3 Richard Struska
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- Height:
- 6-1
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- Hometown:
- South Moravia, Czech Republic
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- Position:
- L
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- Year:
- So
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- High School:
- Sportovni Gymnazium Dany a Emila
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- m
- 26
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- k/s
- 0.02
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- h %
- .250
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- a/s
- 0.84
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- b/s
- 0.00
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- sa/s
- 0.45
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- d/s
- 3.70
Bio
AT MOUNT MERCY: Struska is in his second season with the Mustangs
AWARDS: Named Heart of America Libero of the Year and Freshman of the Year in 2025, as well as earning All-American honors
Player Profile
|   | Overall | Conf | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 26 | 17 | ||
| Sets | 87 | 57 | ||
| Kills | 2 | 2 | ||
| Kills per set | 0.02 | 0.04 | ||
| Errors | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total Attacks | 8 | 7 | ||
| Total Attacks per set | 0.09 | 0.12 | ||
| Hitting Percentage | .250 | .286 | ||
| Assists | 73 | 47 | ||
| Assists per set | 0.84 | 0.82 | ||
| Service Total Attempts | 323 | 250 | ||
| Service Aces | 39 | 35 | ||
| Service Errors | 55 | 40 | ||
| Service Aces per set | 0.45 | 0.61 | ||
| Receptions | 485 | 303 | ||
| Reception Errors | 17 | 7 | ||
| Digs | 322 | 227 | ||
| Digs per set | 3.70 | 3.98 | ||
| Block Solo | 0 | 0 | ||
| Block Assist | 0 | 0 | ||
| Block Total | 0 | 0 | ||
| Blocks per set | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| Block Errors | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ball Handling Errors | 0 | 0 | ||
| Points | 41.0 | 37.0 | ||
| Points per set | 0.5 | 0.6 | ||
| Matches started | - | - | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | sa | se | r | re | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1 | at McKendree | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Nov 9 | at Lewis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Nov 22 | at Rockhurst | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Jan 22 | Viterbo | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Jan 24 | vs. Cumberland (TN) | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Jan 30 | at Quincy | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Feb 4 | at Viterbo | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Feb 6 | Avila | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Feb 10 | William Penn (IA) | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Feb 13 | at Graceland | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 17 | at Grand View | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Feb 20 | at Park | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Feb 21 | at Ottawa | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Feb 24 | Clarke (IA) | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Feb 27 | Morningside | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Feb 28 | Dordt (IA) | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Mar 6 | Missouri Baptist | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 7 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Mar 7 | UHSP | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Mar 10 | at William Penn (IA) | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Mar 13 | Saint Xavier (IL) | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Mar 14 | Graceland | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 17 | Grand View | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 |
| Mar 21 | at Kansas Wesleyan | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Mar 27 | at Morningside | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Mar 28 | at Dordt (IA) | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Apr 3 | Culver-Stockton (MO) | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 4 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Apr 4 | Missouri Valley | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Apr 7 | at Clarke (IA) | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Apr 11 | Ottawa | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Apr 15 | Missouri Valley | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 4 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Apr 29 | vs. Bethel (IN) | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Apr 30 | vs. Saint Xavier (IL) | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | 4 | 44 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | pct | a | a/s | sa | sa/s | r | re | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s | pts | pts/s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28 | 95 | 9 | 0.09 | 10 | 80 | -.013 | 73 | 0.77 | 30 | 0.32 | 455 | 24 | 346 | 3.64 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.02 | 40.0 | 0.4 |
| 2025-26 | 26 | 87 | 2 | 0.02 | 0 | 8 | .250 | 73 | 0.84 | 39 | 0.45 | 485 | 17 | 322 | 3.70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 41.0 | 0.5 |
| Total | 54 | 182 | 11 | 0.06 | 10 | 88 | .011 | 146 | 0.80 | 69 | 0.38 | 940 | 41 | 668 | 3.67 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.01 | 81.0 | 0.4 |
| m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | pct | a | a/s | sa | sa/s | r | re | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s | pts | pts/s | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Total | 26 | 87 | 2 | 0.02 | 0 | 8 | .250 | 73 | 0.84 | 39 | 0.45 | 485 | 17 | 322 | 3.70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 41.0 | 0.5 |
| Conference | 17 | 57 | 2 | 0.04 | 0 | 7 | .286 | 47 | 0.82 | 35 | 0.61 | 303 | 7 | 227 | 3.98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 37.0 | 0.6 | |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Location | Home | 14 | 45 | 1 | 0.02 | 0 | 7 | .143 | 45 | 1.00 | 27 | 0.60 | 232 | 10 | 176 | 3.91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 28.0 | 0.6 |
| Away | 9 | 30 | 1 | 0.03 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 21 | 0.70 | 11 | 0.37 | 165 | 3 | 96 | 3.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 12.0 | 0.4 | |
| Neutral | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | - | 7 | 0.58 | 1 | 0.08 | 88 | 4 | 50 | 4.17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.0 | 0.1 | |
| Result | Wins | 21 | 68 | 2 | 0.03 | 0 | 8 | .250 | 64 | 0.94 | 36 | 0.53 | 348 | 10 | 255 | 3.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 38.0 | 0.6 |
| Losses | 5 | 19 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | - | 9 | 0.47 | 3 | 0.16 | 137 | 7 | 67 | 3.53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3.0 | 0.2 | |
| Month | January | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4 | 0.67 | 0 | 0.00 | 29 | 1 | 19 | 3.17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| February | 9 | 29 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 19 | 0.66 | 10 | 0.34 | 148 | 2 | 105 | 3.62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 10.0 | 0.3 | |
| March | 8 | 28 | 2 | 0.07 | 0 | 3 | .667 | 28 | 1.00 | 14 | 0.50 | 143 | 7 | 98 | 3.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 16.0 | 0.6 | |
| April | 7 | 24 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | - | 22 | 0.92 | 15 | 0.63 | 165 | 7 | 100 | 4.17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 15.0 | 0.6 |
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