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2021 Women's Volleyball Roster

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6 Ellie Anderson

  • Position Setter
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Cedar Rapids, Iowa
  • Highschool Linn-Mar HS

Biography

AWARDS AND HONORS:
All-Summit League First Team (2020)
Summit League Championship All-Tournament Team (2020)
Two-Time Honorable Mention All-Summit League (2018, 2019)
Summit League All-Freshman Team (2017)

2021 (GRADUATE STUDENT)
Appeared in all 29 matches, started in 28 … handed out a season-high 625 assists, eighth in the Summit League … record 30 service aces, third on the team … third on the team in digs with 202 … became just the fifth player in the program’s DI era (1998-pres.) record at least 2,500 career assists … had 20 matches with at least 20 assists … tallied a season-high 33 assists against South Dakota on Nov. 11 … notched four double-doubles … recorded a season-high 12 digs against Western Illinois on Oct. 23 … delivered a season-high four aces against Mercer on Sept. 4.

2020 (SENIOR)
Appeared in all 17 matches 58 set… named to All-Summit League First Team ... selected to Summit League Championship All-Tournament Team ... ranked first in assists on the team and sixth in the Summit League… ranked third on the team digs (117) …averaged .28 kills per set… recorded 40 assists against South Dakota (April 3) … Notched 13 digs against South Dakota (April 3)

2019 (JUNIOR)
Appeared In 115 sets and all 32 matches for the Pioneers…Ranked first on the team in assists, totaling 610…Ranked third on the team in digs with 256…Had a team-high 11 double-doubles on the season…Added 27 kills and 28 services aces on the season…Notched a career-high 4 services aces against North Dakota on Nov. 8…Reached her 1,500th career assist milestone against South Dakota on Oct. 6…Ranked seventh in the Summit League in assists per set with an average of 5.26…Named Honorable Mention All-Summit League.

2018 (SOPHOMORE)
Saw action in 109 of Denver’s 110 sets and started in all 30 matches…Led the Pioneers with 708 assists…Fifth on the team with 22 aces and third on the team with 198 digs…Had five double-doubles on the season, the best coming on Aug. 25 against Utah, tallying 32 assists and 13 digs…Earned her 1,000th career assist on Oct. 19 against North Dakota State…Earned a career-high of 36 assists at home against Sacramento State on Sept. 1…Was named Summit League All-League Honorable Mention.

2017 (FRESHMAN)
Appeared in 96 sets and started in 12 of Denver’s 29 matches... DU was 11-1 in matches that Anderson has started... Second on the team in assists and service aces... Fourth on the team in digs... Had six double-doubles on the season... The Pioneers were 6-0 when Anderson recorded a double-double... Led the Pioneers in assists in 12 matches, including eight of the last 10 matches.

BEFORE DENVER
Four-time All-Conference member while at Linn-Mar High School...Four-time All-Metro member for the Lions...Two-time team MVP...Career leader in assists and ace at Linn-Mar...First Team All-Academic...Third Place finish at USAVB Nationals for CIA 17 Black...Spent three years in the USA High Performance A1 pipeline.

PERSONAL
Born Dec. 19, 1998, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa...Daughter of Tom and Sharon Anderson...Has two brothers, Mitchell and Brady...Chose Denver because she has known the coaching staff since she was in the USA High Performance training at age 11 and wanted to become a setter at the collegiate level...Enjoys basketball and tennis...Member of the Students Opposed to Drugs and Alcohol and the Linn-Mar Buddies program while at Linn-Mar H.S...Health science major.
 

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Historical Player Information

  • 6

    2017Freshman

    Setter
    5'8"
    6
  • 6

    2018Sophomore

    Setter
    5'8"
    6
  • 6

    2019Junior

    Setter
    5'8"
    6
  • 6

    2020Senior

    Setter
    5'8"
    6
  • 6

    2021Graduate Student

    Setter
    5'8"
    6