17 Brayden Walden
17 - Brayden Walden
Height: 5-5
Year: Sr.
Hometown: McKinney, Texas
High School: McKinney North
Position: S
Major: Psychology/Sociology
m 21
k/s 0.26
h % .200
a/s 4.69
b/s 0.04
sa/s 0.33
d/s 1.22

Career Highs

Kills: 3 vs. Framingham St. (September 11, 2021)
Assists: 45 vs. Clark University (October 22, 2019)
Digs: 15 vs. SUNY Cobleskill (September 7, 2019)
Total Blocks: 3 at Smith College (October 24, 2017)
Service Aces: 6 vs. SUNY Cobleskill (September 11, 2021)

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2021: Played in all 21 matches, appearing in 72 sets ... Recorded a team-best 338 assists for a 4.69 assists per set average ... Recorded 19 kills and was fourth on the team with 24 service aces ... Posted a season-high 39 assists with seven digs in a 3-2 loss to St. Joseph University (9/4) ... Recorded 28 assists, four digs, three kills, and two service aces in 3-0 victory over Anna Maria (9/7) ... Had a career-high six service aces with 21 assists, and five digs in 3-0 win against SUNY Cobleskill (9/11) ... Collected 33 assists, eight digs, and three kills in 3-2 loss to Framingham State (9/11) ... Notched 23 assists, four digs, and two kills in 3-0 win over Bay Path (9/25) ... 

2019: Appeared in 26 matches and 85 sets ... Led the team with 424 assists for a 4.99 assists per set average ... Recorded 21 kills and was second on the team in service aces with 38 ... Had 23 assists, five digs, and three service aces in a 3-0 victory over Anna Maria (9/26) ... Notched a career-high of 45 assists with eight digs, three kills, and two service aces in a 3-1 loss to Clark University (10/22) ... Recorded 28 assists in a 3-0 win over Fitchburg State University (10/31) ... Posted 33 assists, 13 digs, and four service aces at 3-0 victory over Sage (11/2) ...

2018: Played in all 23 matches, appearing in all 75 sets ... Boasted a team-best 526 assists for a 7.01 assists per set average ... Had nine kills ... Laid down a squad-high 38 service aces ... Third on the team in digs with 148 ... Had three total blocks, including two block assists ... Notched 38 assists, six service aces and six digs in a 3-1 win at New England College (8/31) ... Posted 29 assists, five aces and 12 digs with a block solo in a 3-0 win at Westfield State (9/13) ... Notched two kills with 39 assists, two service aces and 15 digs in a 3-1 win over Southern Maine (10/13) ... Had 37 assists, two service aces and two digs in a 3-1 victory over Smith (10/23) ... Had at least 10 assists in 21 matches, including six with 30 or more ...  

2017: Appeared in all 22 games and 77 sets ... Led the squad with 460 assists for 5.97 assists per set ... Was fifth on the team with 15 service aces ... Recorded 126 digs and posted 12 total blocks ... Had 35 assists and 12 digs in a 3-2 win over NEWMAC foe WPI (10/26) ... Tallied a career-high 42 assists and eight digs in a 3-2 loss to Smith College (10/24) ... Recorded 37 assists a season-high 14 digs an a 3-1 victory over Westfield State University (10/21) ... Posted 37 assists, four digs, and two service aces in a 3-0 win against Baruch (10/21) ...

Before Mount Holyoke: Four-year member of the volleyball team … Three-year captain … THSCA Academic All-District three times … Academic All-State Honorable Mention … Bulldog Heart Award … P.R.I.D.E. Award …

Personal: Majoring in Psychology and Sociology … Senior Class Co-Social Chair ... Mount Holyoke Student Athletic Advisory Committee (SAAC) Representative.

Favorite MHC tradition: Mountain Day!

Why Mount Holyoke?: I wanted to go to a school that would push me to become a more well-rounded person and help to give me opportunities for success! 

Favorite Quote: "Every day may not be good, but there’s something good in every day!" -Alice Morse Earle 

Favorite Pre-Competition Snack or Meal: Peanut Butter and Jelly :)

