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2022 Volleyball Roster

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5 Ally Van Eekeren

  • Position Setter
  • Height 6-0
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Benet Academy (Creighton)
  • Hometown Naperville, Ill.

Biography

(SINGLE-MATCH CAREER HIGHS)
Category Statistic Opponent / Date
Kills: 10 vs. Winthrop (Oct. 29, 2022)
Attack Percentage (min. 10 att.): .643 vs. Winthrop (Oct. 29, 2022)
Assists: 48 at Winthrop (Nov. 19, 2022)
Service Aces: 4 2x; vs. Winthrop (Oct. 29, 2022)
Digs: 15 vs. Campbell (Nov. 03, 2022)
Solo Blocks: 1 vs. Marquette (Nov. 27, 2021)
Assisted Blocks: 6 vs. Sacred Heart (Sept. 8 2022)
Total Blocks: 6 vs. Sacred Heart (Sept. 8 2022)

AWARDS & ACCOLADES
-Dean’s List (2019-20 / Creighton)
-Dean’s List (2020-21 / Creighton)
-BIG EAST All-Academic Team (2019-20 / Creighton)
-BIG EAST All-Academic Team (2020-21 / Creighton)
-Big South Setter of the Year
-Big South First Team All-Conference 
-Big South Player of the Week (Oct. 31, 2022)
-Big South Presidential Honor Roll (2022)

Senior (2022)
  • Appeared in 116 sets and 33 matches for the Panthers as the starting setter.
  • Led the team, and 2nd in the Big South with 975 overall assists. 
  • Averaged 8.41 assists per set.
  • Put down 128 kills, for a .274 hit percentage, averaging 1.10 kills per set.
  • Third on the team with 245 digs to average 2.11 per set. 
  • Added 51 blocks on the season.
  • Had a season-high 48 assists and four service aces against Winthrop (Nov. 19) in the Big South Tournament.
  • Recorded 20+ assists in 29 of 33 matches. 
  • Had a season-high 10 kills at Winthrop (Oct. 29) and registered 5+ kills in 15 matches.
  • Dug up a season-high 15 digs against Campbell (Nov. 3).
  • Had a season-high six blocks versus Sacred Heart (Sept. 8).
Junior (Fall / 2021 / Creighton)
  • Frequently came in to serve for Kendra Wait during the Bluegrass Battle (Sept. 3-4), finishing that event with seven assists, three digs and an ace.
  • Opened season with three assists and a kill vs. Kansas City (Aug. 27).
  • Finished with three assists, two digs an an ace in win vs. Illinois (Sept. 11).
  • Served an ace and dished two assists in 3-0 win at Providence (Oct. 16).
  • Owned season-high four assists and added a block and a kill vs. Georgetown (Oct. 22).
  • Delivered season-high three service aces vs. Seton Hall (Nov. 19).
Sophomore (Spring / 2021 / Creighton)
  • Split time as a sophomore at setter with Mahina Pua’a and led the team in assists.
  • Had 17 assists and four kills in season-opener vs. Nebraska-Omaha (Jan. 22).
  • Had 11 assists, two blocks and four kills in win vs. Northern Iowa (Jan. 24).
  • Made first career start vs. South Dakota, finishing the match with 29 assists and three blocks (Jan. 29).
  • Had 30 assists, four digs and three aces in win at South Dakota (Jan. 31).
  • Finished with 29 assists, seven digs and two aces during win vs. DePaul (March 5).
  • Earned first two career double-doubles vs. No. 25 Marquette, first with 20 assists and 13 digs on Feb. 5, then 17 assists and 10 digs on Feb. 6.
  • Had third double-double on March 27 vs. Xavier, finishing with 11 digs and 30 assists.
  • Picked up fourth double-double in BIG EAST Tournament final vs. Marquette, finishing with 28 assists and 11 digs (April 3).
  • Served four aces vs. Morehead State, a Bluejay record for an NCAA Tournament match (April 14). Also dished career-high 32 assists against the Eagles.
Freshman (2019 / Creighton)
  • Played in 38 sets over the course of 21 matches played.
  • Served as team’s back-up setter (behind AVCA East Region Player of the Year Madelyn Cole) and as a serving specialist.
  • Hit a perfect 1.000 thanks to kills in all five attack attempts during the season.
  • Made collegiate debut on Sept. 6 in team’s 3-2 win at Northern Iowa, delivering first career ace to give Creighton a 14-10 lead in the fifth set.
  • Notched first career assist and first career dig on same play during 3-1 win vs. No. 15 USC (Sept. 7).
  • Recorded season-high four assists and added a dig in 3-0 sweep vs. Villanova (Sept. 27).
  • Registered first career kill at DePaul (Oct. 12).
  • Notched kills on consecutive points in win vs. Butler (Oct. 18).
  • Served up an ace in the third set vs. Xavier (Oct. 20).
  • Had a pair of kills in 3-0 win vs. Seton Hall (Nov. 3).
  • Called on to serve in NCAA Tournament debut vs. No. 7 Minnesota (Dec. 7).
Prep
  • As a senior, helped team to first state tournament trip since 2014, finishing in third place with a 36-6 overall record.
  • Was team captain for high school team that was ranked as high as 37th nationally in her senior year and won its 12th straight regional title in 2018.
  • Named to All-East Suburban Catholic Conference  Team as a senior.
  • Owned 40 assists in three sets in a Class 4A Normal Supersectional win over Bloomington.
  • Finalist for PrepVolleyball’s Andi Collins Award as nation’s top high school setter.
  • First Team All-State in 2018 and two-time All-Area selection by the Naperville Sun and Daily Herald.
  • In 2018 recognized as Benet Academy’s Team Leader/MVP.
  • A member of the USA High Performance A2 Team in 2017 and the Continental team in 2016.
  • Named to All-Tournament Team at Wheaton Classic (2017) and GE Autumnfest (2018).
  • Committed to Creighton in February of 2017 before ever playing a varsity match.
Personal
  • Daughter of Alex and Amy Van Eekeren.
  • Has siblings Jackson, Tyler and Lexi.
  • Mother played volleyball at Illinois, and her brother Jackson was a setter on 2021 NCAA Champion Hawai’i men’s volleyball team and Tyler is a freshman basketball player at Washington University in St. Louis.

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