Dylan Buzalka

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Dylan Buzalka
  • Height:
    6-4
  • Hometown:
    Carlisle, PA
  • Position:
    OH
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • High School:
    Cumberland Valley
  • m
    30
  • k/s
    1.34
  • h %
    .171
  • a/s
    0.10
  • b/s
    0.52
  • sa/s
    0.04
  • d/s
    0.38
Bio

Career Highlights

2021

* Made first collegiate start at Geneva 
* Registered a career-high seven kills in a win over Hilbert
* Tallied three digs on two occasions
* Had three block assists at Hiram
* Finished season with 14 kills, 14 digs and 11 blocks

2020

* Played in three matches
* Tallied two kills and one block
* Registered first collegiate kill against St. Vincent

At Penn State Behrend

* Majoring in marketing 

Personal

* Son of Tracy and Richard Buzalka
* Two-sport athlete at Cumberland Valley High School in Mechanicsburg, Pa.
* Three-year letterwinner in basketball and volleyball
* Scholar Athlete, MVP, All-Star
* Member of ROTC, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Mini-THON
* Father played basketball at Penn State Behrend

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Matches 30 16
Sets 94 49
Kills 126 67
Kills per set 1.34 1.37
Errors 72 29
Total Attacks 316 155
Total Attacks per set 3.36 3.16
Hitting Percentage .171 .245
Assists 9 1
Assists per set 0.10 0.02
Service Total Attempts 39 3
Service Aces 4 0
Service Errors 15 1
Service Aces per set 0.04 0.00
Receptions 20 9
Reception Errors 2 0
Digs 36 19
Digs per set 0.38 0.39
Block Solo 7 3
Block Assist 42 19
Block Total 49 22
Blocks per set 0.52 0.45
Block Errors 5 1
Ball Handling Errors 1 0
Points 158.0 79.5
Points per set 1.7 1.6
Matches started 18 9
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Mar 30 at Medaille W, 3-0
Apr 2 at Penn State Altoona W, 3-1
Apr 2 vs. Geneva L, 3-0
Apr 8 Penn State Altoona W, 3-1
Apr 9 Geneva W, 3-1
Apr 15 at Springfield L, 3-0
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Jan 22 at Marymount L, 3-0 1 3 3 1 7 .286 0 3.5
Jan 22 vs. Arcadia L, 3-1 1 4 6 5 20 .050 0 8.0
Jan 29 Juniata L, 3-0 - 3 3 4 10 -.100 0 4.0
Jan 29 St. John Fisher L, 3-1 1 4 8 3 20 .250 0 8.5
Feb 1 at Thiel W, 3-2 1 5 6 6 19 .000 6 9.5
Feb 5 at Wilkes W, 3-0 - 2 6 2 10 .400 0 6.0
Feb 5 vs. SUNY Potsdam W, 3-0 1 3 4 4 11 .000 0 6.0
Feb 6 at Immaculata W, 3-0 - 3 7 2 12 .417 0 8.0
Feb 6 vs. Rosemont W, 3-0 - 2 4 1 7 .429 0 9.5
Feb 15 at Mount Union W, 3-0 1 3 4 4 10 .000 0 4.0
Feb 16 Hilbert W, 3-0 1 2 0 0 3 .000 0 0.5
Feb 20 at Thiel W, 3-0 1 3 6 2 12 .333 0 7.5
Feb 20 vs. Mt. Aloysius W, 3-0 1 3 3 1 8 .250 0 4.0
Feb 26 at St. Vincent (Pa.) W, 3-2 - 5 6 2 12 .333 0 8.0
Feb 26 vs. Geneva L, 3-2 - 5 10 3 20 .350 1 12.0
Mar 2 Medaille W, 3-0 1 3 8 3 16 .313 0 8.5
Mar 5 Penn State Altoona W, 3-0 1 3 2 6 11 -.364 0 2.5
Mar 5 Hiram W, 3-0 1 3 5 1 8 .500 0 6.0
Mar 16 at Hilbert W, 3-0 - 2 4 1 9 .333 0 4.0
Mar 19 vs. Mt. Aloysius W, 3-0 - 2 4 0 7 .571 0 5.0
Mar 19 at Hiram W, 3-0 - 3 1 2 6 -.167 0 1.5
Mar 22 Mount Union L, 3-0 1 2 1 3 7 -.286 0 1.5
Mar 26 St. Vincent (Pa.) W, 3-0 1 2 5 1 7 .571 0 5.0
Mar 26 Thiel W, 3-1 - 3 1 0 1 1.000 0 1.0
Mar 30 at Medaille W, 3-0 1 3 7 0 10 .700 0 7.0
Apr 2 at Penn State Altoona W, 3-1 1 4 3 3 12 .000 0 5.0
Apr 2 vs. Geneva L, 3-0 - 3 2 4 13 -.154 0 2.0
Apr 8 Penn State Altoona W, 3-1 1 4 4 4 17 .000 2 5.0
Apr 9 Geneva W, 3-1 - 4 2 1 5 .200 0 4.0
Apr 15 at Springfield L, 3-0 1 3 1 3 6 -.333 0 1.0
Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Jan 22 at Marymount L, 3-0 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 0
Jan 22 vs. Arcadia L, 3-1 1 4 1 1 2 0 3 0
Jan 29 Juniata L, 3-0 - 3 1 0 2 0 2 0
Jan 29 St. John Fisher L, 3-1 1 4 2 0 1 1 1 0
Feb 1 at Thiel W, 3-2 1 5 1 1 5 0 6 0
Feb 5 at Wilkes W, 3-0 - 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 5 vs. SUNY Potsdam W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 4 1 4 0
Feb 6 at Immaculata W, 3-0 - 3 1 1 0 1 1 0
Feb 6 vs. Rosemont W, 3-0 - 2 1 1 1 0 2 0
Feb 15 at Mount Union W, 3-0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 16 Hilbert W, 3-0 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 0
Feb 20 at Thiel W, 3-0 1 3 0 1 1 0 2 0
Feb 20 vs. Mt. Aloysius W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 2 0 2 0
Feb 26 at St. Vincent (Pa.) W, 3-2 - 5 2 0 4 0 4 0
Feb 26 vs. Geneva L, 3-2 - 5 4 0 4 0 4 0
Mar 2 Medaille W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 1 0 1 0
Mar 5 Penn State Altoona W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 0
Mar 5 Hiram W, 3-0 1 3 2 0 2 0 2 0
Mar 16 at Hilbert W, 3-0 - 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 19 vs. Mt. Aloysius W, 3-0 - 2 0 1 0 0 1 0
Mar 19 at Hiram W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 0 1 0
Mar 22 Mount Union L, 3-0 1 2 2 0 1 0 1 0
