Elly Schraeder Season 2023

2022 SEASON (As A Sophomore): Started all 30 matches she played during her first year on The Mesa after transferring from the University of San Diego … Ranked sixth in the Mountain West with an average of 1.09 blocks across 108 sets … Led the Aztecs with 118.0 total blocks, including 19 solo stuffs … Posted at least one block in all but two matches and recorded multiple stops in all but three contests … Also ranked second on the team among qualifiers with a .291 hitting percentage and was slotted fifth in kills (152) and sixth in kills per set (1.41) … Was additionally credited with 16 digs and eight setting assists … Averaged 1.36 blocks across 11 sets in three matches at the season-opening SDSU Invitational … Was a key contributor to a defense that held opponents to a .172 hitting percentage for the tournament … Also hit .342 (19-6-38) for that weekend, helping the Scarlet and Black to a 2-1 record … Registered five kills and four block assists in her Aztec debut vs. California (8-26-22) … Knocked down eight kills and set a career-high with nine total blocks, including a solo stuff in SDSU’s four-set triumph over Army West Point, which was limited to a .046 hitting percentage for the match thanks in part to her efforts (8-27-22) … Notched five more kills and came up with a pair of block assists later that day in the Aztecs’ four-set win over UC San Diego (8-27-22) … Totaled eight blocks, including a solo stop in her inaugural Mountain West match vs. San José State (9-22-22) … Helped the Scarlet and Black complete a road sweep at Fresno State with six kills (.444) and a pair of block assists (9-27-22) … Played a key role in the Aztecs’ late-season success, hitting .360 with 81 kills (1.89/set) and 57 blocks (1.32/set) over the final 11 matches of the  year, as the Scarlet and Black went 7-4 in that span and secured the sixth and final spot in the Mountain West Championship … Kicked off that stretch with eight kills (.467) and five block assists in a 3-1 home victory over Air Force (10-22-22) … Matched her career best with eight block assists in another four-set triumph over Boise State (11-3-22) … Figured prominently in SDSU’s second straight whitewash of Fresno State with nine kills (.667) and four blocks, including a solo stuff (11-7-22) … Did not commit an attack error in consecutive matches vs. UNLV and at Nevada, hitting .556 with a combined 10 blocks … Launched six kills on 10 swings (.600) with five blocks, including a solo rejection against the Rebels in the regular-season home finale (11-10-22) … Came back with nine kills on 17 attempts (.529) in a must-win situation vs. the Wolf Pack, adding five more blocks, including a career-high two solo stops (11-17-22) … Tied her collegiate best with two more solo stuffs at San José State, finishing with six total rejections as the Aztecs handed the Spartans their lone home loss of the regular season (11-19-22) … Propelled the Scarlet and Black to a first-round upset of third-seeded Colorado State at the Mountain West Championship, posting a career-high 14 kills on 28 attempts with just two errors for a .429 efficiency (11-23-22) … Totaled five blocks, including a solo stop against the Rams … Ended the year with seven kills and a pair of block assists in the conference semifinals vs. SJSU (11-24-22) … Will have two years of eligibility remaining.

2021 SEASON AT SAN DIEGO (As A Redshirt Freshman): Appeared in 10 matches with three starts … Totaled 11 kills (0.52 kills) and 18 blocks (0.86/set) in 21 sets … Recorded a season-high six blocks, including two solo stops in a five-set triumph at Loyola Marymount (10-16-21) … Additionally tied her season best with three kills on three attempts vs. the Lions … Also began the year with three kills without an error on six swings (.500) vs. UTSA (8-28-21) ... Toreros compiled an 18-2 record during her stay at USD, earning a pair of NCAA Tournament bids.
 
2021 SPRING SEASON AT SAN DIEGO (As A Freshman): Started all 10 matches she played during her rookie campaign, which was shortened and delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic … Ranked second in the West Coast Conference with a team-high 1.30 blocks per set (43.0 overall) … Blasted 29 kills (0.87/set) in 73 attempts with 10 errors for a .260 hitting percentage … Posted four block assists in each of her first two collegiate matches, helping USD sweep a home series vs. Saint Mary’s (2-7/8-21) … Established a season-high with seven kills with no errors on nine swings (.778) while adding four more blocks, including a solo stuff in the Toreros’ four-set triumph over Portland (2-10-21) … Set a season best with seven block assists in a road sweep at Gonzaga (2-19-21) … Also hit .500 with five kills on eight attempts with just one miscue vs. the Bulldogs … Finished with six blocks in each of the two matches at Loyola Marymount (3-12/13/21).
 
PRIOR TO COLLEGE: Graduated in 2020 from Coeur d’Alene High School, where she was twice named the 5A Northwest Inland Empire League's Most Valuable Player, helping her squad to consecutive fourth-place finishes in the Idaho state championships in 2018 and 2019 ... Merited Idaho 5A/4A Girls Volleyball Athlete of the Year honors in 2019 and 2020 … Was also tabbed the North Idaho Hall of Fame’s High School Volleyball Athlete of the Year following her senior season … Excelled in the classroom as a prep, earning the Distinguished Team Scholastic Award all four years to go with honor roll recognition … Garnered two academic letters as well … Competed for the Renovators Volleyball Club in Liberty Lake, Washington from 2016-20.
 
PERSONAL: Elizabeth Schraeder was born in Concord, California … Parents are Jeff and Asheley Schraeder … Hails from a competitive sports background, as her father played college football at Sacramento State, while her mother competed in volleyball at Sonoma State … Her brother Ben also plays football along the offensive line at Shasta College … Enjoys horseback riding, fishing and hiking … Lists professional bull rider J.B. Mauney as her favorite athlete … Majoring in environmental sustainability … Aspires to play volleyball overseas after graduation.