Ari Mahaffey

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Ari Mahaffey
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Hometown:
    Porter, Ind.
  • Position:
    OH
  • Year:
    Jr
  • High School:
    Chesterton
  • Major:
    Early Childhood Education
  • m
    30
  • k/s
    0.79
  • h %
    .178
  • a/s
    8.05
  • b/s
    0.27
  • sa/s
    0.32
  • d/s
    2.61
Bio

Junior (2015):  Played in all 30 matches, including 114 sets ... Recorded 90 kills with a .178 hitting percentage ... Led the team in assists with 918 and averaged 8.05 assists per game ... Led the team with 37 service aces on the season ... Earned a season-high in aces (six) the first game of the season against Emory University ... Had 297 digs, averaging 2.61 digs per set ... Posted a career-high 23 dig effort in match against John Carroll on Sept. 18 ... Led the team in blocks with a total of 36 on the season (21 solo and nine assists). 

Sophomore (2014):  Played in all 30 matches, including 103 sets ... Finished the season third on the team in kills with 218 ... Averaged 2.12 kills per set ... Had six matches with 10 or more kills with a career-high 16 kills against Baldwin Wallace University on Sept. 13 ... Amongst the team leaders in services with 13 ... Sixth on the team in digs with 121 (1.17 digs per set) ... Sixth in total blocks with 21 (eight solo and 13 assists).

Freshman (2013):  Appeared in 21 matches, with 42 sets played … Recorded 36 kills, averaging 0.86 per set … Had 158 total attacks, with 28 attacking errors, finishing with a .051 attacking percentage ... Recorded five assists … Had eight service aces ... Had 30 serve attempts with 10 service errors, a .667 serve percentage ... Recorded 18 digs, averaging 0.43 digs per set ... Made six total blocks ... Made three solo blocks ... Made three assisted blocks ... Averaged 0.14 blocks per set ... Scored 48.5 total points, averaging 1.15 points per set.

Prep:  Attended Chesterton High and played volleyball for head coach T.R. Harlan … Also participated in basketball and in track, where the team won sectionals in both 2011 and 2012 … Was the 2012 track and field Chesterton Relays Most Valuable Player … Scholar-athlete.

Personal:  Daughter of Michael and Suzanne Mahaffey … Majoring in early childhood education.

 

