Zander Culbertson

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Zander Culbertson
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Hometown:
    San Jose, Calif.
  • Position:
    RS
  • Year:
    Fr.
  • High School:
    Santa Teresa
  • m
    16
  • k/s
    0.86
  • h %
    .095
  • a/s
    0.00
  • b/s
    0.25
  • sa/s
    0.00
  • d/s
    0.29
Bio

Freshman (2026)

  • Logged time in 16 matches and converted 24 kills in 28 sets
  • Ranked 7th on the team with 0.86 kills per set
  • Posted a season-best 5 kills against Franklin on March 31
  • Racked up 7 total blocks with a pair of 3-block performances

Personal

  • Majoring in exercise science
  • Graduated from Santa Teresa High School in San Jose in 2025
  • Played basketball and volleyball in high school
  • Two-time all-conference selection, including first team as a junior, and member of conference title team as a junior
  • Son of Farah Culbertson
Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Matches 16 13
Sets 28 22
Kills 24 19
Kills per set 0.86 0.86
Errors 16 12
Total Attacks 84 71
Total Attacks per set 3.00 3.23
Hitting Percentage .095 .099
Assists 0 0
Assists per set 0.00 0.00
Service Total Attempts 5 5
Service Aces 0 0
Service Errors 2 2
Service Aces per set 0.00 0.00
Receptions 1 1
Reception Errors 0 0
Digs 8 8
Digs per set 0.29 0.36
Block Solo 1 1
Block Assist 6 6
Block Total 7 7
Blocks per set 0.25 0.32
Block Errors 2 1
Ball Handling Errors 0 0
Points 28.0 23.0
Points per set 1.0 1.0
Matches started 2 2
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Mar 27 at Aquinas (MI) L, 3-0
Mar 28 at Cornerstone (MI) L, 3-0
Mar 31 Franklin W, 3-1
Apr 8 Mount Vernon Nazarene (OH) L, 3-0
Apr 10 at #8 Bethel (IN) L, 3-0
Apr 11 at Goshen (IN) L, 3-0
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Jan 22 Olivet W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Jan 30 Rio Grande L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Feb 3 at #RV Lourdes L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Feb 6 at Roosevelt (IL) L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Feb 10 at #RV Indiana Tech L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Feb 13 at #6 Lawrence Tech L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Feb 17 at Rochester Christian (Mich.) W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Feb 20 Goshen (IN) L, 3-0 - 1 1 0 1 1.000 0 1.0
Feb 21 #10 Bethel (IN) L, 3-0 - 3 2 1 7 .143 0 4.0
Feb 27 #RV Cornerstone (MI) L, 3-0 - 1 0 0 4 .000 0 0.5
Feb 28 Aquinas (MI) W, 3-1 - 1 0 0 3 .000 0 0.0
Mar 6 Olivet Nazarene (IL) L, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Mar 7 at Mount Vernon Nazarene (OH) L, 3-0 - 2 2 2 10 .000 0 2.0
Mar 12 at Franklin L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 at Midway W, 3-2 - 1 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Mar 14 at Kentucky St. L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Mar 17 Indiana Tech L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 Rochester Christian (Mich.) W, 3-0 - 2 3 1 5 .400 0 4.5
Mar 21 #13 Lawrence Tech L, 3-1 - 2 0 0 3 .000 0 0.0
Mar 24 #8 Lourdes L, 3-0 - 1 0 0 2 .000 0 0.0
Mar 27 at Aquinas (MI) L, 3-0 - 1 4 0 5 .800 0 4.0
Mar 28 at Cornerstone (MI) L, 3-0 - 3 2 2 12 .000 0 2.0
Mar 31 Franklin W, 3-1 - 4 5 4 13 .077 0 5.0
Apr 8 Mount Vernon Nazarene (OH) L, 3-0 - 1 0 0 4 .000 0 0.0
Apr 10 at #8 Bethel (IN) L, 3-0 1 2 2 2 7 .000 0 2.0
Apr 11 at Goshen (IN) L, 3-0 1 2 3 4 8 -.125 0 3.0
Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Jan 22 Olivet W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Jan 30 Rio Grande L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Feb 3 at #RV Lourdes L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Feb 6 at Roosevelt (IL) L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Feb 10 at #RV Indiana Tech L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Feb 13 at #6 Lawrence Tech L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Feb 17 at Rochester Christian (Mich.) W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Feb 20 Goshen (IN) L, 3-0 - 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 21 #10 Bethel (IN) L, 3-0 - 3 0 1 2 0 3 0
Feb 27 #RV Cornerstone (MI) L, 3-0 - 1 0 0 1 0 1 0
Feb 28 Aquinas (MI) W, 3-1 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 6 Olivet Nazarene (IL) L, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 7 at Mount Vernon Nazarene (OH) L, 3-0 - 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 12 at Franklin L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 at Midway W, 3-2 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 14 at Kentucky St. L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Mar 17 Indiana Tech L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 Rochester Christian (Mich.) W, 3-0 - 2 1 0 3 0 3 0
