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Melissa Elias
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  • 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.

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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
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Matches 22 14
Sets 49 31
Kills 11 7
Kills per set 0.22 0.23
Errors 8 6
Total Attacks 44 29
Total Attacks per set 0.90 0.94
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 ta sa se r re
Aug 22 Webber International W, 4-0 - 4 7 2 2 1 0
Aug 26 Warner W, 3-1 - 3 14 0 0 0 0
Sep 1 New Haven W, 3-0 - 2 7 1 0 0 0
Sep 1 Central Washington L, 3-0 - 2 4 0 2 0 0
Sep 2 Pace W, 3-0 - 2 3 0 0 0 0
Sep 2 #1 Concordia-St. Paul L, 3-2 - 1 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 8 vs. #2 Southwest Minnesota State L, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 8 vs. #8 Ferris State L, 3-0 - 2 1 0 0 0 0
Sep 9 at Regis L, 3-0 1 3 11 0 0 0 0
Sep 9 vs. West Florida L, 3-1 1 4 14 2 0 0 0
Sep 19 at Florida Southern L, 3-2 1 5 23 1 0 0 0
Sep 23 Lynn W, 3-0 - 1 4 0 1 0 0
Sep 26 #20 Saint Leo L, 3-0 - 2 5 0 0 0 0
Sep 29 at #4 Palm Beach Atlantic L, 3-0 - 3 2 0 0 0 0
Sep 30 at Rollins L, 3-1 - 4 6 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 0
Oct 17 at Eckerd W, 3-1 - 3 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 20 Nova Southeastern W, 3-0 - 2 2 0 0 0 0
Oct 21 Barry W, 3-2 - - - - - - -
Oct 24 at Saint Leo L, 3-1 - 1 2 0 0 1 0
Oct 26 at Lynn L, 3-1 - 3 3 1 0 0 0
Oct 31 Florida Southern L, 3-0 - 1 1 0 0 0 0
Nov 3 Rollins W, 3-2 - 2 4 0 0 1 0
Nov 4 #6 Palm Beach Atlantic W, 3-2 - 1 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
Nov 14 Eckerd W, 3-2 - 1 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 - - - - - - -
m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
2017-18 22 49 11 0.22 8 44 0.90 .068 173 3.53 21.0 0.4
2018-19 35 123 147 1.20 50 426 3.46 .228 256 2.08 173.5 1.4
2019-20 28 102 206 2.02 70 596 5.84 .228 299 2.93 250.5 2.5
2020-21 - - - - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 35 123 148 1.20 47 486 3.95 .208 737 5.99 187.0 1.5
Total 120 397 512 1.29 175 1552 3.91 .217 1465 3.69 632.0 1.6

Career Stats: Offense

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: Defense

m s ta sa sa/s se r re
2017-18 22 49 93 5 0.10 4 2 0
2018-19 35 123 391 4 0.03 23 349 14
2019-20 28 102 381 17 0.17 26 238 6
2020-21 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 35 123 464 17 0.14 18 44 1
Total 120 397 1329 43 0.11 71 633 21

Career Stats: Serve/Receive

m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event
Total 22 49 11 0.22 8 44 0.90 .068 173 3.53 21.0 0.4
Conference 14 31 7 0.23 6 29 0.94 .034 90 2.90 13.0 0.4
Exhibition 2 7 6 0.86 5 22 3.14 .045 29 4.14 8.0 1.1
Location
Home 12 19 4 0.21 2 10 0.53 .200 53 2.79 6.0 0.3
Away 7 22 7 0.32 6 30 1.36 .033 90 4.09 13.0 0.6
Neutral 3 8 0 0.00 0 4 0.50 .000 30 3.75 2.0 0.3
Result
Wins 10 18 4 0.22 2 12 0.67 .167 38 2.11 6.0 0.3
Losses 12 31 7 0.23 6 32 1.03 .031 135 4.35 15.0 0.5
Month
September 12 31 9 0.29 7 32 1.03 .063 166 5.35 17.5 0.6
October 6 12 2 0.17 0 11 0.92 .182 4 0.33 3.5 0.3
November 4 6 0 0.00 1 1 0.17 -1.000 3 0.50 0.0 0.0

Splits Stats: Offense

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: Defense

m s ta sa sa/s se r re
Event
Total 22 49 93 5 0.10 4 2 0
Conference 14 31 53 2 0.06 2 2 0
Exhibition 2 7 21 2 0.29 2 1 0
Location
Home 12 19 31 1 0.05 4 1 0
Away 7 22 47 2 0.09 0 1 0
Neutral 3 8 15 2 0.25 0 0 0
Result
Wins 10 18 21 1 0.06 2 1 0
Losses 12 31 72 4 0.13 2 1 0
Month
September 12 31 80 4 0.13 3 0 0
October 6 12 8 1 0.08 0 1 0
November 4 6 5 0 0.00 1 1 0

Splits Stats: Serve/Receive

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