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Melissa Elias
8 Melissa Elias
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Year:
    Fr.
  • Hometown:
    Lake Mary, Fla.
  • High School:
    Lake Mary HS
  • Position:
    S/RS
  • Major:
    Biology
  • m
    22
  • k/s
    0.22
  • h %
    .068
  • a/s
    3.53
  • b/s
    0.20
  • sa/s
    0.10
  • d/s
    1.43

Bio

As a Freshman: SSC Commissioner's Honor Roll... Earned the DII ADA Academic Achievement Award... Competed in 22 matches for UT... Recorded a season and career-high of 33 assists against Rollins (9/30)... Logged a season-high of four kills against Webber International (8/22) and against Florida Southern (9/19)... Ended the season with 11 kills, 173 assists, five service aces, 70 digs, and 10 total blocks. 

High School: Graduate of Lake Mary High School.

Personal: Member of honor roll...Biology major...Daughter of Jose Elias and Karin Seminario...Birthdate: 6/5/1999.

Career Highs

 

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Nov 7 Embry-Riddle (Fla.) W, 3-0
Nov 10 Florida Tech W, 3-0
Nov 14 Eckerd W, 3-2
Nov 17 at Barry W, 3-1
Nov 18 at Nova Southeastern W, 3-0
Nov 30 vs. #17 West Florida L, 3-1
  Total Conference
Matches 22 14
Sets 49 31
Kills 11 7
Kills per set 0.22 0.23
Errors 8 6
Total Attacks 44 29
Hitting Percentage .068 .034
Assists 173 90
Assists per set 3.53 2.90
Service Aces 5 2
Service Errors 4 2
Service Aces per set 0.10 0.06
Receptions 2 2
Reception Errors 0 0
Digs 70 41
Digs per set 1.43 1.32
Block Solo 0 0
Block Assist 10 8
Block Total 10 8
Blocks per set 0.20 0.26
Block Errors 0 0
Ball Handling Errors 8 8
Points 21.0 13.0
Points per set 0.4 0.4
Matches started 3 1

