2018 Women's Volleyball Roster
Ellie Dunn
- Position:
- Outside Hitter
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Kaneland
- Hometown:
- Sugar Grove, Ill.
End of Career Notes:
• Graduated in the spring of 2019 with a 3.373 grade point average as a psychological science major
• Played in 115 of a possible 125 matches over her career
• Saw action in 384 of a possible 488 sets over her career
• 2018 First Team All-MAC
• 2017 All-MAC Honorable Mention
• Two-time Academic All-MAC (2016 & 2018)
• Three-time career MAC West Division Offensive Player of the Week (Aug. 27, 2018, Oct. 8, 2018 and Oct. 29, 2018)
• Smashed a career-high 22 kills versus Kent State (Oct. 14, 2016)
• Hit a career-best .667 (4-0-6) versus Valparaiso (Sept. 16, 2016)
• Earned a career-high six total blocks at Fort Wayne (Aug. 27, 2016)
• Credited with a career-high 19 digs at Western Michigan (Sept. 21, 2018)
• Recorded double-digit kills in 63 career matches, with 20-or-more on four occasions
• In Ball State’s Career Records: 8th in total attempts (3,241), T-8th in matches with double-figure kills (63), 11th in kills (1,108), T-12th in career kills-per-set average (2.89), T-14th in matches with 20-or-more kills (4)
• In Ball State’s Single Season Records (highest ranking only): T-5th in matches with double-figure kills (27 in 2018), 7th in total attempts (1,285 in 2018), 11th in kills (435 in 2018), 18th in kills-per-set average (3.62 in 2018), T-19th in matches with 20-or-more kills (3 in 2018)
2018 (Sr.): Earned fourth letter at Ball State ... First Team All-Mid-American Conference ... Academic All-MAC ... three-time MAC West Division Offensive Player of the Week (Aug. 27, Oct. 8 and Oct. 29) ... started all 32 matches and played in all 120 sets ... one of just two Cardinals to see action in all 120 sets ... led the Ball State offense and ranked fourth in the conference with 435 kills and a 3.63 kills-per-set average ... her 435 kills were the 11th-most in a single season in program history ... registered double-digit kills in 27 matches which ties as the fifth-most in a single season in program history ... smashed a season-high 21 kills versus Indiana (Sept. 8), while adding 20 versus UMBC (Sept. 8) and at Miami (Oct. 19) ... led the Ball State offense in kills in 24 matches ... registered 13 kill/dig double-doubles, which were the first 13 of her career ... opened the season with 17 kills and 10 digs versus South Alabama for her first career match with double-figure digs ... finished the season with double-figure digs in 14 matches, including a career-high 19 digs at Western Michigan (Sept. 21) ... collected at least four digs in every match she played to finish the season ranked second on the team with 314 digs and a 2.62 digs-per-set average ... served up a career-high three aces at Dayton (Aug. 25) and added three more at Towson (Sept. 15) ... the three aces versus Dayton were the first three of her career and she finished the year with 16 ... collected 60 total blocks on the year, including 13 solo blocks and 47 block assists ... registered a season-high five total blocks at Miami (Oct. 19), while earning at least one block in 27 matches, including three-or-more nine times ... hit a season-best .571 (13-1-21) versus Marshall (Aug. 25), while hitting .300-or-better a total of eight times ... named to the Active Ankle Challenge and Dayton Invitational All-Tournament teams ... was also a Preseason All-MAC West Division Team selection.
