Kara Brantley

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Kara Brantley
  • Birth Date:
    Dec. 6, 2004
  • Height:
    5-1
  • Hometown:
    Knoxville, Tenn.
  • Position:
    L
  • Year:
    Junior
  • High School:
    West
  • Major:
    Nursing
  • Twitter:
    karabrantley2
  • Instagram:
    _karabrantley
  • m
    11
  • k/s
    0.00
  • h %
    .000
  • a/s
    0.13
  • b/s
    0.00
  • sa/s
    0.35
  • d/s
    0.43
Bio

2024 (Sophomore): Played in 15 sets across four matches. Logged her first collegiate digs in back-to-back games on Nov. 15 against Anderson (S.C.) and Nov. 19 against Mars Hill...Also notched two service aces against Limestone on Nov. 12.

2023 (Freshman): Appeared in just one match, playing all three sets against Bemidji State on Sept. 2, where she recorded four kills on six attacks. 

HIGH SCHOOL: Knoxville, Tennessee native Brantley joins the program after a noteworthy high school career. At West High School, she accumulated over 1,000 career digs piling on one MVP, four all-tournament, two defensive player of the year, and one rookie of the year merits. In 2021 she helped the Rebels find their District Championship title. Academically, she was a member of the National Honor Society.

 

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Matches 11 5
Sets 23 11
Kills 0 0
Kills per set 0.00 0.00
Errors 0 0
Total Attacks 1 1
Total Attacks per set 0.04 0.09
Hitting Percentage .000 .000
Assists 3 1
Assists per set 0.13 0.09
Service Total Attempts 66 29
Service Aces 8 4
Service Errors 10 5
Service Aces per set 0.35 0.36
Receptions 4 4
Reception Errors 0 0
Digs 10 5
Digs per set 0.43 0.45
Block Solo 0 0
Block Assist 0 0
Block Total 0 0
Blocks per set 0.00 0.00
Block Errors 0 0
Ball Handling Errors 0 0
Points 8.0 4.0
Points per set 0.3 0.4
Matches started - -
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Nov 8 at Mars Hill W, 3-1
Nov 11 Virginia-Wise W, 3-0
Nov 14 Newberry W, 3-1
Nov 18 Virginia-Wise W, 3-0
Nov 21 vs. #15 Wingate L, 3-0
Dec 4 vs. Flagler L, 3-1
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Sep 5 vs. Chowan W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 5 vs. West Va. Wesleyan W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 vs. Bluefield St. W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 - 1 1.0
Sep 6 at Glenville St. W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Virginia-Wise W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 1 3.0
Sep 12 vs. Francis Marion W, 3-1 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 1.0
Sep 12 at USC Aiken W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 1 2.0
Sep 13 vs. Mount Olive W, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Sep 13 vs. North Greenville W, 3-1 - 2 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Sep 16 at Lee W, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Sep 19 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 at Tusculum W, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Sep 26 #21 Wingate L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Emory & Henry W, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 - 0 1.0
Oct 3 at Anderson (S.C.) L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 at Lincoln Memorial W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 Tusculum W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 17 at Coker W, 3-2 - 2 0 0 1 .000 0 0.0
Oct 21 Mars Hill W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 24 Catawba W, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Emory & Henry W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 31 at #19 Wingate L, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Nov 1 at Catawba W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Lincoln Memorial W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at Mars Hill W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Virginia-Wise W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Nov 14 Newberry W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Nov 18 Virginia-Wise W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Nov 21 vs. #15 Wingate L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Dec 4 vs. Flagler L, 3-1 - 1 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Sep 5 vs. Chowan W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 5 vs. West Va. Wesleyan W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 vs. Bluefield St. W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 6 at Glenville St. W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Virginia-Wise W, 3-1 - 4 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 12 vs. Francis Marion W, 3-1 - 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 12 at USC Aiken W, 3-0 - 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 13 vs. Mount Olive W, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 13 vs. North Greenville W, 3-1 - 2 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 16 at Lee W, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Sep 19 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 at Tusculum W, 3-0 - 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 26 #21 Wingate L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Emory & Henry W, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 3 at Anderson (S.C.) L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 at Lincoln Memorial W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 Tusculum W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 17 at Coker W, 3-2 - 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 21 Mars Hill W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 24 Catawba W, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Emory & Henry W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 31 at #19 Wingate L, 3-0 - 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 1 at Catawba W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Lincoln Memorial W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at Mars Hill W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Virginia-Wise W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Nov 14 Newberry W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Nov 18 Virginia-Wise W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Nov 21 vs. #15 Wingate L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Dec 4 vs. Flagler L, 3-1 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Date Opponent Score ms s ta sa se r re
Sep 5 vs. Chowan W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 5 vs. West Va. Wesleyan W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 6 vs. Bluefield St. W, 3-0 - 1 4 1 0 0 0
Sep 6 at Glenville St. W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Virginia-Wise W, 3-1 - 4 14 3 2 0 0
Sep 12 vs. Francis Marion W, 3-1 - 3 5 1 2 0 0
Sep 12 at USC Aiken W, 3-0 - 3 14 2 2 0 0
Sep 13 vs. Mount Olive W, 3-0 - 2 9 0 1 0 0
Sep 13 vs. North Greenville W, 3-1 - 2 4 0 0 0 0
Sep 16 at Lee W, 3-2 - - - - - - -
Sep 19 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 23 at Tusculum W, 3-0 - 2 5 0 2 0 0
Sep 26 #21 Wingate L, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Emory & Henry W, 3-0 - 2 6 1 1 0 0
Oct 3 at Anderson (S.C.) L, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 7 at Lincoln Memorial W, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Oct 14 Tusculum W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 17 at Coker W, 3-2 - 2 0 0 0 4 0
Oct 21 Mars Hill W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 24 Catawba W, 3-2 - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Emory & Henry W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 31 at #19 Wingate L, 3-0 - 1 4 0 0 0 0
Nov 1 at Catawba W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Lincoln Memorial W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at Mars Hill W, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Virginia-Wise W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Nov 14 Newberry W, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Nov 18 Virginia-Wise W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Nov 21 vs. #15 Wingate L, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Dec 4 vs. Flagler L, 3-1 - 1 1 0 0 0 0
m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
2023-24 1 3 4 1.33 2 6 2.00 .333 1 0.33 4.5 1.5
2024-25 4 12 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 - 0 0.00 2.0 0.2
2025-26 11 23 0 0.00 0 1 0.04 .000 3 0.13 8.0 0.3
Total 16 38 4 0.11 2 7 0.18 .286 4 0.11 14.5 0.4
m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2023-24 1 3 0 0.00 0 1 1 0.33
2024-25 4 12 2 0.17 0 0 0 0.00
2025-26 11 23 10 0.43 0 0 0 0.00
Total 16 38 12 0.32 0 1 1 0.03
m s ta sa sa/s se r re
2023-24 1 3 2 0 0.00 0 0 0
2024-25 4 12 25 2 0.17 2 1 0
2025-26 11 23 66 8 0.35 10 4 0
Total 16 38 93 10 0.26 12 5 0
m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event
Total 11 23 0 0.00 0 1 0.04 .000 3 0.13 8.0 0.3
Conference 5 11 0 0.00 0 1 0.09 .000 1 0.09 4.0 0.4
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 1 2 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 - 0 0.00 1.0 0.5
Away 5 12 0 0.00 0 1 0.08 .000 2 0.17 5.0 0.4
Neutral 5 9 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 - 1 0.11 2.0 0.2
Result
Wins 9 21 0 0.00 0 1 0.05 .000 3 0.14 8.0 0.4
Losses 2 2 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 - 0 0.00 0.0 0.0
Month
September 8 19 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 - 3 0.16 8.0 0.4
October 2 3 0 0.00 0 1 0.33 .000 0 0.00 0.0 0.0
December 1 1 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 - 0 0.00 0.0 0.0
m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event
Total 11 23 10 0.43 0 0 0 0.00
Conference 5 11 5 0.45 0 0 0 0.00
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 1 2 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00
Away 5 12 7 0.58 0 0 0 0.00
Neutral 5 9 3 0.33 0 0 0 0.00
Result
Wins 9 21 9 0.43 0 0 0 0.00
Losses 2 2 1 0.50 0 0 0 0.00
Month
September 8 19 9 0.47 0 0 0 0.00
October 2 3 1 0.33 0 0 0 0.00
December 1 1 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00
m s ta sa sa/s se r re
Event
Total 11 23 66 8 0.35 10 4 0
Conference 5 11 29 4 0.36 5 4 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 1 2 6 1 0.50 1 0 0
Away 5 12 37 5 0.42 6 4 0
Neutral 5 9 23 2 0.22 3 0 0
Result
Wins 9 21 61 8 0.38 10 4 0
Losses 2 2 5 0 0.00 0 0 0
Month
September 8 19 61 8 0.42 10 0 0
October 2 3 4 0 0.00 0 4 0
December 1 1 1 0 0.00 0 0 0
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