13 Aubrey Bates
13 - Aubrey Bates
Height: 5-8
Year: R-Sr.
Hometown: Grand Haven, Mich.
High School: Coopersville
Position: S
m 29
k/s 0.60
h % .234
a/s 9.89
b/s 0.35
sa/s 0.33
d/s 2.52

AWARDS
2023 All-WHAC Second Team
2023 Academic All-WHAC
2022 NAIA All-America Honorable Mention
2022 NAIA All-Region First Team
2022 All-WHAC First Team
2021 WHAC Setter of the Year
2021 All-WHAC First Team
2021 All-Region First Team
2020 All-WHAC Second Team
2020 All-WHAC Freshman Team


CAREER-HIGHS
Kills: 
10, vs. Lourdes (Feb. 21, 2021)
Assists: 62, vs. Madonna (Nov. 1, 2023)
Aces: 6, twice (vs. Concordia, Oct. 29, 2021)
Digs: 24, twice (vs. Lawrence Tech, Nov. 8, 2023)
Blocks: 5, six times (Aug. 19, 2023)


SHU CAREER RECORDS
Aces: 1st, 182
Assists: 1st, 3,782
Digs: T-8th, 1,076


2023: Played in 28 matches...All-WHAC Second Team...Academic All-WHAC...led team in total assists (975) and assists per set (9.29) while ranking second in total aces (44), aces per set (0.42) and digs per set (2.62) and third in total digs (275)...ranked fourth in WHAC in assists per set and eighth in aces per set...season-high six kills four times...30-or-more assists in 21 matches...40-or-more assists eight times...three 50-assist matches, including season-high 62 in 3-2 victory over Madonna (Nov. 1)...season-high three aces on three occasions...double-digit digs in 4 matches with season-high of 24 twice in 3-1 WHAC quarterfinal win against Lawrence Tech (Nov. 8) and 3-1 win against Concordia (Sept. 23)...season-high five total blocks in 3-1 loss to Saint Thomas, Fla. (Aug. 19).

2022: Compete in all 32 matches...NAIA All-America Honorable Mention...All-WHAC First Team...team leader with 1,174 assists and 53 aces while ranking second with 54 blocks...season-high 49 assists in 3-2 loss to Grace (Aug. 20, 2022)...season-high eight kills in 3-1 win over Spring Arbor (Aug. 31, 2022)...season-high five aces on three occasions...season-high 23 digs in 3-2 win over Indiana Tech (Nov. 5, 2022)...season-high five blocks in 3-0 win against Concordia (Sept. 24, 2022).

2021: Played in all 28 matches...WHAC Setter of the Year...All-WHAC First Team...led team with 1,075 assists and 52 digs while ranking third with 295 digs and 43 blocks...season-high 59 assists in 3-2 win against Bluefield (Sept. 3, 2021)...season-high seven kills in 3-1 win against Cornerstone (Sept. 25, 2021)...season-high six aces in 3-2 win over Concordia (Oct. 29, 2021)...season-high 20 digs in 3-2 loss to Madonna (Oct. 16, 2021)...season-high five blocks on three occasions.

2020 (Spring 2021): Appeared in all 18 matches, making debut and finishing with season-high 21 digs in 3-2 win over Concordia (Feb. 12, 2021)...All-WHAC Second Team...WHAC All-Freshman Team...led team with 558 assists, 187 digs and 33 aces while tyuing for third with 28 blocks...season-highs of 47 assists, six aces and five blocks in 3-2 win over Northwestern Ohio...season-high 10 kills in 3-1 win against Lourdes (Feb. 21, 2021).

Personal: Majoring in Exercise Science and Psychology...born in Grand Rapids, Mich., on Aug. 5, 2002...daughter of Ken and Lisa Bates.

