7 Beth Walker
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- Height:
- 5-9
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- Hometown:
- Dubuque, Iowa
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- Position:
- S
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- Previous School(s):
- Wahlert Catholic HS
Photos: Freshman | Sophomore | Junior | Senior
Honors and Awards
- 2015-16, BU Female Athlete of the Year
- 2015, Third team NAIA All-American (AVCA, NAIA)
- 2015, First team AVCA all-North Central Region
- 2015, Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete
- 2015, First team all-NSAA
- 2015, NSAA Setter of the Year
- 2015, Omaha World-Herald NAIA all-Nebraska
- 2015, NSAA Setter of the Week (Sept. 7, Oct. 5, Oct. 19)
- 2015-16, NSAA Scholar-Athlete
- 2015, Clarke Tournament all-tournament team
- 2014, Honorable Mention All-American (AVCA, NAIA)
- 2014, Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete
- 2014, First team AVCA all-West Central Region
- 2014, MCAC Player of the Year
- 2014, First team all-MCAC
- 2014, MCAC Scholar-Athlete
- 2014, Omaha World-Herald NAIA all-Nebraska
- 2014, MCAC Setter of the Week (Sept. 8, Sept. 15, Oct. 6, Oct. 13, Oct. 20, Nov. 10)
- 2014, BLT Sportswear Madonna Classic all-tournament team
- 2013, Third Team All-American (NAIA, AVCA)
- 2013, First team all-MCAC
- 2013, First team AVCA all-West Central Region
- 2013, NAIA National Player of the Week (Nov. 5)
- 2013, Ashford Saints Invitational all-tournament team
- 2013, MCAC Setter of the Week (Sept. 9, Sept. 16, Oct. 7, Oct. 14, Oct. 28, Nov. 4, Nov. 11)
- 2013, MCAC Scholar-Athlete
- 2012, Honorable mention all-MCAC
2015 Season (Senior): Named the NSAA Setter of the Year ... Earned first team all-conference and all-Region accolades for the third time in her career ... Led the Bruins with 27 double-doubles, 1,343 assists and a .298 hitting percentage, while collecting a team second-best 416 digs ... Named the league's Setter of the Week on three occasions ... In the final national statistics, ranked eighth in the country in total assists ... Finished her BU career ranked third in school history with 4,789 career assists, eighth with 1,579 career digs and ninth with 124 career service aces.
2014 Season (Junior): Named the MCAC Player of the Year .. Earned first team all-MCAC honors for the second-straight season ... Garnered MCAC Setter of the Week honors on six occasions ... Led the team with 1,512 assists and was second with a .306 hitting percentage and 407 digs ... Third on the squad with 31 service aces ... Recorded a team-leading 21 double-doubles on the season ... Dished out a career-high 60 assists in the Bruins four-game win at Haskell Indian Nations on Nov. 7 ... Tallied 13 kills on .611 hitting along with 35 assists, nine digs and two assists in Bellevue's four-game win over College of the Ozarks on Oct. 17.
2013 Season (Sophomore): A first team all-MCAC and AVCA all-West Central Region selection and third team NAIA AVCA All-American after ranking second in the NAIA with 1,735 total assists ... Also finished fifth in the nation with 11.3 assists/set ... Appeared and started in all 43 matches ... Led the team with 17 double-doubles and 44 service aces ... Ranked third on the squad in digs (394) and blocks (70) ... Named the NAIA National Player of the Week on Nov. 5 ... Tallied a career-high 59 assists with 15 digs, three blocks and two service aces against College of the Ozarks on Nov. 16 in the MCAC Tournament championship match ... Recorded nine matches with 50 or more assists ... Posted a season-high 20 digs to go along with 57 assists and two blocks in the NAIA National Tournament Opening Round versus Trinity Christian College (Nov. 23) ... Set a career-high with four service aces against Northwestern (Iowa) College on Sept. 7 and at Waldorf College on Sept. 12 ... Seven-time MCAC Setter of the Week honoree ... Tallied four or more kills in 20 matches and tied a career-high with eight kills against Midland University (Aug. 30) ... Named to the Ashford Saints Invitational all-tournament team ... MCAC Scholar-Athlete.
2012 Season (Freshman): Earned honorable mention all-MCAC honors … Appeared in all 47 matches … Second on the team with 199 assists and third with 362 digs … Registered double-figure dig totals in 11 matches, including a career-high 21 digs in Bellevue’s four-game win over Ottawa University on Sept. 8 … Recorded a season-high 32 assists and eight kills in BU’s 3-0 sweep over Central Christian College (Sept. 4).
