17 Brandon Arentz
Brandon Arentz
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Weight:
    175
  • Year:
    So
  • Hometown:
    Mount Wolf, PA
  • High School:
    Northeastern
  • Position:
    OPP/L
  • m
    29
  • k/s
    1.02
  • h %
    .036
  • a/s
    0.73
  • b/s
    0.17
  • sa/s
    0.14
  • d/s
    2.89

Bio

2017: Played in 32 matches and a total of 114 sets as a freshman with Penn State Altoona men’s volleyball…was voted the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference’s Newcomer of the Year and also took first team All-AMCC honors…was a second team All-Conference selection in the North Eastern Athletic Conference…tied for first in the NEAC in solo blocks (26) while ranking eighth in total blocks (66) and digs (233), 13th in digs per set (2.04), 14th in block assists (40), 15th in points (287.0) and blocks per set (0.58), 16th in kills (229), and 18th in kills per set (2.01) and points per set (2.5)…in the AMCC, finished the year first in solo blocks, second in digs, fourth in digs per set, fifth in total blocks, seventh in block assists, eighth in kills per set and points, and ninth in blocks per set and points per set…was chosen the Eastern College Athletic Conference’s Division III South Region Rookie of the Week three times…was a two-time AMCC Player of the Week selection…was also named the NEAC Player of the Week once…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 volleyball and soccer...member of 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016 PIAA Class AA volleyball championship team at Northeastern High School...was an all-state volleyball selection in 2014, 2015, and 2016...four-year honor roll student...two-year member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Son of Travis and Jodi Arentz...majoring in Economics...is a member of the National Society of Leadership and Success.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Mar 31 at D'Youville W, 3-1
Apr 6 at SUNY Poly L, 3-0
Apr 7 at Wells L, 3-1
Apr 7 vs. Bard W, 3-0
Apr 10 Medaille W, 3-1
Apr 14 at Lancaster Bible L, 3-0
  Overall Conf
Matches 29 8
Sets 102 26
Kills 104 8
Kills per set 1.02 0.31
Errors 91 10
Total Attacks 360 41
Hitting Percentage .036 -.049
Assists 74 23
Assists per set 0.73 0.88
Service Aces 14 8
Service Errors 18 5
Service Aces per set 0.14 0.31
Receptions 441 146
Reception Errors 20 5
Digs 295 85
Digs per set 2.89 3.27
Block Solo 9 1
Block Assist 8 0
Block Total 17 1
Blocks per set 0.17 0.04
Block Errors 2 1
Ball Handling Errors 2 0
Points 131.0 17.0
Points per set 1.3 0.7
Matches started 17 3
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Jan 19 vs. St. Elizabeth W, 3-0 1 3 2 2 6 .000 3 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Jan 19 at Misericordia W, 3-0 1 3 3 2 7 .143 1 0 1 11 0 6 1 0 0 1 0 4.0
Jan 20 vs. Neumann W, 3-0 1 3 1 4 9 -.333 16 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4.0
Jan 20 vs. Hiram W, 3-0 1 3 2 5 14 -.214 1 0 1 11 0 8 0 1 0 1 0 2.5
Jan 24 Thiel L, 3-2 1 5 8 6 27 .074 0 0 3 21 0 18 0 0 1 0 0 8.0
Jan 27 #13 Nazareth L, 3-2 1 5 15 7 39 .205 0 1 1 28 0 12 1 2 0 3 0 18.0
Jan 27 Mount St. Joseph L, 3-0 1 3 6 9 29 -.103 2 0 0 15 1 7 1 0 0 1 0 7.0
Jan 28 vs. John Jay W, 3-1 1 4 6 12 29 -.207 1 0 0 18 2 13 0 1 0 1 0 6.5
Jan 28 at York (NY) W, 3-0 1 2 1 2 3 -.333 2 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Jan 31 Messiah L, 3-2 1 5 13 7 44 .136 2 0 1 18 1 7 3 0 0 3 0 16.0
Feb 2 at Wittenberg L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 .000 0 0 0 14 1 13 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Feb 2 vs. Marian (Wis.) L, 3-0 - 3 3 3 7 .000 2 0 0 14 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Feb 3 vs. Elmira L, 3-0 1 3 8 4 20 .200 2 0 1 8 1 12 0 3 0 3 0 9.5
Feb 3 vs. #5 Dominican (IL) L, 3-2 1 5 8 8 29 .000 3 0 0 15 0 12 0 1 0 1 0 8.5
Feb 17 St. Elizabeth W, 3-0 1 2 0 2 4 -.500 4 7 1 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 7.0
Feb 18 Lancaster Bible L, 3-0 1 3 4 4 15 .000 1 0 3 12 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 5.0
Feb 18 Hiram W, 3-0 1 3 7 2 18 .278 7 0 1 14 2 10 1 0 0 1 0 8.0
Feb 24 at Penn St.-Behrend L, 3-2 1 5 11 7 31 .129 1 0 2 27 3 17 1 0 0 1 0 12.0
Mar 12 Wilson W, 3-0 1 3 4 4 18 .000 2 1 1 16 1 16 0 0 1 0 0 5.0
Mar 17 Penn St.-Behrend W, 3-1 - 4 2 1 4 .250 1 0 0 17 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Mar 22 at Thiel W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 1 .000 1 0 0 14 1 12 0 0 0 0 2 0.0
Mar 24 Keuka W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 2 .000 7 0 0 26 0 22 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Mar 25 Medaille W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 4 0 0 12 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Mar 31 at D'Youville W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 2 0 0 15 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Apr 6 at SUNY Poly L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 21 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Apr 7 at Wells L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 2 .000 3 0 0 41 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Apr 7 vs. Bard W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 4 0 0 17 2 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Apr 10 Medaille W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 1 .000 1 0 0 10 0 18 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Apr 14 at Lancaster Bible L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 1 0 0 17 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
  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
2016-17 32 114 229 2.01 121 684 .158 39 0.34 12 0.11 389 32 233 2.04 26 40 66 0.58 287.0 2.5
2017-18 29 102 104 1.02 91 360 .036 74 0.73 14 0.14 441 20 295 2.89 9 8 17 0.17 131.0 1.3
Total 61 216 333 1.54 212 1044 .116 113 0.52 26 0.12 830 52 528 2.44 35 48 83 0.38 418.0 1.9
    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 29 102 104 1.02 91 360 .036 74 0.73 14 0.14 441 20 295 2.89 9 8 17 0.17 131.0 1.3
Conference 8 26 8 0.31 10 41 -.049 23 0.88 8 0.31 146 5 85 3.27 1 0 1 0.04 17.0 0.7
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 12 44 59 1.34 42 201 .085 31 0.70 9 0.20 192 5 143 3.25 7 2 9 0.20 76.0 1.7
Away 9 31 15 0.48 11 45 .089 11 0.35 1 0.03 164 10 83 2.68 2 0 2 0.06 18.0 0.6
Neutral 8 27 30 1.11 38 114 -.070 32 1.19 4 0.15 85 5 69 2.56 0 6 6 0.22 37.0 1.4
Result Wins 16 52 28 0.54 36 116 -.069 57 1.10 13 0.25 190 9 159 3.06 2 2 4 0.08 44.0 0.8
Losses 13 50 76 1.52 55 244 .086 17 0.34 1 0.02 251 11 136 2.72 7 6 13 0.26 87.0 1.7
Month January 10 36 57 1.58 56 207 .005 28 0.78 6 0.17 128 4 75 2.08 6 4 10 0.28 71.0 2.0
February 8 27 41 1.52 30 125 .088 20 0.74 7 0.26 107 7 80 2.96 3 4 7 0.26 53.0 2.0
March 6 22 6 0.27 5 25 .040 17 0.77 1 0.05 100 3 84 3.82 0 0 0 0.00 7.0 0.3
April 5 17 0 0.00 0 3 .000 9 0.53 0 0.00 106 6 56 3.29 0 0 0 0.00 0.0 0.0

