3 Maria Vukaj
3 - Maria Vukaj
Height: 5-11
Year: So
Hometown: Davison, Mich.
Position: OH
Previous School: Davison HS
m 27
k/s 2.34
h % .170
a/s 0.35
b/s 0.52
sa/s 0.16
d/s 2.90

2019

  • Competed in 27 matches and 102 sets for the Cardinals
  • Totaled 239 kills, 36 assists and 16 service aces
  • Tallied 296 digs and 53 total blocks
  • Averaged 2.34 kills and 2.90 digs per set
  • Had a season-high 16 kills vs Davenport on Oct. 25

2018

  • Participated in 28 matches for the Cardinals, averaging 2.39 kills per set, totalling 239 kills
  • Producing 293 digs averaging 2.93
  • Totaling 42 blocks and 285.5 points
  • Recorded 22 aces   

Prior to SVSU/Personal:

  • Prepped at Davison High School where she dedicated her time to volleyball and academics
  • A three-time first-team All-Saginaw Valley League and district champ team member as well as a two-time regional finalist.
  • Received Saginaw Valley All-Academic honors for three seasons. 
  • Maria Vulaj is sisters of previous SVSU Volleyball team member, Leze Vukaj. 
  • Daughter of Noah and Vera Vukaj
  • Majoring in Bio-Chemistry
Recent Games
Nov 2 at Northwood W, 3-1
Nov 9 Lake Superior State W, 3-0
Nov 15 Northern Michigan W, 3-0
Nov 16 Michigan Tech W, 3-2
Nov 20 Wayne State L, 3-1
Dec 5 at Lewis L, 3-0
Statistics category Overall Conf
Matches 27 16
Sets 102 64
Kills 239 147
Kills per set 2.34 2.30
Errors 115 75
Total Attacks 730 459
Hitting Percentage .170 .157
Assists 36 19
Assists per set 0.35 0.30
Service Aces 16 13
Service Errors 31 16
Service Aces per set 0.16 0.20
Receptions 475 305
Reception Errors 14 8
Digs 296 204
Digs per set 2.90 3.19
Block Solo 2 0
Block Assist 51 32
Block Total 53 32
Blocks per set 0.52 0.50
Block Errors 5 5
Ball Handling Errors 1 1
Points 282.5 176.0
Points per set 2.8 2.8
Matches started 21 13
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Sep 6 vs. Lake Erie W, 3-1 - 3 9 2 19 .368 3 0 1 13 0 7 0 2 0 2 0 10.0
Sep 6 at Clarion W, 3-1 1 4 8 3 21 .238 3 0 3 16 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 8.0
Sep 7 at Pitt.-Johnstown W, 3-1 1 4 6 4 27 .074 1 0 1 14 0 7 0 4 0 4 0 8.0
Sep 7 at Bellarmine W, 3-0 1 3 6 3 23 .130 1 0 2 2 0 5 0 2 0 2 0 7.0
Sep 13 at Minn. St. Moorhead W, 3-1 1 4 13 4 34 .265 3 1 1 27 1 16 0 2 0 2 0 15.0
Sep 13 at Illinois-Springfield W, 3-0 1 3 8 4 21 .190 1 0 1 17 2 9 1 0 0 1 0 9.0
Sep 14 at Indianapolis L, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 Saint Leo (Fla.) L, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 Northwood L, 3-0 1 3 2 5 16 -.188 0 2 0 13 1 8 0 1 0 1 0 4.5
Sep 21 Ferris State W, 3-1 1 4 13 7 35 .171 1 0 1 11 0 21 0 3 0 3 0 14.5
Sep 27 at Michigan Tech L, 3-0 1 3 5 6 19 -.053 2 0 2 21 1 5 0 3 1 3 0 6.5
Sep 28 at Northern Michigan W, 3-2 1 5 7 4 32 .094 2 1 2 17 0 19 0 3 1 3 0 9.5
Oct 1 at Lake Superior State W, 3-0 1 3 9 0 17 .529 0 2 2 11 0 6 0 1 0 1 0 11.5
Oct 4 at Wayne State W, 3-2 - 5 14 9 37 .135 0 0 0 25 2 16 0 6 0 6 0 17.0
