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2025 Women's Volleyball Roster

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10 Mel Eglinton

  • Height 5-10
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Norristown, Pa.
  • High School Methacton
  • Position M

Biography

JUNIOR (2024): Appeared and started in all 25 matches...Ranked second on the team with 190 kills and 2.09 kills per set and with 182 digs and 2.00 digs per set...Ranked third on the team with 49 total blocks while adding 18 assists and 16 aces...Recorded 12 kills, eight digs, and one assist against Brandeis (8/30)...Added eight kills and five digs versus Neumann (9/4)...Tallied 15 kills, eight digs, and a career-high six blocks versus Widener (9/13)...Registered season-high 17 kills while adding 13 digs versus DeSales (9/14)...Posted season-high 17 digs and three assists while adding four kills against Rutgers-Camden (9/17)...Totaled eight kills and seven digs versus Goucher (9/28)...Compiled 13 digs, nine kills, and five blocks against Swarthmore (10/1)...Tallied 10 digs and six kills against Muhlenberg (10/9)...Recorded nine kills, eight digs, and five blocks versus McDaniel (10/11)...Added 11 kills, four blocks, and three digs versus Washington College (10/19)...Posted 12 digs, eight kills, and six blocks versus Haverford (10/30)

SOPHOMORE (2023): Appeared and started in all 27 matches...Ranked second on the team and fifth in the Centennial Conference with 3.02 kills per set and third in the Centennial with 302 total kills...Ranked second on the team with 278 digs and 2.78 digs per set and third on the team with 29 blocks...Ranked fourth on the team with 28 aces and finished with 20 assists...Recorded nine kill-dig double-doubles and posted double-digit kills 17 times....Tallied 13 kills, 10 digs, one block, and one ace versus Montclair State (9/2)...Tallied 17 kills, seven digs, two aces, and two assists versus Misericordia (9/2)...Added 18 digs and eight kills versus Neumann (9/6)...Totaled 14 digs, 10 kills, three aces, and one block versus Lebanon Valley (9/8)...Compiled 13 digs, 11 kills, two aces, and one block versus Bluffton (9/9)...Posted 13 kills, seven digs, two assists, and one block versus Rutgers-Camden (9/12)...Registered season-high 20 digs while adding 16 kills, three aces, two blocks, and one assist versus Widener (9/15)...Totaled 13 kills and digs while posting two assists, one ace and a block versus Moravian (9/16)...Tallied 13 kills, nine digs, two assists, and one block versus Penn State Behrend (9/23)...Finished with 17 digs, 14 kills, one assist, and one ace versus William Paterson (9/23)...Recorded 16 kills, 11 digs, one ace, and one block versus Muhlenberg (10/4)...Added 15 kills, five digs, one ace, and one block against McDaniel (10/7)...Registered season-high 19 kills while posting five digs, two assists, two aces, and two blocks versus Eastern Mennonite (10/7)...Tallied 16 digs, 12 kills, two blocks, and one asisst against Haverford (10/25)...Compiled 16 digs, 13 kills, one ace, and one block versus Dickinson (10/28)...Posted 15 kills, six digs, and two assists versus Gwynedd Mercy (11/4).

Before Ursinus: Graduated from Methacton High School … Spent her first year at Kutztown University before transferring to Ursinus … Member of Varsity Volleyball and Lacrosse in high school … Earned First Team All Pioneer Athletic Conference Honors from her sophomore through senior seasons … Surpassed the 1,000 career kill mark as a senior.

Personal: Born August 9th, 2003 … Daughter of Yvonne and Glenn Eglinton … Has two siblings, Gabi and Emma Eglinton … Mother played lacrosse at Bucknell, while her sister, Emma played volleyball at Muhlenberg … Economics & Psychology major.

Why Ursinus?
I was excited about choosing Ursinus because of the welcoming campus environment and the number of opportunities offered here. I love that I can play competitive volleyball and be active on campus while focusing on my academics. Having teammates, staff, and coaches that are so supportive, helpful, and encouraging is something I value and feel here at Ursinus.

Hobbies: Painting, Writing, and listening to music

Favorite Athlete: Mia Hamm, Matisse Thybulle, Tyrese Maxey, and Jalen Hurts

HONORS:
  • CSC Academic All-District (2023, 2024)
  • Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll (2023, 2024)

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Historical Player Information

  • 10

    2023Sophomore

    M
    5'10"
    10
  • 10

    2024Junior

    M
    5'10"
    10
  • 10

    2025Senior

    M
    5'10"
    10