Furman University

Junior Year (2009)

Appeared in 25 matches and 69 games for the Paladins...ranked fifth on the team with 1.65 digs per game and sixth on the team with 114 digs...recorded double digit digs in three matches...posted a season-high 15 digs at Wofford on November 11...had 12 digs at Davidson on October 31...tallied two service aces against Belmont on November 7...a member of the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.

Sophomore Year (2008)

Played in 29 matches and 102 games for Furman...led the team and ranked eighth in the Southern Conference with 3.67 digs per game...was second on the team with 374 digs...posted double digit digs in 18 matches...recorded a season-high 24 digs against Georgia Southern on October 26...had 20 or more digs in four matches...tallied a career-high four service aces against The Citadel on September 26...had a career-high four assists versus College of Charleston on September 27.

Freshman Year (2007)

Appeared in 24 matches and 69 games for the Paladins...earned significant playing time as a true freshman playing primarily as libero...second on the team in serve receive percentage with a .949 mark...recorded double digit digs on 11 occasions, including 10 straight matches to finish the season...recorded 26 digs against Wofford on October 30 and at Chattanooga on November 2...tallied a career high 32 digs against the College of Charleston on November 10...a member of the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.

High School

Nominated for Athlete of the Year as a senior…named Most Valuable player on the  volleyball team as a senior and received the SunDevil Award, given to the best all-around player and individual with the best attitude…led the Mt. Carmel team to the semifinals of the California Interscholastic Federation in 2005 and 2006…captain of the volleyball team…as a junior, Epic club team placed third at nationals in Reno…also recipient of coaches’ award in track & field…member of the softball team as a freshman…member of the National Honor Society…selected to Who’s Who in High School Sports. 

Personal

Brooke Marie Ellison was born on January 25, 1989, in Reno, Nevada.…daughter of Gary and Cindy Ellison…majoring in communications.