Mar 26 St. Vincent (Pa.) W, 3-0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 26 Thiel W, 3-1 - 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 30 at Medaille W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 2 at Penn State Altoona W, 3-1 1 4 5 1 2 1 3 0
Apr 2 vs. Geneva L, 3-0 - 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 8 Penn State Altoona W, 3-1 1 4 1 0 2 0 2 1
Apr 9 Geneva W, 3-1 - 4 1 0 4 0 4 0
Apr 15 at Springfield L, 3-0 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0
Date Opponent Score ms s ta sa se r re
Jan 22 at Marymount L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 22 vs. Arcadia L, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 29 Juniata L, 3-0 - 3 2 0 0 0 0
Jan 29 St. John Fisher L, 3-1 1 4 3 0 1 0 0
Feb 1 at Thiel W, 3-2 1 5 9 0 5 0 0
Feb 5 at Wilkes W, 3-0 - 2 6 0 3 1 0
Feb 5 vs. SUNY Potsdam W, 3-0 1 3 4 0 1 0 0
Feb 6 at Immaculata W, 3-0 - 3 2 0 2 1 0
Feb 6 vs. Rosemont W, 3-0 - 2 10 4 2 1 0
Feb 15 at Mount Union W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 6 2
Feb 16 Hilbert W, 3-0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 20 at Thiel W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 1 0
Feb 20 vs. Mt. Aloysius W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 26 at St. Vincent (Pa.) W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 26 vs. Geneva L, 3-2 - 5 3 0 1 5 0
Mar 2 Medaille W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 1 0
Mar 5 Penn State Altoona W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 2 0
Mar 5 Hiram W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 16 at Hilbert W, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 19 vs. Mt. Aloysius W, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 19 at Hiram W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 22 Mount Union L, 3-0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 26 St. Vincent (Pa.) W, 3-0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 26 Thiel W, 3-1 - 3 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 30 at Medaille W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 2 at Penn State Altoona W, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 2 vs. Geneva L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 8 Penn State Altoona W, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 9 Geneva W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 15 at Springfield L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 2 0
m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
2019-20 3 3 2 0.67 2 5 1.67 .000 0 0.00 2.5 0.8
2020-21 10 27 14 0.52 15 55 2.04 -.018 1 0.04 22.5 0.8
2021-22 30 94 126 1.34 72 316 3.36 .171 9 0.10 158.0 1.7
2022-23 28 99 218 2.20 116 639 6.45 .160 21 0.21 268.5 2.7
Total 71 223 360 1.61 205 1015 4.55 .153 31 0.14 451.5 2.0
m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2019-20 3 3 0 0.00 0 1 1 0.33
2020-21 10 27 14 0.52 6 5 11 0.41
2021-22 30 94 36 0.38 7 42 49 0.52
2022-23 28 99 198 2.00 12 33 45 0.45
Total 71 223 248 1.11 25 81 106 0.48
m s ta sa sa/s se r re
2019-20 3 3 8 0 0.00 1 0 0
2020-21 10 27 10 0 0.00 6 2 0
2021-22 30 94 39 4 0.04 15 20 2
2022-23 28 99 367 22 0.22 81 510 23
Total 71 223 424 26 0.12 103 532 25
m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event
Total 30 94 126 1.34 72 316 3.36 .171 9 0.10 158.0 1.7
Conference 16 49 67 1.37 29 155 3.16 .245 1 0.02 79.5 1.6
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 11 33 39 1.18 26 105 3.18 .124 2 0.06 46.5 1.4
Away 12 39 54 1.38 28 125 3.21 .208 6 0.15 65.0 1.7
Neutral 7 22 33 1.50 18 86 3.91 .174 1 0.05 46.5 2.1
Result
Wins 22 67 92 1.37 46 213 3.18 .216 8 0.12 117.5 1.8
Losses 8 27 34 1.26 26 103 3.81 .078 1 0.04 40.5 1.5
Month
January 4 14 20 1.43 13 57 4.07 .123 0 0.00 24.0 1.7
February 11 36 56 1.56 27 124 3.44 .234 7 0.19 75.0 2.1
March 10 26 38 1.46 17 82 3.15 .256 0 0.00 42.0 1.6
April 5 18 12 0.67 15 53 2.94 -.057 2 0.11 17.0 0.9
m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event
Total 30 94 36 0.38 7 42 49 0.52
Conference 16 49 19 0.39 3 19 22 0.45
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 11 33 12 0.36 0 15 15 0.45
Away 12 39 15 0.38 4 14 18 0.46
Neutral 7 22 9 0.41 3 13 16 0.73
Result
Wins 22 67 23 0.34 6 31 37 0.55
Losses 8 27 13 0.48 1 11 12 0.44
Month
January 4 14 5 0.36 1 6 7 0.50
February 11 36 15 0.42 4 22 26 0.72
March 10 26 7 0.27 1 6 7 0.27
April 5 18 9 0.50 1 8 9 0.50
m s ta sa sa/s se r re
Event
Total 30 94 39 4 0.04 15 20 2
Conference 16 49 3 0 0.00 1 9 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 11 33 5 0 0.00 1 3 0
Away 12 39 17 0 0.00 10 11 2
Neutral 7 22 17 4 0.18 4 6 0
Result
Wins 22 67 31 4 0.06 13 13 2
Losses 8 27 8 0 0.00 2 7 0
Month
January 4 14 5 0 0.00 1 0 0
February 11 36 34 4 0.11 14 15 2
March 10 26 0 0 0.00 0 3 0
April 5 18 0 0 0.00 0 2 0
News mentions
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  • March 30, 2022
Wienczkowski Leads Men's Volleyball Past Medaille