Game Log - Offense

Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Aug 22 Webber International W, 4-0 - 4 4 0 7 .571 15 6.0
Aug 26 Warner W, 3-1 - 3 2 5 15 -.200 14 2.0
Sep 1 New Haven W, 3-0 - 2 1 0 2 .500 17 2.5
Sep 1 Central Washington L, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 - 7 0.0
Sep 2 Pace W, 3-0 - 2 2 1 5 .200 14 2.0
Sep 2 #1 Concordia-St. Paul L, 3-2 - 1 0 0 0 - 0 0.5
Sep 8 vs. #2 Southwest Minnesota State L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 vs. #8 Ferris State L, 3-0 - 2 0 0 1 .000 7 0.0
Sep 9 at Regis L, 3-0 1 3 1 1 4 .000 15 1.0
Sep 9 vs. West Florida L, 3-1 1 4 0 0 1 .000 23 2.0
Sep 19 at Florida Southern L, 3-2 1 5 4 3 13 .077 18 6.0
Sep 23 Lynn W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 - 3 0.0
Sep 26 #20 Saint Leo L, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 - 7 0.0
Sep 29 at #4 Palm Beach Atlantic L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 2 .000 22 1.5
Sep 30 at Rollins L, 3-1 - 4 1 2 4 -.250 33 2.0
Oct 6 at Embry-Riddle (Fla.) W, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 at Florida Tech W, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 vs. Shorter W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 vs. Valdosta State W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 vs. West Alabama W, 3-0 - 2 0 0 2 .000 0 0.0
Oct 17 at Eckerd W, 3-1 - 3 0 0 0 - 1 0.5
Oct 20 Nova Southeastern W, 3-0 - 2 1 0 2 .500 0 1.0
Oct 21 Barry W, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Oct 24 at Saint Leo L, 3-1 - 1 0 0 5 .000 1 0.0
Oct 26 at Lynn L, 3-1 - 3 1 0 2 .500 0 2.0
Oct 31 Florida Southern L, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 - 2 0.0
Nov 3 Rollins W, 3-2 - 2 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Nov 4 #6 Palm Beach Atlantic W, 3-2 - 1 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Nov 7 Embry-Riddle (Fla.) W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 Florida Tech W, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Nov 14 Eckerd W, 3-2 - 1 0 1 1 -1.000 3 0.0
Nov 17 at Barry W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Nov 18 at Nova Southeastern W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Nov 30 vs. #17 West Florida L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Aug 22 Webber International W, 4-0 - 4 5 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 26 Warner W, 3-1 - 3 13 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 1 New Haven W, 3-0 - 2 3 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 1 Central Washington L, 3-0 - 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 2 Pace W, 3-0 - 2 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 2 #1 Concordia-St. Paul L, 3-2 - 1 0 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 8 vs. #2 Southwest Minnesota State L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 vs. #8 Ferris State L, 3-0 - 2 5 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 9 at Regis L, 3-0 1 3 8 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 9 vs. West Florida L, 3-1 1 4 8 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 19 at Florida Southern L, 3-2 1 5 16 0 2 0 2 3
Sep 23 Lynn W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 26 #20 Saint Leo L, 3-0 - 2 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 29 at #4 Palm Beach Atlantic L, 3-0 - 3 8 0 3 0 3 2
Sep 30 at Rollins L, 3-1 - 4 8 0 2 0 2 2
Oct 6 at Embry-Riddle (Fla.) W, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 at Florida Tech W, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 vs. Shorter W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 vs. Valdosta State W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 vs. West Alabama W, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 17 at Eckerd W, 3-1 - 3 1 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 20 Nova Southeastern W, 3-0 - 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 21 Barry W, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Oct 24 at Saint Leo L, 3-1 - 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 26 at Lynn L, 3-1 - 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 31 Florida Southern L, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 3 Rollins W, 3-2 - 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 4 #6 Palm Beach Atlantic W, 3-2 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 7 Embry-Riddle (Fla.) W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 Florida Tech W, 3-0 - 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 14 Eckerd W, 3-2 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Nov 17 at Barry W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Nov 18 at Nova Southeastern W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Nov 30 vs. #17 West Florida L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Serve/Receive

Date Opponent Score ms s sa se r re
Aug 22 Webber International W, 4-0 - 4 2 2 1 0
Aug 26 Warner W, 3-1 - 3 0 0 0 0
Sep 1 New Haven W, 3-0 - 2 1 0 0 0
Sep 1 Central Washington L, 3-0 - 2 0 2 0 0
Sep 2 Pace W, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 0
Sep 2 #1 Concordia-St. Paul L, 3-2 - 1 0 0 0 0
Sep 8 vs. #2 Southwest Minnesota State L, 3-0 - - - - - -
Sep 8 vs. #8 Ferris State L, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 0
Sep 9 at Regis L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0
Sep 9 vs. West Florida L, 3-1 1 4 2 0 0 0
Sep 19 at Florida Southern L, 3-2 1 5 1 0 0 0
Sep 23 Lynn W, 3-0 - 1 0 1 0 0
Sep 26 #20 Saint Leo L, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 0
Sep 29 at #4 Palm Beach Atlantic L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0
Sep 30 at Rollins L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 0
Oct 6 at Embry-Riddle (Fla.) W, 3-2 - - - - - -
Oct 7 at Florida Tech W, 3-2 - - - - - -
Oct 13 vs. Shorter W, 3-1 - - - - - -
Oct 13 vs. Valdosta State W, 3-0 - - - - - -
Oct 14 vs. West Alabama W, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 0
Oct 17 at Eckerd W, 3-1 - 3 0 0 0 0
Oct 20 Nova Southeastern W, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 0
Oct 21 Barry W, 3-2 - - - - - -
Oct 24 at Saint Leo L, 3-1 - 1 0 0 1 0
Oct 26 at Lynn L, 3-1 - 3 1 0 0 0
Oct 31 Florida Southern L, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0
Nov 3 Rollins W, 3-2 - 2 0 0 1 0
Nov 4 #6 Palm Beach Atlantic W, 3-2 - 1 0 0 0 0
Nov 7 Embry-Riddle (Fla.) W, 3-0 - - - - - -
Nov 10 Florida Tech W, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 0
Nov 14 Eckerd W, 3-2 - 1 0 1 0 0
Nov 17 at Barry W, 3-1 - - - - - -
Nov 18 at Nova Southeastern W, 3-0 - - - - - -
Nov 30 vs. #17 West Florida L, 3-1 - - - - - -

