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2020 Men's Volleyball Roster

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27 Austin Braas

27 Austin Braas

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Position:
    Middle Hitter
  • Ht./Wt.:
    6-6 / 207
  • Hometown:
    Lititz, Pa.
  • Highschool:
    Warwick
  • Major:
    Criminal Justice

Summary

Biography

2020: Awarded American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) First-team All-American for second-consecutive season... Earned AVCA All-East Region honors... Received the Arcadia Athletics Male Senior Athlete Award... Finished the season as the NCAA Division III leader in hitting percentage (.444) ... Appeared in 20 matches for the Knights in 2020…Claimed a team-high 178 kills and 65 total blocks throughout the season… Tallied 12 kills and three total blocks in a win over Elms (1/18)… Registered 17 kills and five total blocks in a win at Lancaster Bible (1/28) … Recorded 11 kills and five total blocks in a win over Hunter (2/08) … Collected 12 kills and four total blocks in a win over Alvernia.

2019: Appeared in 35 matches during the season… Awarded American Volleyball Coaches Association First-team All-America honors... Crowned the NCAA Individual Champion in hitting percentage (.474)... Garnered All-MAC First-team distinction... Chosen to the Academic All-MAC Team... Registered 278 kills, 23 service aces and 119 total blocks… Tallied 14 kills and seven blocks versus Wentworth (2/02)… Collected nine kills and eight blocks in a win over Messiah (3/2)… Claimed 12 kills and six blocks versus Marymount (4/5)… Registered 14 kills and six blocks in the MAC Championship win over Stevenson (4/13)… Tallied 13 kills and two blocks versus Rivier University (4/19)... Chosen to the Academic All-MAC Team... Named to the MAC Honor Roll.

2018: Started all 29 matches played over the course of the season… Selected to the All-MAC First-team... Recorded 225 kills with a team-high ..371 hit percentage, averaging 2.25 kills per set… Chosen MAC Player of the Week once... Notched 10 kills against St. Joseph’s LI (1/20)… Claimed 12 kills in a 3-2 win against Messiah (3/27)… Tallied a season-high 15 kills in a 3-1 victory at Wilkes (3/29)… Notched 11 kills and two service aces in a 3-1 win at Widener (4/2)… Registered 12 kills at Marymount (4/6)... Named to the MAC Honor Roll... Selected to the ECAC President's Honor Roll.

2017: Started in 26 of his 29 matches played as a freshman… Chosen ECAC Division III South Rookie of the Year... Named to the All-ECAC team... Totaled 217 kills, 89 blocks and 52 service aces… Averaged 2.24 kills, 0.92 blocks and 0.25 aces per set while hitting .335 for the season… Hit .476 with 13 kills on 21 attempts in Arcadia’s program debut against Lancaster Bible (1/27)… Hit .556 with six kills on nine attempts in 3-0 win over Wilson (1/31)… Totaled four kills and a season-high eight blocks in a 3-1 win over SUNY Poly (2/11)… Hit .667 with seven kills on nine swings with four blocks against No. 15 Nazareth (2/17)… Hit .667 with seven kills on nine attempts with five blocks in a 3-0 win over Brooklyn (2/18)… Hit .429 with 12 kills, three service aces and three blocks in a 3-1 win over New Jersey City (2/18)… Hit .500 with nine kills and four blocks against No. 10 Rivier (2/24)… Posted 12 kills with five digs, two aces and two blocks in a 3-2 win over St. Joseph’s-Long Island (2/25)… Recorded a season-high 14 kills against Elmira (2/25)… Matched his season-high 14 kills while recording eight blocks in a 3-1 win at Cairn (3/4)… Hit .318 with 11 kills at Wilson (3/7)… Recorded eight kills and five blocks in a 3-0 win at Wilkes (3.23)… Hit .333 with 11 kills at No. 15 Juniata (3/25)… Hit .500 with a season-high 14 kills and four blocks in a 3-1 win over Sage (4/2)… Registered nine kills and seven blocks at Stevenson (4/6).

High School: 2016 graduate of Warwich High School, where he was coached by Nate Gajecki… Served as team captain and was named Team MVP… Earned First-Team All-League and Second-Team All-District honors… Was also a member of the soccer team.
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    2017First-Year

    Middle Blocker
    6'6" 195 lbs
    27
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    2018Sophomore

    Middle Blocker
    6'6" 205 lbs
    27
  • 27

    2019Junior

    Middle Hitter
    6'6" 207 lbs
    27
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    2020Senior

    Middle Hitter
    6'6" 207 lbs
    27