Mahlon Bender

Mahlon Bender
7 Mahlon Bender
  • Height:
    6-7
  • Weight:
    215
  • Hometown:
    Harrisburg, Pa.
  • Position:
    MB
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • High School:
    Central Dauphin
  • m
    32
  • k/s
    1.57
  • h %
    .267
  • a/s
    0.02
  • b/s
    0.80
  • sa/s
    0.00
  • d/s
    0.13
Bio

2018 (Senior): Appeared in 32 matches and 112 sets...recorded 176 kills...had a career high of 90 total blocks.

2017 (Junior): Bender played in 32 matches as a junior, ending the season with 190 kills and a .368 hitting percentage...had 83 total blocks... had 11 kills at Cairn (2/11) and against Stevenson (3/31).

2016 (Sophomore): Bender played in 22 matches in his sophomore season as an Eagle... had a .361 hitting percentage... totaled 88 kills and 43 blocks... had a season high of nine kills against Hunter (2/20).

2015 (Freshman): Played in four matches and four sets ... made collegiate debut vs Cairn (3/7) ... accumulated four total blocks and one kill.

Personal: Son of Brian Bender and Karen Hoover... P.O.E. is Accounting.

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Matches 32 13
Sets 112 45
Kills 176 73
Kills per set 1.57 1.62
Errors 74 23
Total Attacks 382 152
Total Attacks per set 3.41 3.38
Hitting Percentage .267 .329
Assists 2 1
Assists per set 0.02 0.02
Service Total Attempts 11 0
Service Aces 0 0
Service Errors 3 0
Service Aces per set 0.00 0.00
Receptions 7 5
Reception Errors 2 0
Digs 15 4
Digs per set 0.13 0.09
Block Solo 22 11
Block Assist 68 38
Block Total 90 49
Blocks per set 0.80 1.09
Block Errors 13 9
Ball Handling Errors 1 1
Points 232.0 103.0
Points per set 2.1 2.3
Matches started 31 13
Recent results
Recent Games
Date Opponent Result
Mar 31 at Hiram W, 3-0
Mar 31 vs. Illinois Tech W, 3-0
Apr 6 Thiel W, 3-0
Apr 7 Penn St.-Behrend W, 3-0
Apr 7 St. John Fisher W, 3-1
Apr 10 East. Mennonite L, 3-2
Game Log - Offense
Game Log - Serve/Receive
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Nov 17 Juniata - - - - - - - -
Jan 4 vs. USC L, 3-0 1 3 3 3 8 .000 0 3.0
Jan 5 at Hawaii L, 3-0 1 3 1 6 12 -.417 0 1.5
Jan 6 vs. Stevens L, 3-1 1 4 6 2 10 .400 0 8.0
Jan 19 at Wittenberg W, 3-1 1 4 5 1 10 .400 0 5.5
Jan 19 vs. Lakeland W, 3-1 1 4 7 5 19 .105 0 9.0
Jan 20 vs. Carthage L, 3-1 1 4 4 5 15 -.067 0 6.5
Jan 26 Nazareth W, 3-0 1 3 7 3 13 .308 0 7.0
Jan 26 Mount St. Joseph L, 3-1 1 3 1 3 8 -.250 0 1.0
Jan 27 Queens University (N.C.) W, 3-1 1 4 8 1 15 .467 0 10.5
Feb 2 Southern Virginia W, 3-2 1 5 6 1 17 .294 0 11.0
Feb 3 East. Mennonite W, 3-0 1 3 4 2 9 .222 0 9.5
Feb 9 Marymount (Va.) L, 3-2 1 5 3 3 12 .000 0 7.0
Feb 10 Stevens L, 3-0 1 3 6 1 9 .556 0 6.0
Feb 13 at Thiel W, 3-0 1 2 3 3 8 .000 0 4.0
Feb 16 at East. Mennonite L, 3-1 1 4 7 1 13 .462 0 8.0
Feb 16 vs. UC Santa Cruz L, 3-1 1 2 1 1 7 .000 0 1.5
Feb 17 at Southern Virginia L, 3-1 1 4 5 2 12 .250 0 8.0
Feb 23 Neumann W, 3-0 1 2 5 0 5 1.000 0 5.5
Feb 24 Cairn W, 3-0 1 2 6 3 11 .273 0 7.0
Mar 3 at Rutgers-Newark W, 3-0 1 3 7 2 16 .313 1 9.5
Mar 4 at Kean L, 3-1 1 4 6 2 15 .267 0 8.0
Mar 10 Ramapo W, 3-0 1 3 9 1 14 .571 0 10.0
Mar 10 Messiah W, 3-1 1 4 8 5 16 .188 1 11.5
Mar 16 at Stevenson L, 3-2 1 5 8 6 20 .100 0 9.0
Mar 17 at Marymount (Va.) W, 3-2 1 5 7 2 11 .455 0 9.5
Mar 30 vs. Adrian W, 3-0 1 3 8 2 13 .462 0 12.0
Mar 31 at Hiram W, 3-0 1 3 5 0 7 .714 0 6.5
Mar 31 vs. Illinois Tech W, 3-0 1 3 6 2 12 .333 0 6.0
Apr 6 Thiel W, 3-0 1 3 5 1 9 .444 0 6.0