Career Stats - Offense

  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s pts pts/s
2017-18 22 49 11 0.22 8 44 .068 173 3.53 21.0 0.4
2018-19 35 123 147 1.20 50 426 .228 256 2.08 173.5 1.4
2019-20 28 102 206 2.02 70 596 .228 299 2.93 250.5 2.5
2020-21 - - - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 35 123 148 1.20 47 486 .208 737 5.99 187.0 1.5
Total 120 397 512 1.29 175 1552 .217 1465 3.69 632.0 1.6

Career Stats - Defense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2017-18 22 49 70 1.43 0 10 10 0.20
2018-19 35 123 307 2.50 2 41 43 0.35
2019-20 28 102 258 2.53 4 47 51 0.50
2020-21 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 35 123 309 2.51 2 40 42 0.34
Total 120 397 944 2.38 8 138 146 0.37

Career Stats - Serve/Receive

  m s sa sa/s r re
2017-18 22 49 5 0.10 2 0
2018-19 35 123 4 0.03 349 14
2019-20 28 102 17 0.17 238 6
2020-21 - - - - - -
2021-22 35 123 17 0.14 44 1
Total 120 397 43 0.11 633 21

Splits Stats - Offense

  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event                      
Total 22 49 11 0.22 8 44 .068 173 3.53 21.0 0.4
Conference 14 31 7 0.23 6 29 .034 90 2.90 13.0 0.4
Exhibition 2 7 6 0.86 5 22 .045 29 4.14 8.0 1.1
Location                      
Home 12 19 4 0.21 2 10 .200 53 2.79 6.0 0.3
Away 7 22 7 0.32 6 30 .033 90 4.09 13.0 0.6
Neutral 3 8 0 0.00 0 4 .000 30 3.75 2.0 0.3
Result                      
Wins 10 18 4 0.22 2 12 .167 38 2.11 6.0 0.3
Losses 12 31 7 0.23 6 32 .031 135 4.35 15.0 0.5
Month                      
September 12 31 9 0.29 7 32 .063 166 5.35 17.5 0.6
October 6 12 2 0.17 0 11 .182 4 0.33 3.5 0.3
November 4 6 0 0.00 1 1 -1.000 3 0.50 0.0 0.0

Splits Stats - Defense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event                
Total 22 49 70 1.43 0 10 10 0.20
Conference 14 31 41 1.32 0 8 8 0.26
Exhibition 2 7 18 2.57 0 0 0 0.00
Location                
Home 12 19 13 0.68 0 2 2 0.11
Away 7 22 44 2.00 0 8 8 0.36
Neutral 3 8 13 1.63 0 0 0 0.00
Result                
Wins 10 18 9 0.50 0 2 2 0.11
Losses 12 31 61 1.97 0 8 8 0.26
Month                
September 12 31 64 2.06 0 9 9 0.29
October 6 12 5 0.42 0 1 1 0.08
November 4 6 1 0.17 0 0 0 0.00

Splits Stats - Serve/Receive

  m s sa sa/s r re
Event            
Total 22 49 5 0.10 2 0
Conference 14 31 2 0.06 2 0
Exhibition 2 7 2 0.29 1 0
Location            
Home 12 19 1 0.05 1 0
Away 7 22 2 0.09 1 0
Neutral 3 8 2 0.25 0 0
Result            
Wins 10 18 1 0.06 1 0
Losses 12 31 4 0.13 1 0
Month            
September 12 31 4 0.13 0 0
October 6 12 1 0.08 1 0
November 4 6 0 0.00 1 0

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