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Ethan Cline

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Ethan Cline
3 Ethan Cline
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Hometown:
    Howard, Ohio
  • Position:
    OH
  • Year:
    JR
  • High School:
    Mount Vernon HS
  • Major:
    Communications - Digital Media Concentration
  • m
    18
  • k/s
    3.09
  • h %
    .276
  • a/s
    0.13
  • b/s
    0.82
  • sa/s
    0.11
  • d/s
    1.21
Bio

High School Accolades

Volleyball - AVCA All-American watchlist nominee, Honorable Mention All-Region, 2x Division-1 Regional Runner-Up, 2x Division-1 District Champion

Golf for 3 years and Volleyball for 4 years

Honor Roll

Kiwanis Club Award Recipient

 

Collegiate Honors

Dean's List (2024 Fall semester)

2025: Daktronics Scholar Athlete, All-WHAC Academic Team, CoSIDA Academic All-District

 

Personal

Son of Honahleigh Cline and Ryan Cline. Older Sister - Elizabeth Cline, Twin Brother - Isaiah Cline, Younger Sister - Anna Cline

Favorite Team: Cincinnati Bengals

Favorite Athlete: Kyle Korver

Fun Fact - Can juggle

Favorite Movie: White Men Can’t Jump

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Matches 18 11
Sets 56 35
Kills 173 104
Kills per set 3.09 2.97
Errors 68 47
Total Attacks 380 223
Total Attacks per set 6.79 6.37
Hitting Percentage .276 .256
Assists 7 6
Assists per set 0.13 0.17
Service Total Attempts 120 85
Service Aces 6 5
Service Errors 26 19
Service Aces per set 0.11 0.14
Receptions 7 3
Reception Errors 1 1
Digs 68 43
Digs per set 1.21 1.23
Block Solo 6 6
Block Assist 40 32
Block Total 46 38
Blocks per set 0.82 1.09
Block Errors 1 0
Ball Handling Errors 0 0
Points 205.0 131.0
Points per set 3.7 3.7
Matches started 17 10
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Mar 31 Goshen (IN) W, 3-2
Apr 1 at Indiana Tech L, 3-1
Apr 8 at Defiance College (OH) W, 3-0
Apr 10 Lawrence Tech L, 3-0
Apr 11 Rochester Christian (Mich.) W, 3-0
Apr 14 at Lourdes L, 3-0
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Jan 13 Baldwin Wallace - - - - - - - -
Jan 22 vs. Graceland W, 3-0 1 3 9 6 24 .125 0 9.0
Jan 23 vs. Midway W, 3-0 1 1 3 0 3 1.000 0 3.5
Jan 23 vs. Dordt (IA) W, 3-0 1 3 9 1 19 .421 1 9.5
Jan 27 Indiana East - - - - - - - -
Jan 29 Wittenberg L, 3-1 1 4 9 6 32 .094 0 10.5
Jan 31 Aquinas (MI) W, 3-0 1 3 9 8 22 .045 1 10.5
Feb 6 at Goshen (IN) W, 3-2 1 5 17 9 38 .211 2 20.5
Feb 7 at Bethel (IN) L, 3-0 1 3 8 5 16 .188 0 8.5
Feb 10 at Lourdes L, 3-0 1 3 4 4 16 .000 1 6.5
Feb 13 Cornerstone (MI) W, 3-1 1 4 11 5 28 .214 0 13.5
Feb 20 at Rochester Christian (Mich.) W, 3-0 1 2 6 0 8 .750 0 9.0
Feb 21 at Lawrence Tech L, 3-1 1 4 13 5 23 .348 0 15.5
Mar 3 Cumberland (TN) L, 3-1 1 4 19 4 34 .441 0 19.0
Mar 6 Indiana Tech L, 3-1 1 4 8 7 26 .038 2 11.0
Mar 7 Defiance College (OH) W, 3-0 1 3 10 2 17 .471 0 11.0
Mar 11 at William Penn (IA) L, 3-0 1 3 12 2 24 .417 0 14.0
Mar 14 Bethel (IN) L, 3-1 1 3 13 2 22 .500 0 19.0
