Erin Gaffney

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Erin Gaffney
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Hometown:
    Worcester, Mass.
  • Position:
    MB
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • High School:
    Worcester Tech
  • Major:
    Business Administration
  • m
    7
  • k/s
    1.08
  • h %
    .174
  • a/s
    0.00
  • b/s
    0.63
  • sa/s
    0.00
  • d/s
    0.29
Bio

As a Sophomore:
Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

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

Personal:
Erin was born in Worcester, Mass...is majoring in business administration at Worcester State with a minor in mathematics...the daughter of Christine and Stephen Gaffney...mother Christine was a three-sport athlete at Worcester State, competing in volleyball, basketball, and track & field...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 7 2
Sets 24 5
Kills 26 2
Kills per set 1.08 0.40
Errors 14 4
Total Attacks 69 11
Total Attacks per set 2.88 2.20
Hitting Percentage .174 -.182
Assists 0 0
Assists per set 0.00 0.00
Service Total Attempts 0 0
Service Aces 0 0
Service Errors 0 0
Service Aces per set 0.00 0.00
Receptions 1 0
Reception Errors 0 0
Digs 7 3
Digs per set 0.29 0.60
Block Solo 3 1
Block Assist 12 3
Block Total 15 4
Blocks per set 0.63 0.80
Block Errors 2 0
Ball Handling Errors 0 0
Points 35.0 4.5
Points per set 1.5 0.9
Matches started 7 2
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 23 at WPI L, 3-1
Oct 26 Regis (Mass,) L, 3-0
Oct 28 at Rhode Island Col. L, 3-0
Oct 30 at Framingham St. W, 3-0
Nov 4 MCLA W, 3-1
Nov 6 Framingham St. L, 3-2
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Sep 2 Clark University L, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Sep 4 Plymouth St. L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Sep 4 Plymouth St. L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 Lesley W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 vs. Middlebury L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at Wheaton (Mass.) L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 11 vs. Farmingdale State L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 11 vs. Rhode Island Col. L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 Westfield St. W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 18 vs. Lasell L, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Sep 18 at Wentworth W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Keene St. L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 at Western New Eng. L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Sep 25 Fitchburg St. W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 25 SUNY Delhi L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Bridgewater St. W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Oct 2 vs. Smith - - - - - - - -
Oct 2 at MIT - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Mass.-Dartmouth - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at Salve Regina L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 MCLA W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Anna Maria W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Oct 16 at Mass. Maritime W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 Salem St. W, 3-0 1 2 0 1 3 -.333 0 1.5
Oct 23 at WPI L, 3-1 1 4 4 1 7 .429 0 5.5
Oct 26 Regis (Mass,) L, 3-0 1 3 2 1 4 .250 0 2.5
Oct 28 at Rhode Island Col. L, 3-0 1 3 2 3 10 -.100 0 3.0
Oct 30 at Framingham St. W, 3-0 1 3 2 3 8 -.125 0 3.0
Nov 4 MCLA W, 3-1 1 4 9 3 19 .316 0 9.0
Nov 6 Framingham St. L, 3-2 1 5 7 2 18 .278 0 10.5
Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Sep 2 Clark University L, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Sep 4 Plymouth St. L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Sep 4 Plymouth St. L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 Lesley W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 vs. Middlebury L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at Wheaton (Mass.) L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 11 vs. Farmingdale State L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 11 vs. Rhode Island Col. L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 Westfield St. W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 18 vs. Lasell L, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Sep 18 at Wentworth W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Keene St. L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 at Western New Eng. L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Sep 25 Fitchburg St. W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 25 SUNY Delhi L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Bridgewater St. W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Oct 2 vs. Smith - - - - - - - -
Oct 2 at MIT - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Mass.-Dartmouth - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at Salve Regina L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 MCLA W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Anna Maria W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Oct 16 at Mass. Maritime W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 Salem St. W, 3-0 1 2 0 0 3 0 3 0
Oct 23 at WPI L, 3-1 1 4 0 1 1 0 2 0
Oct 26 Regis (Mass,) L, 3-0 1 3 1 0 1 1 1 0
Oct 28 at Rhode Island Col. L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 2 0 2 0
Oct 30 at Framingham St. W, 3-0 1 3 3 1 0 0 1 0
Nov 4 MCLA W, 3-1 1 4 2 0 0 1 0 0
Nov 6 Framingham St. L, 3-2 1 5 1 1 5 0 6 0
Date Opponent Score ms s ta sa se r re
Sep 2 Clark University L, 3-2 - - - - - - -
Sep 4 Plymouth St. L, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Sep 4 Plymouth St. L, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 8 Lesley W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 10 vs. Middlebury L, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at Wheaton (Mass.) L, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 11 vs. Farmingdale State L, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 11 vs. Rhode Island Col. L, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 14 Westfield St. W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 18 vs. Lasell L, 3-2 - - - - - - -
Sep 18 at Wentworth W, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Keene St. L, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 23 at Western New Eng. L, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Sep 25 Fitchburg St. W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 25 SUNY Delhi L, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Bridgewater St. W, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Oct 2 vs. Smith - - - - - - -
Oct 2 at MIT - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Mass.-Dartmouth - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at Salve Regina L, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 12 MCLA W, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Anna Maria W, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Oct 16 at Mass. Maritime W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 20 Salem St. W, 3-0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 23 at WPI L, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 26 Regis (Mass,) L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 1 0
Oct 28 at Rhode Island Col. L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 30 at Framingham St. W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 4 MCLA W, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 6 Framingham St. L, 3-2 1 5 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 7 24 26 1.08 14 69 2.88 .174 0 0.00 35.0 1.5
Conference 2 5 2 0.40 4 11 2.20 -.182 0 0.00 4.5 0.9
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 4 14 18 1.29 7 44 3.14 .250 0 0.00 23.5 1.7
Away 3 10 8 0.80 7 25 2.50 .040 0 0.00 11.5 1.1
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 3 9 11 1.22 7 30 3.33 .133 0 0.00 13.5 1.5
Losses 4 15 15 1.00 7 39 2.60 .205 0 0.00 21.5 1.4
Month
October 5 15 10 0.67 9 32 2.13 .031 0 0.00 15.5 1.0
November 2 9 16 1.78 5 37 4.11 .297 0 0.00 19.5 2.2
m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event
Total 7 24 7 0.29 3 12 15 0.63
Conference 2 5 3 0.60 1 3 4 0.80
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 4 14 4 0.29 1 9 10 0.71
Away 3 10 3 0.30 2 3 5 0.50
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 3 9 5 0.56 1 3 4 0.44
Losses 4 15 2 0.13 2 9 11 0.73
Month
October 5 15 4 0.27 2 7 9 0.60
November 2 9 3 0.33 1 5 6 0.67
m s ta sa sa/s se r re
Event
Total 7 24 0 0 0.00 0 1 0
Conference 2 5 0 0 0.00 0 0 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 4 14 0 0 0.00 0 1 0
Away 3 10 0 0 0.00 0 0 0
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 3 9 0 0 0.00 0 0 0
Losses 4 15 0 0 0.00 0 1 0
Month
October 5 15 0 0 0.00 0 1 0
November 2 9 0 0 0.00 0 0 0
News mentions
Lancers Upset By Rams in MASCAC Volleyball Final
  • Article
  • November 06, 2021
Lancers Upset By Rams in MASCAC Volleyball Final

