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2016 Women's Volleyball

14 Elizabeth Glavan

14 Elizabeth Glavan

  • Height:
    5-8
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Highschool:
    Edina
  • Hometown:
    Edina, Minn.

Summary

Biography

2016 Ended her career as the greatest libero in UMass Boston and Little East Conference history … Was one of just two libero’s to be named an American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-American and earned First Team All-Region honors … The only player in program and LEC history to be named a four-time First Team selection and Defensive Player of the Year … Rewrote the Beacons record book as she now holds every individual digs record … Ended her career with 2,453 digs … Set the program record for digs in a match with 42 which she recorded against Stevenson University on September 2 … Was named the Little East Conference Defensive Player of the Week five times … Only the second player in program history to be named a three-time AVCA All-American … Ended 2016 with a combined 652 digs (5.34 dps), and 674 service receptions … Registered 53 aces, which was second most on the team … Put-up 20 or more digs in 12 matches, 30 or more digs in four matches, and 40 or more digs twice … Registered 41 digs in the Beacons 3-2 win over Plymouth State University on September 27 … Collected 35 digs against Middlebury College on October 1 … Had 32 digs to go along with two aces in the win over Amherst College on October 22 … Ended her college career with 25 digs on November 12 against Tufts University in the semi-final round of the NCAA Regional Tournament … Had at-least 10 digs in 32 of the 34 matches played during the 2016 season … Scored a season-high six aces in the Beacons win over 16th ranked Trinity University (TX) on October 29 … Put-up 13 digs and had three aces in the Little East Conference Tournament championship win over Plymouth State University on November 5.

2015 Named a Third Team AVCA All-American, becoming the first Libero in program history to earn a Third Team selection … Earned First Team AVCA All-Region honors … Named the Little East Conference Defensive Player of the Year and First Team All-Conference selection … Broke the all-time digs record at UMass Boston on September 11 … Played in all 28 matches and appeared in 102 of the 103 sets played during her junior season … Combined for 495 digs and 4.85 digs per set … Scored 37 aces, which led the team and finished with 62 assists … Finished second in the Little East Conference in total digs and third in digs per set … Recorded 10 or more digs in 26 of the 28 matches played … Recorded a season-high 31 digs in the five set loss to Eastern University (PA) on September 12 … Posted 20 or more digs in 13 matches … Tallied 26 digs in the 3-0 win over Endicott College on September 16 … Combined for 32 digs respectively to lead the Beacons to their sixth Little East Conference Tournament title … Dropped in a career-high seven aces and finished with 12 digs against Emerson College on September 1.

2014 Put together the best sophomore season for a libero in program history … Became the first player to record of 1,000 digs in a career in just her second season as a Beacon … Combined for 653 digs, which earned her Little East Conference Defensive Player of the Year accolades for the second straight year … Named an AVCA Honorable Mention All-American, and First Team All-Region … Became the first player in program history to be named an ECAC New England Defensive Player of the Year, and a First Team All-Star … Named a three-time Little East Defensive Player of the Week honoree … Was the only player on the team to play in all 31 matches and appear in all 116 sets … Recorded 10 or more digs in every match but one … Hit a season-high 36 digs in the 3-2 win over Western Connecticut State University on October 25 … Totaled 30 or more digs in eight matches … Tallied at-least one ace in the final 10 matches of the season … Recorded a season-high five aces in the 3-0 conference win over Rhode Island College on September 23 … Finished with 34 digs and had one ace in the 3-2 win over Emerson College on October 10 … Finished with three aces, two assists, and 31 digs in the 3-2 win over Colby-Sawyer College on October 11 … Ended the year with a team-best .938 serve receive percentage.

2013 Had perhaps one of the most impressive freshman seasons as a libero in program history … Named an AVCA All-Region selection and NEWVA All-Rookie Team and All-Honorable Mention honoree … Became the first player in program history to be named the Little East Conference Defensive Player of the Year … Also earned Second Team All-Conference honors … Named the NCAA Regional Tournament Most Valuable Player after leading the Beacons to their third title in program history and second straight at Williams College … Set the program record for digs in a season with 653 … Also established new marks for digs in a four game match with 27 and a five game match with 39 … Appeared in 38 matches during her freshman season which stands as the third-most matches played by a player in program history … Currently sits ninth all-time with her 653 digs … Set the single match record for digs with 39 against Haverford College on October 12 … Named Little East Conference Defensive Player of the Week three times and ECAC Division III New England Co-Player of the Week once … Totaled an impressive 31 digs at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh on November 2 at the Vassar College Tri-Match … Recorded an impressive 27 digs in the championship match of the NCAA Regional Tournament … At the end line she scored a career-best six aces against Williams College to lead the Beacons to their second straight regional crown … Tallied a combined 12 aces during the regional tournament and four during the Little East Conference tournament respectively. 

PERSONAL/HIGH SCHOOL Graduated Edina High School in 2013 where she was a member of the volleyball and golf teams … Four-year member of the golf team … Was an Edina High School Scholar Athlete, an AP Scholar, and a member of the National Honor Society … Played for Club 43 Volleyball out of Hopkins, Minnesota … Daughter of Annie and Mike Glavan … Has one sister, Kate and one brother, Matthew … Majoring in Business Management at UMass Boston.

 Elizabeth Glavan with Professor Jon Millman
of the College of Liberal Arts (Economics)
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Historical Player Information

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    2013Freshman

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    5'8"
    14
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    2014Sophomore

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    5'8"
    14
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    2015Junior

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    5'8"
    14
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    2016Senior

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    5'8"
    14
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