14 Janie Sommer
Janie Sommer
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Year:
    So.
  • Hometown:
    Maxwell, Neb.
  • High School:
    Maxwell HS
  • Position:
    S-RS
  • m
    36
  • k/s
    0.79
  • h %
    .148
  • a/s
    8.76
  • b/s
    0.41
  • sa/s
    0.30
  • d/s
    2.41

Bio

Sophomore Janie Sommer, 6-0, Maxwell, split time in the 6-2 offense this past spring as setter playing in 27 matches and was credited with 436 assists, 142 digs, 33 kills, 11 serving aces, and 24 blocks

In high school she captained the Wildcats for two seasons for Coach Gina Sommer, her mother, playing in more than 300 sets. In four years of varsity competition, she tallied 549 kills, 657 digs, 74 total blocks, 534 assists and 120 service aces.

As a senior she averaged 3.5 kills per set in 736 attacks with a 34.1 kill percentage. She was a 92.4 percent server with 21 service aces. She was named to the all Republican Plains Activities Conference first team, the KNOP News 2 Friday Night Sports Hero 2019 and honorable mention on the Lincoln Journal-Star all-state team. As a junior, she was named to the all RPAC second team as well as honorable mention all-state for the Omaha World-Herald, Lincoln Journal-Star and Prep Dig.

She lettered every year for the Wildcats in basketball and track every year and participated in softball throughout her life. 

