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- Height:
- 6-5
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- Hometown:
- Altoona, PA
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- Position:
- OPP
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- Year:
- So
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- High School:
- Altoona
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- m
- 26
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- k/s
- 3.04
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- h %
- .171
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- a/s
- 0.11
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- b/s
- 0.48
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- sa/s
- 0.53
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- d/s
- 1.36
Bio
2025: Played in all 27 matches for the Lions during his freshman campaign with the Penn State Altoona men’s volleyball program, appearing in 99 of the team’s 100 sets…was voted the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference’s Newcomer of the Year…was also a first-team All-AMCC selection…led the conference in points (418.5), kills (333), service aces (52), and service aces per set (0.53)…also ranked second in the AMCC in points per set (4.2) and kills per set (3.36), fifth in block assists (49), seventh in digs (180), eighth in total blocks (58), 10th in digs per set (1.82), 11th in blocks per set (0.59), 12th in hitting percentage (.175) and solo blocks (9)…was a three-time AMCC Offensive Player of the Week pick, earning the recognition on Feb. 24, Mar. 3, and Apr. 8…took a spot on the AMCC Academic All-Conference team as a Peak Performer.
High School: Mid-Penn Commonwealth Division first-team all-star selection in both 2023 and 2024...was PVCA first-team all-district in 2022, 2023, and 2024...was the Altoona Area High School MVP in the 2022 and 2023 seasons...finished his high school career ranked fourth all-time in kills at AAHS...four-year honor roll student.
Personal: Son of Jeanine and John Fries...majoring in Architectural Engineering.
Player Profile
|   | Overall | Conf | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 26 | 12 | ||
| Sets | 92 | 43 | ||
| Kills | 280 | 152 | ||
| Kills per set | 3.04 | 3.53 | ||
| Errors | 151 | 64 | ||
| Total Attacks | 756 | 343 | ||
| Total Attacks per set | 8.22 | 7.98 | ||
| Hitting Percentage | .171 | .257 | ||
| Assists | 10 | 4 | ||
| Assists per set | 0.11 | 0.09 | ||
| Service Total Attempts | 366 | 187 | ||
| Service Aces | 49 | 30 | ||
| Service Errors | 72 | 38 | ||
| Service Aces per set | 0.53 | 0.70 | ||
| Receptions | 12 | 4 | ||
| Reception Errors | 4 | 2 | ||
| Digs | 125 | 61 | ||
| Digs per set | 1.36 | 1.42 | ||
| Block Solo | 12 | 7 | ||
| Block Assist | 32 | 14 | ||
| Block Total | 44 | 21 | ||
| Blocks per set | 0.48 | 0.49 | ||
| Block Errors | 5 | 3 | ||
| Ball Handling Errors | 0 | 0 | ||
| Points | 357.0 | 196.0 | ||
| Points per set | 3.9 | 4.6 | ||
| Matches started | 26 | 12 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | sa | se | r | re | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23 | at Gallaudet | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 32 | -.031 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10.0 |
| Jan 23 | vs. Lynchburg | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 30 | .167 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 |
| Jan 28 | vs. St. Vincent | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 25 | .120 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Jan 30 | vs. Geneva | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 34 | .029 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11.5 |
| Jan 31 | vs. Grove City | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 25 | .240 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12.5 |
| Jan 31 | vs. Hiram | L, 3-2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 26 | -.038 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Feb 3 | at Chatham | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 54 | -.130 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14.5 |
| Feb 7 | at Wilkes | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 27 | -.074 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10.0 |
| Feb 7 | vs. Cairn | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 6 | 38 | .342 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22.5 |
| Feb 14 | Penn St.-Behrend | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 30 | .067 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15.0 |
| Feb 17 | Carlow | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 30 | .167 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16.0 |
