Erin Gaffney

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Erin Gaffney
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Hometown:
    Worcester, Mass.
  • Position:
    MB
  • Year:
    Sr./Jr.
  • High School:
    Worcester Tech
  • Major:
    Business Administration
  • m
    30
  • k/s
    1.30
  • h %
    .143
  • a/s
    0.05
  • b/s
    0.70
  • sa/s
    0.00
  • d/s
    0.33
Bio

As a Senior:

Appeared in 30 matches...recorded 134 kills with 23 solo blocks and 49 assisted blocks with 1.8 points a set...named to the MASCAC All-Academic Team

As a Junior:

Appeared in seven matches on the season... recorded 26 kills and 35 points on the season...Dean's List

As a Sophomore:
Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic... Dean's List

As a Freshman:
Appeared in 17 matches for the Lancers...recorded 22 kills, 18 blocks, and 10 digs on the season...made her collegiate debut against Amherst on September 14... Dean's List

Personal:
Erin was born in Worcester, Mass...is majoring in business administration with a minor and economics at Worcester State...the daughter of Christine and Stephen Gaffney...mother Christine was a three-sport athlete at Worcester State, competing in volleyball, basketball, and track & field and a Worcester Hall of Fame Inductee for the Fall of 2022...has two older brothers, Daniel and Sean, who rowed crew at UMass Amherst...favorite spot on campus: Wellness Center...chose Worcester State for the opportunity to play volleyball and its proximity to home

Before Worcester State:
Erin is a 2019 graduate of Worcester Technical High School in Worcester, Mass...played four years of varsity volleyball, two years of varsity track & field, and one year of varsity lacrosse for the Eagles...was named a Worcester Telegram & Gazette Hometeam All-Star for volleyball as a senior...Colonial Athletic League All-Star in 2017 and 2018

