19 Janie Grindland
Janie Grindland
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Woodbury, Minn.
  • High School:
    East Ridge
  • Position:
    MB
  • m
    24
  • k/s
    1.60
  • h %
    .273
  • a/s
    0.10
  • b/s
    0.50
  • sa/s
    0.10
  • d/s
    0.45

Bio

Spring 2021: Named to the All-GLIAC Second Team … Appeared in all 15 matches and tallied 110 kills (1.93 per set), 59 blocks (1.04 per set), 33 digs, and 10 service aces … Ranked third in the GLIAC in blocks per set and fourth in hitting percentage (.321) … Hit double-digit kills four times … Tallied 13 kills while hitting .379 at Grand Valley State (Mar. 27) … Had 11 blocks and nine kills versus Ferris State (Mar. 12) … Had 11 kills against Northwood (Feb. 27) and at Northern Michigan (Apr. 3).

2019: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team … Appeared in 12 matches and 27 sets … Tallied 32 kills (1.19 per set) while hitting .217 … Also added seven service aces (0.26 per set), 16 total blocks (0.59 per set) after six solos and 10 block assists, and 13 digs (0.48 per set) … Recorded a career-high 10 kills at St. Cloud State (Sept. 13) while also added four blocks … Had six kills on seven attempts and added five blocks versus Bemidji State (Sept. 13) … Had seven kills, four digs, and a pair of service aces versus Minnesota Crookston (Sept. 14).

2018: Appeared in 15 matches and 41 sets … Recorded 23 total blocks (0.56 per set), 21 digs (0.51 per set), and 45 kills (1.10 per set) … Played first collegiate match against Barton (Aug. 25) … Made first collegiate start against Tiffin (Oct. 12) … Recorded season-high eight kills against Tiffin (Oct. 12) and Rockhurst (Oct. 13) … Recorded season-high six total blocks against Grand Valley State in the GLIAC Tournament Quarterfinal (Nov. 7) … Recorded season-high four digs against Tiffin (Oct. 12).

High School: Attended East Ridge High School in Woodbury, Minn. ... In 2017, She served as the varsity team captain and led her high school team to win the conference championships for the first time in school history... She was named All-Conference, earned the team Raptor Award for leadership and commitment, and placed third in the AAU Nationals ... She was named an Academic All-State in 2017 and an Academic All-American in 2016 while maintaining a 3.9 GPA.

