2018: Dished out 11 kills and three blocks in a win over Rutgers (11/10) ... Added 10 kills during a matchup against Penn State (11/9) ... Posted 17 kills, four blocks and three digs in a win against Ohio State (11/4)…. Had six kills and two blocks against Maryland (11/2) ... Notched eight kills and two blocks in the Wildcats’ three-set sweep vs. Ohio State (10/28) … Added 12 kills and a block against Iowa (10/24) ... Recorded a career-high five blocks and totaled nine kills against Michigan State (10/19) ... Tallied seven kills against Wisconsin (10/12) ... Recorded four kills and three digs against Illinois (10/6) ... Registered three kills on 12 total attacks against Minnesota (10/3) ... Posted eight kills and two blocks against Nebraska (9/28) ... Contributed 15 kills and three blocks against Purdue (9/22) ... Also added another 14 kills and three blocks against Indiana (9/21) ... Logged a team-best 16 kills against Stephen F. Austin (9/1) … Managed a .313 hitting percentage (seven kills, two errors, 16 attempts) against Princeton (8/31) … Began the season with 10 kills and three blocks against South Dakota (8/24).
High School: Lettered all four years … 2015 State Champion with Gilmour … Made the Final Four with the Lancers from 2014-16 … Team captain for three years … Played middle hitter freshman through junior year, and outside hitter senior year … Posted two matches with 20-plus kills her senior year … All-District honors all four years … 2017 District 2 Player of the Year ... Three All-Ohio awards … District Player of the Year (2017) … PrepVolleyball #14 Outside Hitter … Five-time OVR Champions with her club team … Honor roll freshman and junior year.
Personal: Daughter of Lori and Elvis Grbac … Born Ella Marie Grbac … Father played football for University of Michigan and NFL … Started 70 games, was on the Super Bowl XXIX-winning 49ers, and was named to the 2000 Pro Bowl … Anticipated major is psychology.
Says Davis: "Ella is a versatile attacker with an explosive arm. She's a winner, through and through, and will add some physicality to our gym in a way that will make a huge impact."
High School: Lettered all four years … 2015 State Champion with Gilmour … Made the Final Four with the Lancers from 2014-16 … Team captain for three years … Played middle hitter freshman through junior year, and outside hitter senior year … Posted two matches with 20-plus kills her senior year … All-District honors all four years … 2017 District 2 Player of the Year ... Three All-Ohio awards … District Player of the Year (2017) … PrepVolleyball #14 Outside Hitter … Five-time OVR Champions with her club team … Honor roll freshman and junior year.
Personal: Daughter of Lori and Elvis Grbac … Born Ella Marie Grbac … Father played football for University of Michigan and NFL … Started 70 games, was on the Super Bowl XXIX-winning 49ers, and was named to the 2000 Pro Bowl … Anticipated major is psychology.
Says Davis: "Ella is a versatile attacker with an explosive arm. She's a winner, through and through, and will add some physicality to our gym in a way that will make a huge impact."