2018 Volleyball Roster
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Jersey Number 19
Santita Ebangwese
- Position:
- Middle Blocker
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Pittsford Sutherland
- Hometown:
- Rochester, N.Y.
Bio
Notables: 2019 Soladay Award winner, the highest honor presented to a Syracuse senior student-athlete ... 2018 AVCA Honorable Mention All-American ... 2018 Senior CLASS Award Finalist ... 2018 CoSIDA Third Team Academic All-American ... 2018 ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year ... Four-time All-ACC Academic Team honoree ... Two-time AVCA East All-Region ... Two-time All-ACC First Team ... 2018 CoSIDA Academic All-District ... 2017 Second Team All-ECAC ... Holds Syracuse records for single-season hitting percentage (.425) and career hitting percentage (.351) ... Ranks in the Syracuse top-10 in total blocks (567), block assists (484), solo blocks (83) and blocks per set (1.24) ... Career hitting percentage (.351) ranks 10th all-time in the ACC ... 2018-19 co-President of Syracuse University's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) ... Enrolled in the Renee Crown Honors Program at Syracuse ... Used her graduate eligibility to walk on to the women's soccer team in spring 2019 where she played in four games.
Senior Year (2018): Led the ACC with a .425 hitting percentage ... Selected to 2018 UConn Invitational, Marquette Invitational and Cyclone Classic All-Tournament Teams ... Tallied five kills, two digs and six blocks against New Hampshire at the UConn Invitational ... Produced 10 kills, three digs and seven total blocks at UConn ... Totaled six kills, six digs and seven blocks against BYU at the Marquette Tournament ... Recorded 11 kills and five blocks against USC ... Closed out the Marquette Tournament with 10 kills, six blocks and four digs against Marquette ... Totaled 11 kills, six blocks and three digs against Wyoming at the Iowa State Tournament ... Produced 12 kills and three digs against Iowa at the Iowa State Tournament ... Recorded 15 kills and three blocks against Iowa State ... Tallied eight kills and five blocks against Georgia Tech ... Produced eight kills and five blocks against Clemson ... Recorded a season-high nine digs along with 13 kills and five blocks at Wake Forest ... Produced season-high 10 blocks and five kills at Pittsburgh ... Recorded 15 kills, seven blocks and two digs against Miami ... Tallied a season-high 16 kills against Florida State ... Totaled eight kills and eight blocks against NC State ... Had eight kills and four blocks in Syracuse's win over No. 22 Louisville ... Had seven blocks against Boston College ... Recorded 11 kills, three blocks and four digs at Virginia Tech ... Had eight kills at Georgia Tech followed by seven against Virginia Tech ... Produced 13 kills, eight blocks and four digs against Wake Forest ... Totaled 10 kills and five blocks against Yale in the first round of the NCAA Tournament ... Had six kills at Penn State in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
Junior Year (2017): Hit above .500 in 11 matches including a school-record .739 against Dartmouth ... Opened the season with six kills against Siena ... Tied for a team-high 13 kills and a .571 hitting percentage along with four blocks against Grand Canyon ... Totaled seven kills and a match-high five blocks against Niagara ... Had eight kills and four blocks against Colgate ... Tied for a match-high 14 kills and added seven blocks against Kansas State ... Tallied five blocks against Arkansas ... 2017 Dartmouth Invitational MVP ... Had a career-high 18 kills at Dartmouth ... Tallied 10 kills and seven blocks against Sacred Heart ... Recorded 11 kills and seven blocks against Iona ... Finished with 13 kills and 10 blocks against Bryant ... Totaled nine kills, three aces, three blocks and three digs at Hofstra ... Had 11 kills and four blocks against Boston College ... Tallied eight kills and six blocks at Pittsburgh ... Totaled 10 kills and 10 blocks at Duke ... Recorded seven kills and seven blocks at Wake Forest ... Had eight kills and four blocks against Clemson ... Had five blocks against Georgia Tech before recording four at Boston College ... Produced 10 kills, three blocks and two digs against Pittsburgh ... Recorded 11 kills, four blocks and a career-high tying three aces at Georgia Tech ... Totaled a .818 hitting percentage with nine kills and five blocks at Clemson ... Had 10 kills against Virginia Tech and a match-high 13 at North Carolina ... Produced 11 kills against both Florida State and Wake Forest ... Totaled 12 kills with five digs and four blocks against Duke ... Finished with a match-high 13 kills with six blocks, five digs and two aces versus Albany in the NIVC ... Recorded a match-high 16 kills with six blocks and five digs against Towson in the NIVC.
