Sweep Wilkes for First Road Win
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