17 Maren Saunders
17 - Maren Saunders
Height: 6-0
Year: Sr.
Hometown: St. Michael, Minn.
High School: St. Michael-Albertville
Position: Middle Hitter
Major: Biology
Minor: Pre-Optometry
m 4
k/s 1.15
h % .093
a/s 0.08
b/s 0.31
sa/s 0.00
d/s 0.08

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 28 at Illinois Wesleyan
Nov 3 UW-Stevens Point
Nov 4 at Luther (Iowa)
Nov 7 WIAC First Round
Nov 9 WIAC Semifinals
Nov 9 at UW-Oshkosh L, 3-0
Statistics category Overall Conf
Matches 4 3
Sets 13 10
Kills 15 10
Kills per set 1.15 1.00
Errors 11 8
Total Attacks 43 25
Hitting Percentage .093 .080
Assists 1 1
Assists per set 0.08 0.10
Service Aces 0 0
Service Errors 0 0
Service Aces per set 0.00 0.00
Receptions 2 1
Reception Errors 0 0
Digs 1 1
Digs per set 0.08 0.10
Block Solo 2 1
Block Assist 2 2
Block Total 4 3
Blocks per set 0.31 0.30
Block Errors 2 1
Ball Handling Errors 0 0
Points 18.0 12.0
Points per set 1.4 1.2
Matches started 2 1
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Aug 26 McPhee Scrimmages   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Aug 28 St. Olaf (Minn.)   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Aug 28 St. Olaf (Minn.)   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 1 vs. Whittier   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 2 at Claremont-M-S L, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 2 at Pomona-Pitzer   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 at Saint Benedict (Minn.)   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 vs. Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.)   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 vs. Wartburg College (Iowa)   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Bethel Univ. (Minn.)   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 St. Catherine (Minn.)   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 Concordia Wisconsin L, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 St. Norbert   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 at UW-Stout W, 3-2 1 5 6 6 17 .000 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 7.0
Sep 27 UW-Platteville L, 3-2 - 3 3 2 6 .167 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Sep 30 at Cornell College (Iowa)   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Coe College (Iowa)   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 3 at Univ. of Northwestern-St. Paul   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 UW-Whitewater   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 at Augsburg (Minn.)   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 vs. St. Olaf (Minn.)   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at UW-Oshkosh L, 3-1 - 2 1 0 2 .500 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2.0
Oct 13 vs. Carthage College (Wis.)   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 17 at St. Scholastica (Minn.)   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 UW-La Crosse   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 at UW-River Falls   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 vs. Univ. of Chicago   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 vs. Millikin Univ. (Ill.)   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Illinois Wesleyan   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 3 UW-Stevens Point   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Luther (Iowa)   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 7 WIAC First Round   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 WIAC Semifinals   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at UW-Oshkosh L, 3-0 1 3 5 3 18 .111 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 6.0
Nov 11 WIAC Championship   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at NCAA Regional   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 17 at NCAA Regional   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 18 at NCAA Regional   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 29 vs. NCAA Elite Eight   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 30 vs. NCAA Semifinals   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 2 vs. NCAA Championship   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  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 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
Conference 3 10 10 1.00 8 25 .080 1 0.10 0 0.00 1 0 1 0.10 1 2 3 0.30 12.0 1.2
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 1 3 3 1.00 2 6 .167 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 3.0 1.0
Away 3 10 12 1.20 9 37 .081 1 0.10 0 0.00 2 0 1 0.10 2 2 4 0.40 15.0 1.5
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Wins 1 5 6 1.20 6 17 .000 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 1 0.20 0 2 2 0.40 7.0 1.4
Losses 3 8 9 1.13 5 26 .154 1 0.13 0 0.00 2 0 0 0.00 2 0 2 0.25 11.0 1.4
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September 2 8 9 1.13 8 23 .043 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 1 0.13 0 2 2 0.25 10.0 1.3
October 1 2 1 0.50 0 2 .500 1 0.50 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0.50 2.0 1.0
November 1 3 5 1.67 3 18 .111 0 0.00 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0.33 6.0 2.0