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13 Michelle Van Epps
Michelle Van Epps
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Lakefield, Minn.
  • High School:
    Jackson County Central H.S.
  • Position:
    S
  • m
    31
  • k/s
    0.50
  • h %
    .069
  • a/s
    8.65
  • b/s
    0.30
  • sa/s
    0.12
  • d/s
    2.18

Bio

General: Starting her second season with the Tiger volleyball team … came to DWU from Iowa Lakes Community College … in her first season with the Tigers, she took over the organization of the DWU offense as the team’s setter … after one season, she moved into eighth place on the DWU all-time assist list … will be counted on to push the Tiger offense to the next level in 2015. 

Junior (2015): Finished the season playing in all 113 sets and 31 matches … led the team with 978 assists … finished with 13 service aces.

Sophomore (2014): Finished the season with a team high 1,042 assists averaged 9.74 per game … completed 18 aces on the season for a second best on the team … ranked third in the GPAC and 34th in the NAIA in assists per set in 2014.

Freshman (2013): Played one season at Iowa Lakes Community College … finished with 770 assists as a freshman and averaged 10.5 assists per set … also had 184 digs, 35 kills and 18 service aces.

High School: A three-year starter and four-time letter winner at Jackson County Central High School … finished her career with 1,152 assists, 212 kills and 146 digs … helped her team to a 46-6 record her junior and senior seasons … part of two sub-section championship teams … earned All-Conference honors her sophomore through senior seasons … named All-Area captain and first team All-State as a senior … lettered four times in basketball.

Personal: Born Sept. 20, 1994 … daughter of Todd and Teresa Van Epps … an education major.

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605-996-6565

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641-775-3445

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Oct 23 Concordia (Neb.) L, 3-0
Oct 24 Neb. Wesleyan L, 3-1
Oct 27 at Dakota St. L, 3-2
Oct 28 Northwestern (IA) L, 3-1
Oct 31 at College of Saint Mary L, 3-0
Nov 3 at Mount Marty L, 3-1
  Total Conference
Matches 31 16
Sets 113 55
Kills 57 28
Kills per set 0.50 0.51
Errors 39 18
Total Attacks 261 127
Hitting Percentage .069 .079
Assists 978 443
Assists per set 8.65 8.05
Service Aces 13 7
Service Errors 38 15
Service Aces per set 0.12 0.13
Receptions 4 3
Reception Errors 1 0
Digs 246 118
Digs per set 2.18 2.15
Block Solo 2 0
Block Assist 33 14
Block Total 34 14
Blocks per set 0.30 0.25
Block Errors 11 5
Ball Handling Errors 19 5
Points 88.5 42.0
Points per set 0.8 0.8
Matches started 25 12

Game Log - Offense

Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Aug 25 Presentation W, 3-0 1 3 2 1 8 .125 21 3.0
Aug 29 vs. Central Christian College of McPherson W, 3-0 1 3 4 2 11 .182 27 4.5
Aug 29 vs. Grace (Neb.) W, 3-1 1 4 4 4 14 .000 32 4.0
Sep 4 Presentation W, 3-0 1 3 3 1 5 .400 23 4.5
Sep 4 Clarke L, 3-2 1 5 1 1 10 .000 41 2.5
Sep 5 Valley City St. W, 3-2 1 5 3 1 10 .200 47 5.0
Sep 5 Dakota St. W, 3-0 1 3 2 2 11 .000 22 3.0
Sep 8 Dordt L, 3-0 1 3 1 2 11 -.091 20 2.0
Sep 11 vs. McPherson College W, 3-2 1 5 2 3 10 -.100 55 3.5
Sep 11 vs. Embry-Riddle (AZ) L, 3-2 1 5 1 1 13 .000 53 5.0
Sep 12 vs. Kansas Wesleyan L, 3-1 1 4 3 2 6 .167 43 4.5
Sep 12 vs. Oklahoma Wesleyan L, 3-1 1 4 1 0 6 .167 49 1.0
Sep 15 at Presentation W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 4 .000 37 1.5
Sep 16 Briar Cliff (IA) L, 3-0 1 3 2 0 5 .400 28 6.5
Sep 19 Morningside College W, 3-1 1 4 1 1 8 .000 40 1.0
Sep 23 at Northwestern (IA) L, 3-0 - 3 2 0 3 .667 28 2.0
Sep 26 Midland University L, 3-0 1 3 3 0 7 .429 30 3.5
Sep 30 Mount Marty W, 3-2 1 5 3 1 9 .222 46 3.5
Oct 3 at Doane L, 3-0 - 3 1 0 8 .125 26 1.0
Oct 7 at Dordt L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 4 .000 23 0.5
Oct 10 Mayville State W, 3-0 1 3 2 0 7 .286 40 3.0
Oct 10 Peru St. L, 3-0 1 3 1 1 7 .000 14 1.0
Oct 14 at Briar Cliff (IA) L, 3-1 - 4 5 0 7 .714 39 7.0
Oct 17 at Hastings L, 3-0 1 3 1 0 3 .333 16 2.0
Oct 20 at Morningside College L, 3-0 1 3 3 4 12 -.083 19 4.0
Oct 23 Concordia (Neb.) L, 3-0 1 3 0 4 10 -.400 16 1.0
Oct 24 Neb. Wesleyan L, 3-1 1 4 2 1 11 .091 23 2.5
Oct 27 at Dakota St. L, 3-2 - 5 0 2 12 -.167 31 0.5
Oct 28 Northwestern (IA) L, 3-1 1 4 1 1 15 .000 17 1.5
Oct 31 at College of Saint Mary L, 3-0 1 3 1 3 9 -.222 23 2.0
Nov 3 at Mount Marty L, 3-1 1 4 2 1 5 .200 49 2.0

