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ViPR D1 Volleyball Wisconsin 1,711.3731

MAC - Conference Overview

Conference Division: Division 1
Rnk. Team Résumé Recent ViPR Adj SP% Adj SO% Adj. Hit Mar.
1st Miami (OH) 1,621.6479 1,584.7696 1,603.1027 49.84 55.14 0.060
2nd Ohio 1,600.1704 1,570.9792 1,585.5076 45.34 58.22 0.030
3rd Central Mich. 1,598.6610 1,563.4595 1,580.9623 49.12 51.75 0.011
4th Bowling Green 1,593.8648 1,564.7388 1,579.2347 49.46 56.18 0.038
5th Ball St. 1,590.2568 1,560.2753 1,575.1947 50.16 54.08 0.015
6th Akron 1,558.4123 1,524.9328 1,541.5816 47.83 55.12 0.012
7th Eastern Mich. 1,554.7578 1,521.2031 1,537.8889 46.20 51.54 -0.005
8th Buffalo 1,554.5391 1,513.4369 1,533.8503 45.07 53.76 -0.012
9th Western Mich. 1,546.1719 1,519.6676 1,532.8625 42.06 57.92 -0.001
10th Kent St. 1,543.7454 1,508.8383 1,526.1920 45.89 52.77 -0.005
11th Toledo 1,505.8478 1,472.3266 1,488.9929 46.49 51.43 -0.033
12th Northern Ill. 1,499.4676 1,464.6080 1,481.9353 38.82 52.92 -0.101

ViPR Adjusted Offenses and Defenses are adjusted to expected values against an average team in the same division.

ViPR Division Adjusted Offenses

Rnk. Team Hit% Kill% HE% AST% O_DIG% O_BLK% ACE%
1st Buffalo 0.2319 39.08 15.88 36.60 44.55 6.25 6.10
2nd Ohio 0.2317 36.99 13.82 34.37 49.17 5.59 5.85
3rd Bowling Green 0.2317 34.80 11.64 32.30 51.99 5.31 6.09
4th Miami (OH) 0.2315 36.88 13.73 33.90 47.80 6.04 6.15
5th Kent St. 0.2262 36.46 13.84 34.38 47.94 6.29 5.83
6th Ball St. 0.2228 36.06 13.78 33.18 48.28 6.08 6.39
7th Western Mich. 0.2189 36.86 14.97 34.17 48.44 5.57 5.25
8th Eastern Mich. 0.2112 35.71 14.59 33.13 49.84 6.06 4.56
9th Akron 0.1999 35.42 15.43 32.22 50.20 6.17 6.84
10th Central Mich. 0.1972 34.51 14.79 32.38 48.24 6.49 5.44
11th Toledo 0.1967 32.85 13.18 30.03 52.48 5.91 6.70
12th Northern Ill. 0.1829 36.34 18.05 33.24 47.20 6.87 5.58

ViPR Division Adjusted Defenses

Rnk. Team O_Hit% O_Kill% O_HE% O_AST% DIG% BLK% O_ACE%
1st Miami (OH) 0.1719 32.27 15.08 29.79 54.59 5.62 6.29
2nd Central Mich. 0.1866 33.47 14.81 31.20 52.92 4.69 5.61
3rd Akron 0.1876 33.93 15.17 31.24 52.90 5.30 6.11
4th Bowling Green 0.1942 33.60 14.18 31.69 52.33 5.18 5.67
5th Ohio 0.2021 35.15 14.94 32.51 50.88 6.27 5.41
6th Ball St. 0.2074 34.84 14.10 32.40 53.13 4.34 5.53
7th Eastern Mich. 0.2166 35.47 13.81 32.87 50.65 5.40 6.68
8th Western Mich. 0.2199 35.99 13.99 33.22 50.66 5.09 5.26
9th Toledo 0.2292 36.97 14.04 34.19 49.29 4.84 8.05
10th Kent St. 0.2310 35.81 12.71 33.36 51.51 4.60 6.64
11th Buffalo 0.2435 38.64 14.28 35.80 45.57 6.56 7.54
12th Northern Ill. 0.2834 41.18 12.83 37.98 45.25 4.21 7.58

Conference Strength

Description Average Remove First and Last Remove Top and Bottom 2 Remove Top and Bottom 3 Composite
Scores 1,547.2755 1,548.2268 1,550.9709 1,550.1021 1,549.1438
Difference 0.9513 3.6954 2.8267 2.4911

