2024 Men's Volleyball Roster
Biography
2024 (FIFTH YEAR)
NEC Tournament MVP... Second Team All-NEC... started in 23 of Daemen's 26 total matches... appeared in 80 sets... totaled 764 assists (second-most in Daemen single-season record books)... ranked second in the NEC with 9.55 assists per set on the year... set Daemen to league-highs in assists (11.11 per set), kills (12.34 per set), points (16.05 per set) and hitting percentage (.332)... finished with a team-tying high 145 digs (1.81 digs/set)... ranked fourth on the team with 41 total blocks (0.51 blocks/set)... totaled 40 kills (0.50 kills/set) on 80 attacks for a .400 hitting percentage... ranked third on the team with 17 aces... posted double-doubles (assists-digs) in five matches... totaled a career-high four kills in four matches... helped Daemen to a 20-6 overall record and the program's first NEC Tournament Championship... finished second in NEC regular season play (9-3)... set a program record for wins (20)... helped the Wildcats to the program's first AVCA Top-25 ranking.Â
2023 (SENIOR)
First Team All-NEC... Daemen Athletics Co-Male Newcomer of the Year... Northeast Conference Prime Performer 5x... started in 23 of Daemen's 24 total matches... appeared in 85 sets (third-most in a single season)... broke Daemen's single-season assist record with 779 total assists, eclipsing Michael Krueger's 2019 record of 667... set Daemen record for assists in a five-set match (57 vs. Sacred Heart on Feb. 19) and assists in a three-set match (vs. Long Island University on April 20)... averaged 9.16 assists per set (second in the NEC)... ranked second on the team and second all-time for digs in a single season with 153 (1.80 digs/set) to rank seventh in the NEC... posted 39 total blocks (third on the team), 36 total kills and 15 service aces... finished with three double-doubles (assists-digs)... ran Daemen's offense which finished atop the NEC in kills (12.18 kills/set), hitting percentage (.289), assists (11.13 assists/set) and points (15.75 points/set)... helped the Wildcats to a 17-7 overall record and 11-3 in conference play to finish second in the inaugural NEC season.Â
2022 (JUNIOR)
Competed in 22 of 30 matches (19 starts) at Purdue-Fort Wayne...led the Mastadons to a 17-13 record and an appearance in the championship match of the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (MIVA) Tournament...led the team in total assists (665) and assists per set (9.24)...ranked fourth on the team in digs (102)....dished out 50 assists and nine digs at Ball State (Feb. 17)...equaled his career-high for assists (53) in a five-set victory over McKendree (Feb. 26)...recorded 40 or more assists in five matches.
2021 (SOPHOMORE)
Competed in 10 of 15 matches (6 starts) during a COVID-19 shortened season...team finished 6-9 and lost in the quarterfinals of the MIVA Tournament...ranked second on the team in assists (269) and assists per set (8.97)...established his career-high for assists (53) against Ohio State (Mar. 20)...tallied 11 digs at Lewis (Feb. 20).
2020 (FRESHMAN)
Played in 16 Â 17 matches before the season was cancelled due to COVID-19...team finished 10-7...recorded a season-high 44 assists against Ball State (Feb. 21).
BEFORE DAEMEN
Played three seasons at Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne before transferring to Daemen...attended Oak Park/River Forest High and earned West Suburban All-Conference and OP/RF MVP...achieved Illinois Prep-Insider second team All-Area, Illinois Prep Volleyball All-State honorable mention and Pioneer Press All-Area honorable mention....helped his team become a two-time state finalist.
PERSONAL
Son of Shannon and Tanya Califf.
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2023Senior
Setter
6'5"
180 lbs
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2024Fifth Year
Setter
6'5"
180 lbs
