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- Height:
- 6-3
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- Weight:
- 225
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- Year:
- Sr
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- Hometown:
- Willow Hill, PA
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- High School:
- Fannett-Metal
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- Position:
- OPP
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- m
- 29
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- k/s
- 2.17
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- h %
- .184
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- a/s
- 0.24
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- b/s
- 0.46
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- sa/s
- 0.24
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- d/s
- 1.91
Bio
2017: Appeared in 21 matches and a total of 77 sets during his junior season with the Lions volleyball program…received the North Eastern Athletic Conference’s 2016-17 Inspirational Award through his perseverance in overcoming cancer and injury during the season…ranked first in the NEAC in blocks per set (0.88), third in solo blocks (23), fourth in hitting percentage (.265), fifth in total blocks (68), and 10th in block assists (45)…in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference, finished the season second in blocks per set, third in total blocks and hitting percentage, fourth in solo blocks and block assists, and ninth in service aces per set (0.21)… played on the NEAC and AMCC champion Penn State Altoona men’s volleyball team that earned a berth into the NCAA Division III Tournament.
2016: Appeared in all 28 matches as a sophomore for the Lions, including playing in 98 sets...ranked fourth in the North Eastern Athletic Conference in solo blocks (24), as well as 12th in blocks per set (0.64), 13th in total blocks (63), and 20th in block assists (39)...was also fourth on his team in service aces (11).
2015: Played in all 24 matches and 89 sets for Penn State Altoona men's volleyball...ranked third on the team in total blocks (47) and solo blocks (13), and was fourth in block assists (34)...fourth on the Lions in kills with 89.
High School: Four-year letter winner in basketball...two-year basketball team captain...four-year honor roll student.
Personal: Son of James and Melissa Bannister...majoring in Psychology...joined the Army after high school as a combat medic and was deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
Player Profile
  | Overall | Conf | ||
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Matches | 29 | 8 | ||
Sets | 96 | 26 | ||
Kills | 208 | 63 | ||
Kills per set | 2.17 | 2.42 | ||
Errors | 92 | 18 | ||
Total Attacks | 630 | 163 | ||
Hitting Percentage | .184 | .276 | ||
Assists | 23 | 9 | ||
Assists per set | 0.24 | 0.35 | ||
Service Aces | 23 | 7 | ||
Service Errors | 39 | 9 | ||
Service Aces per set | 0.24 | 0.27 | ||
Receptions | 499 | 125 | ||
Reception Errors | 22 | 6 | ||
Digs | 183 | 56 | ||
Digs per set | 1.91 | 2.15 | ||
Block Solo | 22 | 8 | ||
Block Assist | 22 | 5 | ||
Block Total | 44 | 13 | ||
Blocks per set | 0.46 | 0.50 | ||
Block Errors | 7 | 1 | ||
Ball Handling Errors | 1 | 1 | ||
Points | 264.0 | 80.5 | ||
Points per set | 2.8 | 3.1 | ||
Matches started | 29 | 8 |
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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Jan 19 | vs. St. Elizabeth | W, 3-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
Jan 19 | at Misericordia | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 13 | .385 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10.0 |
Jan 20 | vs. Neumann | W, 3-0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | .429 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 |
Jan 20 | vs. Hiram | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 21 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.5 |
Jan 24 | Thiel | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 30 | .200 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11.0 |
Jan 27 | #13 Nazareth | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 33 | .182 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14.0 |
Jan 27 | Mount St. Joseph | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 26 | .115 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 |
Jan 28 | vs. John Jay | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | -.286 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4.0 |
Jan 28 | at York (NY) | W, 3-0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 |
Jan 31 | Messiah | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 24 | -.042 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9.0 |
Feb 2 | at Wittenberg | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 28 | -.071 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 |
Feb 2 | vs. Marian (Wis.) | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 35 | .171 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 |
Feb 3 | vs. Elmira | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 22 | .136 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9.0 |
Feb 3 | vs. #5 Dominican (IL) | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 38 | .289 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17.5 |
Feb 17 | St. Elizabeth | W, 3-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .500 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
Feb 18 | Lancaster Bible | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 18 | .056 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 |
Feb 18 | Hiram | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 17 | .412 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12.0 |
Feb 24 | at Penn St.-Behrend | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 38 | .263 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14.5 |
