Sam Etter

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Sam Etter
9 Sam Etter
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    185
  • Hometown:
    Massillon, Ohio
  • Position:
    OH
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • High School:
    Jackson
  • Major:
    Mechanical Engineering
  • Club Team:
    Vanguard
  • m
    24
  • k/s
    2.18
  • h %
    .279
  • a/s
    0.15
  • b/s
    0.37
  • sa/s
    0.22
  • d/s
    1.16
Bio
Before Wentworth:
  • 2021 Division 1 North Player of the Year
  • 2021 Division 1 All-Region
  • 2021 OHSVBA Division 1 All-State selection
 
Why WIT?
  • It was one of the few schools with my preferred major and men's volleyball
 
Future Goals?
  • To graduate and to win a national championship
 
Favorite Food?
  • Steak?
 
Personal:
  • Son of Tim and Julia Etter
Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Matches 24 9
Sets 68 23
Kills 148 56
Kills per set 2.18 2.43
Errors 58 17
Total Attacks 323 111
Total Attacks per set 4.75 4.83
Hitting Percentage .279 .351
Assists 10 4
Assists per set 0.15 0.17
Service Total Attempts 142 74
Service Aces 15 12
Service Errors 37 24
Service Aces per set 0.22 0.52
Receptions 316 97
Reception Errors 19 6
Digs 79 25
Digs per set 1.16 1.09
Block Solo 2 0
Block Assist 23 6
Block Total 25 6
Blocks per set 0.37 0.26
Block Errors 1 0
Ball Handling Errors 1 1
Points 176.5 71.0
Points per set 2.6 3.1
Matches started 19 6
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Apr 6 Regis W, 3-0
Apr 6 Rivier W, 3-0
Apr 11 Emmanuel W, 3-0
Apr 13 Rivier W, 3-0
Apr 19 Lancaster Bible W, 3-0
Apr 20 #8 Vassar L, 3-2
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Jan 20 at MIT W, 3-0 1 3 4 4 10 .000 1 4.5
Jan 20 vs. #1 Stevens W, 3-2 1 5 11 5 29 .207 0 12.0
Jan 27 Endicott W, 3-0 1 3 4 3 9 .111 0 5.0
Jan 27 #13 New Paltz W, 3-1 1 4 11 6 24 .208 0 13.0
Jan 28 Baruch W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Jan 28 Nichols W, 3-0 1 3 6 2 10 .400 1 7.0
Feb 1 Dean W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Feb 6 at Emmanuel W, 3-0 - 3 7 2 18 .278 1 9.5
Feb 9 vs. #16 Misericordia W, 3-0 1 1 2 1 4 .250 0 2.0
Feb 10 vs. #18 Baldwin Wallace W, 3-0 - 1 0 1 1 -1.000 0 0.0
Feb 10 at Hobart W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Feb 15 Lasell W, 3-1 - 3 13 5 27 .296 1 14.5
Feb 16 at #14 Nichols W, 3-1 1 4 6 0 12 .500 1 8.0
Feb 20 at Elms W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Feb 23 at Rivier W, 3-1 1 1 1 1 3 .000 0 2.5
Feb 27 Emerson W, 3-0 1 3 9 0 14 .643 0 11.0
Mar 8 vs. #18 Marymount (Va.) W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 at #6 Cal Lutheran W, 3-1 - 1 4 0 6 .667 0 5.0
Mar 9 vs. #16 UC Santa Cruz W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 at Regis W, 3-0 1 3 6 2 12 .333 2 8.5
Mar 17 #14 NYU W, 3-1 1 2 4 3 10 .100 0 4.5
Mar 21 Emmanuel W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Mar 22 Dominican (N.Y.) W, 3-0 - 1 3 0 3 1.000 0 3.0
Mar 23 at Dean W, 3-0 - 1 1 0 1 1.000 0 1.0
Mar 23 vs. Elms W, 3-0 1 3 6 3 12 .250 0 7.0
Mar 26 at Lasell L, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Mar 30 at Emerson W, 3-0 1 3 8 1 14 .500 0 11.0
Apr 3 at Endicott W, 3-1 1 4 8 4 20 .200 0 9.5
Apr 6 Regis W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Apr 6 Rivier W, 3-0 1 3 5 3 10 .200 0 6.0