Apr 7 Penn St.-Behrend W, 3-0 - 3 8 0 10 .800 0 9.0
Apr 7 St. John Fisher W, 3-1 1 4 5 2 10 .300 0 5.5
Apr 10 East. Mennonite L, 3-2 1 5 6 3 16 .188 0 10.0
Game Log - Defense
Game Log - Serve/Receive
Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Nov 17 Juniata - - - - - - - -
Jan 4 vs. USC L, 3-0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 5 at Hawaii L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 1 0 1 0
Jan 6 vs. Stevens L, 3-1 1 4 0 0 4 0 4 0
Jan 19 at Wittenberg W, 3-1 1 4 1 0 1 0 1 0
Jan 19 vs. Lakeland W, 3-1 1 4 2 1 2 0 3 0
Jan 20 vs. Carthage L, 3-1 1 4 1 1 3 0 4 0
Jan 26 Nazareth W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0
Jan 26 Mount St. Joseph L, 3-1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 27 Queens University (N.C.) W, 3-1 1 4 0 2 1 1 3 0
Feb 2 Southern Virginia W, 3-2 1 5 1 3 4 0 7 0
Feb 3 East. Mennonite W, 3-0 1 3 0 3 5 2 8 0
Feb 9 Marymount (Va.) L, 3-2 1 5 0 2 4 1 6 0
Feb 10 Stevens L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 13 at Thiel W, 3-0 1 2 0 0 2 0 2 1
Feb 16 at East. Mennonite L, 3-1 1 4 1 0 2 1 2 0
Feb 16 vs. UC Santa Cruz L, 3-1 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 0
Feb 17 at Southern Virginia L, 3-1 1 4 0 1 4 3 5 0
Feb 23 Neumann W, 3-0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 0
Feb 24 Cairn W, 3-0 1 2 1 0 2 0 2 0
Mar 3 at Rutgers-Newark W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 5 1 5 0
Mar 4 at Kean L, 3-1 1 4 0 0 4 0 4 0
Mar 10 Ramapo W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 2 0 2 0
Mar 10 Messiah W, 3-1 1 4 0 3 1 1 4 0
Mar 16 at Stevenson L, 3-2 1 5 1 0 2 1 2 0
Mar 17 at Marymount (Va.) W, 3-2 1 5 0 1 3 1 4 0
Mar 30 vs. Adrian W, 3-0 1 3 0 2 4 0 6 0
Mar 31 at Hiram W, 3-0 1 3 2 0 3 0 3 0
Mar 31 vs. Illinois Tech W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 6 Thiel W, 3-0 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 0
Apr 7 Penn St.-Behrend W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 2 0 2 0
Apr 7 St. John Fisher W, 3-1 1 4 0 0 1 0 1 0
Apr 10 East. Mennonite L, 3-2 1 5 0 2 4 0 6 0
Game Log - Serve/Receive
Game Log - Serve/Receive
Date Opponent Score ms s ta sa se r re
Nov 17 Juniata - - - - - - -
Jan 4 vs. USC L, 3-0 1 3 6 0 1 0 0
Jan 5 at Hawaii L, 3-0 1 3 4 0 2 0 0
Jan 6 vs. Stevens L, 3-1 1 4 - 0 0 - 0
Jan 19 at Wittenberg W, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 1 1
Jan 19 vs. Lakeland W, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 20 vs. Carthage L, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 1 0
Jan 26 Nazareth W, 3-0 1 3 - 0 0 - 0
Jan 26 Mount St. Joseph L, 3-1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 27 Queens University (N.C.) W, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 2 Southern Virginia W, 3-2 1 5 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 3 East. Mennonite W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 1 0
Feb 9 Marymount (Va.) L, 3-2 1 5 0 0 0 1 0
Feb 10 Stevens L, 3-0 1 3 - 0 0 - 0
Feb 13 at Thiel W, 3-0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
Feb 16 at East. Mennonite L, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 16 vs. UC Santa Cruz L, 3-1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 17 at Southern Virginia L, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 23 Neumann W, 3-0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 24 Cairn W, 3-0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 3 at Rutgers-Newark W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 4 at Kean L, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 1 0
