2011 Volleyball Roster
Roster
Ella Meier
- Position:
- S
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Hempfield HS
- Hometown:
- Lancaster, Pa.
2012 -- Appeared in 27 matches with three starts and 105 sets played… registered 63 kills with a .219 hitting percentage… recorded 500 assists with 35 digs and 35 blocks (25 assists/10 solo – 0.33 b/s)… led team in assists eight times and blocks three times… finished career third all-time in school history with 1,959 assists… recorded 10 or more assists in all but one match in which she appeared… notched a season-high 35 assists at Western Illinois (9/25)… registered 30 assists with four blocks and two kills at South Dakota (9/29), 28 assists, five blocks and three kills vs. Oakland (9/21) and 28 assists, two blocks and two aces vs. IUPUI (10/14)... finished with 24 assists, two kills, two digs and a block vs. Omaha, 24 assists vs. South Dakota (10/26), 23 assists seven kills, three digs and two blocks at Gardner-Webb (9/7) and 23 assists three kills and two digs vs. South Dakota State (11/4).
2011 -- Started all 29 matches and appeared in all 116 sets... registered 66 kills (0.57 k/s), a team-high 816 assists (7.03 a/s) and 23 aces, while hitting .226... recorded 360 digs (3.10 d/s) and 45 blocks (.39 b/s - 13 bs, 32 ba)... led team in assists 23 times, aces eight times, digs four times and blocks three times... finished with 10 or more kills once, 10 or more digs 19 times, 20 or more digs five and 10 or more assists in all 29 matches... finished with 20 or more assists 19 times, 30 or more 11 times, 40 or more six times and 50 or more three times... led team with 19 double-doubles, giving her 26 for her career... finished ninth in The Summit League in assists per set... finished the season fifth in UMKC history in career assists (1459)... recorded career-high 58 assists at South Dakota State (11/11), four aces vs. Radford (9/3), 27 digs vs. Nebraska-Omaha (10/19) and eight total blocks and three solo blocks at Western Illinois (10/29)... notched a triple-double at North Dakota State (11/12) with 10 kills, 13 digs and 42 assists... recorded 10 or more digs in final nine matches and 15 of final 16 matches... notched 23 digs at IPFW (10/8), while recording 21 at Western Illinois (10/29) and against Oakland (11/6)... finished with 52 assists in back-to-back games at IUPUI (10/28) and at Western Illinois (10/29)... recorded six blocks in back-to-back games against South Dakota (10/22) and at IUPUI (10/28)... named to The Summit League Fall Academic All-League Team and to the Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.
2010 -- Saw action in all 30 matches with 14 starts, playing in 116 sets... registered a team-high 590 assists, while notching 43 kills, 41 blocks, 16 service aces, 200 digs and a .153 hitting percentage... led UMKC in assists 19 times and blocks twice... registered seven double-doubles on the season... notched 10 or more assists in 28-of-30 matches and 20 or more assists 16 times... recorded the four highest assists totals of her career in consecutive matches with 28 vs. Fairfield (9/4), 30 vs. South Dakota (9/4), 29 vs. Drake (9/7) and a career-high 42 at South Dakota State (9/10)... finished with 21 assists and 14 digs vs. Oral Roberts (9/16)... notched three straight double-doubles with 25 assists and 19 digs vs. Southern Utah (10/8), 21 assists and 16 digs at Western Illinois (10/15) and 19 assists and 17 digs at IUPUI (10/16)... closed out the season with double-doubles vs. IPFW (11/11) and Oakland (11/13), finishing with 25 assists and 14 digs against the Mastodons and 20 assists and 13 digs against the Golden Grizzlies... named to the Summit League Fall Academic all-League Team... named to the Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.
2009 -- Saw action in 27-of-31 matches on the year with 20 starts, and played in 82-of-114 games... registered 198 digs, 109 kills, 53 assists and 33 blocks on the season... recorded a double-double in 3-0 win over Iona (9/4) with 13 kills and 14 digs and in 3-1 loss against Oakland (9/10) with 12 kills and 16 digs... 13 kills against Iona (9/4) are a career-high... led team in hitting percentage against Akron (8/29), Iona (9/4), Sacred Heart (9/5), Centenary (10/11) and North Dakota State 10/30)... led team with 20 digs in 3-2 win over IUPUI (10/17) and with nine digs in 3-0 loss at North Dakota State (10/30)... hit a career-high .438 (9-2-1) in 3-1 win at Centenary (9/11)... notched a career-high six assists in 3-1 loss vs. Oakland (9/10), 3-2 win vs. IUPUI (10/17) and 3-0 win over Southern Utah (10/24)... five blocks in 3-1 loss at Sacred Heart (9/5) was career-high... named to the Sacred Heart Invitational all-Tournament team... Named to The Summit League Fall Academic all-League team.
High School -- Two-time all-Lancaster-Lebanon League selection at Hempfield High School... earned Pennsylvania all-State and all-district honors following her senior season, where she served as the team captain... helped lead HHS to three league titles (2005, 2006, 2008) and a runner-up finish during her junior season in 2007... guided the Black Knights to the Pennsylvania State Championship as a sophomore in 2006... played club ball for the Yorktowne and Synergy teams... also was a four-year varsity performer on the Hempfield swimming team, where she was an all-state selection... holds a pair of school records in the pool... high school coach was Mike Vogel and club coach was Rich Johnson... member of the National Honor Society and Youth Peace Council.
Personal -- Born on May 19, 1991... daughter of William and Gina Meier... has two younger siblings, Andrew and Olivia... majoring in business administration.
Career Highs
Kills: 13 vs. Iona, 9/4/09
Attempts: 29 (twice)
Hitting Percentage: .556 (6-1-9) vs. Charlotte, 9/8/12
Assists: 58 at South Dakota State, 11/11/11
Aces: 4 at Radford, 9/30/11
Digs: 27 vs. Nebraska-Omaha, 10/19/11
Total Blocks: 8 at Western Illinois, 10/29/11
Block Solos: 3 (twice)
