September 2026 Problem of the Month

There are seventeen players on the 2026 C.S.U. Women’s Volleyball Team.   They each have a unique jersey number but several players hail from the same state or country and several play the same position.   From the clues below, can you determine each player’s jersey number and the state or country she is from?

1. The names of the players are Maria Brun, Erin Debiec, Olivia Ewing, Karsyn Fetzer, Silvie Graetzer, Hayden Grimes, Brooke Holman, Halle Jameson, Jessica Lawton, Abby Little, Kekua Richards, Jaedyn Riley, Brenna Rowland, Sophie Stephenson, Ella Stowell, Eve Wilson, and Sofia Zabjek.

2. The women are from Arizona, California, Canada, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Maryland, Minnesota, Montana, Spain, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wisconsin.

3. Their jersey numbers are 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 21, 23, 24, 26, 27, and 33.

4. The three players from Colorado wear numbers 1, 3, and 15.

5. The two players from Kansas wear numbers which add up to 45.

6. The four girls who are 6’ 3” or taller are Olivia Ewing, the player from Hawaii, the player from Montana, and the player who wears #27.

7. Sofia Zabjek and the player wearing #26 come from countries outside the U.S.

8. The two setters on the team are Erin Debiec and the player from California.

9. The middle blockers are Jessica Lawton, Silvie Graetzer, the player from Arizona, Eve Wilson, the player wearing #15, and Kekua Richards.

10. There are seven players who are 6’ 1” tall: Brooke Holman, Halle Jameson, the player from Minnesota, the player who wears #16, Ella Stowell, the player who wears #23, and Maria Brun.

11. The Outside Hitters on the team are Abby Little, the player from Texas, the player from Spain, and the three players wearing numbers 3, 5, and 21.

12. Jaedyn Riley comes from California while Sophie Stephenson hails from Washington state.

13. The two liberos/defensive specialists are Karsyn Fetzer and the player who wears #24.

14. Brooke Holman, Karsyn Fetzer, Sofia Zabjek, and Halle Jameson wear jerseys that add up to thirteen. Halle Jameson and Silvie Graetzer also wear jerseys that add up to thirteen. Brooke Holman and Brenna Rowland also wear jerseys that add up to thirteen.

15. Hayden Grimes and Maria Brun wear jerseys that add up to fifty, as do Eve Wilson and Erin Debiec as well as Sophie Stephenson and Kekua Richards.

16. The player from Washington wears jersey number 17.

17. The four players who are 6’2” are the player from Canada, Jessica Lawton, Brenna Rowland, and the player who wears number 17.

18. The two players who are 5’9” are Karsyn Fetzer and Hayden Grimes and one of them wears jersey number 1.

19. Eve Wilson’s jersey number is three times that of Silvie Graetzer.

20. There are six players whose jerseys are prime numbers: Brooke Holman, the player from Canada, the player from Maryland, Jessica Lawton, the player from Montana, and Sophie Stephenson.

21. There are three players whose jersey numbers are multiples of five: Olivia Ewing, the player from Arizona, and the player from Canada.

22. Maria Brun, Jessica Lawton, and Jaedyn Riley wear jersey numbers 7, 16, and 26, but not necessarily in that order.

23. Halle Jameson, Kekua Richards, and the player wearing number 27 are from the states of Hawaii, Texas, and Utah, but not necessarily in that order.

24. One of the pairs of players whose jersey numbers add up to eleven are from Texas and Wisconsin.

25. Silvie Graetzer and Abby Little hail from states beginning with the letter M.

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Pictured below is a photo of some of the Colorado State University Women's Volleyball team and their coach Emily Kohan along with Mr. P.