News Mentions

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Four Lions Selected First Team All-AMCC; Peterman Named Co-Coach of the Year

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. – Four Penn State Altoona men’s volleyball players were voted to the first team of the All-Allegheny Mountain...

April 18, 2018

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Men’s Volleyball Swept 3-0 in NEAC Semifinal Match

LANCASTER, Pa. – The Penn State Altoona men’s volleyball team’s season came to an end on Saturday afternoon, when the Lions were...

April 14, 2018

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Four Lions Voted to NEAC All-Conference Men’s Volleyball Team

GANSEVOORT, N.Y. – Four Penn State Altoona men’s volleyball players were selected to the North Eastern Athletic Conference’s...

April 11, 2018

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Men’s Volleyball Advances in NEAC Tournament With 3-1 Win Over Medaille

ALTOONA, Pa. – After a shaky start to Tuesday evening’s North Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament first round match, the Penn State...

April 10, 2018

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Lions Fall to Wells, Defeat Bard in Saturday’s Regular Season Finale

AURORA, N.Y. – In a Saturday afternoon tri-match hosted at Wells College’s Schwartz Center, the Penn State Altoona men’s...

April 7, 2018

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Men’s Volleyball Falls 3-0 at SUNY Polytechnic

MARCY, N.Y. – Penn State Altoona men’s volleyball suffered a tough 3-0 loss to North Eastern Athletic Conference opponent SUNY...

April 6, 2018

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Lions Extend Win Streak to Six at D’Youville

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Penn State Altoona men’s volleyball recorded its sixth consecutive victory on Saturday afternoon, when the Lions...

