Dante Palombo

Dante Palombo
4 Dante Palombo
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Hometown:
    Shaler, Pa.
  • Position:
    MH/Opp
  • Year:
    So.
  • High School:
    Shaler Area HS
  • m
    28
  • k/s
    1.68
  • h %
    .393
  • a/s
    0.11
  • b/s
    0.79
  • sa/s
    0.17
  • d/s
    0.32
Bio

Personal: Son of Jennifer and Dominic Palombo... P.O.E in Finance.

2025 (First-Year): Appeared in 17 matches and 47 sets... Collected 59 kills with a .444 hitting percentage, 1.26 kills per set, 2 service aces, 2 assists, 5 digs (0.11 digs per set), 7 solo blocks and 17 block assists... Finished with 76.5 total points (1.6 points per set).

High School: Played four years of varsity volleyball as a middle blocker... Named to the All-State, All-WPIAL, and All-Section teams sophomore, junior, and senior year... Named Post Gazette boys volleyball player of the year in 2024.

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Matches 28 7
Sets 96 24
Kills 161 38
Kills per set 1.68 1.58
Errors 45 15
Total Attacks 295 74
Total Attacks per set 3.07 3.08
Hitting Percentage .393 .311
Assists 11 0
Assists per set 0.11 0.00
Service Total Attempts 251 47
Service Aces 16 4
Service Errors 86 15
Service Aces per set 0.17 0.17
Receptions 7 1
Reception Errors 0 0
Digs 31 7
Digs per set 0.32 0.29
Block Solo 23 2
Block Assist 53 12
Block Total 76 14
Blocks per set 0.79 0.58
Block Errors 9 2
Ball Handling Errors 0 0
Points 226.5 50.0
Points per set 2.4 2.1
Matches started 28 7
Recent results
Recent Games
Date Opponent Result
Apr 3 at Buffalo St. W, 3-0
Apr 4 vs. Mount Aloysius W, 3-0
Apr 4 vs. Nazareth W, 3-0
Apr 10 vs. Rutgers-Newark W, 3-0
Apr 11 vs. Southern Virginia W, 3-0
Apr 17 Wittenberg L, 3-2
Game Log - Offense
Game Log - Serve/Receive
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Jan 10 vs. SUNY Poly W, 3-0 1 3 8 2 12 .500 0 13.5
Jan 11 vs. Rivier W, 3-0 1 2 4 1 5 .600 0 4.5
Jan 11 vs. Lasell W, 3-0 1 3 5 2 11 .273 0 8.5
Jan 17 Trine W, 3-0 1 3 8 1 10 .700 1 13.0
Jan 17 St. Vincent W, 3-0 1 3 11 1 12 .833 1 12.0
Jan 23 #13 SUNY New Paltz W, 3-2 1 5 7 3 14 .286 1 9.0
Jan 24 Widener W, 3-0 1 3 9 0 15 .600 0 10.0
Jan 24 #19 Hobart W, 3-2 1 5 10 3 18 .389 1 12.5
Jan 30 vs. #6 Stevens L, 3-2 1 5 7 1 15 .400 2 9.0
Jan 31 vs. Baruch W, 3-0 1 3 5 1 9 .444 0 6.5
Feb 6 at #8 Messiah W, 3-0 1 3 2 4 11 -.182 1 4.0
Feb 7 vs. #10 Baldwin Wallace W, 3-2 1 5 9 0 16 .563 0 12.0
Feb 7 at Chatham W, 3-0 1 3 4 0 6 .667 0 5.5
Feb 14 Marymount (Va.) W, 3-1 1 4 9 4 17 .294 0 12.0
Feb 14 Cairn W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Feb 21 Lynchburg W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Feb 21 at Bridgewater College (VA) W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Feb 28 at Stevenson W, 3-0 1 3 3 2 9 .111 0 4.5
Mar 6 at #9 Southern Virginia L, 3-0 1 3 1 2 5 -.200 0 3.0
Mar 14 Mount Union W, 3-0 1 2 4 2 6 .333 0 4.0
Mar 14 Stevenson W, 3-1 1 4 7 1 11 .545 1 13.0
Mar 18 Elizabethtown W, 3-0 1 3 5 1 7 .571 0 7.0
Mar 20 at #13 Rutgers-Newark W, 3-1 1 4 5 1 11 .364 0 9.0
Mar 21 at #19 Kean W, 3-1 1 4 11 2 17 .529 0 12.0
Mar 27 Drew W, 3-0 1 3 3 2 7 .143 0 3.0
Mar 28 Wilkes W, 3-0 1 3 4 3 10 .100 0 4.0
