Elise Jolly

Elise Jolly vs. Montana State - 11/11/22

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Elise Jolly, Ellie Scherffis at North Dakota - 9/11/21

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Elise Jolly goes for an attack against Elsa Godwin and Alicia Wallingford

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Class:
Redshirt Senior
Position:
Outside Hitter
Height:
6-3
Hometown:
Merrimack, N.H.
High School:
Merrimack H.S.
Previous College:
Saint Anselm College / Delaware

2022 (R-Senior): College Sports Communicators Academic All-District… Played in 27 matches, starting all of them, and 99 total sets… led Montana with 106 blocks and ranked sixth in the Big Sky with 1.07 per set.. upped her average to 1.20 blocks per set in conference play to rank third in the league… 197 kills to rank fourth on the team, averaging 1.99 per set… hit .226 on the year… 19 solo blocks and 87 assisted blocks… 79 total digs and 31 total service aces… double-digit kills in seven of her 27 matches… nine matches with at least six total blocks… reached her career high on two occasions with eight blocks against Montana State (9/30) and Weber State (11/19)… had at least seven blocks in both wins against the rival Bobcats… averaged seven blocks per match over the final four matches of the regular season… four matches with double-digit kills on at least .400 hitting… had her best offensive match of the season in a three-set win against North Dakota (8/26), recording 13 kills on .632 hitting… three straight matches with double figure kills from 9/16 to 9/22… back-to-back 10 kill matches on at least .360 hitting in a homestand against Portland State (11/3) and Sacramento State (11/5)… season-high seven digs in a win against Charleston Southern (9/17)… season-high six aces in a match against Prairie View (9/9)… four aces in a match against Sacramento State (11/5).

2021 (Junior): Voted team's Most Improved Player by her teammates... UND Classic all-tournament team... Academic All-Big Sky Conference... In her first season at Montana, played in 19 matches, earning six starts at outside hitter or middle blocker... Recorded 101 kills (1.91 per set, fifth on the team), in addition to 25 blocks (0.47 per set, fourth)... Was in double figures for kills five times, including a career-high 16 in a win over Drake (Sept. 11)... Hit .353 in the victory, as Montana overcame a 0-2 deficit to win the final three sets... Later that day, at North Dakota, she tallied 12 kills on a career-best .526 hitting, as Montana won the UND Classic title and she was named to the all-tournament team (3.50 kills per set on .415 hitting)... After Montana was without every middle blocker due to COVID-19, Jolly transitioned to the middle-blocker position and flourished, starting four straight matches and helping the Grizzlies earn two road wins... In her first start at middle, at Southern Utah (Oct. 21), she totaled eight kills on .500 hitting, plus three blocks, in a three-set win... A week later, at Montana State (Oct. 26), she recorded a career-high six blocks, plus eight kills, in a five-set victory... Recorded 13 kills in a home win over Seattle (Sept. 1)... Served up her first ace, to go along with 10 kills and two blocks, at College of Charleston (Aug. 29)... Made her Division-I debut vs. Kennesaw State (Aug. 28), recording eight kills and nine digs... She had four kills on six swings in Set 5 alone, including a kill on match point.

Career Highs (through 2021 season)
Kills: 16, vs. Drake (Sept. 11, 2021)
Attacks: 37, vs. Seattle (Sept. 1, 2021)
Hitting Percentage: ..526 (12-2-19), at North Dakota (Sept. 11, 2021)
Assists: N/A
Service Aces: 1, at College of Charleston (Aug. 29, 2021)
Digs: 9, vs. Kennesaw State (Aug. 28, 2021)
Blocks: 6, at Montana State (Oct. 26, 2021)
Points: 16.0, vs. Drake (Sept. 11, 2021)

2018-21 (Saint Anselm College): Played in 65 matches across two-plus seasons at Saint Anselm, earning 33 starts and All-Northeast-10 Conference recognition in 2019, plus an honorable-mention nod in 2018… Accumulated 582 kills (2.51 per set), 137 blocks (0.59) and 88 service aces (0.38) during her two-year career… Recorded double-figure kills totals 30 times, hitting over .300 in 18 of those matches… In 2018, hit over .500 three times, twice doing so with at least 10 kills and zero errors… Closed the 2019 season with five consecutive matches in double figures for kills, including 20 (on .326 hitting) vs. New Haven, in the conference tournament semifinals, and a career-high 21 (at a .304 clip) vs. Molloy, in the NCAA DII East Region semifinals… That year, she ranked sixth in the NE10 for kills, also ranking in the top 10 in Saint Anselm single-season history… Led Saint Anselm with 40 service aces (0.36 per set) in 2018, before adding 44 more (0.38 per set) in 2019… Both averages ranked in the top 10 in the NE10 during those seasons… Recorded an ace in 46 career matches, posting multiple aces 25 times and five vs. Felician in 2019… During the 2018 season, served up three service aces in four consecutive matches midway through the season… Had at least one block in 54 career matches, including every contest in 2018, when she ranked eighth in the NE10… Recorded six blocks in a match five times, including her final contest, vs. Stonehill… Helped Saint Anselm to two Division-II NCAA tournament appearances, one NCAA regional semifinal berth and a pair of trips to the semifinals of NE10 tournament… Earned Northeast-10 Conference Fall Commissioner's Honor Roll recognition every season… Played alongside former Griz teammate Holly Manchester.

2017 (Delaware): Began her collegiate career at the University of Delaware, redshirting during the 2017 season and being named to the university's dean's list.

High School: Is a 2017 graduate of Merrimack High School in Merrimack, New Hampshire… Set the New Hampshire state record with 274 career blocks, in addition to ranking first in Merrimack school history for career kills… Became the second member of the 1,000-kills club in the state of New Hampshire… Earned three all-state selections, including first-team honors in 2015 and 2016… Was a two-time captain and team MVP as a senior… Helped Merrimack win a 2014 state championship, as a sophomore, and advanced to the state semifinals in 2013 and 2015… Also earned varsity letters in basketball, lacrosse, swimming and track & field… Set a New Hampshire state record in the 200 medley relay in swimming… Competed in the high jump, long jump and javelin at state in track & field… Head volleyball coach was Tammy Lambrou… Played club volleyball for Hardrock Volleyball… Was a member of the National Honor Society and was her class vice president for three years and secretary for one.

Personal: Born in Manchester, New Hampshire… Hometown is Merrimack, New Hampshire… Parents are Jim and Kathleen Jolly… Is the youngest of five siblings: Emily, Kara, Rebecca and James… Father swam at Vanderbilt… Uncle, Dan Powers, played football at Indiana, as did cousin, Blake Powers… Cousin, Hannah Bennett, played volleyball at Lehigh… Graduated from Saint Anselm College in May 2021 with an undergraduate degree in business administration, with a minor in studio art… Is working toward her master's of business administration degree from Montana.