2021 Women's Volleyball Roster
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Bichelmeyer, Ellie
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Ellie Bichelmeyer
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- St. Teresa's Academy
- Hometown:
- Mission Hills, Kan.
Bio
ATHLETIC ACCOLADES
2022 Second Team All-Conference USA
2022 Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week (1x)
2021 (Fall) C-USA All-Tournament Team
2021 (Fall) C-USA Second Team All-Conference
2021 (Spring) C-USA Second Team All-Conference
2019 C-USA All-Freshman Team
ACADEMIC HONORS
2023 Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2022 CSC Academic All-District
2021 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2020 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2022 (Senior): Second Team All-Conference USA … Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week … College Sports Communicators Academic All-District … played in 101 sets … ranked 14th in C-USA in kills per set (2.81) … in conference play, ranked ninth with 3.00 … set a career high in hitting percentage (.313) … third on the team in kills per set and fourth in total kills (284), points (310.5), and blocks (46) … at least 10 kills 15 times … hit .300 or better 15 times … had career-high .647 hitting percentage against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (9/10) … had a career-high 21 kills versus Charlotte (10/16) … had at least three blocks five times … twice had a season-high eight digs, against Kansas State (9/16) and at North Texas (9/30).
2021 (Junior-Fall): Played in 86 sets...ranked eighth among all C-USA players with a .350 hitting percentage during league play...posted career-highs in hitting percentage (.306) and blocks per set (0.64)...10 or more kills in 10 matches...third on the Owls with 206 kills and in kills per set (2.40)… hit .300 or better in 12 matches…established a season-high in kills (16) in just three sets in a sweep over UTSA (11/5)...tallied 13 kills against No. 13 Oregon...totaled three or more blocks in eight matches, including a season-high seven rejections at UAB (10/29).
2021 (Sophomore-Spring): Played in 73 sets…earned a spot on the Conference USA Second Team...second on the Owls in total kills (179), total attacks (459) and third in total points (205.5)…third on the team in kills per set (2.45)…five matches with 10 or more kills, including a season-high 16 kills in a win over North Texas (3/7)…also totaled 14 kills in a win at UTSA (2/28)…10 matches with 10.0 or more points…also contributed 43.0 blocks...named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2019 (Freshman): Played in 87 sets...was named to the Conference USA All-Freshman Team...third on the Owls in kills per set (1.89) and total attacks (468)...fourth on the team in total kills (164), blocks (40), and points (188.0)...five matches with 10 or more kills, including a season-high 12 in a win over Loyola Marymount...also had 10 kills against No. 19 WKU in the C-USA title match...set a season-high with three blocks in six separate matches...named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll.
High School: Graduated from St. Teresa's Academy in Kansas City, Missouri where she played for head coach Lauren Brentlinger...while with the Stars, Bichelmeyer helped guide her team to district titles, sectional championships, and state final four appearances in all four seasons...the school record holder for both kills and blocks, Bichelmeyer was an All-State selection in 2017 and 2018, as well as an AVCA Honorable Mention All-American and the Evelyn Gates Award (top female varsity student-athlete in Kansas City area) winner...for her career, Bichelmeyer amassed 650 kills (while hitting .347), 165 blocks, 278 digs, and 75 aces...in her senior season alone, Bichelmeyer totaled 350 kills while hitting .298, to go along with 75 blocks, 169 digs, and 30 aces...she also participated in track in the pole vault, clearing a personal best 9'6".
Personal: Majoring in Kinesiology (Sports Medicine)...Parents: John and Julie Bichelmeyer (one brother and two sisters)...father played collegiate baseball at Creighton (1993-97)...was academic all-state her junior and senior seasons...Rice College: Will Rice.
2022 Second Team All-Conference USA
2022 Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week (1x)
2021 (Fall) C-USA All-Tournament Team
2021 (Fall) C-USA Second Team All-Conference
2021 (Spring) C-USA Second Team All-Conference
2019 C-USA All-Freshman Team
ACADEMIC HONORS
2023 Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2022 CSC Academic All-District
2021 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2020 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2022 (Senior): Second Team All-Conference USA … Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week … College Sports Communicators Academic All-District … played in 101 sets … ranked 14th in C-USA in kills per set (2.81) … in conference play, ranked ninth with 3.00 … set a career high in hitting percentage (.313) … third on the team in kills per set and fourth in total kills (284), points (310.5), and blocks (46) … at least 10 kills 15 times … hit .300 or better 15 times … had career-high .647 hitting percentage against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (9/10) … had a career-high 21 kills versus Charlotte (10/16) … had at least three blocks five times … twice had a season-high eight digs, against Kansas State (9/16) and at North Texas (9/30).
2021 (Junior-Fall): Played in 86 sets...ranked eighth among all C-USA players with a .350 hitting percentage during league play...posted career-highs in hitting percentage (.306) and blocks per set (0.64)...10 or more kills in 10 matches...third on the Owls with 206 kills and in kills per set (2.40)… hit .300 or better in 12 matches…established a season-high in kills (16) in just three sets in a sweep over UTSA (11/5)...tallied 13 kills against No. 13 Oregon...totaled three or more blocks in eight matches, including a season-high seven rejections at UAB (10/29).
2021 (Sophomore-Spring): Played in 73 sets…earned a spot on the Conference USA Second Team...second on the Owls in total kills (179), total attacks (459) and third in total points (205.5)…third on the team in kills per set (2.45)…five matches with 10 or more kills, including a season-high 16 kills in a win over North Texas (3/7)…also totaled 14 kills in a win at UTSA (2/28)…10 matches with 10.0 or more points…also contributed 43.0 blocks...named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2019 (Freshman): Played in 87 sets...was named to the Conference USA All-Freshman Team...third on the Owls in kills per set (1.89) and total attacks (468)...fourth on the team in total kills (164), blocks (40), and points (188.0)...five matches with 10 or more kills, including a season-high 12 in a win over Loyola Marymount...also had 10 kills against No. 19 WKU in the C-USA title match...set a season-high with three blocks in six separate matches...named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll.
High School: Graduated from St. Teresa's Academy in Kansas City, Missouri where she played for head coach Lauren Brentlinger...while with the Stars, Bichelmeyer helped guide her team to district titles, sectional championships, and state final four appearances in all four seasons...the school record holder for both kills and blocks, Bichelmeyer was an All-State selection in 2017 and 2018, as well as an AVCA Honorable Mention All-American and the Evelyn Gates Award (top female varsity student-athlete in Kansas City area) winner...for her career, Bichelmeyer amassed 650 kills (while hitting .347), 165 blocks, 278 digs, and 75 aces...in her senior season alone, Bichelmeyer totaled 350 kills while hitting .298, to go along with 75 blocks, 169 digs, and 30 aces...she also participated in track in the pole vault, clearing a personal best 9'6".
Personal: Majoring in Kinesiology (Sports Medicine)...Parents: John and Julie Bichelmeyer (one brother and two sisters)...father played collegiate baseball at Creighton (1993-97)...was academic all-state her junior and senior seasons...Rice College: Will Rice.
Rice vs. Central Arkansas Highlights
Sunday, August 31
Volleyball Exhibition vs. Houston Post-Match Press Conference
Sunday, August 24
VB Thea Carter Kick Save vs. Wichita State
Monday, August 18
2024 Night of the Owl End of Year Recap
Thursday, April 25