Apr 3 at Buffalo St. W, 3-0 1 3 1 1 3 .000 1 3.5
Apr 4 vs. Mount Aloysius W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 vs. Nazareth W, 3-0 1 3 2 0 4 .500 1 4.5
Apr 10 vs. Rutgers-Newark W, 3-0 1 3 5 2 11 .273 0 8.0
Apr 11 vs. Southern Virginia W, 3-0 1 3 3 1 6 .333 0 6.0
Apr 17 Wittenberg L, 3-2 1 5 9 2 17 .412 1 13.0
Game Log - Defense
Game Log - Serve/Receive
Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Jan 10 vs. SUNY Poly W, 3-0 1 3 1 3 1 0 4 0
Jan 11 vs. Rivier W, 3-0 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 0
Jan 11 vs. Lasell W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 1 0 1 0
Jan 17 Trine W, 3-0 1 3 0 4 2 0 6 0
Jan 17 St. Vincent W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 2 0 2 0
Jan 23 #13 SUNY New Paltz W, 3-2 1 5 0 1 2 0 3 0
Jan 24 Widener W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0
Jan 24 #19 Hobart W, 3-2 1 5 2 0 5 1 5 0
Jan 30 vs. #6 Stevens L, 3-2 1 5 3 1 2 0 3 0
Jan 31 vs. Baruch W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 0
Feb 6 at #8 Messiah W, 3-0 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 0
Feb 7 vs. #10 Baldwin Wallace W, 3-2 1 5 3 2 0 2 2 0
Feb 7 at Chatham W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 3 0 3 0
Feb 14 Marymount (Va.) W, 3-1 1 4 1 1 2 0 3 0
Feb 14 Cairn W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Feb 21 Lynchburg W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Feb 21 at Bridgewater College (VA) W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Feb 28 at Stevenson W, 3-0 1 3 2 0 3 0 3 0
Mar 6 at #9 Southern Virginia L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 2 1 2 0
Mar 14 Mount Union W, 3-0 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0
Mar 14 Stevenson W, 3-1 1 4 1 2 4 0 6 0
Mar 18 Elizabethtown W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 4 0 4 0
Mar 20 at #13 Rutgers-Newark W, 3-1 1 4 1 1 2 0 3 0
Mar 21 at #19 Kean W, 3-1 1 4 2 0 2 0 2 0
Mar 27 Drew W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 28 Wilkes W, 3-0 1 3 2 0 0 1 0 0
Apr 3 at Buffalo St. W, 3-0 1 3 0 2 1 0 3 0
Apr 4 vs. Mount Aloysius W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 vs. Nazareth W, 3-0 1 3 0 2 1 0 3 0
Apr 10 vs. Rutgers-Newark W, 3-0 1 3 4 1 4 0 5 0
Apr 11 vs. Southern Virginia W, 3-0 1 3 3 0 4 1 4 0
Apr 17 Wittenberg 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
Jan 10 vs. SUNY Poly W, 3-0 1 3 13 2 5 0 0
Jan 11 vs. Rivier W, 3-0 1 2 5 0 2 0 0
Jan 11 vs. Lasell W, 3-0 1 3 10 3 4 1 0
Jan 17 Trine W, 3-0 1 3 9 0 3 0 0
Jan 17 St. Vincent W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 23 #13 SUNY New Paltz W, 3-2 1 5 9 0 3 2 0
Jan 24 Widener W, 3-0 1 3 12 1 3 0 0
Jan 24 #19 Hobart W, 3-2 1 5 9 0 4 0 0
Jan 30 vs. #6 Stevens L, 3-2 1 5 15 0 6 2 0
Jan 31 vs. Baruch W, 3-0 1 3 10 1 4 0 0
Feb 6 at #8 Messiah W, 3-0 1 3 14 1 6 0 0
Feb 7 vs. #10 Baldwin Wallace W, 3-2 1 5 16 1 4 0 0
Feb 7 at Chatham W, 3-0 1 3 9 0 5 0 0
Feb 14 Marymount (Va.) W, 3-1 1 4 8 1 3 0 0
Feb 14 Cairn W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Feb 21 Lynchburg W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Feb 21 at Bridgewater College (VA) W, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Feb 28 at Stevenson W, 3-0 1 3 11 0 6 0 0