Personal: Enjoys hiking, boating, and exploring the Keweenaw in the summer... Daughter of Mary and Dave Grindland … Has two older sisters, Jackie and Jess... Born on November 10, 1999 … Majoring in Biological Sciences and plans to go to PA school.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Nov 13 at Wayne State W, 3-0
Nov 17 Northwood W, 3-0
Nov 20 Davenport W, 3-1
Nov 21 Ferris State L, 3-2
Dec 2 vs. Wayne State W, 3-2
Dec 3 vs. Hillsdale L, 3-2
  Overall Conf
Matches 24 10
Sets 82 30
Kills 131 53
Kills per set 1.60 1.77
Errors 44 14
Total Attacks 319 108
Hitting Percentage .273 .361
Assists 8 0
Assists per set 0.10 0.00
Service Aces 8 1
Service Errors 8 1
Service Aces per set 0.10 0.03
Receptions 2 0
Reception Errors 1 0
Digs 37 16
Digs per set 0.45 0.53
Block Solo 6 3
Block Assist 35 17
Block Total 41 20
Blocks per set 0.50 0.67
Block Errors 1 0
Ball Handling Errors 1 0
Points 162.5 65.5
Points per set 2.0 2.2
Matches started 19 9
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Sep 2 Minnesota Duluth W, 3-0 1 3 6 1 17 .294 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 7.0
Sep 3 Minnesota State L, 3-2 1 5 10 4 25 .240 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 11.0
Sep 3 St. Cloud State L, 3-2 1 5 9 3 29 .207 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 11.0
Sep 4 Concordia-St. Paul L, 3-0 1 3 4 3 13 .077 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 4.5
Sep 10 vs. McKendree W, 3-0 - 3 4 2 8 .250 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 4 0 4 0 7.0
Sep 10 vs. NW Missouri State W, 3-1 - 4 8 1 15 .467 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 9.0
Sep 11 vs. Lake Erie W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 11 at Illinois-Springfield W, 3-0 - 2 0 2 6 -.333 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 17 Grand Valley State L, 3-2 1 5 6 1 18 .278 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 7.5
Sep 18 Davenport W, 3-0 1 3 8 1 12 .583 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.0
Sep 19 Ferris State W, 3-0 1 2 1 1 4 .000 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 24 at Lake Superior State W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 25 at Northwood W, 3-0 1 3 7 1 17 .353 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 5 0 9.5
Oct 1 Wayne State W, 3-1 1 4 8 2 16 .375 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 9.5
Oct 2 Saginaw Valley State W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 Northern Michigan W, 3-0 1 3 6 2 11 .364 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 3 0 7.5
Oct 15 vs. Lewis W, 3-0 1 3 5 2 13 .231 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 6.5
Oct 15 vs. Missouri S&T W, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 16 vs. Hillsdale W, 3-0 - 3 1 1 10 .000 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 2.5
Oct 22 at Parkside W, 3-0 1 2 2 1 3 .333 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 2.5
Oct 23 at Purdue Northwest W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Minnesota Duluth L, 3-2 1 5 7 3 15 .267 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 9.5
Oct 30 at Northern Michigan W, 3-0 - 2 2 2 5 .000 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 4.0
Nov 5 Northwood W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 6 Lake Superior State W, 3-0 1 3 6 1 9 .556 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 3 0 8.5
Nov 12 at Saginaw Valley State W, 3-0 1 3 7 2 13 .385 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 7.5
Nov 13 at Wayne State W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 17 Northwood W, 3-0 1 3 10 1 18 .500 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 11.5
Nov 20 Davenport W, 3-1 1 4 5 3 13 .154 4 1 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 6.5
Nov 21 Ferris State L, 3-2 1 5 9 3 26 .231 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.0
Dec 2 vs. Wayne State W, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 3 vs. Hillsdale L, 3-2 1 4 0 1 3 -.333 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 3 0 2.0
  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
2018-19 15 41 45 1.10 21 122 .197 1 0.02 1 0.02 2 0 21 0.51 0 23 23 0.56 57.5 1.4
2019-20 12 27 32 1.19 14 83 .217 0 0.00 7 0.26 1 0 13 0.48 6 10 16 0.59 50.0 1.9
2020-21 15 57 110 1.93 32 243 .321 4 0.07 10 0.18 1 0 33 0.58 6 53 59 1.04 152.5 2.7
2021-22 24 82 131 1.60 44 319 .273 8 0.10 8 0.10 2 1 37 0.45 6 35 41 0.50 162.5 2.0
2022-23 30 102 164 1.61 59 387 .271 11 0.11 30 0.29 6 0 61 0.60 14 65 79 0.77 240.5 2.4
Total 96 309 482 1.56 170 1154 .270 24 0.08 56 0.18 12 1 165 0.53 32 186 218 0.71 663.0 2.1
    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 24 82 131 1.60 44 319 .273 8 0.10 8 0.10 2 1 37 0.45 6 35 41 0.50 162.5 2.0
Conference 10 30 53 1.77 14 108 .361 0 0.00 1 0.03 0 0 16 0.53 3 17 20 0.67 65.5 2.2
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 13 48 88 1.83 26 211 .294 6 0.13 5 0.10 1 0 17 0.35 1 17 18 0.38 102.5 2.1
Away 6 17 25 1.47 11 59 .237 0 0.00 1 0.06 1 1 13 0.76 3 8 11 0.65 33.0 1.9
Neutral 5 17 18 1.06 7 49 .224 2 0.12 2 0.12 0 0 7 0.41 2 10 12 0.71 27.0 1.6
Result Wins 17 50 86 1.72 26 190 .316 6 0.12 6 0.12 1 0 27 0.54 4 24 28 0.56 108.0 2.2
Losses 7 32 45 1.41 18 129 .209 2 0.06 2 0.06 1 1 10 0.31 2 11 13 0.41 54.5 1.7
Month September 11 38 63 1.66 20 164 .262 1 0.03 3 0.08 0 0 15 0.39 0 19 19 0.50 75.5 2.0
October 7 22 31 1.41 13 73 .247 2 0.09 2 0.09 1 1 13 0.59 5 8 13 0.59 42.0 1.9
November 5 18 37 2.06 10 79 .342 5 0.28 3 0.17 1 0 8 0.44 0 6 6 0.33 43.0 2.4
December 1 4 0 0.00 1 3 -.333 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 1 0.25 1 2 3 0.75 2.0 0.5

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