High School: Lettered in volleyball, basketball, track and softball at Wahlert Catholic High School ... An honorable mention all-state selection in basketball and a three-time state qualifier in track ... Led WCHS to a semifnal appearance in the 2011 Iowa Class 3A State Tournament ... Earned all-district and all-conference honors, as well as third team Iowa Girls Coaches Association all-state accolades ... A two-time team captain for the Eagles ... Finished her senior season with 887 assists, 296 digs and 106 kills ... Played club volleyball for the Dubuque Volleyball Club and was coached by her sister, Emily ... Team qualified for Junior Nationals in Dallas in 2008.
Personal: Daughter of Steve and Jane Walker ... Has seven siblings, Matt, Trisha, Lisa, Sarah, Travis, Emily and Jared ... Older sister, Lisa, was a four-year standout for the Bruins from 1998-01, earning all-conference honors while finishing her career with 1,358 kills ... Majoring in psychology and sociology.
| Recent Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Oct 22 | Briar Cliff | W, 3-0 |
| Oct 24 | No. 19 MidAmerica Nazarene | L, 3-0 |
| Oct 29 | at No. 4 Viterbo | L, 3-0 |
| Oct 30 | at Waldorf | W, 3-0 |
| Nov 7 | at Dakota State | W, 3-0 |
| Nov 13 | vs. Jamestown | L, 3-2 |
| Statistics category | Overall | Conf | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 39 | 6 | ||
| Sets | 144 | 21 | ||
| Kills | 241 | 39 | ||
| Kills per set | 1.67 | 1.86 | ||
| Errors | 56 | 11 | ||
| Total Attacks | 620 | 113 | ||
| Hitting Percentage | .298 | .248 | ||
| Assists | 1343 | 187 | ||
| Assists per set | 9.33 | 8.90 | ||
| Service Aces | 26 | 2 | ||
| Service Errors | 37 | 2 | ||
| Service Aces per set | 0.18 | 0.10 | ||
| Receptions | 3 | 1 | ||
| Reception Errors | 0 | 0 | ||
| Digs | 416 | 65 | ||
| Digs per set | 2.89 | 3.10 | ||
| Block Solo | 6 | 0 | ||
| Block Assist | 74 | 12 | ||
| Block Total | 78 | 10 | ||
| Blocks per set | 0.54 | 0.48 | ||
| Block Errors | 3 | 1 | ||
| Ball Handling Errors | 48 | 5 | ||
| Points | 310.0 | 47.0 | ||
| Points per set | 2.2 | 2.2 | ||
| Matches started | 37 | 6 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | sa | se | r | re | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe | pts |
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| Aug 20 | vs. #23 Lewis-Clark St. | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | .167 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5.0 |
| Aug 20 | vs. Great Falls | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 19 | .421 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12.0 |
| Aug 21 | vs. #16 Southern Oregon | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 9 | .556 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Aug 21 | vs. (RV) Westmont | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | .286 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Aug 25 | at (RV) Concordia (Neb.) | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | .167 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Aug 28 | at No. 22 Hastings | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 13 | .615 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10.0 |
| Sep 3 | Culver-Stockton | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 15 | .333 | 36 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 11.0 |
| Sep 4 | William Woods | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | .250 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Sep 4 | No. 15 Madonna | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | .200 | 47 | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.0 |
| Sep 5 | Montana State-Northern | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 17 | .294 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9.5 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Ottawa | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 23 | .609 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16.5 |
| Sep 11 | vs. No. 12 Northwestern (Iowa) | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 14 | .500 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 10.5 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Graceland | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | .250 | 38 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4.0 |
| Sep 12 | at Baker | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 21 | .333 | 47 | 0 | 4 | - | 0 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 11.5 |
| Sep 15 | York | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 13 | .308 | 31 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Sep 15 | Grace (Neb.) | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 7 | .714 | 30 | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Sep 18 | vs. Judson (Ill.) | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | .100 | 30 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.0 |
| Sep 18 | vs. Trinity Christian | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 11 | .545 | 30 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8.5 |
| Sep 19 | vs. (RV) Cornerstone | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | .000 | 23 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.5 |
| Sep 19 | vs. Davenport | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 10 | .500 | 36 | 2 | 3 | - | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Sep 28 | No. 24 Doane | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 11 | .455 | 31 | 4 | 0 | - | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.5 |
