5 Grace Novotny
Grace Novotny
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Wauwatosa, Wis.
  • High School:
    Divine Savior Holy Angels
  • Position:
    DS
  • m
    32
  • k/s
    0.02
  • h %
    .000
  • a/s
    0.27
  • b/s
    0.00
  • sa/s
    0.28
  • d/s
    2.13

Bio

Spring 2021: Appeared in 13 matches and tallied 105 digs (2.33 per set) … Added 12 service aces and eight assists … Had four matches with double-digit digs … Had a season-high 15 digs at Grand Valley State (Mar. 26) and 14 digs against Ferris State (Apr. 10) in the GLIAC Semifinal … Tallied 11 digs versus Lake Superior State (Feb. 20) and at Northern Michigan (Apr. 3).

2019: Appeared in 32 matches and 111 sets … Ranked third on the team with 306 digs and 3.45 digs per set … Also added 25 assists (0.23 per set) and 19 service aces (0.17 per set) … Had double-digit digs in 16 matches … Tallied a career-high 27 digs and four assists at St. Cloud State (Sept. 13) … Had 18 digs in the GLIAC Championship match at Ferris State (Nov. 24) … Notched four service aces versus Cedarville (Oct. 19).

2018: Appeared in all 30 matches and played in all 113 sets from the defensive specialist position … Made first collegiate start against Alaska (Aug. 24) … Finished third on the team with 319 digs (2.82 per set) … Also recorded 26 service aces (0.23 per set) and 25 assists (0.22 per set) … Had 17 matches with double-digit digs … Recorded season-high 18 digs vs. against Ferris State (Sept. 15 & Nov. 2).

High School: A three-year starter for Divine Savior Holy Angels High School... As a senior, led high school team to the 2017 State Semifinalists as team captain... Earned First Team All-Conference and Second Team All-State honors... Was First Team All-Conference, Third Team All-Area, Third Team All-State in 2016... Was a Wisconsin Division 1 State Champion in 2015 and Honorable Mention All-Conference... Won a Premier Division AAU National Championship in 2014 and was named Premier Division MVP.

Personal: Enjoys hanging out with friends and shopping … Daughter of Joe and Kim Novotny … Mother played volleyball and father football at St. Norbert College … Has two young brothers, Jack and Will … Born on January 18, 2000 … Majoring in Electrical Engineering with a minor in Economics.

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 32 15
Sets 113 48
Kills 2 2
Kills per set 0.02 0.04
Errors 2 1
Total Attacks 11 6
Hitting Percentage .000 .167
Assists 31 10
Assists per set 0.27 0.21
Service Aces 32 18
Service Errors 24 10
Service Aces per set 0.28 0.38
Receptions 372 141
Reception Errors 23 10
Digs 241 98
Digs per set 2.13 2.04
Block Solo 0 0
Block Assist 0 0
Block Total 0 0
Blocks per set 0.00 0.00
Block Errors 0 0
Ball Handling Errors 0 0
Points 34.0 20.0
Points per set 0.3 0.4
Matches started 12 5
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 0 0 0 - 2 0 2 12 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 3 Minnesota State L, 3-2 1 5 0 1 1 -1.000 2 0 1 15 2 10 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 3 St. Cloud State L, 3-2 1 5 0 0 0 - 0 1 0 28 3 10 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 4 Concordia-St. Paul L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 1 1 0 14 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 10 vs. McKendree W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 1 0 8 1 10 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 10 vs. NW Missouri State W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 1 1 1 8 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 11 vs. Lake Erie W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 - 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 11 at Illinois-Springfield W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 1 0 1 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 17 Grand Valley State L, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 - 2 1 0 27 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 18 Davenport W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 0 1 6 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 19 Ferris State W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 1 2 0 12 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Sep 24 at Lake Superior State W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 2 .500 0 0 0 13 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 25 at Northwood W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 .000 0 1 1 6 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Oct 1 Wayne State W, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 - 1 1 2 23 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Oct 2 Saginaw Valley State W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 9 Northern Michigan W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 3 1 3 9 1 10 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Oct 15 vs. Lewis W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 .000 1 0 1 18 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 15 vs. Missouri S&T W, 3-2 1 5 0 0 0 - 2 2 0 22 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Oct 16 vs. Hillsdale W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 2 1 1 14 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Oct 22 at Parkside W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 1 1 6 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Oct 23 at Purdue Northwest W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 .000 1 4 0 7 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 4.0
Oct 26 at Minnesota Duluth L, 3-2 - 5 0 0 1 .000 1 1 2 6 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Oct 30 at Northern Michigan W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 1 1.000 0 2 1 9 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Nov 5 Northwood W, 3-0 1 3 0 1 1 -1.000 0 0 0 12 1 13 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Nov 6 Lake Superior State W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 1 1 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Nov 12 at Saginaw Valley State W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 - 2 2 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Nov 13 at Wayne State W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 2 0 6 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Nov 17 Northwood W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 - 1 1 0 11 1 13 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Nov 20 Davenport W, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 - 3 1 1 22 2 14 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Nov 21 Ferris State L, 3-2 1 5 0 0 0 - 2 1 1 25 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Dec 2 vs. Wayne State W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 1 .000 2 1 1 8 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Dec 3 vs. Hillsdale L, 3-2 - 5 0 0 1 .000 0 2 1 12 0 15 0 0 0 0 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 30 113 5 0.04 0 14 .357 25 0.22 26 0.23 358 28 319 2.82 0 0 0 0.00 31.0 0.3
2019-20 32 111 3 0.03 0 15 .200 25 0.23 19 0.17 257 23 306 2.76 0 0 0 0.00 22.0 0.2
2020-21 13 45 0 0.00 0 2 .000 8 0.18 12 0.27 158 9 105 2.33 0 0 0 0.00 12.0 0.3
2021-22 32 113 2 0.02 2 11 .000 31 0.27 32 0.28 372 23 241 2.13 0 0 0 0.00 34.0 0.3
2022-23 30 104 7 0.07 2 16 .313 15 0.14 43 0.41 339 19 234 2.25 0 0 0 0.00 50.0 0.5
Total 137 486 17 0.03 4 58 .224 104 0.21 132 0.27 1484 102 1205 2.48 0 0 0 0.00 149.0 0.3
    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 32 113 2 0.02 2 11 .000 31 0.27 32 0.28 372 23 241 2.13 0 0 0 0.00 34.0 0.3
Conference 15 48 2 0.04 1 6 .167 10 0.21 18 0.38 141 10 98 2.04 0 0 0 0.00 20.0 0.4
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 15 55 0 0.00 2 2 -1.000 18 0.33 11 0.20 221 14 123 2.24 0 0 0 0.00 11.0 0.2
Away 9 29 2 0.07 0 6 .333 5 0.17 13 0.45 60 4 62 2.14 0 0 0 0.00 15.0 0.5
Neutral 8 29 0 0.00 0 3 .000 8 0.28 8 0.28 91 5 56 1.93 0 0 0 0.00 8.0 0.3
Result Wins 25 80 2 0.03 1 8 .125 23 0.29 25 0.31 245 17 171 2.14 0 0 0 0.00 27.0 0.3
Losses 7 33 0 0.00 1 3 -.333 8 0.24 7 0.21 127 6 70 2.12 0 0 0 0.00 7.0 0.2
Month September 13 44 1 0.02 1 4 .000 10 0.23 8 0.18 157 11 86 1.95 0 0 0 0.00 9.0 0.2
October 10 35 1 0.03 0 4 .250 11 0.31 13 0.37 117 6 63 1.80 0 0 0 0.00 14.0 0.4
November 7 24 0 0.00 1 1 -1.000 8 0.33 8 0.33 78 6 73 3.04 0 0 0 0.00 8.0 0.3
December 2 10 0 0.00 0 2 .000 2 0.20 3 0.30 20 0 19 1.90 0 0 0 0.00 3.0 0.3

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