Sophomore Year (2016): Opened the season with five kills against UConn ... Tallied six kills and five blocks against Iowa State at the Nebraska Invite ... Had eight kills, three digs and two blocks against Illinois State ... Totaled six kills with a .500 hitting percentage, followed by four digs and six blocks against Boston College ... Totaled 13 kills with a .591 hitting percentage and seven blocks against Miami ... Totaled six kills and thee blocks against Notre Dame ... Had 11 kills and eight blocks against Louisville ... Notched 14 kills, one ace and five blocks against Clemson ... Totaled 14 kills and eight blocks against NC State ... Had an errorless performance against North Carolina with seven kills and a .778 hitting percentage ... Also had seven blocks against North Carolina ... Had a season-high 16 kills with a .650 hitting percentage against Wake Forest ... Had eight kills and seven digs against Duke ... Had eight kills and four blocks against Boston College followed by a seven kill, four block performance against Virginia ... Had five blocks in back-to-back matches against Miami and Pittsburgh ... Had a season-high eight blocks against Louisville ... Totaled four kills, one assists and four blocks against Notre Dame.
Freshman Year (2015): Made her first collegiate appearance rounding up six kills and four blocks against Rhode Island at the UConn Invitational ... Posted four kills and six blocks against UConn at the UConn Invitational ... Had seven blocks against Arizona ... Recorded eight kills and five blocks against Ohio State ... Posted double-digit kills for the first time with 11 against LIU Brooklyn ... Totaled eight kills and 10 blocks against Boston College ... Had eight kills and six blocks against Clemson ... Recorded five kills and five blocks against Louisville ... Posted eight kills and eight blocks against Notre Dame ... Tallied 10 kills against Pittsburgh ... Recorded six kills and six blocks against Boston College ... Tallied five kills, four digs and six blocks against Georgia Tech ... Totaled eight kills and three blocks against North Carolina ... Recorded a career-high in blocks with 12 and tallied nine kills against NC State.
High School: AVCA Under Armour All-American senior year ... Played all four years at Pittsford Sutherland and led the Knights to a 121-11-2 record 2011-15 ... State champion sophomore, junior and senior years ... Team captain senior year ... Farm Team All-State member ... Made All-Tournament Team in Sectionals ... AGR Player ... First and Second-Team All-County ... In her career, recorded 583 kills, 267 blocks, 12 aces, 66 digs with hitting percentage of .335.
Personal: Born in January of 1997 ... Daughter of Sammy and Julie Ebangwese ... Has one brother and two sisters ... Brother, Ngwese, played soccer at Indianapolis 2013-15 ... Sister Nelda participated in track and field at SUNY Albany 2000-01 ... Ebangwese also played basketball all four years of high school (24-2 record junior year) ... Major is bioengineering in the School of Engineering.
Senior Year (2018): Led the ACC with a .425 hitting percentage ... Selected to 2018 UConn Invitational, Marquette Invitational and Cyclone Classic All-Tournament Teams ... Tallied five kills, two digs and six blocks against New Hampshire at the UConn Invitational ... Produced 10 kills, three digs and seven total blocks at UConn ... Totaled six kills, six digs and seven blocks against BYU at the Marquette Tournament ... Recorded 11 kills and five blocks against USC ... Closed out the Marquette Tournament with 10 kills, six blocks and four digs against Marquette ... Totaled 11 kills, six blocks and three digs against Wyoming at the Iowa State Tournament ... Produced 12 kills and three digs against Iowa at the Iowa State Tournament ... Recorded 15 kills and three blocks against Iowa State ... Tallied eight kills and five blocks against Georgia Tech ... Produced eight kills and five blocks against Clemson ... Recorded a season-high nine digs along with 13 kills and five blocks at Wake Forest ... Produced season-high 10 blocks and five kills at Pittsburgh ... Recorded 15 kills, seven blocks and two digs against Miami ... Tallied a season-high 16 kills against Florida State ... Totaled eight kills and eight blocks against NC State ... Had eight kills and four blocks in Syracuse's win over No. 22 Louisville ... Had seven blocks against Boston College ... Recorded 11 kills, three blocks and four digs at Virginia Tech ... Had eight kills at Georgia Tech followed by seven against Virginia Tech ... Produced 13 kills, eight blocks and four digs against Wake Forest ... Totaled 10 kills and five blocks against Yale in the first round of the NCAA Tournament ... Had six kills at Penn State in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