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Aug 25 Presentation W, 3-0 1 3 9 0 2 0 2 2
Aug 29 vs. Central Christian College of McPherson W, 3-0 1 3 10 0 1 0 1 0
Aug 29 vs. Grace (Neb.) W, 3-1 1 4 15 0 0 1 0 1
Sep 4 Presentation W, 3-0 1 3 9 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 4 Clarke L, 3-2 1 5 9 0 3 0 3 2
Sep 5 Valley City St. W, 3-2 1 5 6 0 2 0 2 1
Sep 5 Dakota St. W, 3-0 1 3 8 1 0 0 1 0
Sep 8 Dordt L, 3-0 1 3 7 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 11 vs. McPherson College W, 3-2 1 5 6 0 3 0 3 3
Sep 11 vs. Embry-Riddle (AZ) L, 3-2 1 5 13 1 2 1 3 1
Sep 12 vs. Kansas Wesleyan L, 3-1 1 4 8 0 3 0 3 1
Sep 12 vs. Oklahoma Wesleyan L, 3-1 1 4 5 0 0 3 0 1
Sep 15 at Presentation W, 3-0 - 3 10 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 16 Briar Cliff (IA) L, 3-0 1 3 10 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 19 Morningside College W, 3-1 1 4 8 0 0 0 0 2
Sep 23 at Northwestern (IA) L, 3-0 - 3 6 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 26 Midland University L, 3-0 1 3 5 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 30 Mount Marty W, 3-2 1 5 15 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 3 at Doane L, 3-0 - 3 5 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 7 at Dordt L, 3-0 - 3 10 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 10 Mayville State W, 3-0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 10 Peru St. L, 3-0 1 3 5 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 14 at Briar Cliff (IA) L, 3-1 - 4 5 0 2 0 2 0
Oct 17 at Hastings L, 3-0 1 3 5 0 2 2 2 1
Oct 20 at Morningside College L, 3-0 1 3 5 0 2 1 2 1
Oct 23 Concordia (Neb.) L, 3-0 1 3 9 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 24 Neb. Wesleyan L, 3-1 1 4 10 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 27 at Dakota St. L, 3-2 - 5 11 0 1 1 1 2
Oct 28 Northwestern (IA) L, 3-1 1 4 3 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 31 at College of Saint Mary L, 3-0 1 3 7 0 2 2 2 1
Nov 3 at Mount Marty L, 3-1 1 4 8 0 0 0 0 0

