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9 Jensen Ballinger
Jensen Ballinger
  • Height:
    5'7
  • Hometown:
    Vincennes, Indiana
  • Position:
    Setter
  • Year:
    Junior
  • High School:
    Vincennes Lincoln
  • Major:
    Sports Management
  • Minor:
    Business Administration, Coaching
  • m
    28
  • k/s
    0.18
  • h %
    .053
  • a/s
    3.63
  • b/s
    0.02
  • sa/s
    0.22
  • d/s
    1.77
Bio

Sophomore (2016):

 

Freshman (2015):

 

Academic Achievements at Blackburn

  • SLIAC All Academic Team (Spring Semester)

High School:

  • 1st Team All Conference (Big 8) 
  • 2x All Area Team (Knox County)
  • McDonald Student Athletes Award
  • Team MVP
  • Holds the Record at Lincoln High School for most Triple Doubles (6)
  • Graduated with an Academic Honors Diploma
  • Honor Roll (4 years)

Personal:

  • Also a member of the Blackburn College Softball Team 
  • Daughter of Ed and Jill Ballinger
  • One older sibling, Nathan Ballinger
  • Majoring in Sports Management with a minor in Business Administration and Coaching

Fun Facts

  • Parents and Brother were also college athletes
  • Never wore the same number uniform in High School
  • Volunteer Volleyball Coach for the Vincennes Rivet Lady Patriots
  • Owns six pairs of Crocs
Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Matches 28 18
Sets 94 60
Kills 17 7
Kills per set 0.18 0.12
Errors 14 10
Total Attacks 57 33
Total Attacks per set 0.61 0.55
Hitting Percentage .053 -.091
Assists 341 247
Assists per set 3.63 4.12
Service Aces 21 14
Service Errors 26 16
Service Aces per set 0.22 0.23
Receptions 5 4
Reception Errors 2 1
Digs 166 105
Digs per set 1.77 1.75
Block Solo 2 1
Block Assist 0 0
Block Total 2 1
Blocks per set 0.02 0.02
Block Errors 2 2
Ball Handling Errors 35 24
Points 40.0 22.0
Points per set 0.4 0.4
Matches started 14 10
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 16 at Spalding W, 3-2
Oct 16 vs. Hanover L, 3-0
Oct 18 at Illinois Col. L, 3-0
Oct 24 Principia L, 3-0
Oct 27 Eureka W, 3-2
Nov 1 Harris-Stowe W, 3-0
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Sep 1 vs. Knox W, 3-2 - 4 1 0 1 1.000 9 3.0
Sep 1 at Illinois Col. L, 3-0 1 3 3 1 8 .250 7 3.0
Sep 2 vs. Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-1 - 4 0 1 1 -1.000 5 0.0
Sep 2 vs. Earlham L, 3-1 - 4 0 1 1 -1.000 3 0.0
Sep 5 at MacMurray W, 3-0 - 3 0 1 4 -.250 9 1.0
Sep 6 Lincoln Christian L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 6 0.0
Sep 9 vs. Principia L, 3-0 - 3 3 0 5 .600 19 4.0
Sep 9 vs. Eureka L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 9 0.0
Sep 13 at Webster L, 3-0 1 3 0 1 4 -.250 12 0.0
Sep 14 St. Louis Pharmacy L, 3-1 1 4 2 0 4 .500 15 4.0
Sep 16 at Greenville L, 3-0 1 3 1 0 1 1.000 12 2.0
Sep 16 vs. Iowa Wesleyan W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 - 13 0.0
Sep 20 at Fontbonne L, 3-1 1 4 1 1 3 .000 14 2.0
Sep 27 at Westminster (Mo.) L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 1 .000 6 0.0
Sep 30 MacMurray L, 3-2 1 5 0 0 0 - 24 1.0
Sep 30 Webster L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 15 0.0
Oct 4 Westminster (Mo.) L, 3-0 - 3 0 2 3 -.667 11 4.0
Oct 7 at Fontbonne L, 3-1 1 3 0 0 0 - 15 1.0
Oct 7 at Spalding L, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 - 9 0.0
Oct 11 Greenville L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 - 12 1.0
Oct 14 Iowa Wesleyan W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 3 .000 22 2.0
Oct 14 Robert Morris-S'field W, 3-0 - 3 2 0 2 1.000 14 3.0
Oct 16 at Spalding W, 3-2 1 5 0 1 2 -.500 21 2.0
Oct 16 vs. Hanover L, 3-0 1 3 0 1 3 -.333 13 2.0
Oct 18 at Illinois Col. L, 3-0 1 3 1 0 3 .333 9 2.0
Oct 24 Principia L, 3-0 1 3 1 1 3 .000 9 1.0