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Matches 30 9
Sets 114 35
Kills 90 25
Kills per set 0.79 0.71
Errors 37 13
Total Attacks 297 77
Total Attacks per set 2.61 2.20
Hitting Percentage .178 .156
Assists 918 310
Assists per set 8.05 8.86
Service Total Attempts 129 60
Service Aces 37 9
Service Errors 39 10
Service Aces per set 0.32 0.26
Receptions 0 0
Reception Errors 3 1
Digs 297 108
Digs per set 2.61 3.09
Block Solo 13 3
Block Assist 18 12
Block Total 31 15
Blocks per set 0.27 0.43
Block Errors 9 2
Ball Handling Errors 35 17
Points 149.0 43.0
Points per set 1.3 1.2
Matches started 12 3
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 21 Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-0
Oct 24 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 3-1
Oct 28 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 3-0
Oct 31 Franklin (Ind.) L, 3-2
Nov 4 Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-1
Nov 7 vs. Bluffton L, 3-1
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Sep 4 at Calvin L, 3-0 1 3 2 2 7 .000 15 4.5
Sep 4 vs. Pacific Lutheran L, 3-2 1 5 3 0 15 .200 34 5.5
Sep 5 vs. Emory L, 3-1 1 4 3 3 13 .000 29 9.5
Sep 5 vs. John Carroll L, 3-0 1 3 3 0 8 .375 21 5.0
Sep 11 vs. Bethany (W.V.) L, 3-1 - 4 2 1 11 .091 28 5.0
Sep 11 vs. D'Youville W, 3-0 - 3 3 1 6 .333 16 4.0
Sep 12 at Penn St.-Behrend L, 3-1 1 4 2 2 16 .000 38 4.0
Sep 12 vs. Geneva L, 3-0 1 3 1 1 6 .000 29 2.0
Sep 15 at Heidelberg L, 3-1 1 4 4 2 8 .250 39 4.0
Sep 18 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 3-0 - 3 3 2 7 .143 26 3.0
Sep 18 vs. John Carroll W, 3-2 - 5 6 0 13 .462 44 9.0
Sep 19 vs. Alma (Mich.) L, 3-0 - 3 5 2 13 .231 13 6.0
Sep 19 vs. Grove City W, 3-1 - 4 2 0 12 .167 31 5.5
Sep 25 at Muskingum L, 3-1 - 4 3 1 16 .125 33 5.0
Sep 25 vs. Capital W, 3-1 - 4 8 0 10 .800 35 9.0
Sep 26 vs. Baldwin Wallace L, 3-0 - 3 1 1 7 .000 20 2.0
Sep 26 vs. Ohio Northern L, 3-1 - 4 4 0 14 .286 27 5.0
Sep 29 Ohio Northern L, 3-0 1 3 4 1 10 .300 24 4.0
Oct 3 Mt. St. Joseph W, 3-1 - 4 6 5 15 .067 39 7.5
Oct 3 Otterbein W, 3-2 - 5 2 3 13 -.077 47 3.0
Oct 7 at Bluffton L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 3 .000 25 2.0
Oct 10 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 3-1 - 4 2 2 10 .000 28 3.0
Oct 14 Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-2 - 5 3 1 10 .200 42 6.0
Oct 17 at Transylvania (Ky.) W, 3-1 1 4 3 0 7 .429 38 7.5
Oct 21 Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 2 1 6 .167 32 2.5
Oct 24 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 3-1 - 4 3 0 8 .375 38 4.0
Oct 28 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 3-0 1 3 1 2 6 -.167 24 4.5
Oct 31 Franklin (Ind.) L, 3-2 - 5 5 2 12 .250 44 6.0
Nov 4 Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-1 - 4 1 0 5 .200 29 5.0
Nov 7 vs. Bluffton L, 3-1 1 4 3 2 10 .100 30 6.0
Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Sep 4 at Calvin L, 3-0 1 3 2 1 1 0 2 0
Sep 4 vs. Pacific Lutheran L, 3-2 1 5 12 0 1 0 1 1
Sep 5 vs. Emory L, 3-1 1 4 4 0 1 3 1 1
Sep 5 vs. John Carroll L, 3-0 1 3 5 1 0 1 1 0
Sep 11 vs. Bethany (W.V.) L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 11 vs. D'Youville W, 3-0 - 3 10 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 12 at Penn St.-Behrend L, 3-1 1 4 12 2 0 0 2 2
Sep 12 vs. Geneva L, 3-0 1 3 4 1 0 3 1 1
Sep 15 at Heidelberg L, 3-1 1 4 13 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 18 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 3-0 - 3 5 0 0 0 0 1
Sep 18 vs. John Carroll W, 3-2 - 5 23 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 19 vs. Alma (Mich.) L, 3-0 - 3 12 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 19 vs. Grove City W, 3-1 - 4 14 2 1 0 3 0
Sep 25 at Muskingum L, 3-1 - 4 10 0 0 0 0 3
Sep 25 vs. Capital W, 3-1 - 4 14 0 0 0 0 1
Sep 26 vs. Baldwin Wallace L, 3-0 - 3 11 0 0 0 0 1
Sep 26 vs. Ohio Northern L, 3-1 - 4 14 0 0 0 0 2
Sep 29 Ohio Northern L, 3-0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 1
Oct 3 Mt. St. Joseph W, 3-1 - 4 14 1 1 0 2 1
Oct 3 Otterbein W, 3-2 - 5 11 1 0 0 1 0
Oct 7 at Bluffton L, 3-0 1 3 4 0 2 0 2 3
Oct 10 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 3-1 - 4 11 1 0 0 1 9
Oct 14 Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-2 - 5 13 0 2 0 2 3
Oct 17 at Transylvania (Ky.) W, 3-1 1 4 8 1 1 0 2 0
Oct 21 Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 11 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 24 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 3-1 - 4 20 0 0 1 0 0