Recent Games
Oct 30 Indiana Tech W, 3-1
Nov 1 at Concordia (Mich.) W, 3-0
Nov 6 Northwestern Ohio W, 3-0
Nov 8 at Defiance W, 3-1
Nov 13 Northwestern Ohio W, 3-0
Nov 15 vs. Indiana Tech L, 3-2
Statistics category Overall Conf
Matches 29 18
Sets 98 60
Kills 59 39
Kills per set 0.60 0.65
Errors 18 10
Total Attacks 175 111
Total Attacks per set 1.79 1.85
Hitting Percentage .234 .261
Assists 969 591
Assists per set 9.89 9.85
Service Aces 32 22
Service Errors 27 19
Service Aces per set 0.33 0.37
Receptions 7 6
Reception Errors 3 3
Digs 247 159
Digs per set 2.52 2.65
Block Solo 1 1
Block Assist 33 23
Block Total 34 24
Blocks per set 0.35 0.40
Block Errors 1 1
Ball Handling Errors 0 0
Points 108.5 73.5
Points per set 1.1 1.2
Matches started 29 18
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Aug 21 at Bethel (Ind.) W, 3-1 1 4 0 2 8 -.250 47 1 1 0 0 10 0 1 0 1 0 1.5
Aug 21 vs. Indiana-South Bend W, 3-1 1 4 2 0 5 .400 35 1 0 0 0 5 0 2 0 2 0 4.0
Aug 28 Huntington L, 3-2 1 5 4 0 11 .364 53 0 0 0 0 14 0 4 0 4 0 6.0
Aug 30 Indiana Northwest W, 3-0 1 3 4 0 9 .444 33 2 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 6.5
Aug 30 Calumet W, 3-0 1 2 1 0 1 1.000 8 2 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Aug 31 Indiana Wesleyan L, 3-0 1 3 2 1 4 .250 26 0 2 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Aug 31 Midway W, 3-1 1 4 1 4 8 -.375 40 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 4 Lourdes W, 3-0 1 3 3 0 6 .500 36 1 2 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 4.0
Sep 11 Michigan-Dearborn L, 3-2 1 5 2 2 11 .000 39 1 3 0 0 5 0 6 0 6 0 6.0
Sep 14 Madonna W, 3-1 1 4 1 0 8 .125 33 0 2 0 0 10 0 3 0 3 0 2.5
Sep 18 at Lawrence Tech W, 3-2 1 5 4 0 14 .286 51 1 1 0 0 18 0 0 0 0 0 5.0
Sep 20 at Rochester Christian W, 3-0 1 3 3 2 6 .167 39 1 1 1 1 8 0 1 0 1 0 4.5
Sep 25 at Indiana Tech L, 3-0 1 3 1 0 3 .333 28 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 28 Concordia (Mich.) W, 3-0 1 3 2 0 2 1.000 25 1 0 1 0 8 1 3 0 4 0 5.5
Oct 2 at Northwestern Ohio W, 3-0 1 3 4 1 11 .273 35 1 0 0 0 8 0 3 0 3 0 6.5
Oct 4 Adrian W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 1 .000 35 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 1 0 0.5
Oct 9 at Lourdes W, 3-0 1 3 2 0 2 1.000 24 0 1 0 0 7 0 0 1 0 0 2.0
Oct 11 Olivet W, 3-0 1 2 1 0 4 .250 19 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Oct 12 Defiance W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 2 .500 42 2 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Oct 18 at Aquinas L, 3-0 1 3 3 1 9 .222 29 0 0 0 0 15 0 2 0 2 0 4.0
Oct 19 at Cornerstone W, 3-0 1 3 1 1 4 .000 38 1 0 1 1 13 0 2 0 2 0 3.0
Oct 25 Lawrence Tech W, 3-0 1 3 3 0 8 .375 30 2 1 0 0 10 0 1 0 1 0 5.5
Oct 26 Rochester Christian W, 3-0 1 2 0 0 0 - 20 1 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 1.5
Oct 30 Indiana Tech W, 3-1 1 4 3 1 7 .286 32 2 2 0 0 17 0 1 0 1 0 5.5
Nov 1 at Concordia (Mich.) W, 3-0 1 3 4 1 5 .600 27 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 7.0
Nov 6 Northwestern Ohio W, 3-0 1 3 0 1 7 -.143 31 0 2 3 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Nov 8 at Defiance W, 3-1 1 4 2 0 6 .333 32 5 3 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 7.0
Nov 13 Northwestern Ohio W, 3-0 1 3 3 1 5 .400 38 1 1 0 0 8 0 1 0 1 0 4.5
Nov 15 vs. Indiana Tech L, 3-2 1 5 2 0 8 .250 44 3 2 0 0 22 0 0 0 0 0 5.0
  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
2020-21 18 65 78 1.20 29 238 .206 558 8.58 33 0.51 4 2 187 2.88 4 24 28 0.43 127.0 2.0
2021-22 28 108 103 0.95 44 348 .170 1075 9.95 52 0.48 3 0 295 2.73 4 39 43 0.40 178.5 1.7
2022-23 32 116 109 0.94 39 339 .206 1174 10.12 53 0.46 8 2 319 2.75 3 51 54 0.47 190.5 1.6
2023-24 28 105 102 0.97 37 308 .211 975 9.29 44 0.42 16 1 275 2.62 2 40 42 0.40 168.0 1.6
2024-25 29 98 59 0.60 18 175 .234 969 9.89 32 0.33 7 3 247 2.52 1 33 34 0.35 108.5 1.1
Total 135 492 451 0.92 167 1408 .202 4751 9.66 214 0.43 38 8 1323 2.69 14 187 201 0.41 772.5 1.6
  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 29 98 59 0.60 18 175 .234 969 9.89 32 0.33 7 3 247 2.52 1 33 34 0.35 108.5 1.1
Conference 18 60 39 0.65 10 111 .261 591 9.85 22 0.37 6 3 159 2.65 1 23 24 0.40 73.5 1.2
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Home 17 55 31 0.56 10 94 .223 540 9.82 15 0.27 5 1 126 2.29 1 22 23 0.42 58.0 1.1
Away 10 34 24 0.71 8 68 .235 350 10.29 13 0.38 2 2 94 2.76 0 9 9 0.26 41.5 1.2
Neutral 2 9 4 0.44 0 13 .308 79 8.78 4 0.44 0 0 27 3.00 0 2 2 0.22 9.0 1.0
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Wins 23 74 45 0.61 14 129 .240 750 10.14 28 0.38 6 3 184 2.49 1 21 22 0.30 84.5 1.1
Losses 6 24 14 0.58 4 46 .217 219 9.13 4 0.17 1 0 63 2.63 0 12 12 0.50 24.0 1.0
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August 7 25 14 0.56 7 46 .152 242 9.68 6 0.24 1 0 50 2.00 0 8 8 0.32 24.0 1.0
September 7 26 16 0.62 4 50 .240 251 9.65 5 0.19 2 1 60 2.31 1 13 14 0.54 28.5 1.1
October 10 29 18 0.62 4 48 .292 304 10.48 9 0.31 1 1 87 3.00 0 11 11 0.38 32.5 1.1
November 5 18 11 0.61 3 31 .258 172 9.56 12 0.67 3 1 50 2.78 0 1 1 0.06 23.5 1.3