Oct 27 Eureka W, 3-2 - 5 1 3 4 -.500 15 1.0
Nov 1 Harris-Stowe W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 1 1.000 13 1.0
Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Sep 1 vs. Knox W, 3-2 - 4 9 1 0 0 1 5
Sep 1 at Illinois Col. L, 3-0 1 3 9 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 2 vs. Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-1 - 4 5 0 0 0 0 3
Sep 2 vs. Earlham L, 3-1 - 4 7 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 5 at MacMurray W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 6 Lincoln Christian L, 3-0 - 3 4 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 9 vs. Principia L, 3-0 - 3 7 0 0 1 0 0
Sep 9 vs. Eureka L, 3-0 - 3 5 0 0 0 0 1
Sep 13 at Webster L, 3-0 1 3 9 0 0 0 0 1
Sep 14 St. Louis Pharmacy L, 3-1 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 1
Sep 16 at Greenville L, 3-0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 16 vs. Iowa Wesleyan W, 3-0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 20 at Fontbonne L, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 27 at Westminster (Mo.) L, 3-0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 30 MacMurray L, 3-2 1 5 12 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 30 Webster L, 3-0 - 3 13 0 0 0 0 7
Oct 4 Westminster (Mo.) L, 3-0 - 3 4 0 0 0 0 1
Oct 7 at Fontbonne L, 3-1 1 3 6 1 0 1 1 3
Oct 7 at Spalding L, 3-0 - 1 2 0 0 0 0 1
Oct 11 Greenville L, 3-0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 1
Oct 14 Iowa Wesleyan W, 3-1 - 4 12 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 14 Robert Morris-S'field W, 3-0 - 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 16 at Spalding W, 3-2 1 5 3 0 0 0 0 4
Oct 16 vs. Hanover L, 3-0 1 3 9 0 0 0 0 1
Oct 18 at Illinois Col. L, 3-0 1 3 6 0 0 0 0 1
Oct 24 Principia L, 3-0 1 3 7 0 0 0 0 1
Oct 27 Eureka W, 3-2 - 5 13 0 0 0 0 4
Nov 1 Harris-Stowe W, 3-0 - 3 8 0 0 0 0 0
Date Opponent Score ms s ta sa se r re
Sep 1 vs. Knox W, 3-2 - 4 0 1 3 0 0
Sep 1 at Illinois Col. L, 3-0 1 3 - 0 0 - 0
Sep 2 vs. Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-1 - 4 10 0 1 0 0
Sep 2 vs. Earlham L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 1 0 0
Sep 5 at MacMurray W, 3-0 - 3 0 1 0 0 0
Sep 6 Lincoln Christian L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 9 vs. Principia L, 3-0 - 3 14 1 1 0 0
Sep 9 vs. Eureka L, 3-0 - 3 10 0 1 2 0
Sep 13 at Webster L, 3-0 1 3 9 0 0 0 0
Sep 14 St. Louis Pharmacy L, 3-1 1 4 0 2 2 0 0
Sep 16 at Greenville L, 3-0 1 3 11 1 0 0 0
Sep 16 vs. Iowa Wesleyan W, 3-0 1 3 13 0 1 0 0
Sep 20 at Fontbonne L, 3-1 1 4 15 1 1 0 0
Sep 27 at Westminster (Mo.) L, 3-0 1 3 4 0 0 1 0
Sep 30 MacMurray L, 3-2 1 5 0 1 1 0 0
Sep 30 Webster L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 4 Westminster (Mo.) L, 3-0 - 3 0 4 0 0 0
Oct 7 at Fontbonne L, 3-1 1 3 6 0 2 1 1
Oct 7 at Spalding L, 3-0 - 1 8 0 1 0 0
Oct 11 Greenville L, 3-0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0
Oct 14 Iowa Wesleyan W, 3-1 - 4 0 2 3 0 0
Oct 14 Robert Morris-S'field W, 3-0 - 3 0 1 1 0 0
Oct 16 at Spalding W, 3-2 1 5 22 2 2 0 0
Oct 16 vs. Hanover L, 3-0 1 3 9 2 1 1 1
Oct 18 at Illinois Col. L, 3-0 1 3 - 1 0 - 0
Oct 24 Principia L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 1 0 0
Oct 27 Eureka W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 2 0 0
Nov 1 Harris-Stowe W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 0 0
m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
2015-16 26 84 18 0.21 23 117 1.39 -.043 252 3.00 35.5 0.4
2016-17 26 91 30 0.33 21 110 1.21 .082 348 3.82 49.0 0.5
2017-18 28 94 17 0.18 14 57 0.61 .053 341 3.63 40.0 0.4
2018-19 24 55 8 0.15 5 34 0.62 .088 177 3.22 19.0 0.3
Total 104 324 73 0.23 63 318 0.98 .031 1118 3.45 143.5 0.4

