2019 Volleyball Roster
Roster
Elena Shklyar
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Langley
- Hometown:
- McLean, Va.
Collegiate Honors
Academic All-Big Ten (2019, 2020)
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2020, 2021)
CAREER CAPSULE: Earned her degree in Journalism in May 2021 ... Two-time Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and Academic All-Big Ten selection ... Played three years for the Spartans, appearing in 73 matches and 232 sets ... Averaged 5.8 assists, 1.1 digs, and 0.2 service aces per set over her three seasons.
JUNIOR (Spring 2021): Academic All-Big Ten ... Big Ten Distinguished Scholar ... Played in 14 of 15 matches, and 37 sets overall in a Covid-shortened season ... Posted seven aces (second on the team) and averaged 2.32 assists as both a serving specialist and running a 6-2 offense ... Had 13 assists, four digs, and an ace in the Minnesota series (1/23-24) ... Appeared as a serving specialist in both matches at Maryland (2/12-13) ... Came off the bench to deliver a match-best three aces and a pair of assists against Michigan (2/17) ... Posted seven assists and a pair of digs in the second game vs. Penn State (3/20) ... In the series at Iowa (3/26-27), averaged 5.57 assists, 0.29 aces, and 1.29 digs, while posting season bests in assists (25) and digs (7) in the first match ... In her final match as a Spartan, had 14 assists and three digs vs. Rutgers (4/3) ...
SOPHOMORE (2019): Academic All-Big Ten ... Appeared in 28 matches (77 sets) on the year ... Averaged 4.65 assists per set, adding 1.23 digs per frame ... Also contributed 13 service aces on the season ... Averaged 5.0 assists, 1.14 digs, and added a pair of service aces at the at the College of Charleston Classic (8/30-31) ... Contributed 4.92 assists and 1.0 digs per set to go with three service aces in the Spartan Invitational (9/6-7) ... Posted 20 assists, two aces, and five digs in a home sweep of Maryland (9/28) ... Had 30 assists and three service aces, along with nine digs, at Maryland (10/5) ... Posted a double-double of 22 assists and 13 digs at Iowa (10/13) ... Delivered 12 assists and five digs in a sweep of Rutgers (10/18) ... Had 14 assists and seven digs against Penn State (10/20) ... Led MSU with 28 assists, adding an ace and four digs against Minnesota (10.27) ... Had 15 assists and six digs at Northwestern (11/1) ... Had 14 assists and three digs at Illinois (11/2) ... Had a season-best 31 assists with four digs in a home win over Northwestern (11/9) ... Posted 15 assists, six digs, and a kill against Nebraska (11/13) .. Delivered 13 assists, six digs, and a kill at Wisconsin (11/16) ... Eight assists and three digs in a five-setter against Michigan (11/20) ... Had seven assists and three digs at Indiana (11/24).
FRESHMAN (2018): Appeared in all 33 matches, playing 108 sets ... Averaged 7.96 assists per frame as the Spartans evolved into a 6-2 offense over the back half of the season ... Also added 1.15 digs per frame, 0.31 assists, and 0.33 blocks per frame ... In MSU’s freshman record book, both her 852 assists and her 7.96 assists per frame ranked seventh for a debut season ... Ranked 12th in the Big Ten overall in assists per set and seventh in aces per set (0.31) ... Among first-year players in the Big Ten, ranked fourth in both assists per set and aces per frame ... Made her collegiate debut in the opener of the Tennessee Classic, just short of a double-double with 43 assists and nine digs vs. the Vols ... Posted 33 assists vs. UNC-Greensboro at the Carolina Classic (9/1), and wrapped the day with 44 assists, four digs, three blocks, and a pair of kills in the nightcap vs. UNC ... Posted 9.88 assists per set while adding seven aces, 12 digs, six blocks and five kills over three matches at the Fairfield Invitational (9/7-8) ... Earned her first career double-double in the finale of the Spartan Invitational (9/14-15) with 32 assists, 12 digs, and three blocks vs. Western Michigan, and averaged 2.12 digs, 0.75 blocks, 0.38 aces, and 8.50 assists over the three matches ... Led MSU with 19 assists, three digs and a block at Nebraska (9/23) ... Posted 48 assists against Rutgers (9/29) ... Delivered a career-best 63 assists in a five-set win over Indiana (10/6), and added five digs and two blocks ... Had 24 assists, two blocks, and five digs against Purdue (10/6) ... Posted 58 assists in a five-set victory at Maryland (10/12) ... Led the Spartans with five blocks while putting up 29 assists at Ohio State (10/14) ... Led MSU with 25 assists, three digs, and two blocks at Northwestern (10/19) ... Posted 19 assists, three digs, and an ace against Minnesota (10/26), then had 14 assists, four digs, and three aces against Wisconsin the next night ... Had 26 assists along with three digs and an ace at Purdue (10/31) ... Posted 30 assists, four aces, and four digs in a five-setter at Minnesota (11/3) ... Delivered 24 assists and tied her season best with five aces in a home win over Ohio State (11/7) ... Led MSU with 34 assists and added four digs and an ace against Iowa (11/10) ... Contributed 27 kills, two aces, and five digs in a win at Rutgers (11/14) ... Had 30 assists, an ace, and five digs against Michigan (11/17) ... Credited with 23 assists and four digs vs. Illinois (11/24) ... In the season finale at Michigan (11/24), had 34 assists and four digs.
CLUB: Played for Joseph Ziegler of the Virginia Elite Volleyball Club ... Team captain for six years running ... Club-wide assists and service aces leader in 2016 ... Awarded the club’s Athlete of the Year in 2016 as well as Elite’s Leadership Award in 2017 ... Named to the JVA All-National Team in 2015, 2017 and 2018 ... Selected to Prep Volleyball’s Top 50 Juniors, Prep Volleyball Sophomore 79 pick.
HIGH SCHOOL: Honorable Mention Under Armour High School All-America and PrepVolleyball High School All-America ... Virginia Gatorade Player of the Year in 2017 and a finalist in 2016 ... Helped Langley to a state championship as a senior ... Virginia 6A State Player of the Year in 2017 and First Team All-State Selection in 2015, 2016, and 2017 ... Also a three-time All-Region selection ... Team MVP in both 2016 and 2017 and Langley High School Female Athlete of the Year in 2018 ... First-Team All-Met selection by the Washington Post in 2016 and 2017 ... Led the team to three straight State Tournaments, finishing second in her sophomore year and a semi-finalist as a junior ... Four-year letterwinner ... Named captain her senior yeaR ... Helped Langley to three straight Liberty Conference championships (2015, 2016, 2017) ... Langley won the Northern Virginia Regional Championship in 2015 and was a finalist in 2016 ... Three-time First Team Liberty All-Conference and two-time Conference MVP. Two- time First Team All-State and two- time All-Region selection in 2015 and 2016, earning Regional MVP honors as a junior in 2016 ... Named to the Richmond Showcase All-Tournament team twice ... Four-time scholar athlete.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Dmitry and Jeanne Shklyar ... Has two older brothers, Alec and Jordan ... Mother and father both graduated from Marquette, where Jeanne captained the volleyball and track teams and Dmitry captained the tennis team ... Quill and Scroll International Honor Society for High School Journalists member ... Member of the Mentor-Mentee program ... Part of Cornerstones program which makes and delivers meals for the local homeless shelter ... Speaks Russian ... Member of MSU’s Honors College ... Journalism major.
