17 Maren Saunders
17 - Maren Saunders
Height: 6-0
Year: Sr.
Hometown: St. Michael, MN
High School: St. Michael-Albertville
Position: MH
Major: Biology
Minor: Pre-Optometry
m 28
k/s 1.20
h % .201
a/s 0.04
b/s 0.68
sa/s 0.01
d/s 0.31

Awards & Honors 

  • 2021 NCAA Division III National Champion
  • 2020-21 WIAC Scholastic Honor Roll
  • 2019-20 WIAC Scholastic Honor Roll
  • Dean's list (2019, 2020)
  • Chancellor's Scholarship (2019-20)

2022

Appeared in 28 matches and 84 sets for Eau Claire...totaled 101 kills and averaged 1.20 kills/set...compiled 43 block assists and managed 26 digs...tallied 14 solo blocks...Contributed to 137.5 team points while on the floor

2021

Appeared in 22 matches and 40 sets for Eau Claire...totaled 35 kills and averaged .88 kills/set...compiled 14 block assists and managed four digs...tallied four solo blocks...Contributed to 46 team points while on the floor

2021 Volleyball Statistics

2020

*Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

2019

Played in eight matches and 15 total sets for UW-Eau Claire...Recorded 14 total kills and 0.93 kills/set...compiled ten block assists and managed two digs...Contributed to 19 team points while on the floor

2019 Volleyball Statistics

High School

Graduate of St. Michael-Albertville High School...Volleyball: Mississippi 8 All-Conference Honorable Mention (2018), All-Conference Academic team (2017, 2018)

Personal

Why did you choose UW-Eau Claire?

"I chose to go to school at Eau-Claire because I fell in love with the campus it felt like home. My mom is also a UWEC alumni and pushed me to tour the school. Lastly I chose to go here because the volleyball program was competitive and had a great coaching staff."

Who is your role model/mentor? Why are they important to you?

"Jordan Thompson, a volleyball alumni from Cincinnati who played her first Olympic games in Tokyo this year and was an all time rookie performer with one of the best performances. She is inspiring to watch and still stays humble and is one of the most hyped players I have seen play and is always there to support her teammates."

What's the best sports movie/show/series?