Junior Year (2017): Hit above .500 in 11 matches including a school-record .739 against Dartmouth ... Opened the season with six kills against Siena ... Tied for a team-high 13 kills and a .571 hitting percentage along with four blocks against Grand Canyon ... Totaled seven kills and a match-high five blocks against Niagara ... Had eight kills and four blocks against Colgate ... Tied for a match-high 14 kills and added seven blocks against Kansas State ... Tallied five blocks against Arkansas ... 2017 Dartmouth Invitational MVP ... Had a career-high 18 kills at Dartmouth ... Tallied 10 kills and seven blocks against Sacred Heart ... Recorded 11 kills and seven blocks against Iona ... Finished with 13 kills and 10 blocks against Bryant ... Totaled nine kills, three aces, three blocks and three digs at Hofstra ... Had 11 kills and four blocks against Boston College ... Tallied eight kills and six blocks at Pittsburgh ... Totaled 10 kills and 10 blocks at Duke ... Recorded seven kills and seven blocks at Wake Forest ... Had eight kills and four blocks against Clemson ... Had five blocks against Georgia Tech before recording four at Boston College ... Produced 10 kills, three blocks and two digs against Pittsburgh ... Recorded 11 kills, four blocks and a career-high tying three aces at Georgia Tech ... Totaled a .818 hitting percentage with nine kills and five blocks at Clemson ... Had 10 kills against Virginia Tech and a match-high 13 at North Carolina ... Produced 11 kills against both Florida State and Wake Forest ... Totaled 12 kills with five digs and four blocks against Duke ... Finished with a match-high 13 kills with six blocks, five digs and two aces versus Albany in the NIVC ... Recorded a match-high 16 kills with six blocks and five digs against Towson in the NIVC.
Sophomore Year (2016): Opened the season with five kills against UConn ... Tallied six kills and five blocks against Iowa State at the Nebraska Invite ... Had eight kills, three digs and two blocks against Illinois State ... Totaled six kills with a .500 hitting percentage, followed by four digs and six blocks against Boston College ... Totaled 13 kills with a .591 hitting percentage and seven blocks against Miami ... Totaled six kills and thee blocks against Notre Dame ... Had 11 kills and eight blocks against Louisville ... Notched 14 kills, one ace and five blocks against Clemson ... Totaled 14 kills and eight blocks against NC State ... Had an errorless performance against North Carolina with seven kills and a .778 hitting percentage ... Also had seven blocks against North Carolina ... Had a season-high 16 kills with a .650 hitting percentage against Wake Forest ... Had eight kills and seven digs against Duke ... Had eight kills and four blocks against Boston College followed by a seven kill, four block performance against Virginia ... Had five blocks in back-to-back matches against Miami and Pittsburgh ... Had a season-high eight blocks against Louisville ... Totaled four kills, one assists and four blocks against Notre Dame.
Freshman Year (2015): Made her first collegiate appearance rounding up six kills and four blocks against Rhode Island at the UConn Invitational ... Posted four kills and six blocks against UConn at the UConn Invitational ... Had seven blocks against Arizona ... Recorded eight kills and five blocks against Ohio State ... Posted double-digit kills for the first time with 11 against LIU Brooklyn ... Totaled eight kills and 10 blocks against Boston College ... Had eight kills and six blocks against Clemson ... Recorded five kills and five blocks against Louisville ... Posted eight kills and eight blocks against Notre Dame ... Tallied 10 kills against Pittsburgh ... Recorded six kills and six blocks against Boston College ... Tallied five kills, four digs and six blocks against Georgia Tech ... Totaled eight kills and three blocks against North Carolina ... Recorded a career-high in blocks with 12 and tallied nine kills against NC State.
High School: AVCA Under Armour All-American senior year ... Played all four years at Pittsford Sutherland and led the Knights to a 121-11-2 record 2011-15 ... State champion sophomore, junior and senior years ... Team captain senior year ... Farm Team All-State member ... Made All-Tournament Team in Sectionals ... AGR Player ... First and Second-Team All-County ... In her career, recorded 583 kills, 267 blocks, 12 aces, 66 digs with hitting percentage of .335.
Personal: Born in January of 1997 ... Daughter of Sammy and Julie Ebangwese ... Has one brother and two sisters ... Brother, Ngwese, played soccer at Indianapolis 2013-15 ... Sister Nelda participated in track and field at SUNY Albany 2000-01 ... Ebangwese also played basketball all four years of high school (24-2 record junior year) ... Major is bioengineering in the School of Engineering.
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