Claire Ochs

PLAYER PROFILES

15 Claire Ochs Setter Junior • 5-10 Chesterfield, Mo. St. Joseph’s Academy

2019 – Sophomore Played in all 129 sets over 34 matches…Started in every match in 2019…Selected to the Second Team All-OVC... Named to the 2019 OVC All-Tournament Team as the Tournament MVP…Named the OVC Setter of the Week on Oct. 7… Led the Redhawks in 2019 and was second in the conference with a career-high 1,207 assists (9.36 assists/set)...Notched double-digit assists in all 34 matches…Posted 20-plus assists nine times, 30-plus assists in 13 matches, 40-plus assists 11 times and surpassed 50-plus assists once in 2019…Finished third on the team with 361 digs…Had 18 double-digit dig matches including two 20-plus dig outings…Was second on the team with 18 double-doubles…Finished second on the team with 45 service aces which ranks second in SEMO all-time history for a single-season (rally scoring era 2008-present)…Also accumulated 118 kills (0.91 kills/set, .289 hitting percentage) and 59 total blocks (five solo, 54 assists) …Registered a season-best 53 assists at Austin Peay (10/4)… Compiled a career-best 25 digs to accompany 39 assists at UT Martin (10/29)…Notched a career-high seven kills vs. Jacksonville (8/31)…Had a personal-best five total blocks in three matches, most recently against Austin Peay (11/7)… Placed a personal-high four service aces against Jacksonville State (11/2)…Paced the team at the OVC Tournament (11/21-23) with 120 assists including 43 and 44 in the First Round against Tennessee Tech (11/21) and Semifinal against Murray State (11/22), respectively…Also had 34 digs, 16 kills, five total blocks, four aces and two double-doubles over the three-day tournament…Recorded 21 assists with seven digs and six kills in SEMO’s 2019 NCAA First Round match at #9 Kentucky (12/6)…Dished out 45 assists against Jacksonville State (11/2) to overcome 2,000 assists (2,311) in her career as a Redhawk…Named to the Redhawks Invitational (9/6-7) and Memphis Beale Street Challenge (9/20-21) All-Tournament Teams as the Tournament MVP...Named to the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

2018 – Freshman Competed in all 112 sets over 30 matches…Started in 29 matches…Led the team with 1,104 assists (fifth in the OVC, 9.86 assists/set) which ranks fourth all-time for a single season during SEMO’s rally scoring era…Tied for first with 33 service aces (fourth in the OVC, 0.29 service ace/set)…Compiled three service aces six times in 2019…Totaled a teambest 18 double-doubles including a 57-assist and 21-dig outing at Eastern Illinois (9/28)…Notched double-digit assists in all 30 matches including 20-plus assists in 29 matches, 40-plus assists in 11 and six 50-plus assist matches…Was second on the team with 367 digs…Had 19 double-digit dig matches including three 20-plus dig matches…Finished fifth on SEMO with 36 blocks…Chipped in 86 kills…Registered a season high of 57 assists twice at Western Illinois (9/11, 15 digs) and at Eastern Illinois (9/28)…Tallied a season high 25 digs against Providence (9/8)…Selected OVC Newcomer of the Week (9/17) as she led Southeast with 105 assists as the Redhawks recorded a team-hitting clip of .210 against Western Illinois (9/11) and Northern Illinois (9/12, 48 assists and 17 digs)…Was named to the all-tournament teams at the Troy Invitational (8/24-25) and the Redhawks Invitational (8/31-9/1)…Awarded Howard’s Most Valuable Player at the season-ending banquet (3/29/19)...Named to the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

Prep/Club Three-year starter at St. Joseph’s Academy where she was coached by Katie Richardson...Earned all-state and all-conference honoree in 2017 as the Angels won the Class 4A Missouri State High School Activities Association Championship...Named to the Under Armour Watch List in 2017... Helped St. Joseph’s Academy to a fourth place finish in Class 4A in 2015...Started her high school career at Villa Duchesne and was the only starting freshmen on that Missouri Class 3 State runner-up team in 2014...Played club volleyball for High Performance St. Louis and was coached by Chris Nichols... Qualified for Beach Volleyball Nationals in 2016 and 2017... Finished fourth in the 18 and under division at USA Volleyball Beach Nationals in July of 2017...Recorded a 3.85 grade-point average at St. Joseph’s Academy.

Personal Daughter of Randy and Laurie Ochs…Sister Carly Ochs was an outside hitter at North Carolina at Charlotte and Missouri-St. Louis...Born on March 15, 2000...Majoring in Business Administration.

Ochs’ Career Totals Year SP MP K K/S E TA Pct. A A/S SA SA/S Dig D/S RE BS BA TB B/S BE BHE Points P/S 2018 112 30 86 0.77 24 203 .305 1104 9.86 33 0.29 367 3.28 2 1 35 36 0.32 5 13 1375 1.23 2019 129 34 118 0.91 35 287 .289 1207 9.36 45 0.35 361 2.80 0 5 54 59 0.46 3 15 195 1.51 Total 241 64 204 0.85 59 490 .296 2311 9.59 78 0.32 728 3.02 2 6 89 95 0.39 8 28 322.5 1.38