Game Log - Serve/Receive

Date Opponent Score ms s sa se r re
Aug 25 Presentation W, 3-0 1 3 0 2 0 0
Aug 29 vs. Central Christian College of McPherson W, 3-0 1 3 0 2 1 0
Aug 29 vs. Grace (Neb.) W, 3-1 1 4 0 1 0 0
Sep 4 Presentation W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 0 0
Sep 4 Clarke L, 3-2 1 5 0 1 0 0
Sep 5 Valley City St. W, 3-2 1 5 1 3 0 0
Sep 5 Dakota St. W, 3-0 1 3 0 3 0 0
Sep 8 Dordt L, 3-0 1 3 1 1 1 0
Sep 11 vs. McPherson College W, 3-2 1 5 0 2 0 0
Sep 11 vs. Embry-Riddle (AZ) L, 3-2 1 5 2 1 0 0
Sep 12 vs. Kansas Wesleyan L, 3-1 1 4 0 2 - 1
Sep 12 vs. Oklahoma Wesleyan L, 3-1 1 4 0 1 - 0
Sep 15 at Presentation W, 3-0 - 3 1 1 0 0
Sep 16 Briar Cliff (IA) L, 3-0 1 3 4 1 0 0
Sep 19 Morningside College W, 3-1 1 4 0 2 0 0
Sep 23 at Northwestern (IA) L, 3-0 - 3 0 2 0 0
Sep 26 Midland University L, 3-0 1 3 0 1 0 0
Sep 30 Mount Marty W, 3-2 1 5 0 2 1 0
Oct 3 at Doane L, 3-0 - 3 0 1 0 0
Oct 7 at Dordt L, 3-0 - 3 0 1 1 0
Oct 10 Mayville State W, 3-0 1 3 1 3 0 0
Oct 10 Peru St. L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0
Oct 14 at Briar Cliff (IA) L, 3-1 - 4 1 1 0 0
Oct 17 at Hastings L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0
Oct 20 at Morningside College L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0
Oct 23 Concordia (Neb.) L, 3-0 1 3 1 1 0 0
Oct 24 Neb. Wesleyan L, 3-1 1 4 0 2 0 0
Oct 27 at Dakota St. L, 3-2 - 5 0 1 0 0
Oct 28 Northwestern (IA) L, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 0
Oct 31 at College of Saint Mary L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0
Nov 3 at Mount Marty L, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 0

Career Stats - Offense

  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s pts pts/s
2014-15 29 107 72 0.67 24 226 .212 1042 9.74 113.0 1.1
2015-16 31 113 57 0.50 39 261 .069 978 8.65 88.5 0.8
2016-17 32 121 89 0.74 20 221 .312 1243 10.27 145.0 1.2
Total 92 341 218 0.64 83 708 .191 3263 9.57 346.5 1.0

Career Stats - Defense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2014-15 29 107 224 2.09 10 26 35 0.32
2015-16 31 113 246 2.18 2 33 34 0.30
2016-17 32 121 289 2.39 6 54 58 0.48
Total 92 341 759 2.23 18 113 126 0.37

Career Stats - Serve/Receive

  m s sa sa/s r re
2014-15 29 107 18 0.17 7 0
2015-16 31 113 13 0.12 4 1
2016-17 32 121 23 0.19 3 0
Total 92 341 54 0.16 14 1

Splits Stats - Offense

  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event                      
Total 31 113 57 0.50 39 261 .069 978 8.65 88.5 0.8
Conference 16 55 28 0.51 18 127 .079 443 8.05 42.0 0.8
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - -
Location                      
Home 15 54 27 0.50 17 134 .075 428 7.93 43.5 0.8
Away 10 34 15 0.44 10 67 .075 291 8.56 22.5 0.7
Neutral 6 25 15 0.60 12 60 .050 259 10.36 22.5 0.9
Result                      
Wins 11 41 26 0.63 16 97 .103 390 9.51 36.5 0.9
Losses 20 72 31 0.43 23 164 .049 588 8.17 52.0 0.7
Month                      
August 3 10 10 1.00 7 33 .091 80 8.00 11.5 1.1
September 15 58 28 0.48 15 118 .110 562 9.69 49.0 0.8
October 12 41 17 0.41 16 105 .010 287 7.00 26.0 0.6
November 1 4 2 0.50 1 5 .200 49 12.25 2.0 0.5

Splits Stats - Defense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event                
Total 31 113 246 2.18 2 33 34 0.30
Conference 16 55 118 2.15 0 14 14 0.25
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 15 54 117 2.17 1 13 14 0.26
Away 10 34 72 2.12 0 11 10 0.29
Neutral 6 25 57 2.28 1 9 10 0.40
Result                
Wins 11 41 100 2.44 1 11 12 0.28
Losses 20 72 146 2.03 1 22 23 0.31
Month                
August 3 10 34 3.40 0 3 3 0.30
September 15 58 125 2.16 2 18 20 0.34
October 12 41 79 1.93 0 12 12 0.28
November 1 4 8 2.00 0 0 0 0.00

