Erik Krenz
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- Height:
- 6-4
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- Hometown:
- Mankato, Minn.
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- Position:
- MB
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- Year:
- FR
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- m
- 25
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- k/s
- 1.86
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- h %
- .314
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- a/s
- 0.05
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- b/s
- 0.60
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- sa/s
- 0.03
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- d/s
- 0.28
Bio
Favorite Movie/Show: Breaking Bad
Favorite Hobby: Playing the guitar
Advice for Incoming Freshman: It's not the end of the world if you don't finish your degree in 4 years.
| Overall | Conference | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches | 25 | 10 |
| Sets | 86 | 33 |
| Kills | 160 | 65 |
| Kills per set | 1.86 | 1.97 |
| Errors | 53 | 20 |
| Total Attacks | 341 | 124 |
| Total Attacks per set | 3.97 | 3.76 |
| Hitting Percentage | .314 | .363 |
| Assists | 4 | 1 |
| Assists per set | 0.05 | 0.03 |
| Service Total Attempts | 43 | 20 |
| Service Aces | 3 | 2 |
| Service Errors | 5 | 2 |
| Service Aces per set | 0.03 | 0.06 |
| Receptions | 2 | 2 |
| Reception Errors | 0 | 0 |
| Digs | 24 | 5 |
| Digs per set | 0.28 | 0.15 |
| Block Solo | 8 | 2 |
| Block Assist | 44 | 13 |
| Block Total | 52 | 15 |
| Blocks per set | 0.60 | 0.45 |
| Block Errors | 5 | 1 |
| Ball Handling Errors | 0 | 0 |
| Points | 193.0 | 75.5 |
| Points per set | 2.2 | 2.3 |
| Matches started | 25 | 10 |
Game Log - Offense
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21 | Viterbo | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | .111 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Jan 22 | Clarke | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 19 | .211 | 1 | 11.0 |
| Jan 25 | at Ottawa | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 | .400 | 0 | 5.0 |
| Jan 28 | vs. Mount Mercy | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | .429 | 1 | 4.0 |
| Jan 28 | at Clarke | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 15 | .133 | 0 | 5.5 |
| Jan 29 | vs. Saint Xavier | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 14 | .429 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Feb 4 | vs. Mount Mercy | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 15 | .533 | 0 | 9.0 |
| Feb 4 | vs. Culver-Stockton | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 15 | .200 | 0 | 10.5 |
| Feb 5 | at Park | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 | .308 | 0 | 9.0 |
| Feb 5 | vs. Missouri Valley | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | .083 | 0 | 3.5 |
| Feb 10 | at Dordt | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 30 | .300 | 0 | 14.0 |
| Feb 12 | at Jamestown | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | -.100 | 1 | 2.0 |
| Feb 17 | Kansas Wesleyan | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -.143 | 0 | 3.5 |
| Feb 24 | Ottawa | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 17 | .235 | 0 | 9.5 |
| Feb 25 | St. Ambrose | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 15 | .200 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Mar 2 | Dordt | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | .000 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Mar 3 | Jamestown | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .000 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Mar 4 | vs. St. Ambrose | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 17 | .176 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Mar 5 | vs. William Penn | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | .286 | 0 | 4.5 |
| Mar 5 | vs. Goshen | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 20 | .200 | 0 | 11.0 |
| Mar 15 | Central Christian | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 13 | .769 | 0 | 11.0 |
| Mar 17 | at Kansas Wesleyan | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 14 | .786 | 0 | 13.5 |
| Mar 18 | at Central Christian | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 15 | .600 | 0 | 12.0 |
| Mar 26 | Kansas Wesleyan | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 24 | .583 | 0 | 18.0 |
| Mar 30 | at Jamestown | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 15 | .267 | 0 | 6.5 |
Game Log - Defense
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21 | Viterbo | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jan 22 | Clarke | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Jan 25 | at Ottawa | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 28 | vs. Mount Mercy | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 28 | at Clarke | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jan 29 | vs. Saint Xavier | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Feb 4 | vs. Mount Mercy | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 4 | vs. Culver-Stockton | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Feb 5 | at Park | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Feb 5 | vs. Missouri Valley | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 10 | at Dordt | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 12 | at Jamestown | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 17 | Kansas Wesleyan | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Feb 24 | Ottawa | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Feb 25 | St. Ambrose | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2 | Dordt | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mar 3 | Jamestown | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mar 4 | vs. St. Ambrose | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Mar 5 | vs. William Penn | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mar 5 | vs. Goshen | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Mar 15 | Central Christian | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mar 17 | at Kansas Wesleyan | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Mar 18 | at Central Christian | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 26 | Kansas Wesleyan | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Mar 30 | at Jamestown | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Game Log - Serve/Receive