2017 (Jr.): Earned third letter at Ball State … All-MAC Honorable Mention … played in all 30 matches, earning nine starts … saw action in 110 of a possible 118 sets … led the Ball State offense with 325 kills and a 2.95 kills-per-set average … ranked ninth in the MAC in league-only contests with a 3.21 kills-per-set average … recorded double-digit kills in a team-high 19 matches, while leading the team in kills and points in eight matches … smashed a season-high 19 kills in a 3-1 victory at Eastern Michigan (Sept. 22) … credited with 16 kills versus No. 25 Colorado State (Sept; 8) and at Akron (Nov. 4) … scored at least two kills in all 30 matches, with five-or-more kills on 27 occasions … hit a season-best .462 (12-2-26) in a sweep of Buffalo (Sept. 30) … hit .300-or-better in five matches … secured a season-high nine digs in wins at Kent State (Oct. 13) and versus Eastern Michigan (Oct. 28) … finished the season with 76 digs, earning at least one dig in 26 matches … credited with 63 blocks on the year, including a team-leading 21 solo blocks … notched a season-high five blocks in both regular season wins over Western Michigan (Oct. 6 and Nov. 11), while recording three-or-more blocks in 11 matches … credited with four assists on the season … named to the Ball State Active Ankle Challenge All-Tournament Team.
2016 (So.): Earned second letter at Ball State … Academic All-MAC … played in all 31 matches, earning 10 starts … saw action in 90 of a possible 126 sets for the Cardinals … finished the year with 214 kills for a 2.38 kills-per-set average … smashed double-digit kills in 11 matches, including a career-high 22 versus Kent State (Oct. 14) … scored 15 kills versus Murray State (Aug. 27), while earning 13 kills versus Ohio (Oct. 15) … tallied 12 kills in five matches … lead the team in kills and points four times on the year … secured a career-high six digs at Western Michigan (Oct. 8) and at Eastern Michigan (Oct. 28) … finished the season with a 0.71 digs-per-set average, with three-or-more digs in 10 matches … collected a career-high six total blocks at Fort Wayne (Aug. 27) … averaged 0.49 blocks per set on the year, with at least one block in 23 outings … hit a career-best .667 (4-0-6) versus Valparaiso (Sept. 16), while finishing the season hitting .250-or-better in seven matches … named to the Fort Wayne Invitational All-Tournament Team.
2015 (Fr.): Earned first letter at Ball State … played in 22 matches, earning 10 starts … saw action in 64 of a possible 124 sets … missed the final four weeks of the regular season due to injury, before returning to play in the MAC Tournament … blasted double-digit kills in six matches, including a season-high 18 versus South Dakota (Sept. 19) … smashed 12 kills versus IPFW (Sept. 16) and Northern Illinois (Oct. 2) … added 11 kills in back-to-back matches versus Washington State (Sept. 11) and Morehead State (Sept. 12) … earned 10 kills at Lipscomb (Sept. 4) … recorded at least one kill in 19 of the 22 matches she played, with six-or-more on 12 occasions … logged a season-high five block assists at Toledo (Sept. 24), while earning a career-best two solo blocks in the match versus NIU … finished the season with 28 total blocks, including at least one block in 12 matches … recorded a career-high four digs versus Western Michigan (Oct 3), and finished the season with 29 digs.
PREP CAREER: Earned three letters in volleyball at Kaneland for coach Cynthia Violett … American Volleyball Coaches Association honorable mention all-American as a senior … three-time All-Northern Illinois Big 12 Conference selection … led her team in kills in each of her three seasons, racking up 797 over her career, including 313 as a senior … two-year team captain … led the squad in digs in two seasons … capped her high school career by helping Kaneland earn a share of the conference title and post the most wins in a season (24) in program history … Prep Volleyball High Honorable Mention as a sophomore and a senior ace … named to the all-area team for three consecutive years … club accolades include leading the Kane County Juniors 18 Gold team to a 17th-place finish at USVA Nationals in 2013 and helping the Fusion 18 Black team to a ninth-place finish at the AAU Open in 2014.
PERSONAL: Graduated in the spring of 2019 with a 3.373 grade point average as a psychological science major … born Nov. 3, 1996 in Geneva, Ill. … daughter of Jeff and Tammie Dunn … has one brother, Greg, and one sister, Ashley … full name is Elizabeth Margaret Dunn.
