
35 Michelle Gajdka
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- Height:
- 5-10
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- Year:
- Senior
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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
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 | ||
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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 | ||
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Matches | 23 | 12 | ||
Sets | 55 | 26 | ||
Kills | 54 | 22 | ||
Kills per set | 0.98 | 0.85 | ||
Errors | 36 | 15 | ||
Total Attacks | 171 | 66 | ||
Total Attacks per set | 3.11 | 2.54 | ||
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 |
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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 | |
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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 | 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 |