Splits Stats - Serve/Receive

  m s sa sa/s r re
Event            
Total 31 113 13 0.12 4 1
Conference 16 55 7 0.13 3 0
Exhibition - - - - - -
Location            
Home 15 54 9 0.17 2 0
Away 10 34 2 0.06 1 0
Neutral 6 25 2 0.08 1 1
Result            
Wins 11 41 4 0.10 2 0
Losses 20 72 9 0.13 2 1
Month            
August 3 10 0 0.00 1 0
September 15 58 10 0.17 2 1
October 12 41 3 0.07 1 0
November 1 4 0 0.00 0 0

Photos

Presentation vs. Dakota Wesleyan

8/25/2015 7:30 PM CDT

Presentation vs. Dakota Wesleyan

8/25/2015 7:30 PM CDT

Presentation vs. Dakota Wesleyan

8/25/2015 7:30 PM CDT

Presentation vs. Dakota Wesleyan

8/25/2015 7:30 PM CDT

Presentation vs. Dakota Wesleyan

8/25/2015 7:30 PM CDT

Clarke vs. Dakota Wesleyan

9/4/2015 7:00 PM CDT

Clarke vs. Dakota Wesleyan

9/4/2015 7:00 PM CDT

Clarke vs. Dakota Wesleyan

9/4/2015 7:00 PM CDT

Clarke vs. Dakota Wesleyan

9/4/2015 7:00 PM CDT

Valley City St. vs. Dakota Wesleyan

9/5/2015 10:30 AM CDT

Valley City St. vs. Dakota Wesleyan

9/5/2015 10:30 AM CDT

Valley City St. vs. Dakota Wesleyan

9/5/2015 10:30 AM CDT

Valley City St. vs. Dakota Wesleyan

9/5/2015 10:30 AM CDT

Dakota St. vs. Dakota Wesleyan

9/5/2015 7:00 PM CDT

Dakota St. vs. Dakota Wesleyan

9/5/2015 7:00 PM CDT

Dakota St. vs. Dakota Wesleyan

9/5/2015 7:00 PM CDT

Dakota St. vs. Dakota Wesleyan

9/5/2015 7:00 PM CDT

Dakota St. vs. Dakota Wesleyan

9/5/2015 7:00 PM CDT

Dakota St. vs. Dakota Wesleyan

9/5/2015 7:00 PM CDT

Dordt vs. Dakota Wesleyan

9/8/2015 7:30 PM CDT

Dordt vs. Dakota Wesleyan

9/8/2015 7:30 PM CDT

Dordt vs. Dakota Wesleyan

9/8/2015 7:30 PM CDT

Briar Cliff (IA) vs. Dakota Wesleyan

9/16/2015 7:30 PM CDT

Briar Cliff (IA) vs. Dakota Wesleyan

9/16/2015 7:30 PM CDT

Briar Cliff (IA) vs. Dakota Wesleyan

9/16/2015 7:30 PM CDT

Briar Cliff (IA) vs. Dakota Wesleyan

9/16/2015 7:30 PM CDT

Morningside vs. Dakota Wesleyan

9/19/2015 5:00 PM CDT

Morningside vs. Dakota Wesleyan

9/19/2015 5:00 PM CDT

Morningside vs. Dakota Wesleyan

9/19/2015 5:00 PM CDT

Midland University vs. Dakota Wesleyan

9/26/2015 5:00 PM CDT

Midland University vs. Dakota Wesleyan

9/26/2015 5:00 PM CDT

Mount Marty vs. Dakota Wesleyan

9/30/2015 7:30 PM CDT

Mount Marty vs. Dakota Wesleyan

9/30/2015 7:30 PM CDT

Northwestern (IA) vs. Dakota Wesleyan

10/28/2015 7:30 PM CDT

Northwestern (IA) vs. Dakota Wesleyan

10/28/2015 7:30 PM CDT

Northwestern (IA) vs. Dakota Wesleyan

10/28/2015 7:30 PM CDT

Northwestern (IA) vs. Dakota Wesleyan

10/28/2015 7:30 PM CDT

Northwestern (IA) vs. Dakota Wesleyan

10/28/2015 7:30 PM CDT