SEATTLE - Capping off its 2026 home schedule, Seattle University volleyball (5-18, 2-11 WCC) hosts Saint Mary’s (15-11, 10-4 WCC) for its Senior Day match set for 1 PM inside the Redhawk Center on Saturday, November 14. The match will air live on ESPN+.
Sophomore Chloee Leslie comes off a career high 19 kills in Seattle U’s win over Pacific on Thursday night. The outside hitter moved to tied-20th in the WCC in total kills with 194 to match senior Teagan Melton. Melton leads the team with 2.49 kills per set, ranking 21st in the WCC. Leslie also sits within the top-25, ranking 23rd averaging 2.40 kills per set.
Orchestrating the offense is junior Grace Jones, who ranks 10th in the conference in assists with 389 in 23 matches. Her 2.80 assists per set ranks 11th in the league this season. Fellow setter, sophomore Bella Jones, comes off her second straight double-double in assists and digs against Pacific. She ranks 13th in the WCC in assists per set, handing out 4.13. Jones has 252 assists this season to rank second on the team.
Guiding the Redhawks from the service line is junior Hailey McEllrath, who paced the team against the Tigers with four aces. She ranks 10th in the WCC in aces, with 29 this season, while ranking 11th in the conference in aces per set (0.37).
McEllrath is also a crucial piece of the Redhawk block, ranking first on the team in total blocks with 73.0. She ranks tied-eighth in the WCC in total blocks and sits 10th in blocks per set (0.94). Sophomore Lexi Jones is seventh in the WCC in solo blocks, pacing the team with 11. The middle blocker has 65.0 total blocks in 18 matches.
Freshman Janae Demant locks up the Redhawk defense with a team leading 273 digs. She ranks ninth in the WCC in digs and sits seventh in the conference in digs per set (3.33).
The Redhawks rank amongst the top of the conference with their block, sitting fourth with 193.0 total blocks on the year. Their 2.35 blocks per set ranks third in the WCC and 69th in the nation with two weeks remaining in the regular season.
Seattle U and Saint Mary’s meet for the seventh in program history dating back to the start of the series in 2008. The Gaels lead the all-time record 6-0 after securing the first meeting in Moraga this year. Since the pair last met, Saint Mary’s has gone 6-3 in its last nine matches, defeating Portland, Pacific, Denver, Santa Clara and San Francisco. The Gaels are 3-0 in their last few road contests, most recently defeating the Pilots in Portland on Thursday.
The Redhawks will celebrate their three seniors, Adee Butler, Teagan Melton and Taniyah Pruitt, ahead of the match. Following Saturday’s matchup, the Redhawks hit the road for the remaining two weeks to close out conference play.
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