2021 Women's Volleyball Roster
Havyn Gates
- Position:
- Defensive Specialist
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Wapahani
- Hometown:
- Muncie, Ind.
• Played in all 67 matches over her two-year Ball State career
• Saw action in 244 of a possible 255 sets
• 2022 Academic All-MAC
• Credited with double-digit digs in 28 matches for Ball State career, raising her career total to 82
• Collected a Ball State career-high 33 digs at Central Michigan (Sept. 24, 2022)
• Registered a career-high 42 digs versus Grand View (Iowa) on Dec. 6, 2019, while at Indiana Wesleyan
2022 (Sr.): Earned second letter at Ball State … Academic All-MAC ... played in all 31 matches, seeing action in 122 of a possible 126 sets ... started five matches as the team's libero ... ranked fourth on the squad with a 2.50 digs-per-set average ... credited with double-digit digs in 12 matches ... secured a Ball State career-high 33 digs at Central Michigan (Sept. 24), while collecting 24 digs in matches versus Dayton (Sept. 13) and Northern Kentucky (Sept. 16) ... registered at least one dig in all 31 matches she played ... finished 17 matches with a perfect reception percentage, including a 29-for-29 effort at Ohio (Nov. 11) ... served up 30 aces on the season, including tying her career high with three aces versus Green Bay (Sept. 10), versus Buffalo (Oct. 8), and at Ohio (Nov. 12) ... dished out 48 assists on the year, including seven on two occasions ... credited with a pair of kills at Central Michigan (Sept. 23).
2021 (Jr.): Earned first letter at Ball State … played in all 34 matches, seeing action in 122 of a possible 129 sets … ranked fourth on the squad with 316 total digs … credited with double-digit digs in 16 matches … secured a season-high 20 digs in the NCAA Tournament opening round victory over Michigan (Dec. 3) … added 19 digs in the championship match of the 2021 MAC Tournament versus Bowling Green (Nov. 24) … tallied double-digit digs in 11 of BSU’s last 14 matches on the year … earned a perfect reception percentage in 19 matches, including both of BSU’s wins in the MAC Tournament … ranked second on the team with 26 service aces on the year, including a career-high three versus Iowa State (Sept. 10) … dished out 22 assists on the year.
INDIANA WESLEYAN (2019-2021): Joins the Cardinals after playing the last two seasons at Indiana Wesleyan University where she was the 2020 Crossroads League Libero of the Year … Will have three years of eligibility left at Ball State.
CAREER TOTALS: Helped guide the Wildcats to a pair of Crossroads League regular season and tournament titles, as well as a 59-6 (29-2 CL) record in her two years with the program … logged 1,124 total digs over 223 sets played for a 5.04 digs-per-set average … earned a .961 career reception percentage, with just 41 errors over 1,018 attempts … was also a threat from the service line, registering 87 career aces … credited with 41 career kills and 133 career assists.
2020-21 (So.): In addition to earning Crossroads League Libero of the Year honors, she was named to the All-Crossroads League First Team after finishing the season with 404 digs and a 4.81 digs-per-set average … played in all 24 matches between the fall and spring season, helping lead the Wildcats to a 21-3 (12-1 CL) record and a No. 11 ranking in the final NAIA Women's Volleyball Coaches Top 25 Poll.
2019 (Fr.): Ranked 11th among all NAIA players with 720 digs … named the NAIA Tournament Most Outstanding Defensive Player after collecting a career-high 42 digs in a four-set win over Grand View (Iowa) to help send her IWU squad to the quarterfinals of the 2019 NAIA Volleyball National Championship … finished her freshman campaign with a 5.18 digs-per-set average to earn both the All-Crossroads League Second Team and Crossroads League All-Freshman Team accolades … also named to the NAIA All-Tournament squad … the Wildcats finished the season with a 38-3 (17-1 CL) mark and ranked seventh in the final poll.
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner at Wapahani, helping guide the Raiders to IHSAA Class 2A State Championships as a freshman and a sophomore … collected 1,827 career digs while serving up 211 career aces … also earned one letter in track & field for the Raiders.
