Michelle Gajdka - Santa Clara

35 Michelle Gajdka

Height:

5-10
Year:

Senior
Hometown:

San Francisco, Calif.
High School:

International High School
Position:

Outside Hitter
Major:

Studying in the College of Arts and Sciences

m 23

k/s 0.98

h % .105

a/s 0.15

b/s 0.15

sa/s 0.13

d/s 1.15

SENIOR (2019)

Played in 23 of 33 matches and 55 of 124 sets
AVCA Team Academic Award
Season stats: 54 kills, .105 hitting percentage, eight assists, 63 digs, eight blocks, seven aces
10+ kills two times, 10+ digs two times
Posted a double-double with a season-high 19 kills and 10 digs to go along with a co-career-high four blocks in a five-set win over UT Martin at the Indiana Invitational (Aug. 30)
Recorded nine kills and a season-high 13 digs in a sweep of Cal State Bakersfield at the Fresno State Invitational (Sept. 6)
Produced 17 kills and eight digs in a four-set win at Gonzaga (Nov. 16)

JUNIOR (2018)

Played in 25 matches and 65 sets with 10 starts … recorded 85 kills, 104 digs, 12 aces and eight blocks … 10-plus kills four times, all in consecutive matches from Aug. 25-31 … 10-plus digs five times … two double-doubles … career-high four aces vs. Boise State (Sept. 6) … season-high 13 kills two times … season-high 13 digs two times.

SOPHOMORE (2017)

UC Davis Invitational All-Tournament Team … started all 30 matches and played in 115 of 116 sets … led the team in kills (361) and kills/set (3.14) … second on the Broncos with 395.5 total points … finished the season with 277 digs, 31 total blocks, 17 aces and 10 double-doubles … recorded 10-plus kills in 20 of 30 matches, including 12 of the last 15 … had 11 matches with 10-plus digs … started the season with a 19-kill, 14-dig double-double in a five-set victory at American (Aug. 25) … led Santa Clara with 21 kills in a five-set win over No. 9 Kansas in Leavey Center (Sept. 15) … the Jayhawks are the highest-ranked team the Broncos have defeated at home in program history … had 14 kills and a career-high 18 digs vs. Portland (Sept. 30) … hit a career-high .391 (12 kills – 2 errors – 23 total attempts) in a sweep victory at San Francisco (Nov. 3) … set a career-high mark with 23 kills and added 12 digs in the season finale at Saint Mary’s … the Broncos scored 46 points against the Gaels in the third set, the most in a single frame in the Division I 25-point rally-scoring era (2008-present).

FRESHMAN (2016)

Played in 15 matches and 23 sets with two starts in her first year as a Bronco … finished the season with 16 kills, 15 digs and a block assist … in her Bronco debut, recorded one kill on three attempts vs. UC Irvine (Aug. 26) … had two kills on four attempts at San Francisco (Oct. 7) … finished with season-best efforts of four kills and five digs at Pacific (Oct. 20) … had three digs, a kill and her only block of the season vs. Gonzaga (Oct. 29).

PRIOR TO SCU

Played volleyball at International High School in San Francisco … varsity volleyball MVP all four years … Jaguars made the playoffs in each of her four years … attended Junior Nationals every year since her first year of club volleyball at age 12.

PERSONAL

Born in San Francisco … parents are Mariusz and Mariola Gajdka from Poland … has an older brother, Matt … hobbies include running, drawing, driving, dancing … was a member of her Peer Councilor Club … career and future goals include owning a dog and “to be happy doing whatever I end up doing.”

Recent Games
Nov 16	at Gonzaga	W, 3-1
Nov 21	Pepperdine	L, 3-0
Nov 23	Loyola Marymount	W, 3-1
Nov 26	Pacific	W, 3-0
Dec 4	at Long Beach State	W, 3-2
Dec 5	vs. Tulsa	L, 3-1

Statistics category	Overall	Conf
Matches	23	12
Sets	55	26
Kills	54	22
Kills per set	0.98	0.85
Errors	36	15
Total Attacks	171	66
Hitting Percentage	.105	.106
Assists	8	3
Assists per set	0.15	0.12
Service Aces	7	2
Service Errors	8	4
Service Aces per set	0.13	0.08
Receptions	130	54
Reception Errors	12	7
Digs	63	23
Digs per set	1.15	0.88
Block Solo	0	0
Block Assist	8	2
Block Total	8	2
Blocks per set	0.15	0.08
Block Errors	2	0
Ball Handling Errors	1	1
Points	65.0	25.0
Points per set	1.2	1.0
Matches started	3	2