Apr 11 Emmanuel W, 3-0 1 3 6 3 17 .176 2 6.0
Apr 13 Rivier W, 3-0 1 3 10 3 21 .333 1 12.0
Apr 19 Lancaster Bible W, 3-0 1 3 10 2 23 .348 0 10.5
Apr 20 #8 Vassar L, 3-2 1 5 6 4 16 .125 0 6.5
Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Jan 20 at MIT W, 3-0 1 3 4 0 1 0 1 0
Jan 20 vs. #1 Stevens W, 3-2 1 5 6 1 0 0 1 0
Jan 27 Endicott W, 3-0 1 3 3 0 2 0 2 0
Jan 27 #13 New Paltz W, 3-1 1 4 2 0 2 0 2 0
Jan 28 Baruch W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Jan 28 Nichols W, 3-0 1 3 5 0 2 0 2 0
Feb 1 Dean W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Feb 6 at Emmanuel W, 3-0 - 3 5 0 1 0 1 1
Feb 9 vs. #16 Misericordia W, 3-0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 10 vs. #18 Baldwin Wallace W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 10 at Hobart W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Feb 15 Lasell W, 3-1 - 3 4 0 1 0 1 0
Feb 16 at #14 Nichols W, 3-1 1 4 8 0 2 0 2 0
Feb 20 at Elms W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Feb 23 at Rivier W, 3-1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0
Feb 27 Emerson W, 3-0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 8 vs. #18 Marymount (Va.) W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 at #6 Cal Lutheran W, 3-1 - 1 1 0 2 0 2 0
Mar 9 vs. #16 UC Santa Cruz W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 at Regis W, 3-0 1 3 6 0 1 0 1 0
Mar 17 #14 NYU W, 3-1 1 2 2 0 1 0 1 0
Mar 21 Emmanuel W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Mar 22 Dominican (N.Y.) W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 23 at Dean W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 23 vs. Elms W, 3-0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 26 at Lasell L, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Mar 30 at Emerson W, 3-0 1 3 3 0 2 0 2 0
Apr 3 at Endicott W, 3-1 1 4 6 0 1 0 1 0
Apr 6 Regis W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Apr 6 Rivier W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 11 Emmanuel W, 3-0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 13 Rivier W, 3-0 1 3 4 1 2 0 3 0
Apr 19 Lancaster Bible W, 3-0 1 3 5 0 1 0 1 0
Apr 20 #8 Vassar L, 3-2 1 5 3 0 1 1 1 0
Date Opponent Score ms s ta sa se r re
Jan 20 at MIT W, 3-0 1 3 9 0 3 13 0
Jan 20 vs. #1 Stevens W, 3-2 1 5 3 0 1 26 2
Jan 27 Endicott W, 3-0 1 3 8 0 2 8 0
Jan 27 #13 New Paltz W, 3-1 1 4 14 1 1 15 1
Jan 28 Baruch W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Jan 28 Nichols W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 14 1
Feb 1 Dean W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Feb 6 at Emmanuel W, 3-0 - 3 11 2 5 14 0
Feb 9 vs. #16 Misericordia W, 3-0 1 1 3 0 2 6 1
Feb 10 vs. #18 Baldwin Wallace W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 4 0
Feb 10 at Hobart W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Feb 15 Lasell W, 3-1 - 3 9 1 2 18 1
Feb 16 at #14 Nichols W, 3-1 1 4 15 1 1 23 2
Feb 20 at Elms W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Feb 23 at Rivier W, 3-1 1 1 5 1 0 8 1
Feb 27 Emerson W, 3-0 1 3 13 2 3 3 1
Mar 8 vs. #18 Marymount (Va.) W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Mar 8 at #6 Cal Lutheran W, 3-1 - 1 0 0 0 5 0
Mar 9 vs. #16 UC Santa Cruz W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Mar 13 at Regis W, 3-0 1 3 10 2 2 17 0