Mar 10 Ramapo W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 10 Messiah W, 3-1 1 4 - 0 0 - 1
Mar 16 at Stevenson L, 3-2 1 5 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 17 at Marymount (Va.) W, 3-2 1 5 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 30 vs. Adrian W, 3-0 1 3 - 0 0 - 0
Mar 31 at Hiram W, 3-0 1 3 - 0 0 - 0
Mar 31 vs. Illinois Tech W, 3-0 1 3 - 0 0 - 0
Apr 6 Thiel W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 1 0
Apr 7 Penn St.-Behrend W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 7 St. John Fisher W, 3-1 1 4 1 0 0 0 0
Apr 10 East. Mennonite L, 3-2 1 5 - 0 0 - 0
Career Stats - Offense
Statistic m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
2014-15 4 4 1 0.25 2 4 1.00 -.250 0 0.00 3.0 0.8
2015-16 22 65 88 1.35 31 158 2.43 .361 5 0.08 117.5 1.8
2016-17 32 108 190 1.76 54 370 3.43 .368 1 0.01 238.5 2.2
2017-18 32 112 176 1.57 74 382 3.41 .267 2 0.02 232.0 2.1
Total 90 289 455 1.57 161 914 3.16 .322 8 0.03 591.0 2.0
Career Stats - Defense
Statistic m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2014-15 4 4 0 0.00 0 4 4 1.00
2015-16 22 65 13 0.20 10 33 43 0.66
2016-17 32 108 15 0.14 14 69 83 0.77
2017-18 32 112 15 0.13 22 68 90 0.80
Total 90 289 43 0.15 46 174 220 0.76
Career Stats - Serve/Receive
Statistic m s ta sa sa/s se r re
2014-15 4 4 1 0 0.00 1 0 0
2015-16 22 65 47 3 0.05 28 4 1
2016-17 32 108 0 0 0.00 0 12 5
2017-18 32 112 11 0 0.00 3 7 2
Total 90 289 59 3 0.01 32 23 8
Split Stats - Offense
Statistic m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event
Total 32 112 176 1.57 74 382 3.41 .267 2 0.02 232.0 2.1
Conference 13 45 73 1.62 23 152 3.38 .329 1 0.02 103.0 2.3
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 15 52 87 1.67 29 174 3.35 .333 1 0.02 116.5 2.2
Away 10 37 54 1.46 25 124 3.35 .234 1 0.03 69.5 1.9
Neutral 7 23 35 1.52 20 84 3.65 .179 0 0.00 46.0 2.0
Result
Wins 19 63 119 1.89 36 225 3.57 .369 2 0.03 154.5 2.5
Losses 13 49 57 1.16 38 157 3.20 .121 0 0.00 77.5 1.6
Month
January 9 32 42 1.31 29 110 3.44 .118 0 0.00 52.0 1.6
February 10 32 46 1.44 17 103 3.22 .282 0 0.00 67.5 2.1
March 9 33 64 1.94 22 124 3.76 .339 2 0.06 82.0 2.5
April 4 15 24 1.60 6 45 3.00 .400 0 0.00 30.5 2.0
Split Stats - Defense
Statistic m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event
Total 32 112 15 0.13 22 68 90 0.80
Conference 13 45 4 0.09 11 38 49 1.09
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 15 52 4 0.08 16 27 43 0.83
Away 10 37 5 0.14 2 27 29 0.78
Neutral 7 23 6 0.26 4 14 18 0.78
Result
Wins 19 63 10 0.16 16 39 55 0.87
Losses 13 49 5 0.10 6 29 35 0.71
Month
January 9 32 6 0.19 4 12 16 0.50
February 10 32 3 0.09 9 25 34 1.06
March 9 33 5 0.15 6 24 30 0.91
April 4 15 1 0.07 3 7 10 0.67
Split Stats - Serve/Receive
Statistic m s ta sa sa/s se r re
Event
Total 32 112 11 0 0.00 3 7 2
Conference 13 45 0 0 0.00 0 5 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 15 52 1 0 0.00 0 3 1
Away 10 37 4 0 0.00 2 3 1
Neutral 7 23 6 0 0.00 1 1 0
Result
Wins 19 63 1 0 0.00 0 4 2
Losses 13 49 10 0 0.00 3 3 0
Month
January 9 32 10 0 0.00 3 2 1
February 10 32 0 0 0.00 0 3 0
March 9 33 0 0 0.00 0 1 1
April 4 15 1 0 0.00 0 1 0
News mentions
Quinn Peterson tallied a team high 20 kills.
Men's Volleyball Falls 3-2 to EMU in CVC Quarterfinals

