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13 Tya Weideman
Tya Weideman
  • Height:
    5-7
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Mellette, S.D.
  • High School:
    Northwestern Area High School
  • Position:
    Defensive Specialist
  • Major:
    Sports, Exercise and Wellness
  • m
    33
  • k/s
    0.02
  • h %
    .111
  • a/s
    0.11
  • b/s
    0.01
  • sa/s
    0.25
  • d/s
    2.94

Bio

General: The Tiger defensive specialist aims to expand her role for the Tigers in 2021 after appearing in 12 matches as a freshman.

Junior (2022): Played in all 122 sets and 33 matches during the 2022 season… as a Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athlete and GPAC Honorable mention player, she recorded 31 aces and 359 digs… her season high for digs came against (RV) Dakota State on Sept. 27 when she secured 21 in the five set match… her three and four set match highs were 17 against Presentation College and 16 against Briar Cliff… Weideman’s season high in aces was four, which she recorded at home against No. 7 Northwestern and at Doane.

Sophomore (2021): Appeared in 35 matches for the Tigers in 2021 and played in all but one set during the season ... tallied 15 assists and 21 service aces during her 121 sets played.

Freshman (2020): Saw immediate action, appearing in 12 matches ... compiled 72 digs, four service aces and one assist ... tallied a season-high 16 digs versus Mayville State.

High School: Participated in volleyball and track for five seasons ... a part of two state championships and a runner-up finish in volleyball ... recorded a school-record 491 digs in a season ... finished her high school career with 838 digs and 128 aces.

Parents: Christi and Jesse Weideman

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Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Nov 5 at Northwestern W, 3-2
Nov 9 at Jamestown L, 3-0
Nov 19 Kansas Wesleyan W, 3-0
Nov 30 vs. Southern Oregon W, 3-0
Dec 2 vs. MidAmerica Nazarene W, 3-1
Dec 3 vs. Midland L, 3-0
  Total Conference
Matches 33 16
Sets 122 58
Kills 2 0
Kills per set 0.02 0.00
Errors 1 0
Total Attacks 9 3
Hitting Percentage .111 .000
Assists 13 5
Assists per set 0.11 0.09
Service Aces 31 18
Service Errors 22 14
Service Aces per set 0.25 0.31
Receptions 423 196
Reception Errors 19 9
Digs 359 166
Digs per set 2.94 2.86
Block Solo 0 0
Block Assist 1 0
Block Total 1 0
Blocks per set 0.01 0.00
Block Errors 0 0
Ball Handling Errors 0 0
Points 33.5 18.0
Points per set 0.3 0.3
Matches started - -

Game Log - Offense

Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Aug 18 vs. Georgetown W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 .000 1 1.0
Aug 18 vs. CIU (SC) W, 3-1 - 4 1 0 1 1.000 0 1.0
Aug 20 vs. Olivet Nazarene W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 .000 1 1.0
Aug 20 vs. #20 Columbia (MO) W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 - 1 0.5
Aug 27 at Mayville State W, 3-1 - 4 0 1 1 -1.000 1 0.0
Sep 1 at No. 12 Bellevue L, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Sep 2 vs. No. 14 Montana Tech W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 1 1.000 0 2.0
Sep 2 vs. Benedictine (KS) W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 1 1.0
Sep 7 at No. 23 Dordt L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Sep 9 Briar Cliff (IA) W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 0 2.0
Sep 14 #7 Northwestern W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 2 .000 1 4.0
Sep 17 at Morningside W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 1.0
Sep 21 at No. 4 Jamestown L, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Sep 24 No. 13 College of Saint Mary W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 - 1 0.0
Sep 27 (RV) Dakota State W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 - 2 1.0
Sep 30 at (RV) Hastings L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 1 .000 0 1.0
Oct 1 at Doane (NE) W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 1 4.0
Oct 4 at Presentation W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 1.0
Oct 7 No. 3 Midland W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Oct 8 No. 6 Concordia (NE) W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 1 0.0
Oct 12 at Dakota State (SD) W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 - 1 1.0
Oct 15 at Mount Marty W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Oct 19 at Briar Cliff (IA) W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Oct 21 No. 19 Dordt W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 2.0
Oct 26 at No. 6 Northwestern L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Oct 29 Morningside W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 1.0
Nov 1 No. 2 Jamestown L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 1 3.0
Nov 5 at Northwestern W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 - 0 2.0
Nov 9 at Jamestown L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 .000 0 0.0
Nov 19 Kansas Wesleyan W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Nov 30 vs. Southern Oregon W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Dec 2 vs. MidAmerica Nazarene W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 0 3.0
Dec 3 vs. Midland L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 1.0