Oct 5 at Ashland W, 3-1 - 4 9 4 25 .200 3 0 1 20 0 18 0 2 0 2 0 10.0
Oct 11 Purdue Northwest W, 3-0 1 3 7 4 19 .158 0 0 0 12 1 7 0 1 0 1 0 7.5
Oct 12 Parkside W, 3-1 1 4 6 5 29 .034 1 3 2 23 1 15 0 2 0 2 0 10.0
Oct 18 vs. Indianapolis W, 3-1 1 4 9 4 27 .185 1 0 4 19 1 2 1 4 0 5 0 12.0
Oct 19 at Hillsdale L, 3-0 - 3 6 2 18 .222 1 2 0 13 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 8.5
Oct 19 vs. Findlay W, 3-0 - 3 6 1 11 .455 1 0 2 8 0 10 0 1 0 1 0 6.5
Oct 25 Davenport W, 3-2 - 5 16 6 37 .270 3 2 0 25 0 14 0 1 2 1 1 18.5
Oct 26 Grand Valley State L, 3-2 1 5 9 8 44 .023 1 0 1 39 0 18 0 5 1 5 0 11.5
Nov 1 at Ferris State L, 3-2 1 5 15 8 54 .130 0 0 0 22 1 22 0 3 0 3 0 16.5
Nov 2 at Northwood W, 3-1 1 4 12 3 30 .300 0 0 0 14 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 12.0
Nov 9 Lake Superior State W, 3-0 1 3 6 2 16 .250 1 1 2 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 7.0
Nov 15 Northern Michigan W, 3-0 1 3 3 1 12 .167 1 1 0 13 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 4.0
Nov 16 Michigan Tech W, 3-2 1 5 14 3 37 .297 4 1 3 33 1 14 0 1 0 1 0 15.5
Nov 20 Wayne State L, 3-1 1 4 15 9 38 .158 1 0 0 22 1 11 0 2 0 2 0 16.0
Dec 5 at Lewis L, 3-0 1 3 6 4 32 .063 1 0 0 19 0 9 0 1 0 1 0 6.5
  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
2018-19 28 100 241 2.41 119 813 .150 20 0.20 22 0.22 510 20 295 2.95 7 35 42 0.42 287.5 2.9
2019-20 27 102 239 2.34 115 730 .170 36 0.35 16 0.16 475 14 296 2.90 2 51 53 0.52 282.5 2.8
2020-21 17 64 225 3.52 110 746 .154 16 0.25 11 0.17 440 13 208 3.25 5 20 25 0.39 251.0 3.9
2021-22 27 97 230 2.37 116 784 .145 27 0.28 21 0.22 497 15 302 3.11 10 33 43 0.44 277.5 2.9
Total 99 363 935 2.58 460 3073 .155 99 0.27 70 0.19 1922 62 1101 3.03 24 139 163 0.45 1098.5 3.0
  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
Total 27 102 239 2.34 115 730 .170 36 0.35 16 0.16 475 14 296 2.90 2 51 53 0.52 282.5 2.8
Conference 16 64 147 2.30 75 459 .157 19 0.30 13 0.20 305 8 204 3.19 0 32 32 0.50 176.0 2.8
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 10 39 91 2.33 50 283 .145 13 0.33 10 0.26 197 5 121 3.10 0 16 16 0.41 109.0 2.8
Away 14 53 124 2.34 58 390 .169 18 0.34 6 0.11 238 8 156 2.94 1 28 29 0.55 145.0 2.7
Neutral 3 10 24 2.40 7 57 .298 5 0.50 0 0.00 40 1 19 1.90 1 7 8 0.80 28.5 2.9
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Wins 20 76 181 2.38 73 509 .212 30 0.39 12 0.16 326 9 220 2.89 2 35 37 0.49 212.5 2.8
Losses 7 26 58 2.23 42 221 .072 6 0.23 4 0.15 149 5 76 2.92 0 16 16 0.62 70.0 2.7
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September 10 36 77 2.14 42 247 .142 17 0.47 4 0.11 151 5 110 3.06 1 20 21 0.58 92.0 2.6
October 10 39 91 2.33 43 264 .182 11 0.28 9 0.23 195 6 109 2.79 1 24 25 0.64 113.0 2.9
November 6 24 65 2.71 26 187 .209 7 0.29 3 0.13 110 3 68 2.83 0 6 6 0.25 71.0 3.0
December 1 3 6 2.00 4 32 .063 1 0.33 0 0.00 19 0 9 3.00 0 1 1 0.33 6.5 2.2