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | ta | sa | se | r | re |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21 | Viterbo | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 22 | Clarke | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 25 | at Ottawa | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 28 | vs. Mount Mercy | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 28 | at Clarke | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 29 | vs. Saint Xavier | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 4 | vs. Mount Mercy | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 4 | vs. Culver-Stockton | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 5 | at Park | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 5 | vs. Missouri Valley | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 10 | at Dordt | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 12 | at Jamestown | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 17 | Kansas Wesleyan | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 24 | Ottawa | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 25 | St. Ambrose | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2 | Dordt | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 3 | Jamestown | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 4 | vs. St. Ambrose | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 5 | vs. William Penn | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 5 | vs. Goshen | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 15 | Central Christian | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 17 | at Kansas Wesleyan | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 18 | at Central Christian | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 26 | Kansas Wesleyan | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 30 | at Jamestown | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Statistic | m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | ta/s | pct | a | a/s | pts | pts/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||||||
| Total | 25 | 86 | 160 | 1.86 | 53 | 341 | 3.97 | .314 | 4 | 0.05 | 193.0 | 2.2 |
| Conference | 10 | 33 | 65 | 1.97 | 20 | 124 | 3.76 | .363 | 1 | 0.03 | 75.5 | 2.3 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||||||
| Home | 9 | 32 | 54 | 1.69 | 19 | 112 | 3.50 | .313 | 1 | 0.03 | 68.0 | 2.1 |
| Away | 8 | 26 | 59 | 2.27 | 17 | 122 | 4.69 | .344 | 1 | 0.04 | 67.5 | 2.6 |
| Neutral | 8 | 28 | 47 | 1.68 | 17 | 107 | 3.82 | .280 | 2 | 0.07 | 57.5 | 2.1 |
| Result | ||||||||||||
| Wins | 7 | 23 | 64 | 2.78 | 14 | 107 | 4.65 | .467 | 1 | 0.04 | 79.5 | 3.5 |
| Losses | 18 | 63 | 96 | 1.52 | 39 | 234 | 3.71 | .244 | 3 | 0.05 | 113.5 | 1.8 |
| Month | ||||||||||||
| January | 6 | 21 | 29 | 1.38 | 9 | 74 | 3.52 | .270 | 2 | 0.10 | 37.0 | 1.8 |
| February | 9 | 32 | 57 | 1.78 | 27 | 134 | 4.19 | .224 | 1 | 0.03 | 67.0 | 2.1 |
| March | 10 | 33 | 74 | 2.24 | 17 | 133 | 4.03 | .429 | 1 | 0.03 | 89.0 | 2.7 |
| Statistic | m | s | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||
| Total | 25 | 86 | 24 | 0.28 | 8 | 44 | 52 | 0.60 |
| Conference | 10 | 33 | 5 | 0.15 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 0.45 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||
| Home | 9 | 32 | 12 | 0.38 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 0.69 |
| Away | 8 | 26 | 9 | 0.35 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 0.42 |
| Neutral | 8 | 28 | 3 | 0.11 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 0.68 |
| Result | ||||||||
| Wins | 7 | 23 | 17 | 0.74 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 0.91 |
| Losses | 18 | 63 | 7 | 0.11 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 0.49 |
| Month | ||||||||
| January | 6 | 21 | 2 | 0.10 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 0.67 |
| February | 9 | 32 | 3 | 0.09 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 0.50 |
| March | 10 | 33 | 19 | 0.58 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 0.67 |
| Statistic | m | s | ta | sa | sa/s | se | r | re |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||
| Total | 25 | 86 | 43 | 3 | 0.03 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Conference | 10 | 33 | 20 | 2 | 0.06 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||
| Home | 9 | 32 | 19 | 1 | 0.03 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Away | 8 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 0.08 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Neutral | 8 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Result | ||||||||
| Wins | 7 | 23 | 35 | 3 | 0.13 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Losses | 18 | 63 | 8 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Month | ||||||||
| January | 6 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| February | 9 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| March | 10 | 33 | 41 | 3 | 0.09 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
News mentions
SIOUX CITY, IOWA – The Great Plains Athletic Conference released the first of its spring sport all-conference lists as the men’s volleyball season wrapped up with the conference tournament. Morningside had seven athletes receive all-conference honors or honorable mention, with Jacob DePauw and Owen Anderson receiving the setter and libero of the year titles.
SIOUX CITY, IOWA – For the first time in program history, Morningside’s men’s volleyball team swept the Great Plains Athletic Conference’s player of the week honors.
JAMESTOWN, N.D. – Morningside’s men’s volleyball team showed that it was there to compete and not be overlooked this postseason as it ventured north to play the Jimmies of the University of Jamestown in the GPAC tournament semifinals. The top-seeded Jimmies swept the Mustangs, 25-21, 25-14, and 25-14.
SIOUX CITY, IOWA - The Mustangs recorded another program first, capturing the first postseason victory in program history in a 3-0 win over Kansas Wesleyan University, 25-14, 25-17, and 25-15. The win also marks the fourth consecutive win, a new mark for the record book.
SIOUX CITY, IOWA – Erik Krenz became the latest Mustang to earn the title of Player of the Week from the Great Plains Athletic Conference, collecting the ninth iteration of the Attacker of the Week award.
MCPHERSON, KAN – The Mustangs locked themselves into the fourth spot in the Great Plains Athletic Conference as they cruised to a three-set victory in the regular season finale at Central Christian. Morningside’s 25-9, 25-15, 25-12 victory came in the second meeting of the two teams this week.