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Matches 30 6
Sets 103 24
Kills 134 40
Kills per set 1.30 1.67
Errors 83 13
Total Attacks 357 98
Total Attacks per set 3.47 4.08
Hitting Percentage .143 .276
Assists 5 0
Assists per set 0.05 0.00
Service Total Attempts 0 0
Service Aces 0 0
Service Errors 0 0
Service Aces per set 0.00 0.00
Receptions 9 0
Reception Errors 3 0
Digs 34 8
Digs per set 0.33 0.33
Block Solo 23 6
Block Assist 49 14
Block Total 72 20
Blocks per set 0.70 0.83
Block Errors 2 0
Ball Handling Errors 3 2
Points 181.5 53.0
Points per set 1.8 2.2
Matches started 18 4
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 22 vs. Cazenovia
Oct 27 Rhode Island Col. W, 3-0
Oct 29 Framingham St. L, 3-2
Nov 1 Bridgewater St. W, 3-0
Nov 3 at Framingham St. W, 3-2
Nov 5 at Westfield St. L, 3-1
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Sep 2 vs. Colby-Sawyer L, 3-2 - 5 5 2 11 .273 0 7.5
Sep 3 vs. Roger Williams L, 3-0 - 3 2 3 11 -.091 0 2.0
Sep 3 at Brandeis L, 3-0 1 3 2 2 6 .000 1 2.5
Sep 6 at Regis (Mass,) L, 3-0 1 3 1 3 5 -.400 1 3.0
Sep 8 WPI L, 3-0 1 3 6 4 15 .133 0 6.0
Sep 10 Trinity (Conn.) L, 3-0 1 3 1 2 9 -.111 0 1.5
Sep 10 U. of New England W, 3-1 - 3 7 4 13 .231 1 9.0
Sep 14 at Westfield St. L, 3-1 1 4 8 4 19 .211 0 11.5
Sep 17 Framingham St. L, 3-2 1 5 8 9 26 -.038 1 11.0
Sep 17 Saint Joseph's (Me.) L, 3-1 1 4 5 4 13 .077 0 5.0
Sep 20 at Keene St. L, 3-1 1 4 1 4 9 -.333 0 3.5
Sep 22 Western New Eng. L, 3-0 1 3 3 3 9 .000 0 3.5
Sep 23 at Fitchburg St. W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 Bridgewater St. W, 3-2 1 5 4 1 10 .300 0 6.5
Oct 1 vs. Eastern Nazarene L, 3-1 1 4 3 3 8 .000 0 4.5
Oct 1 at Wentworth L, 3-0 - 1 0 2 3 -.667 0 0.5
Oct 4 at Mass.-Dartmouth L, 3-0 1 3 4 0 7 .571 0 4.5
Oct 6 at Clark University L, 3-0 1 3 4 4 13 .000 0 7.5
Oct 8 vs. Oneonta L, 3-0 - 3 6 2 10 .400 0 6.5
Oct 8 at Smith L, 3-0 - 3 2 0 4 .500 0 3.0
Oct 11 at MCLA W, 3-0 1 3 8 3 22 .227 0 12.0
Oct 12 Anna Maria W, 3-0 - 3 4 3 10 .100 0 4.0
Oct 14 Mass. Maritime W, 3-0 - 3 4 1 7 .429 0 4.0
Oct 19 at Salem St. L, 3-1 1 4 10 1 26 .346 0 10.5
Oct 22 at Mount Holyoke L, 3-0 1 3 1 4 10 -.300 0 3.0
Oct 22 at Mount Holyoke L, 3-0 1 2 0 1 3 -.333 0 0.0
Oct 22 vs. Cazenovia - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 Rhode Island Col. W, 3-0 - 3 2 1 5 .200 0 3.5
Oct 29 Framingham St. L, 3-2 - 5 6 3 14 .214 0 8.5
Nov 1 Bridgewater St. W, 3-0 - 3 7 1 12 .500 0 7.5
Nov 3 at Framingham St. W, 3-2 1 5 8 6 21 .095 1 13.5
Nov 5 at Westfield St. L, 3-1 - 4 12 3 26 .346 0 16.0
Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Sep 2 vs. Colby-Sawyer L, 3-2 - 5 0 1 3 0 4 0
Sep 3 vs. Roger Williams L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 3 at Brandeis L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 6 at Regis (Mass,) L, 3-0 1 3 0 1 2 0 3 0
Sep 8 WPI L, 3-0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 10 Trinity (Conn.) L, 3-0 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 10 U. of New England W, 3-1 - 3 2 2 0 0 2 0
Sep 14 at Westfield St. L, 3-1 1 4 1 2 3 0 5 0
Sep 17 Framingham St. L, 3-2 1 5 6 2 2 0 4 0
Sep 17 Saint Joseph's (Me.) L, 3-1 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 20 at Keene St. L, 3-1 1 4 0 0 5 0 5 0
Sep 22 Western New Eng. L, 3-0 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 1
Sep 23 at Fitchburg St. W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 Bridgewater St. W, 3-2 1 5 3 0 5 0 5 1
Oct 1 vs. Eastern Nazarene L, 3-1 1 4 0 0 3 0 3 0
Oct 1 at Wentworth L, 3-0 - 1 0 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 4 at Mass.-Dartmouth L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 6 at Clark University L, 3-0 1 3 0 2 3 0 5 0
Oct 8 vs. Oneonta L, 3-0 - 3 2 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 8 at Smith L, 3-0 - 3 1 1 0 0 1 0
Oct 11 at MCLA W, 3-0 1 3 0 3 2 0 5 0
Oct 12 Anna Maria W, 3-0 - 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 14 Mass. Maritime W, 3-0 - 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 19 at Salem St. L, 3-1 1 4 2 0 1 0 1 1
Oct 22 at Mount Holyoke L, 3-0 1 3 0 1 2 0 3 0
Oct 22 at Mount Holyoke L, 3-0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 22 vs. Cazenovia - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 Rhode Island Col. W, 3-0 - 3 1 1 1 0 2 0
Oct 29 Framingham St. L, 3-2 - 5 0 1 3 0 4 0
Nov 1 Bridgewater St. W, 3-0 - 3 2 0 1 0 1 0
Nov 3 at Framingham St. W, 3-2 1 5 1 3 5 2 8 0
Nov 5 at Westfield St. L, 3-1 - 4 2 3 2 0 5 0
Date Opponent Score ms s ta sa se r re
Sep 2 vs. Colby-Sawyer L, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 3 vs. Roger Williams L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 3 at Brandeis L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 6 at Regis (Mass,) L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 8 WPI L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 10 Trinity (Conn.) L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 1 0