March 31, 2018

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Downs, Arentz Sweep NEAC Weekly Awards

GANSEVOORT, N.Y. – Penn State Altoona won both of the North Eastern Athletic Conference’s weekly men’s volleyball awards on...

March 27, 2018

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Lions Sweep Medaille for Fifth Straight Win

ALTOONA, Pa. – Penn State Altoona men’s volleyball extended its winning streak to five matches on Sunday afternoon, when it cruised to...

March 25, 2018

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Lions Grab 3-1 Win on Senior Day

ALTOONA, Pa. – Penn State Altoona men’s volleyball helped celebrate its four senior players on Saturday afternoon by pulling off a 3-1...

March 24, 2018

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Lions Earn 3-1 Win at Thiel

GREENVILLE, Pa. – Penn State Altoona men’s volleyball grabbed a 3-1 victory non-conference opponent Thiel College on Thursday night at...

March 22, 2018

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Lions Beat Behrend 3-1

ALTOONA, Pa. – The Penn State Altoona men’s volleyball team picked up its tenth victory of the season on Saturday afternoon, winning...

March 17, 2018

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Lions Return to Action, Sweep Wilson 3-0

ALTOONA, Pa. – In its first match since February 24, the Penn State Altoona men’s volleyball team picked up its second North Eastern...

March 12, 2018

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Arentz Selected NEAC Defensive Player of the Week

GANSEVOORT, N.Y. - For the third time this season, Penn State Altoona sophomore opposite hitter Brandon Arentz (Mount Wolf, PA/Northeastern) was...

February 27, 2018

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Lions’ Comeback Falls Short at Behrend

ERIE, Pa. – Down 2-0 to Penn State Behrend in Saturday’s Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference match, the Penn State Altoona...

February 24, 2018

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Men’s Volleyball Splits Sunday Tri-Match

ALTOONA, Pa. – Penn State Altoona men’s volleyball added a loss and a win to its season record on Sunday afternoon, losing to North...

February 18, 2018

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Lions Cruise Past Eagles in NEAC Opener

ALTOONA, Pa. – In the teams’ first North Eastern Athletic Conference match of the 2018 season on Saturday afternoon, Penn State...

February 17, 2018

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Arentz Repeats as NEAC Defensive Player of the Week

GANSEVOORT, N.Y. – For the second week in a row, Penn State Altoona men's volleyball's sophomore opposite hitter Brandon Arentz (Mount...

February 6, 2018

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Men’s Volleyball Loses Two in Final Day of Power Weekend

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – In the second and final day of the Wittenberg University Power Weekend, the Penn State Altoona men’s volleyball...

February 3, 2018

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Lions Fall to Wittenberg, Marian in Friday Matches

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Penn State Altoona men’s volleyball kicked off day one of the Wittenberg University Power Weekend on Friday night, and...

February 2, 2018

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Messiah Hands Lions Tough 3-2 Loss

ALTOONA, Pa. – Penn State Altoona men’s volleyball lost another back-and-forth, five-set match when non-conference opponent Messiah...

January 31, 2018

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Arentz Named NEAC Defensive Player of the Week

GANSEVOORT, N.Y. - Penn State Altoona men's volleyball's sophomore opposite hitter Brandon Arentz (Mount Wolf, PA/Northeastern) was selected as...

January 30, 2018

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Men’s Volleyball Bounces Back in Sunday Wins

JAMAICA, N.Y. -- After a tough Saturday that saw the Penn State Altoona men’s volleyball team take a pair of losses, the Lions responded on...

January 28, 2018

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Lions Lose Pair in Non-Conference Tri-Match

ALTOONA, Pa. – Penn State Altoona men’s volleyball hosted a pair of strong non-conference opponents for a tri-match on Saturday in the...

January 27, 2018

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Lions’ Comeback Falls Short in Home Opener

ALTOONA, Pa. – In its first-ever match in the new Adler Arena on Wednesday evening, the Penn State Altoona men’s volleyball team lost...

January 24, 2018

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Men’s Volleyball Wins Saturday Matches to Take Misericordia Classic Title

DALLAS, Pa. – Penn State Altoona men’s volleyball finished its first weekend of the 2018 season with a spotless record after 3-0...

January 20, 2018

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Men's Volleyball 2018 Season Preview

The Penn State Altoona men’s volleyball team is set to begin its sixth season as an NCAA Division III program. It enters 2018 as the...

January 19, 2018

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Lions Start Season With Pair of 3-0 Sweeps

DALLAS, Pa. - Penn State Altoona men’s volleyball opened its 2018 campaign in dominant fashion on Friday night in the Misericordia Universit...

January 19, 2018

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Men’s Volleyball Picked to Repeat as NEAC Champs

GANSEVOORT, N.Y. – Penn State Altoona men’s volleyball was predicted win the North Eastern Athletic Conference for the second year in...

January 12, 2018