10 Caroline Carens
10 - Caroline Carens
Height: 6-0
Year: So.
Hometown: Naperville, Ill.
High School: Benet Academy
Position: MH/RS
Major: Communication
m 23
k/s 2.76
h % .287
a/s 0.03
b/s 0.78
sa/s 0.15
d/s 0.41

As a sophomore (2024): Competed in 80 sets and all 23 matches of the season... led the team in kills (221), total blocks (62), and points (273)... second in hit percentage (.287)... put down at least five kills in 20 matches of the season... posted double-digit kills on 12 occasions... had at least three blocks in 12 matches…named MIAA Player of the Week the week of September 9… named to the All-MIAA Second Team

Single-match highs as a sophomore:
Kills - 17 at Adrian
Digs - 5 at Alma (Oct 1)
Points - 20.5 at Adrian (Oct 23)
Aces - 2 on two occasions
Total Blocks - 5 on two occasions
Hit Percentage - .588 vs Illinois College (Sep 28)

As a freshman (2023): Competed in all 75 sets and 20 matches of the year... led the team in solo blocks (11), block assists (42), and total blocks (53)... also led the team in total points (222.0)... second in kills (181)... posted a .237 attack percentage for the year... registered at least one block in each conference match of the season... put away at least four kills in each match during the fall... had a streak of five consecutive matches with double-digit kills... tallied seven double-digit kill matches on the year... finished the season with 181 kills, 53 blocks, 17 digs, nine service aces

Single-match highs as a freshman:
Kills - 19 vs Alma (Oct. 18)
Digs - 5 at Kalamazoo (Sept. 26)
Assists - 1 on five occasions
Points - 22.0 vs Alma (Oct. 18)
Aces - 2 vs Trine (Oct. 13)
Solo Blocks - 2 on three occasions
Block Assists - 6 on two occasions
Total Blocks - 8 vs Adrian (Nov. 1)

High School Honors: 2021 IHSA Regional Champions... 2022 IHSA Regional Champions... Sectional Champions... Super-Sectional Champions... 4A State Runner-Up

Why Saint Mary's: I love the small school environment while still having the big college opportunities and experiences of Notre Dame.

