Sam Etter

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Sam Etter
9 Sam Etter
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Weight:
    189
  • Hometown:
    Massillon, Ohio
  • Position:
    OH
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • High School:
    Jackson
  • Major:
    Mechanical Engineering
  • Club Team:
    Vanguard
  • m
    13
  • k/s
    2.59
  • h %
    .213
  • a/s
    0.09
  • b/s
    0.22
  • sa/s
    0.13
  • d/s
    1.28
Bio
Before Wentworth:
  • 2021 Division 1 North Player of the Year
  • 2021 Division 1 All-Region
  • 2021 OHSVBA Division 1 All-State selection
 
Why WIT?
  • It was one of the few schools with my preferred major and men's volleyball
 
Future Goals?
  • To graduate and to win a national championship
 
Favorite Food?
  • Steak?
 
Personal:
  • Son of Tim and Julia Etter
Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Matches 13 7
Sets 32 15
Kills 83 38
Kills per set 2.59 2.53
Errors 38 15
Total Attacks 211 104
Total Attacks per set 6.59 6.93
Hitting Percentage .213 .221
Assists 3 3
Assists per set 0.09 0.20
Service Total Attempts 66 26
Service Aces 4 1
Service Errors 24 9
Service Aces per set 0.13 0.07
Receptions 152 75
Reception Errors 7 3
Digs 41 24
Digs per set 1.28 1.60
Block Solo 2 0
Block Assist 5 3
Block Total 7 3
Blocks per set 0.22 0.20
Block Errors 0 0
Ball Handling Errors 1 0
Points 91.5 40.5
Points per set 2.9 2.7
Matches started 9 5
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Apr 1 at Emerson W, 3-0
Apr 5 vs. Elms W, 3-0
Apr 5 at Lasell L, 3-0
Apr 10 Regis W, 3-0
Apr 12 Lasell W, 3-0
Apr 18 vs. #5 Juniata L, 3-0
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Jan 17 at Kean W, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Jan 18 vs. #13 Nichols W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Jan 18 vs. #6 Vassar L, 3-1 - 4 11 7 27 .148 0 13.0
Jan 25 Endicott W, 3-0 1 3 5 5 14 .000 0 6.5
Jan 25 #9 Hobart W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Jan 26 #20 Misericordia W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Jan 26 Baruch W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Feb 1 Emerson W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Feb 5 Emmanuel W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Feb 7 at Rivier W, 3-0 - 1 1 0 1 1.000 0 1.0
Feb 12 Regis W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Feb 14 at Dominican (N.Y.) W, 3-0 1 3 12 4 27 .296 0 12.0
Feb 15 vs. Drew W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Feb 15 at #4 Stevens L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Feb 20 #17 Lasell W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Feb 22 at Merrimack L, 3-0 1 3 9 2 17 .412 0 10.0
Feb 26 at Emmanuel W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 vs. New Paltz St. L, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 at MIT W, 3-0 1 3 8 5 22 .136 0 9.5
Mar 15 Dean W, 3-0 1 2 2 1 8 .125 3 2.5
Mar 15 Elms W, 3-0 - 2 3 2 14 .071 0 3.0
Mar 18 Nichols W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 at Dean W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 MIT W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Mar 27 #2 Southern Virginia L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 at Regis W, 3-0 1 3 13 9 39 .103 0 14.0
Mar 29 vs. Rivier W, 3-0 1 3 6 3 18 .167 0 6.0
Apr 1 at Emerson W, 3-0 1 1 2 0 3 .667 0 2.0
Apr 5 vs. Elms W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Apr 5 at Lasell L, 3-0 1 3 11 0 21 .524 0 12.0
Apr 10 Regis W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 Lasell W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 vs. #5 Juniata L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Jan 17 at Kean W, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Jan 18 vs. #13 Nichols W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Jan 18 vs. #6 Vassar L, 3-1 - 4 8 1 0 0 1 1
Jan 25 Endicott W, 3-0 1 3 1 1 1 0 2 0
Jan 25 #9 Hobart W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Jan 26 #20 Misericordia W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Jan 26 Baruch W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Feb 1 Emerson W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Feb 5 Emmanuel W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Feb 7 at Rivier W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 12 Regis W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Feb 14 at Dominican (N.Y.) W, 3-0 1 3 7 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 15 vs. Drew W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 15 at #4 Stevens L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Feb 20 #17 Lasell W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Feb 22 at Merrimack L, 3-0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 26 at Emmanuel W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 vs. New Paltz St. L, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 at MIT W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 1 0 1 0
Mar 15 Dean W, 3-0 1 2 2 0 1 0 1 0