Mar 17 Lourdes L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 at Aquinas (MI) L, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 at Cornerstone (MI) L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Mar 31 Goshen (IN) W, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 at Indiana Tech L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 at Defiance College (OH) W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 Lawrence Tech L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 Rochester Christian (Mich.) W, 3-0 - 1 5 0 7 .714 0 6.0
Apr 14 at Lourdes L, 3-0 1 3 8 2 21 .286 0 8.5
Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Jan 13 Baldwin Wallace - - - - - - - -
Jan 22 vs. Graceland W, 3-0 1 3 6 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 23 vs. Midway W, 3-0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0
Jan 23 vs. Dordt (IA) W, 3-0 1 3 3 0 1 0 1 0
Jan 27 Indiana East - - - - - - - -
Jan 29 Wittenberg L, 3-1 1 4 5 0 3 0 3 0
Jan 31 Aquinas (MI) W, 3-0 1 3 4 0 1 0 1 0
Feb 6 at Goshen (IN) W, 3-2 1 5 3 0 5 0 5 0
Feb 7 at Bethel (IN) L, 3-0 1 3 9 0 1 0 1 0
Feb 10 at Lourdes L, 3-0 1 3 1 1 1 0 2 0
Feb 13 Cornerstone (MI) W, 3-1 1 4 3 0 5 0 5 0
Feb 20 at Rochester Christian (Mich.) W, 3-0 1 2 4 0 6 0 6 0
Feb 21 at Lawrence Tech L, 3-1 1 4 2 0 5 0 5 0
Mar 3 Cumberland (TN) L, 3-1 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 6 Indiana Tech L, 3-1 1 4 4 1 4 0 5 0
Mar 7 Defiance College (OH) W, 3-0 1 3 6 0 2 0 2 0
Mar 11 at William Penn (IA) L, 3-0 1 3 7 0 2 0 2 0
Mar 14 Bethel (IN) L, 3-1 1 3 5 3 2 0 5 0
Mar 17 Lourdes L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 at Aquinas (MI) L, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 at Cornerstone (MI) L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Mar 31 Goshen (IN) W, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 at Indiana Tech L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 at Defiance College (OH) W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 Lawrence Tech L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 Rochester Christian (Mich.) W, 3-0 - 1 2 1 0 0 1 0
Apr 14 at Lourdes L, 3-0 1 3 2 0 1 1 1 0
Date Opponent Score ms s ta sa se r re
Jan 13 Baldwin Wallace - - - - - - -
Jan 22 vs. Graceland W, 3-0 1 3 6 0 1 1 0
Jan 23 vs. Midway W, 3-0 1 1 3 0 1 0 0
Jan 23 vs. Dordt (IA) W, 3-0 1 3 11 0 1 0 0
Jan 27 Indiana East - - - - - - -
Jan 29 Wittenberg L, 3-1 1 4 3 0 2 2 0
Jan 31 Aquinas (MI) W, 3-0 1 3 8 1 1 0 0
Feb 6 at Goshen (IN) W, 3-2 1 5 15 1 3 1 0
Feb 7 at Bethel (IN) L, 3-0 1 3 9 0 1 0 0
Feb 10 at Lourdes L, 3-0 1 3 4 1 1 0 0
Feb 13 Cornerstone (MI) W, 3-1 1 4 12 0 4 1 1
Feb 20 at Rochester Christian (Mich.) W, 3-0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0
Feb 21 at Lawrence Tech L, 3-1 1 4 9 0 3 0 0
Mar 3 Cumberland (TN) L, 3-1 1 4 3 0 1 0 0
Mar 6 Indiana Tech L, 3-1 1 4 6 0 1 0 0
Mar 7 Defiance College (OH) W, 3-0 1 3 6 0 3 1 0
Mar 11 at William Penn (IA) L, 3-0 1 3 9 1 1 0 0
Mar 14 Bethel (IN) L, 3-1 1 3 8 2 2 0 0