She was team captain of the Spirit Squad her junior year and as a student athlete, she was named academic all-state all four years. At Maxwell she was also involved in FCCLA, National Honor society and speech. She has qualified for the National FCCLA three of the four years she's participated.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Oct 23 Central Community College-Columbus L, 3-2
Oct 25 University of Kearney JV L, 3-0
Oct 27 Western Nebraska Community College L, 3-0
Nov 3 vs. Casper College W, 3-2
Nov 3 vs. Central Wyoming College L, 3-2
Nov 4 vs. Eastern Wyoming College L, 3-0
  Overall Conf
Matches 36 15
Sets 138 57
Kills 109 47
Kills per set 0.79 0.82
Errors 60 29
Total Attacks 332 143
Hitting Percentage .148 .126
Assists 1209 496
Assists per set 8.76 8.70
Service Aces 42 23
Service Errors 35 17
Service Aces per set 0.30 0.40
Receptions 7 3
Reception Errors 0 0
Digs 333 125
Digs per set 2.41 2.19
Block Solo 5 1
Block Assist 52 16
Block Total 57 17
Blocks per set 0.41 0.30
Block Errors 0 0
Ball Handling Errors 17 4
Points 182.0 79.0
Points per set 1.3 1.4
Matches started 34 14
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 - 4 1 2 6 -.167 28 0 0 0 0 8 0 1 0 1 1 1.5
Aug 21 vs. Dodge City Community College L, 3-1 1 4 3 2 9 .111 42 0 2 0 0 10 1 0 0 1 2 4.0
Aug 21 vs. Laramie County Community College L, 3-2 1 5 5 6 16 -.063 40 0 1 1 0 9 1 1 0 2 2 6.5
Aug 27 vs. Barton Community College L, 3-1 1 4 7 1 13 .462 25 0 1 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 1 7.0
Aug 27 vs. Garden City Community College L, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Aug 28 vs. Mt. Marty JV W, 3-0 1 3 4 1 10 .300 32 2 1 0 0 4 0 2 0 2 1 7.0
Aug 28 vs. Northeast Community College W, 3-0 1 3 3 1 8 .250 42 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Sep 2 Southeast Community College W, 3-0 1 3 2 0 4 .500 28 5 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 7.0
Sep 3 Midland College L, 3-2 1 5 1 1 5 .000 37 1 0 0 0 15 0 1 0 1 0 2.5
Sep 3 Independence Community College W, 3-0 1 3 2 0 5 .400 25 0 0 0 0 12 0 1 0 1 0 2.5
Sep 4 Hutchinson Community College W, 3-1 1 4 4 0 7 .571 34 3 2 0 0 6 0 4 0 4 0 9.0
Sep 4 Garden City Community College W, 3-1 1 4 4 1 7 .429 43 3 2 0 0 11 0 2 0 2 0 8.0
Sep 7 at North Platte Community College W, 3-2 1 5 5 1 12 .333 35 0 3 0 0 12 0 1 0 1 0 5.5
Sep 17 vs. Western Wyoming Community College W, 3-2 1 5 5 3 11 .182 46 1 1 2 0 10 0 1 0 1 0 6.5
Sep 17 vs. Eastern Wyoming College W, 3-1 1 4 3 1 13 .154 29 0 1 0 0 13 1 2 0 3 1 5.0
Sep 18 vs. Lake Region State College - ND W, 3-0 1 3 2 1 6 .167 28 2 0 0 0 5 0 3 0 3 1 5.5
Sep 18 vs. Casper College L, 3-1 1 4 2 3 10 -.100 30 3 1 1 0 10 0 2 0 2 0 6.0
Sep 22 at University of Kearney JV L, 3-0 1 3 4 3 13 .077 22 2 1 0 0 12 0 2 0 2 0 7.0
Sep 24 Trinidad State College W, 3-2 1 5 4 2 8 .250 49 3 3 2 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 7.0
Sep 25 Otero College L, 3-2 1 5 3 4 15 -.067 47 2 1 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 5.0
Sep 25 Northeast Community College W, 3-0 1 3 0 1 3 -.333 33 1 1 0 0 16 0 3 0 3 0 2.5
Sep 28 at Northeastern Junior College L, 3-0 1 3 3 3 11 .000 29 0 1 0 0 8 0 1 0 1 1 3.5
Sep 30 at Lamar Community College W, 3-2 1 5 5 0 8 .625 48 0 2 0 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 6.0
Oct 5 at Southeast Community College W, 3-1 - 4 1 3 8 -.250 42 3 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 1 4.0
Oct 6 at Central Community College-Columbus W, 3-2 1 5 8 3 14 .357 43 2 1 0 0 10 0 3 0 3 0 11.5
Oct 8 at Western Nebraska Community College L, 3-0 1 3 3 0 5 .600 21 0 1 0 0 7 0 3 0 3 0 4.5
Oct 8 vs. Iowa Western Community College L, 3-0 1 3 1 1 3 .000 20 0 1 0 0 13 0 2 0 2 1 2.0
Oct 14 at Otero College L, 3-1 1 4 2 4 16 -.125 37 0 0 0 0 10 0 3 0 3 2 3.5
Oct 15 at Trinidad State College W, 3-1 1 4 4 3 9 .111 39 3 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 7.0
Oct 20 Northeastern Junior College L, 3-0 1 3 0 1 10 -.100 22 1 1 0 0 11 0 1 0 1 0 1.5
Oct 22 North Platte Community College W, 3-2 1 5 2 2 10 .000 45 2 2 0 0 9 1 3 0 4 0 6.5
Oct 23 Lamar Community College W, 3-1 1 2 2 0 4 .500 10 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Oct 23 Central Community College-Columbus L, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 University of Kearney JV L, 3-0 1 3 3 1 10 .200 20 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 4.0
Oct 27 Western Nebraska Community College L, 3-0 1 2 3 2 9 .111 16 1 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 5.0
Nov 3 vs. Casper College W, 3-2 1 5 5 0 16 .313 57 1 1 0 0 12 0 4 0 4 0 8.0
Nov 3 vs. Central Wyoming College L, 3-2 1 5 1 1 13 .000 43 0 1 1 0 8 0 3 0 3 1 2.5
Nov 4 vs. Eastern Wyoming College L, 3-0 1 3 2 2 5 .000 22 0 0 0 0 14 0 1 0 1 2 2.5
  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
2020-21 27 88 33 0.38 26 130 .054 436 4.95 11 0.13 12 1 142 1.61 4 20 24 0.27 58.0 0.7
2021-22 36 138 109 0.79 60 332 .148 1209 8.76 42 0.30 7 0 333 2.41 5 52 57 0.41 182.0 1.3
Total 63 226 142 0.63 86 462 .121 1645 7.28 53 0.23 19 1 475 2.10 9 72 81 0.36 240.0 1.1
    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 36 138 109 0.79 60 332 .148 1209 8.76 42 0.30 7 0 333 2.41 5 52 57 0.41 182.0 1.3
Conference 15 57 47 0.82 29 143 .126 496 8.70 23 0.40 3 0 125 2.19 1 16 17 0.30 79.0 1.4
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 13 47 30 0.64 15 97 .155 409 8.70 23 0.49 2 0 123 2.62 1 17 18 0.38 62.5 1.3
Away 9 36 35 0.97 20 96 .156 316 8.78 10 0.28 0 0 78 2.17 1 13 14 0.39 52.5 1.5
Neutral 14 55 44 0.80 25 139 .137 484 8.80 9 0.16 5 0 132 2.40 3 22 25 0.45 67.0 1.2
Result Wins 20 79 66 0.84 25 169 .243 736 9.32 31 0.39 4 0 175 2.22 3 30 33 0.42 115.0 1.5
Losses 16 59 43 0.73 35 163 .049 473 8.02 11 0.19 3 0 158 2.68 2 22 24 0.41 67.0 1.1
Month August 6 23 23 1.00 13 62 .161 209 9.09 2 0.09 1 0 47 2.04 2 4 6 0.26 29.0 1.3
September 16 64 49 0.77 24 138 .181 563 8.80 26 0.41 5 0 167 2.61 2 23 25 0.39 88.5 1.4
October 11 38 29 0.76 20 98 .092 315 8.29 13 0.34 0 0 85 2.24 1 17 18 0.47 51.5 1.4
November 3 13 8 0.62 3 34 .147 122 9.38 1 0.08 1 0 34 2.62 0 8 8 0.62 13.0 1.0

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