Mar 17 #14 NYU W, 3-1 1 2 5 0 2 10 0
Mar 21 Emmanuel W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Mar 22 Dominican (N.Y.) W, 3-0 - 1 1 0 1 2 0
Mar 23 at Dean W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 23 vs. Elms W, 3-0 1 3 11 1 5 14 1
Mar 26 at Lasell L, 3-2 - - - - - - -
Mar 30 at Emerson W, 3-0 1 3 10 2 5 7 0
Apr 3 at Endicott W, 3-1 1 4 11 1 1 18 2
Apr 6 Regis W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Apr 6 Rivier W, 3-0 1 3 5 1 2 16 2
Apr 11 Emmanuel W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 19 1
Apr 13 Rivier W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 16 1
Apr 19 Lancaster Bible W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 12 0
Apr 20 #8 Vassar L, 3-2 1 5 0 0 0 30 2
m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
2021-22 10 21 35 1.67 13 77 3.67 .286 1 0.05 46.0 2.2
2022-23 29 103 259 2.51 93 575 5.58 .289 9 0.09 300.0 2.9
2023-24 24 68 148 2.18 58 323 4.75 .279 10 0.15 176.5 2.6
2024-25 13 32 83 2.59 38 211 6.59 .213 3 0.09 91.5 2.9
Total 76 224 525 2.34 202 1186 5.29 .272 23 0.10 614.0 2.7
m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2021-22 10 21 10 0.48 0 2 2 0.10
2022-23 29 103 122 1.18 8 26 34 0.33
2023-24 24 68 79 1.16 2 23 25 0.37
2024-25 13 32 41 1.28 2 5 7 0.22
Total 76 224 252 1.13 12 56 68 0.30
m s ta sa sa/s se r re
2021-22 10 21 45 10 0.48 14 52 7
2022-23 29 103 277 20 0.19 82 464 24
2023-24 24 68 142 15 0.22 37 316 19
2024-25 13 32 66 4 0.13 24 152 7
Total 76 224 530 49 0.22 157 984 57
m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event
Total 24 68 148 2.18 58 323 4.75 .279 10 0.15 176.5 2.6
Conference 9 23 56 2.43 17 111 4.83 .351 4 0.17 71.0 3.1
Exhibition 1 1 3 3.00 0 3 3.00 1.000 0 0.00 3.0 3.0
Location
Home 11 35 84 2.40 34 181 5.17 .276 5 0.14 96.0 2.7
Away 9 23 45 1.96 14 96 4.17 .323 5 0.22 59.5 2.6
Neutral 4 10 19 1.90 10 46 4.60 .196 0 0.00 21.0 2.1
Result
Wins 23 63 142 2.25 54 307 4.87 .287 10 0.16 170.0 2.7
Losses 1 5 6 1.20 4 16 3.20 .125 0 0.00 6.5 1.3
Month
January 5 18 36 2.00 20 82 4.56 .195 2 0.11 41.5 2.3
February 7 16 38 2.38 10 79 4.94 .354 3 0.19 47.5 3.0
March 6 13 29 2.23 9 55 4.23 .364 2 0.15 37.0 2.8
April 6 21 45 2.14 19 107 5.10 .243 3 0.14 50.5 2.4
m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event
Total 24 68 79 1.16 2 23 25 0.37
Conference 9 23 25 1.09 0 6 6 0.26
Exhibition 1 1 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00
Location
Home 11 35 36 1.03 1 12 13 0.37
Away 9 23 33 1.43 0 11 11 0.48
Neutral 4 10 10 1.00 1 0 1 0.10
Result
Wins 23 63 76 1.21 2 22 24 0.38
Losses 1 5 3 0.60 0 1 1 0.20
Month
January 5 18 20 1.11 1 7 8 0.44
February 7 16 21 1.31 0 5 5 0.31
March 6 13 15 1.15 0 6 6 0.46
April 6 21 23 1.10 1 5 6 0.29
m s ta sa sa/s se r re
Event
Total 24 68 142 15 0.22 37 316 19
Conference 9 23 74 12 0.52 24 97 6
Exhibition 1 1 1 0 0.00 1 2 0
Location
Home 11 35 54 5 0.14 12 161 10
Away 9 23 71 9 0.39 17 105 5
Neutral 4 10 17 1 0.10 8 50 4
Result
Wins 23 63 142 15 0.24 37 286 17
Losses 1 5 0 0 0.00 0 30 2
Month
January 5 18 34 1 0.06 7 76 4
February 7 16 56 7 0.44 13 76 6
March 6 13 36 5 0.38 14 53 1
April 6 21 16 2 0.10 3 111 8
News mentions
Photo by Ari Silverfine
  • Article
  • April 19, 2024
#3 Men’s Volleyball Dominates Lancaster Bible, Moves on to NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals

Leopards sweep Chargers, advance to third straight quarterfinal appearance; Sam Etter leads with 10 finishes

  • April 19, 2024
Several from #3 Men's Volleyball Earn GNAC Postseason Honors
  • Article
  • April 16, 2024
Several from #3 Men's Volleyball Earn GNAC Postseason Honors

Leopards nearly sweep major awards; Jacob LaBouliere repeats as GNAC Offensive Player of the Year; Brandon Dunz named GNAC Defensive Player of the Year; Evin Giglio named GNAC Coach of the Year; Mason Andrade named GNAC Libero of the Year

  • April 16, 2024
Photo by MBD Sports
  • Article
  • April 13, 2024
#3 Men's Volleyball Wins Third Straight GNAC Championship in Battle over Rivier

Leopards clinch third straight championship; Jacob LaBouliere named tournament's most outstanding player, Josh Milke and Sam Etter earn sports on all-tournament team

  • April 13, 2024
Photo by Haley Dando '24
  • Article
  • April 11, 2024
#3 Men’s Volleyball Punches Ticket to GNAC Championship, Bests Emmanuel

Leopards sweep Saints to advance to seventh straight GNAC championship battle; Jacob LaBouliere smacks 14 kills

  • April 11, 2024
Photo by Haley Dando '24
  • Article
  • April 06, 2024
#3 Men’s Volleyball Clinches GNAC Regular Season Title, Pushes Past Regis and Rivier on Senior Day

Leopards sweep conference foes Pride and Raiders, lock up number one seed in upcoming GNAC Tournament

  • April 06, 2024
Photo by Eli Sleasman '24
  • Article
  • April 03, 2024
Roller's Career-High Leads #3 Men's Volleyball over Endicott

Ryan Roller notches 20 finishes as Leopards down Gulls, 3-1, ahead of their regular season finale Saturday

  • April 03, 2024
Photo by MBD Sports
  • Article
  • March 30, 2024
Jack, Roller Guide #1 Men's Volleyball over Emerson

Career-high seven service aces for Tyler Jack and match-high 16 kills for Ryan Roller lead Leopards to sweep over Lions

  • March 30, 2024
Photo by Eli Sleasman '24
  • Article
  • March 23, 2024
#1 Men's Volleyball Sinks Dean, Elms in GNAC Tri-Match

Leopards sweep host Bulldogs and Blazers; Mason Andrade strikes 29 kills through the two contests

  • March 23, 2024
Photo by Eli Sleasman '24
  • Article
  • March 17, 2024
#1 Men's Volleyball Stays Undefeated, Shoots Past #14 NYU in Four Sets

Season-high 24 kills from Jacob LaBouliere lead the offensive prowess of a 3-1 win; Josh Milke dishes out 52 assists

  • March 17, 2024
Photo by Eli Sleasman '24
  • Article
  • March 13, 2024
#1 Men's Volleyball Dominates Regis, Reaches 20-0 Mark

Leopards sweep Pride, stay unbeaten with 20-0 record, Sam Etter chips in with six finishes

  • March 13, 2024
Photo by Eli Sleasman '24
  • Article
  • March 08, 2024
#1 Men's Volleyball Bests #18 Marymount, #6 Cal Lutheran to Open Cal-Lu-Fornia Classic

Leopards sweep Saints before battling past hosts in four sets; push their program-best start to 18-0

  • March 08, 2024
Photo by MBD Sports
  • Article
  • February 27, 2024
#1 Men's Volleyball Handles Emerson

Leopards sweep Lions behind 9 kills from Sam Etter and 8 from Tyler Jack

  • February 27, 2024
Photo by Eli Sleasman '24
  • Article
  • February 23, 2024
#1 Men's Volleyball Dominates Rivier Down the Stretch, Paces Win Streak to 15

Jacob LaBouliere leads with 19 kills as Black & Gold rally past Raiders, 3-1

  • February 23, 2024
Photo by Eli Sleasman '24
  • Article
  • February 16, 2024
#1 Men's Volleyball Continues Hot Start, Silences #14 Nichols

Balanced attack pushes Leopards to four set win over Nichols; hottest start in program history continues

  • February 16, 2024
Photo by Eli Sleasman '24
  • Article
  • February 15, 2024
LaBouliere Hits 1,000 Career Kills Milestone in #1 Men's Volleyball's Triumph over Lasell

Jacob LaBouliere becomes fourth student-athlete to ever reach 1,000 career kills in 3-1 battle over conference foe Lasell

  • February 15, 2024
Photo by Eli Sleasman '24
  • Article
  • February 06, 2024
#1 Men's Volleyball Keeps Unbeaten Streak Alive, Sweeps Emmanuel

Leopards cruise past Saints behind 16 kills from Jacob LaBouliere and another 10 from Brandon Dunz

  • February 06, 2024
Photo by Eli Sleasman '24
  • Article
  • February 06, 2024
#1 Men's Volleyball Keeps Unbeaten Streak Alive, Sweeps Emmanuel

Leopards cruise past Saints behind 16 kills from Jacob LaBouliere and another 10 from Brandon Dunz

  • February 06, 2024
Photo by Brian Straubel '24
  • Article
  • January 27, 2024
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Leopards cruise by Gulls, 3-0, before rallying past Hawks, 3-1

  • January 27, 2024
#2 Men's Volleyball Cruises over MIT, Rallies Past #1 Stevens to Open Season
  • Article
  • January 20, 2024
#2 Men's Volleyball Cruises over MIT, Rallies Past #1 Stevens to Open Season

Leopards breeze past MIT, 3-0, before overcoming 2-1 deficit to reigning national-champion Ducks

  • January 20, 2024
Picked to Three-Peat as GNAC Champions, Nationally Ranked Men’s Volleyball Among Early Favorites in Division III
  • Article
  • January 11, 2024
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  • January 11, 2024
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