2018 Volleyball Roster

Sara Blake

11 Nina Carmichael-Tanaka

  • Class Senior
  • Position Defensive Specialist
  • Height' 5-5
  • Letters 3
  • Hometown St. Paul, Minn.
  • Major(s) Psychology, neuroscience
  • High School Roseville

Biography

2018-19 swimming & diving:  Won second letter as member of women’s swimming & diving team.
  • Finished third in 1-meter diving in “home-and-home” meet vs. Wooster Jan. 19.
  • Placed fifth in 1-meter diving vs. top-ranked Kenyon Feb. 1.
  • Finished 15th in 1-meter diving competition at North Coast Athletic Conference championship meet Feb. 15.
2018 volleyball:  Won fourth letter as defensive specialist...played in all 26 matches.
  • Ranked fourth in NCAC in aces/set (0.43).
  • Shared team lead with 14 digs vs. Washington & Jefferson Aug. 31.
  • Led Bishops with 19 digs vs. Washington & Lee Aug. 31.
  • Recorded team-high 22 digs vs. Hiram Sept. 22.
  • Posted team-high 10 digs in NCAC tournament first-round match vs. Oberlin Nov. 2.
2017-18 swimming & diving:  Received first letter as member of women’s swimming & diving team.
  • Finished third in 1-meter diving vs. Alderson Broaddus Jan. 19.
  • Finished 17th in 1-meter diving competition (210.85) at NCAC championship meet Feb. 15.
2017 volleyball:  Won third letter as defensive specialist...played in all 26 matches.
  • Ranked 11th in NCAC in service aces (0.35/set).
  • Ranked third on team in digs (233).
  • Recorded 6 aces vs. Case Reserve Sept. 2.
  • Finished with 11 digs vs. Carnegie Mellon Sept. 2.
  • Shared team lead with 10 digs vs. Adrian Sept. 16...the win clinched Bishop Invitational title for Ohio Wesleyan.
  • Contributed 12 digs at top-ranked Wittenberg Sept. 29.
  • Shared team lead with 12 digs vs. Denison Oct. 3.
  • Recorded season-best 18 digs vs. Ithaca Oct. 14.
  • Finished with 15 digs vs. Elmhurst Oct. 14.
  • Contributed 14 digs in NCAC tournament quarterfinal win vs. Hiram Nov. 3.
2016-17 swimming & diving:  First season as diver on women’s swimming & diving team.
2016 volleyball:  Won second letter as defensive specialist.
  • Ranked seventh in NCAC in digs (4.28/set) and 20th in service aces (0.28/set).
  • Led Bishops with 20 digs vs. Thomas More Sept. 2.
  • Finished with 29 digs vs. Bluffton Sept. 7.
  • Had team-high 31 digs vs. sixth-ranked Emory Sept. 10.
  • Contributed 25 digs vs. Adrian Sept. 17.
  • Led Bishops with 17 digs vs. top-ranked Calvin Oct. 15.
  • Recorded team- and season-high 39 digs vs. Mount Vernon Nazarene Nov. 1...the 39 digs raised her career total to 1018, making her the 26th Ohio Wesleyan player to surpass the 1000-dig plateau.
2015 volleyball:  Earned first letter as defensive specialist.
  • Ranked fifth in NCAC in digs (4.87/set) and 11th in service aces (0.32/set)....led team in digs and ranked second in service aces.
  • Led Bishops with 12 digs vs. Westminster Sept. 5 as Bishops capped 4-match sweep of Mount Union Invitational.
  • Recorded season-best 37 digs vs. Franklin Sept. 13.
  • Posted team-high 17 digs in win vs. 19th-ranked Mount Union Sept. 18.
  • Recorded 30 digs vs. John Carroll Sept. 19.
  • Recorded team-best 27 digs in key NCAC win vs. DePauw Oct. 22.
  • Led Bishops with 32 digs at Mount Vernon Nazarene Oct. 27.
  • Had team-high 36 digs in NCAC tournament semifinal vs. DePauw Nov. 7.
  • Led team with 27 digs in NCAC third-place match vs. Hiram Nov. 7.
High School:  Lettered thrice in volleyball and once in track & field.
  • Helped team make 3 state playoff appearances.
  • Received team’s Raider Award.
  • Served as volleyball team captain.

Statistics

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2018

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Historical Player Information

  • 11

    2015Freshman

    Defensive Specialist
    5'5"
    11
  • 11

    2016Sophomore

    Defensive Specialist
    5'5"
    11
  • 11

    2017Junior

    Defensive Specialist
    5'5"
    11
  • 11

    2018Senior

    Defensive Specialist
    5'5"
    11