Elizabeth Tabeling

Women's Volleyball Opened 2025 Practice on Monday (Aug. 4)

Photo by: Josh Brunette

Position:
Defensive Specialist / Libero
Height:
5-6
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
St. Henry
Hometown:
Edgewood, KY

Career Notes Entering 2025 Season:
• Played in 16 of a possible 32 matches over her Ball State Career
• Has seen action in 36 of a possible 115 sets
• Credited with double-digit digs in two career matches

2024 (Fr.): Earned first letter at Ball State … played in 16 matches and 36 total sets … finished the season with 54 digs and a 1.50 digs-per-set average … registered double-digit digs in two matches, including a career-high 11 versus James Madison (Sept. 6) … collected at least one dig in 12 matches … served up five aces on the season, while earning a .905 reception percentage … credited with her first collegiate kill versus Bowling Green (Sept. 28) … dished out seven total assists, including three versus Chicago State (Sept. 13).

PHILLIPS ON TABELING: Elizabeth is a play maker. She is a natural reader with great quickness that keeps the ball off the court at all times. She knows how to communicate with her teammates and is always throwing her body around on the court to save a point. She's been a part of many winning teams and understands the level of toughness and ball control needed to be successful. She's going to be able to come in and make an impact early with her ball control and defensive presence.

HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year letterwinner at St. Henry for coach Maureen Kaiser … helped guide the Crusaders to All-A State Championships as a sophomore and senior, as well as a Kentucky State title her sophomore campaign … team also won 34th district titles in each of her final three seasons, as well as the 9th region championship her sophomore campaign … helped guide St. Henry to an 83-33 record over her career, accumulating 1,293 career digs over 362 sets played … also credited with 147 career aces and 234 career assists … credited with 438 digs as a senior, to go along with 39 aces … team captain as a junior and senior.

SENIOR YEAR AWRDS
NKGVCA All-Opponent Division II 1st Team
All-A State All-Tournament Team
All-A Region All-Tournament Team
9th Region All-Tournament Team
34th District All-Tournament Team

JUNIOR YEAR AWRDS
NKGVCA All-Opponent Division II 1st Team
All-A State All-Tournament Team
9th Region All-Tournament Team
34th District All-Tournament Team

CLUB: Played 11 seasons of club volleyball for the NKYVC … helped guide her teams to Bluegrass Championships in 2022 and 2023 … Central Zone Champions in 2022 … three-time Qualified Open … 2023 Big South Qualifier Runner-Up … 2022 Show Me Qualifier Runner-Up … her U16 and U17 teams were consistently ranked in the top three nationally … individually she was ranked by Prep Volleyball as one of the Top 25 liberos and Top 100 players in the class of 2024 … member of the USA National Team Development Program … 2021 JVA Ultra Ankle Team and 2022 JVA All-National Team.

WHY BALL STATE: I chose Ball State because of the culture I felt as soon as I met the volleyball coaching staff and my future teammates. Everyone welcomed me and made me feel like they truly cared about me as a person. I also fell in love with the beautiful campus and up-to-date dorms.