Alexis Pierce

4 Alexis Pierce
Alexis Pierce
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Hometown:
    Wauseon, Ohio
  • Position:
    MB
  • Year:
    Jr
  • High School:
    Wauseon
  • Major:
    Early Childhood Education
  • m
    30
  • k/s
    3.28
  • h %
    .253
  • a/s
    0.01
  • b/s
    0.83
  • sa/s
    0.11
  • d/s
    0.96
Bio

Junior (2012): Grabbed the start in 29-of-30 matches on the season with a total of 109 sets played … On the offensive side, ranked first with 358 kills and a 3.28 kills per set average, while finishing second in hitting efficiency at .253 … Her kills per set average was good for fourth-best in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference … Notched a team leading 41 solo blocks, 93 total blocks and a .85 blocks per set average … Finished tied for second with 52 block assists … Concluded 2012 campaign as the top points scorer at 437.0 and tallied six matches of 20 or more points … Also was tops on the team with a 4.01 points per set average that ranked second in the conference … Recorded DC’s single-match season-high in kills with 23 during a five set victory over Centre on September 9 … Totaled 15 kills or more in nine matches … Also recorded DC’s single-match season-high for blocks with 12 against Olivet in a five-set victory on September 1 … Led team in solo blocks during conference action with eight … Chosen for HCAC Player to Watch List … Selected to the all-tournament team for the Rose-Hulman Invitational, Pioneer Classic and HCAC Tournament … Named All HCAC and earned HCAC Academic All-Conference.

Sophomore (2011): Accrued 108 sets and 27 starts in 30 matches …Fourth on the team in kills with 156, while ranking third in attack percentage with a clip of .256 … Attacking percentage rose to .312 in team’s 14 victories … Totaled a season-high 11 kills in a five-set victory over Concordia on September 9 … Compiled at least 10 kills in five matches … Recorded DC’s single-match season-high in blocks with 12 against Marietta in a five-set victory on September 16 … Second on the squad in total blocks with 91 and an average of 0.84 per set … Recorded 10 or more blocks on two separate occasions … Led team in block assists during non-conference action with 60 … Reached an attack percentage of .500 or higher three times … Awarded HCAC Academic All-Conference honors.

Freshman (2010): Competed for the Defiance College women’s basketball team … Played in 25 contests and averaged 4.4 points and 3.0 rebounds in just over 10 minutes per game.

Prep: Four-year letterwinner for coach Robin Fisher at Wauseon High … First-Team Northwest Ohio Athletic League and District seven honors as a senior … Named Second-Team Northwest Ohio Athletic League as a junior and Honorable Mention as a sophomore ... Member of National Honor Society and Academic Honor Roll … Also played on the basketball team that was NWOAL League Champions from 2008-2010.

Personal: Alexis Pierce … Daughter of Michael and Peggy Pierce … Majoring in early childhood education.

 

