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Kirby Schmalz
15 Kirby Schmalz
  • Height:
    6-6
  • Year:
    JR
  • Hometown:
    Rogers, MInn.
  • Previous College:
    Minnesota State-Mankato
  • Position:
    OH
  • m
    16
  • k/s
    2.00
  • h %
    .108
  • a/s
    0.07
  • b/s
    0.25
  • sa/s
    0.14
  • d/s
    1.09
Recent games
Date Opponent Result
Mar 30 at Kansas Wesleyan W, 3-2
Apr 4 at Jamestown L, 3-0
Apr 6 at Dordt (IA) L, 3-1
Apr 13 Central Christian (KS) W, 3-0
Apr 19 vs. Dordt (IA) W, 3-0
Apr 20 at Jamestown L, 3-0
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Matches 16 3
Sets 56 11
Kills 112 29
Kills per set 2.00 2.64
Errors 77 12
Total Attacks 325 65
Total Attacks per set 5.80 5.91
Hitting Percentage .108 .262
Assists 4 2
Assists per set 0.07 0.18
Service Aces 8 2
Service Errors 37 5
Service Aces per set 0.14 0.18
Receptions 141 16
Reception Errors 7 1
Digs 61 19
Digs per set 1.09 1.73
Block Solo 2 0
Block Assist 12 1
Block Total 14 1
Blocks per set 0.25 0.09
Block Errors 0 0
Ball Handling Errors 0 0
Points 128.0 31.5
Points per set 2.3 2.9
Matches started 11 2
Game Log - Offense
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Jan 19 Alumni T, 0-0 - - - - - - - -
Jan 26 University of Missouri Science & Technology W, 3-2 1 5 5 10 23 -.217 0 6.0
Jan 26 vs. Brescia W, 3-0 1 3 7 2 19 .263 1 8.0
Jan 27 vs. (RV) Westcliff (CA) L, 3-2 1 5 10 9 33 .030 0 13.0
Jan 27 vs. Rio Grande W, 3-0 - 3 2 3 8 -.125 0 2.5
Feb 2 at Clarke (IA) JV - - - - - - - -
Feb 2 at Clarke (IA) L, 3-2 - 5 12 6 27 .222 0 13.0
Feb 3 at Mount Mercy JV - - - - - - - -
Feb 3 at #15 Mount Mercy L, 3-0 1 3 2 6 17 -.235 0 2.5
Feb 9 St. Ambrose (IA) W, 3-1 1 4 14 4 26 .385 0 15.5
Feb 9 #5 Grand View L, 3-0 1 3 4 4 15 .000 0 5.5
Feb 10 RV Missouri Valley L, 3-2 - 5 8 7 28 .036 0 9.0
Feb 17 Viterbo JV - - - - - - - -
Feb 17 Viterbo L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Feb 23 Kansas Wesleyan W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Feb 24 Central Christian (KS) W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Feb 29 Ottawa W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Mar 1 at St. Ambrose (IA) W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Mar 2 vs. UHSP L, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Mar 2 at #5 William Penn (IA) L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 at Central Christian (KS) W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 vs. Simpson (Iowa) W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Mar 9 at St. Ambrose (IA) W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Mar 9 at Kansas Wesleyan L, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Mar 14 Jamestown L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Mar 16 Dordt (IA) L, 3-2 - 4 1 2 9 -.111 0 1.0
Mar 22 at Ottawa W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Mar 23 at Graceland W, 3-1 - 1 4 2 11 .182 0 5.0
Mar 23 at Mount Mercy L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 at Central Christian (KS) W, 3-0 1 3 11 3 20 .400 0 13.0
Mar 30 at Kansas Wesleyan W, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 at Jamestown L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Apr 6 at Dordt (IA) L, 3-1 1 4 17 7 36 .278 2 17.5
Apr 13 Central Christian (KS) W, 3-0 1 2 3 0 8 .375 0 3.0
Apr 19 vs. Dordt (IA) W, 3-0 1 3 11 5 26 .231 0 12.0
Apr 20 at Jamestown L, 3-0 1 3 1 7 19 -.316 1 1.5
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Jan 19 Alumni T, 0-0 - - - - - - - -
Jan 26 University of Missouri Science & Technology W, 3-2 1 5 5 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 26 vs. Brescia W, 3-0 1 3 4 0 2 0 2 0
Jan 27 vs. (RV) Westcliff (CA) L, 3-2 1 5 2 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 27 vs. Rio Grande W, 3-0 - 3 3 0 1 0 1 0
Feb 2 at Clarke (IA) JV - - - - - - - -
Feb 2 at Clarke (IA) L, 3-2 - 5 3 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 3 at Mount Mercy JV - - - - - - - -
Feb 3 at #15 Mount Mercy L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 1 0 1 0
Feb 9 St. Ambrose (IA) W, 3-1 1 4 6 1 1 0 2 0
