Josh Mathews

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Josh Mathews
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Hometown:
    Rochester, NY
  • Position:
    DS
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • High School:
    Churchville-Chili
  • m
    29
  • k/s
    0.01
  • h %
    -.217
  • a/s
    1.32
  • b/s
    0.01
  • sa/s
    0.39
  • d/s
    1.50
Bio

Career Highlights

2018

* Academic All-AMCC
* Ranked second on the team with 74 assists
* Tallied double-digit helpers twice, including a season-best 17 against Medaille
* Registered a season-high 17 digs vs. Wittenberg
* Helped lead the Behrend Lions to the first AMCC Championship in program history

2017 

* Academic All-AMCC
* Saw time in 24 matches
* Tallied 88 digs, 22 assists and four aces in his first year
* Registered a season-best 10 digs against Elmira

At Penn State Behrend

* Majoring in software engineering

Personal

* Son of Melissa and Andrew Mathews
* Two-time volleyball MVP at Churchville-Chili High School

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Matches 29 14
Sets 111 60
Kills 1 0
Kills per set 0.01 0.00
Errors 6 2
Total Attacks 23 11
Total Attacks per set 0.21 0.18
Hitting Percentage -.217 -.182
Assists 146 77
Assists per set 1.32 1.28
Service Total Attempts 407 210
Service Aces 43 13
Service Errors 77 43
Service Aces per set 0.39 0.22
Receptions 171 83
Reception Errors 11 6
Digs 166 93
Digs per set 1.50 1.55
Block Solo 0 0
Block Assist 1 1
Block Total 1 1
Blocks per set 0.01 0.02
Block Errors 0 0
Ball Handling Errors 3 1
Points 44.5 13.5
Points per set 0.4 0.2
Matches started 6 3
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Mar 30 vs. Wittenberg L, 3-2
Apr 2 Medaille W, 3-1
Apr 6 Geneva W, 3-2
Apr 6 Hiram W, 3-0
Apr 9 at Thiel L, 3-2
Apr 12 at Wittenberg L, 3-2
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Jan 24 at Mount Union W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 1 .000 1 7.0
Jan 26 vs. St. Joseph's (Brkln) W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 .000 7 5.0
Jan 26 at Cairn W, 3-0 - 3 1 1 3 .000 5 4.0
Feb 1 vs. Elmira L, 3-2 - 5 0 0 1 .000 3 1.0
Feb 1 vs. Elms L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 1 0.0
Feb 2 at St. John Fisher L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 5 0.0
Feb 9 Adrian W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 2 1.0
Feb 9 St. John Fisher L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 - 6 0.0
Feb 14 D'Youville W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 - 0 1.0
Feb 19 at Medaille W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 3 2.0
Feb 23 at Penn State Altoona W, 3-2 - 5 0 1 3 -.333 1 5.0
Feb 23 vs. Wittenberg L, 3-0 - 2 0 0 1 .000 6 0.0
Feb 26 Thiel W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 - 9 0.0
Mar 2 at Geneva L, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 - 12 2.0
Mar 2 at Hiram W, 3-1 - 4 0 1 2 -.500 6 0.5
Mar 16 Neumann W, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 - 8 0.0
Mar 17 vs. Wilson W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 5 0.0
Mar 17 at Wells L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 2 0.0
Mar 21 Mount Union W, 3-1 - 4 0 1 1 -1.000 9 4.0
Mar 23 vs. Stevenson L, 3-2 1 5 0 1 1 -1.000 1 4.0
