Ellie Pate|Outside Hitter

2023 (Freshman): Played in 36 sets over 19 matches ... Tallied 70 kills, 27 digs and 12 total blocks ... Logged double-digit kills in three matches, including a career-high 13 in the regular season finale at UTSA ... Posted three total blocks in the NIVC second round contest against Georgia Southern ... Notched a personal-best six digs in the Pirates' 3-0 win over Charlotte.

High School: Played for years of varsity volleyball and was a team captain for head coach Tommy Carter at Auburn High School ... Tallied 1,575 kills, 1,206 digs, 207 aces and 171 blocks during her prep career ... Became the first player from Auburn High School to sign with a NCAA Division I program ... Ranked the top player in the state of Alabama ... Named the South MVP of the AHSAA North-South All-Star Game while earning USAV Nationals All-Tournament Team, first team all-state and all-area MVP honors her senior year ... Tabbed an AVCA All-American in 2022 ... Garnered first team all-state accolades and was an AVCA Phenom selection as a junior while picking up a spot on the USAV High Performance All-Tournament Team ... Collected an AVCA Phenom selection and was the area MVP her sophomore campaign ... Led Auburn to the first of four-straight state elite eight finishes as a freshman while earning a place on the all-area tournament team ... Her father, Rob Pate, was a four-year starter and All-SEC defensive back at Auburn University from 1997-2000 and played for the San Diego Chargers in 2001 ... Her mother, Dana Pate, is a two-time Boston Marathon finisher while also participating in the Marine Corps Marathon.