Date	Opponent	Score	ms	s	k	e	ta	pct	a	sa	se	r	re	digs	bs	ba	be	tot	bhe	pts
Aug 30	vs. Florida International	W, 3-0	-	1	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Aug 30	vs. UT Martin	W, 3-2	-	5	19	7	52	.231	0	2	2	31	1	10	0	4	1	4	0	23.0
Aug 31	vs. Marshall	W, 3-1	-	3	0	0	0	-	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Aug 31	at Indiana	W, 3-0	-	1	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Sep 5	vs. CSUN	W, 3-1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sep 6	vs. CSU Bakersfield	W, 3-0	1	3	9	4	21	.238	4	1	1	9	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	10.0
Sep 6	at Fresno State	L, 3-2	-	3	4	6	20	-.100	0	1	0	9	1	7	0	1	1	1	0	5.5
Sep 12	San José State	W, 3-1	-	3	0	1	2	-.500	0	0	0	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Sep 13	vs. Marist 3 Northern Colorado 2		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sep 13	Marist	L, 3-0	-	2	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	5	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Sep 14	Northern Colorado	W, 3-1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sep 20	vs. Montana	W, 3-1	-	1	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Sep 20	at Denver	L, 3-2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sep 21	at Air Force	W, 3-2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sep 26	at Loyola Marymount	L, 3-0	-	2	4	2	10	.200	0	2	0	5	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	6.0
Sep 28	at Pepperdine	L, 3-1	-	4	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Oct 1	Saint Mary's	W, 3-0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oct 4	San Francisco	W, 3-1	-	2	0	0	0	-	0	0	1	6	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Oct 10	at San Diego	L, 3-0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oct 12	at BYU	L, 3-0	-	3	1	6	14	-.357	0	0	0	14	3	1	0	1	0	1	0	1.5
Oct 17	Gonzaga	W, 3-0	-	1	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Oct 19	Portland	W, 3-2	-	2	0	1	1	-1.000	0	0	0	5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Oct 24	at Saint Mary's	W, 3-1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oct 26	at Pacific	W, 3-1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nov 1	at San Francisco	L, 3-0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nov 7	BYU	L, 3-1	-	1	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Nov 9	San Diego	L, 3-0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nov 14	at Portland	W, 3-0	-	1	0	0	0	-	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Nov 16	at Gonzaga	W, 3-1	1	4	17	6	40	.275	2	0	1	17	1	8	0	1	0	1	1	17.5
Nov 21	Pepperdine	L, 3-0	-	1	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Nov 23	Loyola Marymount	W, 3-1	1	4	0	0	1	.000	1	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Nov 26	Pacific	W, 3-0	-	1	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Dec 4	at Long Beach State	W, 3-2	-	4	0	0	0	-	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Dec 5	vs. Tulsa	L, 3-1	-	3	0	3	10	-.300	0	1	0	9	1	3	0	1	0	1	0	1.5

	m	s	k	k/s	e	ta	pct	a	a/s	sa	sa/s	r	re	digs	d/s	bs	ba	tot	b/s	pts	pts/s
2016-17	15	23	16	0.70	13	66	.045	0	0.00	0	0.00	42	4	15	0.65	0	1	1	0.04	16.5	0.7
2017-18	30	115	361	3.14	208	1060	.144	18	0.16	17	0.15	611	30	277	2.41	4	27	31	0.27	395.5	3.4
2018-19	25	65	85	1.31	56	243	.119	15	0.23	12	0.18	202	13	104	1.60	0	8	8	0.12	101.0	1.6
2019-20	23	55	54	0.98	36	171	.105	8	0.15	7	0.13	130	12	63	1.15	0	8	8	0.15	65.0	1.2
Total	93	258	516	2.00	313	1540	.132	41	0.16	36	0.14	985	59	459	1.78	4	44	48	0.19	578.0	2.2

	m	s	k	k/s	e	ta	pct	a	a/s	sa	sa/s	r	re	digs	d/s	bs	ba	tot	b/s	pts	pts/s
Total	23	55	54	0.98	36	171	.105	8	0.15	7	0.13	130	12	63	1.15	0	8	8	0.15	65.0	1.2
Conference	12	26	22	0.85	15	66	.106	3	0.12	2	0.08	54	7	23	0.88	0	2	2	0.08	25.0	1.0
Exhibition	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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Home	9	17	0	0.00	2	4	-.500	1	0.06	0	0.00	24	4	13	0.76	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0.0
Away	8	22	26	1.18	20	84	.071	2	0.09	3	0.14	51	5	24	1.09	0	3	3	0.14	30.5	1.4
Neutral	6	16	28	1.75	14	83	.169	5	0.31	4	0.25	55	3	26	1.63	0	5	5	0.31	34.5	2.2
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Wins	15	36	45	1.25	19	117	.222	8	0.22	3	0.08	85	6	41	1.14	0	5	5	0.14	50.5	1.4
Losses	8	19	9	0.47	17	54	-.148	0	0.00	4	0.21	45	6	22	1.16	0	3	3	0.16	14.5	0.8
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August	4	10	19	1.90	7	52	.231	1	0.10	2	0.20	37	1	10	1.00	0	4	4	0.40	23.0	2.3
September	7	18	17	0.94	13	53	.075	4	0.22	4	0.22	38	3	33	1.83	0	1	1	0.06	21.5	1.2
October	4	8	1	0.13	7	15	-.400	0	0.00	0	0.00	28	6	6	0.75	0	1	1	0.13	1.5	0.2
November	6	12	17	1.42	6	41	.268	3	0.25	0	0.00	18	1	10	0.83	0	1	1	0.08	17.5	1.5
December	2	7	0	0.00	3	10	-.300	0	0.00	1	0.14	9	1	4	0.57	0	1	1	0.14	1.5	0.2