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Matches 30 8
Sets 109 29
Kills 358 78
Kills per set 3.28 2.69
Errors 111 29
Total Attacks 978 251
Total Attacks per set 8.97 8.66
Hitting Percentage .253 .195
Assists 1 0
Assists per set 0.01 0.00
Service Total Attempts 13 -
Service Aces 12 0
Service Errors 15 0
Service Aces per set 0.11 0.00
Receptions 1 -
Reception Errors 14 7
Digs 105 15
Digs per set 0.96 0.52
Block Solo 41 8
Block Assist 50 10
Block Total 91 18
Blocks per set 0.83 0.62
Block Errors 32 5
Ball Handling Errors 0 0
Points 436.0 91.0
Points per set 4.0 3.1
Matches started 26 4
Recent results
Recent Games
Date Opponent Result
Oct 20 at Case Western Reserve L, 3-2
Oct 20 vs. Muskingum W, 3-0
Oct 21 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 3-1
Oct 24 Bluffton W, 3-0
Oct 30 Hanover (Ind.) W, 3-1
Nov 3 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 3-0
Game Log - Offense
Game Log - Serve/Receive
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Aug 31 vs. Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-1 1 4 15 4 28 .393 0 21.5
Aug 31 vs. Franklin (Ind.) W, 3-0 1 3 7 2 22 .227 0 12.5
Sep 1 at Kalamazoo L, 3-2 1 5 16 4 38 .316 0 21.0
Sep 1 vs. Olivet (Mich.) W, 3-2 1 5 18 4 39 .359 0 24.0
Sep 8 vs. Webster W, 3-0 1 3 10 3 30 .233 0 12.5
Sep 8 vs. DePauw L, 3-0 1 3 6 2 19 .211 0 7.0
Sep 9 vs. Millikin W, 3-1 1 4 15 3 37 .324 0 19.0
Sep 9 vs. Centre (Ky.) W, 3-2 1 5 23 5 52 .346 0 26.5
Sep 11 Heidelberg L, 3-0 1 3 10 2 19 .421 0 11.5
Sep 14 vs. Adrian (Mich.) W, 3-0 1 3 14 4 33 .303 1 17.0
Sep 14 vs. Hiram L, 3-1 1 4 21 6 44 .341 0 22.5
Sep 15 vs. Ohio Wesleyan W, 3-0 1 3 9 6 32 .094 0 12.0
Sep 15 vs. Trine (Ind.) L, 3-1 1 4 12 6 36 .167 0 14.0
Sep 21 vs. Chatham W, 3-0 1 3 8 2 18 .333 0 12.5
Sep 21 vs. Trinity Christian L, 3-0 1 3 8 2 33 .182 0 12.0
Sep 22 vs. Mount Union L, 3-0 1 3 10 3 28 .250 0 12.0
Sep 22 vs. Carroll (Wis.) L, 3-1 1 4 15 5 44 .227 0 15.0
Sep 26 Earlham (Ind.) W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Franklin (Ind.) W, 3-0 1 3 10 1 35 .257 0 10.0
Sep 29 vs. Ind.-Kokomo W, 3-0 1 3 13 3 30 .333 0 13.0
Oct 3 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 6 2 23 .174 0 8.5
Oct 6 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 3-1 - 4 10 1 34 .265 0 11.5
Oct 13 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 3-1 1 4 11 8 43 .070 0 14.5
Oct 14 Hanover (Ind.) W, 3-2 1 5 10 4 28 .214 0 11.5
Oct 17 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 4 6 21 -.095 0 6.0
Oct 20 at Case Western Reserve L, 3-2 1 5 15 3 50 .240 0 15.0
Oct 20 vs. Muskingum W, 3-0 1 3 12 5 30 .233 0 13.5
Oct 21 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 3-1 1 4 14 4 41 .244 0 15.0
Oct 24 Bluffton W, 3-0 - 3 13 3 26 .385 0 14.0
Oct 30 Hanover (Ind.) W, 3-1 1 4 16 5 36 .306 0 20.5
Nov 3 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 3-0 1 3 7 3 29 .138 0 10.5
Game Log - Defense
Game Log - Serve/Receive
Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Aug 31 vs. Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-1 1 4 0 3 7 5 10 0
Aug 31 vs. Franklin (Ind.) W, 3-0 1 3 0 3 1 1 4 0
Sep 1 at Kalamazoo L, 3-2 1 5 3 2 4 1 6 0
Sep 1 vs. Olivet (Mich.) W, 3-2 1 5 7 0 12 1 12 0
Sep 8 vs. Webster W, 3-0 1 3 4 2 1 2 3 0
Sep 8 vs. DePauw L, 3-0 1 3 1 0 2 0 2 0
Sep 9 vs. Millikin W, 3-1 1 4 1 2 2 0 4 0
Sep 9 vs. Centre (Ky.) W, 3-2 1 5 7 2 1 1 3 0
Sep 11 Heidelberg L, 3-0 1 3 1 1 1 0 2 0
Sep 14 vs. Adrian (Mich.) W, 3-0 1 3 2 3 0 0 3 0
Sep 14 vs. Hiram L, 3-1 1 4 9 1 1 3 2 0
Sep 15 vs. Ohio Wesleyan W, 3-0 1 3 11 2 2 0 4 0
Sep 15 vs. Trine (Ind.) L, 3-1 1 4 13 2 0 1 2 0
Sep 21 vs. Chatham W, 3-0 1 3 4 1 1 0 2 0
Sep 21 vs. Trinity Christian L, 3-0 1 3 6 4 0 1 4 0
Sep 22 vs. Mount Union L, 3-0 1 3 1 2 0 0 2 0
Sep 22 vs. Carroll (Wis.) L, 3-1 1 4 2 0 0 1 0 0
Sep 26 Earlham (Ind.) W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Franklin (Ind.) W, 3-0 1 3 2 0 0 2 0 0
Sep 29 vs. Ind.-Kokomo W, 3-0 1 3 5 0 0 2 0 0
Oct 3 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 2 2 1 0 3 0
Oct 6 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 3-1 - 4 2 1 1 0 2 0
Oct 13 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 3-1 1 4 2 2 3 2 5 0
Oct 14 Hanover (Ind.) W, 3-2 1 5 0 1 1 0 2 0
Oct 17 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 1 1 2 0 3 0
Oct 20 at Case Western Reserve L, 3-2 1 5 1 0 0 2 0 0
Oct 20 vs. Muskingum W, 3-0 1 3 0 1 1 1 2 0
Oct 21 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 3-1 1 4 6 0 2 0 2 0
Oct 24 Bluffton W, 3-0 - 3 0 1 0 1 1 0
Oct 30 Hanover (Ind.) W, 3-1 1 4 8 2 1 5 3 0
Nov 3 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 3-0 1 3 4 0 3 0 3 0
