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Michelle Gajdka

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
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
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