Sam Benick

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Sam Benick
8 Sam Benick
  • Height:
    6-4
  • Hometown:
    Minneapolis, Minn.
  • Position:
    MB
  • Year:
    FR
  • High School:
    Minneapolis Southwest
  • Previous College:
    Saint Paul College and Technical School
  • m
    21
  • k/s
    0.88
  • h %
    .086
  • a/s
    0.04
  • b/s
    0.33
  • sa/s
    0.00
  • d/s
    0.21
Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Matches 21 8
Sets 48 19
Kills 42 9
Kills per set 0.88 0.47
Errors 32 12
Total Attacks 116 32
Total Attacks per set 2.42 1.68
Hitting Percentage .086 -.094
Assists 2 2
Assists per set 0.04 0.11
Service Total Attempts 15 2
Service Aces 0 0
Service Errors 7 2
Service Aces per set 0.00 0.00
Receptions 2 2
Reception Errors 1 1
Digs 10 6
Digs per set 0.21 0.32
Block Solo 2 1
Block Assist 14 8
Block Total 16 9
Blocks per set 0.33 0.47
Block Errors 1 1
Ball Handling Errors 0 0
Points 51.0 14.0
Points per set 1.1 0.7
Matches started 4 2
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Mar 30 at Kansas Wesleyan W, 3-2
Apr 4 at Jamestown L, 3-0
Apr 6 at Dordt (IA) L, 3-1
Apr 13 Central Christian (KS) W, 3-0
Apr 19 vs. Dordt (IA) W, 3-0
Apr 20 at Jamestown L, 3-0
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Jan 26 University of Missouri Science & Technology W, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Jan 26 vs. Brescia W, 3-0 - 1 0 2 4 -.500 0 0.0
Jan 27 vs. (RV) Westcliff (CA) L, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Jan 27 vs. Rio Grande W, 3-0 - 1 2 0 2 1.000 0 2.0
Feb 2 at Clarke (IA) L, 3-2 - 1 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Feb 3 at #15 Mount Mercy L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Feb 9 St. Ambrose (IA) W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Feb 9 #5 Grand View L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Feb 10 RV Missouri Valley L, 3-2 - 2 2 0 3 .667 0 2.0
Feb 17 Viterbo L, 3-1 - 3 4 2 6 .333 0 4.0
Feb 23 Kansas Wesleyan W, 3-1 - 1 0 0 1 .000 0 0.0
Feb 24 Central Christian (KS) W, 3-0 - 2 2 1 3 .333 0 2.5
Feb 29 Ottawa W, 3-1 - 2 1 0 1 1.000 0 1.0
Mar 1 at St. Ambrose (IA) W, 3-0 - 2 4 1 9 .333 0 4.0
Mar 2 vs. UHSP L, 3-2 - 2 0 1 5 -.200 0 0.0
Mar 2 at #5 William Penn (IA) L, 3-1 - 4 1 5 12 -.333 0 2.0
Mar 8 at Central Christian (KS) W, 3-0 1 3 6 1 11 .455 0 7.0
Mar 8 vs. Simpson (Iowa) W, 3-0 1 3 6 3 12 .250 0 7.0
Mar 9 at St. Ambrose (IA) W, 3-0 - 1 1 0 5 .200 0 1.0
Mar 9 at Kansas Wesleyan L, 3-2 - 4 2 3 8 -.125 0 3.0
Mar 14 Jamestown L, 3-0 - 1 0 2 3 -.667 0 0.0
Mar 16 Dordt (IA) L, 3-2 - 4 1 0 2 .500 0 1.5
Mar 22 at Ottawa W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Mar 23 at Graceland W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Mar 23 at Mount Mercy L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 at Central Christian (KS) W, 3-0 1 3 4 1 8 .375 1 5.0
Mar 30 at Kansas Wesleyan W, 3-2 - 4 1 3 9 -.222 1 3.5
Apr 4 at Jamestown L, 3-0 1 2 0 5 5 -1.000 0 0.5
Apr 6 at Dordt (IA) L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Apr 13 Central Christian (KS) W, 3-0 - 2 5 2 7 .429 0 5.0
Apr 19 vs. Dordt (IA) W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Apr 20 at Jamestown L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Jan 26 University of Missouri Science & Technology W, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Jan 26 vs. Brescia W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 27 vs. (RV) Westcliff (CA) L, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Jan 27 vs. Rio Grande W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 2 at Clarke (IA) L, 3-2 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 3 at #15 Mount Mercy L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Feb 9 St. Ambrose (IA) W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Feb 9 #5 Grand View L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Feb 10 RV Missouri Valley L, 3-2 - 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 17 Viterbo L, 3-1 - 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 23 Kansas Wesleyan W, 3-1 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 24 Central Christian (KS) W, 3-0 - 2 1 0 1 0 1 0
Feb 29 Ottawa W, 3-1 - 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 1 at St. Ambrose (IA) W, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 2 vs. UHSP L, 3-2 - 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 2 at #5 William Penn (IA) L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 2 0 2 0
Mar 8 at Central Christian (KS) W, 3-0 1 3 2 0 2 0 2 0
Mar 8 vs. Simpson (Iowa) W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 2 0 2 0
Mar 9 at St. Ambrose (IA) W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 9 at Kansas Wesleyan L, 3-2 - 4 0 1 0 0 1 0
Mar 14 Jamestown L, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 16 Dordt (IA) L, 3-2 - 4 0 0 1 0 1 0
Mar 22 at Ottawa W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Mar 23 at Graceland W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Mar 23 at Mount Mercy L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 at Central Christian (KS) W, 3-0 1 3 2 0 2 0 2 0
