Ellie returns for her second season at The Academy assisting Travis Fuller and the 16 Yeti. Ellie is from Geneva, IL and played volleyball at Kaneland High School. She attended Ball State University where she had a stellar career as an outside hitter. She saw action in 384 of a possible 488 sets and 115 of a possible 125 matches over her career. She was First Team All-MAC in 2018, All-MAC Honorable Mention in 2017, a Two-Time Academic All-MAC in 2016 & 2018, and a Three-time career MAC West Division Offensive Player of the Week.
She graduated in the spring of 2019 with degrees in Psychological Science and Women’s and Gender Studies.