Athlete Spotlight
The Lookout Sports Editor Julie Newell recently talked with volleyball player Maya Ferland. The sophomore is studying graphic design at Lansing Community College.
How old were you when you started playing volleyball?
“I was in about seventh grade.”
What made you start playing volleyball?
“I really didn’t want to, but my mom made me go watch a practice and I was like, ‘Well all my friends are doing it so why not?’ It was kind of like, ‘I want to be a part of that, I want to fit in’ type of thing and then it just kind of took off from there. Thanks mom!”
Who inspires you the most?
“As an athlete, LeBron James. He is debatably one of the greatest basketball players of all time, but he’s also very unproblematic … there’s a lot of scandals with abuse and drugs … with a lot of the big brand athletes, but he seems to really have it together. If I want to be like an athlete it would probably be him.”
What struggles do you face as a volleyball player?
“There are a lot of physical struggles … it’s very taxing on the body. It’s a very mental game, it’s very hard to not view yourself in a negative light when you make mistakes.”
How does being an athlete make you a better person?
“Working with other people. It definitely teaches you how to learn to accept the way that people’s personalities (are). You’re not always going to connect well on a personal level with people, but you do have to learn to work together.”
What is the best part about playing volleyball?
“I’ve never been on a team that I just didn’t connect with and love everyone on the team. My team makes it a lot better. I could be on a team with a losing streak, but as long as I have the girls that I do, I couldn’t care less.
Have you experienced any embarrassing moments in your career?
“I was a senior in high school. We were scrambling to get the ball over the net and I ended up being the one to take the third contact to send it over. I tried to pass it over and it just went sky high and didn’t even reach the net. That was really embarrassing, because it was an easy ball to just pop over and I didn’t.”
What are your future volleyball and life plans?
“After this year I am going to cut ties with the volleyball aspect of my life … I do love the game, but there has been a lot I haven’t been able to do just because I’ve been playing constantly for a few years now. I’ll probably go to Michigan State and pursue a graphic design degree.”
  | Overall | Conf | ||
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Matches | 33 | 16 | ||
Sets | 119 | 57 | ||
Kills | 356 | 172 | ||
Kills per set | 2.99 | 3.02 | ||
Errors | 72 | 40 | ||
Total Attacks | 693 | 349 | ||
Hitting Percentage | .410 | .378 | ||
Assists | 4 | 2 | ||
Assists per set | 0.03 | 0.04 | ||
Service Aces | 0 | 0 | ||
Service Errors | 0 | 0 | ||
Service Aces per set | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
Receptions | 32 | 21 | ||
Reception Errors | 2 | 1 | ||
Digs | 45 | 28 | ||
Digs per set | 0.38 | 0.49 | ||
Block Solo | 63 | 24 | ||
Block Assist | 58 | 32 | ||
Block Total | 121 | 56 | ||
Blocks per set | 1.02 | 0.98 | ||
Block Errors | 9 | 4 | ||
Ball Handling Errors | 1 | 1 | ||
Points | 448.0 | 212.0 | ||
Points per set | 3.8 | 3.7 | ||
Matches started | 17 | 8 |
Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | sa | se | r | re | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe | pts |
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Aug 27 | vs. Henry Ford College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 19 | .684 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15.5 |
Aug 29 | at Grand Rapids Community College | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7.5 |
Aug 30 | at Owens Community College | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 19 | .368 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11.0 |
Aug 30 | vs. Edison Community College | W, 3-1 | - | 3 | 9 | 2 | 16 | .438 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 14.0 |
Aug 31 | vs. Henry Ford College | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 11 | .636 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9.5 |
Aug 31 | vs. Cuyahoga Community College | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 10 | 2 | 18 | .444 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11.0 |
Sep 3 | Mott Community College | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 19 | 1 | 27 | .667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 |
Sep 5 | Lake Michigan College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 18 | .444 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11.5 |
Sep 7 | vs. John Wood Community College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 16 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12.5 |
Sep 7 | vs. Kankakee Community College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 8 | .750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8.0 |
Sep 8 | vs. Glen Oaks Community College | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 6 | 1 | 13 | .385 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9.0 |
Sep 8 | at Lincoln Trail College | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 3 | 35 | .429 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 21.5 |
Sep 10 | Kalamazoo Valley Community College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 16 | .813 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15.5 |
Sep 12 | Jackson College | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 29 | .276 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 15.0 |