| Oct 2 | vs. Valley City State | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 17 | .294 | 28 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Oct 2 | at Clarke | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 22 | .273 | 38 | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8.5 |
| Oct 3 | vs. Ashford | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | .077 | 42 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4.0 |
| Oct 3 | vs. Mt. Mercy | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 30 | .233 | 43 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10.0 |
| Oct 6 | Peru State | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 23 | .304 | 50 | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11.0 |
| Oct 9 | at Presentation | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 15 | .333 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Oct 10 | at Dakota State | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 23 | .217 | 48 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10.0 |
| Oct 16 | vs. (RV) Jamestown | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 22 | -.045 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4.5 |
| Oct 16 | vs. (RV) Olivet Nazarene | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 11 | .455 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Oct 17 | vs. Ashford | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 14 | .286 | 44 | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7.5 |
| Oct 17 | vs. No. 10 Evangel | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 19 | .421 | 41 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 13.0 |
| Oct 20 | at Nebraska-Kearney | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 17 | .235 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8.0 |
| Oct 22 | Briar Cliff | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 16 | .063 | 40 | 2 | 1 | - | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7.0 |
| Oct 24 | No. 19 MidAmerica Nazarene | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 20 | .250 | 30 | 1 | 4 | - | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.0 |
| Oct 29 | at No. 4 Viterbo | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 15 | .267 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Oct 30 | at Waldorf | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 21 | .476 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13.0 |
| Nov 7 | at Dakota State | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 9 | 3 | 22 | .273 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10.5 |
| Nov 13 | vs. Jamestown | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 26 | .115 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7.0 |
| 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 | |
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| 2012-13 | 47 | 168 | 29 | 0.17 | 20 | 108 | .083 | 199 | 1.18 | 23 | 0.14 | 32 | 15 | 362 | 2.15 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0.06 | 57.0 | 0.3 |
| 2013-14 | 43 | 154 | 148 | 0.96 | 44 | 422 | .246 | 1735 | 11.27 | 44 | 0.29 | 2 | 1 | 394 | 2.56 | 3 | 67 | 70 | 0.45 | 228.5 | 1.5 |
| 2014-15 | 42 | 154 | 184 | 1.19 | 49 | 441 | .306 | 1512 | 9.82 | 31 | 0.20 | 6 | 1 | 407 | 2.64 | 3 | 64 | 67 | 0.44 | 250.0 | 1.6 |
| 2015-16 | 39 | 144 | 241 | 1.67 | 56 | 620 | .298 | 1343 | 9.33 | 26 | 0.18 | 3 | 0 | 416 | 2.89 | 6 | 74 | 78 | 0.54 | 310.0 | 2.2 |
| Total | 171 | 620 | 602 | 0.97 | 169 | 1591 | .272 | 4789 | 7.72 | 124 | 0.20 | 43 | 17 | 1579 | 2.55 | 12 | 215 | 225 | 0.36 | 845.5 | 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 | |
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| Total | 39 | 144 | 241 | 1.67 | 56 | 620 | .298 | 1343 | 9.33 | 26 | 0.18 | 3 | 0 | 416 | 2.89 | 6 | 74 | 78 | 0.54 | 310.0 | 2.2 |
| Conference | 6 | 21 | 39 | 1.86 | 11 | 113 | .248 | 187 | 8.90 | 2 | 0.10 | 1 | 0 | 65 | 3.10 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 0.48 | 47.0 | 2.2 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Home | 10 | 34 | 59 | 1.74 | 16 | 149 | .289 | 364 | 10.71 | 13 | 0.38 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 3.12 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 0.59 | 83.0 | 2.4 |
| Away | 10 | 38 | 70 | 1.84 | 13 | 181 | .315 | 324 | 8.53 | 4 | 0.11 | 3 | 0 | 109 | 2.87 | 1 | 27 | 26 | 0.68 | 88.5 | 2.3 |
| Neutral | 19 | 72 | 112 | 1.56 | 27 | 290 | .293 | 655 | 9.10 | 9 | 0.13 | 0 | 0 | 201 | 2.79 | 3 | 29 | 32 | 0.44 | 138.5 | 1.9 |
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| Wins | 22 | 77 | 143 | 1.86 | 32 | 350 | .317 | 779 | 10.12 | 18 | 0.23 | 1 | 0 | 241 | 3.13 | 3 | 45 | 48 | 0.62 | 186.5 | 2.4 |
| Losses | 17 | 67 | 98 | 1.46 | 24 | 270 | .274 | 564 | 8.42 | 8 | 0.12 | 2 | 0 | 175 | 2.61 | 3 | 29 | 30 | 0.45 | 123.5 | 1.8 |
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| August | 6 | 23 | 33 | 1.43 | 6 | 72 | .375 | 180 | 7.83 | 3 | 0.13 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 2.17 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0.35 | 40.0 | 1.7 |
| September | 15 | 55 | 88 | 1.60 | 15 | 202 | .361 | 525 | 9.55 | 14 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 3.07 | 5 | 29 | 34 | 0.62 | 121.5 | 2.2 |
| October | 16 | 58 | 105 | 1.81 | 29 | 298 | .255 | 560 | 9.66 | 8 | 0.14 | 1 | 0 | 173 | 2.98 | 1 | 34 | 33 | 0.57 | 131.0 | 2.3 |
| November | 2 | 8 | 15 | 1.88 | 6 | 48 | .188 | 78 | 9.75 | 1 | 0.13 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3.00 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.38 | 17.5 | 2.2 |
