Cal Fisher Season 2023

CAREER NOTES & RECORDS
Career: Ranks third in program history through 2022 season with 142 career services aces, trailing only Olympians Aaron Russell and Max Holt…Two-time AVCA All-American (2021 & 2022).

Season: 2022: Received second AVCA All-America award as a second team nominee. 2021: Named second team All-American by AVCA and VolleyballMag.com...Had 59 service aces to rank 4th all-time in Penn State program history for single season...Named program's first National Server of the Year by Off the Block…Won inaugural USA Volleyball Men’s Collegiate Beach Challenge with teammate Will Bantle.

2022 • SENIOR SEASON
Awards: Collected second career AVCA All-America second team honor…Named to All-EIVA First team for third time…Chosen to All-EIVA Tournament Team…Named Off the Block National Opposite of the Week (Jan. 10)…Received Off the Block Preseason First Team All-America laurels.
 
Season: Showcased another stellar all-around season on route to a second AVCA All-America second team award…Totaled 289 kills at a .326 hitting percentage in 25 matches (all starts)…Provided game-changing serves with 47 aces…Set career highs defensively with 158 digs and 38 blocks…Had three double-doubles (kills-digs)…Scored double-digit points in 23 matches…Tallied double-digit kills 17 times…Had at least one ace in 17 matches.
 
Rankings: Ranked sixth nationally in aces per set (0.56)…Finished second in EIVA in total aces (47)…Ranked second in points per set (4.3) third in kills per set (3.44) in conference.
 
No. 6 BYU (1/6-8): Tied career high with five blocks, including two solo, in season opening win in first match of series…Aced six serves to go with seven kills while hitting .600 in second match sweep. No. 6 Grand Canyon (1/13-15): Started run of 12 of 13 matches with double digit kills with 10 kills in first match of series…Ripped 15 kills and four aces while hitting .565 in match two. at B1G-Pac 12 Challenge (1/21-22): Posted back-to-back double-doubles against No. 12 USC and No. 2 UCLA with 36 total kills and 22 digs. George Mason (2/5): Dominated with 17-point performance in conference sweep. at Sacred Heart (2/12): Started match on 9-0 service run to set tone for match…Completed night with five aces and 15 points. Saint Francis (2/19): Showcased excellent defense with 11 digs along with 10 kills offensively to garner third double-double of season. No. 13 Ohio State (3/13): Had first errorless performance of season with 10 kills and .455 hitting percentage in four-set win over Buckeyes. at Princeton (3/19): Led Nittany Lions with 18 kills and four blocks. Princeton (4/21): Hit .414 with 19.5 points in EIVA semifinals to be named to 2022 EIVA All-Tournament Team.

2021 • JUNIOR SEASON
Awards: Chosen second-team All-America by AVCA and VolleyballMag.com...Named Off the Block National Server of the Year...Garnered Most Outstanding Player award for EIVA Tournament...Named to All-EIVA First Team for second time in career...Selected AVCA National Player of the Week (3/23)...Earned two EIVA Player of the Week honors (Offensive, 3/1; Defensive 3/22). 

Season: Emerged as one of nation's top point scorers in 24 matches played (23 starts)...Totaled 283 kills with a .349 hitting percentage...Utilized special left-handed serve to record 59 aces and put Nittany Lions in several scoring runs..Downed at least one ace in all 23 starts...Ranked third on team with single-season best 123 digs...Added 25 total blocks...Reached 10-kill mark in 18 matches...Powered team to 16-2 record when scoring at least 10 kills.

Rankings: Led nation in service aces at across all collegiate divisions...Paced EIVA in kills, kills per set, points, and points per set...Ranked second in conference in hitting percentage. 