Mar 17 Lourdes L, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Mar 20 at Aquinas (MI) L, 3-2 - - - - - - -
Mar 21 at Cornerstone (MI) L, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Mar 31 Goshen (IN) W, 3-2 - - - - - - -
Apr 1 at Indiana Tech L, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Apr 8 at Defiance College (OH) W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Apr 10 Lawrence Tech L, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Apr 11 Rochester Christian (Mich.) W, 3-0 - 1 6 0 0 0 0
Apr 14 at Lourdes L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 1 0
m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
2023-24 11 25 13 0.52 14 50 2.00 -.020 2 0.08 19.0 0.8
2024-25 25 81 161 1.99 133 494 6.10 .057 11 0.14 187.5 2.3
2025-26 18 56 173 3.09 68 380 6.79 .276 7 0.13 205.0 3.7
Total 54 162 347 2.14 215 924 5.70 .143 20 0.12 411.5 2.5
m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2023-24 11 25 6 0.24 3 2 5 0.20
2024-25 25 81 98 1.21 7 15 22 0.27
2025-26 18 56 68 1.21 6 40 46 0.82
Total 54 162 172 1.06 16 57 73 0.45
m s ta sa sa/s se r re
2023-24 11 25 20 2 0.08 5 1 1
2024-25 25 81 205 12 0.15 36 21 7
2025-26 18 56 120 6 0.11 26 7 1
Total 54 162 345 20 0.12 67 29 9
m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event
Total 18 56 173 3.09 68 380 6.79 .276 7 0.13 205.0 3.7
Conference 11 35 104 2.97 47 223 6.37 .256 6 0.17 131.0 3.7
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 8 26 84 3.23 34 188 7.23 .266 3 0.12 100.5 3.9
Away 7 23 68 2.96 27 146 6.35 .281 3 0.13 82.5 3.6
Neutral 3 7 21 3.00 7 46 6.57 .304 1 0.14 22.0 3.1
Result
Wins 9 25 79 3.16 31 166 6.64 .289 4 0.16 92.5 3.7
Losses 9 31 94 3.03 37 214 6.90 .266 3 0.10 112.5 3.6
Month
January 5 14 39 2.79 21 100 7.14 .180 2 0.14 43.0 3.1
February 6 21 59 2.81 28 129 6.14 .240 3 0.14 73.5 3.5
March 5 17 62 3.65 17 123 7.24 .366 2 0.12 74.0 4.4
April 2 4 13 3.25 2 28 7.00 .393 0 0.00 14.5 3.6
m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event
Total 18 56 68 1.21 6 40 46 0.82
Conference 11 35 43 1.23 6 32 38 1.09
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 8 26 30 1.15 5 17 22 0.85
Away 7 23 28 1.22 1 21 22 0.96
Neutral 3 7 10 1.43 0 2 2 0.29
Result
Wins 9 25 32 1.28 1 21 22 0.88
Losses 9 31 36 1.16 5 19 24 0.77
Month
January 5 14 19 1.36 0 6 6 0.43
February 6 21 22 1.05 1 23 24 1.14
March 5 17 23 1.35 4 10 14 0.82
April 2 4 4 1.00 1 1 2 0.50
m s ta sa sa/s se r re
Event
Total 18 56 120 6 0.11 26 7 1
Conference 11 35 85 5 0.14 19 3 1
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 8 26 52 3 0.12 14 4 1
Away 7 23 48 3 0.13 9 2 0
Neutral 3 7 20 0 0.00 3 1 0
Result
Wins 9 25 69 2 0.08 14 4 1
Losses 9 31 51 4 0.13 12 3 0
Month
January 5 14 31 1 0.07 6 3 0
February 6 21 51 2 0.10 12 2 1
March 5 17 32 3 0.18 8 1 0
April 2 4 6 0 0.00 0 1 0
News mentions
Head Coach Doug Sherer Walking on the sideline during the match
  • Article
  • April 16, 2026
WHAC Announces Men’s Volleyball Honors, Coach Sherer Wins Champion of Character Coach for Sixth Consecutive Year

