2018 Women's Volleyball Roster

18 Ella Lajos

  • Position Middle Blocker
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown San Jose, Calif.
  • Highschool Valley Christian HS

Biography

LAJOS’ WSU CAREER. SENIOR (2018): Earned second consecutive Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention team selection...Finished fourth overall for WSU in total kills with 256, and second overall in total blocks with 139...She went on to rank seventh over in total blocks in the Pac-12 as well, and fifth overall in the conference in block assists...Also finished 11th overall in the Pac-12 in blocks per set at 1.12...Set a career-high in kills with 17 in a match against No. 21 Arizona, and set a career-high in total points in the same match with 20.5 overall...Was named to the Cougar Challenge All-Tournament Team...Selected to the WKU Tournament All-Tournament Team.

JUNIOR (2017): Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention Team...at Arizona hit 7-0-13 for .538 hpct...in season stats, led team and sixth-best in Pac-12 with .339 hitting percentage (222k-57e-487a)...in Pac-12 only matches, hit .347, seventh-best in Pac-12...career-high 10 blocks in 3-2 win over No. 13 UCLA 10/27/17…second on team with 1.16 bps, ninth-best in Pac-12...in Pac-12 only matches 1.09 bps was 10th-best...146 total blocks this season was 41st-best in NCAA...career-high 14 kills, hit .478, five blocks vs. Arizona State 11/22/17...11 kills at Howard 8/28/17, hit .435, five blocks...at American had 10 kills, hit .529, five blocks...SINGLE SEASON STATS: 2017 - .339 hpct (4th), 141 block assists (8th), 146 total blocks (t-13th)...CAREER STATS: 189 block assists (27th), 1.02 bps (16th).
 
SOPHOMORE (2016): Saw action in 28 sets in 2016...three kills and five blocks in sweep of No. 24 Kentucky...two kills no errors in five attacks in 3-1 loss at No. 20 Purdue...five kills, 0 errors, 10 attacks (.500) and three blocks in 2 sets of 3-0 win over Maryland Eastern Shore...at No. 20 Oregon had three kills, hit .500 with one block...two kills in three attacks and two blocks vs. Colorado...started vs. No. 20 Oregon (11/6/16) and had 7 kills, hit .333, 4 blocks...4 kills, 0 errors, 11 attacks (.363) vs. ASU.
 
FRESHMAN (2015): Saw court sparingly in early season but came on strong in second half of season...played in 40 of team’s 114 sets (18 matches)...vs. No. 14 Arizona 10/9, subbed in during first set and led match with eight blocks and had eight kills (.312)...in sweep of No. 5 Arizona State landed six kills, hit .455 and had four blocks...four kills vs. No. 8 UCLA 10/30...at No. 20 ASU, subbed in to land seven kills in 10 attacks with three blocks in two sets...at Oregon landed career-high nine kills and hit .529...0.77 blocks per set was fifth-best on team.
 
LAJOS’ HIGH SCHOOL CAREER. Earned four varsity letters in volleyball at Valley Christian High under coach Jeff Kim…led the VCHS Warriors to the 2013 West Catholic Athletic League Championship, the Central Coast Sectional championship for the second consecutive year, the Northern California Sectional Championship, and the California State championship…Warriors ranked third in California and sixth in the nation junior year…two-time All-WCL second team honoree…San Jose Mercury News All-Region team honorable mention selection…National Christian School Athletic Association Far West Super-Region team…tabbed most athletic middles in the 16s age group by PrepVolleyball.com…member of both USAV Youth National A2 and A1 Teams…on runner-up squad at the USAV High Performance Championship in the Girls International Youth Division…as a senior, chosen for the Western Catholic Athletic League second team…club volleyball as a freshman, member of the Payes Performance 15 Black that finished 14th at the USAV Junior Nationals Open…sophomore year played for Red Rock 16 Black with fifth place finish at USAV Junior Nationals Open…junior year played for Encore earning a USAV Junior Nationals American bid.
 
PERSONAL. Born in April 1997, in San Jose, California…father Stephen is a technical consultant…mother Kathleen is an educator…majoring in Communication at WSU.

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Historical Player Information

  • 18

    2015Freshman

    Middle Blocker
    6'3"
    18
  • 18

    2016Sophomore

    Middle Blocker
    6'3"
    18
  • 18

    2017Junior

    Middle Blocker
    6'3"
    18
  • 18

    2018Senior

    Middle Blocker
    6'3"
    18