Point Totals

Offense Defense
Team Sets S SP SA SE SP% S/SA S/SE OS SPA SAA SEA SO% OS/SAA OS/SEA
Akron 103 2,321 1,203 160 254 51.83 14.5 9.1 2,105 963 116 201 54.25 18.1 10.5
Eastern Mich. 106 2,304 1,245 102 142 54.04 22.6 16.2 2,274 1,140 144 175 49.87 15.8 13.0
Central Mich. 109 2,477 1,288 139 164 52.00 17.8 15.1 2,292 1,103 116 180 51.88 19.8 12.7
Bowling Green 115 2,465 1,198 140 216 48.60 17.6 11.4 2,432 1,112 131 232 54.28 18.6 10.5
Miami (OH) 104 2,328 1,142 130 190 49.06 17.9 12.3 2,223 1,040 127 193 53.22 17.5 11.5
Ball St. 113 2,433 1,212 144 141 49.82 16.9 17.3 2,358 1,130 127 171 52.08 18.6 13.8
Ohio 115 2,596 1,173 144 245 45.19 18.0 10.6 2,525 1,108 126 248 56.12 20.0 10.2
Kent St. 113 2,367 1,127 139 203 47.61 17.0 11.7 2,366 1,132 147 180 52.16 16.1 13.1
Western Mich. 112 2,353 1,000 114 208 42.50 20.6 11.3 2,391 1,047 113 213 56.21 21.2 11.2
Toledo 108 2,287 1,095 154 237 47.88 14.9 9.6 2,420 1,195 179 193 50.62 13.5 12.5
Buffalo 116 2,442 1,121 143 230 45.91 17.1 10.6 2,506 1,207 172 215 51.84 14.6 11.7
Northern Ill. 110 2,274 901 120 163 39.62 19.0 14.0 2,535 1,236 176 290 51.24 14.4 8.7
Conference Average 110 2,387 1,142 136 199 47.84 17.8 12.4 2,369 1,118 140 208 52.81 17.3 11.6
  • Sets - Team Sets Played
  • S - Serves
  • SP - Service Points
  • SA - Service Aces
  • SE - Service Errors
  • SP% - Service Point Percentage
  • S/SA - Serves Per Service Ace
  • S/SE - Serves Per Service Error
  • OS - Opponent Serves
  • SPA - Service Points Allowed
  • SAA - Service Aces Allowed
  • SEA - Service Errors Against
  • SO% - Team Sideout Percentage
  • OS/SAA - Serves Per Ace Allowed
  • OS/SEA - Serves Per Error Against

The Best Games in the MAC

Game Link EPIC Game Date Location Teams Sets Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
GAME

82.96

 2019-10-19
Bowling Green
Eastern Mich.
3
2
25
19
25
23
23
25
28
30
15
12
GAME

80.41

 2019-11-16
Ball St.
Central Mich.
3
1
26
24
27
25
18
25
25
19
GAME

77.91

 2019-10-26
Ball St.
Bowling Green
2
3
25
19
23
25
25
19
20
25
13
15
GAME

76.89

 2019-11-02
Eastern Mich.
Western Mich.
1
3
26
28
23
25
26
24
19
25
GAME

76.31

 2019-10-31
Ball St.
Toledo
3
2
17
25
25
15
26
28
25
23
23
21
GAME

75.81

 2019-10-26 Kalamazoo, Mich.
Western Mich.
Kent St.
2
3
25
23
24
26
25
22
20
25
9
15
GAME

75.00

 2019-10-31
Akron
Buffalo
2
3
28
30
25
22
22
25
26
24
9
15
GAME

74.85

 2019-11-15
Ball St.
Eastern Mich.
3
1
23
25
25
17
25
19
25
23
GAME

74.76

 2019-11-16
Kent St.
Buffalo
2
3
22
25
30
28
25
22
23
25
11
15
GAME

74.35

 2019-09-27
Ohio
Bowling Green
2
3
25
23
25
21
14
25
16
25
13
15

HuskerGeek MAC All-Conference

1st Team

Name Team Role
Tia Jimerson Ohio A
Maggie Nedoma Ohio A
Ashley Richardson Akron A
Kalina Smith Central Mich. A
Megan Kern Central Mich. D
Franki Strefling Eastern Mich. D
Vera Giacomazzi Ohio S

2nd Team

Name Team Role
Rachel Bontrager Western Mich. A
Cassie Haut Eastern Mich. A
Margaret Payne Miami (OH) A
Sydnee VanBeek Ball St. A
Julia WALZ Bowling Green D
Isabelle Marciniak Bowling Green S
Emily Weigand Akron S

Player of the Year

Rank Name Team
1 Vera Giacomazzi Ohio
2 Franki Strefling Eastern Mich.
3 Emily Weigand Akron
4 Isabelle Marciniak Bowling Green
5 Kalina Smith Central Mich.

Attacker of the Year

Rank Name Team
1 Kalina Smith Central Mich.
2 Tia Jimerson Ohio
3 Maggie Nedoma Ohio
4 Rachel Bontrager Western Mich.
5 Cassie Haut Eastern Mich.

Setter of the Year

Rank Name Team
1 Vera Giacomazzi Ohio
2 Emily Weigand Akron
3 Isabelle Marciniak Bowling Green
4 Amber Seaman Ball St.
5 Alex Haffner Kent St.

