2018: First win of the season against Jacksonville, Ellis recorded 9 kills, 10 digs, and 1 block (8/31)... Leading the Panthers with 8 kills against Texas and 11 digs (9/2)... Recorded 7 kills and 1 block against Temple (9/7)...
Against ETSU, 7 kills, 1 block, and 1 ace (10/9)... In the win vs. UNC Asheville, 7 kills, 1 ace, and 3 blocks (10/13)... 5 kills and 3 aces against Hampton
(10/19)... Recording 8 kills and 1 ace against Campbell (10/20)... 6 digs and 2 kills against Presbyterian (10/23)...11 digs, 3 kills and 2 aces against Radford (11/2)...3 digs and 1 kill against Winthrop (11/9)...7 kills and 4 digs against Gardner Webb (11/10)... 7 digs, 2 kills and 1 ace against UNC Asheville (11/17)...19 digs, 2 kills and 1 ace against Radford to help the Panthers clinch the Big South Championship (11/18)...7 digs and 2 kills against Marquette in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament (11/30). Millis Scholar-Athlete.
2017: Made 16 appearances in her first season in the Purple & White including five starts ... Finished the year with 26 kills and 43 digs ... Posted four kills and four digs in her HPU debut at Northern Illinois (8/25) ... Registered four kills and six digs against Dayton (8/26) ... Chipped in four kills and five digs in the win against Presbyterian (10/6) ... Recorded nine digs and six kills helping secure the win over Gardner-Webb (10/17)... Registered two kills and six digs in the win over Presbyterian (10/28).
Prior to High Point: Ellis played two seasons at Pittsburgh where she was a part of a team that qualified for the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 12 years ... In two seasons, she recorded 27 kills and 10 digs while appearing in 32 sets.
Prep: Four year varsity letter winner…earned First-Team All-Eastern Kansas League and First-Team All-State honors in her junior and senior seasons…led team to a state runner-up finish as a junior and third place finish as a senior…as a senior, became the school record-holder in single-season kills (444), single-season kill attempts (968), career kills (1,279), and career kill attempts (3,529)…Maxpreps/AVCA Player of the Week in 2014…recognized as a PrepVolleyball Senior Ace, Under Armor Phenom, and was named to the Under Armor Watch List…Played eight seasons of club for Asics Mavs Blue…team won the 16 Open USA Volleyball Junior National Championship in 2013.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Steve and Jennifer Ellis…has two older sisters, Olivia and Celeste, and one older brother, Aiden…plans to major in business.
HPU Career Highs:
Kills: 4, 2x, vs Dayton (8/26/17)
Digs: 6 vs. Dayton (8/26/17)
Blocks: 2 vs. NC State (9/9/17)