Sep 17 | Kellogg Community College | W, 3-1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 30 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15.0 |
Sep 19 | at Glen Oaks Community College | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 24 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12.5 |
Sep 24 | Ancilla College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 23 | .174 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 12.0 |
Sep 26 | at Muskegon Community College | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 22 | .136 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13.0 |
Sep 28 | vs. St. Clair County Community College | W, 3-2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 17 | .294 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 16.0 |
Sep 28 | vs. Iowa Central Community College | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 30 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 12.5 |
Sep 29 | vs. Cuyahoga Community College | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 5 | 1 | 14 | .286 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10.0 |
Sep 29 | vs. Oakland Community College | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 22 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 20.5 |
Oct 1 | Grand Rapids Community College | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 14 | 3 | 24 | .458 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 17.5 |
Oct 8 | at Lake Michigan College | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 10 | 1 | 15 | .600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 13.5 |
Oct 10 | at Kalamazoo Valley Community College | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 9 | 0 | 18 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11.0 |
Oct 15 | at Jackson College | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 12 | 3 | 28 | .321 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14.0 |
Oct 17 | at Kellogg Community College | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 5 | 0 | 10 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.0 |
Oct 22 | Glen Oaks Community College | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 12 | 2 | 23 | .435 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13.5 |
Oct 24 | at Ancilla College | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 15 | 1 | 25 | .560 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 |
Oct 29 | Muskegon Community College | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 16 | 3 | 34 | .382 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 19.5 |
Nov 7 | vs. Glen Oaks Community College | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 11 | 1 | 21 | .476 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13.0 |
Nov 8 | vs. Muskegon Community College | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 14 | 1 | 28 | .464 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 17.0 |
Nov 8 | vs. Kalamazoo Valley Community College | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 13 | 4 | 30 | .300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 16.0 |
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 | |
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2018-19 | 32 | 104 | 314 | 3.02 | 74 | 607 | .395 | 6 | 0.06 | 26 | 0.25 | 27 | 10 | 87 | 0.84 | 66 | 65 | 131 | 1.26 | 438.5 | 4.2 |
2019-20 | 33 | 119 | 356 | 2.99 | 72 | 693 | .410 | 4 | 0.03 | 0 | 0.00 | 32 | 2 | 45 | 0.38 | 63 | 58 | 121 | 1.02 | 448.0 | 3.8 |
Total | 65 | 223 | 670 | 3.00 | 146 | 1300 | .403 | 10 | 0.04 | 26 | 0.12 | 59 | 12 | 132 | 0.59 | 129 | 123 | 252 | 1.13 | 886.5 | 4.0 |
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 | ||
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Event | Total | 33 | 119 | 356 | 2.99 | 72 | 693 | .410 | 4 | 0.03 | 0 | 0.00 | 32 | 2 | 45 | 0.38 | 63 | 58 | 121 | 1.02 | 448.0 | 3.8 |
Conference | 16 | 57 | 172 | 3.02 | 40 | 349 | .378 | 2 | 0.04 | 0 | 0.00 | 21 | 1 | 28 | 0.49 | 24 | 32 | 56 | 0.98 | 212.0 | 3.7 | |
Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Location | Home | 9 | 34 | 116 | 3.41 | 25 | 224 | .406 | 2 | 0.06 | 0 | 0.00 | 9 | 1 | 19 | 0.56 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 0.91 | 138.5 | 4.1 |
Away | 10 | 35 | 102 | 2.91 | 21 | 206 | .393 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 13 | 0 | 15 | 0.43 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 0.94 | 125.0 | 3.6 | |
Neutral | 14 | 50 | 138 | 2.76 | 26 | 263 | .426 | 2 | 0.04 | 0 | 0.00 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 0.22 | 36 | 21 | 57 | 1.14 | 184.5 | 3.7 | |
Result | Wins | 24 | 85 | 267 | 3.14 | 46 | 490 | .451 | 4 | 0.05 | 0 | 0.00 | 16 | 1 | 33 | 0.39 | 46 | 42 | 88 | 1.04 | 334.0 | 3.9 |
Losses | 9 | 34 | 89 | 2.62 | 26 | 203 | .310 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 16 | 1 | 12 | 0.35 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 0.97 | 114.0 | 3.4 | |
Month | August | 6 | 19 | 55 | 2.89 | 11 | 93 | .473 | 2 | 0.11 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0.16 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 0.79 | 68.5 | 3.6 |
September | 16 | 58 | 170 | 2.93 | 42 | 344 | .372 | 1 | 0.02 | 0 | 0.00 | 21 | 2 | 26 | 0.45 | 38 | 31 | 69 | 1.19 | 223.5 | 3.9 | |
October | 8 | 30 | 93 | 3.10 | 13 | 177 | .452 | 1 | 0.03 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0.43 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 0.83 | 110.0 | 3.7 | |
November | 3 | 12 | 38 | 3.17 | 6 | 79 | .405 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0.25 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 1.00 | 46.0 | 3.8 |
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