2015 Women's Volleyball
Ellie James
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Bishop England HS
- Hometown:
- Mt. Pleasant, S.C.
CAREER TOTALS
93 matches played
561Â kills
857 digs
68 aces
89 blocks
SEASON-BY-SEASON
2016 at MERCER: Ranked among the team's leaders in multiple categories while overcoming numerous injuries during her senior season ... Started 19 matches while appearing in 22 total (79 sets played) ... Ranked fifth and fourth on the team, respectively, with 136 kills (1.72 kills per set) and 216 digs (2.73 digs per set) ... Added 26 blocks and 14 aces ... Notched two double-doubles ... Had 11 kills (.375%) and 13 digs vs. The Citadel (Oct. 18) and 10 kills and 17 digs at UNCG (Nov. 5) ... Totaled a season-high of 19 digs on two occasions (USF, Aug. 27; at Western Carolina, Oct. 14) ... Recorded double-digit digs in nine matches, including four in a row ... Had at least 10-plus kills in three contests ... Notched season-highs of 12 kills and three blocks against William & Mary (Sept. 3) ... Tied a career-high of five service aces against Wofford (Nov. 2).
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2015 at MERCER: Played in 20 matches, appearing in 70 sets while battling injuries during her junior campaign … Posted 102 kills, 146 digs, 21 blocks, 17 aces and 12 assists … The 17 aces tied for third on the team in the category … Notched double-digit kills in four matches … Recorded a season-high 12 kills against Chattanooga (10/2) … Had seven matches of 10+ digs on the year … Totaled a season-high 17 digs in a four-set win over Alabama A&M (9/22) … Dished out a season-high four aces against UNCG (10/28).
2014 at MERCER: Appeared in 26 matches, logging 95 sets on the court … Totaled 140 kills, 26 aces, 266 digs and 15 blocks … Ranked second on the team in aces with 26 … Dished out a career-high five aces in the season-opener against Kent State (8/29) … Finished the season strong, recording double-digit kills in each of Mercer’s final three matches, including season highs of 15 vs. Western Carolina (11/16) and at UNC Greensboro (11/22) … Totaled a career-high 21 digs at Tennessee (9/20).
2013 at MERCER: Started 27 matches … Led Mercer newcomers with 183 kills and 229 digs … Collected five double-double performances … Booked double-figure kill totals in six matches … Tallied 10 or more digs in 11 outings … Had multiple blocks in seven different matches … Hit for a season-high .366 attacking percentage to go along with a season-high 17 kills against Kennesaw State (10/19) … Registered a season-high 15 digs to go along with eight kills against Georgia State (8/31).
HIGH SCHOOL: Played both volleyball and basketball at Bishop England High School … A three-time Class AA State Player of the Year and three –time All-Lowcountry Selection … Helped guide her team to state championships in all four years … Also the collected Charleston Post and Courier Player of the Year selection … Competed for Amelia Dawley and Wendy Anderson on the club level.
PERSONAL: Ellen James was born on July 17, 1995 in Charleston, South Carolina … Daughter of Donny and Ellen James … Has two older siblings, Jadie and Mary Crawford … Has spent time in Honduras as a volunteer helping renovate a children’s home and orphanage with member of the St. Andrews Church in Mount Pleasant … Will graduate with a degree in communications and minors in education and business.
