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Wayne State University Athletics

2024 Volleyball Roster

Izzy Rincon
Diana Muccioli
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Izzy Rincon
Marissa Krynak
Zack Belsky/WSU Athletics
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Jose Juarez
Jose Juarez

14 Ella Uganski

14 Ella Uganski

  • Position:
    MB
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Jenison, Mich.
  • High School:
    Jenison
  • Letters:
    4

Summary

Biography

Career Notes:  Played in 70 matches, 56 of which were as a starter, and 208 sets during four campaigns as a Warrior.

2024:  2024-25 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... earned CSC Academic All-District honors ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... appeared in all 27 of the team's matches, 26 of which came as a starter, and a total of 81 sets ... totaled 110 kills, 1.36 kills per set, 29 attack errors, 278 total attempts (.291 hitting percentage), five assists, 11 digs, five solo blocks, 57 assisted blocks, 0.77 blocks per set, 143 points and 1.77 points per set ... that .291 attacking efficiency was good for 12th in the GLIAC ... sent home a season-high 12 kills (three shy of personal best) on Nov. 14 at No. 12 Grand Valley State to go with just two errors on 26 swings for a .385 hitting percentage ... registered five or more kills in a single match on 12 occasions, including a brilliant three-outing stretch to finish the fall ... starting with the aforementioned effort against the Lakers, she notched kill totals of 12, nine and eight in those three performances, respectively ... in that stretch, the fourth-year Warrior hit .400 with 29 kills and just five errors on 60 swings ... finished a match hitting at least .500 in five performances ... those five outings included Sept. 13 vs. Lake Erie at the Hampton Inn Invitational (.545, 7 kills), Nov. 15 at Roosevelt (.533, 9 kills), Sept. 20 at home against Davenport (.500, 6 kills), Sept. 21 at home against No. 9 Ferris State (.500, 3 kills) and Sept. 27 at Saginaw Valley State (.500, 8 kills) ... the last three in that stretch came consecutively ... was second to Kayla Giroux on the team for all three major blocking categories ... had never tallied more than six total blocks in a single match in each of her first three seasons, but did so in the second-to-last effort of her career thanks to seven (one solo, six assisted) at Roosevelt ... that match was one of five in which she stuffed five or more attack attempts ... Match-By-Match Statistics.

2023:  2023-24 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... 2023-24 Deans' Award recipient from the Honors College for having the highest cumulative grade-point average of any student-athlete in that college ... garnered CSC Academic All-District honors ... played 98 sets and 28 of the team's 29 matches ... started 26 contests ... finished fourth on the team in kills (173) and second in total blocks (70) ... notched 11 solo blocks and 59 block assists above the net ... other totals included 1.77 kills per set, 448 total attacks, a .254 hitting percentage, seven assists, one ace and 20 digs ... had 10 or more kills in six matches, including a career-high 15 vs. Illinois Springfield (10/13) when she had just four errors on 31 swings for a .355 hitting percentage ... hit .421 with 11 kills against Malone (9/1), .269 with 11 kills vs. Ferris State (9/14), .280 with 12 kills vs. Michigan Tech (10/21), .500 with 10 kills at FSU (10/25) and .259 with 10 kills at Northern Michigan (11/4) ... blocked three or more attacks in 14 matches, at least four in five outings and five of them on three occasions ... those three performances with five total stuffs included NMU (10/20), vs. MTU (10/21) and at MTU (11/3) ... Match-By-Match Statistics.

2022:  2022-23 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... appeared in eight matches and 19 sets ... started vs. Montevallo (8/26), vs. Findlay (8/26), and vs. McKendree (8/27) ... had six kills, a .600 hitting percentage, three block assists, and seven and a half points vs. Montevallo (8/26) ... followed that with one assist and one solo block vs. Findlay (8/26) ... had a solo block vs. Anderson (SC) (8/27) ... notched four kills, 15 total attempts, six block assists for seven points vs. McKendree (8/27) ... tallied three block assists vs. Ursuline (9/2) and one block assist vs. Quincy (9/2) ... totaled three kills, a .600 hitting percentage, and four block assists vs. Pitt-Johnstown (9/3) ... the .600 hitting percentage vs. Montevallo and vs. Pitt-Johnstown both led the team in those matches ... Match-By-Match Statistics. 

2021:  Played in seven matches and 10 sets ... started against Davis & Elkins (9/11) in the USI Invitational ... recorded a season-high five total attacks in two matches - vs. Davis & Elkins (9/11) and at Lake Superior State (10/30) ... registered a season-best six blocks against Davis & Elkins (five assisted, one solo) ... had a service ace vs. Lake Superior State (9/17) ... tallied one dig in two matches - against Davis & Elkins (9/11) and at Purdue Northwest (9/25) ... Match-By-Match Statistics.

High School:  A 2021 graduate of Jenison High School ... was a team captain and a three-time varsity letterwinner for the Wildcats and head coaches Allison Sagraves and Joe Steenhuysen ... hit .262 with 256 kills and 78 blocks during senior campaign ... received Honorable Mention All-State Division 1 recognition from the Michigan Interscholastic Volleyball Coaches Association (MIVCA) in 2020 ... helped JHS to a 37-13 overall record plus a 12-0 Ottawa-Kent (OK) Black Division league mark as a junior, hitting .320 with 265 kills and 82 blocks ... powered squad to a 41-14 overall record and an 11-1 mark in the conference during sophomore season, while hitting .182 with 200 kills and 117 blocks ... was an All-OK Red Division selection in 2019 ... an Honor Roll student with a 4.26 GPA ... ranked in the top five in her graduating class ... played club volleyball for Far Out 17 Black and head coach Alan Kaufman.
 
Personal:  Full name -- Ella G. Uganski ... born on May 5, 2003, in Grand Rapids, Mich. ... daughter of Steve and Lisa Uganski ... has a younger sister, Lydia ... is majoring in Exercise and Sport Science ... graduated in December of 2024 (three-and-a-half years) with a 3.897 cumulative grade-point average ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.5+) for Fall 2021, Winter 2022 (4.00), Fall 2022, Winter 2023 (4.00), Fall 2023, Winter 2024 (4.00) and Fall 2024 (4.00) ... is a member of the WSU Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) ... was a member of the Fundraising & Community Service Committee during the 2023-24 academic year ... served as a GLIAC SAAC Representative during both the 2023-24 and 2024-25 academic years and was on the GLIAC Championships Committee in 2023-24 ... was a member of the WSU Student-Athlete Leadership Council ... inductee into WSU’s inaugural (2024-25) Chi Alpha Sigma Athlete Honor Society class.
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Historical Player Information

  • 14

    2021Freshman

    MB
    5'11"
    14
  • 14

    2022Sophomore

    MB
    6'1"
    14
  • 14

    2023Junior

    MB
    6'1"
    14
  • 14

    2024Senior

    MB
    6'0"
    14