Favorite Childhood Athlete: Jordan Larson

What is one of your favorite books/movies/tv shows? Twilight

Recent Games
Oct 14 at Mass. Maritime
Oct 19 at WPI L, 3-0
Oct 23 vs. Bates College L, 3-0
Oct 23 vs. Westfield State University W, 3-1
Oct 28 Lasell L, 3-2
Oct 30 Emerson College L, 3-0
Statistics category Overall Conf
Matches 21 10
Sets 72 31
Kills 19 4
Kills per set 0.26 0.13
Errors 6 4
Total Attacks 65 24
Hitting Percentage .200 .000
Assists 338 111
Assists per set 4.69 3.58
Service Aces 24 8
Service Errors 15 7
Service Aces per set 0.33 0.26
Receptions 0 0
Reception Errors 0 0
Digs 88 29
Digs per set 1.22 0.94
Block Solo 0 0
Block Assist 3 1
Block Total 3 1
Blocks per set 0.04 0.03
Block Errors 0 0
Ball Handling Errors 2 2
Points 44.5 12.5
Points per set 0.6 0.4
Matches started 15 5
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Sep 1 MCLA L, 3-1 1 4 0 0 2 .000 19 1 2 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 4 at St. Joseph (Conn.) L, 3-2 1 5 1 0 7 .143 39 1 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Sep 7 at Anna Maria W, 3-0 1 3 3 1 7 .286 28 2 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 5.0
Sep 11 Framingham St. L, 3-2 1 5 3 1 4 .500 33 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Sep 11 SUNY Cobleskill W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 4 .250 21 6 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 7.0
Sep 14 at Smith College L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 3 .000 6 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 18 at MIT L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 - 7 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 1.5
Sep 18 vs. Salve Regina L, 3-0 - 3 1 0 2 .500 13 0 0 0 0 7 0 2 0 2 0 2.0
Sep 21 Clark University L, 3-1 1 4 1 1 5 .000 25 2 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Sep 25 Babson College L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 5 .000 19 0 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 25 Bay Path W, 3-0 1 3 2 0 2 1.000 23 1 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Sep 28 at Wheaton College L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 3 .000 13 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 0.0
Oct 2 at Wellesley College L, 3-0 - 3 1 0 2 .500 9 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Oct 5 Coast Guard Academy L, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 - 10 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Oct 8 Western New England University L, 3-0 1 3 1 0 2 .500 8 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Oct 12 Springfield College L, 3-0 - 3 1 2 3 -.333 7 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Oct 14 at Mass. Maritime   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at WPI L, 3-0 - 2 0 1 1 -1.000 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 23 vs. Bates College L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 4 .000 13 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 23 vs. Westfield State University W, 3-1 1 4 1 0 5 .200 19 1 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Oct 28 Lasell L, 3-2 1 5 2 0 2 1.000 11 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 6.0
Oct 30 Emerson College L, 3-0 1 3 1 0 2 .500 11 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
  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
2017-18 22 77 8 0.10 5 52 .058 460 5.97 15 0.19 2 1 126 1.64 0 12 12 0.16 29.0 0.4
2018-19 23 75 9 0.12 6 52 .058 526 7.01 38 0.51 2 1 148 1.97 1 2 3 0.04 49.0 0.7
2019-20 26 85 21 0.25 2 52 .365 424 4.99 38 0.45 4 1 138 1.62 0 0 0 0.00 59.0 0.7
2020-21 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 21 72 19 0.26 6 65 .200 338 4.69 24 0.33 0 0 88 1.22 0 3 3 0.04 44.5 0.6
Total 92 309 57 0.18 19 221 .172 1748 5.66 115 0.37 8 3 500 1.62 1 17 18 0.06 181.5 0.6
  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 21 72 19 0.26 6 65 .200 338 4.69 24 0.33 0 0 88 1.22 0 3 3 0.04 44.5 0.6
Conference 10 31 4 0.13 4 24 .000 111 3.58 8 0.26 0 0 29 0.94 0 1 1 0.03 12.5 0.4
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 11 40 12 0.30 4 31 .258 187 4.67 16 0.40 0 0 47 1.18 0 0 0 0.00 28.0 0.7
Away 7 22 5 0.23 2 23 .130 106 4.82 7 0.32 0 0 24 1.09 0 1 1 0.05 12.5 0.6
Neutral 3 10 2 0.20 0 11 .182 45 4.50 1 0.10 0 0 17 1.70 0 2 2 0.20 4.0 0.4
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Wins 4 13 7 0.54 1 18 .333 91 7.00 10 0.77 0 0 21 1.62 0 0 0 0.00 17.0 1.3
Losses 17 59 12 0.20 5 47 .149 247 4.19 14 0.24 0 0 67 1.14 0 3 3 0.05 27.5 0.5
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September 12 42 12 0.29 3 44 .205 246 5.86 15 0.36 0 0 60 1.43 0 3 3 0.07 28.5 0.7
October 9 30 7 0.23 3 21 .190 92 3.07 9 0.30 0 0 28 0.93 0 0 0 0.00 16.0 0.5