Shepherd University Athletics

Honors and Awards
• 2023 CSC Academic All-District Team
• 2023 All-PSAC East Second Team
• 2023 Crimson Hawk Volleyball Classic All-Tournament Team
• 2023 Mount Olive All-Tournament Team
• 2022 CSC Academic All-District Team
• 2022 PSAC East Defensive Athlete of the Year
• 2022 All-PSAC East First Team
• 2022 PSAC East Defensive Athlete of the Week (10/24, 10/31)
• 2021 PSAC East Defensive Athlete of the Week (9/7, 9/21, 10/19)

2023: Appeared in 29 matches ... a team captain ... named a second team All-PSAC East choice as she recorded a team-best 511 digs and a team-best 45 aces ... added 100 assists and four kills ... named to the Mount Olive All-Tournament and Crimson Hawk Classic All-Tournament Teams ... selected to the CSC Academic All-District Team.

2022: Appeared in 27 matches (94 sets) without any starts ... a team captain ... named PSAC East Defensive Athlete of the Year as she recorded a team-best 380 digs ... added 87 assists, a team-best 54 aces, and three kills ... a two-time PSAC East Defensive Athlete of the Week honoree ... garnered CSC Academic All-District Team honors.

2021: Appeared in 28 matches (101 sets) without any starts ... recorded a team-best 526 digs ... added 84 assists, 15 aces, four kills, and one block assist on the season ... a three-time PSAC East Defensive Athlete of the Week honoree.

2020: No season due to COVID-19.

Prior to Shepherd: A 2020 graduate of Saint Catherine's School where she played volleyball for Skip Weston ...  lettered four years in volleyball ... named a 2018 AVCA Phenom Standout, a  2018 LIS MVP, and selected to the 2018 Richmond Times-Dispatch Players to Watch list  ... a three-time All-Conference and All-State selection ... a two-time team captain ... second team All-Metro in 2017 ...  first team All-Metro in 2018 and 2019 ... earned the IMPACT Award and Prep Dig's AVCA Phenom Libero honors as a junior ... added the A.C.E. Team Award, Director's Leadership Award, and named to the Under Armour All-American watchlist as a senior ... added 2019 Under Armour All-Regional team honors ... recorded 1,426 digs, 248 aces,  21 kills, and a 4.1 digs/set mark over her career.

Personal: The daughter of Connie and Scott Ellis ...  majoring in sociology with a concentration in criminal justice.

Season and Career Highs for Claire Ellis
                             Season High                                                   Career High
Kills                      1, vs. Lock Haven 9/30/2023                            1,  twice most recent Lock Haven 9/30/2023  
Assists                 9, vs. East Stroudsburg 11/14/2023                  10, vs. Kutztown 10/22/22        
Aces                    6,  vs. Millersville 10/13/2023                             6,  vs. Millersville 10/13/2023                   
Digs                     33, vs.  East Stroudsburg 11/14/2023               43, vs. Frostburg State 9/21/21                      
Blocks                  0,  vs.  East Stroudsburg 11/14/2023                1, vs. West Chester 10/8/21