12 Dan Downs
Dan Downs
  • Height:
    6-5
  • Weight:
    190
  • Year:
    Sr
  • Hometown:
    Reading, PA
  • High School:
    Daniel Boone
  • Position:
    MH
  • m
    29
  • k/s
    2.51
  • h %
    .360
  • a/s
    0.07
  • b/s
    0.85
  • sa/s
    0.11
  • d/s
    0.58

Bio

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 North Eastern Athletic Conference and the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference…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 David Downs...majoring in Management/Marketing...transferred to Penn State Altoona from Penn State Harrisburg as a junior...played one year of basketball at Penn State Harrisburg.

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 98 26
Kills 246 62
Kills per set 2.51 2.38
Errors 57 15
Total Attacks 525 147
Hitting Percentage .360 .320
Assists 7 6
Assists per set 0.07 0.23
Service Aces 11 2
Service Errors 32 10
Service Aces per set 0.11 0.08
Receptions 7 1
Reception Errors 1 0
Digs 57 18
Digs per set 0.58 0.69
Block Solo 44 10
Block Assist 39 13
Block Total 83 23
Blocks per set 0.85 0.88
Block Errors 11 2
Ball Handling Errors 3 0
Points 320.5 80.5
Points per set 3.3 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
Jan 19 vs. St. Elizabeth W, 3-0 1 1 3 0 3 1.000 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Jan 19 at Misericordia W, 3-0 1 3 7 1 10 .600 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 3 1 10.0
Jan 20 vs. Neumann W, 3-0 1 1 4 0 5 .800 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.0
Jan 20 vs. Hiram W, 3-0 1 3 10 1 16 .563 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 12.5
Jan 24 Thiel L, 3-2 1 5 13 4 24 .375 0 0 1 0 0 5 4 2 0 6 0 18.0
Jan 27 #13 Nazareth L, 3-2 1 5 12 3 24 .375 1 0 0 0 0 4 3 2 0 5 0 16.0
Jan 27 Mount St. Joseph L, 3-0 1 3 2 1 14 .071 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 3.0
Jan 28 vs. John Jay W, 3-1 1 4 7 2 12 .417 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 3 0 5 0 11.5
Jan 28 at York (NY) W, 3-0 1 2 3 4 10 -.100 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 6.0
Jan 31 Messiah L, 3-2 1 5 9 2 23 .304 0 1 2 2 1 4 4 2 2 6 0 15.0
Feb 2 at Wittenberg L, 3-0 1 3 8 1 15 .467 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 8.5
Feb 2 vs. Marian (Wis.) L, 3-0 1 3 9 3 18 .333 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.0
Feb 3 vs. Elmira L, 3-0 1 3 7 0 19 .368 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 8.0
Feb 3 vs. #5 Dominican (IL) L, 3-2 1 5 13 5 35 .229 0 2 0 1 0 5 2 2 0 4 0 18.0
Feb 17 St. Elizabeth W, 3-0 1 2 4 0 4 1.000 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5.0
Feb 18 Lancaster Bible L, 3-0 1 3 8 1 19 .368 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 1 2 0 10.0
Feb 18 Hiram W, 3-0 1 3 11 2 22 .409 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 11.5
Feb 24 at Penn St.-Behrend L, 3-2 1 5 16 5 36 .306 0 0 1 0 0 4 2 2 1 4 0 19.0
Mar 12 Wilson W, 3-0 1 3 6 3 22 .136 0 0 1 0 0 8 3 1 0 4 0 9.5
Mar 17 Penn St.-Behrend W, 3-1 1 4 11 0 23 .478 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2 1 10 0 20.0
Mar 22 at Thiel W, 3-1 1 4 13 2 19 .579 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13.0
Mar 24 Keuka W, 3-1 1 4 13 1 21 .571 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 13.0
Mar 25 Medaille W, 3-0 1 3 11 0 20 .550 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 5 0 15.0
Mar 31 at D'Youville W, 3-1 1 4 10 6 24 .167 1 0 2 1 0 1 2 6 0 8 0 15.0
Apr 6 at SUNY Poly L, 3-0 1 3 4 2 14 .143 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 5.5
Apr 7 at Wells L, 3-1 1 4 6 2 23 .174 1 1 3 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 7.5
Apr 7 vs. Bard W, 3-0 1 3 7 1 8 .750 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 3 0 9.0
Apr 10 Medaille W, 3-1 1 4 11 3 24 .333 0 0 1 2 0 4 3 1 2 4 0 14.5
Apr 14 at Lancaster Bible L, 3-0 1 3 8 2 18 .333 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 1 9.5
  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 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
Conference 8 26 62 2.38 15 147 .320 6 0.23 2 0.08 1 0 18 0.69 10 13 23 0.88 80.5 3.1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 12 44 111 2.52 20 240 .379 5 0.11 2 0.05 5 1 35 0.80 31 13 44 1.00 150.5 3.4
Away 9 31 75 2.42 25 169 .296 2 0.06 4 0.13 1 0 9 0.29 7 16 23 0.74 94.0 3.0
Neutral 8 23 60 2.61 12 116 .414 0 0.00 5 0.22 1 0 13 0.57 6 10 16 0.70 76.0 3.3
Result Wins 16 48 131 2.73 26 243 .432 5 0.10 7 0.15 3 0 27 0.56 25 21 46 0.96 173.5 3.6
Losses 13 50 115 2.30 31 282 .298 2 0.04 4 0.08 4 1 30 0.60 19 18 37 0.74 147.0 2.9
Month January 10 32 70 2.19 18 141 .369 1 0.03 7 0.22 3 1 18 0.56 17 12 29 0.91 100.0 3.1
February 8 27 76 2.81 17 168 .351 2 0.07 3 0.11 1 0 19 0.70 6 8 14 0.52 89.0 3.3
March 6 22 64 2.91 12 129 .403 3 0.14 0 0.00 1 0 12 0.55 16 11 27 1.23 85.5 3.9
April 5 17 36 2.12 10 87 .299 1 0.06 1 0.06 2 0 8 0.47 5 8 13 0.76 46.0 2.7

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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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Downs Repeats as AMCC Player of the Week

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. – For the second week in a row, Penn State Altoona men’s volleyball’s senior middle hitter Dan Downs...

March 26, 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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Downs Tabbed NEAC Defensive Player of the Week

GANSEVOORT, N.Y. – One day after being named the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference’s Player of the Week, Penn State Altoona...

March 20, 2018

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Downs Picked AMCC Volleyball Player of the Week

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. – Penn State Altoona men’s volleyball’s senior middle hitter Dan Downs (Reading, PA/Daniel Boone) was named...

March 19, 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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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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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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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