WORCESTER, Mass. – Top-seeded Worcester State University saw their quest for a fourth Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) championship cut short on Saturday evening as the #3 seed Framingham State won the title with a 3-2 (25-16, 21-25, 22-25, 25-21, 15-7) victory at John P. Brissette Competition Court.

  • November 06, 2021
Lancers to Host MASCAC Championship Game after Comeback Over MCLA
  • Article
  • November 04, 2021
Lancers to Host MASCAC Championship Game after Comeback Over MCLA

WORCESTER, Mass. – The Worcester State University women’s volleyball team will host the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) championship game on Saturday after defeating MCLA 3-1 in the semifinals on Thursday evening at John P. Brissette ’88 Court.

  • November 04, 2021
Lancers Fall to Cross-Town Rival Engineers, 3-1
  • Article
  • October 23, 2021
Lancers Fall to Cross-Town Rival Engineers, 3-1

WORCESTER – In a cross-town non-conference tilt on Saturday afternoon, the WPI women’s volleyball team defeated Worcester State 3-1 at Harrington Auditorium.

  • October 23, 2021
Lancers Dispatch Vikings in Straight Sets to Solidify MASCAC Standing
  • Article
  • October 20, 2021
Lancers Dispatch Vikings in Straight Sets to Solidify MASCAC Standing

WORCESTER, Mass. – With a 3-0 victory over Salem State on Wednesday evening at home, the Worcester State University women’s volleyball team improved to 6-0 in Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference (MASCAC) play, taking another step towards a home game in the MASCAC tournament.

  • October 20, 2021