at No. 14 Ohio State (1/22): Put down 10 kills with four aces in three-set sweep win. Saint Francis (2/4 & 2/6): Totaled 29 kills, 10 digs, four blocks and three aces in 2-0 series...Hit career-best .591 in match one with 14 kills plus six digs. NJIT (2/13): Tallied seven aces for the second-most aces in a single match in the country for 2021 season in four-set win...Aced three serves to begin third set to squash NJIT momentum...Put down two more aces in key four-point run in fourth game. No. 12 George Mason (2/26): Started stretch of eight-straight games with double-digit kills with 17 at a .385 clip in 3-0 sweep. at No. 11 NJIT (3/19-20): Showed defensively versatility with career-high 19 digs along with 10 kills in key three-set win in match one...Scored 13 kills at efficient .440 rate in match-two win...Stopped NJIT run in third set with big kill to extend the PSU lead back to two. at No. 15 George Mason (4/3): Reached 20 kills for the first time in 2021 season with 21...Had only two errors for .404 hitting percentage. No. 13 George Mason (4/24): Put together career-night in championship atmosphere to lead NIttany Lions to EIVA Tournament title...Finished match with single-game best 27 kills while hitting .440 on 50 attempts...Came up with seven big points in the championship-clinching fourth set (six kills, one ace). vs. Belmont Abbey (5/3): Ripped 10 kills along with three aces in NCAA Tournament debut in three-set win...Hit .563 with just one hitting error.

2020 • SOPHOMORE SEASON
Awards: Named to All-EIVA first team...Voted Off The Block Fan Vote National Player of the Month for February...Chosen EIVA Offensive Player of the Week (2/24)... Earned Academic All-Big Ten team honors.

Season: Played in 18 matches for the season with 11 starts, including final 10 matches of the year at opposite hitter...Totaled 117 kills at a .264 rate...Stood out in conference play with 88 kills while hitting .395...Ranked third on team with 26 service aces...Posted five matches with three or more aces...Contributed defensively with 71 digs, 16 blocks and .970 serve-receive rate on 66 attempts...Reached double-digit points in 10 of 11 starts...Season shortened and no championship held due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Rankings: Ranked fifth in the EIVA in service aces (26)...Placed second in conference with .395 hitting percentage in league matches...Ranked fourth in points per set (4.5) and kills per set (3.67) in EIVA play.

at No. 3 BYU (1/11): Showcased wicked left-handed serve in opening set with three aces in four-point service run...Completed match with four aces and six kills. vs. No. 3 UC Santa Barbara (2/8): Started stretch of 10-straight starts with 11 kills and personal-best five aces...Added nine digs. at Sacred Heart (2/21): Powered Penn State comeback in reverse sweep win with personal-best 23 kills at a .476 clip (23-3-42)...Matched service ace high with five and added 10 digs for first career double-double...Swung match momentum with three-straight points late in third set (one kill, two aces)...Posted 16 kills and five aces in final three sets. at Harvard (2/22): Hit above .400 again at .423 with 13 kills and added three aces in three-set sweep on way to EIVA Offensive Player of the Week award. No. 15 George Mason (2/28): Scored 17.5 points with 16 kills hitting .467 in three-set sweep...Had four points with a kill and three blocks as part of five-point PSU run.

2019 • FRESHMAN SEASON
Season: Showed versatility as an outside, opposite, libero and serving specialist in 27 matches and 83 sets played with seven starts…Recorded 88 kills with a .249 hitting percentage…Had 93 digs, 12 blocks and nine aces…Tallied 40 kills, 25 digs, blocks digs and six aces in a four-game stretch (1/18-26)…Was the primary libero for the final five matches of the season.

at No. 8 Ohio State (1/5): Made collegiate debut as a serving specialist. No. 4 BYU (1/18): Provided a spark off the bench with 10 kills hitting at a .375 clip with nine digs, five blocks and two aces. at St. Francis (1/21): Made first collegiate start and posted 10 kills. Lindenwood (1/26): Set a season high with 12 kills while swinging .400…Added three aces and six digs. at NJIT (4/12): Reached season high with 11 digs. 

BEFORE PENN STATE
Attended Riverview High School…Played one season with Penn Hills High School in 2017…Named First Team AAA All State…Selected first team All-WPIAL…Played six seasons with the Pittsburgh Volleyball Club 2013-18…Played for Keystone Region Volleyball Association (KRVA) at the USA Volleyball High Performance Championships. 

PERSONAL 
Full name is Charles Carroll Fisher…Parents are Charlotte and Chip Fisher…Charlotte played volleyball professionally in Spain…Has two sisters, Hannah and Arden…Hannah played volleyball at Wheeling Jesuit…Arden played  collegiate volleyball at Robert Morris and professionally in Switzerland…Majoring in kinesiology.