Mar 12 | Wilson | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 22 | .455 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15.0 |
Mar 17 | Penn St.-Behrend | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 28 | .036 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10.0 |
Mar 22 | at Thiel | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 24 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7.0 |
Mar 24 | Keuka | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 27 | .444 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17.0 |
Mar 25 | Medaille | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 17 | .176 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11.0 |
Mar 31 | at D'Youville | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 27 | .185 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9.0 |
Apr 6 | at SUNY Poly | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 18 | .167 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.5 |
Apr 7 | at Wells | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 32 | .313 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 |
Apr 7 | vs. Bard | W, 3-0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | .167 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
Apr 10 | Medaille | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 37 | .162 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 15.0 |
Apr 14 | at Lancaster Bible | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 19 | .263 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10.0 |
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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2014-15 | 24 | 89 | 89 | 1.00 | 49 | 340 | .118 | 10 | 0.11 | 4 | 0.04 | 5 | 1 | 40 | 0.45 | 13 | 34 | 47 | 0.53 | 123.0 | 1.4 |
2015-16 | 28 | 98 | 78 | 0.80 | 29 | 236 | .208 | 4 | 0.04 | 11 | 0.11 | 3 | 0 | 46 | 0.47 | 24 | 39 | 63 | 0.64 | 132.5 | 1.4 |
2016-17 | 21 | 77 | 101 | 1.31 | 31 | 264 | .265 | 7 | 0.09 | 16 | 0.21 | 3 | 0 | 71 | 0.92 | 23 | 45 | 68 | 0.88 | 162.5 | 2.1 |
2017-18 | 29 | 96 | 208 | 2.17 | 92 | 630 | .184 | 23 | 0.24 | 23 | 0.24 | 499 | 22 | 183 | 1.91 | 22 | 22 | 44 | 0.46 | 264.0 | 2.8 |
Total | 102 | 360 | 476 | 1.32 | 201 | 1470 | .187 | 44 | 0.12 | 54 | 0.15 | 510 | 23 | 340 | 0.94 | 82 | 140 | 222 | 0.62 | 682.0 | 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 | ||
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Event | Total | 29 | 96 | 208 | 2.17 | 92 | 630 | .184 | 23 | 0.24 | 23 | 0.24 | 499 | 22 | 183 | 1.91 | 22 | 22 | 44 | 0.46 | 264.0 | 2.8 |
Conference | 8 | 26 | 63 | 2.42 | 18 | 163 | .276 | 9 | 0.35 | 7 | 0.27 | 125 | 6 | 56 | 2.15 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 0.50 | 80.5 | 3.1 | |
Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Location | Home | 12 | 44 | 97 | 2.20 | 42 | 281 | .196 | 17 | 0.39 | 12 | 0.27 | 200 | 4 | 98 | 2.23 | 16 | 8 | 24 | 0.55 | 129.0 | 2.9 |
Away | 9 | 30 | 68 | 2.27 | 28 | 203 | .197 | 5 | 0.17 | 8 | 0.27 | 191 | 9 | 49 | 1.63 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0.37 | 83.0 | 2.8 | |
Neutral | 8 | 22 | 43 | 1.95 | 22 | 146 | .144 | 1 | 0.05 | 3 | 0.14 | 108 | 9 | 36 | 1.64 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.41 | 52.0 | 2.4 | |
Result | Wins | 16 | 46 | 92 | 2.00 | 37 | 269 | .204 | 17 | 0.37 | 14 | 0.30 | 207 | 6 | 100 | 2.17 | 17 | 13 | 30 | 0.65 | 129.5 | 2.8 |
Losses | 13 | 50 | 116 | 2.32 | 55 | 361 | .169 | 6 | 0.12 | 9 | 0.18 | 292 | 16 | 83 | 1.66 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 0.28 | 134.5 | 2.7 | |
Month | January | 10 | 31 | 55 | 1.77 | 32 | 175 | .131 | 4 | 0.13 | 7 | 0.23 | 117 | 2 | 50 | 1.61 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 0.35 | 70.5 | 2.3 |
February | 8 | 27 | 65 | 2.41 | 28 | 198 | .187 | 7 | 0.26 | 7 | 0.26 | 182 | 13 | 46 | 1.70 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.26 | 77.0 | 2.9 | |
March | 6 | 22 | 49 | 2.23 | 18 | 145 | .214 | 9 | 0.41 | 7 | 0.32 | 122 | 5 | 56 | 2.55 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 0.77 | 69.0 | 3.1 | |
April | 5 | 16 | 39 | 2.44 | 14 | 112 | .223 | 3 | 0.19 | 2 | 0.13 | 78 | 2 | 31 | 1.94 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0.56 | 47.5 | 3.0 |
News Mentions
Four Lions Selected First Team All-AMCC; Peterman Named Co-Coach of the Year
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April 18, 2018
Men’s Volleyball Swept 3-0 in NEAC Semifinal Match
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April 14, 2018
Four Lions Voted to NEAC All-Conference Men’s Volleyball Team
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April 11, 2018
Men’s Volleyball Advances in NEAC Tournament With 3-1 Win Over Medaille
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April 10, 2018
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April 7, 2018
Men’s Volleyball Falls 3-0 at SUNY Polytechnic
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April 6, 2018
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March 31, 2018
Lions Sweep Medaille for Fifth Straight Win
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March 25, 2018
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March 24, 2018
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March 22, 2018
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March 17, 2018
Lions Return to Action, Sweep Wilson 3-0
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March 12, 2018
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February 18, 2018
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February 17, 2018
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February 2, 2018
Messiah Hands Lions Tough 3-2 Loss
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January 31, 2018
Men’s Volleyball Bounces Back in Sunday Wins
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January 24, 2018
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