The Penn State Behrend men's volleyball team defeated the Medaille Mavericks 3-0 in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action on Wednesday night.

  • March 30, 2022
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  • March 05, 2022
Behrend Men's Volleyball Handles Altoona, Hiram in AMCC Action

The Penn State Behrend men's volleyball swept Penn State Altoona and Hiram in an Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) tri-match on Saturday in the Junker Center. 

  • March 05, 2022
Behrend Men's Volleyball Shuts Out Medaille
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  • March 02, 2022
Behrend Men's Volleyball Shuts Out Medaille

The Penn State Behrend men’s volleyball team defeated the Medaille Mavericks in straight sets for their fifth Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) win of the season on Wednesday night.

  • March 02, 2022
Behrend Men's Volleyball Splits AMCC Tri-Match
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  • February 26, 2022
Behrend Men's Volleyball Splits AMCC Tri-Match

The Penn State Behrend men’s volleyball split a pair of Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) matches on Saturday. The Lions defeated St. Vincent in five and fell 3-2 to Geneva in the nightcap.

  • February 26, 2022
Men's Volleyball Wins Ninth Straight; Lions Sweep Thiel, Mt. Aloysius
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  • February 20, 2022
Men's Volleyball Wins Ninth Straight; Lions Sweep Thiel, Mt. Aloysius

The Penn State Behrend men's volleyball team defeated Thiel and Mt. Aloysius in AMCC action on Sunday.

  • February 20, 2022
Men's Volleyball Completes Undefeated Weekend; Lions Blank Immaculata, Rosemont
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  • February 06, 2022
Men's Volleyball Completes Undefeated Weekend; Lions Blank Immaculata, Rosemont

The Penn State Behrend men’s volleyball team did not give up a set point in four matches all weekend, defeating Immaculata and Rosemont on Sunday in non-conference action.

  • February 06, 2022
Men's Volleyball Sweeps SUNY Potsdam and Wilkes
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  • February 05, 2022
Men's Volleyball Sweeps SUNY Potsdam and Wilkes

The Penn State Behrend men’s volleyball team won a pair of non-conference tri-matches against Wilkes and SUNY Potsdam by an identical score of 3-0 on Saturday afternoon.

  • February 05, 2022
Men's Volleyball Posts Five-Set Win at Thiel
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  • February 01, 2022
Men's Volleyball Posts Five-Set Win at Thiel

The Penn State Behrend men's volleyball team rallied back from two sets down to earn a 3-2 victory over Thiel in non-conference action on Tuesday night. 

  • February 01, 2022
Men's Volleyball Battle No. 15 Juniata, No. 9 St. John Fisher
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  • January 29, 2022
Men's Volleyball Battle No. 15 Juniata, No. 9 St. John Fisher

The Penn State Behrend men’s volleyball battled No. 15 Juniata and No. 9 St. John Fisher in a tri-match on Saturday in the Junker Center, falling 3-0 and 3-1, respectively.

  • January 29, 2022