Sep 10 U. of New England W, 3-1 - 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 14 at Westfield St. L, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 17 Framingham St. L, 3-2 1 5 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 17 Saint Joseph's (Me.) L, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 1 1
Sep 20 at Keene St. L, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 2 0
Sep 22 Western New Eng. L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 23 at Fitchburg St. W, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Sep 28 Bridgewater St. W, 3-2 1 5 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 1 vs. Eastern Nazarene L, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 1 at Wentworth L, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 4 at Mass.-Dartmouth L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 6 at Clark University L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 8 vs. Oneonta L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 2 1
Oct 8 at Smith L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 11 at MCLA W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 12 Anna Maria W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 14 Mass. Maritime W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 19 at Salem St. L, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 22 at Mount Holyoke L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 22 at Mount Holyoke L, 3-0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 22 vs. Cazenovia - - - - - - -
Oct 27 Rhode Island Col. W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 1 1
Oct 29 Framingham St. L, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 1 Bridgewater St. W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 1 0
Nov 3 at Framingham St. W, 3-2 1 5 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 5 at Westfield St. L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 1 0
m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
2019-20 17 48 22 0.46 12 79 1.65 .127 1 0.02 41.0 0.9
2020-21 - - - - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 7 24 26 1.08 14 69 2.88 .174 0 0.00 35.0 1.5
2022-23 30 103 134 1.30 83 357 3.47 .143 5 0.05 181.5 1.8
2023-24 28 88 76 0.86 56 306 3.48 .065 3 0.03 98.5 1.1
Total 82 263 258 0.98 165 811 3.08 .115 9 0.03 356.0 1.4
m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2019-20 17 48 10 0.21 10 18 28 0.58
2020-21 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 7 24 7 0.29 3 12 15 0.63
2022-23 30 103 34 0.33 23 49 72 0.70
2023-24 28 88 18 0.20 5 35 40 0.45
Total 82 263 69 0.26 41 114 155 0.59
m s ta sa sa/s se r re
2019-20 17 48 0 0 0.00 0 0 0
2020-21 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 7 24 0 0 0.00 0 1 0
2022-23 30 103 0 0 0.00 0 9 3
2023-24 28 88 0 0 0.00 0 4 0
Total 82 263 0 0 0.00 0 14 3
m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event
Total 30 103 134 1.30 83 357 3.47 .143 5 0.05 181.5 1.8
Conference 6 24 40 1.67 13 98 4.08 .276 0 0.00 53.0 2.2
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 12 43 57 1.33 36 143 3.33 .147 2 0.05 70.0 1.6
Away 14 45 61 1.36 37 174 3.87 .138 3 0.07 91.0 2.0
Neutral 4 15 16 1.07 10 40 2.67 .150 0 0.00 20.5 1.4
Result
Wins 8 28 44 1.57 20 100 3.57 .240 2 0.07 60.0 2.1
Losses 22 75 90 1.20 63 257 3.43 .105 3 0.04 121.5 1.6
Month
September 13 48 53 1.10 45 156 3.25 .051 4 0.08 72.5 1.5
October 14 43 54 1.26 28 142 3.30 .183 0 0.00 72.0 1.7
November 3 12 27 2.25 10 59 4.92 .288 1 0.08 37.0 3.1
m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event
Total 30 103 34 0.33 23 49 72 0.70
Conference 6 24 8 0.33 6 14 20 0.83
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 12 43 25 0.58 6 14 20 0.47
Away 14 45 7 0.16 16 28 44 0.98
Neutral 4 15 2 0.13 1 7 8 0.53
Result
Wins 8 28 13 0.46 9 14 23 0.82
Losses 22 75 21 0.28 14 35 49 0.65
Month
September 13 48 19 0.40 8 23 31 0.65
October 14 43 10 0.23 9 18 27 0.63
November 3 12 5 0.42 6 8 14 1.17
m s ta sa sa/s se r re
Event
Total 30 103 0 0 0.00 0 9 3
Conference 6 24 0 0 0.00 0 0 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 12 43 0 0 0.00 0 4 2
Away 14 45 0 0 0.00 0 3 0
Neutral 4 15 0 0 0.00 0 2 1
Result
Wins 8 28 0 0 0.00 0 2 1
Losses 22 75 0 0 0.00 0 7 2
Month
September 13 48 0 0 0.00 0 4 1
October 14 43 0 0 0.00 0 3 2
November 3 12 0 0 0.00 0 2 0
News mentions
Lancers Hard Fought Battle Falls Just Shy
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  • November 05, 2022
Lancers Hard Fought Battle Falls Just Shy

