35 Michelle Gajdka
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- Height:
- 5-10
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- Year:
- Junior
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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
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 1 | Portland | L, 3-1 |
| Nov 3 | Gonzaga | L, 3-2 |
| Nov 8 | at BYU | L, 3-0 |
| Nov 10 | at San Diego | L, 3-1 |
| Nov 16 | San Francisco | L, 3-0 |
| Nov 20 | at Saint Mary's | L, 3-1 |
| Statistics category | Overall | Conf | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 25 | 15 | ||
| Sets | 65 | 29 | ||
| Kills | 85 | 18 | ||
| Kills per set | 1.31 | 0.62 | ||
| Errors | 56 | 12 | ||
| Total Attacks | 243 | 58 | ||
| Total Attacks per set | 3.74 | 2.00 | ||
| Hitting Percentage | .119 | .103 | ||
| Assists | 15 | 4 | ||
| Assists per set | 0.23 | 0.14 | ||
| Service Aces | 12 | 3 | ||
| Service Errors | 15 | 7 | ||
| Service Aces per set | 0.18 | 0.10 | ||
| Receptions | 202 | 85 | ||
| Reception Errors | 13 | 9 | ||
| Digs | 104 | 35 | ||
| Digs per set | 1.60 | 1.21 | ||
| Block Solo | 0 | 0 | ||
| Block Assist | 8 | 3 | ||
| Block Total | 8 | 3 | ||
| Blocks per set | 0.12 | 0.10 | ||
| Block Errors | 2 | 1 | ||
| Ball Handling Errors | 0 | 0 | ||
| Points | 101.0 | 22.5 | ||
| Points per set | 1.6 | 0.8 | ||
| Matches started | 10 | 2 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | sa | se | r | re | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24 | at Idaho | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Aug 25 | vs. New Mexico | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 26 | .231 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 |
| Aug 25 | vs. Grand Canyon | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 38 | .079 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15.5 |
| Aug 28 | Sacramento State | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 28 | .250 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 |
| Aug 31 | vs. Wake Forest | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 31 | .258 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15.5 |
| Aug 31 | vs. Ohio | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 16 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Sep 1 | at Nebraska | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 19 | -.368 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.5 |
| Sep 6 | Boise State | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 19 | -.053 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. UC Davis 3 Boise State 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Sep 8 | UC Davis | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -.250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Cleveland State | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Kent State | W, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 15 | at Butler | L, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 20 | at San Francisco | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 14 | .143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Sep 25 | at Pacific | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| Sep 27 | Loyola Marymount | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Sep 29 | Pepperdine | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Oct 4 | at Gonzaga | L, 3-2 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Oct 6 | at Portland | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Oct 11 | San Diego | L, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Oct 13 | BYU | L, 3-0 | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Oct 18 | Pacific | W, 3-1 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oct 20 | Saint Mary's | L, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oct 25 | at Pepperdine | L, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 27 | at Loyola Marymount | L, 3-2 | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Nov 1 | Portland | L, 3-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Nov 3 | Gonzaga | L, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 8 | at BYU | L, 3-0 | - | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -.333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Nov 10 | at San Diego | L, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 16 | San Francisco | L, 3-0 | - | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | .750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Nov 20 | at Saint Mary's | L, 3-1 | - | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -.111 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 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 | |
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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 | 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 |
| Conference | 15 | 29 | 18 | 0.62 | 12 | 58 | .103 | 4 | 0.14 | 3 | 0.10 | 85 | 9 | 35 | 1.21 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.10 | 22.5 | 0.8 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Home | 11 | 24 | 23 | 0.96 | 13 | 70 | .143 | 3 | 0.13 | 7 | 0.29 | 61 | 2 | 24 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 30.0 | 1.3 |
| Away | 9 | 23 | 18 | 0.78 | 20 | 62 | -.032 | 5 | 0.22 | 2 | 0.09 | 74 | 7 | 34 | 1.48 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.17 | 22.0 | 1.0 |
| Neutral | 5 | 18 | 44 | 2.44 | 23 | 111 | .189 | 7 | 0.39 | 3 | 0.17 | 67 | 4 | 46 | 2.56 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.22 | 49.0 | 2.7 |
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| Wins | 5 | 14 | 42 | 3.00 | 17 | 104 | .240 | 6 | 0.43 | 3 | 0.21 | 49 | 2 | 36 | 2.57 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.07 | 45.5 | 3.3 |
| Losses | 20 | 51 | 43 | 0.84 | 39 | 139 | .029 | 9 | 0.18 | 9 | 0.18 | 153 | 11 | 68 | 1.33 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.14 | 55.5 | 1.1 |
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| August | 6 | 21 | 59 | 2.81 | 27 | 143 | .224 | 9 | 0.43 | 4 | 0.19 | 73 | 2 | 57 | 2.71 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.19 | 65.0 | 3.1 |
| September | 8 | 27 | 17 | 0.63 | 23 | 65 | -.092 | 3 | 0.11 | 5 | 0.19 | 75 | 4 | 22 | 0.81 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.07 | 23.0 | 0.9 |
| October | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0.30 | 1 | 16 | .125 | 1 | 0.10 | 3 | 0.30 | 32 | 4 | 8 | 0.80 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.10 | 6.5 | 0.7 |
| November | 4 | 7 | 6 | 0.86 | 5 | 19 | .053 | 2 | 0.29 | 0 | 0.00 | 22 | 3 | 17 | 2.43 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.14 | 6.5 | 0.9 |