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Aug 18 vs. Georgetown W, 3-0 - 3 7 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 18 vs. CIU (SC) W, 3-1 - 4 11 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 20 vs. Olivet Nazarene W, 3-0 - 3 7 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 20 vs. #20 Columbia (MO) W, 3-2 - 5 12 0 1 0 1 0
Aug 27 at Mayville State W, 3-1 - 4 6 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 1 at No. 12 Bellevue L, 3-2 - 5 9 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 2 vs. No. 14 Montana Tech W, 3-0 - 3 11 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 2 vs. Benedictine (KS) W, 3-0 - 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 7 at No. 23 Dordt L, 3-0 - 3 7 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 9 Briar Cliff (IA) W, 3-1 - 4 15 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 14 #7 Northwestern W, 3-1 - 4 6 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 17 at Morningside W, 3-0 - 3 7 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 21 at No. 4 Jamestown L, 3-2 - 5 8 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 24 No. 13 College of Saint Mary W, 3-2 - 5 13 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 27 (RV) Dakota State W, 3-2 - 5 21 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 30 at (RV) Hastings L, 3-1 - 4 15 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 1 at Doane (NE) W, 3-0 - 3 11 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 4 at Presentation W, 3-0 - 3 17 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 7 No. 3 Midland W, 3-1 - 4 14 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 8 No. 6 Concordia (NE) W, 3-0 - 3 7 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 12 at Dakota State (SD) W, 3-2 - 5 18 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 15 at Mount Marty W, 3-0 - 3 7 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 19 at Briar Cliff (IA) W, 3-1 - 4 16 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 21 No. 19 Dordt W, 3-0 - 3 9 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 26 at No. 6 Northwestern L, 3-0 - 3 11 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 29 Morningside W, 3-0 - 3 10 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 1 No. 2 Jamestown L, 3-1 - 4 10 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 5 at Northwestern W, 3-2 - 5 19 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 9 at Jamestown L, 3-0 - 3 15 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 19 Kansas Wesleyan W, 3-0 - 3 5 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 30 vs. Southern Oregon W, 3-0 - 3 9 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 2 vs. MidAmerica Nazarene W, 3-1 - 4 11 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 3 vs. Midland L, 3-0 - 3 13 0 0 0 0 0

Game Log - Serve/Receive

Date Opponent Score ms s sa se r re
Aug 18 vs. Georgetown W, 3-0 - 3 1 1 8 1
Aug 18 vs. CIU (SC) W, 3-1 - 4 0 1 18 0
Aug 20 vs. Olivet Nazarene W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 8 1
Aug 20 vs. #20 Columbia (MO) W, 3-2 - 5 0 1 20 1
Aug 27 at Mayville State W, 3-1 - 4 0 1 15 2
Sep 1 at No. 12 Bellevue L, 3-2 - 5 0 0 21 1
Sep 2 vs. No. 14 Montana Tech W, 3-0 - 3 1 1 6 0
Sep 2 vs. Benedictine (KS) W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 7 0
Sep 7 at No. 23 Dordt L, 3-0 - 3 0 1 9 0
Sep 9 Briar Cliff (IA) W, 3-1 - 4 2 1 11 0
Sep 14 #7 Northwestern W, 3-1 - 4 4 2 12 0
Sep 17 at Morningside W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 8 0
Sep 21 at No. 4 Jamestown L, 3-2 - 5 0 1 17 1
Sep 24 No. 13 College of Saint Mary W, 3-2 - 5 0 1 27 0
Sep 27 (RV) Dakota State W, 3-2 - 5 1 0 15 1
Sep 30 at (RV) Hastings L, 3-1 - 4 1 0 20 1
Oct 1 at Doane (NE) W, 3-0 - 3 4 2 6 0
Oct 4 at Presentation W, 3-0 - 3 1 1 13 0
Oct 7 No. 3 Midland W, 3-1 - 4 0 1 9 1
Oct 8 No. 6 Concordia (NE) W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 5 3
Oct 12 at Dakota State (SD) W, 3-2 - 5 1 1 27 1
Oct 15 at Mount Marty W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 6 0
Oct 19 at Briar Cliff (IA) W, 3-1 - 4 0 1 8 0
Oct 21 No. 19 Dordt W, 3-0 - 3 2 1 11 1
Oct 26 at No. 6 Northwestern L, 3-0 - 3 0 1 14 0
Oct 29 Morningside W, 3-0 - 3 1 1 16 1
Nov 1 No. 2 Jamestown L, 3-1 - 4 3 1 17 1
Nov 5 at Northwestern W, 3-2 - 5 2 0 20 1
Nov 9 at Jamestown L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 12 0
Nov 19 Kansas Wesleyan W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 9 0
Nov 30 vs. Southern Oregon W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 11 0
Dec 2 vs. MidAmerica Nazarene W, 3-1 - 4 3 1 11 0
Dec 3 vs. Midland L, 3-0 - 3 1 0 6 1

