Marshall University Athletics
2022 Volleyball Roster
Roster
McElhaney, Macy

Jersey Number 13
Macy McElhaney
- Position:
- Outside Hitter
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Beaver Area HS
- Hometown:
- Beaver, Pa.
Bio
2022 (Graduate Student)
One of three student-athletes to appear in all 30 contests for the Herd, making 29 starts…led Marshall with 399.5 points and 346 kills with a .213 hitting percentage…her 3.06 kills per set ranked 14th in the Sun Belt…registered 10 or more kills in 17 matches, including a season-high 25 against Arkansas State (Nov. 10) to go with a season-best 27.5 points…recorded a season-high 19 digs against Kent State (Sept. 10).
2021 (Senior)
Appeared in 23 of the Herd’s 25 matches with 21 starts … Played in 87 sets … Finished second on the team with 187 kills, 2.15 per set … Fourth in blocks with 61 and fifth in digs with 121 … Scored 222.5 total points … Ten matches with double-digit kills … Four matches with double-digit digs … Tallied three double-doubles … Recorded a block in all but two matches … Had two or more blocks 15 times … Tallied at least one block in 16-straight matches to begin the year for career longest streak … Opened year with season-high 16 kills versus Alabama (Aug. 27), added eight digs and two blocks … Had 10 kills and tied career-high with seven blocks against Miami (OH) (Aug. 28) … Tallied nine kills and four blocks versus DePaul (Sept. 3) … Recorded first career match with double-digit digs with 10 at Wright State (Sept. 4), added seven kills and five blocks … Had 12 kills while hitting .417 at Morehead State (Sept. 16), added five digs and four blocks … Combined for 27 kills against Middle Tennessee (Oct. 1-2) with 12 in the first and a .480 hitting percentage, and then 15 in the second match, also had six blocks in game two … Went 13-for-13 on receptions in first game at Florida Atlantic (Oct 8), added six kills, seven digs and four blocks … Tallied first career double-double with 12 kills and 11 digs, with a .320 hitting percentage in game two at Florida Atlantic (Oct. 9), also recording 300th career kill … Put up 14 kills, nine digs and five blocks in first match against Old Dominion (Oct. 15) … Recorded second career double-double in game two versus Old Dominion (Oct. 16) with 11 kills and career-high 13 digs … Tallied 14 kills, 11 digs and four blocks in game one at Charlotte (Oct. 22) … Finished both matches at Charlotte perfect on receptions with a combined 43-for-43 … Had 11 kills in game one against FIU (Nov. 5) with seven digs and two blocks … In season-finale tallied five kills, one ace, six digs and two blocks versus FIU (Nov. 6).

2020-21 (Junior)
Appeared in all 15 matches with 13 starts in shortened 2021 spring season … Played in all 57 sets … Stepped up in a big way in the middle for the Herd after transferring from WVU … Finished second on the team in kills with 148 and total blocks with 46 … Averaged 2.60 kills per set and had a .279 hitting percentage … Recorded 12 solo blocks and 34 block assists, averaged 0.81 blocks per set … Had 35 digs and five service aces … Tallied 10 or more kills eight times and 20 or more once (Xavier on Feb. 14) … Recorded at least one block in 14 matches, two or more 10 times, and four or more four times … Had two or more blocks in the first six matches of the season … Opened year with 13 kills and two blocks at Xavier (Jan. 31) … Recorded 15 kills with a .500 hitting percentage (15 kills, 3 errors, 24 attacks) and a career-high seven total blocks in four-set win over Charlotte (Feb. 7) … Established career-highs with 22 kills, a .568 hitting percentage (22 kills, 1 error, 37 attacks) and five digs in five-set win over Xavier at home (Feb. 14) … Had 10 kills and three blocks in sweep at FIU (Feb. 21) … Tallied 11 kills and three blocks in four sets against No. 20 WKU (March 1) … Tallied six blocks in five set win in first match at Middle Tennessee (March 7) … Had 11 kills and hit .360 in second match at Middle Tennessee (March 8) … Recorded 10 kills and six blocks in sweep of Florida Atlantic (March 15) … Had 10 kills and three total blocks at Old Dominion (March 21).
Prior to Marshall: 2018-19 WVU
2019 (Sophomore)
Appeared in nine matches ... Played in 12 sets as an outside hitter ... Finished season with 16 kills and six total blocks ... Made season debut against Coppin State and tallied two kills and a season-high two blocks ... Had two kills and one blocks vs. Binghamton ... Played in one set versus Arizona and recorded a season-high four kills, adding one ace and one block ... Tallied three kills in two sets against Hawaii ... Played in two sets against UCLA and tied her season-high with four kills and had one block ... Recorded one kill, one dig and one block against Texas Tech ... Also played against San Diego State, Eastern Kentucky and Texas.
2018 (Freshman)
Appeared in 13 matches ... Played in 20 sets ... Finished season with 14 kills, 10 total blocks, and seven digs ... Made collegiate debut against Wright State and recorded three kills and two digs ... Had one kill versus BYU ... Tallied two kills and her first collegiate block in the match against Wichita State ... Had one kill versus Oklahoma ... Played three sets against Texas Tech and had two kills and three total blocks ... Had a career-day against Marshall with four kills and five total blocks while playing in all four sets ... Had one kill and two digs against TCU ... Also played against Stanford, Albany, Wake Forest, Kansas, Kansas State and Baylor.
