5 Samantha Bunch
5 - Samantha Bunch
Height: 5-8
Year: Fr.
Hometown: Romeoville, Ill.
High School: Romeoville HS
Position: S/DS
Major: Art Education
m 25
k/s 0.05
h % -.030
a/s 4.51
b/s 0.01
sa/s 0.24
d/s 2.49

High School: Graduated from Romeoville (Ill.) HS... Coached by Shelby Pemble and Deborah Fehrenbacher... Four varsity letters... Three all-conference honors... Named to seven all-tournament teams... 2021 MVP... Twice earned the 3.5 GPA award... Finished career with 505 kills, 68 service aces, 51 total blocks (16 solo, 35 assists), 355 digs, 274 assists, and 136 receptions across 186 sets played. 

Personal: Nicknames: "Sam", "Sammy"... Born May 28, 2004 in Chicago, Ill... Also on TU beach team... Daughter of Carri Ann and Joseph Michael Bunch... Siblings: Michael, Lea, and Makayla... Sister Lea plays volleyball at Edgewood College... Majoring in art education... Plans after graduation: Be a tattoo artist and an occasional painter (weddings, special events), while also considering becoming an art teacher... Hobbies: Sand volleyball/grass co-ed tournaments on the weekends, drawing/painting on any surface (sketchbook, room door, random box), walks, smoothie runs, gokarting... Favorite midnight snack: Spicy muchies/dark chocolate... Favorite movie: "Grown Ups"... Favorite musical artists: Noah Cyrus, Stevie Nicks, Juice Wrld... Favorite song: "Again" by Noah Cyrus... Favorite sports team: The University of Texas... Favorite athlete: Jhenna Gabriel... Advice to kids: "After working with kids for quite some time, I would tell children to stay kind and respectful to everyone, even in heated moments. It is more than okay to be different and have different opinions on things because that is what makes a person unique. Most importantly, do not change yourself for others to like you; the right people will be directed into your life when you stay true to yourself"... Favorite food: Veggie burgers, sweet potato fries, coconut shrimp... What people don't know about her: She's actually artistic. 

Recent Games
Oct 25 at Lincoln Memorial W, 3-1
Oct 28 Emory & Henry W, 3-1
Oct 29 UVA Wise W, 3-0
Nov 1 at Limestone W, 3-0
Nov 7 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 3-0
Nov 11 vs. Carson-Newman L, 3-1
Statistics category Overall Conf
Matches 25 18
Sets 83 62
Kills 4 4
Kills per set 0.05 0.06
Errors 5 5
Total Attacks 33 25
Total Attacks per set 0.40 0.40
Hitting Percentage -.030 -.040
Assists 374 278
Assists per set 4.51 4.48
Service Aces 20 16
Service Errors 27 20
Service Aces per set 0.24 0.26
Receptions 3 1
Reception Errors 0 0
Digs 207 149
Digs per set 2.49 2.40
Block Solo 0 0
Block Assist 1 1
Block Total 1 1
Blocks per set 0.01 0.02
Block Errors 0 0
Ball Handling Errors 6 4
Points 24.5 20.5
Points per set 0.3 0.3
Matches started 3 1
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Aug 30 Carson-Newman L, 3-2 - 4 0 1 1 -1.000 12 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 2 at #1 Tampa L, 3-0 - 2 0 0 2 .000 4 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0.0
Sep 3 vs. Wheeling University L, 3-1 1 4 0 0 4 .000 18 0 2 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 3 vs. #24 Colorado Mesa L, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 Mars Hill L, 3-2 - 5 0 1 1 -1.000 22 1 3 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 9 at Emory & Henry W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 .000 13 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 0.0
Sep 10 at UVA Wise W, 3-0 - 3 0 1 2 -.500 13 0 2 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 13 Lincoln Memorial W, 3-1 - 4 1 0 1 1.000 19 1 1 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Sep 23 at Coker W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 .000 22 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 24 at #24 Wingate L, 3-0 - 3 1 0 2 .500 6 1 1 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Sep 27 Limestone W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 14 1 1 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Oct 1 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 3-1 - 4 0 1 1 -1.000 18 1 0 1 0 9 0 0 0 0 1 1.0
Oct 4 at Mars Hill L, 3-2 - 1 0 0 1 .000 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 8 Catawba W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 13 3 3 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Oct 14 Anderson L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 1 .000 16 1 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 1 1.0
Oct 15 Newberry W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 2 .000 21 1 2 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 1 1.0
Oct 18 at Carson-Newman L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 1 .000 16 0 1 0 0 11 0 1 0 1 0 0.5
Oct 21 vs. Augusta L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 1 .000 15 1 1 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 1 1.0
Oct 22 vs. Georgia College W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 13 2 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Oct 22 vs. USC Aiken L, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 - 8 1 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Oct 25 at Lincoln Memorial W, 3-1 1 4 0 0 1 .000 19 1 3 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Oct 28 Emory & Henry W, 3-1 - 4 1 0 1 1.000 16 2 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Oct 29 UVA Wise W, 3-0 - 3 0 1 1 -1.000 18 2 1 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Nov 1 at Limestone W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 7 .143 15 0 1 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Nov 7 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 .000 18 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Nov 11 vs. Carson-Newman L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 20 0 1 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
  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
2022-23 25 83 4 0.05 5 33 -.030 374 4.51 20 0.24 3 0 207 2.49 0 1 1 0.01 24.5 0.3
Total 25 83 4 0.05 5 33 -.030 374 4.51 20 0.24 3 0 207 2.49 0 1 1 0.01 24.5 0.3
  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 25 83 4 0.05 5 33 -.030 374 4.51 20 0.24 3 0 207 2.49 0 1 1 0.01 24.5 0.3
Conference 18 62 4 0.06 5 25 -.040 278 4.48 16 0.26 1 0 149 2.40 0 1 1 0.02 20.5 0.3
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 9 34 2 0.06 3 8 -.125 151 4.44 12 0.35 0 0 82 2.41 0 0 0 0.00 14.0 0.4
Away 11 33 2 0.06 2 20 .000 149 4.52 4 0.12 2 0 82 2.48 0 1 1 0.03 6.5 0.2
Neutral 5 16 0 0.00 0 5 .000 74 4.63 4 0.25 1 0 43 2.69 0 0 0 0.00 4.0 0.3
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Wins 14 47 3 0.06 3 19 .000 232 4.94 15 0.32 2 0 123 2.62 0 0 0 0.00 18.0 0.4
Losses 11 36 1 0.03 2 14 -.071 142 3.94 5 0.14 1 0 84 2.33 0 1 1 0.03 6.5 0.2
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August 1 4 0 0.00 1 1 -1.000 12 3.00 0 0.00 0 0 5 1.25 0 0 0 0.00 0.0 0.0
September 9 30 2 0.07 2 14 .000 131 4.37 5 0.17 1 0 62 2.07 0 0 0 0.00 7.0 0.2
October 12 39 1 0.03 2 10 -.100 178 4.56 15 0.38 2 0 106 2.72 0 1 1 0.03 16.5 0.4
November 3 10 1 0.10 0 8 .125 53 5.30 0 0.00 0 0 34 3.40 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 0.1