Career Stats - Offense

  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s pts pts/s
2020-21 12 29 1 0.03 1 7 .000 1 0.03 5.5 0.2
2021-22 35 121 1 0.01 1 4 .000 15 0.12 22.0 0.2
2022-23 33 122 2 0.02 1 9 .111 13 0.11 33.5 0.3
2023-24 34 119 2 0.02 4 19 -.105 56 0.47 17.0 0.1
Total 114 391 6 0.02 7 39 -.026 85 0.22 78.0 0.2

Career Stats - Defense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2020-21 12 29 62 2.14 0 1 1 0.03
2021-22 35 121 201 1.66 0 0 0 0.00
2022-23 33 122 359 2.94 0 1 1 0.01
2023-24 34 119 662 5.56 0 0 0 0.00
Total 114 391 1284 3.28 0 2 2 0.01

Career Stats - Serve/Receive

  m s sa sa/s r re
2020-21 12 29 4 0.14 75 1
2021-22 35 121 21 0.17 348 14
2022-23 33 122 31 0.25 423 19
2023-24 34 119 15 0.13 516 21
Total 114 391 71 0.18 1362 55

Splits Stats - Offense

  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event                      
Total 33 122 2 0.02 1 9 .111 13 0.11 33.5 0.3
Conference 16 58 0 0.00 0 3 .000 5 0.09 18.0 0.3
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - -
Location                      
Home 10 38 0 0.00 0 2 .000 6 0.16 13.0 0.3
Away 14 53 0 0.00 1 3 -.333 3 0.06 10.0 0.2
Neutral 9 31 2 0.06 0 4 .500 4 0.13 10.5 0.3
Result                      
Wins 25 92 2 0.02 1 7 .143 12 0.13 28.5 0.3
Losses 8 30 0 0.00 0 2 .000 1 0.03 5.0 0.2
Month                      
August 5 19 1 0.05 1 4 .000 4 0.21 3.5 0.2
September 11 44 1 0.02 0 4 .250 5 0.11 12.0 0.3
October 10 34 0 0.00 0 0 - 3 0.09 9.0 0.3
November 5 18 0 0.00 0 1 .000 1 0.06 5.0 0.3
December 2 7 0 0.00 0 0 - 0 0.00 4.0 0.6

Splits Stats - Defense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event                
Total 33 122 359 2.94 0 1 1 0.01
Conference 16 58 166 2.86 0 0 0 0.00
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 10 38 110 2.89 0 0 0 0.00
Away 14 53 166 3.13 0 0 0 0.00
Neutral 9 31 83 2.68 0 1 1 0.03
Result                
Wins 25 92 271 2.95 0 1 1 0.01
Losses 8 30 88 2.93 0 0 0 0.00
Month                
August 5 19 43 2.26 0 1 1 0.05
September 11 44 114 2.59 0 0 0 0.00
October 10 34 120 3.53 0 0 0 0.00
November 5 18 58 3.22 0 0 0 0.00
December 2 7 24 3.43 0 0 0 0.00

Splits Stats - Serve/Receive

  m s sa sa/s r re
Event            
Total 33 122 31 0.25 423 19
Conference 16 58 18 0.31 196 9
Exhibition - - - - - -
Location            
Home 10 38 13 0.34 132 8
Away 14 53 10 0.19 196 7
Neutral 9 31 8 0.26 95 4
Result            
Wins 25 92 26 0.28 307 14
Losses 8 30 5 0.17 116 5
Month            
August 5 19 2 0.11 69 5
September 11 44 11 0.25 153 4
October 10 34 9 0.26 115 7
November 5 18 5 0.28 69 2
December 2 7 4 0.57 17 1

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Photos

Tya Weideman action photo 1

Photo Credit: Destiny Brockhaus
Briar Cliff (IA) vs. Dakota Wesleyan (SD)

9/9/2022 7:30 PM CDT

Tya Weideman action photo 2

Photo Credit: Dustin Wheeler
Dakota State (SD) vs. Dakota Wesleyan (SD)

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