Feb 9 #5 Grand View L, 3-0 1 3 1 1 1 0 2 0
Feb 10 RV Missouri Valley L, 3-2 - 5 6 0 2 0 2 0
Feb 17 Viterbo JV - - - - - - - -
Feb 17 Viterbo L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Feb 23 Kansas Wesleyan W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Feb 24 Central Christian (KS) W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Feb 29 Ottawa W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Mar 1 at St. Ambrose (IA) W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Mar 2 vs. UHSP L, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Mar 2 at #5 William Penn (IA) L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 at Central Christian (KS) W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 vs. Simpson (Iowa) W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Mar 9 at St. Ambrose (IA) W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Mar 9 at Kansas Wesleyan L, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Mar 14 Jamestown L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Mar 16 Dordt (IA) L, 3-2 - 4 1 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 22 at Ottawa W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Mar 23 at Graceland W, 3-1 - 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 23 at Mount Mercy L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 at Central Christian (KS) W, 3-0 1 3 8 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 30 at Kansas Wesleyan W, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 at Jamestown L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Apr 6 at Dordt (IA) L, 3-1 1 4 10 0 1 0 1 0
Apr 13 Central Christian (KS) W, 3-0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 19 vs. Dordt (IA) W, 3-0 1 3 3 0 2 0 2 0
Apr 20 at Jamestown L, 3-0 1 3 8 0 1 0 1 0
Game Log - Serve/Receive
Date Opponent Score ms s ta sa se r re
Jan 19 Alumni T, 0-0 - - - - - - -
Jan 26 University of Missouri Science & Technology W, 3-2 1 5 21 1 4 31 4
Jan 26 vs. Brescia W, 3-0 1 3 2 0 1 4 0
Jan 27 vs. (RV) Westcliff (CA) L, 3-2 1 5 21 3 4 8 0
Jan 27 vs. Rio Grande W, 3-0 - 3 9 0 2 4 0
Feb 2 at Clarke (IA) JV - - - - - - -
Feb 2 at Clarke (IA) L, 3-2 - 5 14 1 5 10 0
Feb 3 at Mount Mercy JV - - - - - - -
Feb 3 at #15 Mount Mercy L, 3-0 1 3 8 0 1 18 1
Feb 9 St. Ambrose (IA) W, 3-1 1 4 17 0 6 14 0
Feb 9 #5 Grand View L, 3-0 1 3 5 0 3 6 0
Feb 10 RV Missouri Valley L, 3-2 - 5 13 0 3 23 1
Feb 17 Viterbo JV - - - - - - -
Feb 17 Viterbo L, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Feb 23 Kansas Wesleyan W, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Feb 24 Central Christian (KS) W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Feb 29 Ottawa W, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Mar 1 at St. Ambrose (IA) W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Mar 2 vs. UHSP L, 3-2 - - - - - - -
Mar 2 at #5 William Penn (IA) L, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Mar 8 at Central Christian (KS) W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Mar 8 vs. Simpson (Iowa) W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Mar 9 at St. Ambrose (IA) W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Mar 9 at Kansas Wesleyan L, 3-2 - - - - - - -
Mar 14 Jamestown L, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Mar 16 Dordt (IA) L, 3-2 - 4 1 0 1 5 1
Mar 22 at Ottawa W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Mar 23 at Graceland W, 3-1 - 1 3 1 1 6 0
Mar 23 at Mount Mercy L, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Mar 29 at Central Christian (KS) W, 3-0 1 3 10 2 0 11 0
Mar 30 at Kansas Wesleyan W, 3-2 - - - - - - -
Apr 4 at Jamestown L, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Apr 6 at Dordt (IA) L, 3-1 1 4 18 0 4 0 0
Apr 13 Central Christian (KS) W, 3-0 1 2 1 0 0 1 0
Apr 19 vs. Dordt (IA) W, 3-0 1 3 11 0 1 0 0
Apr 20 at Jamestown L, 3-0 1 3 4 0 1 0 0
m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
2023-24 16 56 112 2.00 77 325 5.80 .108 4 0.07 128.0 2.3
2024-25 19 50 133 2.66 62 326 6.52 .218 7 0.14 152.0 3.0
Total 35 106 245 2.31 139 651 6.14 .163 11 0.10 280.0 2.6