High School: Four-year letterwinner at Beaver Area High School in Beaver, Pa. ... Helped guide her team to the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League (WPIAL) title match two years in a row, snagging the program’s first ever championship in her senior year of 2017 ... Was named first team All-WPIAL three times and was the Beaver County Times Volleyball Player of the Year twice ... Was named to the 2017 Girls Junior National Championships All-Tournament team as well as the 2017 European Global Challenge All-Tournament Team ... Also competed in the high jump on the track and field team.
Personal: Born Jan. 13, 2000 ... Daughter of Elizabeth Jones and Bryce McElhaney ... Has two younger siblings ... Chose to transfer to Marshall because, "the family environment surrounding the team and the school." ... Majoring in health sciences.
One of three student-athletes to appear in all 30 contests for the Herd, making 29 starts…led Marshall with 399.5 points and 346 kills with a .213 hitting percentage…her 3.06 kills per set ranked 14th in the Sun Belt…registered 10 or more kills in 17 matches, including a season-high 25 against Arkansas State (Nov. 10) to go with a season-best 27.5 points…recorded a season-high 19 digs against Kent State (Sept. 10).
2021 (Senior)
Appeared in 23 of the Herd’s 25 matches with 21 starts … Played in 87 sets … Finished second on the team with 187 kills, 2.15 per set … Fourth in blocks with 61 and fifth in digs with 121 … Scored 222.5 total points … Ten matches with double-digit kills … Four matches with double-digit digs … Tallied three double-doubles … Recorded a block in all but two matches … Had two or more blocks 15 times … Tallied at least one block in 16-straight matches to begin the year for career longest streak … Opened year with season-high 16 kills versus Alabama (Aug. 27), added eight digs and two blocks … Had 10 kills and tied career-high with seven blocks against Miami (OH) (Aug. 28) … Tallied nine kills and four blocks versus DePaul (Sept. 3) … Recorded first career match with double-digit digs with 10 at Wright State (Sept. 4), added seven kills and five blocks … Had 12 kills while hitting .417 at Morehead State (Sept. 16), added five digs and four blocks … Combined for 27 kills against Middle Tennessee (Oct. 1-2) with 12 in the first and a .480 hitting percentage, and then 15 in the second match, also had six blocks in game two … Went 13-for-13 on receptions in first game at Florida Atlantic (Oct 8), added six kills, seven digs and four blocks … Tallied first career double-double with 12 kills and 11 digs, with a .320 hitting percentage in game two at Florida Atlantic (Oct. 9), also recording 300th career kill … Put up 14 kills, nine digs and five blocks in first match against Old Dominion (Oct. 15) … Recorded second career double-double in game two versus Old Dominion (Oct. 16) with 11 kills and career-high 13 digs … Tallied 14 kills, 11 digs and four blocks in game one at Charlotte (Oct. 22) … Finished both matches at Charlotte perfect on receptions with a combined 43-for-43 … Had 11 kills in game one against FIU (Nov. 5) with seven digs and two blocks … In season-finale tallied five kills, one ace, six digs and two blocks versus FIU (Nov. 6).
2020-21 (Junior)
Appeared in all 15 matches with 13 starts in shortened 2021 spring season … Played in all 57 sets … Stepped up in a big way in the middle for the Herd after transferring from WVU … Finished second on the team in kills with 148 and total blocks with 46 … Averaged 2.60 kills per set and had a .279 hitting percentage … Recorded 12 solo blocks and 34 block assists, averaged 0.81 blocks per set … Had 35 digs and five service aces … Tallied 10 or more kills eight times and 20 or more once (Xavier on Feb. 14) … Recorded at least one block in 14 matches, two or more 10 times, and four or more four times … Had two or more blocks in the first six matches of the season … Opened year with 13 kills and two blocks at Xavier (Jan. 31) … Recorded 15 kills with a .500 hitting percentage (15 kills, 3 errors, 24 attacks) and a career-high seven total blocks in four-set win over Charlotte (Feb. 7) … Established career-highs with 22 kills, a .568 hitting percentage (22 kills, 1 error, 37 attacks) and five digs in five-set win over Xavier at home (Feb. 14) … Had 10 kills and three blocks in sweep at FIU (Feb. 21) … Tallied 11 kills and three blocks in four sets against No. 20 WKU (March 1) … Tallied six blocks in five set win in first match at Middle Tennessee (March 7) … Had 11 kills and hit .360 in second match at Middle Tennessee (March 8) … Recorded 10 kills and six blocks in sweep of Florida Atlantic (March 15) … Had 10 kills and three total blocks at Old Dominion (March 21).
Prior to Marshall: 2018-19 WVU
2019 (Sophomore)
Appeared in nine matches ... Played in 12 sets as an outside hitter ... Finished season with 16 kills and six total blocks ... Made season debut against Coppin State and tallied two kills and a season-high two blocks ... Had two kills and one blocks vs. Binghamton ... Played in one set versus Arizona and recorded a season-high four kills, adding one ace and one block ... Tallied three kills in two sets against Hawaii ... Played in two sets against UCLA and tied her season-high with four kills and had one block ... Recorded one kill, one dig and one block against Texas Tech ... Also played against San Diego State, Eastern Kentucky and Texas.
2018 (Freshman)
Appeared in 13 matches ... Played in 20 sets ... