19 Janie Grindland
Janie Grindland
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Woodbury, Minn.
  • High School:
    East Ridge
  • Position:
    MB
  • m
    30
  • k/s
    1.61
  • h %
    .271
  • a/s
    0.11
  • b/s
    0.77
  • sa/s
    0.29
  • d/s
    0.60

Bio

2021: Named a team captain for the 2022 season … Named to GLIAC Academic All-Excellence Team … Appeared in 24 matches and tallied 131 kills, averaging 1.6 per set while hitting .273 … Also added 41 blocks, 37 digs, and eight service aces … Tallied 10 kills, two assists, and two blocks against Minnesota State (Sept. 2) … Notched 10 kills versus Northwood (Nov. 17) … Had seven kills and five blocks at Northwood (Sept. 25).

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 holds a 3.74 GPA.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Oct 28 at Wayne State L, 3-0
Oct 29 at Saginaw Valley State W, 3-2
Nov 4 Parkside W, 3-1
Nov 5 Purdue Northwest W, 3-0
Nov 9 at Wayne State W, 3-0
Nov 11 at Ferris State L, 3-1
  Overall Conf
Matches 30 18
Sets 102 64
Kills 164 101
Kills per set 1.61 1.58
Errors 59 39
Total Attacks 387 251
Hitting Percentage .271 .247
Assists 11 6
Assists per set 0.11 0.09
Service Aces 30 20
Service Errors 13 5
Service Aces per set 0.29 0.31
Receptions 6 2
Reception Errors 0 0
Digs 61 35
Digs per set 0.60 0.55
Block Solo 14 10
Block Assist 65 38
Block Total 79 48
Blocks per set 0.77 0.75
Block Errors 6 5
Ball Handling Errors 1 1
Points 240.5 150.0
Points per set 2.4 2.3
Matches started 29 17
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Aug 26 vs. Cal Poly Pomona W, 3-0 1 3 6 1 11 .455 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 8.0
Aug 26 vs. Academy of Art W, 3-0 1 3 5 0 11 .455 1 1 0 0 0 5 1 2 0 3 0 8.0
Aug 27 vs. Cal St. Dom. Hills W, 3-0 1 3 5 2 9 .333 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.0
Aug 27 at Cal St. Monterey Bay W, 3-0 1 3 2 3 12 -.083 1 3 0 1 0 4 0 3 1 3 0 6.5
Sep 2 vs. Upper Iowa T, 0-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 2 vs. McKendree L, 3-1 1 4 5 3 14 .143 1 0 2 1 0 7 0 4 0 4 0 7.0
Sep 3 vs. Illinois-Springfield W, 3-0 1 3 9 0 10 .900 0 2 1 1 0 1 1 5 0 6 0 14.5
Sep 3 vs. Minnesota Crookston W, 3-0 1 3 6 1 10 .500 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 2 0 3 0 8.0
Sep 9 Davenport L, 3-2 - 5 7 0 18 .389 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 4 0 4 0 9.0
Sep 10 Grand Valley State L, 3-0 1 3 9 4 20 .250 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 10.5
Sep 16 Ferris State L, 3-0 1 3 6 2 14 .286 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.0
Sep 17 Lake Superior State W, 3-0 1 3 6 2 16 .250 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 5 0 9.5
Sep 20 at Northern Michigan L, 3-0 1 3 3 4 11 -.091 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4.0
Sep 23 at Purdue Northwest W, 3-0 1 3 4 0 9 .444 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 6.0
Sep 24 at Parkside W, 3-2 1 5 7 4 15 .200 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 11.0
Sep 30 at Lake Superior State W, 3-0 1 3 4 0 9 .444 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 5.0
Oct 1 at Ferris State L, 3-1 1 4 4 3 13 .077 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 4.5
Oct 7 Saginaw Valley State W, 3-1 1 4 4 3 16 .063 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 3 0 8.0
Oct 8 Wayne State W, 3-0 1 3 8 2 15 .400 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 5 0 13.5
Oct 14 vs. Ashland L, 3-0 1 1 0 2 3 -.667 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 14 vs. Indianapolis W, 3-2 1 5 5 2 19 .158 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 7.5
Oct 15 vs. Cedarville (Ohio) W, 3-0 1 3 3 1 9 .222 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 3 0 5.0
Oct 21 at Grand Valley State W, 3-1 1 4 7 2 14 .357 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 9.5
Oct 22 at Davenport L, 3-0 1 3 1 4 9 -.333 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 4.0
Oct 25 Northern Michigan W, 3-0 1 3 3 1 8 .250 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 4 0 7.5
Oct 28 at Wayne State L, 3-0 1 3 6 0 16 .375 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 4 0 10.0
Oct 29 at Saginaw Valley State W, 3-2 1 5 7 6 21 .048 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 4 1 4 1 11.0
Nov 4 Parkside W, 3-1 1 4 6 1 14 .357 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 5 0 6 0 10.5
Nov 5 Purdue Northwest W, 3-0 1 3 9 1 13 .615 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 10.5
Nov 9 at Wayne State W, 3-0 1 3 5 2 9 .333 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 7.0
Nov 11 at Ferris State L, 3-1 1 4 12 3 19 .474 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 13.0
  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 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
Conference 18 64 101 1.58 39 251 .247 6 0.09 20 0.31 2 0 35 0.55 10 38 48 0.75 150.0 2.3
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 9 31 58 1.87 16 134 .313 3 0.10 10 0.32 1 0 16 0.52 5 24 29 0.94 85.0 2.7
Away 12 43 62 1.44 31 157 .197 4 0.09 14 0.33 3 0 24 0.56 5 21 26 0.60 91.5 2.1
Neutral 9 28 44 1.57 12 96 .333 4 0.14 6 0.21 2 0 21 0.75 4 20 24 0.86 64.0 2.3
Result Wins 20 69 111 1.61 34 250 .308 9 0.13 25 0.36 2 0 36 0.52 12 49 61 0.88 172.5 2.5
Losses 10 33 53 1.61 25 137 .204 2 0.06 5 0.15 4 0 25 0.76 2 16 18 0.55 68.0 2.1
Month August 4 12 18 1.50 6 43 .279 4 0.33 6 0.50 1 0 10 0.83 1 7 8 0.67 28.5 2.4
September 11 38 66 1.74 20 146 .315 3 0.08 8 0.21 4 0 27 0.71 5 23 28 0.74 90.5 2.4
October 11 38 48 1.26 26 143 .154 4 0.11 13 0.34 0 0 19 0.50 7 25 32 0.84 80.5 2.1
November 4 14 32 2.29 7 55 .455 0 0.00 3 0.21 1 0 5 0.36 1 10 11 0.79 41.0 2.9

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