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GLIAC - Conference Overview

Conference Division: Division 2
Rnk. Team Résumé Recent ViPR Adj SP% Adj SO% Adj. Hit Mar.
1st Ferris St. 1,635.2884 1,637.8484 1,636.5679 54.87 68.91 0.233
2nd Grand Valley St. 1,635.5811 1,629.2222 1,632.3986 53.74 67.98 0.209
3rd Findlay 1,543.3984 1,542.9336 1,543.1659 49.02 63.47 0.124
4th Saginaw Valley 1,536.4466 1,534.4661 1,535.4561 49.40 63.25 0.131
5th Hillsdale 1,500.9276 1,494.3762 1,497.6483 47.91 60.19 0.090
6th Northern Mich. 1,498.8978 1,488.9474 1,493.9143 47.24 60.42 0.089
7th Michigan Tech 1,479.5345 1,469.7661 1,474.6422 46.12 59.22 0.039
8th Ashland 1,466.6493 1,468.3541 1,467.5014 46.33 59.17 0.061
9th Ohio Dominican 1,454.6328 1,444.9024 1,449.7594 45.57 57.41 0.039
10th Wayne St. (MI) 1,446.4941 1,441.0014 1,443.7451 44.27 58.46 0.039
11th Malone 1,427.2024 1,427.6666 1,427.4345 44.01 56.76 0.006
12th Tiffin 1,424.1338 1,409.9388 1,417.0185 42.79 57.13 -0.004
13th Northwood 1,407.3128 1,406.7791 1,407.0460 42.41 54.99 0.018
14th Walsh 1,367.0112 1,373.4913 1,370.2474 40.00 53.04 -0.050
15th Lake Superior St. 1,318.3457 1,320.9823 1,319.6633 39.85 49.10 -0.117
16th Lake Erie 1,317.5105 1,315.2417 1,316.3756 37.26 49.91 -0.127

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 Ferris St. 0.2883 40.74 11.91 37.18 48.78 3.16 7.17
2nd Grand Valley St. 0.2608 38.75 12.67 35.90 50.67 3.39 7.75
3rd Findlay 0.2593 40.18 14.25 37.26 46.33 4.41 9.32
4th Saginaw Valley 0.2430 39.43 15.13 36.47 47.97 4.22 5.78
5th Hillsdale 0.2341 36.81 13.40 33.40 51.71 4.75 6.83
6th Wayne St. (MI) 0.2158 38.71 17.13 35.81 44.51 6.24 6.96
7th Northern Mich. 0.2144 37.94 16.50 35.00 49.45 4.31 7.79
8th Michigan Tech 0.2073 35.19 14.47 33.12 50.69 4.62 7.45
9th Ashland 0.1977 36.62 16.85 33.95 49.78 4.20 6.92
10th Tiffin 0.1948 35.60 16.12 32.62 50.89 4.82 5.32
11th Northwood 0.1869 35.80 17.11 32.53 51.02 5.70 6.26
12th Malone 0.1832 33.11 14.79 30.43 54.71 6.02 7.23
13th Ohio Dominican 0.1830 33.61 15.30 30.72 53.71 3.75 6.38
14th Walsh 0.1455 32.53 17.98 30.03 52.89 5.59 4.78
15th Lake Superior St. 0.1335 31.81 18.45 28.78 48.88 6.37 7.21
16th Lake Erie 0.1230 30.34 18.04 27.87 57.65 5.84 5.96

ViPR Division Adjusted Defenses

Rnk. Team O_Hit% O_Kill% O_HE% O_AST% DIG% BLK% O_ACE%
1st Grand Valley St. 0.0517 23.02 17.85 21.88 62.86 6.86 3.54
2nd Ferris St. 0.0553 25.16 19.63 23.20 58.29 7.34 3.62
3rd Saginaw Valley 0.1117 28.96 17.79 27.27 54.03 6.04 4.20
4th Northern Mich. 0.1256 29.35 16.78 27.27 55.60 6.50 5.86
5th Findlay 0.1349 33.28 19.79 31.62 49.11 7.83 4.59
6th Ashland 0.1368 31.16 17.48 29.17 52.65 6.70 5.54
7th Ohio Dominican 0.1441 29.61 15.20 27.53 54.47 5.40 4.98
8th Hillsdale 0.1445 30.91 16.46 28.75 53.50 6.63 5.80
9th Michigan Tech 0.1687 31.92 15.05 29.71 54.90 4.39 5.13
10th Northwood 0.1691 33.42 16.51 31.23 52.08 5.17 6.54
11th Wayne St. (MI) 0.1770 34.23 16.52 32.01 50.04 5.74 6.29
12th Malone 0.1775 32.73 14.98 30.46 51.58 4.61 5.83
13th Walsh 0.1959 34.15 14.57 31.72 51.14 4.10 6.67
14th Tiffin 0.1983 32.96 13.13 30.81 53.59 4.05 5.70
15th Lake Erie 0.2501 39.08 14.07 36.01 47.39 3.54 6.49
16th Lake Superior St. 0.2507 39.11 14.04 35.55 43.46 3.16 8.41

