#44 Ella Sandt Volleyball Roster

HONORS AND AWARDS 

• Honorable Mention All-WCC (2023)
• First Team WCC All-Academic (2021, 2022, and 2023)
• CSC Academic All-District (2022 and 2023)
• 0.277 Career Attack Percentage (T-10th in Program History)
• 6.02 Career Assists per Set (10th in Program History)

AS A SENIOR AT SAINT MARY’S (2023)

• Starting setter for the Gaels for the fourth straight year
• Appeared in every set this season
• Led her team with 690 assists, while finishing second on the team with 228 digs
• Saw career-high marks in kills, assists, digs and blocks
• Tallied nine double-doubles on the season
• Became one of just 11 Gaels to record six or more service aces in a match, doing so at home against Southern Utah
• Totaled a career-high eight kills in a home victory over Santa Clara
• Had one of the best contests of her career in the Gaels five set victory in Spokane over Gonzaga, tallying a career best 56 assists, 14 digs and a career-high six blocks
• Named honorable mention All-WCC, CSC Academic All-District and first team WCC All-Academic at the end of the season
• Will graduate ranked tenth in program history in career hitting percentage (0.277) and assists per set (6.02). 
  
  AS A JUNIOR AT SAINT MARY’S (2022)
• Started all 26 matches for the Gaels during her third season in Moraga, one of five Gaels to start every match
• Primary setter in the 6-2, leading the team in assists with 671, a mark that ranked eighth-best in the West Coast Conference
• Finished ninth in the conference in assists per set with 7.22
• Ranked second on the Gaels in both digs and aces with 208 and 29, respectively
• Set a career-best in blocks with 26
• Had nine double-doubles on the season with at least 10 assists and digs, with six of those coming in conference play
• Set a career-best with 41 assists against Pacific in four sets on October 28
• Had one of her best statistical matches of the year against Loyola Marymount on November 5, with 29 assists, 18 digs (career-best), and five aces (career-best)
  
  AS A SOPHOMORE AT SAINT MARY’S (2021)
• One of four Gaels to appear in all 27 matches during the 2021 indoor season, making 18 starts
• Led the Gaels with 489 assists, splitting time in the 6-2 rotation
• Her 4.84 assists per set placed her inside the top-10 in the WCC
• Recorded the first five kills of her collegiate career
• Was sixth on the team with 15 aces and fourth in digs with 161
• Had 27 assists against CSU Bakersfield on September 10 for her season-best, while only finishing with under 10 assists on one occasion
• Had four double-doubles (assists/digs), including a 20/15 performance against Santa Clara on October 23.
  
  AS A FRESHMAN AT SAINT MARY’S (2020-21)
• Appeared in all 17 matches as a freshman for SMC, while making 13 starts
• Led the Gaels in assists with 337, taking over as the team’s primary setter midway through the season
• Her assists per set (5.44) ranked inside the top-10 in the WCC
• Finished second on the team with 17 service aces
• Ranked third on the team in digs with 144, and put up 2.32 digs per set
• Also recorded the first six blocks of her collegiate career
• Recorded three aces in a match twice: 2/23 vs. Portland and 3/26 vs. BYU
• Six times she finished with 10+ assists and digs in a match, with five of those coming from February 15-March 13.
  
  PREP AND PERSONAL 
• A native of Western Springs, Illinois and graduate of 2020 from Nazareth Academy
• Recorded a total of 1620 assists along with 684 digs as well as 290 kills and 95 aces
• Named team MVP during both her sophomore and junior seasons and was named to the Under Armour All-American Watch List for the 2019 season
• Team finished third in the state of Illinois in 2019.