2022-23 Volleyball Roster

#11 Clare Delaplane Volleyball Roster

Outside Hitter


Height 5-11
Class Graduate
Hometown Downers Grove, IL
High School Downers Grove
Last Team Villanova
Clare Delaplane - Volleyball - Notre Dame Fighting Irish

AS A GRADUATE STUDENT (2022): 

  • Appeared in 14 matches and made five starts for the Irish
  • Recorded 45 kills and averaged 1.25 kills per set
  • Totaled a season-high 14 kills and two blocks in the win over Old Dominion
  • Finished with 46 digs
  • Tallied 12 service aces and seven blocks

AS A SENIOR (2021):  

  • Played in 80 sets and 23 matches
  • Totaled 111 kills in her senior season including a season-high 15 kills against Stanford
  • Finished fourth on the team with 185 digs
  • Recorded four double-digit kill performances and seven double-digit dig performances throughout the season
  • Tallied a season-high 13 digs against Marquette on 11/21
  • Recorded 600 kills, 662 digs and 100 blocks throughout her four-year career at Villanova
  • Appeared in 309 sets (89 matches) in her four-year career at Villanova

AS A JUNIOR (2020): 

  • Appeared in 10 matches
  • Finished second on the team with 94 kills
  • Recorded season-high 19 kills against Seton Hall on 3/19
  • Finished with double-digit digs in six matches

AS A SOPHOMORE (2019):

  • Played in 85 sets and 28 matches
  • Finished with 202 kills and 2.38 kills/set
  • Recorded season-high 17 kills on 10/12 at La Salle
  • Finished with double-digit kills eight times
  • Led Villanova in kills five times
  • Recorded season-high four blocks on 8/31 against HPU
  • Notched season-high 16 digs on 11/15 at DePaul
  • Posted four double-doubles on the season.

AS A FRESHMAN (2018): 

  • Appeared in 102 sets, starting 21 of the 28 matches she played in
  • Led the team with 293 kills and 2.87 kills per set
  • Had double digit kills in 16 matches
  • Recorded season high 22 kills against Seton Hall
  • Had stretch during the season with double digit kills in 10 consecutive matches
  • Was named to the all-BIG EAST second team

PREP AND PERSONAL:

  • She was a four year varsity athlete for volleyball as an outside hitter
  • 2017 West Suburban Silver Conference Champions
  • 2016 All-Conference and All-Area
  • News Gazette First-Team All-State and WaubonsieValley Warrior Blast All-Tournament team
  • 2017 Wheaton Classic All-Tournament team,
  • 2016 and 2017 GlenbardEast AutumnfestAll-Tournament Team
  • She tallied over 1,000 kills in her high school career
  • For Club/AAU, she played for 1stAlliance Volleyball Club for five years
  • 2016, finished in second place at AAU National Championships in the 16 premier division
  • Voted an AAU All-American. 1stplace in 2016 Great Lakes Power League in the 16 Super Open Division
  • 2017, 3rdplace and All-Tournament team at USAVGirl’s Junior National Championships in the 18 National Division.
  • 2ndplace at 2017 Pre-Nationals
  • Academically, She was on the High-Honor Roll every semester of high school
  • Member of the National Honor Society her junior and senior year
  • Member of the French Honor Society her junior year.
  • Daughter of Peggy and Kevin Delaplane
  • Has three brothers, Tom (30), John (28) and Michael (23) and one sister, Katy (26)
  • Her brother John played baseball at Coe College