Career Stats: Offense

m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2015-16 26 84 129 1.54 1 1 2 0.02
2016-17 26 91 158 1.74 2 2 4 0.04
2017-18 28 94 166 1.77 2 0 2 0.02
2018-19 24 55 67 1.22 0 0 0 0.00
Total 104 324 520 1.60 5 3 8 0.02

Career Stats: Defense

m s ta sa sa/s se r re
2015-16 26 84 86 16 0.19 21 7 6
2016-17 26 91 78 16 0.18 16 3 5
2017-18 28 94 131 21 0.22 26 5 2
2018-19 24 55 66 11 0.20 10 3 1
Total 104 324 361 64 0.20 73 18 14

Career Stats: Serve/Receive

m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event
Total 28 94 17 0.18 14 57 0.61 .053 341 3.63 40.0 0.4
Conference 18 60 7 0.12 10 33 0.55 -.091 247 4.12 22.0 0.4
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 11 39 7 0.18 6 20 0.51 .050 156 4.00 18.0 0.5
Away 10 31 6 0.19 5 26 0.84 .038 114 3.68 13.0 0.4
Neutral 7 24 4 0.17 3 11 0.46 .091 71 2.96 9.0 0.4
Result
Wins 9 34 5 0.15 6 18 0.53 -.056 121 3.56 13.0 0.4
Losses 19 60 12 0.20 8 39 0.65 .103 220 3.67 27.0 0.5
Month
September 16 55 11 0.20 6 33 0.60 .152 178 3.24 20.0 0.4
October 11 36 5 0.14 8 23 0.64 -.130 150 4.17 19.0 0.5
November 1 3 1 0.33 0 1 0.33 1.000 13 4.33 1.0 0.3

Splits Stats: Offense

m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event
Total 28 94 166 1.77 2 0 2 0.02
Conference 18 60 105 1.75 1 0 1 0.02
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 11 39 79 2.03 0 0 0 0.00
Away 10 31 41 1.32 1 0 1 0.03
Neutral 7 24 46 1.92 1 0 1 0.04
Result
Wins 9 34 57 1.68 1 0 1 0.03
Losses 19 60 109 1.82 1 0 1 0.02
Month
September 16 55 92 1.67 1 0 1 0.02
October 11 36 66 1.83 1 0 1 0.03
November 1 3 8 2.67 0 0 0 0.00

Splits Stats: Defense

m s ta sa sa/s se r re
Event
Total 28 94 131 21 0.22 26 5 2
Conference 18 60 112 14 0.23 16 4 1
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 11 39 0 11 0.28 11 0 0
Away 10 31 75 6 0.19 6 2 1
Neutral 7 24 56 4 0.17 9 3 1
Result
Wins 9 34 45 7 0.21 14 0 0
Losses 19 60 86 14 0.23 12 5 2
Month
September 16 55 86 8 0.15 12 3 0
October 11 36 45 13 0.36 13 2 2
November 1 3 0 0 0.00 1 0 0

Splits Stats: Serve/Receive

News mentions
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  • Article
  • November 01, 2017
Beavers Dominate Home Finale

Seniors Alexis Dick and Delanie Casto were honored.

  • November 01, 2017
Blackburn defeats conference rival Eureka
  • Article
  • October 27, 2017
Blackburn defeats conference rival Eureka
  • October 27, 2017
Blackburn Falls to Principia
  • Article
  • October 24, 2017
Blackburn Falls to Principia
  • October 24, 2017
Beavers defeat Iowa Wesleyan and Robert Morris
  • Article
  • October 14, 2017
Beavers defeat Iowa Wesleyan and Robert Morris

Kendall Knop impressed throughout both matches with her strong attacks

  • October 14, 2017
Beavers Fall to Panthers
  • Article
  • October 11, 2017
Beavers Fall to Panthers

Shelsie Timmermeier records nine kills in the loss.

  • October 11, 2017
Beavers up for a new Challenge
  • Article
  • September 01, 2017
Beavers up for a new Challenge

Depth will be crucial this for the Blackburn Volleyball team.

  • September 01, 2017