Mar 15 Elms W, 3-0 - 2 3 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 18 Nichols W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 at Dean W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 MIT W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Mar 27 #2 Southern Virginia L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 at Regis W, 3-0 1 3 6 0 2 0 2 0
Mar 29 vs. Rivier W, 3-0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 1 at Emerson W, 3-0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 5 vs. Elms W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Apr 5 at Lasell L, 3-0 1 3 7 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 10 Regis W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 Lasell W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 vs. #5 Juniata L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score ms s ta sa se r re
Jan 17 at Kean W, 3-2 - - - - - - -
Jan 18 vs. #13 Nichols W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Jan 18 vs. #6 Vassar L, 3-1 - 4 8 1 4 21 0
Jan 25 Endicott W, 3-0 1 3 2 0 0 13 0
Jan 25 #9 Hobart W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Jan 26 #20 Misericordia W, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Jan 26 Baruch W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Feb 1 Emerson W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Feb 5 Emmanuel W, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Feb 7 at Rivier W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 12 Regis W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Feb 14 at Dominican (N.Y.) W, 3-0 1 3 7 0 5 20 0
Feb 15 vs. Drew W, 3-0 - 1 1 0 0 0 0
Feb 15 at #4 Stevens L, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Feb 20 #17 Lasell W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Feb 22 at Merrimack L, 3-0 1 3 7 1 4 14 4
Feb 26 at Emmanuel W, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Mar 8 vs. New Paltz St. L, 3-2 - - - - - - -
Mar 8 at MIT W, 3-0 1 3 15 1 2 9 0
Mar 15 Dean W, 3-0 1 2 2 0 0 2 0
Mar 15 Elms W, 3-0 - 2 5 0 3 7 0
Mar 18 Nichols W, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Mar 20 at Dean W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Mar 21 MIT W, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Mar 27 #2 Southern Virginia L, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Mar 29 at Regis W, 3-0 1 3 8 0 2 14 1
Mar 29 vs. Rivier W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 18 0
Apr 1 at Emerson W, 3-0 1 1 1 0 1 2 0
Apr 5 vs. Elms W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Apr 5 at Lasell L, 3-0 1 3 10 1 3 32 2
Apr 10 Regis W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Apr 12 Lasell W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Apr 18 vs. #5 Juniata L, 3-0 - - - - - - -
m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
2021-22 10 21 35 1.67 13 77 3.67 .286 1 0.05 46.0 2.2
2022-23 29 103 259 2.51 93 575 5.58 .289 9 0.09 300.0 2.9
2023-24 24 68 148 2.18 58 323 4.75 .279 10 0.15 176.5 2.6
2024-25 13 32 83 2.59 38 211 6.59 .213 3 0.09 91.5 2.9
Total 76 224 525 2.34 202 1186 5.29 .272 23 0.10 614.0 2.7
m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2021-22 10 21 10 0.48 0 2 2 0.10
2022-23 29 103 122 1.18 8 26 34 0.33
2023-24 24 68 79 1.16 2 23 25 0.37
2024-25 13 32 41 1.28 2 5 7 0.22
Total 76 224 252 1.13 12 56 68 0.30
m s ta sa sa/s se r re
2021-22 10 21 45 10 0.48 14 52 7
2022-23 29 103 277 20 0.19 82 464 24
2023-24 24 68 142 15 0.22 37 316 19
2024-25 13 32 66 4 0.13 24 152 7
Total 76 224 530 49 0.22 157 984 57
m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event
Total 13 32 83 2.59 38 211 6.59 .213 3 0.09 91.5 2.9
Conference 7 15 38 2.53 15 104 6.93 .221 3 0.20 40.5 2.7
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 3 7 10 1.43 8 36 5.14 .056 3 0.43 12.0 1.7
Away 7 17 56 3.29 20 130 7.65 .277 0 0.00 60.5 3.6
Neutral 3 8 17 2.13 10 45 5.63 .156 0 0.00 19.0 2.4
Result
Wins 10 22 52 2.36 29 146 6.64 .158 3 0.14 56.5 2.6
Losses 3 10 31 3.10 9 65 6.50 .338 0 0.00 35.0 3.5
Month
January 2 7 16 2.29 12 41 5.86 .098 0 0.00 19.5 2.8
February 4 8 22 2.75 6 45 5.63 .356 0 0.00 23.0 2.9
March 5 13 32 2.46 20 101 7.77 .119 3 0.23 35.0 2.7
April 2 4 13 3.25 0 24 6.00 .542 0 0.00 14.0 3.5
m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event
Total 13 32 41 1.28 2 5 7 0.22
Conference 7 15 24 1.60 0 3 3 0.20
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 3 7 6 0.86 1 2 3 0.43
Away 7 17 23 1.35 0 3 3 0.18
Neutral 3 8 12 1.50 1 0 1 0.13
Result
Wins 10 22 25 1.14 1 5 6 0.27
Losses 3 10 16 1.60 1 0 1 0.10
Month
January 2 7 9 1.29 2 1 3 0.43
February 4 8 8 1.00 0 0 0 0.00
March 5 13 15 1.15 0 4 4 0.31
April 2 4 9 2.25 0 0 0 0.00
m s ta sa sa/s se r re
Event
Total 13 32 66 4 0.13 24 152 7
Conference 7 15 26 1 0.07 9 75 3
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 3 7 9 0 0.00 3 22 0
Away 7 17 48 3 0.18 17 91 7
Neutral 3 8 9 1 0.13 4 39 0
Result
Wins 10 22 41 1 0.05 13 85 1
Losses 3 10 25 3 0.30 11 67 6
Month
January 2 7 10 1 0.14 4 34 0
February 4 8 15 1 0.13 9 34 4
March 5 13 30 1 0.08 7 50 1
April 2 4 11 1 0.25 4 34 2
News mentions
Photo by Haley Dando '24 M'25
  • Article
  • April 05, 2025
#9 Men’s Volleyball Splits Regular Season Finale, Clinches Top Spot in GNAC