Conference Strength

Description Average Remove First and Last Remove Top and Bottom 2 Remove Top and Bottom 3 Composite
Scores 1,464.5365 1,462.8315 1,460.6316 1,461.4166 1,462.3541
Difference -1.7050 -3.9049 -3.1200 -2.9100

Point Totals

Offense Defense
Team Sets S SP SA SE SP% S/SA S/SE OS SPA SAA SEA SO% OS/SAA OS/SEA
Ferris St. 102 2,409 1,182 143 205 49.07 16.8 11.8 1,989 737 90 192 62.95 22.1 10.4
Grand Valley St. 112 2,636 1,258 167 242 47.72 15.8 10.9 2,270 866 95 204 61.85 23.9 11.1
Findlay 112 2,517 1,151 213 311 45.73 11.8 8.1 2,315 936 120 189 59.57 19.3 12.2
Saginaw Valley 101 2,059 927 111 175 45.02 18.5 11.8 1,953 815 107 166 58.27 18.3 11.8
Hillsdale 97 2,079 918 121 172 44.16 17.2 12.1 2,066 908 133 177 56.05 15.5 11.7
Northern Mich. 98 2,154 942 146 267 43.73 14.8 8.1 2,150 946 137 170 56.00 15.7 12.6
Michigan Tech 97 2,019 868 143 185 42.99 14.1 10.9 2,062 919 120 217 55.43 17.2 9.5
Malone 115 2,241 966 162 196 43.11 13.8 11.4 2,340 1,058 176 220 54.79 13.3 10.6
Tiffin 104 2,135 903 114 139 42.30 18.7 15.4 2,213 984 148 214 55.54 15.0 10.3
Ohio Dominican 106 2,243 966 128 199 43.07 17.5 11.3 2,346 1,077 133 206 54.09 17.6 11.4
Ashland 88 1,874 797 111 192 42.53 16.9 9.8 1,971 898 124 189 54.44 15.9 10.4
Wayne St. (MI) 94 1,908 791 121 217 41.46 15.8 8.8 2,006 908 145 164 54.74 13.8 12.2
Northwood 89 1,567 639 114 245 40.78 13.7 6.4 1,758 838 142 168 52.33 12.4 10.5
Walsh 92 1,792 692 75 141 38.62 23.9 12.7 2,144 1,058 159 168 50.65 13.5 12.8
Lake Superior St. 85 1,564 609 106 134 38.94 14.8 11.7 1,998 1,073 182 177 46.30 11.0 11.3
Lake Erie 95 1,212 429 114 217 35.40 10.6 5.6 1,612 851 161 212 47.21 10.0 7.6
Conference Average 99 2,026 877 131 202 42.79 15.9 10.4 2,075 930 136 190 55.01 15.9 11.0
  • 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 GLIAC

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

76.83

 2014-10-28 Big Rapids, Mich.
Ferris St.
Grand Valley St.
3
2
20
25
25
21
18
25
25
19
17
15
GAME

76.40

 2014-10-04 Univ. Center, Mich.
Saginaw Valley
Hillsdale
3
2
25
12
23
25
32
30
28
30
16
14
GAME

75.46

 2014-09-13 Univ. Center, Mich.
Saginaw Valley
Grand Valley St.
2
3
25
21
25
19
21
25
22
25
14
16
GAME

74.71

 2014-11-16 Allendale, Mich.
Grand Valley St.
Ferris St.
1
3
13
25
25
23
22
25
22
25
GAME

73.88

 2014-11-07 Allendale, Mich.
Grand Valley St.
Saginaw Valley
3
0
25
23
30
28
25
17
GAME

73.14

 2014-10-25 Tiffin, OH
Tiffin
Hillsdale
2
3
21
25
25
27
25
21
26
24
7
15
GAME

73.09

 2014-11-21 Allendale, Mich.
Ferris St.
Grand Valley St.
0
3
22
25
24
26
23
25
GAME

72.89

 2014-09-23 Allendale, Mich.
Grand Valley St.
Ferris St.
3
1
23
25
25
17
25
17
25
22
GAME

72.67

 2014-09-26 Houghton, Michigan
Michigan Tech
Findlay
2
3
33
31
25
13
22
25
22
25
7
15
GAME

72.44

 2014-10-04 Canton, OH
Malone
Michigan Tech
3
2
21
25
29
27
29
27
15
25
15
11

HuskerGeek GLIAC All-Conference

1st Team

Name Team Role
Kaleigh Lound Grand Valley St. A
Megan Meer Ferris St. A
Courtney Rehm Ferris St. A
Hannah Tong Findlay A
Abby Aiken Grand Valley St. D
Kaitlyn Wolters Grand Valley St. D
Stephanie Sikorski Ferris St. S

2nd Team

Name Team Role
Kelsey Ferla Saginaw Valley A
Caroline Heitzman Ferris St. A
Jackie Oestreich Ohio Dominican A
Lu Phillips Tiffin A
Christina Canepa Grand Valley St. D
Betsy Ronda Grand Valley St. D
Kelly Vellucci Saginaw Valley S

Player of the Year

Rank Name Team
1 Kaitlyn Wolters Grand Valley St.
2 Betsy Ronda Grand Valley St.
3 Stephanie Sikorski Ferris St.
4 Megan Meer Ferris St.
5 Courtney Rehm Ferris St.

