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Melissa Elias
8 Melissa Elias
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Lake Mary, Fla.
  • High School:
    Lake Mary HS
  • Position:
    S/RS
  • Major:
    Accounting
  • m
    28
  • k/s
    2.02
  • h %
    .228
  • a/s
    2.93
  • b/s
    0.50
  • sa/s
    0.17
  • d/s
    2.53

Bio

As a Junior: D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award...SSC Commissioner's Honor Roll...Appeared in 28 matches and started in 21… second leader on the team in assists with a total of 299… Recorded a season-high of 23 assists against Barry (11/02)…Totaled 206 kills, averaging 2.02 kills per set… Logged 17 service aces and 258 digs… Tallied a season-high of 20 digs against Florida Southern (11/05)… Third on the team in total blocks with a total of 51, four of which were solo blocks...Recorded the second triple-double history against Embry-Riddle as she finished the game with 11 kills, 12 assists, and 17 digs.

As a Sophomore: A 2018 NCAA Division II National Champion... A member of the NCAA South Regional Championship Team... A member of the 2018 SSC Championship Team... A member of PrepVolleyball's National Team of the Week (9/28)... Became the first Spartan in program history to record a triple-double against Barry (9/29), when she stated 17 assists, 13 digs, and 11 kills... Had 11 double-doubles on the season... Competed in 35 matches and 123 sets for the Spartans... Ended her sophomore campaign with a total of 308 digs, 256 assists, 147 kills, 43 blocks, and four service aces... She accumulated a season-high of 18 digs against Drury(9/1) and Eckerd (9/13)... Recorded a double-double in the National Championship match against Western Washington (12/1), with 15 digs and 13 assists. 

As a Freshman: SSC Commissioner's Honor Roll... 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...Accounting major...Daughter of Jose Elias and Karin Seminario...Birthdate: 6/5/1999.

Career Highs

 

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Nov 9 at Nova Southeastern L, 3-1
Nov 15 Embry-Riddle (Fla.) W, 3-1
Nov 16 Florida Tech W, 3-0
Nov 23 at Rollins W, 3-0
Dec 5 vs. Alabama-Huntsville W, 3-0
Dec 6 vs. Barry T, 1-1
  Overall Conference
Matches 28 19
Sets 102 71
Kills 206 136
Kills per set 2.02 1.92
Errors 70 41
Total Attacks 596 426
Total Attacks per set 5.84 6.00
Hitting Percentage .228 .223
Assists 299 201
Assists per set 2.93 2.83
Service Aces 17 9
Service Errors 26 16
Service Aces per set 0.17 0.13
Receptions 238 189
Reception Errors 6 5
Digs 258 197
Digs per set 2.53 2.77
Block Solo 4 3
Block Assist 47 29
Block Total 51 32
Blocks per set 0.50 0.45
Block Errors 6 4
Ball Handling Errors 7 6
Points 250.5 162.5
Points per set 2.5 2.3
Matches started 21 12

Game Log - Offense

Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Sep 6 Indiana (Pa.) W, 3-0 1 3 6 4 12 .167 12 8.0
Sep 6 #17 Central Missouri W, 3-2 1 5 4 6 20 -.100 22 5.0
Sep 7 Valdosta State W, 3-0 1 3 15 2 22 .591 17 16.0
Sep 7 #5 Concordia-St. Paul W, 3-1 1 3 3 1 9 .222 5 4.0
Sep 13 vs. #20 Texas A&M-Commerce L, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at Regis (Colo.) L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 vs. #11 Ferris State L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Metro State L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 Eckerd W, 3-0 - 2 0 0 1 .000 0 0.0
Sep 21 Saint Leo L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at #25 Barry L, 3-2 1 5 6 2 24 .167 14 8.5
Sep 28 at Palm Beach Atlantic W, 3-0 - 3 3 1 13 .154 14 3.5
Oct 1 Florida Southern W, 3-0 1 3 6 2 12 .333 12 7.5
Oct 4 Nova Southeastern W, 3-0 1 3 2 2 10 .000 9 3.0
Oct 5 Lynn W, 3-2 1 5 10 0 30 .333 9 14.0
Oct 11 at Florida Tech W, 3-1 1 4 9 2 24 .292 11 10.0
Oct 12 at Embry-Riddle (Fla.) W, 3-1 1 4 11 2 26 .346 12 12.0
Oct 18 vs. West Georgia W, 3-0 1 3 6 4 16 .125 14 8.0
Oct 19 vs. Auburn-Montgomery W, 3-0 1 3 8 1 15 .467 12 11.5
Oct 19 vs. Alabama-Huntsville W, 3-0 1 3 10 3 23 .304 11 13.5
Oct 22 at Saint Leo W, 3-2 - 5 17 3 44 .318 8 20.0
Oct 24 Rollins W, 3-0 1 3 8 1 22 .318 20 10.0
Oct 29 at Eckerd W, 3-2 - 5 7 5 46 .043 5 9.5
Nov 1 Palm Beach Atlantic W, 3-0 1 3 4 2 15 .133 15 6.5
Nov 2 Barry W, 3-2 1 5 6 4 24 .083 23 7.0
Nov 5 at Florida Southern W, 3-1 - 4 6 5 24 .042 11 8.0
Nov 8 at Lynn L, 3-1 - 4 6 1 31 .161 13 6.5
Nov 9 at Nova Southeastern L, 3-1 1 4 7 3 23 .174 7 7.5
Nov 15 Embry-Riddle (Fla.) W, 3-1 1 4 16 2 30 .467 3 16.5
Nov 16 Florida Tech W, 3-0 - 2 3 0 9 .333 1 3.0
Nov 23 at Rollins W, 3-0 1 3 9 4 18 .278 14 9.5
Dec 5 vs. Alabama-Huntsville W, 3-0 1 3 9 3 21 .286 3 10.0
Dec 6 vs. Barry T, 1-1 1 5 9 5 32 .125 2 12.0