Game Log - Serve/Receive
Game Log - Serve/Receive
Date Opponent Score ms s ta sa se r re
Aug 31 vs. Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-1 1 4 0 0 1 0 0
Aug 31 vs. Franklin (Ind.) W, 3-0 1 3 0 2 2 0 0
Sep 1 at Kalamazoo L, 3-2 1 5 0 1 1 0 0
Sep 1 vs. Olivet (Mich.) W, 3-2 1 5 0 0 1 0 1
Sep 8 vs. Webster W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 2 0 0
Sep 8 vs. DePauw L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1
Sep 9 vs. Millikin W, 3-1 1 4 0 1 1 0 0
Sep 9 vs. Centre (Ky.) W, 3-2 1 5 0 1 0 0 0
Sep 11 Heidelberg L, 3-0 1 3 3 0 2 1 1
Sep 14 vs. Adrian (Mich.) W, 3-0 1 3 - 0 0 - 1
Sep 14 vs. Hiram L, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 15 vs. Ohio Wesleyan W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 15 vs. Trine (Ind.) L, 3-1 1 4 - 0 2 - 1
Sep 21 vs. Chatham W, 3-0 1 3 0 3 1 0 0
Sep 21 vs. Trinity Christian L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1
Sep 22 vs. Mount Union L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 22 vs. Carroll (Wis.) L, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 26 Earlham (Ind.) W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Franklin (Ind.) W, 3-0 1 3 - 0 0 - 0
Sep 29 vs. Ind.-Kokomo W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 3 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 - 0 0 - 0
Oct 6 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 3-1 - 4 - 0 0 - 2
Oct 13 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 3-1 1 4 - 0 0 - 0
Oct 14 Hanover (Ind.) W, 3-2 1 5 - 0 0 - 1
Oct 17 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 - 0 0 - 0
Oct 20 at Case Western Reserve L, 3-2 1 5 0 0 1 0 0
Oct 20 vs. Muskingum W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 21 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 3-1 1 4 - 0 0 - 3
Oct 24 Bluffton W, 3-0 - 3 - 0 0 - 1
Oct 30 Hanover (Ind.) W, 3-1 1 4 10 2 1 0 0
Nov 3 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 3-0 1 3 - 2 0 - 1
Career Stats - Offense
Statistic m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
2011-12 30 108 156 1.44 49 418 3.87 .256 1 0.01 216.0 2.0
2012-13 30 109 358 3.28 111 978 8.97 .253 1 0.01 436.0 4.0
2013-14 25 93 236 2.54 58 613 6.59 .290 2 0.02 292.0 3.1
Total 85 310 750 2.42 218 2009 6.48 .265 4 0.01 944.0 3.0
Career Stats - Defense
Statistic m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2011-12 30 108 34 0.31 17 74 91 0.84
2012-13 30 109 105 0.96 41 50 91 0.83
2013-14 25 93 69 0.74 17 50 67 0.72
Total 85 310 208 0.67 75 174 249 0.80
Career Stats - Serve/Receive
Statistic m s ta sa sa/s se r re
2011-12 30 108 40 6 0.06 20 2 5
2012-13 30 109 13 12 0.11 15 1 14
2013-14 25 93 53 14 0.15 10 23 4
Total 85 310 106 32 0.10 45 26 23
Split Stats - Offense
Statistic m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event
Total 30 109 358 3.28 111 978 8.97 .253 1 0.01 436.0 4.0
Conference 8 29 78 2.69 29 251 8.66 .195 0 0.00 91.0 3.1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 6 23 74 3.22 26 193 8.39 .249 0 0.00 87.0 3.8
Away 7 26 68 2.62 20 230 8.85 .209 0 0.00 82.5 3.2
Neutral 17 60 216 3.60 65 555 9.25 .272 1 0.02 266.5 4.4
Result
Wins 17 60 203 3.38 62 520 8.67 .271 1 0.02 254.5 4.2
Losses 13 49 155 3.16 49 458 9.35 .231 0 0.00 181.5 3.7
Month
August 2 7 22 3.14 6 50 7.14 .320 0 0.00 34.0 4.9
September 17 61 218 3.57 61 567 9.30 .277 1 0.02 261.5 4.3
October 10 38 111 2.92 41 332 8.74 .211 0 0.00 130.0 3.4
November 1 3 7 2.33 3 29 9.67 .138 0 0.00 10.5 3.5
Split Stats - Defense
Statistic m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event
Total 30 109 105 0.96 41 50 91 0.83
Conference 8 29 15 0.52 8 10 18 0.62
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 6 23 17 0.74 7 8 15 0.65
Away 7 26 15 0.58 6 11 17 0.65
Neutral 17 60 73 1.22 28 31 59 0.98
Result
Wins 17 60 54 0.90 26 33 59 0.98
Losses 13 49 51 1.04 15 17 32 0.65
Month
August 2 7 0 0.00 6 8 14 2.00
September 17 61 79 1.30 24 27 51 0.84
October 10 38 22 0.58 11 12 23 0.61
November 1 3 4 1.33 0 3 3 1.00
Split Stats - Serve/Receive
Statistic m s ta sa sa/s se r re
Event
Total 30 109 13 12 0.11 15 1 14
Conference 8 29 - 0 0.00 0 - 7
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 6 23 13 2 0.09 3 1 6
Away 7 26 0 3 0.12 2 0 3
Neutral 17 60 0 7 0.12 10 0 5
Result
Wins 17 60 10 9 0.15 9 0 4
Losses 13 49 3 3 0.06 6 1 10
Month
August 2 7 0 2 0.29 3 0 0
September 17 61 3 6 0.10 10 1 6
October 10 38 10 2 0.05 2 0 7
November 1 3 - 2 0.67 0 - 1
News mentions
29 DC Student-Athletes Honored on Fall HCAC Academic-Team
29 DC Student-Athletes Honored on Fall HCAC Academic-Team

