10 Melanie Williams
Melanie Williams
  • Height:
    6-4
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Morgan Hill, CA
  • High School:
    Valley Christian
  • Position:
    RS
  • Major:
    Applied Mathematics
  • College:
    Claremont McKenna
  • m
    31
  • k/s
    3.04
  • h %
    .313
  • a/s
    0.08
  • b/s
    0.57
  • sa/s
    0.01
  • d/s
    0.93

Bio



At CMS
2021 (Senior)
AVCA Second-Team All-American ... AVCA All-West Region ... First-Team All-SCIAC ... Two-Time SCIAC Offensive Player of the Week ... NCAA All-Region Team selection ... SCIAC All-Academic Team ... 
Appeared in 31 matches, totaling 331 kills (3.04 per set) on a .313 hitting percentage, which ranks No. 7 in CMS history for a single season ... Began the year with 16 kills against UC Santa Cruz and 16 against Wisconsin-Oshkosh to earn SCIAC Offensive Player of the Week honors, as well as a spot on the Pacific Coast Classic All-Tournament team ... Had 15 kills against No. 1 Trinity and 13 against No. 2 Emory to help the Athenas defeat the top two teams in the country on the same day ... Had 16 kills in 20 attempts with no errors, hitting .800, to earn SCIAC Offensive Player of the Week honors for the second time ... Also hit .800 against Redlands (8-0-10) ... Had 13 kills in 25 attempts in a win over No. 4 Hope, while adding a season-high five blocks ... Tallied 14 kills in a SCIAC Championship match win over Chapman ... Had 13 kills in 25 attempts in a win over Bethel in the second round of the NCAA Tournament ... Totaled 15 kills in a five-set win over Wartburg in the NCAA Regional Finals.

2019 (Sophomore)
Played in nine matches totaling 19 sets ... Totaled 45 kills on a .271 hitting percentage ... Had seven kills in a win over St. Olaf at the Pacific Coast Classic ... Set personal-bests in a four-set win over Caltech with 18 kills (hitting .371) and seven blocks.  

2018 (First-Year)
Appeared in only three matches as her rookie season was sidetracked by injury ... Had eight kills in 19 attempts against Caltech. 

Prior to CMS
Attended Valley Christian High School, where she was a member of the volleyball team ... Also played for Vision Volleyball Club ... First-Team All-League as a senior ... Earned Mercury News Athlete of the Week as a junior in 2016 ... Most Influential Player at Las Vegas Durango Fall Classic 2015 ... Helped her team to a state championship in 2015, a NorCal title in 2016, and back-to-back CCS Championships in 2015 and 2016 ...Earned Quest Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement in Physics, as well as being a member of the Latin Honors Society and earning honor roll and scholar-athlete distinction ... Participated in numerous community service activities.