Mar 21 #13 Lawrence Tech L, 3-1 - 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 24 #8 Lourdes L, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 27 at Aquinas (MI) L, 3-0 - 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
Mar 28 at Cornerstone (MI) L, 3-0 - 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 31 Franklin W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 1 0 0
Apr 8 Mount Vernon Nazarene (OH) L, 3-0 - 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 10 at #8 Bethel (IN) L, 3-0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 11 at Goshen (IN) L, 3-0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Date Opponent Score ms s ta sa se r re
Jan 22 Olivet W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Jan 30 Rio Grande L, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Feb 3 at #RV Lourdes L, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Feb 6 at Roosevelt (IL) L, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Feb 10 at #RV Indiana Tech L, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Feb 13 at #6 Lawrence Tech L, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Feb 17 at Rochester Christian (Mich.) W, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Feb 20 Goshen (IN) L, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 21 #10 Bethel (IN) L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 27 #RV Cornerstone (MI) L, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 28 Aquinas (MI) W, 3-1 - 1 0 0 0 1 0
Mar 6 Olivet Nazarene (IL) L, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 7 at Mount Vernon Nazarene (OH) L, 3-0 - 2 4 0 1 0 0
Mar 12 at Franklin L, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Mar 13 at Midway W, 3-2 - 1 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 14 at Kentucky St. L, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Mar 17 Indiana Tech L, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Mar 20 Rochester Christian (Mich.) W, 3-0 - 2 1 0 1 0 0
Mar 21 #13 Lawrence Tech L, 3-1 - 2 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 24 #8 Lourdes L, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 27 at Aquinas (MI) L, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 28 at Cornerstone (MI) L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 31 Franklin W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 8 Mount Vernon Nazarene (OH) L, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 10 at #8 Bethel (IN) L, 3-0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 11 at Goshen (IN) L, 3-0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
2025-26 16 28 24 0.86 16 84 3.00 .095 0 0.00 28.0 1.0
Total 16 28 24 0.86 16 84 3.00 .095 0 0.00 28.0 1.0
m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2025-26 16 28 8 0.29 1 6 7 0.25
Total 16 28 8 0.29 1 6 7 0.25
m s ta sa sa/s se r re
2025-26 16 28 5 0 0.00 2 1 0
Total 16 28 5 0 0.00 2 1 0
m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event
Total 16 28 24 0.86 16 84 3.00 .095 0 0.00 28.0 1.0
Conference 13 22 19 0.86 12 71 3.23 .099 0 0.00 23.0 1.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 10 17 11 0.65 6 42 2.47 .119 0 0.00 15.0 0.9
Away 6 11 13 1.18 10 42 3.82 .071 0 0.00 13.0 1.2
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 4 8 8 1.00 5 21 2.63 .143 0 0.00 9.5 1.2
Losses 12 20 16 0.80 11 63 3.15 .079 0 0.00 18.5 0.9
Month
February 4 6 3 0.50 1 15 2.50 .133 0 0.00 5.5 0.9
March 9 17 16 0.94 9 50 2.94 .140 0 0.00 17.5 1.0
April 3 5 5 1.00 6 19 3.80 -.053 0 0.00 5.0 1.0
m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event
Total 16 28 8 0.29 1 6 7 0.25
Conference 13 22 8 0.36 1 6 7 0.32
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 10 17 3 0.18 1 6 7 0.41
Away 6 11 5 0.45 0 0 0 0.00
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 4 8 1 0.13 0 3 3 0.38
Losses 12 20 7 0.35 1 3 4 0.20
Month
February 4 6 1 0.17 1 3 4 0.67
March 9 17 5 0.29 0 3 3 0.18
April 3 5 2 0.40 0 0 0 0.00
m s ta sa sa/s se r re
Event
Total 16 28 5 0 0.00 2 1 0
Conference 13 22 5 0 0.00 2 1 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 10 17 1 0 0.00 1 1 0
Away 6 11 4 0 0.00 1 0 0
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 4 8 1 0 0.00 1 1 0
Losses 12 20 4 0 0.00 1 0 0
Month
February 4 6 0 0 0.00 0 1 0
March 9 17 5 0 0.00 2 0 0
April 3 5 0 0 0.00 0 0 0
News mentions
Defiance picks up four-set win over Franklin on Tuesday
  • Article
  • March 31, 2026
Defiance picks up four-set win over Franklin on Tuesday
  • March 31, 2026
DC loses at Aquinas in straight sets on Friday
  • Article
  • March 27, 2026
DC loses at Aquinas in straight sets on Friday
  • March 27, 2026
Yellow Jackets sweep Rochester Christian on Friday
  • Article
  • March 20, 2026
Yellow Jackets sweep Rochester Christian on Friday
  • March 20, 2026