35 Michelle Gajdka
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- Height:
- 5-10
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- Year:
- Sophomore
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- Hometown:
- San Francisco, Calif.
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- High School:
- International High School
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- Position:
- Outside Hitter
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- Major:
- Studying in the College of Arts and Sciences
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 3 | at San Francisco | W, 3-0 |
| Nov 9 | Pepperdine | W, 3-1 |
| Nov 11 | Loyola Marymount | W, 3-2 |
| Nov 16 | at San Diego | L, 3-0 |
| Nov 18 | at BYU | L, 3-0 |
| Nov 21 | at Saint Mary's | L, 3-2 |
| Statistics category | Overall | Conf | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 30 | 18 | ||
| Sets | 115 | 72 | ||
| Kills | 361 | 220 | ||
| Kills per set | 3.14 | 3.06 | ||
| Errors | 208 | 127 | ||
| Total Attacks | 1060 | 648 | ||
| Total Attacks per set | 9.22 | 9.00 | ||
| Hitting Percentage | .144 | .144 | ||
| Assists | 18 | 10 | ||
| Assists per set | 0.16 | 0.14 | ||
| Service Aces | 17 | 10 | ||
| Service Errors | 29 | 11 | ||
| Service Aces per set | 0.15 | 0.14 | ||
| Receptions | 611 | 429 | ||
| Reception Errors | 30 | 22 | ||
| Digs | 277 | 172 | ||
| Digs per set | 2.41 | 2.39 | ||
| Block Solo | 4 | 3 | ||
| Block Assist | 27 | 21 | ||
| Block Total | 31 | 24 | ||
| Blocks per set | 0.27 | 0.33 | ||
| Block Errors | 11 | 7 | ||
| Ball Handling Errors | 1 | 1 | ||
| Points | 395.5 | 243.5 | ||
| Points per set | 3.4 | 3.4 | ||
| Matches started | 30 | 18 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | sa | se | r | re | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe | pts |
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| Aug 25 | at American | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 8 | 62 | .177 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19.5 |
| Aug 26 | vs. Georgetown | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 38 | .132 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 |
| Aug 26 | at Howard | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 43 | .116 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15.0 |
| Sep 1 | at Washington (No. 8) | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 28 | .036 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 |
| Sep 2 | vs. Cal Poly | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 28 | .179 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 |
| Sep 2 | at Seattle University | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 18 | .444 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Boise State | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 29 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Portland State | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 22 | .182 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 |
| Sep 9 | at UC Davis | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 30 | .267 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 |
| Sep 15 | Idaho | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 35 | .171 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10.5 |
| Sep 15 | at Kansas 3 San José State 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Sep 15 | Kansas (No. 9) | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 14 | 57 | .123 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24.0 |
| Sep 16 | at Kansas 3 Idaho 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Sep 16 | at San José State | L, 3-1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 22 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Sep 21 | BYU (No. 9) | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 21 | .190 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8.0 |
| Sep 23 | San Diego (No. 17) | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 28 | .286 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13.5 |
| Sep 26 | at Pacific | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 23 | -.043 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Sep 28 | Gonzaga | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 43 | .349 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 20.5 |
| Sep 30 | Portland | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 39 | .231 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14.5 |
| Oct 6 | San Francisco | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 30 | .300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15.5 |
| Oct 12 | at Loyola Marymount | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 38 | .158 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14.0 |
| Oct 14 | at Pepperdine | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 56 | .071 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 |
| Oct 19 | Pacific | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 25 | -.240 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.5 |
| Oct 21 | Saint Mary's | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 8 | 52 | .231 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 23.0 |
| Oct 26 | at Portland | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 31 | .129 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 |
| Oct 28 | at Gonzaga | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 45 | .044 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15.0 |
| Nov 3 | at San Francisco | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 23 | .391 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13.5 |
| Nov 9 | Pepperdine | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 61 | -.033 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 |
| Nov 11 | Loyola Marymount | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 40 | -.025 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12.0 |
| Nov 16 | at San Diego | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 13 | .308 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Nov 18 | at BYU | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 31 | .032 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12.0 |
| Nov 21 | at Saint Mary's | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 7 | 49 | .327 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25.0 |
| 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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| Total | 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 |
| Conference | 18 | 72 | 220 | 3.06 | 127 | 648 | .144 | 10 | 0.14 | 10 | 0.14 | 429 | 22 | 172 | 2.39 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 0.33 | 243.5 | 3.4 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Home | 11 | 45 | 145 | 3.22 | 84 | 431 | .142 | 5 | 0.11 | 5 | 0.11 | 228 | 14 | 107 | 2.38 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0.40 | 159.0 | 3.5 |
| Away | 15 | 56 | 175 | 3.13 | 97 | 512 | .152 | 11 | 0.20 | 10 | 0.18 | 330 | 14 | 135 | 2.41 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 0.23 | 193.5 | 3.5 |
| Neutral | 4 | 14 | 41 | 2.93 | 27 | 117 | .120 | 2 | 0.14 | 2 | 0.14 | 53 | 2 | 35 | 2.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 43.0 | 3.1 |
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| Wins | 15 | 60 | 199 | 3.32 | 113 | 600 | .143 | 11 | 0.18 | 10 | 0.17 | 314 | 15 | 147 | 2.45 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 0.27 | 218.0 | 3.6 |
| Losses | 15 | 55 | 162 | 2.95 | 95 | 460 | .146 | 7 | 0.13 | 7 | 0.13 | 297 | 15 | 130 | 2.36 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 0.27 | 177.5 | 3.2 |
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| August | 3 | 14 | 48 | 3.43 | 27 | 143 | .147 | 2 | 0.14 | 1 | 0.07 | 45 | 2 | 31 | 2.21 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.14 | 50.5 | 3.6 |
| September | 14 | 48 | 152 | 3.17 | 78 | 423 | .175 | 7 | 0.15 | 8 | 0.17 | 204 | 11 | 129 | 2.69 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0.21 | 165.0 | 3.4 |
| October | 7 | 30 | 89 | 2.97 | 58 | 277 | .112 | 5 | 0.17 | 3 | 0.10 | 167 | 5 | 72 | 2.40 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0.33 | 98.0 | 3.3 |
| November | 6 | 23 | 72 | 3.13 | 45 | 217 | .124 | 4 | 0.17 | 5 | 0.22 | 195 | 12 | 45 | 1.96 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.39 | 82.0 | 3.6 |
