2017 Beach Volleyball Roster
Biography
Previous School: Four-year starter at Creighton...was the first player in Creighton history to make her career debut in the libero jersey, collecting a program freshman record with 22 digs...Led the Bluejays and all Missouri Valley Conference freshmen in digs and aces, ranking sixth overall in the MVC and 68th nationally with 4.98 digs per set...set a CU freshman for digs in a season (617)...three-time MVC Freshman of the Week...named to the MVC All-Freshman team...led CU and ranked sixth in the BIG EAST with 4.17 digs per set as a sophomore...named to the All-Tournament Team at the Shocker Volleyball Classic...became the 12th player in CU history with 1,000 career digs, needing just 59 matches to reach the milestone (3rd-fastest in program history)...led team in digs for 3rd-straight season as a junior, becoming the program's all-time digs leader midway through the season...broke wrist on Oct. 24, ending a streak of 330-straight sets played as CU's libero...named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 29...named to the Kansas Invitational All-Tournament team...set program records for career matches with 10+ and 20+ digs...led team and ranked fourth in the BIG EAST in digs as a senior...named to the Preseason All-BIG EAST First Team...became the first player in CU history to reach the 2,000 dig mark...finished her career ranked 8th nationally among Division I players with 2,054 digs...only CU player with at least 100 career aces in the rally scoring era (since 2001)...BIG EAST Championship All-Tournament team honoree...named to the CU Dean's List
High School:Â Four-year letterwinner at Marian High School in Omaha...owns the Nebraska Class A State records for digs in a match and digs per match in a season...All-State Honorable Mention as a sophomore...All-State second team honoree as a junior...All-State first team honoree by the Omaha World Herald and Lincoln Journal Star as a senior...All-American Special Mention as a senior...Named to 2011 All-State Tournament Team
Personal: Daughter of Mark and Jennifer Elman...has two sisters, Kelsey and Allexa, and a twin brother, Taylor...Kelsey played volleyball at Nebraska Wesleyan...Taylor played baseball at Creighton, Allexa plays volleyball and beach volleyball at Pacific in California...earned a degree in Health Administration from CU...pursuing a Master's Degree in Health Science