Oct 28 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 3-0 1 3 9 0 3 0 3 0
Oct 31 Franklin (Ind.) L, 3-2 - 5 18 0 2 1 2 1
Nov 4 Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-1 - 4 5 0 2 0 2 2
Nov 7 vs. Bluffton L, 3-1 1 4 4 2 0 0 2 2
Date Opponent Score ms s ta sa se r re
Sep 4 at Calvin L, 3-0 1 3 7 1 1 0 0
Sep 4 vs. Pacific Lutheran L, 3-2 1 5 16 2 2 0 0
Sep 5 vs. Emory L, 3-1 1 4 19 6 2 0 0
Sep 5 vs. John Carroll L, 3-0 1 3 - 1 2 - 0
Sep 11 vs. Bethany (W.V.) L, 3-1 - 4 0 3 1 0 0
Sep 11 vs. D'Youville W, 3-0 - 3 0 1 2 0 0
Sep 12 at Penn St.-Behrend L, 3-1 1 4 - 0 1 - 0
Sep 12 vs. Geneva L, 3-0 1 3 - 0 2 - 0
Sep 15 at Heidelberg L, 3-1 1 4 17 0 3 0 0
Sep 18 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 3-0 - 3 - 0 0 - 0
Sep 18 vs. John Carroll W, 3-2 - 5 - 3 1 - 2
Sep 19 vs. Alma (Mich.) L, 3-0 - 3 0 1 0 0 0
Sep 19 vs. Grove City W, 3-1 - 4 - 1 0 - 0
Sep 25 at Muskingum L, 3-1 - 4 - 2 4 - 0
Sep 25 vs. Capital W, 3-1 - 4 0 1 0 0 0
Sep 26 vs. Baldwin Wallace L, 3-0 - 3 0 1 0 0 0
Sep 26 vs. Ohio Northern L, 3-1 - 4 0 1 0 0 0
Sep 29 Ohio Northern L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 3 Mt. St. Joseph W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 3 0 0
Oct 3 Otterbein W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 3 0 0
Oct 7 at Bluffton L, 3-0 1 3 10 1 0 0 0
Oct 10 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 3-1 - 4 - 0 0 - 1
Oct 14 Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-2 - 5 0 2 1 0 0
Oct 17 at Transylvania (Ky.) W, 3-1 1 4 21 3 2 0 0
Oct 21 Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 24 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 3-1 - 4 15 1 2 0 0
Oct 28 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 3-0 1 3 14 2 0 0 0
Oct 31 Franklin (Ind.) L, 3-2 - 5 0 0 2 0 0
Nov 4 Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-1 - 4 0 3 3 0 0
Nov 7 vs. Bluffton L, 3-1 1 4 10 1 2 0 0
m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
2013-14 21 42 36 0.86 28 158 3.76 .051 5 0.12 48.5 1.2
2014-15 30 103 218 2.12 138 806 7.83 .099 9 0.09 244.5 2.4
2015-16 30 114 90 0.79 37 297 2.61 .178 918 8.05 149.0 1.3
2016-17 24 88 65 0.74 31 249 2.83 .137 779 8.85 111.5 1.3
Total 105 347 409 1.18 234 1510 4.35 .116 1711 4.93 553.5 1.6
m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2013-14 21 42 18 0.43 3 3 6 0.14
2014-15 30 103 121 1.17 7 13 20 0.19
2015-16 30 114 297 2.61 13 18 31 0.27
2016-17 24 88 239 2.72 7 25 32 0.36
Total 105 347 675 1.95 30 59 89 0.26
m s ta sa sa/s se r re
2013-14 21 42 9 8 0.19 10 8 5
2014-15 30 103 73 13 0.13 15 98 24
2015-16 30 114 129 37 0.32 39 0 3
2016-17 24 88 220 27 0.31 19 14 2
Total 105 347 431 85 0.24 83 120 34
m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event
Total 30 114 90 0.79 37 297 2.61 .178 918 8.05 149.0 1.3
Conference 9 35 25 0.71 13 77 2.20 .156 310 8.86 43.0 1.2
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 7 29 23 0.79 13 71 2.45 .141 257 8.86 34.0 1.2
Away 10 36 23 0.64 13 88 2.44 .114 304 8.44 41.5 1.2
Neutral 13 49 44 0.90 11 138 2.82 .239 357 7.29 73.5 1.5
Result
Wins 11 44 37 0.84 13 103 2.34 .233 377 8.57 63.5 1.4
Losses 19 70 53 0.76 24 194 2.77 .149 541 7.73 85.5 1.2
Month
September 18 66 59 0.89 19 192 2.91 .208 502 7.61 92.0 1.4
October 10 40 27 0.68 16 90 2.25 .122 357 8.93 46.0 1.1
November 2 8 4 0.50 2 15 1.88 .133 59 7.38 11.0 1.4
m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event
Total 30 114 297 2.61 13 18 31 0.27
Conference 9 35 108 3.09 3 12 15 0.43
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 7 29 76 2.62 2 8 10 0.34
Away 10 36 94 2.61 5 7 12 0.33
Neutral 13 49 127 2.59 6 3 9 0.18
Result
Wins 11 44 132 3.00 5 11 16 0.36
Losses 19 70 165 2.36 8 7 15 0.21
Month
September 18 66 169 2.56 7 4 11 0.17
October 10 40 119 2.98 4 12 16 0.40
November 2 8 9 1.13 2 2 4 0.50
m s ta sa sa/s se r re
Event
Total 30 114 129 37 0.32 39 0 3
Conference 9 35 60 9 0.26 10 0 1
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 7 29 0 5 0.17 12 0 0
Away 10 36 84 10 0.28 13 0 1
Neutral 13 49 45 22 0.45 14 0 2
Result
Wins 11 44 35 16 0.36 15 0 2
Losses 19 70 94 21 0.30 24 0 1
Month
September 18 66 59 24 0.36 21 0 2
October 10 40 60 9 0.23 13 0 1
November 2 8 10 4 0.50 5 0 0
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  • October 21, 2015
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