LIVONIA, Mich. – The Wolverine Hoosier Athletic Conference announced its All-Conference honors for the 2026 men’s volleyball season and the Mount Vernon Nazarene University men’s volleyball team garnered several honorees.

  • April 16, 2026
Season Ends in WHAC Tournament Opening Round for Men’s Volleyball
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  • April 14, 2026
Season Ends in WHAC Tournament Opening Round for Men’s Volleyball

SYLVANIA, Ohio. – The Mount Vernon Nazarene University men’s volleyball team (11-14, 8-10 WHAC) began postseason play in the WHAC Tournament Opening Round at Lourdes University (22-5, 15-3 WHAC) on Tuesday, April 14.

  • April 14, 2026
Cougars Outdone by No. 12 Pilots in Ariel Arena
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  • March 14, 2026
Cougars Outdone by No. 12 Pilots in Ariel Arena

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio. – The Mount Vernon Nazarene University men’s volleyball team (8-8, 5-5 WHAC) hosted the No. 12 Bethel University Pilots (12-2, 10-0 WHAC) on Saturday, March 14 in Ariel Arena.

  • March 14, 2026
Men’s Volleyball Swept at No. 6 William Penn
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  • March 11, 2026
Men’s Volleyball Swept at No. 6 William Penn

OSKALOOSA, Ia. – The Mount Vernon Nazarene University men’s volleyball team (8-7) traveled to the Midwest for a match against No. 6 William Penn University (10-5) on Wednesday, March 11.

  • March 11, 2026
Men’s Volleyball Sweeps Defiance 3-0 in Ariel Arena
  • Article
  • March 07, 2026
Men’s Volleyball Sweeps Defiance 3-0 in Ariel Arena

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio. – The Mount Vernon Nazarene University men’s volleyball team (8-6, 5-4 WHAC) hosted Defiance College (3-10, 2-7 WHAC) on Saturday, March 7 at Ariel Arena.

  • March 07, 2026
Men’s Volleyball Drops Match to Indiana Tech
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  • March 06, 2026
Men’s Volleyball Drops Match to Indiana Tech

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio. – The Mount Vernon Nazarene University men’s volleyball team (7-6, 4-4 WHAC) hosted Indiana Tech University (9-6, 6-3 WHAC) at Ariel Arena on Friday, March 6. 

  • March 06, 2026
Men’s Volleyball Stumbles against Cumberland
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  • March 03, 2026
Men’s Volleyball Stumbles against Cumberland

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio. – The Mount Vernon Nazarene University men’s volleyball team (7-5) hosted Cumberland University (5-7) in Ariel Arena on Tuesday, March 3.

  • March 03, 2026
Cougars Fall to No. 6 Lawrence Tech in Four Sets
  • Article
  • February 21, 2026
Cougars Fall to No. 6 Lawrence Tech in Four Sets

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. – The Mount Vernon Nazarene University men’s volleyball team (7-4, 4-3 WHAC) traveled to Southfield, Michigan to play against No. 6 Lawrence Tech University (9-3, 5-2 WHAC) in a conference match on Saturday, February 21. 

  • February 21, 2026
Men’s Volleyball Sweeps Rochester Christian in Dominant Fashion
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  • February 20, 2026
Men’s Volleyball Sweeps Rochester Christian in Dominant Fashion

ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. – The Mount Vernon Nazarene University men’s volleyball team (7-3, 4-2 WHAC) secured an impressive road sweep at Rochester Christian University (0-10, 0-6 WHAC) on Friday, February 20.