Leopards sweep Blazers before falling to Lasers in three sets; Black & Gold set to host playoff matchup for the 11th time in the GNAC

  • April 05, 2025
Photo by Haley Dando '24 M'25
  • Article
  • April 01, 2025
#9 Men's Volleyball Handles Emerson

Leopards sweep Lions to stay undefeated in GNAC play; Eli Turner leads with a team-high eight kills

  • April 01, 2025
Photo by Haley Dando '24 M'25
  • Article
  • March 29, 2025
#11 Men’s Volleyball Cruises Past Regis, Rivier; Stays Undefeated in GNAC Play

Leopards sweep Pride and Raiders thanks to a handful of key contributors; Sam Etter records 19 putaways in the two contests combined

  • March 29, 2025
Photo by Haley Dando '24 M'25
  • Article
  • March 15, 2025
#11 Men's Volleyball Celebrates Senior Day with Triumphs over Dean, Elms; Giglio Hits Major Milestone

Leopards sweep Bulldogs, Blazers; Head Coach Evin Giglio becomes first-ever Leopards' coach to reach 300 career wins plateau

  • March 15, 2025
Photo by Tripp Flix
  • Article
  • March 08, 2025
#10 Men's Volleyball Sweeps MIT, Falls to New Paltz St. in Five

Leopards battle Hawks in five-set thriller before sweeping host Engineers

  • March 08, 2025
Photo by Tripp Flix
  • Article
  • February 22, 2025
Merrimack Sweeps #10 Men's Volleyball

Warriors blank Leopards; Benjamin Moughon notches eight kills

  • February 22, 2025
Photo by Haley Dando '24 M'25
  • Article
  • February 14, 2025
#9 Men's Volleyball Sweeps Dominican (N.Y.)

Leopards sweep Chargers behind match-high 12 kills from Sam Etter; Ian Babcock chips in with 10 finishes, Temmy Argynbay notches 27 assists

  • February 14, 2025
Photo by Haley Dando '24 M'25
  • Article
  • January 25, 2025
#10 Men's Volleyball Sweeps Endicott, #9 Hobart at Fenway Volleyball Classic

Leopards sweep Gulls and Statesmen behind balanced attack, push record to 4-1

  • January 25, 2025
Photo by MBD Sports
  • Article
  • January 18, 2025
#9 Men’s Volleyball Splits with #13 Nichols and #6 Vassar

Leopards sweep Bison before falling to Brewers in four; Brayden Green notches 24 assists and 13 digs against Nichols

  • January 18, 2025
Photo by Ari Silverfine Photography
  • Article
  • January 08, 2025
Picked to Four-Peat as GNAC Champions, Nationally Ranked Men’s Volleyball Garners Nation-Wide Recognition

Leopards earn top spot in GNAC Preseason Poll, claim No. 9 spot in AVCA preseason poll and No. 8 spot in FrogJump Volleyball's preseason poll

  • January 08, 2025
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