Mar 30 at Kansas Wesleyan W, 3-2 - 4 3 1 3 1 4 0
Apr 4 at Jamestown L, 3-0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 0
Apr 6 at Dordt (IA) L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Apr 13 Central Christian (KS) W, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 19 vs. Dordt (IA) W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Apr 20 at Jamestown L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score ms s ta sa se r re
Jan 26 University of Missouri Science & Technology W, 3-2 - - - - - - -
Jan 26 vs. Brescia W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 27 vs. (RV) Westcliff (CA) L, 3-2 - - - - - - -
Jan 27 vs. Rio Grande W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 2 at Clarke (IA) L, 3-2 - 1 1 0 1 0 0
Feb 3 at #15 Mount Mercy L, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Feb 9 St. Ambrose (IA) W, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Feb 9 #5 Grand View L, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Feb 10 RV Missouri Valley L, 3-2 - 2 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 17 Viterbo L, 3-1 - 3 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 23 Kansas Wesleyan W, 3-1 - 1 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 24 Central Christian (KS) W, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 1 0
Feb 29 Ottawa W, 3-1 - 2 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 1 at St. Ambrose (IA) W, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 2 vs. UHSP L, 3-2 - 2 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 2 at #5 William Penn (IA) L, 3-1 - 4 7 0 2 0 0
Mar 8 at Central Christian (KS) W, 3-0 1 3 5 0 2 0 0
Mar 8 vs. Simpson (Iowa) W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 9 at St. Ambrose (IA) W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 9 at Kansas Wesleyan L, 3-2 - 4 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 14 Jamestown L, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 16 Dordt (IA) L, 3-2 - 4 0 0 0 1 1
Mar 22 at Ottawa W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Mar 23 at Graceland W, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Mar 23 at Mount Mercy L, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Mar 29 at Central Christian (KS) W, 3-0 1 3 2 0 2 0 0
Mar 30 at Kansas Wesleyan W, 3-2 - 4 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 4 at Jamestown L, 3-0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 6 at Dordt (IA) L, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Apr 13 Central Christian (KS) W, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 19 vs. Dordt (IA) W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Apr 20 at Jamestown L, 3-0 - - - - - - -
m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
2023-24 21 48 42 0.88 32 116 2.42 .086 2 0.04 51.0 1.1
2024-25 9 32 38 1.19 13 76 2.38 .329 2 0.06 54.0 1.7
Total 30 80 80 1.00 45 192 2.40 .182 4 0.05 105.0 1.3
m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2023-24 21 48 10 0.21 2 14 16 0.33
2024-25 9 32 6 0.19 6 20 26 0.81
Total 30 80 16 0.20 8 34 42 0.53
m s ta sa sa/s se r re
2023-24 21 48 15 0 0.00 7 2 1
2024-25 9 32 0 0 0.00 0 2 0
Total 30 80 15 0 0.00 7 4 1
m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event
Total 21 48 42 0.88 32 116 2.42 .086 2 0.04 51.0 1.1
Conference 8 19 9 0.47 12 32 1.68 -.094 2 0.11 14.0 0.7
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 8 17 15 0.88 7 26 1.53 .308 0 0.00 16.0 0.9
Away 9 24 19 0.79 19 67 2.79 .000 2 0.08 26.0 1.1
Neutral 4 7 8 1.14 6 23 3.29 .087 0 0.00 9.0 1.3
Result
Wins 12 25 32 1.28 14 72 2.88 .250 2 0.08 38.0 1.5
Losses 9 23 10 0.43 18 44 1.91 -.182 0 0.00 13.0 0.6
Month
January 2 2 2 1.00 2 6 3.00 .000 0 0.00 2.0 1.0
February 6 11 9 0.82 3 14 1.27 .429 0 0.00 9.5 0.9
March 11 31 26 0.84 20 84 2.71 .071 2 0.06 34.0 1.1
April 2 4 5 1.25 7 12 3.00 -.167 0 0.00 5.5 1.4
m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event
Total 21 48 10 0.21 2 14 16 0.33
Conference 8 19 6 0.32 1 8 9 0.47
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 8 17 2 0.12 0 2 2 0.12
Away 9 24 7 0.29 2 10 12 0.50
Neutral 4 7 1 0.14 0 2 2 0.29
Result
Wins 12 25 9 0.36 1 10 11 0.44
Losses 9 23 1 0.04 1 4 5 0.22
Month
January 2 2 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00
February 6 11 2 0.18 0 1 1 0.09
March 11 31 8 0.26 2 12 14 0.45
April 2 4 0 0.00 0 1 1 0.25
m s ta sa sa/s se r re
Event
Total 21 48 15 0 0.00 7 2 1
Conference 8 19 2 0 0.00 2 2 1
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 8 17 0 0 0.00 0 2 1
Away 9 24 15 0 0.00 7 0 0
Neutral 4 7 0 0 0.00 0 0 0
Result
Wins 12 25 7 0 0.00 4 1 0
Losses 9 23 8 0 0.00 3 1 1
Month
January 2 2 0 0 0.00 0 0 0
February 6 11 1 0 0.00 1 1 0
March 11 31 14 0 0.00 6 1 1
April 2 4 0 0 0.00 0 0 0
News mentions
Mustangs advance to GPAC Semifinals with sweep of Central Christian
  • Article
  • April 13, 2024
Mustangs advance to GPAC Semifinals with sweep of Central Christian

SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Morningside swept Central Christian in the regular season, and continued that trend with a 25-9, 25-19, 25-15 win to make the GPAC Semifinals next weekend in Jamestown.

  • April 13, 2024
Mustangs tame Tigers in quick three-set victory
  • Article
  • March 29, 2024
Mustangs tame Tigers in quick three-set victory

MCPHERSON, KAN. – The Mustangs made quick work of the Central Christian Tigers in Great Plains Athletic Conference men’s volleyball action tonight, winning 25-14, 25-12, and 25-8.

  • March 29, 2024
DePauw reaches career milestone, Mustangs sweep opening day of KWU Classic
  • Article
  • March 08, 2024
DePauw reaches career milestone, Mustangs sweep opening day of KWU Classic

SALINA, KAN. – The Mustangs never trailed in today’s opener, sweeping Central Christian in non-conference men’s volleyball play, 25-11, 25-18, and 25-11. Morningside would go on to play Simpson College, sweeping them 25-19, 25-17, 25-12 at the Kansas Wesleyan Coyote Classic.

  • March 08, 2024
Mustangs make it four-in-a-row with win over St. Ambrose
  • Article
  • March 01, 2024
Mustangs make it four in a row with win over St. Ambrose

DAVENPORT, IOWA – Morningside clashed with a familiar opponent in men’s volleyball action as the Mustangs swept the Fighting Bees of St. Ambrose to open a seven-game road series. The Mustangs were in control throughout the match, winning 25-22, 25-16, and 25-18.

  • March 01, 2024
Stangs sweep on Senior Day
  • Article
  • February 24, 2024
Stangs sweep on Senior Day

SIOUX CITY, IOWA – Morningside made quick work of the Central Christian Tigers in Great Plains Athletic Conference men’s volleyball today, sweeping its opponent 25-14, 25-8, and 25-12 on senior day. The Mustangs took advantage of the lopsided scores and cleared their bench, playing all 11 available players.

  • February 24, 2024
Photos
Sam Benick action photo 1
St. Ambrose (IA) vs. Morningside

2/9/2024 2:30 PM CST

Sam Benick action photo 2
Missouri Valley vs. Morningside

2/10/2024 10:00 AM CST

Sam Benick action photo 3
Central Christian (KS) vs. Morningside

2/24/2024 1:00 PM CST

Sam Benick action photo 4
Central Christian (KS) vs. Morningside

2/24/2024 1:00 PM CST