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Ian Smith
3 Ian Smith
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Year:
    FR
  • Hometown:
    Andover, Minn.
  • High School:
    Andover
  • Position:
    M/OPP
  • Major:
    Aviation
  • m
    21
  • k/s
    0.92
  • h %
    .196
  • a/s
    0.03
  • b/s
    0.83
  • sa/s
    0.02
  • d/s
    0.18
Recent games
Date Opponent Result
Mar 22 at #3 Missouri Valley L, 3-1
Mar 28 at #7 Mount Mercy L, 3-0
Mar 29 at Clarke (IA) W, 3-1
Apr 4 Kansas Wesleyan W, 3-0
Apr 8 at Graceland JV
Apr 8 at Graceland W, 3-0
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Matches 21 16
Sets 60 46
Kills 55 37
Kills per set 0.92 0.80
Errors 28 18
Total Attacks 138 97
Total Attacks per set 2.30 2.11
Hitting Percentage .196 .196
Assists 2 2
Assists per set 0.03 0.04
Service Aces 1 1
Service Errors 2 2
Service Aces per set 0.02 0.02
Receptions 4 2
Reception Errors 0 0
Digs 11 9
Digs per set 0.18 0.20
Block Solo 7 4
Block Assist 43 37
Block Total 50 41
Blocks per set 0.83 0.89
Block Errors 3 3
Ball Handling Errors 0 0
Points 84.5 60.5
Points per set 1.4 1.3
Matches started 17 13
Game Log - Offense
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Jan 31 vs. Goshen (IN) W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Jan 31 vs. Westcliff (CA) L, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Feb 1 vs. Jamestown W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Feb 1 vs. Central Christian (KS) W, 3-0 1 3 3 2 7 .143 0 4.0
Feb 2 Viterbo W, 3-0 - 1 3 1 5 .400 0 3.5
Feb 11 at Dordt JV W, 2-0 1 2 3 0 4 .750 0 4.5
Feb 11 at (RV) Dordt (IA) W, 3-1 - 1 0 0 1 .000 0 0.0
Feb 14 #3 Grand View L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Feb 15 #5 William Penn (IA) L, 3-1 - 1 0 1 1 -1.000 0 0.0
Feb 21 UHSP W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Feb 22 #7 Missouri Baptist L, 3-1 - 1 0 1 1 -1.000 0 0.5
Feb 25 Graceland W, 3-1 1 4 5 1 11 .364 0 8.0
Feb 28 Mount Mercy JV L, 2-0 - - - - - - - -
Feb 28 #10 Mount Mercy L, 3-1 1 4 7 0 9 .778 0 8.0
Mar 1 Clarke JV L, 2-1 - - - - - - - -
Mar 1 Clarke (IA) W, 3-0 1 3 5 4 12 .083 0 5.5
Mar 3 at OUAZ L, 3-1 1 4 5 4 10 .100 0 8.0
Mar 4 at #9 Benedictine Mesa (AZ) L, 3-1 1 4 5 1 14 .286 0 5.5
Mar 5 at Park-Gilbert (AZ) W, 3-0 1 2 2 2 5 .000 0 3.0
Mar 7 at #9 Park L, 3-0 1 2 2 0 2 1.000 0 3.5
Mar 8 at Ottawa L, 3-0 1 3 2 2 8 .000 0 4.0
Mar 11 Dordt (IA) L, 3-0 1 3 4 1 7 .429 0 5.5
Mar 14 at #15 William Penn (IA) L, 3-0 1 3 0 2 7 -.286 0 1.0
Mar 15 at #6 Grand View L, 3-0 1 3 1 1 6 .000 1 5.0
Mar 21 at Culver-Stockton (MO) W, 3-2 1 5 4 0 8 .500 0 7.5
Mar 22 at #3 Missouri Valley L, 3-1 1 4 3 3 8 .000 1 5.0
Mar 28 at #7 Mount Mercy L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 5 .000 0 2.0
Mar 29 at Clarke (IA) W, 3-1 1 4 2 2 7 .000 0 2.5
Apr 4 Kansas Wesleyan W, 3-0 1 2 2 0 4 .500 0 2.5
Apr 8 at Graceland JV - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 at Graceland W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Jan 31 vs. Goshen (IN) W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Jan 31 vs. Westcliff (CA) L, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Feb 1 vs. Jamestown W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Feb 1 vs. Central Christian (KS) W, 3-0 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 0
Feb 2 Viterbo W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 1 0 1 0
Feb 11 at Dordt JV W, 2-0 1 2 0 1 1 0 2 0
Feb 11 at (RV) Dordt (IA) W, 3-1 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 14 #3 Grand View L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Feb 15 #5 William Penn (IA) L, 3-1 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 21 UHSP W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Feb 22 #7 Missouri Baptist L, 3-1 - 1 0 0 1 0 1 0