GREENWOOD, Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference announced its fall honorees for the Tom Bohlsen Academic All-HCAC Team, with Defiance placing 29 student-athletes on the list.

Brenner Named HCAC Coach of the Year After First Season
Brenner Named HCAC Coach of the Year After First Season

DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference handed out its end-of-season honors on Wednesday morning and the Defiance College volleyball program earned a number of accolades.

Pierce Named to Heartland All-Tournament Team
Pierce Named to Heartland All-Tournament Team

DEFIANCE, Ohio – Alexis Pierce added another honor to her long list of accolades for the 2012 Yellow Jacket volleyball season, as the junior was placed on the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference All-Tournament Team.

DC Volleyball Falls to Mount in HCAC Semifinals
DC Volleyball Falls to Mount in HCAC Semifinals

CINCINNATI, Ohio – The 2012 season came to a close on Saturday for the DC volleyball squad, as the Yellow Jackets fell in straight sets to the top-seeded Mount St. Joseph Lions in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament Semifinals.

DC Volleyball Wins Thriller to Seal Berth into HCAC Semis
DC Volleyball Wins Thriller to Seal Berth into HCAC Semis

DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Yellow Jacket volleyball team hosted its first home Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament match on Tuesday evening, as Defiance played Hanover in the quarterfinals.

Engineers Overpower Yellow Jackets in Four-Set Defeat
Engineers Overpower Yellow Jackets in Four-Set Defeat

DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College volleyball team entered Sunday tied for third place in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference standings with Rose-Hulman.

Ludeman Powers Purple and Gold to Vital HCAC Victory
Ludeman Powers Purple and Gold to Vital HCAC Victory

DEFIANCE, Ohio – The DC volleyball team desperately needed a victory after a four-set loss on Saturday night against the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference’s top team Transylvania.