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Sep 6 Indiana (Pa.) W, 3-0 1 3 5 0 2 1 2 0
Sep 6 #17 Central Missouri W, 3-2 1 5 9 0 2 1 2 0
Sep 7 Valdosta State W, 3-0 1 3 5 0 2 0 2 1
Sep 7 #5 Concordia-St. Paul W, 3-1 1 3 6 0 2 0 2 0
Sep 13 vs. #20 Texas A&M-Commerce L, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at Regis (Colo.) L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 vs. #11 Ferris State L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Metro State L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 Eckerd W, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 21 Saint Leo L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at #25 Barry L, 3-2 1 5 14 1 3 0 4 0
Sep 28 at Palm Beach Atlantic W, 3-0 - 3 13 0 1 1 1 0
Oct 1 Florida Southern W, 3-0 1 3 5 0 3 0 3 0
Oct 4 Nova Southeastern W, 3-0 1 3 4 0 2 0 2 0
Oct 5 Lynn W, 3-2 1 5 14 1 2 0 3 0
Oct 11 at Florida Tech W, 3-1 1 4 12 0 2 0 2 0
Oct 12 at Embry-Riddle (Fla.) W, 3-1 1 4 17 0 2 0 2 1
Oct 18 vs. West Georgia W, 3-0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 19 vs. Auburn-Montgomery W, 3-0 1 3 10 1 1 0 2 0
Oct 19 vs. Alabama-Huntsville W, 3-0 1 3 5 0 3 0 3 0
Oct 22 at Saint Leo W, 3-2 - 5 11 0 2 0 2 1
Oct 24 Rollins W, 3-0 1 3 6 0 2 0 2 1
Oct 29 at Eckerd W, 3-2 - 5 13 0 3 0 3 0
Nov 1 Palm Beach Atlantic W, 3-0 1 3 11 1 1 0 2 0
Nov 2 Barry W, 3-2 1 5 13 0 0 1 0 1
Nov 5 at Florida Southern W, 3-1 - 4 20 0 2 2 2 1
Nov 8 at Lynn L, 3-1 - 4 12 0 1 0 1 0
Nov 9 at Nova Southeastern L, 3-1 1 4 6 0 1 0 1 0
Nov 15 Embry-Riddle (Fla.) W, 3-1 1 4 13 0 1 0 1 1
Nov 16 Florida Tech W, 3-0 - 2 6 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 23 at Rollins W, 3-0 1 3 7 0 1 0 1 0
Dec 5 vs. Alabama-Huntsville W, 3-0 1 3 4 0 2 0 2 0
Dec 6 vs. Barry T, 1-1 1 5 14 0 4 0 4 0