Mar 23 at Wilkes W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 8 5.0
Mar 27 at D'Youville L, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 - 4 0.0
Mar 30 vs. Penn State Altoona L, 3-2 - 5 0 0 3 .000 8 1.0
Mar 30 vs. Wittenberg L, 3-2 1 5 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Apr 2 Medaille W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 2 0.0
Apr 6 Geneva W, 3-2 1 5 0 0 0 - 9 2.0
Apr 6 Hiram W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 12 0.0
Apr 9 at Thiel L, 3-2 - 5 0 0 2 .000 5 0.0
Apr 12 at Wittenberg L, 3-2 - 5 0 1 4 -.250 6 0.0
Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Jan 24 at Mount Union W, 3-0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 26 vs. St. Joseph's (Brkln) W, 3-0 - 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 26 at Cairn W, 3-0 - 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 1 vs. Elmira L, 3-2 - 5 8 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 1 vs. Elms L, 3-0 - 3 4 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 2 at St. John Fisher L, 3-0 - 3 4 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 9 Adrian W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 9 St. John Fisher L, 3-0 1 3 6 0 0 0 0 1
Feb 14 D'Youville W, 3-0 1 3 5 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 19 at Medaille W, 3-1 - 4 7 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 23 at Penn State Altoona W, 3-2 - 5 9 0 0 0 0 1
Feb 23 vs. Wittenberg L, 3-0 - 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 26 Thiel W, 3-2 - 5 8 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 2 at Geneva L, 3-2 - 5 8 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 2 at Hiram W, 3-1 - 4 11 0 1 0 1 0
Mar 16 Neumann W, 3-0 - 2 2 0 0 0 0 1
Mar 17 vs. Wilson W, 3-0 - 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 17 at Wells L, 3-0 - 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 21 Mount Union W, 3-1 - 4 9 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 23 vs. Stevenson L, 3-2 1 5 9 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 23 at Wilkes W, 3-0 - 3 9 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 27 at D'Youville L, 3-2 - 5 4 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 30 vs. Penn State Altoona L, 3-2 - 5 7 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 30 vs. Wittenberg L, 3-2 1 5 3 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 2 Medaille W, 3-1 - 4 8 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 6 Geneva W, 3-2 1 5 11 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 6 Hiram W, 3-0 - 3 6 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 9 at Thiel L, 3-2 - 5 5 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 12 at Wittenberg L, 3-2 - 5 10 0 0 0 0 0
Date Opponent Score ms s ta sa se r re
Jan 24 at Mount Union W, 3-0 1 3 27 7 3 2 0
Jan 26 vs. St. Joseph's (Brkln) W, 3-0 - 3 19 5 2 1 0
Jan 26 at Cairn W, 3-0 - 3 8 3 2 2 0
Feb 1 vs. Elmira L, 3-2 - 5 17 1 3 12 0
Feb 1 vs. Elms L, 3-0 - 3 7 0 1 15 0
Feb 2 at St. John Fisher L, 3-0 - 3 10 0 1 11 2
Feb 9 Adrian W, 3-0 - 3 12 1 1 10 0
Feb 9 St. John Fisher L, 3-0 1 3 6 0 2 0 0
Feb 14 D'Youville W, 3-0 1 3 16 1 1 2 0
Feb 19 at Medaille W, 3-1 - 4 20 2 1 8 1
