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2020 Loyola Women's Volleyball Roster

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3 Elle Van Grinsven

  • Height 6-1
  • Class Senior
  • High School Wisconsin Lutheran
  • Hometown Franklin, Wis.

Biography

Spring 2021: Saw action in all 80 sets as the lone senior on the roster and hit .263 (167-54-430) with 2.09 kills and 0.88 blocks per set … Finished her career ranked third in Loyola history with 374 total blocks … After totaling 10 or more kills just five times in 2019, did so on eight occasions this year and the Ramblers went 6-2 in those contests … Selected to the MVC Championship All-Tournament Team for chipping in 2.31 kills and 0.46 blocks per set and hitting at a .343 (30-7-67) clip … Whacked 11 kills and turned away five attacks in a victory against Butler (Jan. 29) … Hit .500 (10-1-18) and had four blocks in a win at Southern Illinois (Feb. 7) … Came back the next day to post a .667 (8-0-12) attack percentage, with eight kills and five blocks against the Salukis (Feb. 8) … Ripped double-digit kills in five straight outings, February 14 through March 7 … Pounded out a season-best 14 kills in a win over Evansville (Feb. 14) … Provided 11 kills and seven blocks, which matched a season high, in a victory versus Missouri State (March 7) … Turned back seven attacks in Loyola’s first-ever win over Northern Iowa (March 22) … Equaled a season high by hammering 14 kills, while hitting .379 (14-3-29), to lead Loyola to a MVC semifinal victory against Northern Iowa (April 2) for its first trip to the MVC Championship title match … MVC Scholar-Athlete Team Honorable Mention selection.
 
2019: Had a solid junior campaign, contributing 213 kills (1.85 per set) and 120 blocks (1.04 per set), while hitting .204 (213-90-603) … Loyola went a perfect 5-0 when she ripped double-figure kills … Had seven matches with six or more blocks and Loyola was 5-2 in those contests … Turned away seven attack attempts at Toledo (Aug. 31) … Notched 10 kills and a season-high six digs in a win at DePaul (Sept. 21) … Opened Missouri Valley Conference play with a flourish, tallying 11 kills, nine blocks and two aces in a sweep of Valparaiso (Sept. 27), then pitched in 12 kills and 12 blocks in a victory over Drake (Sept. 30) … Her 12 blocks against Drake matched the fourth-highest, single-match total in program history … Named MVC Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 7) … Cracked 11 kills in a win versus Southern Illinois (Oct. 11) … Had five kills and eight blocks in a victory at Missouri State (Nov. 8) … Delivered a season-high 14 kills and added three blocks in a five-set decision over Southern Illinois (Nov. 9) … Posted eight kills and seven rejections in a victory against Bradley (Nov. 15) … Named to the MVC Honor Roll.
 
2018: Continued to cement herself as one of the top middles in the league … One of four Ramblers to see action in all 108 sets … Started all 30 matches … Ranked 10thin The Valley with a .255 hitting percentage (253-82-670) … Finished second on the team with 107 total blocks (0.99 per set) … Drilled double-digit kills on nine occasions and notched her first career double-double with 21 kills and 10 digs, to go with six blocks and a .556 hitting percentage (21-1-36), in a win at Evansville (Sept. 21) … Loyola went 6-3 when she hammered out 10 or more kills … Recorded four straight matches with double-figure kills, September 14-21 … Smacked 16 kills, hitting .519 (16-2-27) in a win over DePaul (Sept. 14) … Fell just shy of another double-double at Valparaiso (Oct. 5) when she delivered 10 kills and a season-high nine blocks … Named MVC Player of the Week on September 24 after her performances in wins at Evansville and Indiana State … Finished with 13 kills in a home win against Indiana State (Oct. 19) … Was solid in 15 home matches, hitting .290 (132-39-321) with 2.49 kills, 0.91 blocks and 0.72 digs per set … Named to the MVC Honor Roll.
 
2017: Capped an impressive rookie season with MVC All-Freshman Team accolades … Became the first freshman since Libby Bresser in 2011 to lead the Ramblers in total blocks (77) … Led the team with a .229 hitting percentage (212-83-563) and her 212 total kills ranked second on the squad … Was one of only two Ramblers to appear in all 104 sets … Hit .309 (46-12-110) in Loyola’s wins … Smacked 10 or more kills on six occasions … Made quite a splash in her first career appearance as a Rambler by notching nine kills and two blocks, while hitting .571 (9-1-14), versus Seattle (Aug. 25) … Named to the Cal Molten Classic All-Tournament Team after hitting .378 (20-6-37) with 1.82 kills and 0.55 blocks per set in three matches … Reached double-digit kills for the first time in her career when she tallied 11 against Drake (Sept. 22) … Recorded double figures in kills in three consecutive matches, October 7-14 … Crushed 17 kills and added six blocks at Bradley (Oct. 7) …Tallied 13 kills in back-to-back contests versus Evansville (Oct. 13) and Indiana State (Oct. 14) … Cracked a season-high 19 kills, hitting .471 (19-3-34), and added a half dozen blocks in a win at Southern Illinois (Oct. 30) … Posted six blocks and season-best five digs versus Bradley (Nov. 3) … Accounted for 10 kills and hit .474 (10-1-19), while adding three service aces, in a win over Southern Illinois (Nov. 17) … Named to the MVC Honor Roll.
 
High School: Graduated as one of the best players in Wisconsin Lutheran High School history, with a program-best 1,500 kills to go with 393 total blocks and 194 service aces … As a senior, was tabbed second team all-state and collected Wisconsin Little Ten Conference Player of the Year recognition after leading the Vikings in kills per set (3.6) as well as total blocks (81) and aces (67) … Four-time all-conference selection, three times earning first-team accolades … Was a four-time Wisconsin Volleyball Coaches Association All-Academic Team pick … Three-time Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Honorable Mention All-Area selection … Picked up Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Second Team All-Area recognition in 2016 … Named to the 2016 Under Armour All-American Watch List by the American Volleyball Coaches Association … Also was an all-conference honoree in both basketball and track … Qualified for the WIAA State Championships in the 100m hurdles in 2016 … Played club for the Milwaukee Sting and helped that team to a third-place finish at the 2016 USAV 18s Open Junior National Championships … Member of the National Honor Society … Four-time Wisconsin Volleyball Coaches Association All-Academic Team selection.

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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2017Freshman

    MB
    6'1"
    3
  • 3

    2018Sophomore

    MB
    6'1"
    3
  • 3

    2019Junior

    MB
    6'1"
    3
  • 3

    2020Senior

    MB
    6'1"
    3