Personal
Majoring in applied mathematics with a data science sequence ... Lists "Have A Little Pun" as her favorite book.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Nov 6 Chapman W, 3-2
Nov 12 vs. Aurora W, 3-1
Nov 13 vs. Bethel (Minn.) W, 3-0
Nov 14 at Wartburg W, 3-2
Nov 18 vs. Berry W, 3-1
Nov 19 vs. Calvin L, 3-1
  Overall Conf
Matches 31 14
Sets 109 44
Kills 331 128
Kills per set 3.04 2.91
Errors 85 27
Total Attacks 787 284
Hitting Percentage .313 .356
Assists 9 2
Assists per set 0.08 0.05
Service Aces 1 0
Service Errors 0 0
Service Aces per set 0.01 0.00
Receptions 6 0
Reception Errors 0 0
Digs 101 25
Digs per set 0.93 0.57
Block Solo 4 0
Block Assist 58 21
Block Total 62 21
Blocks per set 0.57 0.48
Block Errors 11 7
Ball Handling Errors 0 0
Points 365.0 138.5
Points per set 3.3 3.1
Matches started 28 14
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Sep 3 UC Santa Cruz W, 3-1 1 4 16 7 36 .250 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 1 1 1 0 16.5
Sep 3 St. Norbert W, 3-0 1 3 9 2 21 .333 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 1 3 0 10.5
Sep 4 Eastern Nazarene W, 3-0 1 3 12 2 23 .435 1 1 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 13.5
Sep 4 Wis.-Oshkosh W, 3-1 1 4 16 5 35 .314 1 0 0 0 0 7 0 4 0 4 0 18.0
Sep 10 vs. Washington (Mo.) W, 3-0 1 3 10 2 24 .333 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 10.5
Sep 11 vs. Trinity (Tex.) W, 3-1 1 4 15 4 41 .268 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 4 0 4 0 17.0
Sep 11 vs. Emory W, 3-1 1 4 13 4 32 .281 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 13.5
Sep 21 Whittier W, 3-0 1 2 6 0 9 .667 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.0
Sep 24 at La Verne W, 3-0 1 3 8 1 15 .467 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 8.0
Sep 25 Cal Lutheran W, 3-0 1 3 16 0 20 .800 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 16.5
Sep 28 at Caltech W, 3-0 1 3 9 3 19 .316 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 1 0 9.5
Oct 1 Redlands W, 3-0 1 2 8 0 10 .800 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 8.5
Oct 2 at Occidental W, 3-0 1 3 5 2 12 .250 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 5.5
Oct 8 Chapman W, 3-0 1 3 7 1 18 .333 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 2 0 8.0
Oct 9 at Pomona-Pitzer W, 3-0 1 3 7 2 25 .200 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 7.0
Oct 12 La Verne W, 3-0 1 3 11 3 24 .333 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 11.5
Oct 15 at Cal Lutheran W, 3-0 1 3 7 2 18 .278 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 7.5
Oct 16 Caltech W, 3-1 1 4 14 5 29 .310 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 15.0
Oct 19 at Redlands W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 Occidental W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 vs. Hope W, 3-1 1 4 13 3 25 .400 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 5 0 15.5
Oct 22 at Calvin L, 3-1 1 4 8 5 31 .097 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 3 0 3 0 9.5
Oct 23 vs. Ohio Northern W, 3-0 1 3 11 3 25 .320 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 4 0 13.0
Oct 26 at Chapman W, 3-2 1 5 10 3 33 .212 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 11.5
Oct 29 Pomona-Pitzer W, 3-0 1 3 7 1 17 .353 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 3 0 8.5
Oct 30 at Whittier W, 3-1 1 4 13 4 35 .257 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 5 0 5 0 15.5
Nov 4 Cal Lutheran W, 3-1 1 4 11 4 31 .226 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 11.5
Nov 6 Chapman W, 3-2 1 5 14 2 34 .353 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 2 0 2 0 15.0
Nov 12 vs. Aurora W, 3-1 - 4 12 3 28 .321 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 14.0
Nov 13 vs. Bethel (Minn.) W, 3-0 1 3 13 3 25 .400 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 14.0
Nov 14 at Wartburg W, 3-2 - 5 15 6 48 .188 0 0 0 6 0 6 1 1 0 2 0 16.5
Nov 18 vs. Berry W, 3-1 - 4 9 2 24 .292 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 2 0 10.0
Nov 19 vs. Calvin L, 3-1 1 4 6 1 20 .250 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 2 0 3 0 8.0
  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
2018-19 4 8 9 1.13 3 22 .273 0 0.00 0 0.00 1 1 2 0.25 0 4 4 0.50 11.0 1.4
2019-20 9 19 45 2.37 13 118 .271 0 0.00 0 0.00 15 1 10 0.53 3 11 14 0.74 53.5 2.8
2020-21 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 31 109 331 3.04 85 787 .313 9 0.08 1 0.01 6 0 101 0.93 4 58 62 0.57 365.0 3.3
Total 44 136 385 2.83 101 927 .306 9 0.07 1 0.01 22 2 113 0.83 7 73 80 0.59 429.5 3.2
    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
Event Total 31 109 331 3.04 85 787 .313 9 0.08 1 0.01 6 0 101 0.93 4 58 62 0.57 365.0 3.3
Conference 14 44 128 2.91 27 284 .356 2 0.05 0 0.00 0 0 25 0.57 0 21 21 0.48 138.5 3.1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 13 43 147 3.42 32 307 .375 6 0.14 1 0.02 0 0 44 1.02 0 22 22 0.51 159.0 3.7
Away 9 33 82 2.48 28 236 .229 1 0.03 0 0.00 6 0 27 0.82 1 15 16 0.48 90.5 2.7
Neutral 9 33 102 3.09 25 244 .316 2 0.06 0 0.00 0 0 30 0.91 3 21 24 0.73 115.5 3.5
Result Wins 29 101 317 3.14 79 736 .323 9 0.09 1 0.01 6 0 90 0.89 3 53 56 0.55 347.5 3.4
Losses 2 8 14 1.75 6 51 .157 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 11 1.38 1 5 6 0.75 17.5 2.2
Month September 11 36 130 3.61 30 275 .364 6 0.17 1 0.03 0 0 43 1.19 0 17 17 0.47 139.5 3.9
October 13 44 121 2.75 34 302 .288 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 28 0.64 0 31 31 0.70 136.5 3.1
November 7 29 80 2.76 21 210 .281 3 0.10 0 0.00 6 0 30 1.03 4 10 14 0.48 89.0 3.1

News Mentions

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Season in Review: 2021 CMS Volleyball

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November 20, 2021

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On to the Semis! CMS Volleyball Takes Down Berry in Four Sets to Advance at Nationals