Game Log - Serve/Receive

Date Opponent Score ms s sa se r re
Sep 6 Indiana (Pa.) W, 3-0 1 3 1 1 1 0
Sep 6 #17 Central Missouri W, 3-2 1 5 0 1 10 0
Sep 7 Valdosta State W, 3-0 1 3 0 1 2 0
Sep 7 #5 Concordia-St. Paul W, 3-1 1 3 0 1 0 0
Sep 13 vs. #20 Texas A&M-Commerce L, 3-2 - - - - - -
Sep 13 at Regis (Colo.) L, 3-0 - - - - - -
Sep 14 vs. #11 Ferris State L, 3-0 - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Metro State L, 3-1 - - - - - -
Sep 20 Eckerd W, 3-0 - 2 0 0 2 0
Sep 21 Saint Leo L, 3-1 - - - - - -
Sep 27 at #25 Barry L, 3-2 1 5 0 1 6 0
Sep 28 at Palm Beach Atlantic W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 5 0
Oct 1 Florida Southern W, 3-0 1 3 0 2 0 0
Oct 4 Nova Southeastern W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 5 0
Oct 5 Lynn W, 3-2 1 5 2 0 9 1
Oct 11 at Florida Tech W, 3-1 1 4 0 1 15 1
Oct 12 at Embry-Riddle (Fla.) W, 3-1 1 4 0 1 19 1
Oct 18 vs. West Georgia W, 3-0 1 3 2 3 7 0
Oct 19 vs. Auburn-Montgomery W, 3-0 1 3 2 1 3 1
Oct 19 vs. Alabama-Huntsville W, 3-0 1 3 2 0 4 0
Oct 22 at Saint Leo W, 3-2 - 5 2 0 13 0
Oct 24 Rollins W, 3-0 1 3 1 2 5 0
Oct 29 at Eckerd W, 3-2 - 5 1 0 16 2
Nov 1 Palm Beach Atlantic W, 3-0 1 3 1 3 6 0
Nov 2 Barry W, 3-2 1 5 1 0 13 0
Nov 5 at Florida Southern W, 3-1 - 4 1 1 15 0
Nov 8 at Lynn L, 3-1 - 4 0 1 17 0
Nov 9 at Nova Southeastern L, 3-1 1 4 0 2 10 0
Nov 15 Embry-Riddle (Fla.) W, 3-1 1 4 0 0 26 0
Nov 16 Florida Tech W, 3-0 - 2 0 0 3 0
Nov 23 at Rollins W, 3-0 1 3 0 2 4 0
Dec 5 vs. Alabama-Huntsville W, 3-0 1 3 0 1 10 0
Dec 6 vs. Barry T, 1-1 1 5 1 1 12 0

Career Stats - Offense

  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 - 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 ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event                        
Total 28 102 206 2.02 70 596 5.84 .228 299 2.93 250.5 2.5
Conference 19 71 136 1.92 41 426 6.00 .223 201 2.83 162.5 2.3
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location                        
Home 13 44 83 1.89 26 216 4.91 .264 148 3.36 100.5 2.3
Away 10 41 81 1.98 28 273 6.66 .194 109 2.66 95.0 2.3
Neutral 5 17 42 2.47 16 107 6.29 .243 42 2.47 55.0 3.2
Result                        
Wins 24 84 178 2.12 59 486 5.79 .245 263 3.13 216.0 2.6
Losses 3 13 19 1.46 6 78 6.00 .167 34 2.62 22.5 1.7
Month                        
September 7 24 37 1.54 16 101 4.21 .208 84 3.50 45.0 1.9
October 11 41 94 2.29 25 268 6.54 .257 123 3.00 119.0 2.9
November 8 29 57 1.97 21 174 6.00 .207 87 3.00 64.5 2.2
December 2 8 18 2.25 8 53 6.63 .189 5 0.63 22.0 2.8

Splits Stats - Defense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event                
Total 28 102 258 2.53 4 47 51 0.50
Conference 19 71 197 2.77 3 29 32 0.45
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 13 44 97 2.20 2 19 21 0.48
Away 10 41 125 3.05 1 18 19 0.46
Neutral 5 17 36 2.12 1 10 11 0.65
Result                
Wins 24 84 212 2.52 3 38 41 0.49
Losses 3 13 32 2.46 1 5 6 0.46
Month                
September 7 24 52 2.17 1 12 13 0.54
October 11 41 100 2.44 2 22 24 0.59
November 8 29 88 3.03 1 7 8 0.28
December 2 8 18 2.25 0 6 6 0.75

Splits Stats - Serve/Receive

  m s sa sa/s r re
Event            
Total 28 102 17 0.17 238 6
Conference 19 71 9 0.13 189 5
Exhibition - - - - - -
Location            
Home 13 44 6 0.14 82 1
Away 10 41 4 0.10 120 4
Neutral 5 17 7 0.41 36 1
Result            
Wins 24 84 16 0.19 193 6
Losses 3 13 0 0.00 33 0
Month            
September 7 24 1 0.04 26 0
October 11 41 12 0.29 96 6
November 8 29 3 0.10 94 0
December 2 8 1 0.13 22 0