19 Blayne Koster
Blayne Koster
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    St. Ansgar, Iowa
  • High School:
    St. Ansgar
  • Position:
    OH
  • m
    6
  • k/s
    1.27
  • h %
    -.037
  • a/s
    0.00
  • b/s
    0.13
  • sa/s
    0.13
  • d/s
    0.40

Bio

Honors & Awards
  • Three-time American Rivers Conference All-Academic Team (2022, 23, 24)
  • Best Teammate Award (2023)
  • Four-time letterwinner (2021, 22, 23, 24)
2024 | senior
  • Appeared in 6 matches and 15 sets
  • Tallied 19 kills on 81 attempts
  • Added 6 digs and a pair of blocks
  • Named to the All-Conference Academic team
2023 | junior
  • Voted to the All-A-R-C Academic Team
  • Named Best Teammate
  • Appeared in 19 matches and 40 sets
  • Recorded 77 kills for 1.93 per set
  • Added 32 digs, six blocks, and two aces
2022 | sophomore
  • Recorded 14 kills in 13 sets for 1.08/set
  • Added one ace and eight digs
2021 | freshman
  • Played in 23 matches
  • Recorded 73 kills in 78 sets (0.94/set)
  • Ranked fourth on the team in digs (106) and aces (15)
  • Added nine assists and three blocks
  • Reached double-digit digs on three occasions including a season-high 17 against Central on Sept. 29
  • Knocked down a season-high 13 kills against Westminster on Oct. 16
  • Served up three aces two times
High School
  • A 2021 graduate of St. Ansgar High School
  • Named second team all-conference three times and honorable mention once
  • Earned four letters
  • Member of National Honor Society and student council
Personal
  • Daughter of Kevin and Delores Koster
  • Has three siblings, Logan, Amelia and Kyndall
  • Majoring in physical education with an endorsement in special education

Player Profile

Recent Games
Oct 25 vs. No. 9 Millikin L, 3-1
Oct 26 at Ill. Wesleyan L, 3-0
Oct 26 vs. Albion L, 3-1
Nov 1 Coe L, 3-1
Nov 2 Wartburg W, 3-0
Nov 6 Luther W, 3-1
  Overall Conf
Matches 6 2
Sets 15 2
Kills 19 1
Kills per set 1.27 0.50
Errors 22 6
Total Attacks 81 14
Total Attacks per set 5.40 7.00
Hitting Percentage -.037 -.357
Assists 0 0
Assists per set 0.00 0.00
Service Aces 2 0
Service Errors 7 0
Service Aces per set 0.13 0.00
Receptions 17 0
Reception Errors 6 0
Digs 6 0
Digs per set 0.40 0.00
Block Solo 0 0
Block Assist 2 0
Block Total 2 0
Blocks per set 0.13 0.00
Block Errors 1 0
Ball Handling Errors 0 0
Points 22.0 1.0
Points per set 1.5 0.5
Matches started 4 1
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Aug 30 vs. Saint Mary's (Minn.) W, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Aug 30 vs. Wis.-Platteville L, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Aug 31 vs. Rose-Hulman W, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Aug 31 vs. St. Scholastica W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 vs. Saint Benedict W, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 7 vs. Bethel (Minn.) L, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 7 vs. St. Olaf L, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 vs. North Central (Ill.) L, 3-0 1 3 4 5 14 -.071 0 0 1 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4.0
Sep 14 vs. Augsburg L, 3-0 1 3 3 2 16 .063 0 2 4 9 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 5.0
Sep 14 at No. 21 Cornell College W, 3-2 1 5 10 7 34 .088 0 0 2 2 0 4 0 2 0 2 0 11.0
Sep 18 at Grinnell L, 3-2 - 2 1 2 3 -.333 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 20 vs. Saint Benedict W, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 vs. Wis.-Superior L, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 vs. St. Olaf L, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 2 at Neb. Wesleyan L, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Loras L, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at Dubuque L, 3-0 - 1 0 4 8 -.500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 16 at Central (Iowa) L, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 23 Buena Vista W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 vs. No. 9 Millikin L, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Ill. Wesleyan L, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 vs. Albion L, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Coe L, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 Wartburg W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 6 Luther W, 3-1 1 1 1 2 6 -.167 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
  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
2021-22 23 78 73 0.94 56 300 .057 9 0.12 15 0.19 141 17 106 1.36 0 3 3 0.04 89.5 1.1
2022-23 7 13 14 1.08 15 62 -.016 0 0.00 1 0.08 26 1 8 0.62 0 0 0 0.00 15.0 1.2
2023-24 19 40 77 1.93 52 226 .111 0 0.00 2 0.05 101 15 32 0.80 2 4 6 0.15 83.0 2.1
2024-25 6 15 19 1.27 22 81 -.037 0 0.00 2 0.13 17 6 6 0.40 0 2 2 0.13 22.0 1.5
Total 55 146 183 1.25 145 669 .057 9 0.06 20 0.14 285 39 152 1.04 2 9 11 0.08 209.5 1.4
    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 6 15 19 1.27 22 81 -.037 0 0.00 2 0.13 17 6 6 0.40 0 2 2 0.13 22.0 1.5
Conference 2 2 1 0.50 6 14 -.357 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 0.5
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 1 1 1 1.00 2 6 -.167 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 1.0
Away 3 8 11 1.38 13 45 -.044 0 0.00 0 0.00 3 0 4 0.50 0 2 2 0.25 12.0 1.5
Neutral 2 6 7 1.17 7 30 .000 0 0.00 2 0.33 14 6 2 0.33 0 0 0 0.00 9.0 1.5
Result Wins 2 6 11 1.83 9 40 .050 0 0.00 0 0.00 2 0 4 0.67 0 2 2 0.33 12.0 2.0
Losses 4 9 8 0.89 13 41 -.122 0 0.00 2 0.22 15 6 2 0.22 0 0 0 0.00 10.0 1.1
Month September 4 13 18 1.38 16 67 .030 0 0.00 2 0.15 17 6 6 0.46 0 2 2 0.15 21.0 1.6
October 1 1 0 0.00 4 8 -.500 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0.0 0.0
November 1 1 1 1.00 2 6 -.167 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 1.0

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