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11 Alessandra Banta
Alessandra Banta
  • Height:
    5'6"
  • Year:
    3rd Year
  • Hometown:
    Coatesville, PA
  • Position:
    Setter
  • Major:
    Psychology
  • m
    18
  • k/s
    0.43
  • h %
    .027
  • a/s
    3.02
  • b/s
    0.04
  • sa/s
    0.40
  • d/s
    2.02
Bio
  • Team captian since 2019
  • 2020-21 Eric A. and Josephine S. Walker Award Winner
  • Two-time USCAA National All-Academic Team Member
  • 2018 PSUAC Eastern Division Newcomer of the Year and 1st Team All-Conference Setter
  • Resident Assistant since Fallof 2020
  • Member of Penn State Hazleton Student Governement Association as the sustainability chair
  • Secretary of the PSUAC Student Council
Recent games
Date Opponent Result
Oct 13 at Penn State Schuylkill L, 3-0
Oct 15 at Penn State Scranton L, 3-0
Oct 18 Manor College W, 3-0
Oct 19 Trinity Washington L, 3-0
Oct 21 Penn State Brandywine L, 3-0
Oct 23 at Penn State Lehigh Valley L, 3-0
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Matches 18 12
Sets 53 33
Kills 23 13
Kills per set 0.43 0.39
Errors 19 11
Total Attacks 149 84
Total Attacks per set 2.81 2.55
Hitting Percentage .027 .024
Assists 160 105
Assists per set 3.02 3.18
Service Aces 21 9
Service Errors 23 13
Service Aces per set 0.40 0.27
Receptions 10 6
Reception Errors 0 0
Digs 107 74
Digs per set 2.02 2.24
Block Solo 1 1
Block Assist 1 0
Block Total 2 1
Blocks per set 0.04 0.03
Block Errors 0 0
Ball Handling Errors 18 15
Points 45.5 23.0
Points per set 0.9 0.7
Matches started 13 10
Game Log - Offense
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Sep 4 at Centenary University L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 4 .000 5 0.0
Sep 4 at King's (NY) L, 3-0 1 3 3 0 15 .200 5 5.0
Sep 8 at Clarks Summit L, 3-0 - 3 5 2 19 .158 3 5.0
Sep 14 at Penn State York L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 2 .000 5 0.0
Sep 16 at University of Valley Forge L, 3-2 - 5 1 3 17 -.118 20 5.5
Sep 17 Penn State Wilkes Barre W, 3-0 1 3 0 1 6 -.167 13 0.0
Sep 22 Penn State Scranton L, 3-0 - 2 1 2 8 -.125 6 4.0
Sep 24 Penn State Schuylkill L, 3-0 1 3 3 1 9 .222 11 4.0
Sep 30 at Penn State Brandywine L, 3-0 - 3 4 2 15 .133 8 4.0
Oct 1 Penn State Lehigh Valley L, 3-0 1 3 0 1 8 -.125 12 2.0
Oct 3 Penn State York L, 3-0 1 3 0 1 4 -.250 6 0.0
Oct 6 at Penn State Wilkes Barre W, 3-0 1 1 1 1 2 .000 13 1.0
Oct 13 at Penn State Schuylkill L, 3-0 1 3 2 0 9 .222 3 4.0
Oct 15 at Penn State Scranton L, 3-0 1 3 1 0 10 .100 9 1.0
Oct 18 Manor College W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 2 .500 16 5.0
Oct 19 Trinity Washington L, 3-0 1 3 0 3 8 -.375 6 2.0
Oct 21 Penn State Brandywine L, 3-0 1 3 0 1 5 -.200 7 2.0
Oct 23 at Penn State Lehigh Valley L, 3-0 1 3 1 1 6 .000 12 1.0
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Sep 4 at Centenary University L, 3-0 - 3 4 0 0 0 0 1
Sep 4 at King's (NY) L, 3-0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 1
Sep 8 at Clarks Summit L, 3-0 - 3 7 0 0 0 0 1
Sep 14 at Penn State York L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1
Sep 16 at University of Valley Forge L, 3-2 - 5 7 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 17 Penn State Wilkes Barre W, 3-0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 22 Penn State Scranton L, 3-0 - 2 9 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 24 Penn State Schuylkill L, 3-0 1 3 9 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 30 at Penn State Brandywine L, 3-0 - 3 5 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 1 Penn State Lehigh Valley L, 3-0 1 3 7 0 0 0 0 1
Oct 3 Penn State York L, 3-0 1 3 6 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 6 at Penn State Wilkes Barre W, 3-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Oct 13 at Penn State Schuylkill L, 3-0 1 3 6 1 0 0 1 3
Oct 15 at Penn State Scranton L, 3-0 1 3 11 0 0 0 0 5
Oct 18 Manor College W, 3-0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 19 Trinity Washington L, 3-0 1 3 11 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 21 Penn State Brandywine L, 3-0 1 3 10 0 0 0 0 2
Oct 23 at Penn State Lehigh Valley L, 3-0 1 3 9 0 0 0 0 2
Game Log - Serve/Receive
Date Opponent Score ms s ta sa se r re
Sep 4 at Centenary University L, 3-0 - 3 5 0 1 0 0
Sep 4 at King's (NY) L, 3-0 1 3 0 2 2 1 0
Sep 8 at Clarks Summit L, 3-0 - 3 6 0 2 1 0
Sep 14 at Penn State York L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 16 at University of Valley Forge L, 3-2 - 5 18 4 2 2 0
Sep 17 Penn State Wilkes Barre W, 3-0 1 3 5 0 1 1 0
Sep 22 Penn State Scranton L, 3-0 - 2 13 3 2 1 0
Sep 24 Penn State Schuylkill L, 3-0 1 3 10 1 1 0 0
Sep 30 at Penn State Brandywine L, 3-0 - 3 5 0 1 0 0
Oct 1 Penn State Lehigh Valley L, 3-0 1 3 12 2 0 1 0
Oct 3 Penn State York L, 3-0 1 3 6 0 1 1 0
Oct 6 at Penn State Wilkes Barre W, 3-0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
Oct 13 at Penn State Schuylkill L, 3-0 1 3 0 1 2 0 0
Oct 15 at Penn State Scranton L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 18 Manor College W, 3-0 1 3 9 4 2 0 0
Oct 19 Trinity Washington L, 3-0 1 3 9 2 1 0 0
Oct 21 Penn State Brandywine L, 3-0 1 3 10 2 3 0 0
Oct 23 at Penn State Lehigh Valley L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 1 2 0
  m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
2018-19 25 85 43 0.51 48 238 2.80 -.021 376 4.42 72.5 0.9
2019-20 22 71 38 0.54 36 167 2.35 .012 357 5.03 72.0 1.0
2021-22 18 53 23 0.43 19 149 2.81 .027 160 3.02 45.5 0.9
Total 65 209 104 0.50 103 554 2.65 .002 893 4.27 190.0 0.9

