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Wayne State University Athletics

2018 Volleyball Roster

Jose Juarez

8 Ellie Rodriguez

8 Ellie Rodriguez

  • Position:
    DS
  • Height:
    5-5
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Grand Rapids, Mich.
  • High School:
    Catholic Central
  • Letters:
    3

Summary

Biography

  • Two-Time All-GLIAC Second Team honoree
  • Three-Time GLIAC All-Academic Team selection
Career Notes:  Finished career with 1,653 digs, which ranks second all-time in program history ... ranks third in digs per set (4.14), 10th in aces (135) and tied-for-10th in aces per set (0.34).

2018:  Voted to the All-GLIAC Second Team All-GLIAC ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ... named to the All-Tournament Team at the Warrior Invitational ... was a  CoSIDA Academic All-District nominee ... played in all 28 matches and 100 sets ... led the team with 470 digs, which ranked sixth in the GLIAC and her 4.70 digs per set was good for the third-best mark in the league ... her dig total was the ninth best total in school history ... the co-captain finished with 23 service aces to rank second on the team and had a .935 serving percentage ... had nine matches with at least 20 digs, including a career-high 35 at Davenport (10/19) ... posted 26 digs against Illinois-Springfield (9/1) and 24 on two occasions, at Parkside (9/21) and at Northwood (10/6) ... only four matches with 10 or fewer digs ... tallied 74 assists (0.74 per set), including a season-best eight at Davenport (10/19) ... Match-by-Match Statistics.

2017:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team. ... voted to the All-GLIAC Second Team ... played in all 29 matches as the team's libero ... led roster with 441 digs (4.01/set) and was second with 33 service aces (0.30/set) ... her digs total ranked sixth in the GLIAC and her aces was the eighth most in the league ... had six matches of 20 or more digs, including a season-high 28 digs vs. Rockhurst (10/13) ... tallied 27 digs vs. Grand Valley State (11/4) and 25 digs against Davenport (11/10) ... tallied 24 digs at Ashland (10/27) ... other 20-dig matches came at Davenport (9/23 - 21) and vs. Wisconsin-Parkside (9/2 - 20) ... posted four aces on two occasions, first vs. Saginaw Valley State (10/20) and then at GVSU (11/15) ... collected 87 assists, including 12 vs. McKendree (10/13) as she posted her first career double-double ... Match-by-Match Statistics.

2016:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ... appeared in the first 22 matches of the season until suffering a season-ending injury ... despite missing eight matches, she led the team with 393 digs and her 3.95 digs per set, ranked eighth in the league ... was second the team with 32 (12th most in GLIAC) service aces (0.37/set), including a career-best six service aces (9/2) ... tallied 11 or more digs in every match before leaving early against Ferris State (10/22) and finished the season with four matches of 20 or more digs ... posted a career-high 31-dig match against Rockhurst (10/15). which was the most since 2013 ... Match-by-Match Statistics.

2015:  Appeared in all 30 matches as the team's libero ... started four matches and played 103 of the 104 sets ... led team with 402 digs (3.90/set), which ranked 11th in the league ...  also was tops on the team with 47 service aces (0.46/set), which ranked fourth in the league while her 31 aces in GLIAC matches was third most ... tallied 93 assists (0.90/set) ...  collected 20 assists vs. Shepherd (9/11) ... recorded at least 10 digs in 25 matches including four of 20 or more ... posted a season-high 27 digs versus Ashland (10/24) ... finished season with 20 digs vs. Ferris State (11/13) and 21 against Grand Valley State (11/14) ... served a season-best six aces against Malone (10/2) and posted five services aces at Tiffin (9/26) ... recorded an ace in 19 contests ... Match-by-Match Statistics.

High School:  A 2015 graduate of Grand Rapids Catholic Central High School ... was a two-year letterwinner and team captain for the Cougars and head coach Chelsea Phillips ... an All-Conference selection in 2015.

Personal:  Full name--Ellie B. Rodriguez ... born on September 8, 1997 ... daughter of Javier and Estelle Rodriguez ... has a brother, Javier, and a sister, Andrea ... is majoring in Kinesiology ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.5+) for Fall 2015, Fall 2017, Winter 2018 (4.00) and Fall 2018 (4.00) ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.0-3.49) for Fall 2016, Winter 2017 and Winter 2019.
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Historical Player Information

  • 8

    2015Freshman

    DS/S
    5'5"
    8
  • 8

    2016Sophomore

    DS
    5'5"
    8
  • 8
    C

    2017Junior

    DS
    5'5"
    8
    C
  • 8
    C

    2018Senior

    DS
    5'5"
    8
    C