Erin Gaffney

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Erin Gaffney
  • Height:
    6'2"
  • Hometown:
    Worcester, Mass.
  • Position:
    Middle Blocker
  • Year:
    GS.
  • High School:
    Worcester Tech
  • Major:
    Masters of Science in Management
  • m
    28
  • k/s
    0.86
  • h %
    .065
  • a/s
    0.03
  • b/s
    0.45
  • sa/s
    0.00
  • d/s
    0.20
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...Dean's List

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 28 7
Sets 88 22
Kills 76 16
Kills per set 0.86 0.73
Errors 56 12
Total Attacks 306 68
Total Attacks per set 3.48 3.09
Hitting Percentage .065 .059
Assists 3 0
Assists per set 0.03 0.00
Service Total Attempts 0 0
Service Aces 0 0
Service Errors 0 0
Service Aces per set 0.00 0.00
Receptions 4 0
Reception Errors 0 0
Digs 18 3
Digs per set 0.20 0.14
Block Solo 5 0
Block Assist 35 10
Block Total 40 10
Blocks per set 0.45 0.45
Block Errors 7 4
Ball Handling Errors 5 1
Points 98.5 21.0
Points per set 1.1 1.0
Matches started 1 -
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 25 at Framingham St. W, 3-2
Oct 28 vs. Fisher
Oct 28 at Emerson
Oct 31 Keene St. L, 3-2
Nov 4 MCLA W, 3-0
Nov 9 #3 MCLA L, 3-1
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Sep 2 at Brandeis L, 3-0 - 3 6 2 16 .250 0 6.0
Sep 2 vs. Salve Regina L, 3-0 - 3 4 1 11 .273 0 4.5
Sep 6 at Anna Maria W, 3-1 - 4 6 2 23 .174 1 7.0
Sep 7 at Framingham St. W, 3-1 - 4 4 4 16 .000 0 5.5
Sep 9 vs. Mitchell W, 3-2 - 2 0 1 2 -.500 0 0.5
Sep 9 at Trinity (Conn.) L, 3-0 - 3 2 4 11 -.182 1 2.0
Sep 12 Regis (Mass,) L, 3-1 - 4 1 6 11 -.455 0 1.5
Sep 14 at WPI W, 3-2 - 4 4 1 17 .176 0 5.5
Sep 16 vs. Keene St. L, 3-0 - 2 1 1 6 .000 0 1.5
Sep 16 at Suffolk L, 3-0 - 2 2 4 9 -.222 0 3.5
Sep 21 at Mass.-Dartmouth L, 3-0 - 2 1 1 3 .000 0 1.0
Sep 23 Westfield St. W, 3-1 - 3 2 0 6 .333 0 2.5
Sep 23 Connecticut Col. L, 3-0 1 2 1 3 6 -.333 0 2.5
Sep 26 Salem St. W, 3-0 - 3 1 1 6 .000 0 1.0
Sep 30 vs. Rivier L, 3-0 - 3 1 2 6 -.167 1 1.0
Sep 30 at Wentworth L, 3-0 - 2 4 0 15 .267 0 5.0
Oct 5 Clark University L, 3-1 - 4 2 3 11 -.091 0 3.0
Oct 7 Fitchburg St. W, 3-0 - 3 4 1 8 .375 0 4.0
Oct 11 at Bridgewater St. W, 3-2 - 5 6 0 19 .316 0 7.5
Oct 14 at Dean W, 3-0 - 3 1 2 8 -.125 0 1.5
Oct 14 at Eastern Conn. St. L, 3-1 - 4 2 2 12 .000 0 5.5
Oct 17 Westfield St. L, 3-0 - 1 0 2 6 -.333 0 0.0
Oct 19 at Rhode Island Col. W, 3-1 - 4 7 2 21 .238 0 7.5
Oct 21 at Mass. Maritime W, 3-0 - 3 1 4 11 -.273 0 2.5
Oct 25 at Framingham St. W, 3-2 - 4 1 3 9 -.222 0 2.0
Oct 28 vs. Fisher - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Emerson - - - - - - - -
Oct 31 Keene St. L, 3-2 - 4 1 2 9 -.111 0 2.0
Nov 4 MCLA W, 3-0 - 3 3 1 9 .222 0 4.0
Nov 9 #3 MCLA L, 3-1 - 4 8 1 19 .368 0 8.5
Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Sep 2 at Brandeis L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0 1
Sep 2 vs. Salve Regina L, 3-0 - 3 1 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 6 at Anna Maria W, 3-1 - 4 2 1 0 0 1 0
Sep 7 at Framingham St. W, 3-1 - 4 0 1 1 0 2 0
Sep 9 vs. Mitchell W, 3-2 - 2 1 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 9 at Trinity (Conn.) L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 12 Regis (Mass,) L, 3-1 - 4 2 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 14 at WPI W, 3-2 - 4 1 1 1 0 2 1
Sep 16 vs. Keene St. L, 3-0 - 2 1 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 16 at Suffolk L, 3-0 - 2 0 0 3 0 3 0
Sep 21 at Mass.-Dartmouth L, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 23 Westfield St. W, 3-1 - 3 2 0 1 0 1 1
Sep 23 Connecticut Col. L, 3-0 1 2 2 0 3 1 3 1
Sep 26 Salem St. W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 0 1 0 1
Sep 30 vs. Rivier L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 30 at Wentworth L, 3-0 - 2 0 0 2 0 2 0
Oct 5 Clark University L, 3-1 - 4 1 0 2 1 2 0
Oct 7 Fitchburg St. W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 11 at Bridgewater St. W, 3-2 - 5 1 0 3 0 3 0
Oct 14 at Dean W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 14 at Eastern Conn. St. L, 3-1 - 4 0 2 3 1 5 0
Oct 17 Westfield St. L, 3-0 - 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 19 at Rhode Island Col. W, 3-1 - 4 1 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 21 at Mass. Maritime W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 3 1 3 0
Oct 25 at Framingham St. W, 3-2 - 4 0 0 2 2 2 0
Oct 28 vs. Fisher - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Emerson - - - - - - - -
Oct 31 Keene St. L, 3-2 - 4 0 0 2 0 2 0
Nov 4 MCLA W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 2 0 2 0
Nov 9 #3 MCLA L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 1 0 1 0