Defensive Player of the Year

Rank Name Team
1 Megan Kern Central Mich.
2 Julia WALZ Bowling Green
3 Savannah Thompson Central Mich.
4 Kate Avila Ball St.
5 Macy Reihing Ohio

WPA

Rk. Name Team WPA
1 Vera Giacomazzi Ohio 29.0460
2 Franki Strefling Eastern Mich. 25.4001
3 Emily Weigand Akron 23.4672
4 Isabelle Marciniak Bowling Green 22.9416
5 Alex Haffner Kent St. 21.8894
6 Natalie Risi Ball St. 21.0488
7 Kalina Smith Central Mich. 21.0025
8 Maggie Nedoma Ohio 20.7485
9 Rachel Bontrager Western Mich. 20.5694
10 Julia WALZ Bowling Green 20.2628

Offensive WPA

Rk. Name Team OWPA
1 Vera Giacomazzi Ohio 17.0701
2 Alex Haffner Kent St. 14.7050
3 Emily Weigand Akron 14.3635
4 Scout McLerran Buffalo 13.2671
5 Isabelle Marciniak Bowling Green 13.1145
6 Cassie Haut Eastern Mich. 12.7332
7 Grace Balensiefer Northern Ill. 12.6362
8 Rachel Bontrager Western Mich. 11.9078
9 Franki Strefling Eastern Mich. 11.4302
10 Riley Taylor Eastern Mich. 11.3124

Defensive WPA

Rk. Name Team DWPA
1 Julia WALZ Bowling Green 19.8264
2 Erin Gardner Kent St. 18.8230
3 Kathleen Reilly Western Mich. 18.7504
4 Megan Kern Central Mich. 17.4725
5 Kate Avila Ball St. 17.4193
6 Camille Schomer Eastern Mich. 16.0360
7 Miranda Karlen Northern Ill. 15.9353
8 Rhyen Neal Toledo 15.6926
9 Macy Reihing Ohio 15.4502
10 Paige Beck Buffalo 14.9809

WPA Per Set

Rk. Name Team WPA/S
1 Vera Giacomazzi Ohio 0.2526
2 Franki Strefling Eastern Mich. 0.2490
3 Emily Weigand Akron 0.2445
4 Isabelle Marciniak Bowling Green 0.2124
5 Amber Seaman Ball St. 0.2096
6 Alex Haffner Kent St. 0.2027
7 Kalina Smith Central Mich. 0.1963
8 Riley Taylor Eastern Mich. 0.1952
9 Natalie Risi Ball St. 0.1914
10 Julia WALZ Bowling Green 0.1894

Offensive WPA Per Set

Rk. Name Team OWPA/S
1 Emily Weigand Akron 0.1496
2 Vera Giacomazzi Ohio 0.1484
3 Amber Seaman Ball St. 0.1457
4 Alex Haffner Kent St. 0.1362
5 Cassie Haut Eastern Mich. 0.1248
6 Isabelle Marciniak Bowling Green 0.1214
7 Grace Balensiefer Northern Ill. 0.1203
8 Scout McLerran Buffalo 0.1185
9 Tia Jimerson Ohio 0.1181
10 Franki Strefling Eastern Mich. 0.1121

Defensive WPA Per Set

Rk. Name Team DWPA/S
1 Julia WALZ Bowling Green 0.1853
2 Erin Gardner Kent St. 0.1743
3 Kathleen Reilly Western Mich. 0.1674
4 Megan Kern Central Mich. 0.1603
5 Kate Avila Ball St. 0.1598
6 Taylor Sharrits Akron 0.1587
7 Camille Schomer Eastern Mich. 0.1572
8 Miranda Karlen Northern Ill. 0.1503
9 Macy Reihing Ohio 0.1500
10 Rhyen Neal Toledo 0.1453

Explanations

Conference Strength – The Conference Strength table has two parts.  The first row is a list of averages of the scores for a selection of teams in the conference ranging from all of them under the heading “Average” to an average of teams in the conference if we remove the top and bottom three teams.  This is designed to check if a conference is propped up by its elite teams of held down by its weakest teams.  The Composite score on the far right is an average of those scores.  It is a weighted score where the middle teams have a higher value than the edge teams.  The second row containing difference is simply a measure of how different removing the edge teams makes the conference from its initial average.  If the numbers are positive, then removing the edge teams increases the conferences rating.  If a value grows from the value before it, then the team removed at the bottom of the ratings was rated farther outside of the mean than the team removed at the top of the ratings.  It was weighing the average down so to speak.  The Composite difference at the far right is simply an average of the differences.

The Best Conference Games – A short list of the best games played between two members of the conference which is calculated using the EPIC score of each game.  EPIC score is essentially very simple amounting to adding the teams combined ViPR Rating and the total Win Probability Added scored by each team.

All-Conference Teams – All-conference teams are calculated using Win Probability Added per Set Played and the quality of the team that the player plays on. Team quality is included because better teams tend to have better players and more of them.  This often means that players on better teams have fewer opportunities than standouts on lesser teams.

Awards Lists – Each awards list uses the same formula that is used to calculate All-Conference Teams, and decides based on the focus of the list.  Player of the Year has no limitation on how the player score is added up. While Attacker of the Year must have a higher attack score than any other metric.  Similarly Setter and Defensive Player must acquire most of their score through those metrics.

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