2017 Women's Volleyball Roster

Joe Mattis
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Joe Mattis
Joe Mattis

4 Kelsey Ansec

  • Position Outside Hitter
  • Height 6-1
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Solon, Ohio
  • High School Solon
  • Major Education

Biography

2017: Ansec returns as one of Gannon’s starters at outside hitter during her senior campaign.

2016: Saw action in 32 matches, starting 21 … played in 108 sets … named a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Scholar-Athlete … earned American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-Atlantic Region first-team honors … selected to the All-PSAC Northwest Division first team … led Gannon in kills per set (3.53) and points per set (3.85) … ranked fifth among PSAC players in kills per set, fifth in points per set and seventh in hitting percentage (.284) … finished 85th among NCAA Division II players in kills per set … named PSAC Tournament Most Valuable Player after tallying 36 kills during the conference final four, including a season-high 24 kills during a 3-0 sweep of California (Pa.) in the semifinals … hit .514 against the Vulcans, finishing with only five errors in 37 attacks … followed with 12 kills during a 3-0 sweep of Pitt-Johnstown in the championship match … named PSAC Northwest Division Player of the Week after averaging 13 kills and 19 points during a pair of road sweeps at East Stroudsburg and Kutztown … hit .333 against the Warriors and Golden Bears … reached double digits in kills 21 times, including eight consecutive matches from October 29-November 19 … had 11 kills and only three errors in 28 attacks against Edinboro during the NCAA Division II Tournament second round … hit .500 or better in a match five times … opened the season with a .552 hitting percentage during a 3-1 victory against Merrimack at the Tony Banner Invitational, committing only one error in 29 attacks … had 13 kills with one error in 22 attempts for a .545 hitting percentage during a sweep of West Virginia State at the PSAC/Mountain East Conference (MEC) Crossover … followed the next weekend with a .550 hitting percentage during a sweep of Davis & Elkins at the Ursuline/Notre Dame (Ohio) Invitational, piling up 12 kills with one error in 20 attacks … helped Gannon clinch the PSAC Northwest Division championship and conference tournament No. 1 seed with a 3-0 sweep at Edinboro on the final day of the regular season, recording 18 kills with only three errors in 30 attacks.

2015: Played in 34 matches, starting 14 … saw action in 121 sets … finished second among Lady Knights in kills per set (2.38), second in attack percentage (.225) and fourth in blocks per set (0.56) … named to the NCAA Division II Atlantic Regional All-Tournament team after hitting .263 during three matches … averaged 10.5 points, 9.3 kills and two blocks per match during the NCAA Division II Atlantic Regional … reached double digits in kills 12 times … produced season-highs in kills (17), points (17.5) and digs (6) during a 3-1 victory at Seton Hill … blocked a season-high eight attempts during a 3-1 win against Shippensburg … recorded double-digit points 18 times … produced a .290 attack percentage during a 3-1 victory against Shippensburg in the NCAA Division II Tournament first round, recording 12 kills in 31 attempts with only three errors … hit at least .227 during each of the final five matches, including all three NCAA Tournament affairs … blocked at least one attempt during 26 of 34 appearances … had at least three blocks in a match 11 times.

2014: Saw action in 20 matches as a true freshman, starting five … played in 56 sets … recorded four kills in seven attempts during her first career action against Adelphi (N.Y.) … added her first career block assist against the Panthers, finishing with 4.5 points … posted a season-high 10 kills with only two errors in 19 attempts during a sweep of Cheyney … hit .421 and recorded a season-high six digs against the Wolves … tied her season-high with 10 kills en route to a season-high 10.5 points at Edinboro … produced eight kills once against East Stroudsburg and twice versus Clarion … had at least five kills in a match 10 times … fired a season-high two service aces at Indiana (Pa.) … added seven kills, three digs, one block solo and one block assist against the Crimson Hawks … blocked a season-best five attempts against California (Pa.) … had at least four blocks in three of her last six appearances … recorded multiple digs in a match six times.

High School: Played for head coach Melissa Fitzgerald at Solon (Ohio) High School ... was a four-year letterwinner … started all four years on the varsity level ... named the peak performer as a freshman ... earned rising star honors during her sophomore campaign ... led the Comets to the Northeast Ohio Conference championship as a junior ... lead the team in block solos … selected to the All-Northeast Ohio honorable-mention team ... served as a team captain during her senior season ... competed at the national championships four years in a row with The Academy for Volleyball Cleveland, clinching a third-place finish in the 16-under open division.

Personal: Education major … has two brothers … is the daughter of Sharon and Robert.

Career Highs
Kills: 24 vs. California (Pa.), 10/18/16
Attempts: 53 at California (Pa.), 10/30/15
Hitting Percentage (Min. 2 kills per set): .600 vs. Pitt-Johnstown, 10/10/14
Assists: 3 vs. West Virginia State, 9/9/16
Service Aces: 1 vs. West Virginia State, 9/9/16
Digs: 6, three times, last vs. West Virginia State, 9/9/16
Block Solos: 2 vs. West Chester, 11/15/16; at Clarion, 10/7/16
Block Assists: 8 vs. Shippensburg, 9/26/15
Total Blocks: 8 vs. Shippensburg, 9/26/15
Points: 24.5 vs. California (Pa.), 11/18/16

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 4

    2014Freshman

    Outside Hitter
    6'0"
    4
  • 4

    2015Sophomore

    Outside Hitter
    6'0"
    4
  • 4

    2016Junior

    Outside Hitter
    6'1"
    4
  • 4

    2017Senior

    Outside Hitter
    6'1"
    4