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- Height:
- 6-0
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- Year:
- So.
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- Hometown:
- Honolulu, Hawaii
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- High School:
- Moanalua HS
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- Position:
- RS
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- m
- 30
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- k/s
- 1.44
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- h %
- .108
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- a/s
- 0.03
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- b/s
- 0.34
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- sa/s
- 0.00
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- d/s
- 0.59
Bio
Over on the right side, sophomore Amerika Jones, 6-0, Honolulu, Hawaii, shifts from the middle where she played in 18 matches as a freshman and had 36 kills, 15 digs, four solo blocks and 26 block assists.
"Rika" joined the team as a walk-on for the 2020 season.
At Moanalua High School in Honolulu, she earned team spirit awards all four years from high school as well as a team player award for a team that went 20-7-1 overall and finished fifth in the final Hawaii Division 1 rankings.
She is studying biology at MCC.
Rika is the unofficial "team queen" of Tic-Toc.
Player Profile
| Overall | Conf | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 30 | 15 | ||
| Sets | 79 | 43 | ||
| Kills | 114 | 67 | ||
| Kills per set | 1.44 | 1.56 | ||
| Errors | 77 | 47 | ||
| Total Attacks | 344 | 190 | ||
| Hitting Percentage | .108 | .105 | ||
| Assists | 2 | 1 | ||
| Assists per set | 0.03 | 0.02 | ||
| Service Aces | 0 | 0 | ||
| Service Errors | 2 | 0 | ||
| Service Aces per set | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| Receptions | 2 | 1 | ||
| Reception Errors | 0 | 0 | ||
| Digs | 47 | 21 | ||
| Digs per set | 0.59 | 0.49 | ||
| Block Solo | 2 | 1 | ||
| Block Assist | 25 | 14 | ||
| Block Total | 27 | 15 | ||
| Blocks per set | 0.34 | 0.35 | ||
| Block Errors | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ball Handling Errors | 0 | 0 | ||
| Points | 128.5 | 75.0 | ||
| Points per set | 1.6 | 1.7 | ||
| Matches started | 16 | 9 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | sa | se | r | re | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20 | vs. Colorado Northwestern Community College | W, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aug 21 | vs. Dodge City Community College | L, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aug 21 | vs. Laramie County Community College | L, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aug 27 | vs. Barton Community College | L, 3-1 | - | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | -.375 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| Aug 27 | vs. Garden City Community College | L, 3-2 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Aug 28 | vs. Mt. Marty JV | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aug 28 | vs. Northeast Community College | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 2 | Southeast Community College | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 3 | Midland College | L, 3-2 | - | 4 | 10 | 1 | 18 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11.0 |
| Sep 3 | Independence Community College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | -.333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| Sep 4 | Hutchinson Community College | W, 3-1 | - | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Sep 4 | Garden City Community College | W, 3-1 | - | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -.667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 7 | at North Platte Community College | W, 3-2 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Western Wyoming Community College | W, 3-2 | - | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Eastern Wyoming College | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 18 | .111 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.5 |
| Sep 18 | vs. Lake Region State College - ND | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | .571 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Sep 18 | vs. Casper College | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -.059 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 |
| Sep 22 | at University of Kearney JV | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | .400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.5 |
| Sep 24 | Trinidad State College | W, 3-2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 17 | .353 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.5 |
| Sep 25 | Otero College | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 30 | .167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13.5 |
| Sep 25 | Northeast Community College | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 28 | at Northeastern Junior College | L, 3-0 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Sep 30 | at Lamar Community College | W, 3-2 | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Oct 5 | at Southeast Community College | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 16 | .188 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8.0 |
| Oct 6 | at Central Community College-Columbus | W, 3-2 | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Oct 8 | at Western Nebraska Community College | L, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | -.400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Oct 8 | vs. Iowa Western Community College | L, 3-0 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.5 |
| Oct 14 | at Otero College | L, 3-1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | .100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.5 |
| Oct 15 | at Trinidad State College | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 19 | .368 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10.5 |
| Oct 20 | Northeastern Junior College | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 25 | -.120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Oct 22 | North Platte Community College | W, 3-2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | .300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.5 |
| Oct 23 | Lamar Community College | W, 3-1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Oct 23 | Central Community College-Columbus | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 26 | .077 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11.5 |
| Oct 25 | University of Kearney JV | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | -.077 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Oct 27 | Western Nebraska Community College | L, 3-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Nov 3 | vs. Casper College | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 32 | .094 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11.5 |
| Nov 3 | vs. Central Wyoming College | L, 3-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -.667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Eastern Wyoming College | L, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | 17 | 39 | 35 | 0.90 | 25 | 115 | .087 | 4 | 0.10 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0.38 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 0.77 | 52.0 | 1.3 |
| 2021-22 | 30 | 79 | 114 | 1.44 | 77 | 344 | .108 | 2 | 0.03 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 0.59 | 2 | 25 | 27 | 0.34 | 128.5 | 1.6 |
| Total | 47 | 118 | 149 | 1.26 | 102 | 459 | .102 | 6 | 0.05 | 0 | 0.00 | 6 | 0 | 62 | 0.53 | 6 | 51 | 57 | 0.48 | 180.5 | 1.5 |
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Total | 30 | 79 | 114 | 1.44 | 77 | 344 | .108 | 2 | 0.03 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 0.59 | 2 | 25 | 27 | 0.34 | 128.5 | 1.6 |
| Conference | 15 | 43 | 67 | 1.56 | 47 | 190 | .105 | 1 | 0.02 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0.49 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 0.35 | 75.0 | 1.7 | |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Location | Home | 12 | 36 | 57 | 1.58 | 41 | 172 | .093 | 1 | 0.03 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.31 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0.28 | 62.5 | 1.7 |
| Away | 9 | 22 | 28 | 1.27 | 13 | 75 | .200 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0.64 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.41 | 33.0 | 1.5 | |
| Neutral | 9 | 21 | 29 | 1.38 | 23 | 97 | .062 | 1 | 0.05 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 1.05 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0.38 | 33.0 | 1.6 | |
| Result | Wins | 15 | 40 | 56 | 1.40 | 28 | 158 | .177 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 0.70 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0.35 | 63.0 | 1.6 |
| Losses | 15 | 39 | 58 | 1.49 | 49 | 186 | .048 | 2 | 0.05 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0.49 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 0.33 | 65.5 | 1.7 | |
| Month | August | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 4 | 8 | -.375 | 1 | 0.25 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.25 | 1.5 | 0.4 |
| September | 14 | 38 | 57 | 1.50 | 29 | 153 | .183 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0.42 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.21 | 61.5 | 1.6 | |
| October | 12 | 31 | 47 | 1.52 | 36 | 148 | .074 | 1 | 0.03 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0.55 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 0.42 | 54.0 | 1.7 | |
| November | 2 | 6 | 9 | 1.50 | 8 | 35 | .029 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1.50 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.83 | 11.5 | 1.9 |
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