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Ellen Chapman
20  Ellen Chapman
Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Glenview, Ill.

High School:
Glenbrook South

Height:
6-5

Position:
OH

Experience:
2 letters

L/R:
Right

05/07/2013

Three Badgers selected for USA Volleyball A2 Program

Chapman, Hickey and Thomas will represent Wisconsin this summer

04/17/2013

Final spring test awaits Badgers in Minneapolis

Badgers travel north to take on three opponents in Minnesota Spring Invitational

02/24/2013

USA National Team tryout adventures III

Annemarie Hickey writes about the final day of tryouts

02/23/2013

USA National Team tryout adventures II

Ellen Chapman writes about day two of tryouts

02/22/2013

USA National Team tryout adventures

Badgers' Courtney Thomas writes about first day of tryout

Ellen Chapman Photo Gallery | 2011 Match By Match Stats | 2012 Match by Match Stats

Of Note:
Plays all the way around ... one of the team's primary passers ... also hits out of the back row

Honors: 2012 USF Invitational All-Tournament ... 2011 Big Ten All-Freshman Team ... 2011 InnTowner Invitational All-Tournament

2012: Played in all 33 matches, starting 20, and 109 sets ... led the team with 2.86 kills per set ... recorded double-figure kills in 14 matches this season ... had a season-high 20 kills vs. Iowa (Oct. 13) before setting a new career-best with 24 kills against Indiana (Oct. 19) ... added 0.81 digs per set ... had a season-high 11 digs vs. James Madison (Aug. 31) ... set a career-best with three service aces against Drake (Sept. 7) ... tied a career high with five blocks against Ohio State (Sept. 28) ... added 0.51 blocks per set ... set a career-high with 25 points against Indiana (Oct. 19)

2011: Started all 32 matches and played in 110 sets ... led the team with 311 total kills and 2.83 kills per set in her rookie season ... finished with four double-doubles on the season, most recently at Nebraska (Nov. 19) with 10 kills and 10 digs ... led or co-led the Badgers in kills for the last 15 matches of the season ... had double-digit kills in 16 matches, including 11 in a row ... had 15 kills and no errors to hit .469 (15-0-32) at Iowa (Nov. 18) ... finished with a career-high 21 kills vs. Michigan (Nov. 11) ... had double-figure digs in five matches ... averaged 1.51 digs per set (fourth on the team) and 0.45 blocks per set

High School:
Ranked No. 6 by PrepVolleyball.com on its Senior Aces list ... Volleyball Fab 50 ... top-ranked player in the state of Illinois ... named one of the 25 Underclassmen to Watch by Volleyball Magazine in 2010 ... Pioneer Press Player of the Year in 2009 ... earned first-team all-state honors by the Chicago Tribune and Champaign News-Gazette in 2010 ... also earned all-state honors in 2009, aiding Glenbrook South High School to a third-place finish at the state championship ... put away more than 400 kills her last two seasons and nearly 300 digs ... also plays for Sky High Volleyball Club ... 2009 AAU All-American, aiding her 16 Black team to the AAU Junior National Volleyball Championship ... three-time state track championship participant in the high jump, winning the state title as a sophomore

Personal: Parents are David and Laurie Chapman ... has one brother Beau (21) ... born March 26 ... enjoys drawing, playing beach volleyball and going to the lake

Major: Undeclared

Why Wisconsin?

"The women on the team and the campus atmosphere."

Season SP MP/MS K/S % A/S SA/S D/S B/S Pts P/S
2011 110 32/32 2.83 .215 0.12 0.04 1.51 0.45 343.0 3.12
2012 109 33/20 2.86 .234 0.05 0.07 0.81 0.51 353.0 3.24
Career 219 65/52 2.84 .224 0.08 0.05 1.16 0.48 696.0 3.18
Match Highs
Kills: 24 vs. Indiana, 10-19-12
Attempts: 61 vs. Penn State, 11-6-11
%: .562 (9-0-16) vs. Michigan, 10-7-12
Assists: 2 at Illinois, 10-28-11
Aces: 3 vs. Drake, 9-7-12
Digs: 14 vs. Penn State, 11-6-11
Blocks: 5 (3x; MR vs. Ohio State, 9-28)
Points: 25 vs. Indiana, 10-19-12

Off the court with Ellen Chapman

Favorites - Spot on campus: Boat house docks; Cartoon Character: Spongebob; Movie: Anchorman; TV Show: Madmen; Car: BMW; Athlete: Michael Jordan; Sports team: Chicago Bulls
First started volleyball:
14/8th grade
Most memorable volleyball match:
Beating Penn State in 2011 in five sets
My favorite thing about Wisconsin volleyball is:
The fans
Before each match, I:
Eat a power bar and Julie braids my hair
Best UW road trip:
North Carolina
Favorite place to play (besides the Field House):
In the sand
One word that describes the team:
Funny
One word that describes me:
Awkward
My teammates say I am:
Quirky
Favorite thing to do off the court with my teammates is:
Go to the lake
Most memorable volleyball achievement:
Making the Big Ten Freshman team
This summer, I:
I worked out and lifted weights a lot this summer, I also took classes and hung out with my friends
The best thing about the Field House is:
When we're playing a match and all the fans are cheering us on
Who is
... the funniest player on the team? Caroline ... The sloppiest? Caroline
What would you be doing if you weren't playing collegiate volleyball?
Doing high jump
The best thing about Madison is:
The people I spend my time with
Dream as a collegiate player:
To make it to the NCAA tournament
Fantasy job/career:
Pro beach player
Person most admired/role models:
Sheila Shaw!
I can't live without:
my phone
My secret addiction is:
Pickles
Weird thing about me that almost no one knows:
I have no sense of direction
If you could guest star in a TV show it would be?
Lost
If you could be a cover of a magazine it would be?
Vogue
The best sporting event I ever attended was:
Bulls playoff game
You won't catch me eating:
Onions
Nobody knows how much I love to:
Watch Netflix
Greatest Invention of the last 100 years:
The internet
If I could live any place in the world it would be:
Paris
If you could spend a week anywhere in the world:
Italy
If I could live in any time period, it would be:
1960s
A non-athletic talent I have is:
Ceramics
Non-athletic talent I would like to have is:
Have a photographic memory
If I had a million dollars:
I would buy a new car
If you could have any talent:
To be a genius
My bucket list includes:
Traveling the world
Post-college plans:
Move to California to pursue a beach career
Career goal:
To make it to the NCAA tournament
If I could have one superpower, it would be:
to fly
What are you most thankful for?
My health
My favorite websites are:
Facebook
My favorite quote or motto is:
The less you care, the happier you'll be.
The best advice I have ever gotten is:
To ask yourself if this will matter a year from now
My worst habit is:
biting my nails
I am afraid of:
small spaces