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2019 Volleyball Roster

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1 Melina Woods

  • Position Right Side
  • Height 6-0
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Ada, Ohio
  • High School Ada

Biography

AWARDS
2019 MAAC ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
2018 MAAC ALL-ROOKIE TEAM
CAREER HIGHS 
Kills: 16, vs. Nevada (8/30/2019)
Assists: 4, vs. Montana State (8/24/2018)
Digs: 12, at Buffalo (9/21/2019)
Aces: 5, 2x (last: vs. Niagara, 11/3/2018)
Blocks: 5, vs. Saint Peter's (9/22/2018)
Hitting %: .500, vs. Siena (10/20/2018)
2019 • SOPHOMORE SEASON 
•Named to MAAC All-Academic Team.
• Appeared in the first 14 matches of the season for Canisius, missing the rest of campaign due to injury.
• Notched 84 kills, along with 68 digs and 10 blocks.
• Recorded double-digit kills on three occasions and a pair of 10-dig outings.
• Posted a career-high 16 kills in the win over Nevada on Aug. 30, also tallying the first double-double of her career in that victory with 11 digs.
• Racked up a team-best 11 kills against Howard, hitting a season-high .292 hitting percentage for the match.
• Registered her second career double-double at Buffalo on Sept. 21, notching 10 kills and a career-high 12 digs to go with three aces.
2018 • FRESHMAN SEASON
• Selected to the MAAC All-Rookie Team.
• Started all 29 matches, appearing in every set for Canisius.
• Became the third freshman in two years to surpass the 200-kill mark, recording 242 kills with a .244 hitting percentage.
• Second on the team with 33 service aces, posting 0.32 per set, which ranked seventh in the MAAC.
• Recorded 110 digs, 44 total blocks and 18 assists in rookie campaign.
• Opened Canisius career notching double-digit kills on 10 occasions
• Had a career day at Rider on Oct. 13, setting career-high with 15 kills and matching a career-high eight digs.
• Recorded a career-high five service aces twice, Aug. 24 versus Binghamton and Nov. 3 against Niagara.
• Finished regular season with 13 kills and six digs at Fairfield on Nov. 11.
• Totaled 19 kills at the MAAC Championship, including 11 against Iona in the championship match.
BEFORE CANISIUS
• Played four years at Ada High School.
• Earned Northwest Conference Player of the Year honors three times.
• Was a four-time first-team all-conference.
• Selected as three-time first-team all-district and two-time district Player of the Year.
• Chosen for first-team All-Ohio once and for third-team All-Ohio twice.
• Named a MaxPreps second-team All-America.
• Posted 48 kills in a match during her senior season, ranking second in Ohio record books.
• Tallied 665 kills, 8.3 kills/set and a .382 hitting percentage in her senior season.
• Finished high school career with 1,551 total kills.
• Member of National Honor Society and was class Valedictorian.
PERSONAL
• Daughter of Dexter and Melanie Caw Woods.
• Has one brother, Dexter III.
• Majoring in chemistry.

Statistics

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2019

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Historical Player Information

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    2018Freshman

    Right Side
    6'0"
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    2019Sophomore

    Right Side
    6'0"
    1