Attacker of the Year

Rank Name Team
1 Megan Meer Ferris St.
2 Courtney Rehm Ferris St.
3 Lu Phillips Tiffin
4 Kelsey Ferla Saginaw Valley
5 Hannah Tong Findlay

Setter of the Year

Rank Name Team
1 Stephanie Sikorski Ferris St.
2 Kelly Vellucci Saginaw Valley
3 Amanda Calhoun Findlay
4 Tiffany Buchinger Tiffin
5 Marissa Owen Hillsdale

Defensive Player of the Year

Rank Name Team
1 Abby Aiken Grand Valley St.
2 Christina Canepa Grand Valley St.
3 Taylor Lattimore Tiffin
4 Alex Berger Northern Mich.
5 Lauren Rindler Ohio Dominican

WPA

Rk. Name Team WPA
1 Kaitlyn Wolters Grand Valley St. 25.9546
2 Betsy Ronda Grand Valley St. 22.2064
3 Lu Phillips Tiffin 20.9125
4 Taylor Lattimore Tiffin 19.9658
5 Stephanie Sikorski Ferris St. 19.4529
6 Tiffany Buchinger Tiffin 18.8091
7 Megan Meer Ferris St. 18.2890
8 Christina Canepa Grand Valley St. 18.0792
9 Katie Hasebein Malone 17.8053
10 Abby Aiken Grand Valley St. 17.7806

Offensive WPA

Rk. Name Team OWPA
1 Kaitlyn Wolters Grand Valley St. 16.6973
2 Hannah Tong Findlay 14.3925
3 Tiffany Buchinger Tiffin 13.5157
4 Stephanie Sikorski Ferris St. 11.7094
5 Lu Phillips Tiffin 10.9564
6 Jackie Oestreich Ohio Dominican 10.3665
7 Amanda Calhoun Findlay 10.2418
8 Megan Meer Ferris St. 10.1782
9 Kelly Vellucci Saginaw Valley 9.7952
10 Betsy Ronda Grand Valley St. 9.3073

Defensive WPA

Rk. Name Team DWPA
1 Taylor Lattimore Tiffin 20.7664
2 Katie Hasebein Malone 18.0694
3 Christina Canepa Grand Valley St. 16.4688
4 Alex Berger Northern Mich. 16.2950
5 Lauren Rindler Ohio Dominican 16.1155
6 Jacqueline Aird Michigan Tech 15.1265
7 Becca Shoemaker Findlay 13.4388
8 Kaitlin Bronikowski Walsh 13.1299
9 Betsy Ronda Grand Valley St. 12.8991
10 Deedee Dowd Ferris St. 12.3003

WPA Per Set

Rk. Name Team WPA/S
1 Kaitlyn Wolters Grand Valley St. 0.2360
2 Lu Phillips Tiffin 0.2091
3 Betsy Ronda Grand Valley St. 0.2056
4 Kelsey Ferla Saginaw Valley 0.2032
5 Taylor Lattimore Tiffin 0.1997
6 Kelly Vellucci Saginaw Valley 0.1907
7 Stephanie Sikorski Ferris St. 0.1907
8 Tiffany Buchinger Tiffin 0.1881
9 Rachel Pohlod Michigan Tech 0.1813
10 Megan Meer Ferris St. 0.1811

Offensive WPA Per Set

Rk. Name Team OWPA/S
1 Kaitlyn Wolters Grand Valley St. 0.1518
2 Tiffany Buchinger Tiffin 0.1352
3 Hannah Tong Findlay 0.1308
4 Stephanie Sikorski Ferris St. 0.1148
5 Kelly Vellucci Saginaw Valley 0.1101
6 Lu Phillips Tiffin 0.1096
7 Kelsey Ferla Saginaw Valley 0.1055
8 Megan Meer Ferris St. 0.1008
9 Rachel Pohlod Michigan Tech 0.0990
10 Makenzie Frodle Saginaw Valley 0.0983

Defensive WPA Per Set

Rk. Name Team DWPA/S
1 Taylor Lattimore Tiffin 0.2077
2 Katie Hasebein Malone 0.1754
3 Alex Berger Northern Mich. 0.1663
4 Jacqueline Aird Michigan Tech 0.1609
5 Lauren Rindler Ohio Dominican 0.1520
6 Christina Canepa Grand Valley St. 0.1484
7 Kaitlin Bronikowski Walsh 0.1427
8 Brooke Tiller Saginaw Valley 0.1389
9 Meghan Drobish Lake Superior St. 0.1313
10 Deedee Dowd Ferris St. 0.1206

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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