Feb 23 at Penn State Altoona W, 3-2 - 5 28 5 5 17 1
Feb 23 vs. Wittenberg L, 3-0 - 2 0 0 1 0 0
Feb 26 Thiel W, 3-2 - 5 22 0 4 5 1
Mar 2 at Geneva L, 3-2 - 5 - 2 4 - 1
Mar 2 at Hiram W, 3-1 - 4 12 0 1 6 1
Mar 16 Neumann W, 3-0 - 2 5 0 2 1 1
Mar 17 vs. Wilson W, 3-0 - 3 7 0 2 1 0
Mar 17 at Wells L, 3-0 - 3 10 0 1 7 2
Mar 21 Mount Union W, 3-1 - 4 20 4 1 6 0
Mar 23 vs. Stevenson L, 3-2 1 5 23 4 6 15 0
Mar 23 at Wilkes W, 3-0 - 3 15 5 4 1 0
Mar 27 at D'Youville L, 3-2 - 5 14 0 4 13 0
Mar 30 vs. Penn State Altoona L, 3-2 - 5 16 1 4 11 1
Mar 30 vs. Wittenberg L, 3-2 1 5 16 0 2 10 0
Apr 2 Medaille W, 3-1 - 4 15 0 3 3 0
Apr 6 Geneva W, 3-2 1 5 19 2 3 6 0
Apr 6 Hiram W, 3-0 - 3 12 0 5 0 0
Apr 9 at Thiel L, 3-2 - 5 20 0 5 2 0
Apr 12 at Wittenberg L, 3-2 - 5 11 0 3 4 0
m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
2016-17 24 84 1 0.01 1 8 0.10 .000 22 0.26 5.0 0.1
2017-18 25 87 1 0.01 4 19 0.22 -.158 74 0.85 16.0 0.2
2018-19 29 111 1 0.01 6 23 0.21 -.217 146 1.32 44.5 0.4
2019-20 17 58 1 0.02 1 3 0.05 .000 72 1.24 17.5 0.3
Total 95 340 4 0.01 12 53 0.16 -.151 314 0.92 83.0 0.2
m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2016-17 24 84 88 1.05 0 0 0 0.00
2017-18 25 87 152 1.75 0 0 0 0.00
2018-19 29 111 166 1.50 0 1 1 0.01
2019-20 17 58 75 1.29 0 1 1 0.02
Total 95 340 481 1.41 0 2 2 0.01
m s ta sa sa/s se r re
2016-17 24 84 38 4 0.05 7 461 30
2017-18 25 87 225 15 0.17 48 202 15
2018-19 29 111 407 43 0.39 77 171 11
2019-20 17 58 143 16 0.28 29 185 11
Total 95 340 813 78 0.23 161 1019 67
m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event
Total 29 111 1 0.01 6 23 0.21 -.217 146 1.32 44.5 0.4
Conference 14 60 0 0.00 2 11 0.18 -.182 77 1.28 13.5 0.2
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 9 32 0 0.00 1 1 0.03 -1.000 57 1.78 8.0 0.3
Away 12 48 1 0.02 4 15 0.31 -.200 58 1.21 25.5 0.5
Neutral 8 31 0 0.00 1 7 0.23 -.143 31 1.00 11.0 0.4
Result
Wins 16 57 1 0.02 4 11 0.19 -.273 87 1.53 36.5 0.6
Losses 13 54 0 0.00 2 12 0.22 -.167 59 1.09 8.0 0.1
Month
January 3 9 1 0.11 1 5 0.56 .000 13 1.44 16.0 1.8
February 10 36 0 0.00 1 5 0.14 -.200 36 1.00 10.0 0.3
March 11 44 0 0.00 3 7 0.16 -.429 63 1.43 16.5 0.4
April 5 22 0 0.00 1 6 0.27 -.167 34 1.55 2.0 0.1
m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event
Total 29 111 166 1.50 0 1 1 0.01
Conference 14 60 93 1.55 0 1 1 0.02
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 9 32 55 1.72 0 0 0 0.00
Away 12 48 75 1.56 0 1 1 0.02
Neutral 8 31 36 1.16 0 0 0 0.00
Result
Wins 16 57 94 1.65 0 1 1 0.02
Losses 13 54 72 1.33 0 0 0 0.00
Month
January 3 9 7 0.78 0 0 0 0.00
February 10 36 52 1.44 0 0 0 0.00
March 11 44 67 1.52 0 1 1 0.02
April 5 22 40 1.82 0 0 0 0.00
m s ta sa sa/s se r re
Event
Total 29 111 407 43 0.39 77 171 11
Conference 14 60 210 13 0.22 43 83 6
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 9 32 127 8 0.25 22 33 2
Away 12 48 175 24 0.50 34 73 8
Neutral 8 31 105 11 0.35 21 65 1
Result
Wins 16 57 257 35 0.61 40 71 5
Losses 13 54 150 8 0.15 37 100 6
Month
January 3 9 54 15 1.67 7 5 0
February 10 36 138 10 0.28 20 80 5
March 11 44 138 16 0.36 31 71 6
April 5 22 77 2 0.09 19 15 0
News mentions
Behrend Men's Volleyball Set to Defend AMCC Title
  • Article
  • April 12, 2019
Behrend Men's Volleyball Set to Defend AMCC Title