SALINA, KAN. – The Morningside men moved a step closer to the Great Plains Athletic Conference postseason with a win at Kansas Wesleyan last night, pulling ahead of the Coyotes in the standings. The Mustangs, who have a game remaining in the regular season, set host KWU aside with a three-set sweep, 25-15, 28-26, and 25-11.
SIOUX CITY, IOWA – The Mustangs were unfazed by the Ides of March as they took the floor against the Central Christian Tigers in the season’s regular season home finale tonight. Morningside, unleashing a punishment on the Tigers from the service line as well as at the net, collected the win in a three-set sweep, 25-11, 25-14, and 25-13.
OSKALOOSA, IOWA – The Mustangs opened their second day at William Penn facing off with the host Statesmen. Following the 3-0 loss, with scores of 25-21, 25-19, and 25-19, Morningside wrapped the weekend with another competitive loss to Goshen, 3-1, 25-20, 25-27, 25-19, and 25-22.
OSKALOOSA, IOWA – The Mustangs took their first swings in a quadrangular hosted by William Penn University today, crossing paths with a familiar face, St. Ambrose University. Morningside was stung by the Fighting Bees in the second meeting of the two teams, again to the tune of a 3-2 loss, 22-25, 25-20, 25-20, 28-30, and 11-15.
SIOUX CITY, IOWA – The Mustangs welcomed league-leading and no. 6 in the nation Jamestown to Allee Gymnasium today, marking the final time the two teams would meet in the 2022 regular season. The Jimmies lived up to their ranking, sweeping Morningside, 25-13, 25-15, and 25-12.
SIOUX CITY, IOWA – Morningside volleyball butted heads with its nearest opponent in the geographical Great Plains Athletic Conference, the Dordt Defenders. The Mustang men fell in a three-set series, 25-22, 25-20, and 25-21.
SIOUX CITY, IOWA – A gritty Morningside team, as coach Addison Mertler described it, took a two-set St. Ambrose advantage, and turned it into a thrilling night, stretching the deciding fifth set out to a 15-13 final score. The Mustangs took the loss in the match, 3-2, with set scores of 25-23, 25-23, 14-25, 23-25, and 13-25.
SIOUX CITY, IOWA - A four-set thriller escaped the grasp of Morningside as Ottawa visited Allee Gymnasium, handing the Mustangs a 25-18, 23-25, 25-15, and 25-17 loss in men?s volleyball action.
SIOUX CITY, IOWA – The Mustangs made quick work as they collected their first conference win of the 2022 campaign, defeating Kansas Wesleyan in straight sets, 25-7, 25-14, and 25-14.
JAMESTOWN, N.D. – A long series of road matches concluded for Morningside men’s volleyball with a three-set setback at the hands of the no. 6 rated Jimmies on Saturday in Jamestown, 25-22, 25-17, and 25-12.
SIOUX CENTER, IOWA – What looked like a favorable night for the visitors on the scoreboard ended with the Mustangs’ first conference win continuing to evade Morningside’s men’s volleyball team. The host Defenders came back from the 2-0 deficit to defeat Morningside 3-2 with scores of 16-25, 20-25, 25-23, 25-10, and 15-13.
PARKVILLE, MO. – It was a tale of two sets for Morningside yesterday at the Park University Pirate Invitational, as the Mustangs split the day’s contests, falling to Mount Mercy for the second time this season, 25-22, 25-23, and 25-17, before flipping roles and sweeping Culver-Stockton, 25-18, 25-21, and 25-23.
PARKVILLE, MO. – Day two of the Park Pirate Invitational proved less fruitful for the Mustangs than day one, as they ran into no. 4 ranked Park University and no. 8 Missouri Valley University. The pair of nationally ranked teams both swept Morningside in straight sets, with Park claiming a 25-13, 25-17, 25-21 victory, and Missouri Valley picking up its win 25-17, 25-22, and 25-23.
DUBUQUE, IOWA – Sophomore outside hitter Isaiah Baynes (Mankato, Minn.) resumed an impressive run of play Friday and Saturday, Jan. 28 and 29.
OTTAWA, KAN. - Morningside’s first GPAC road trip of the year proved a tough one for the young men’s volleyball team, as it opened its conference season at Ottawa University. Ottawa, picked second in the conference behind defending champion Jamestown, was able to sneak away with a 3-0 win, with scores of 26-24, 25-18, and 26-24.
SIOUX CITY, IOWA – Morningside took the court for the second time in as many days, hoping to bounce back from a tough loss the night prior. The Mustangs, looking like a different team, collected a home five-set win over the Clarke Pride, 19-25, 25-22, 22-25, 25-23, 15-9.
SIOUX CITY, IOWA – Morningside Men’s Volleyball opened its 2022 season hosting Viterbo University in Allee Gym tonight. The Mustangs were unable to collect the campaign’s first win on opening night, dropping a three-set loss to the visiting V-Hawks, 25-14, 25-22, and 25-14.
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