Career Stats: Offense

m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2023-24 16 56 61 1.09 2 12 14 0.25
2024-25 19 50 76 1.52 2 12 14 0.28
Total 35 106 137 1.29 4 24 28 0.26

Career Stats: Defense

m s ta sa sa/s se r re
2023-24 16 56 158 8 0.14 37 141 7
2024-25 19 50 168 11 0.22 33 289 12
Total 35 106 326 19 0.18 70 430 19

Career Stats: Serve/Receive

m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event
Total 16 56 112 2.00 77 325 5.80 .108 4 0.07 128.0 2.3
Conference 3 11 29 2.64 12 65 5.91 .262 2 0.18 31.5 2.9
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 6 23 35 1.52 27 109 4.74 .073 0 0.00 40.0 1.7
Away 6 19 47 2.47 31 130 6.84 .123 3 0.16 52.5 2.8
Neutral 4 14 30 2.14 19 86 6.14 .128 1 0.07 35.5 2.5
Result
Wins 8 24 57 2.38 29 141 5.88 .199 1 0.04 65.0 2.7
Losses 8 32 55 1.72 48 184 5.75 .038 3 0.09 63.0 2.0
Month
January 4 16 24 1.50 24 83 5.19 .000 1 0.06 29.5 1.8
February 5 20 40 2.00 27 113 5.65 .115 0 0.00 45.5 2.3
March 3 8 16 2.00 7 40 5.00 .225 0 0.00 19.0 2.4
April 4 12 32 2.67 19 89 7.42 .146 3 0.25 34.0 2.8

Splits Stats: Offense

m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event
Total 16 56 61 1.09 2 12 14 0.25
Conference 3 11 19 1.73 0 1 1 0.09
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 6 23 19 0.83 2 4 6 0.26
Away 6 19 30 1.58 0 3 3 0.16
Neutral 4 14 12 0.86 0 5 5 0.36
Result
Wins 8 24 30 1.25 1 6 7 0.29
Losses 8 32 31 0.97 1 6 7 0.22
Month
January 4 16 14 0.88 0 3 3 0.19
February 5 20 16 0.80 2 5 7 0.35
March 3 8 10 1.25 0 0 0 0.00
April 4 12 21 1.75 0 4 4 0.33

Splits Stats: Defense

m s ta sa sa/s se r re
Event
Total 16 56 158 8 0.14 37 141 7
Conference 3 11 29 2 0.18 5 16 1
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 6 23 58 1 0.04 17 80 6
Away 6 19 57 4 0.21 12 45 1
Neutral 4 14 43 3 0.21 8 16 0
Result
Wins 8 24 74 4 0.17 15 71 4
Losses 8 32 84 4 0.13 22 70 3
Month
January 4 16 53 4 0.25 11 47 4
February 5 20 57 1 0.05 18 71 2
March 3 8 14 3 0.38 2 22 1
April 4 12 34 0 0.00 6 1 0

Splits Stats: Serve/Receive

News mentions
Morningside sees historic season come to a close
  • Article
  • April 20, 2024
Morningside sees historic season come to a close

JAMESTOWN, N.D. – The Mustangs were featured in the GPAC Championship match for the first time, but it was ultimately the Jamestown Jimmies who came away with the three-set sweep and the win.