Date Opponent Score ms s ta sa se r re
Sep 2 at Brandeis L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 2 vs. Salve Regina L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 6 at Anna Maria W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 1 0
Sep 7 at Framingham St. W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 9 vs. Mitchell W, 3-2 - 2 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 9 at Trinity (Conn.) L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 12 Regis (Mass,) L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 14 at WPI W, 3-2 - 4 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 16 vs. Keene St. L, 3-0 - 2 - 0 0 - 0
Sep 16 at Suffolk L, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 2 0
Sep 21 at Mass.-Dartmouth L, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 23 Westfield St. W, 3-1 - 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 23 Connecticut Col. L, 3-0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
Sep 26 Salem St. W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 30 vs. Rivier L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 30 at Wentworth L, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 5 Clark University L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 7 Fitchburg St. W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 11 at Bridgewater St. W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 14 at Dean W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 14 at Eastern Conn. St. L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 17 Westfield St. L, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 19 at Rhode Island Col. W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 21 at Mass. Maritime W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 25 at Framingham St. W, 3-2 - 4 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 28 vs. Fisher - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Emerson - - - - - - -
Oct 31 Keene St. L, 3-2 - 4 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 4 MCLA W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 9 #3 MCLA L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 0 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 28 88 76 0.86 56 306 3.48 .065 3 0.03 98.5 1.1
Conference 7 22 16 0.73 12 68 3.09 .059 0 0.00 21.0 1.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 10 31 23 0.74 20 91 2.94 .033 0 0.00 29.0 0.9
Away 14 47 47 1.00 31 190 4.04 .084 2 0.04 62.0 1.3
Neutral 4 10 6 0.60 5 25 2.50 .040 1 0.10 7.5 0.8
Result
Wins 13 45 40 0.89 22 155 3.44 .116 1 0.02 51.0 1.1
Losses 15 43 36 0.84 34 151 3.51 .013 2 0.05 47.5 1.1
Month
September 16 46 40 0.87 33 164 3.57 .043 3 0.07 50.5 1.1
October 10 35 25 0.71 21 114 3.26 .035 0 0.00 35.5 1.0
November 2 7 11 1.57 2 28 4.00 .321 0 0.00 12.5 1.8
m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event
Total 28 88 18 0.20 5 35 40 0.45
Conference 7 22 3 0.14 0 10 10 0.45
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 10 31 9 0.29 0 12 12 0.39
Away 14 47 6 0.13 5 20 25 0.53
Neutral 4 10 3 0.30 0 3 3 0.30
Result
Wins 13 45 10 0.22 3 16 19 0.42
Losses 15 43 8 0.19 2 19 21 0.49
Month
September 16 46 13 0.28 3 15 18 0.39
October 10 35 5 0.14 2 17 19 0.54
November 2 7 0 0.00 0 3 3 0.43
m s ta sa sa/s se r re
Event
Total 28 88 0 0 0.00 0 4 0
Conference 7 22 0 0 0.00 0 0 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 10 31 0 0 0.00 0 1 0
Away 14 47 0 0 0.00 0 3 0
Neutral 4 10 0 0 0.00 0 0 0
Result
Wins 13 45 0 0 0.00 0 1 0
Losses 15 43 0 0 0.00 0 3 0
Month
September 16 46 0 0 0.00 0 4 0
October 10 35 0 0 0.00 0 0 0
November 2 7 0 0 0.00 0 0 0
News mentions
Lancers Fall in MASCAC Semifinal Match versus MCLA
  • Article
  • November 09, 2023
Lancers Fall in MASCAC Semifinal Match versus MCLA

Worcester, MA- The second-seeded Worcester State Lancers (13-14, 6-1 MASCAC) faced off against the third-seeded MCLA Trailblazers (20-4, 5-2 MASCAC) in the conference semifinals where the winner moves on to the MASCAC Championship on Saturday.

  • November 09, 2023
Worcester State Volleyball Drop Opening Weekend at Brandeis Invitational
  • Article
  • September 02, 2023
Worcester State Volleyball Drop Opening Weekend at Brandeis Invitational

Worcester, MA- The Worcester State Volleyball team kicked off their season at the Brandeis Invitational with a double match day that saw them lead off against hosts Brandeis before wrapping up the day versus Salve Regina. The invitational has become a staple of Worcester State's season as they test their talents against some of the top teams in the region.

  • September 02, 2023