Mar 6 at #9 Southern Virginia L, 3-0 1 3 6 1 4 0 0
Mar 14 Mount Union W, 3-0 1 2 8 0 2 0 0
Mar 14 Stevenson W, 3-1 1 4 17 2 3 0 0
Mar 18 Elizabethtown W, 3-0 1 3 12 0 3 0 0
Mar 20 at #13 Rutgers-Newark W, 3-1 1 4 11 2 2 1 0
Mar 21 at #19 Kean W, 3-1 1 4 10 0 3 0 0
Mar 27 Drew W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 28 Wilkes W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 3 at Buffalo St. W, 3-0 1 3 4 0 3 0 0
Apr 4 vs. Mount Aloysius W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Apr 4 vs. Nazareth W, 3-0 1 3 7 0 2 0 0
Apr 10 vs. Rutgers-Newark W, 3-0 1 3 7 0 3 0 0
Apr 11 vs. Southern Virginia W, 3-0 1 3 9 1 1 1 0
Apr 17 Wittenberg L, 3-2 1 5 10 0 2 0 0
Career Stats - Offense
Statistic m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
2024-25 17 47 59 1.26 11 108 2.30 .444 2 0.04 76.5 1.6
2025-26 28 96 161 1.68 45 295 3.07 .393 11 0.11 226.5 2.4
Total 45 143 220 1.54 56 403 2.82 .407 13 0.09 303.0 2.1
Career Stats - Defense
Statistic m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2024-25 17 47 5 0.11 7 17 24 0.51
2025-26 28 96 31 0.32 23 53 76 0.79
Total 45 143 36 0.25 30 70 100 0.70
Career Stats - Serve/Receive
Statistic m s ta sa sa/s se r re
2024-25 17 47 42 2 0.04 18 2 1
2025-26 28 96 251 16 0.17 86 7 0
Total 45 143 293 18 0.13 104 9 1
Split Stats - Offense
Statistic m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event
Total 28 96 161 1.68 45 295 3.07 .393 11 0.11 226.5 2.4
Conference 7 24 38 1.58 15 74 3.08 .311 0 0.00 50.0 2.1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 12 43 86 2.00 23 144 3.35 .438 6 0.14 112.5 2.6
Away 7 23 27 1.17 12 62 2.70 .242 2 0.09 41.5 1.8
Neutral 9 30 48 1.60 10 89 2.97 .427 3 0.10 72.5 2.4
Result
Wins 25 83 144 1.73 40 258 3.11 .403 8 0.10 201.5 2.4
Losses 3 13 17 1.31 5 37 2.85 .324 3 0.23 25.0 1.9
Month
January 10 35 74 2.11 15 121 3.46 .488 6 0.17 98.5 2.8
February 5 18 27 1.50 10 59 3.28 .288 1 0.06 38.0 2.1
March 8 26 40 1.54 14 74 2.85 .351 1 0.04 55.0 2.1
April 5 17 20 1.18 6 41 2.41 .341 3 0.18 35.0 2.1
Split Stats - Defense
Statistic m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event
Total 28 96 31 0.32 23 53 76 0.79
Conference 7 24 7 0.29 2 12 14 0.58
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 12 43 9 0.21 10 25 35 0.81
Away 7 23 6 0.26 4 13 17 0.74
Neutral 9 30 16 0.53 9 15 24 0.80
Result
Wins 25 83 28 0.34 20 45 65 0.78
Losses 3 13 3 0.23 3 8 11 0.85
Month
January 10 35 9 0.26 9 17 26 0.74
February 5 18 7 0.39 4 8 12 0.67
March 8 26 8 0.31 3 14 17 0.65
April 5 17 7 0.41 7 14 21 1.24
Split Stats - Serve/Receive
Statistic m s ta sa sa/s se r re
Event
Total 28 96 251 16 0.17 86 7 0
Conference 7 24 47 4 0.17 15 1 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 12 43 94 4 0.09 26 2 0
Away 7 23 65 4 0.17 29 1 0
Neutral 9 30 92 8 0.27 31 4 0
Result
Wins 25 83 220 15 0.18 74 5 0
Losses 3 13 31 1 0.08 12 2 0
Month
January 10 35 92 7 0.20 34 5 0
February 5 18 58 3 0.17 24 0 0
March 8 26 64 5 0.19 17 1 0
April 5 17 37 1 0.06 11 1 0
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