Feb 25 Graceland W, 3-1 1 4 2 1 4 0 5 0
Feb 28 Mount Mercy JV L, 2-0 - - - - - - - -
Feb 28 #10 Mount Mercy L, 3-1 1 4 0 0 2 0 2 0
Mar 1 Clarke JV L, 2-1 - - - - - - - -
Mar 1 Clarke (IA) W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 1 0 1 0
Mar 3 at OUAZ L, 3-1 1 4 0 2 2 0 4 0
Mar 4 at #9 Benedictine Mesa (AZ) L, 3-1 1 4 1 0 1 0 1 0
Mar 5 at Park-Gilbert (AZ) W, 3-0 1 2 0 0 2 0 2 0
Mar 7 at #9 Park L, 3-0 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 0
Mar 8 at Ottawa L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 4 1 4 0
Mar 11 Dordt (IA) L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 3 0 3 0
Mar 14 at #15 William Penn (IA) L, 3-0 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 0
Mar 15 at #6 Grand View L, 3-0 1 3 0 1 4 0 5 0
Mar 21 at Culver-Stockton (MO) W, 3-2 1 5 4 0 7 0 7 0
Mar 22 at #3 Missouri Valley L, 3-1 1 4 0 0 4 0 4 0
Mar 28 at #7 Mount Mercy L, 3-0 1 3 2 0 4 0 4 0
Mar 29 at Clarke (IA) W, 3-1 1 4 0 0 1 1 1 0
Apr 4 Kansas Wesleyan W, 3-0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 0
Apr 8 at Graceland JV - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 at Graceland W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Serve/Receive
Date Opponent Score ms s ta sa se r re
Jan 31 vs. Goshen (IN) W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Jan 31 vs. Westcliff (CA) L, 3-2 - - - - - - -
Feb 1 vs. Jamestown W, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Feb 1 vs. Central Christian (KS) W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 2 Viterbo W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 11 at Dordt JV W, 2-0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 11 at (RV) Dordt (IA) W, 3-1 - 1 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 14 #3 Grand View L, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Feb 15 #5 William Penn (IA) L, 3-1 - 1 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 21 UHSP W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Feb 22 #7 Missouri Baptist L, 3-1 - 1 0 0 0 1 0
Feb 25 Graceland W, 3-1 1 4 1 0 0 0 0
Feb 28 Mount Mercy JV L, 2-0 - - - - - - -
Feb 28 #10 Mount Mercy L, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 1 Clarke JV L, 2-1 - - - - - - -
Mar 1 Clarke (IA) W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 1 0
Mar 3 at OUAZ L, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 4 at #9 Benedictine Mesa (AZ) L, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 1 0
Mar 5 at Park-Gilbert (AZ) W, 3-0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
Mar 7 at #9 Park L, 3-0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 8 at Ottawa L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 11 Dordt (IA) L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 14 at #15 William Penn (IA) L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 15 at #6 Grand View L, 3-0 1 3 5 1 2 0 0
Mar 21 at Culver-Stockton (MO) W, 3-2 1 5 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 22 at #3 Missouri Valley L, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 28 at #7 Mount Mercy L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 29 at Clarke (IA) W, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 4 Kansas Wesleyan W, 3-0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 8 at Graceland JV - - - - - - -
Apr 8 at Graceland W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
2024-25 21 60 55 0.92 28 138 2.30 .196 2 0.03 84.5 1.4
Total 21 60 55 0.92 28 138 2.30 .196 2 0.03 84.5 1.4