  • April 20, 2024
Mustangs earn spot in GPAC Championship with sweep of Dordt
  • Article
  • April 19, 2024
Mustangs earn spot in GPAC Championship with sweep of Dordt

JAMESTOWN, N.D. – For the first time in program history, the Morningside men’s volleyball team is in the GPAC Championship match after sweeping Dordt 25-21, 25-20, 25-14 Friday in the semifinals in Jamestown, N.D.

  • April 19, 2024
Mustangs lose battle for second to Defenders Saturday
  • Article
  • April 06, 2024
Mustangs lose battle for second to Defenders Saturday

SIOUX CENTER, Iowa – With second place in the GPAC and a first round bye in the conference tournament on the line, Morningside made the short trip to Dordt to face the Defenders Saturday. Dordt prevailed in four sets, with each of the four sets ending 25-21.

  • April 06, 2024
Mustangs tame Tigers in quick three-set victory
  • Article
  • March 29, 2024
Mustangs tame Tigers in quick three-set victory

MCPHERSON, KAN. – The Mustangs made quick work of the Central Christian Tigers in Great Plains Athletic Conference men’s volleyball action tonight, winning 25-14, 25-12, and 25-8.

  • March 29, 2024
Mustangs split home opener against St. Ambrose, No. 5 Grand View
  • Article
  • February 09, 2024
Mustangs split home opener against St. Ambrose, No. 5 Grand View

SIOUX CITY, Iowa – After splitting their first six games on the road, Morningside men’s volleyball continued the trend on their home court, defeating St. Ambrose and falling to No. 5 Grand View inside the Rosen Verdoorn Sports Center and Allee Gymnasium Friday afternoon.

  • February 09, 2024
Comeback falls short for Mustangs at Clarke
  • Article
  • February 02, 2024
Comeback falls short for Mustangs at Clarke

DUBUQUE, Iowa – After trailing 2-0, the Mustangs found themselves in a fifth and decisive final set against Clarke Friday night in Dubuque.

  • February 02, 2024
Determined Mustangs split second day of Park tournament
  • Article
  • January 27, 2024
Determined Mustangs split second day of Park tournament

PARKVILLE, MO. – A determined Mustang men’s volleyball squad suffered its first loss this season, falling 3-2 at the hands of Westcliff, who is receiving votes, before regrouping and collecting a 3-0 win over Rio Grande to end the weekend on a high note. 

  • January 27, 2024
Strong offense leads to a pair of Mustang victories to start the season
  • Article
  • January 26, 2024
Strong offense leads to a pair of Mustang victories to start the season

PARKVILLE, Mo. – For the first time since the 2016 season, the Morningside men’s volleyball team opens the season 2-0 after winning a pair of matches at the Park University Tournament in Parkville, Mo. Friday.

  • January 26, 2024
Photos
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St. Ambrose (IA) vs. Morningside

2/9/2024 2:30 PM CST

Kirby Schmalz action photo 4
Grand View vs. Morningside

2/9/2024 6:00 PM CST

Kirby Schmalz action photo 5
Grand View vs. Morningside

2/9/2024 6:00 PM CST

Kirby Schmalz action photo 6
Grand View vs. Morningside

2/9/2024 6:00 PM CST

Kirby Schmalz action photo 7
Missouri Valley vs. Morningside

2/10/2024 10:00 AM CST

Kirby Schmalz action photo 8
Missouri Valley vs. Morningside

2/10/2024 10:00 AM CST