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Jersey Number 14
Ella McFarland
- Position:
- S/OPP
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Danville, Ill.
- Previous School:
- Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin Community HS
2025: Appeared in 14 matches while making three starts as a redshirt freshman…Amassed 27 kills, 51 assists, 21 blocks, 18 digs and a service ace over 30 sets played…Distributed a career-best 20 assists in three sets against Seton Hall in the Aug. 30 season opener…Pieced together career-highs of six kills and four blocks against North Dakota on Sept. 19…Hit a career-best .308 (four kills against no errors) in 13 attempts to go along with nine assists, three digs and two blocks at Memphis on Sept. 13…Scooped up a career-high six digs in addition to four kills, three blocks and an assist against Tennessee State on Nov. 14…Rejected multiple blocks in eight separate contests…Was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the fall semester.
2024: Redshirted…Was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the fall semester.
BEFORE UTM: Had a remarkably productive career under head coach Anna Showers at Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin Community High School…Helped lead the Blue Devils to their ninth regional championship (first since 2012) as a senior…Shattered the program record for most kills in a season (362) as a senior, leading the Vermilion Valley Conference with a 4.7 kills-per-set average on a .293 hitting percentage…Also broke the school record with 24 kills in a single match during her senior season…Ended her stellar prep career ranking third in BHRA history with 569 kills while ranking fourth all-time in both assists (1,094) and service aces (157)…Was an all-area first team selection and a unanimous All-Vermillion Country honoree after chipping in 295 assists, 197 digs, 59 blocks and 40 service aces during her senior campaign…Led the way with a match-high 10 kills, seven assists, three blocks and a pair of service aces in the IHSA Class 2A Westville Regional championship match…Landed a career-best 56 service aces (in just 63 sets) while also distributing a career-high 470 assists (7.5 per set) as a junior…Helped guide the Blue Devils to a combined 49-16 record over her final two seasons, including a 19-5 mark in conference play…Also captured all-conference first team accolades as a junior and an all-conference special mention during her freshman season in 2021…Also was a track standout as the two-time all-state honoree set a school record in the triple jump and qualified for the 2024 state championship in both high jump and triple jump.
PERSONAL: Born on May 5, 2006...Daughter of John and Nicole McFarland...Has one sibling, Reis...Majoring in health and human performance.
2024: Redshirted…Was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the fall semester.
BEFORE UTM: Had a remarkably productive career under head coach Anna Showers at Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin Community High School…Helped lead the Blue Devils to their ninth regional championship (first since 2012) as a senior…Shattered the program record for most kills in a season (362) as a senior, leading the Vermilion Valley Conference with a 4.7 kills-per-set average on a .293 hitting percentage…Also broke the school record with 24 kills in a single match during her senior season…Ended her stellar prep career ranking third in BHRA history with 569 kills while ranking fourth all-time in both assists (1,094) and service aces (157)…Was an all-area first team selection and a unanimous All-Vermillion Country honoree after chipping in 295 assists, 197 digs, 59 blocks and 40 service aces during her senior campaign…Led the way with a match-high 10 kills, seven assists, three blocks and a pair of service aces in the IHSA Class 2A Westville Regional championship match…Landed a career-best 56 service aces (in just 63 sets) while also distributing a career-high 470 assists (7.5 per set) as a junior…Helped guide the Blue Devils to a combined 49-16 record over her final two seasons, including a 19-5 mark in conference play…Also captured all-conference first team accolades as a junior and an all-conference special mention during her freshman season in 2021…Also was a track standout as the two-time all-state honoree set a school record in the triple jump and qualified for the 2024 state championship in both high jump and triple jump.
PERSONAL: Born on May 5, 2006...Daughter of John and Nicole McFarland...Has one sibling, Reis...Majoring in health and human performance.
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