| Feb 20 | at Shenandoah | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 22 | .091 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Feb 21 | vs. Roanoke | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 33 | .242 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21.0 |
| Feb 21 | at Randolph | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 21 | .238 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Feb 25 | Mount Aloysius | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 16 | .625 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14.5 |
| Mar 3 | at No. 6 Messiah | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 14 | .357 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8.0 |
| Mar 6 | No. 19 Buffalo St. | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 15 | .133 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Mar 7 | Hilbert | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 5 | 41 | .415 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25.0 |
| Mar 20 | Houghton | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 34 | .382 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20.0 |
| Mar 21 | at Penn St.-Behrend | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 34 | .118 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13.5 |
| Mar 28 | at Houghton | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 24 | .250 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10.5 |
| Mar 31 | at Mount Aloysius | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 19 | .474 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19.5 |
| Apr 1 | at Carlow | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 15 | .467 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13.5 |
| Apr 3 | at Buffalo St. | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 38 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 16.0 |
| Apr 4 | at Hilbert | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 8 | 47 | .277 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25.5 |
| Apr 8 | at Buffalo St. | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 32 | .125 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27 | 99 | 333 | 3.36 | 186 | 839 | .175 | 8 | 0.08 | 52 | 0.53 | 7 | 3 | 180 | 1.82 | 9 | 49 | 58 | 0.59 | 418.5 | 4.2 |
| 2025-26 | 26 | 92 | 280 | 3.04 | 151 | 756 | .171 | 10 | 0.11 | 49 | 0.53 | 12 | 4 | 125 | 1.36 | 12 | 32 | 44 | 0.48 | 357.0 | 3.9 |
| Total | 53 | 191 | 613 | 3.21 | 337 | 1595 | .173 | 18 | 0.09 | 101 | 0.53 | 19 | 7 | 305 | 1.60 | 21 | 81 | 102 | 0.53 | 775.5 | 4.1 |
| 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 | 26 | 92 | 280 | 3.04 | 151 | 756 | .171 | 10 | 0.11 | 49 | 0.53 | 12 | 4 | 125 | 1.36 | 12 | 32 | 44 | 0.48 | 357.0 | 3.9 |
| Conference | 12 | 43 | 152 | 3.53 | 64 | 343 | .257 | 4 | 0.09 | 30 | 0.70 | 4 | 2 | 61 | 1.42 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 0.49 | 196.0 | 4.6 | |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Location | Home | 6 | 22 | 80 | 3.64 | 31 | 166 | .295 | 1 | 0.05 | 11 | 0.50 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 1.41 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0.45 | 97.5 | 4.4 |
| Away | 13 | 45 | 123 | 2.73 | 78 | 379 | .119 | 6 | 0.13 | 27 | 0.60 | 5 | 1 | 61 | 1.36 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 0.56 | 166.0 | 3.7 | |
| Neutral | 7 | 25 | 77 | 3.08 | 42 | 211 | .166 | 3 | 0.12 | 11 | 0.44 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 1.32 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.36 | 93.5 | 3.7 | |
| Result | Wins | 9 | 33 | 129 | 3.91 | 43 | 272 | .316 | 3 | 0.09 | 27 | 0.82 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 1.15 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 0.52 | 166.5 | 5.0 |
| Losses | 17 | 59 | 151 | 2.56 | 108 | 484 | .089 | 7 | 0.12 | 22 | 0.37 | 9 | 3 | 87 | 1.47 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 0.46 | 190.5 | 3.2 | |
| Month | January | 6 | 20 | 50 | 2.50 | 37 | 172 | .076 | 3 | 0.15 | 4 | 0.20 | 6 | 1 | 30 | 1.50 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.45 | 60.0 | 3.0 |
| February | 9 | 33 | 96 | 2.91 | 60 | 271 | .133 | 3 | 0.09 | 20 | 0.61 | 4 | 3 | 46 | 1.39 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 0.55 | 127.5 | 3.9 | |
| March | 7 | 24 | 84 | 3.50 | 28 | 181 | .309 | 2 | 0.08 | 14 | 0.58 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 1.33 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0.42 | 103.5 | 4.3 | |
| April | 4 | 15 | 50 | 3.33 | 26 | 132 | .182 | 2 | 0.13 | 11 | 0.73 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 1.13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.47 | 66.0 | 4.4 |
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