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Bellarmine University Athletics

2023 Volleyball Roster

John Sommers II
John Sommers II
Jermaine Bibb
Brian Tirpak
John Sommers II
John Sommers II
John Spugnardi
John Spugnardi
John Spugnardi
John Spugnardi

11 Bailey Venard

  • Position Outside Hitter
  • Height 5-10
  • Class Senior
  • Major Exercise Science
  • Hometown Cincinnati, OH
  • High School St. Ursula
  • Parent(s) Beth and Bill Venard

Biography

2023 – Senior
ASUN Honor Roll recipient…paced the Knights offense with a team-high 275 kills, 284.0 points and 2.72 kills per set…ranked second on the team with 2.81 points per set…added 42 digs, 15.0 blocks and four assists…played in all 29 matches on the year and made 18 starts…appeared in a team-high tying 101 sets on the season…turned in three of the team’s top five kill performances highlighted by her season-high 19 kills on Oct. 27 against Lipscomb…tallied the most attempts in a match with 49 on Sept. 23 against Queens…scored the second most points in a match with 19.5 on Oct. 27 against Lipscomb…recorded double-digit kills 14 times...tallied double-digit kills in seven straight matches from Sept. 23 to Oct. 14

2022 - Junior
ASUN Honor Roll recipient...Ranked second on team in kills per set (2.81) and points per set (2.90) and was third in total kills (177) and fifth in total points (183)…Collected 26 digs and 11 blocks…Appeared in 20 matches and played in 63 sets…Recorded double-digit kills on six occasions, including a season-high 24 against Eastern Kentucky on Oct. 21, which ranked as the team's fourth most for an individual on the season…Followed with 20 more kills against the Colonels on Oct. 23…In first match against EKU, tied season highs with four digs and two blocks.

2021 – Sophomore
Named to All-Tournament Team at University of Virginia round robin…ASUN Honor Roll recipient…Ranked second on team in kills per set (2.71) and third in points (186), points per set (2.86) and kills (176)…Appeared in 21 matches with 12 starts and played in 65 sets while collecting 56 digs and 18 blocks…In 15 ASUN matches, amassed 115 points, 109 kills, 45 digs and 12 blocks…Ranked 14th in ASUN in kills per set…Registered eight kills or more on 11 occasions, including seven outings with at least 12 kills…Smashed season-high 17 kills Sept. 18 against Georgetown…Tallied season-best nine digs Sept. 26 against Jacksonville…Posted season-high four blocks Sept. 17 against Fairleigh Dickinson…Piled up at least 12 kills, including four performances with 16 or more, in six straight matches from Sept. 17-Oct. 1.

SPRING 2021 - Freshman
ASUN Honor Roll recipient...As a freshman, appeared in seven matches and played in 12 sets…Collected eight kills, three service aces and six digs…Recorded season-high three kills in consecutive games against Lipscomb on Feb. 26-27 and had a season-best two service aces in the latter…Tallied season-high three digs against Lipscomb in ASUN Championship quarterfinals on March 27.

BEFORE BELLARMINE: Played high school volleyball at St. Ursula in Ohio...Selected to play in district's Senior All-Star Game in her final year...As a senior, amassed 258 kills, 116 digs, 16 blocks and 13 service aces...Earned team's Coach's Award as a junior and was captain of freshman team...Team was the district champion junior and senior seasons and the runner-up sophomore year...In club volleyball, named to 2017 AAU All-Tournament team as team placed third at AAU national tournament...Member of National Honor Society and Honor Roll.

PERSONAL: Birthday is Jan. 19...Siblings: Maddy, Elyssa and Emsley...favorite music is country...favorite TV show is New Girl and Last Man Standing...favorite movie is Cinderella (live-action version)...favorite meal is French toast and eggs...favorite snack is pretzels...favorite professional sports team is the Cincinnati Reds...favorite professional athlete is Michael Jordan.

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Historical Player Information

  • 11

    2020Freshman

    Outside Hitter
    5'10"
    11
  • 11

    2021Sophomore

    Outside Hitter
    5'10"
    11
  • 11

    2022Junior

    Outside Hitter
    5'10"
    11
  • 11

    2023Senior

    Outside Hitter
    5'10"
    11