Career Stats: Offense

m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2024-25 21 60 11 0.18 7 43 50 0.83
Total 21 60 11 0.18 7 43 50 0.83

Career Stats: Defense

m s ta sa sa/s se r re
2024-25 21 60 6 1 0.02 2 4 0
Total 21 60 6 1 0.02 2 4 0

Career Stats: Serve/Receive

m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event
Total 21 60 55 0.92 28 138 2.30 .196 2 0.03 84.5 1.4
Conference 16 46 37 0.80 18 97 2.11 .196 2 0.04 60.5 1.3
Exhibition 1 2 3 1.50 0 4 2.00 .750 0 0.00 4.5 2.3
Location
Home 8 19 26 1.37 9 50 2.63 .340 0 0.00 33.5 1.8
Away 12 38 26 0.68 17 81 2.13 .111 2 0.05 47.0 1.2
Neutral 1 3 3 1.00 2 7 2.33 .143 0 0.00 4.0 1.3
Result
Wins 9 25 26 1.04 12 60 2.40 .233 0 0.00 36.5 1.5
Losses 12 35 29 0.83 16 78 2.23 .167 2 0.06 48.0 1.4
Month
February 7 15 18 1.20 6 35 2.33 .343 0 0.00 24.0 1.6
March 13 43 35 0.81 22 99 2.30 .131 2 0.05 58.0 1.3
April 1 2 2 1.00 0 4 2.00 .500 0 0.00 2.5 1.3

Splits Stats: Offense

m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event
Total 21 60 11 0.18 7 43 50 0.83
Conference 16 46 9 0.20 4 37 41 0.89
Exhibition 1 2 0 0.00 1 1 2 1.00
Location
Home 8 19 2 0.11 1 13 14 0.74
Away 12 38 8 0.21 5 30 35 0.92
Neutral 1 3 1 0.33 1 0 1 0.33
Result
Wins 9 25 7 0.28 2 17 19 0.76
Losses 12 35 4 0.11 5 26 31 0.89
Month
February 7 15 3 0.20 2 8 10 0.67
March 13 43 8 0.19 5 34 39 0.91
April 1 2 0 0.00 0 1 1 0.50

Splits Stats: Defense

m s ta sa sa/s se r re
Event
Total 21 60 6 1 0.02 2 4 0
Conference 16 46 6 1 0.02 2 2 0
Exhibition 1 2 0 0 0.00 0 0 0
Location
Home 8 19 1 0 0.00 0 2 0
Away 12 38 5 1 0.03 2 2 0
Neutral 1 3 0 0 0.00 0 0 0
Result
Wins 9 25 1 0 0.00 0 2 0
Losses 12 35 5 1 0.03 2 2 0
Month
February 7 15 1 0 0.00 0 1 0
March 13 43 5 1 0.02 2 3 0
April 1 2 0 0 0.00 0 0 0

Splits Stats: Serve/Receive

News mentions
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  • Article
  • March 28, 2025
Mustangs fall at no. 7 Mount Mercy

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  • March 28, 2025
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  • Article
  • March 22, 2025
Determined Mustangs take third set, but are unable to secure win at no. 3 Missouri Valley

MARSHALL, MO. – A determined Morningside team took the floor against the no. 3 Missouri Valley Vikings today, looking to get a winning streak started before returning back to the north division of the conference. The Mustangs showed their grit, but ultimately fell 3-1 to the Vikings, 25-13, 26-24, 23-25, 25-15.

  • March 22, 2025
Grand View takes season series over Mustangs
  • Article
  • March 15, 2025
Grand View takes season series over Mustangs

DES MOINES, IOWA – The Mustangs wrapped up another Heart of America Conference season series today, falling to the no. 6 Grand View Vikings 25-19, 25-21, and 25-16.

  • March 15, 2025
Mustangs fall in Dordt series finale
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  • March 11, 2025
Mustangs fall in Dordt series finale

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  • March 11, 2025
File photo with score.
  • Article
  • March 08, 2025
Lutz leads Mustangs in loss to Ottawa

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  • March 08, 2025
Score graphic.
  • Article
  • March 07, 2025
Mustangs drop match to Park (Mo).

PARKVILLE, Mo. — The Morningside University men’s volleyball team dropped a three-set match Friday to Park, 3-0.

  • March 07, 2025
Score graphic.
  • Article
  • March 03, 2025
Ottawa ousts Mustangs in Arizona opener

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  • March 03, 2025
Photo of a set with set scores.
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  • February 25, 2025
Schmalz, Padilla lead RV Mustangs over Graceland

SIOUX CITY, Iowa — The Morningside men’s volleyball team found its way back to the win column Tuesday, defeating Graceland in four sets.

  • February 25, 2025