| Height: | 6-5 |
| Year: | JR |
| Hometown: | Pacific Palisades, CA |
| High School: | Palisades Charter HS |
| Position: | OH |
2018 (Volleyball)
Played in 20 matches as a junior for the Kingsmen...Made his season debut against Pepperdine University (Jan. 7)...In 49 sets, recorded 81 kills with a .220 hitting percentage...Season high 10 kills against UC Merced (Mar. 10)...Tallied 53 digs with a season high eight digs which came against UC Santa Cruz (Mar. 10) and Benedictine (Mar. 20)...Recorded 13 service aces and 28 total blocks...Sixth highest in kills and blocks for the Kingsmen...Contributed 111.5 total points to the Kingsmen.
2017 (Volleyball)
Appeared in seven sets over four matches as a sophomore…recorded seven kills, four digs, three blocks, all assists, and one assist for 8.5 total points.
2016 (Volleyball) - Season Stats Enhanced Stats
After being sidelined for nearly the entire season due to injury, he made his collegiate debut against Ramapo (Mar. 12)…recorded a dig and had one attempt.
Palisades Charter High School
Graduated in 2015…played four years of baseball, two years of beach volleyball, and one year of soccer…was two time defensive player of the year and was named MVP for baseball.
Personal
Full name: Brendan John Ward…born on August 27. 1997 in Santa Monica, Calif…parents are Parris and Jennifer Ward…has one sister Kaylie who played collegiate and high school sports…family is currently residing in Pacific Palisades, Calif…currently majoring in Exercise Science…greatest personal sports moment was winning the State Championship on his Club Hockey Team…chose CLU for the athletic opportunities and the intimate learning environment.
Favorites
Movie(s): The Godfather, Star Wars, Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Music: Saint Motel, Walk the Moon
Food: Bacon, Burritos, Burgers
Sport (Other than what you play): Ice Hockey, Soccer
Pro Team: Los Angeles Kings, Los Angeles Dodgers
Pro Athlete: Anze Kopitar
Book(s): Ready Player One, The Last Olympian
Number: 23
Color: Blue
Super Hero: Superman
TV Shows: How I Met Your Mother, South Park, Friends
Video Game: FIFA 15, NHL 15
Quote: "You miss 100% of the shots you don't take" -Wayne Gretzky
Something you would not know about him: He has, despite his "beach bum" kind of appearance, never surfed before.
If he could travel anywhere it would be: Germany. He has always wanted to go as he has German heritage and he finds European countries to be fascinating.
| Recent Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Mar 25 | at Emmanuel (Mass.) | W, 3-0 |
| Mar 26 | at Regis (Mass.) | W, 3-0 |
| Mar 27 | at Wentworth (Mass.) | W, 3-0 |
| Mar 28 | at MIT | W, 3-1 |
| Mar 29 | at Endicott | W, 3-0 |
| Apr 5 | Moorpark | W, 3-0 |
| Statistics category | Overall | Conf | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 19 | - | ||
| Sets | 46 | - | ||
| Kills | 76 | - | ||
| Kills per set | 1.65 | - | ||
| Errors | 38 | - | ||
| Total Attacks | 177 | - | ||
| Hitting Percentage | .215 | - | ||
| Assists | 5 | - | ||
| Assists per set | 0.11 | - | ||
| Service Aces | 11 | - | ||
| Service Errors | 18 | - | ||
| Service Aces per set | 0.24 | - | ||
| Receptions | 34 | - | ||
| Reception Errors | 2 | - | ||
| Digs | 48 | - | ||
| Digs per set | 1.04 | - | ||
| Block Solo | 7 | - | ||
| Block Assist | 20 | - | ||
| Block Total | 27 | - | ||
| Blocks per set | 0.59 | - | ||
| Block Errors | 0 | - | ||
| Ball Handling Errors | 0 | - | ||
| Points | 104.0 | - | ||
| Points per set | 2.3 | - | ||
| Matches started | 10 | - | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | sa | se | r | re | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7 | at Pepperdine | L, 3-0 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Jan 12 | at UC Santa Cruz | L, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 13 | vs. Stevenson | W, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 13 | vs. Illinois Tech | W, 3-2 | - | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Jan 19 | Cal Lutheran | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Jan 20 | Hope International | W, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 1 | Brooklyn | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .333 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Feb 2 | North Central (Ill.) | L, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 3 | Brooklyn | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 9 | 0 | 15 | .600 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12.5 |
| Feb 7 | St. Katherine | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | -.143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
| Feb 16 | at Nazareth | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 6 | 1 | 13 | .385 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Feb 16 | vs. Johnson & Wales (RI) | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.5 |
| Feb 17 | vs. Medaille | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.5 |
| Feb 17 | vs. St. John Fisher | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 12 | .333 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8.5 |
| Feb 23 | at CSU Northridge | L, 3-0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Mar 8 | Medaille | W, 3-0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.5 |
| Mar 9 | Lakeland | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 10 | UC Merced | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 21 | .286 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 15.5 |
| Mar 10 | UC Santa Cruz | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 20 | .300 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10.5 |
| Mar 20 | Benedictine (IL) | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | -.167 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.5 |
| Mar 21 | Benedictine (IL) | L, 3-1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | -.143 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| Mar 25 | vs. Lesley | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 11 | .636 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12.0 |
| Mar 25 | at Emmanuel (Mass.) | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Mar 26 | at Regis (Mass.) | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Mar 27 | at Wentworth (Mass.) | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 6 | 2 | 11 | .364 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Mar 28 | at MIT | W, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 29 | at Endicott | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 5 | Moorpark | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 14 | .286 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.5 |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 19 | 46 | 76 | 1.65 | 38 | 177 | .215 | 5 | 0.11 | 11 | 0.24 | 34 | 2 | 48 | 1.04 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 0.59 | 104.0 | 2.3 |
| Conference | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Exhibition | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 1 | 14 | .286 | 3 | 1.00 | 2 | 0.67 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 1.67 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 | 7.5 | 2.5 |
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| Home | 8 | 21 | 37 | 1.76 | 19 | 94 | .191 | 2 | 0.10 | 5 | 0.24 | 16 | 0 | 22 | 1.05 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 0.67 | 51.5 | 2.5 |
| Away | 6 | 11 | 17 | 1.55 | 8 | 38 | .237 | 1 | 0.09 | 2 | 0.18 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0.36 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.55 | 22.0 | 2.0 |
| Neutral | 5 | 14 | 22 | 1.57 | 11 | 45 | .244 | 2 | 0.14 | 4 | 0.29 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 1.57 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.50 | 30.5 | 2.2 |
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| Wins | 13 | 30 | 49 | 1.63 | 21 | 106 | .264 | 2 | 0.07 | 8 | 0.27 | 24 | 0 | 27 | 0.90 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 0.57 | 68.0 | 2.3 |
| Losses | 6 | 16 | 27 | 1.69 | 17 | 71 | .141 | 3 | 0.19 | 3 | 0.19 | 10 | 2 | 21 | 1.31 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0.63 | 36.0 | 2.3 |
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| January | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 6 | 12 | -.250 | 1 | 0.33 | 0 | 0.00 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3.0 | 1.0 |
| February | 8 | 20 | 32 | 1.60 | 10 | 71 | .310 | 1 | 0.05 | 5 | 0.25 | 16 | 0 | 20 | 1.00 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 0.65 | 46.0 | 2.3 |
| March | 9 | 23 | 41 | 1.78 | 22 | 94 | .202 | 3 | 0.13 | 6 | 0.26 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 1.13 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 0.61 | 55.0 | 2.4 |
