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14 Ella Gay
Ella Gay
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Year:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Johnson City, Tenn.
  • High School:
    Science Hill
  • Position:
    MB
  • m
    8
  • k/s
    0.77
  • h %
    .316
  • a/s
    0.00
  • b/s
    0.15
  • sa/s
    0.00
  • d/s
    0.46
Bio

2023 (Senior): Appeared sporadically in eight matches, playing in 13 sets. Notched her lone start in a match against Trevecca Nazarene in a season-opening tournament on Sept. 1. Had her best career match against Coker on Nov. 3 recording eight kills, three digs, and an assisted block for a career-high 8.5 points.

2022 (Junior): Played nine matches posting 17 kills on a .303 hitting margin adding six blocks... Posted multiple smashes in four of the first five contests of the season... Tallied a career-high matching six kills on 13 swings in a victory at Limestone on Sept. 10.

2021 (Sophomore): Saw the court in 16 matches playing 45 total tallying 45 kills... Tallied a season-high six smashes on two occasions, once on Oct. 23 against Augusta, and at Lincoln Memorial on Nov. 2 adding five block assists in the match.

Spring 2021 (Freshman): Played in nine sets over four matches filling up the stats with six kills, four digs, an ace and 4.5 blocks... Earned the start in the first match of the year against Catawba on Feb. 27 piling up five kills hitting .385 with an ace, four digs and two block assists... Posted three blocks and a kill in two sets at UVA Wise on March 9.

HIGH SCHOOL: Gay, a freshman from Science Hill High School, led the program in blocks three times posting 574 career kills and 271 total blocks. She led the club to a district runner-up slot in 2018 adding all-conference honors and an all-tournament selection in 2019. During week five of 2019, Gay was named the Merrill Lynch Scholar-Athlete of the Week. The middle blocker was a member of the Beta Club.

Recent games
Date Opponent Result
Oct 27 at Emory & Henry W, 3-2
Nov 1 at Mars Hill L, 3-1
Nov 3 Coker W, 3-0
Nov 6 Limestone W, 3-1
Nov 10 at Anderson (S.C.) L, 3-0
Nov 13 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 3-0
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Matches 8 4
Sets 13 6
Kills 10 8
Kills per set 0.77 1.33
Errors 4 2
Total Attacks 19 14
Total Attacks per set 1.46 2.33
Hitting Percentage .316 .429
Assists 0 0
Assists per set 0.00 0.00
Service Aces 0 0
Service Errors 0 0
Service Aces per set 0.00 0.00
Receptions 0 0
Reception Errors 0 0
Digs 6 4
Digs per set 0.46 0.67
Block Solo 0 0
Block Assist 2 2
Block Total 2 2
Blocks per set 0.15 0.33
Block Errors 0 0
Ball Handling Errors 0 0
Points 11.0 9.0
Points per set 0.8 1.5
Matches started 1 -
Game Log - Offense
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Sep 1 vs. Alabama Huntsville W, 3-2 - 2 0 1 1 -1.000 0 0.0
Sep 1 at Trevecca Nazarene L, 3-0 1 2 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Sep 2 vs. Bemidji St. L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 2 vs. #10- Mo.-St. Louis L, 3-1 - 2 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Sep 5 at Lincoln Memorial W, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 vs. North Greenville L, 3-0 - 1 2 1 4 .250 0 2.0
Sep 8 vs. Augusta L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 vs. Belmont Abbey W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at USC Aiken L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 12 Emory & Henry W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Tusculum W, 3-1 - 1 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Sep 19 at Limestone L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 at Virginia-Wise W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 26 at Catawba L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 Mars Hill W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Lincoln Memorial W, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 #24 Wingate L, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Oct 10 at Tusculum L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 vs. Georgia College W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at USC Aiken L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 17 Newberry W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 2 .000 0 0.5
Oct 20 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 vs. Augusta L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Lander L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 24 Virginia-Wise W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 at Emory & Henry W, 3-2 - 1 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Nov 1 at Mars Hill L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Nov 3 Coker W, 3-0 - 3 8 2 12 .500 0 8.5
Nov 6 Limestone W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at Anderson (S.C.) L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Sep 1 vs. Alabama Huntsville W, 3-2 - 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 1 at Trevecca Nazarene L, 3-0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 2 vs. Bemidji St. L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 2 vs. #10- Mo.-St. Louis L, 3-1 - 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 5 at Lincoln Memorial W, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 vs. North Greenville L, 3-0 - 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 8 vs. Augusta L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 vs. Belmont Abbey W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at USC Aiken L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 12 Emory & Henry W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Tusculum W, 3-1 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 19 at Limestone L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 at Virginia-Wise W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 26 at Catawba L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 Mars Hill W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Lincoln Memorial W, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 #24 Wingate L, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Oct 10 at Tusculum L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 vs. Georgia College W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at USC Aiken L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 17 Newberry W, 3-0 - 1 1 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 20 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 vs. Augusta L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Lander L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 24 Virginia-Wise W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 at Emory & Henry W, 3-2 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 1 at Mars Hill L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Nov 3 Coker W, 3-0 - 3 3 0 1 0 1 0
Nov 6 Limestone W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at Anderson (S.C.) L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Serve/Receive
Date Opponent Score ms s ta sa se r re
Sep 1 vs. Alabama Huntsville W, 3-2 - 2 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 1 at Trevecca Nazarene L, 3-0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 2 vs. Bemidji St. L, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 2 vs. #10- Mo.-St. Louis L, 3-1 - 2 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 5 at Lincoln Memorial W, 3-2 - - - - - - -
Sep 8 vs. North Greenville L, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 8 vs. Augusta L, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 9 vs. Belmont Abbey W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at USC Aiken L, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 12 Emory & Henry W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Tusculum W, 3-1 - 1 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 19 at Limestone L, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 20 at Virginia-Wise W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 26 at Catawba L, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Sep 29 Mars Hill W, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Lincoln Memorial W, 3-2 - - - - - - -
Oct 6 #24 Wingate L, 3-2 - - - - - - -
Oct 10 at Tusculum L, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 14 vs. Georgia College W, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at USC Aiken L, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 17 Newberry W, 3-0 - 1 3 0 0 0 0
Oct 20 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 21 vs. Augusta L, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Lander L, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 24 Virginia-Wise W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 27 at Emory & Henry W, 3-2 - 1 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 1 at Mars Hill L, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Nov 3 Coker W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 6 Limestone W, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at Anderson (S.C.) L, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Nov 13 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 3-0 - - - - - - -
m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
2020-21 4 9 6 0.67 3 18 2.00 .167 0 0.00 11.5 1.3
2021-22 16 45 45 1.00 26 122 2.71 .156 1 0.02 64.0 1.4
2022-23 9 15 17 1.13 7 33 2.20 .303 0 0.00 20.0 1.3
2023-24 8 13 10 0.77 4 19 1.46 .316 0 0.00 11.0 0.8
Total 37 82 78 0.95 40 192 2.34 .198 1 0.01 106.5 1.3