Miracle

Recent Games
Oct 22 at Hamline University (Minn.) W, 3-0
Oct 25 UW-Superior W, 3-0
Oct 28 at UW-Whitewater L, 3-0
Oct 29 at Concordia Wisconsin L, 3-0
Nov 1 UW-Platteville L, 3-1
Nov 10 vs. Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.) L, 3-1
Statistics category Overall Conf
Matches 28 6
Sets 84 18
Kills 101 19
Kills per set 1.20 1.06
Errors 44 15
Total Attacks 284 59
Hitting Percentage .201 .068
Assists 3 0
Assists per set 0.04 0.00
Service Aces 1 0
Service Errors 1 0
Service Aces per set 0.01 0.00
Receptions 7 0
Reception Errors 1 0
Digs 26 7
Digs per set 0.31 0.39
Block Solo 14 2
Block Assist 43 14
Block Total 57 16
Blocks per set 0.68 0.89
Block Errors 7 0
Ball Handling Errors 0 0
Points 137.5 28.0
Points per set 1.6 1.6
Matches started 23 6
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Aug 27 Home Exhibition - TBA   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Aug 30 at St. Olaf (Minn.)   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Aug 30 at St. Olaf (Minn.)   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 2 vs. Berry W, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 3 vs. Transylvania W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 3 at Trinity (Texas) L, 3-0 - 1 1 0 2 .500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 9 vs. Pacific Lutheran (Wash.) W, 3-0 1 3 7 3 14 .286 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 8.5
Sep 9 at Augsburg (Minn.) L, 3-1 1 4 3 1 15 .133 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 3 0 5 0 6.5
Sep 10 vs. Minn.-Morris W, 3-0 - 3 4 1 11 .273 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 1 4 0 7.5
Sep 10 vs. Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.) L, 3-1 1 3 1 1 4 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.5
Sep 14 at UW-Platteville W, 3-1 1 2 1 0 3 .333 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 16 Saint Benedict (Minn.) W, 3-2 1 5 9 3 17 .353 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 6 0 13.5
Sep 17 Lakeland W, 3-0 1 1 0 0 4 .000 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 17 St. Catherine (Minn.) W, 3-0 1 3 3 0 5 .600 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3.5
Sep 21 UW-River Falls W, 3-0 1 3 0 1 4 -.250 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 3 0 1.5
Sep 22 at Bethel Univ. (Minn.) W, 3-1 1 3 3 3 11 .000 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 4.0
Sep 28 Univ. of Northwestern-St. Paul W, 3-2 - 5 1 2 9 -.111 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 2.0
Sep 30 at UW-La Crosse W, 3-1 1 4 8 3 16 .313 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 9.5
Oct 1 vs. Coe College (Iowa) L, 3-0 1 3 9 1 11 .727 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 9.5
Oct 1 at Cornell College (Iowa) W, 3-1 1 4 3 2 9 .111 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.0
Oct 5 UW-Stout W, 3-0 1 3 3 2 8 .125 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 4.0
Oct 8 vs. Univ. of Chicago W, 3-0 1 3 7 2 15 .333 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 2 1 3 0 9.0
Oct 8 at Elmhurst (Ill.) W, 3-2 1 5 5 3 12 .167 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 6.0
Oct 11 St. Scholastica (Minn.) W, 3-0 1 3 4 0 10 .400 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 2 1 3 0 6.0
Oct 14 at UW-Stevens Point L, 3-1 1 3 4 5 19 -.053 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 4 0 6.0
Oct 15 at Marian (Wis.) W, 3-0 1 1 2 0 6 .333 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2.5
Oct 19 UW-Oshkosh L, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 vs. Macalester (Minn.) W, 3-0 - 1 1 1 2 .000 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.5
Oct 22 at Hamline University (Minn.) W, 3-0 - 1 0 1 2 -.500 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 25 UW-Superior W, 3-0 1 3 3 1 10 .200 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4.5
Oct 28 at UW-Whitewater L, 3-0 1 3 3 4 9 -.111 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 4 0 6.0
Oct 29 at Concordia Wisconsin L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 12 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.5
Nov 1 UW-Platteville L, 3-1 1 4 6 2 20 .200 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 3 1 4 0 8.5
Nov 10 vs. Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.) L, 3-1 1 4 10 2 24 .333 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 10.5
  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
2019-20 8 15 14 0.93 2 44 .273 0 0.00 0 0.00 4 0 2 0.13 0 10 10 0.67 19.0 1.3
2020-21 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 22 40 35 0.88 13 83 .265 1 0.03 0 0.00 3 2 4 0.10 4 14 18 0.45 46.0 1.1
2022-23 28 84 101 1.20 44 284 .201 3 0.04 1 0.01 7 1 26 0.31 14 43 57 0.68 137.5 1.6
2023-24 4 13 15 1.15 11 43 .093 1 0.08 0 0.00 2 0 1 0.08 2 2 4 0.31 18.0 1.4
Total 62 152 165 1.09 70 454 .209 5 0.03 1 0.01 16 3 33 0.22 20 69 89 0.59 220.5 1.5
  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
Total 28 84 101 1.20 44 284 .201 3 0.04 1 0.01 7 1 26 0.31 14 43 57 0.68 137.5 1.6
Conference 6 18 19 1.06 15 59 .068 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 7 0.39 2 14 16 0.89 28.0 1.6
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 9 30 29 0.97 11 87 .207 0 0.00 1 0.03 1 0 8 0.27 5 17 22 0.73 43.5 1.4
Away 12 34 33 0.97 22 116 .095 3 0.09 0 0.00 4 1 11 0.32 5 16 21 0.62 46.0 1.4
Neutral 7 20 39 1.95 11 81 .346 0 0.00 0 0.00 2 0 7 0.35 4 10 14 0.70 48.0 2.4
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Wins 19 56 64 1.14 28 168 .214 2 0.04 1 0.02 4 1 13 0.23 9 27 36 0.64 87.5 1.6
Losses 9 28 37 1.32 16 116 .181 1 0.04 0 0.00 3 0 13 0.46 5 16 21 0.75 50.0 1.8
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September 13 40 41 1.02 18 115 .200 1 0.03 0 0.00 2 0 8 0.20 8 22 30 0.75 60.0 1.5
October 13 36 44 1.22 22 125 .176 2 0.06 1 0.03 5 1 14 0.39 5 17 22 0.61 58.5 1.6
November 2 8 16 2.00 4 44 .273 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 4 0.50 1 4 5 0.63 19.0 2.4