Career Stats: Offense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2018-19 25 85 158 1.86 0 1 1 0.01
2019-20 22 71 142 2.00 7 2 9 0.13
2021-22 18 53 107 2.02 1 1 2 0.04
Total 65 209 407 1.95 8 4 12 0.06

Career Stats: Defense

  m s ta sa sa/s se r re
2018-19 25 85 99 29 0.34 44 141 26
2019-20 22 71 113 26 0.37 31 21 6
2021-22 18 53 108 21 0.40 23 10 0
Total 65 209 320 76 0.36 98 172 32

Career Stats: Serve/Receive

  m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event                        
Total 18 53 23 0.43 19 149 2.81 .027 160 3.02 45.5 0.9
Conference 12 33 13 0.39 11 84 2.55 .024 105 3.18 23.0 0.7
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location                        
Home 8 23 5 0.22 10 50 2.17 -.100 77 3.35 19.0 0.8
Away 10 30 18 0.60 9 99 3.30 .091 83 2.77 26.5 0.9
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - -
Result                        
Wins 3 7 2 0.29 2 10 1.43 .000 42 6.00 6.0 0.9
Losses 15 46 21 0.46 17 139 3.02 .029 118 2.57 39.5 0.9
Month                        
September 9 28 17 0.61 11 95 3.39 .063 76 2.71 27.5 1.0
October 9 25 6 0.24 8 54 2.16 -.037 84 3.36 18.0 0.7

Splits Stats: Offense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event                
Total 18 53 107 2.02 1 1 2 0.04
Conference 12 33 74 2.24 1 0 1 0.03
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 8 23 56 2.43 0 0 0 0.00
Away 10 30 51 1.70 1 1 2 0.07
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 3 7 4 0.57 0 0 0 0.00
Losses 15 46 103 2.24 1 1 2 0.04
Month                
September 9 28 45 1.61 0 1 1 0.04
October 9 25 62 2.48 1 0 1 0.04

Splits Stats: Defense

  m s ta sa sa/s se r re
Event                
Total 18 53 108 21 0.40 23 10 0
Conference 12 33 61 9 0.27 13 6 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 8 23 74 14 0.61 11 4 0
Away 10 30 34 7 0.23 12 6 0
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 3 7 14 4 0.57 4 1 0
Losses 15 46 94 17 0.37 19 9 0
Month                
September 9 28 62 10 0.36 12 6 0
October 9 25 46 11 0.44 11 4 0

Splits Stats: Serve/Receive

News mentions
Kayla Nothstein receives a serve.
  • Article
  • October 19, 2021
Lions split non-conference matchups
  • October 19, 2021
Savannah Bauer makes an attack.
  • Article
  • October 15, 2021
Lions stymied at Penn State Scranton
  • October 15, 2021
Ally Banta sets a teammate.
  • Article
  • October 13, 2021
Hazleton falls in the three sets at Schuylkill
  • October 13, 2021
Ameera Ensley tips the ball past defenders.
  • Article
  • October 01, 2021
Late rallies come up short against Lehigh Valley
  • October 01, 2021
Caitlyn Williams digs an attack.
  • Article
  • September 30, 2021
Lions fall in three sets at Brandywine
  • September 30, 2021
Natasha Feliciano serves the ball.
  • Article
  • September 24, 2021
Lions lose close matchup with Schuylkill
  • September 24, 2021
Kayla Nothstein serves from the end line.
  • Article
  • September 22, 2021
Hazleton falls to Scranton 0-3
  • September 22, 2021
Alessandra Banta bump sets the ball
  • Article
  • September 14, 2021
Slow start plagues Nittany Lions
  • September 14, 2021
Caitlyn Williams with the serve
  • Article
  • September 08, 2021
Lions fall in three sets at Clarks Summit
  • September 08, 2021
Photos
Alessandra Banta action photo 1

Banta serving
Alessandra Banta action photo 2

Banta about to deliver a devastating serve
Alessandra Banta action photo 3

Banta returning a serve