Recent Games
Oct 9 Trine L, 3-1
Oct 15 Calvin L, 3-0
Oct 23 at Adrian L, 3-1
Nov 2 at Kalamazoo L, 3-1
Nov 6 Albion W, 3-0
Nov 9 Olivet W, 3-0
Statistics category Overall Conf
Matches 23 8
Sets 80 29
Kills 221 84
Kills per set 2.76 2.90
Errors 76 34
Total Attacks 506 218
Total Attacks per set 6.33 7.52
Hitting Percentage .287 .229
Assists 2 0
Assists per set 0.03 0.00
Service Aces 12 8
Service Errors 8 4
Service Aces per set 0.15 0.28
Receptions 11 4
Reception Errors 5 1
Digs 33 18
Digs per set 0.41 0.62
Block Solo 18 8
Block Assist 44 14
Block Total 62 22
Blocks per set 0.78 0.76
Block Errors 10 3
Ball Handling Errors 0 0
Points 273.0 107.0
Points per set 3.4 3.7
Matches started 22 8
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Aug 30 vs. Penn St.-Altoona W, 3-2 1 5 15 3 30 .400 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 16.5
Aug 30 vs. Penn St.-Behrend W, 3-0 1 3 6 4 16 .125 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 7.0
Aug 31 at Kenyon W, 3-0 1 3 9 2 17 .412 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 10.0
Aug 31 vs. Anderson (Ind.) L, 3-0 1 3 5 0 15 .333 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 4 0 7.0
Sep 10 Benedictine (Ill.) W, 3-0 1 3 9 3 19 .316 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 10.0
Sep 13 vs. Franklin L, 3-1 1 4 12 4 20 .400 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 13.0
Sep 14 at Manchester W, 3-2 1 5 11 4 25 .280 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 5 0 16.5
Sep 14 vs. Alma W, 3-0 1 3 13 2 19 .579 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 3 0 3 0 14.5
Sep 18 Kalamazoo W, 3-1 1 4 15 2 26 .500 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 3 3 0 17.0
Sep 20 at North Central (Ill.) L, 3-0 1 3 4 4 14 .000 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 3 0 6.0
Sep 24 Manchester L, 3-0 1 3 5 4 16 .063 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 7.0
Sep 27 vs. Anderson (Ind.) L, 3-0 - 3 4 6 20 -.100 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 0 5.5
Sep 28 vs. Illinois Col. L, 3-0 1 3 11 1 17 .588 0 1 1 3 3 1 0 2 0 2 0 13.0
Sep 28 at Rose-Hulman L, 3-0 1 3 5 2 10 .300 0 1 2 0 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 7.0
Oct 1 at Alma L, 3-2 1 5 14 4 38 .263 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 2 1 2 0 16.0
Oct 5 at #2 Hope L, 3-0 1 3 10 6 21 .190 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 1 3 0 11.5
Oct 6 Beloit W, 3-0 1 3 13 1 24 .500 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 4 0 5 0 16.0
Oct 9 Trine L, 3-1 1 4 13 4 30 .300 0 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 3 0 16.5
Oct 15 Calvin L, 3-0 1 3 5 7 21 -.095 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 5.5
Oct 23 at Adrian L, 3-1 1 4 17 3 41 .341 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 20.5
Nov 2 at Kalamazoo L, 3-1 1 4 8 6 23 .087 0 1 2 0 0 2 2 2 0 4 0 12.0
Nov 6 Albion W, 3-0 1 3 13 3 27 .370 0 1 0 0 0 3 3 1 0 4 0 17.5
Nov 9 Olivet W, 3-0 1 3 4 1 17 .176 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 3 0 3 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
2023-24 20 75 181 2.41 79 431 .237 5 0.07 9 0.12 12 2 17 0.23 11 42 53 0.71 222.0 3.0
2024-25 23 80 221 2.76 76 506 .287 2 0.03 12 0.15 11 5 33 0.41 18 44 62 0.78 273.0 3.4
Total 43 155 402 2.59 155 937 .264 7 0.05 21 0.14 23 7 50 0.32 29 86 115 0.74 495.0 3.2
  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 23 80 221 2.76 76 506 .287 2 0.03 12 0.15 11 5 33 0.41 18 44 62 0.78 273.0 3.4
Conference 8 29 84 2.90 34 218 .229 0 0.00 8 0.28 4 1 18 0.62 8 14 22 0.76 107.0 3.7
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Home 8 26 77 2.96 25 180 .289 1 0.04 5 0.19 5 1 11 0.42 8 14 22 0.85 97.0 3.7
Away 8 30 78 2.60 31 189 .249 1 0.03 6 0.20 1 0 16 0.53 9 13 22 0.73 99.5 3.3
Neutral 7 24 66 2.75 20 137 .336 0 0.00 1 0.04 5 4 6 0.25 1 17 18 0.75 76.5 3.2
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Wins 10 35 108 3.09 25 220 .377 1 0.03 4 0.11 3 0 13 0.37 12 17 29 0.83 132.5 3.8
Losses 13 45 113 2.51 51 286 .217 1 0.02 8 0.18 8 5 20 0.44 6 27 33 0.73 140.5 3.1
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August 4 14 35 2.50 9 78 .333 1 0.07 0 0.00 0 0 2 0.14 2 7 9 0.64 40.5 2.9
September 10 34 89 2.62 32 186 .306 1 0.03 4 0.12 6 4 12 0.35 7 19 26 0.76 109.5 3.2
October 6 22 72 3.27 25 175 .269 0 0.00 4 0.18 4 1 12 0.55 4 12 16 0.73 86.0 3.9
November 3 10 25 2.50 10 67 .224 0 0.00 4 0.40 1 0 7 0.70 5 6 11 1.10 37.0 3.7