Pioneers Topple Defiance to Remain Perfect in Conference
Pioneers Topple Defiance to Remain Perfect in Conference

DEFIANCE, Ohio – The DC volleyball team was defeated in four-sets on Saturday evening by the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference first place Transylvania Pioneers.

DC Volleyball Falls to Mount St. Joseph in First HCAC Defeat
DC Volleyball Falls to Mount St. Joseph in First HCAC Defeat

CINCINNATI – The Yellow Jacket volleyball team suffered its first Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference loss of the season at the hands of the Lions from Mount St. Joseph, who remain undefeated in conference play. Defiance was defeated in four sets by scores of 25-23, 24-26, 25-19, and 25-17.

DC Volleyball Remains Unblemished in HCAC Play at Franklin
DC Volleyball Remains Unblemished in HCAC Play at Franklin

FRANKLIN, Ind. – The Yellow Jacket volleyball team is off to its best start in Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference play in three seasons.

Jackets Drop Two Matches in Final Day of Gargoyle Classic
Jackets Drop Two Matches in Final Day of Gargoyle Classic

CHICAGO – The Defiance College volleyball team wrapped up the second and final day of the Gargoyle Classic in Chicago. The day did not go as planned for the Purple and Gold, as the Jackets lost matches against No. 18 Mount Union and Carroll.

DC Serves Up Record-Breaking Performance at Gargoyle Classic
DC Serves Up Record-Breaking Performance at Gargoyle Classic

CHICAGO – The Yellow Jacket volleyball squad set a team record for most aces in a match on Friday during their first match of the Gargoyle Classic.

Purple and Gold Finish .500 at Pioneer Classic Over the Weekend
Purple and Gold Finish .500 at Pioneer Classic Over the Weekend

MARIETTA, Ohio – The Defiance College volleyball team ended up splitting a pair of matches on days one and two at Marietta over the weekend.

DC Defeats Adrian, Falls to Hiram in Tourney Opening Day
DC Defeats Adrian, Falls to Hiram in Tourney Opening Day

MARIETTA, Ohio – The Defiance College volleyball team squared off against a familiar face on Friday evening, as the Jackets played Adrian College, which is led by previous DC head coach David Kwan.

Yellow Jacket Attack Not Enough Against No. 21 Heidelberg
Yellow Jacket Attack Not Enough Against No. 21 Heidelberg

DEFIANCE, Ohio – After passing its toughest test of the season on Sunday with a four-set win over undefeated Millikin and a win over Centre, the Yellow Jackets’ volleyball team faced its biggest challenge of the season Tuesday evening when it hosted 21st ranked Heidelberg.

Defiance Volleyball Wins Two, Off to Best Start Since 2004
Defiance Volleyball Wins Two, Off to Best Start Since 2004

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – First year head coach Brie Brenner has instilled a new attitude into the Defiance College volleyball team to begin the 2012 season.

DC Volleyball Earns a Split in Day One of Rose-Hulman Invite
DC Volleyball Earns a Split in Day One of Rose-Hulman Invite

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – The Yellow Jacket volleyball team traveled to Terre Haute this weekend for the Rose-Hulman Invitational. Defiance recorded both a win and a loss during the first day of action on Saturday against Webster and DePauw.

Kalik’s Monster Match Improves Jackets Record to 3-1
Kalik’s Monster Match Improves Jackets Record to 3-1

KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The Yellow Jacket volleyball team had a thrilling final day of action in the Green Hornet Invitational, as the team split a pair of five-set matches against Kalamazoo and Olivet on Saturday.

Yellow Jackets Defeat HCAC Foes in First Night of Season
Yellow Jackets Defeat HCAC Foes in First Night of Season

KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The Defiance College volleyball team got off to its best start since 2005 on Friday evening, winning its opening matches against Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference opponents Anderson and Franklin by scores of 3-1 and 3-0 respectively.

Yellow Jacket Volleyball Ready for Upcoming Season
Yellow Jacket Volleyball Ready for Upcoming Season

DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College volleyball team has many new faces this season, both on the court and on the sideline.

HCAC Tabs Four Yellow Jackets as Players to Watch
HCAC Tabs Four Yellow Jackets as Players to Watch

GREENWOOD, Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference has released its preseason coaches’ poll and Defiance College is placed sixth out of the ten squads.