HUNTINGDON, Pa.-The Juniata men’s volleyball team dropped a 3-2 (25-22, 16-25, 19-25, 29-27, 10-15) heartbreaker to Eastern Mennonite in the Continental Volleyball Conference quarterfinals, Tuesday evening. 

Men's Volleyball Defeats PSU Behrend, St. John Fisher on Senior Day
Men's Volleyball Defeats PSU Behrend, St. John Fisher on Senior Day

HUNTINGDON, Pa.-The Juniata men’s volleyball team defeated PSU-Behrend 3-0 (25-19, 29-27, 25-18) before defeating St. John Fisher 3-1 (22-25, 25-22, 25-21, 25-16) Saturday afternoon at Memorial Gymnasium on Senior Day.  

Quinn Peterson surpassed the 1,000 kill mark with his third kill against Thiel.
Eagles Soar Past Tomcats into CVC Playoffs

HUNTINGDON, Pa.-The Juniata men’s volleyball team swept Thiel, 3-0 (25-18, 25-14, 25-20), to clinch a berth in the playoffs Friday evening at Memorial Gymnasium. 

Eagles Sweep Terriers, Scarlet Hawks on Second Day of Hiram Spring Invitational
Eagles Sweep Terriers, Scarlet Hawks on Second Day of Hiram Spring Invitational

Hiram, Oh. – The Juniata men’s volleyball team picked up two 3-0 victories, as they defeated Hiram (25-15, 25-10, 25-14) before sweeping Illinois Tech (25-23, 25-19, 25-20) on the second day of the Hiram Spring Invitational at Price Gymnasium. 

Eagles Ease Past Bulldogs on Day One of Hiram Spring Invitational
Eagles Ease Past Bulldogs on Day One of Hiram Spring Invitational

Hiram, Ohio- The Juniata men’s volleyball team cruised to a 3-0 (25-15, 25-23, 25-16) victory against Adrian at Price Gymnasium at the opening night of the Hiram Spring Invitational Friday evening.

Men's Volleyball Topples #5 Marymount
Men's Volleyball Topples #5 Marymount

ARLINGTON, VA.- The Juniata men's volleyball team picked up a big 3-2 (25-16, 25-15, 22-25, 18-25, 15-9) victory at #5 Marymount in the Verizon Sports Arena Saturday afternoon.

Eagles Comeback Comes Up Short at Stevenson
Eagles Comeback Comes Up Short at Stevenson

OWINGS MILLS, Md.- The Juniata men’s volleyball team could not complete the comeback as they dropped a 3-2 (27-29, 18-25, 25-16, 25-23, 11-15) decision at Stevenson, Friday evening.

Eagles Win Battle of the Birds as the Defeat Roadrunners, Falcons
Eagles Win Battle of the Birds as the Defeat Roadrunners, Falcons

HUNTINGDON, Pa.- The Juniata men’s volleyball team vanquished Continental Volleyball Conference foe Ramapo 3-0 (25-21, 25-19, 25-17) before defeating Messiah 3-1 (25-21, 19-25, 25-19, 25-22) Saturday afternoon in Memorial Gymnasium. 

Cougars Roar Past Eagles
Cougars Roar Past Eagles

UNION, N.J.- The Juniata men’s volleyball team lost at #4 Kean University, 3-1 (23-25, 21-25, 25-22, 19-25) Sunday afternoon at Harwood Arena.

Eagles Disarm Scarlet Raiders
Eagles Disarm Scarlet Raiders

NEWARK, N.J.- The Juniata men’s volleyball game swept aside Rutgers Newark to get back .500 on the season, 3-0 (25-14, 25-15, 28-26). 

Joe Fick had six kills against Cairn.
Eagles Rise Above Highlanders

HUNTINGDON, Pa. – The Juniata men's volleyball team dispatched Cairn, 3-0 (25-10, 25-15, 25-15), Saturday evening at Memorial Gymnasium.

Eagles Drop Matches to Royals, Banana Slugs
Eagles Drop Matches to Royals, Banana Slugs

Harrisonburg, Va.- The Juniata men’s volleyball team had a rough afternoon with a 3-1 (23-25, 20-25, 25-23, 23-25) loss to Eastern Mennonite and a 3-1 (20-25, 29-27, 23-25, 22-25) loss to #4 UC Santa Cruz, Friday afternoon at Yoder Arena. 