The No. 4 Penn State Behrend men’s volleyball team take on No. 1 Wittenberg in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Semifinals on Friday night held at Springfield High School in Ohio, beginning at 6 p.m. 

  • April 12, 2019
Behrend Men's Volleyball Downs Geneva, Hiram; Lions Set Record For Wins in a Season
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  • April 06, 2019
Behrend Men's Volleyball Downs Geneva, Hiram; Lions Set Record For Wins in a Season

The Penn State Behrend men’s volleyball team won two crucial Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) matches on Saturday afternoon. The Lions defeated Geneva 3-2 and then swept Hiram, 3-0.

  • April 06, 2019
Behrend Men's Volleyball Defeats Medaille on Senior Night
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  • April 02, 2019
Behrend Men's Volleyball Defeats Medaille on Senior Night

The Penn State Behrend men’s volleyball team completed the season sweep over Medaille 3-1 in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action on Tuesday night in the Junker Center.

  • April 02, 2019
Behrend Men's Volleyball Travels to Thiel for AMCC Quad Match
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  • March 29, 2019
Behrend Men's Volleyball Travels to Thiel for AMCC Quad Match

The Penn State Behrend men’s volleyball team will travel to Greenville, Pa. for an Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference quad match against Penn State Altoona and Wittenberg on Saturday.

  • March 29, 2019
Behrend Men's Volleyball Split at Wilkes; Lions Battle No. 6 Stevenson to Five
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  • March 23, 2019
Behrend Men's Volleyball Split at Wilkes; Lions Battle No. 6 Stevenson to Five

The Penn State Behrend men’s volleyball team split a pair of non-conference matches on Saturday, falling to No. 6 Stevenson in five sets and then defeating Wilkes 3-0 on the road.

  • March 23, 2019
Behrend Men's Volleyball Travels to Wilkes Saturday
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  • March 22, 2019
Behrend Men's Volleyball Travels to Wilkes Saturday

The Penn State Behrend men’s volleyball team will travel to Wilkes Barre Pa. for a non-conference tri-match against Stevenson and Wilkes on Saturday at the Marts Center.

  • March 22, 2019
Behrend Men's Volleyball Host Mt. Union Thursday
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  • March 21, 2019
Behrend Men's Volleyball Host Mt. Union Thursday

The Penn State Behrend men’s volleyball team welcomes the Mt. Union Purple Raiders to the Junker Center for a non-conference match on Thursday at 7 p.m.

  • March 21, 2019
Pisano Earns 100th Career Win; Behrend Lions Defeat Mt. Union
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  • March 21, 2019
Pisano Earns 100th Career Win; Behrend Lions Defeat Mt. Union

The Penn State Behrend men’s volleyball team posted their second win of the season over Mt. Union, defeating the Purple Raiders 3-1 in non-conference action on Thursday night in the Junker Center.   

  • March 21, 2019
Lions Defeat Hiram; Fall to Geneva in Five in AMCC Tri-Match
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  • March 02, 2019
Lions Defeat Hiram; Fall to Geneva in Five in AMCC Tri-Match

The Penn State Behrend men's volleyball team split another Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) tri-match on Saturday afternoon hosted by Geneva College.

  • March 02, 2019
Men's Volleyball Travels to Geneva Saturday
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  • February 27, 2019
Men's Volleyball Travels to Geneva Saturday

The Penn State Behrend men’s volleyball team will travel to Beaver Falls, Pa. for an AMCC tri-match against the Geneva Golden Tornadoes and the Hiram Terriers on Saturday.

  • February 27, 2019
Men's Volleyball Defeats Penn State Altoona; Falls to Wittenberg
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  • February 23, 2019
Men's Volleyball Defeats Penn State Altoona; Falls to Wittenberg

The Penn State Behrend men’s volleyball split a pair of Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) matches on Saturday afternoon.

  • February 23, 2019
Men's Volleyball Falls Twice at Nazareth
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  • February 01, 2019
Men's Volleyball Falls Twice at Nazareth

The Penn State Behrend men’s volleyball team dropped a pair of non-conference matches at Nazareth, falling to Elmira and Elms on Friday night.

  • February 01, 2019
Men's Volleyball Opens Season With Win Over Mt. Union
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  • January 24, 2019
Men's Volleyball Opens Season With Win Over Mt. Union

The Penn State Behrend men’s volleyball team opened the 2019 season with a 3-0 victory over Mt. Union in non-conference action on Thursday night.

  • January 24, 2019