  • February 20, 2026
Men’s Volleyball Defeats (RV) Cornerstone in Ariel Arena
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  • February 13, 2026
Men’s Volleyball Defeats (RV) Cornerstone in Ariel Arena

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio. – The Mount Vernon Nazarene University men’s volleyball team (6-3, 3-2 WHAC) played in Ariel Arena against (RV) Cornerstone University (4-5, 3-2 WHAC) in a conference battle on Friday, February 13.  

  • February 13, 2026
Men’s Volleyball Defeated in Three at (RV) Lourdes
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  • February 10, 2026
Men’s Volleyball Defeated in Three at (RV) Lourdes

SYLVANIA, Ohio. – The Mount Vernon Nazarene University men’s volleyball team (5-3, 2-2 WHAC) suffered a conference loss to (RV) Lourdes University (6-2, 3-1 WHAC) on Tuesday, February 10.

  • February 10, 2026
Men’s Volleyball Swept by (RV) Bethel
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  • February 07, 2026
Men’s Volleyball Swept by (RV) Bethel

MISHAWAKA, Ind. – The Mount Vernon Nazarene University men’s volleyball team (5-2, 2-1 WHAC) traveled to Mishawaka, Indiana and took on (RV) Bethel University (5-0, 4-0 WHAC) on Saturday, February 7.  

  • February 07, 2026
Men’s Volleyball Improves to 5-1 with Five Set Win at Goshen
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  • February 06, 2026
Men’s Volleyball Improves to 5-1 with Five Set Win at Goshen

GOSHEN, Ind. – The Mount Vernon Nazarene University men’s volleyball team (5-1, 2-0 WHAC) remained undefeated in conference play after it took down Goshen College (4-7, 0-2 WHAC) on Friday, February 6.

  • February 06, 2026
Men’s Volleyball Sweeps Aquinas in WHAC Opener
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  • January 31, 2026
Men’s Volleyball Sweeps Aquinas in WHAC Opener

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio. – The Mount Vernon Nazarene University men’s volleyball team (4-1, 1-0 WHAC) hosted Aquinas College (1-4, 0-1 WHAC) at Ariel Arena on Saturday, January 31 in its Wolverine Hoosier Athletic Conference opener. 

  • January 31, 2026
Men’s Volleyball Falls in Four Sets to Wittenberg
  • Article
  • January 29, 2026
Men’s Volleyball Falls in Four Sets to Wittenberg

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio. – The Mount Vernon Nazarene University men’s volleyball team (3-1) had its first home match of the season in Ariel Arena against Wittenberg University (4-1) on Thursday, January 29.

  • January 29, 2026
MVNU Sweeps Midway and Dordt to Improve to 3-0
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  • January 23, 2026
MVNU Sweeps Midway and Dordt to Improve to 3-0

BOURBONNAIS, Ill. – The Mount Vernon Nazarene University men’s volleyball team (3-0) resumed play at Olivet Nazarene University with a pair of matches against Midway University (0-3) and Dordt University (3-1) on Friday, January 23.

  • January 23, 2026
Men’s Volleyball Opens Season with Sweep of Graceland
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  • January 22, 2026
Men’s Volleyball Opens Season with Sweep of Graceland

BOURBONNAIS, Ill. – The Mount Vernon Nazarene University men’s volleyball team (1-0) began its 2026 campaign in the Olivet Nazarene Tourney, hosted by Olivet Nazarene University against Graceland University (1-0) on Thursday, January 22.

  • January 22, 2026
Men’s Volleyball Picked Tied for Seventh in WHAC Preseason Poll
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  • January 15, 2026
Men’s Volleyball Picked Tied for Seventh in WHAC Preseason Poll

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio. – The Mount Vernon Nazarene University men’s volleyball team is set to start its 2026 season on January 22 at the Olivet Nazarene Tournament in Bourbonnais, Illinois at 4:00 p.m. against Graceland. 

  • January 15, 2026