WESTFIELD, Mass. – Led by 12 kills from senior Erin Gaffney (Worcester, MA), Worcester State University women’s volleyball came up just short in their 2022 Championship bid loosing the match 3-1 to Westfield State University at the Woodward Center on Saturday afternoon. Westfield won by set scores of 25-22, 25-20, 20-25, and 25-22 in the final set, when Westfield rallied from down 22-19, winning the final six points of the match to close out the Lancers for the title.

  • November 05, 2022
Lancers Take Down Bears in Three
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  • November 01, 2022
Lancers Take Down Bears in Three

Worcester, MA- Back on Sept. 28, the Worcester State University Lancers hosted the Bridgewater State University Bears in a tightly-contested, five-set Lancer victory. Tonight, the two teams met in Worcester once again in a postseason rematch as the fourth-and-fifth-seeded teams in the MASCAC. With a spot in the second-round on the line, Worcester State was able to outmatch Bridgewater, coming away with a 3-0 match sweep.

  • November 01, 2022
Worcester State Drops Tight Battle to Rams on Senior Day
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  • October 29, 2022
Worcester State Drops Tight Battle to Rams on Senior Day

Worcester, MA- The Worcester State Volleyball team closed out their regular season schedule this afternoon with a repeat showdown with conference rival Framingham St. While the Lancers had already secured a spot in the post season, this match was pivotal and determining the final placements for the post season. A win would see the Lancers with a first-round bye, while a loss would seem them back in action on Tuesday night. The game was also held in honor of the Lancers three graduating seniors who have been instrumental in the success of the program.

  • October 29, 2022
Lancers Victorious over MCLA in MASCAC Volleyball Play
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  • October 11, 2022
Lancers Victorious over MCLA in MASCAC Volleyball Play

Worcester, MA - The Lancers traveled out west to North Adams, where they took on the Trailblazers at MCLA’s Amsler Campus Center Gym Tuesday evening in MASCAC Volleyball action. With a kill by first-year Kate Stedronsky (Sea Girt, NJ), assisted by sophomore Megan Bardis (Rutland, MA) to seal the third set victory for Worcester State by a score of 25-10, the Lancers handed MCLA their first conference loss of the season with a 3-0 set sweep.

  • October 11, 2022
Worcester Struck Down by Cougars
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  • October 06, 2022
Worcester Struck Down by Cougars

Worcester, MA- The Worcester State Lancers made their way across town to Clark University for a non-conference matchup tonight at Kneller Gymnasium. The Cougars closed out the Lancers in three sets with (25-19, 25-8, 25-21) and had dominant control of the match for most of the evening.

  • October 06, 2022
Lancers Take Down Bridgewater St. in 5 Set Battle
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  • September 28, 2022
Lancers Take Down Bridgewater St. in 5 Set Battle

Worcester, MA- Worcester looked to make it two straight tonight in the Wednesday night battle on Brissette Court. The Lancers were coming off a three sets to one victory over Fitchburg last Friday and aimed to ride that momentum the match. The Lancers pulled off the victory with a come from behind win, claiming the match 3-2 (12-25, 25-22, 25-17, 16-25, 15-13)

  • September 28, 2022
Lancers Fly Over Falcons for First MASCAC Win
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  • September 23, 2022
Lancers Fly Over Falcons for First MASCAC Win

Worcester, MA- The Worcester State Volleyball claimed a victory to kick off the homecoming weekend with a 3-1 (25-12, 25-20, 17-25, 27-25) win over the Fitchburg Falcons Friday Night at Parkinson Gymnasium.

  • September 23, 2022
Volleyball Falls in Three to Regis
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  • September 06, 2022
Volleyball Falls in Three to Regis

Worcester, MA- It was a tight match for all three sets as the Lancers battled Regis in every set but ultimately fell 3-0 (25-21, 25-15, 25-21) on Tuesday night at Higgins Court within the Regis Athletic Facility.

  • September 06, 2022
Lancers Drop Two Tough Matches at Brandeis
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  • September 03, 2022
Lancers Drop Two Tough Matches at Brandeis

Worcester, MA- The Worcester State Volleyball fell to Roger Williams and Brandeis on Saturday afternoon. Falling to Roger Williams 3-0 (25-22, 25-21, 25-19) and Brandeis 3-0 (25-17, 25-17, 25-15).

  • September 03, 2022