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November 18, 2021

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Williams, Holmes Earn Second-Team All-America Honors, McGovern Named Honorable Mention

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November 16, 2021

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CMS Volleyball Wins Thrilling Five-Setter over Wartburg for Regional Championship

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November 13, 2021

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CMS Volleyball Roars Back After Dropping First Set for 3-1 win Over Aurora in NCAA Opener

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November 12, 2021

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November 11, 2021

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November 7, 2021

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CMS Advances to SCIAC Championship with 3-1 Win Over Cal Lutheran

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November 5, 2021

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CMS Volleyball Hosts Cal Lutheran Thursday Night for SCIAC Semifinals

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November 2, 2021

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Holmes Named SCIAC Newcomer of the Year, Joined on First Team by Williams, Sawyer

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Jackie Jones Earns SCIAC Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week Honor for Second Time

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November 1, 2021

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October 31, 2021

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CMS Clinches Outright SCIAC Regular Season Title with Dominant Win Over Pomona-Pitzer

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October 30, 2021

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October 27, 2021

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Kelsey Polhemus Becomes Fifth CMS Volleyball Player Honored by SCIAC

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October 25, 2021

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CMS Volleyball Bounces Back from First Defeat With Dominant Win Over No. 14 Ohio Northern

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October 23, 2021

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CMS Volleyball Splits Two Four-Setters at Midwest Invitational, Suffers First Loss of 2021 Season

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October 22, 2021

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October 16, 2021

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CMS Volleyball Keeps Rolling, Takes Down Cal Lutheran in Three

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October 15, 2021

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CMS Volleyball Sweeps La Verne for 16th Straight Win

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October 12, 2021

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Dede Carranza Earns SCIAC Specialist of the Week Honors for CMS Volleyball

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October 11, 2021

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Athena Volleyball Moves to 15-0 With Sweep of Pomona-Pitzer

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CMS Volleyball Takes Down Chapman in Battle for First in SCIAC

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October 8, 2021

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CMS Volleyball Moves to 13-0 With Sixth Straight SCIAC Sweep

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CMS Volleyball Clicks On All Cylinders in Sweep of Redlands

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October 2, 2021

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CMS Volleyball Improves to 11-0 With Sweep of Caltech

PASADENA, Calif. – The second-ranked Claremont-Mudd-Scripps volleyball team won its fourth straight 3-0 match in SCIAC play, sweeping...

September 28, 2021

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Melanie Williams Named SCIAC Offensive Player of the Week for CMS Volleyball

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Right-side hitter Melanie Williams earned the SCIAC Offensive Player of the Week Award for the second time this season, it was...

September 27, 2021

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CMS Volleyball Moves to 10-0 With Sweep of Cal Lutheran

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Melanie Williams (16 kills, 20 attempts) hit .800 and Audrey Sawyer (12 kills, 16 attempts) hit .750 as the second-ranked...

September 26, 2021

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Second-Ranked CMS Volleyball Dominates La Verne on Way to Ninth Straight Win

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's volleyball team, ranked No. 2 in the nation, was never threatened as it took a straight-set...

September 24, 2021

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CMS Volleyball Dominates in SCIAC-Opening Win over Whittier

CLAREMONT, Calif. - In its first action since defeating the No. 1 and No. 2 ranked teams on the same day, the second-ranked Claremont-Mudd-Scripps...

September 21, 2021

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CMS Volleyball Moves Up To No. 2 in Newest National Rankings

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's volleyball team, which began the season ranked No. 10 by the American Volleyball Coaches...

September 14, 2021

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What a 1-2 Punch! CMS Volleyball Knocks out Top Two Teams on the Same Day

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September 11, 2021

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CMS Volleyball Closes Strong for 3-0 Win Over WashU

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September 10, 2021

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Williams, McGovern Sweep SCIAC Weekly Awards for CMS Volleyball

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Senior right-side hitter Melanie Williams and sophomore setter Georgia McGovern earned the SCIAC Offensive Player of the Week...

September 7, 2021

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CMS Volleyball Moves to 4-0 With Two More Wins at Pacific Coast Classic

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps volleyball team split a pair of tight first sets and then dominated the third and fourth as it...

September 5, 2021

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CMS Volleyball Opens 2021 Campaign With Two Victories

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Jenna Holmes had 21 kills, including match point at 24-23 in the fourth set, as the CMS volleyball team opened its 2021...

September 4, 2021

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CMS Volleyball Hosts Pacific Coast Classic Friday-Saturday to Begin 2021 Season

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps volleyball team opens up its 2021 season when it co-hosts the annual Pacific Coast Classic at...

August 30, 2021

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CMS Volleyball Ranked No. 10 in AVCA Preseason Poll

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps volleyball team begins its first season in two years in a similar position to where it left off in...

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