Juniata Denied by Southern Virginia
Juniata Denied by Southern Virginia

BUENA VISTA, Va. – The Juniata men’s volleyball team fell to Southern Virginia 3-1 (22-25, 14-25, 25-22, 24-26) Saturday afternoon at the Knight Sports Arena.

Eagles Declaw Bobcats
Eagles Declaw Bobcats

Greenville, Pa.- The Juniata men’s volleyball team got back to their winning ways with a 3-0 (25-16, 25-21, 25-22) win at Thiel, Tuesday evening at Beeghly Gymnasium.

Ducks Dispose of Eagles
Ducks Dispose of Eagles

Huntingdon, Pa.- The Juniata men’s volleyball team was swept by #2 Stevens, 3-0 (31-29, 25-19,25-19) Saturday morning at Memorial Gymnasium.

Eagles Fall to #5 Marymount in Five
Eagles Fall to #5 Marymount in Five

Huntingdon, Pa.- The #8 Juniata men’s volleyball team dropped a 3-2 (19-25, 28-26, 16-25, 25-23, 10-15) decision to #5 Marymount in a battle of two top 10 teams, Friday evening in Memorial Gymnasium. 

Matt Vasinko tied for a team-high 10 kills including the final kill of the match.
Eagles Sweep Eastern Mennonite in Rematch of CVC Championship Game

Huntingdon, Pa.- The Juniata men’s volleyball team swept Eastern Mennonite, 3-0 (26-24, 25-17, 25-18) Saturday afternoon at Memorial Gymnasium in a rematch of last year’s Continental Volleyball Conference Championship Game.

Men's Volleyball Wins Five-Set Thriller Over Southern Virginia
Men's Volleyball Wins Five-Set Thriller Over Southern Virginia

HUNTINGDON, Pa. – In thrilling fashion, the Juniata men’s volleyball team came back from an 0-2 start to defeat Southern Virginia in five sets (23-25, 24-26, 25-23, 25-22, 15-7), Friday evening at Memorial Gymnasium.

Eagles Takedown #13 Nazareth Before Falling to Mount St. Joseph's
Eagles Takedown #13 Nazareth Before Falling to Mount St. Joseph's

Huntingdon, Pa.- The Juniata men’s volleyball team split a pair of matches, sweeping #13 Nazareth (25-23, 26-24, 25-13) before dropping the second match to Mount St. Joseph’s (20-25, 25-22, 21-25, 25-27), Friday evening at Memorial Gymnasium. 

Men's Volleyball Rolls Past Queen's
Men's Volleyball Rolls Past Queen's

Huntingdon, Pa.- The Juniata men’s volleyball team edged Queen’s University, 3-1 (29-31, 25-22, 25-17, 25-17), Saturday evening in Memorial Gymnasium. 

Men's Volleyball Drops 3-1 Decision to #9 Carthage
Men's Volleyball Drops 3-1 Decision to #9 Carthage

Springfield, OH- The Juniata men’s volleyball team fell to #9 Carthage, 3-1, Saturday morning on the final day of the Wittenberg Invitational at Pam Evans Smith Arena.

Quinn Peterson racked up 44 kills and 21 digs to lead the Eagles to a pair of victories on Friday.
Eagles Declaw Tigers, Wrangle Muskies as They Sweep Day One of Wittenberg Invitational

Springfield, OH – The Juniata men’s volleyball team swept the day with a pair of 3-1 victories, first with over Wittenberg (25-22, 25-23, 23-25, 25-20) before toppling Lakeland (23-25, 25-13, 25-22, 25-23), Friday evening at the Wittenberg Invitational. 

Back from Hawaii, Eagles Set to Defend Conference Title
Back from Hawaii, Eagles Set to Defend Conference Title

Huntingdon, Pa.- The Juniata College men's volleyball team traveled to Hawaii to face some of the best competition in the country while also taking in some historical sights and Polynesian culture.

Ducks Rise Above Eagles on Final Day of Texaco Rainbow Warrior Classic
Ducks Rise Above Eagles on Final Day of Texaco Rainbow Warrior Classic

Honolulu, HI- The Juniata men’s volleyball team wrapped up their trip to Hawaii with a tough 3-1 setback against #2 ranked Stevens Institute of Technology, Saturday afternoon on the final day of the 2018 Texaco Rainbow Warrior Classic. 

#5 Warriors Ground Eagles
#5 Warriors Ground Eagles

Honolulu, HI- The Juniata men’s volleyball team fell to #5 University of Hawaii, 3-0, Friday evening at the Stan Sheriff Center.