Career Stats: Offense

m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2020-21 4 9 4 0.44 1 7 8 0.89
2021-22 16 45 6 0.13 1 34 35 0.78
2022-23 9 15 4 0.27 0 6 6 0.40
2023-24 8 13 6 0.46 0 2 2 0.15
Total 37 82 20 0.24 2 49 51 0.62

Career Stats: Defense

m s ta sa sa/s se r re
2020-21 4 9 17 1 0.11 3 3 0
2021-22 16 45 13 1 0.02 2 4 2
2022-23 9 15 2 0 0.00 0 2 0
2023-24 8 13 3 0 0.00 0 0 0
Total 37 82 35 2 0.02 5 9 2

Career Stats: Serve/Receive

m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event
Total 8 13 10 0.77 4 19 1.46 .316 0 0.00 11.0 0.8
Conference 4 6 8 1.33 2 14 2.33 .429 0 0.00 9.0 1.5
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 3 5 8 1.60 2 14 2.80 .429 0 0.00 9.0 1.8
Away 2 3 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 - 0 0.00 0.0 0.0
Neutral 3 5 2 0.40 2 5 1.00 .000 0 0.00 2.0 0.4
Result
Wins 5 8 8 1.00 3 15 1.88 .333 0 0.00 9.0 1.1
Losses 3 5 2 0.40 1 4 0.80 .250 0 0.00 2.0 0.4
Month
September 5 8 2 0.25 2 5 0.63 .000 0 0.00 2.0 0.3
October 2 2 0 0.00 0 2 1.00 .000 0 0.00 0.5 0.3
November 1 3 8 2.67 2 12 4.00 .500 0 0.00 8.5 2.8

Splits Stats: Offense

m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event
Total 8 13 6 0.46 0 2 2 0.15
Conference 4 6 4 0.67 0 2 2 0.33
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 3 5 4 0.80 0 2 2 0.40
Away 2 3 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00
Neutral 3 5 2 0.40 0 0 0 0.00
Result
Wins 5 8 4 0.50 0 2 2 0.25
Losses 3 5 2 0.40 0 0 0 0.00
Month
September 5 8 2 0.25 0 0 0 0.00
October 2 2 1 0.50 0 1 1 0.50
November 1 3 3 1.00 0 1 1 0.33

Splits Stats: Defense

m s ta sa sa/s se r re
Event
Total 8 13 3 0 0.00 0 0 0
Conference 4 6 3 0 0.00 0 0 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 3 5 3 0 0.00 0 0 0
Away 2 3 0 0 0.00 0 0 0
Neutral 3 5 0 0 0.00 0 0 0
Result
Wins 5 8 3 0 0.00 0 0 0
Losses 3 5 0 0 0.00 0 0 0
Month
September 5 8 0 0 0.00 0 0 0
October 2 2 3 0 0.00 0 0 0
November 1 3 0 0 0.00 0 0 0

Splits Stats: Serve/Receive

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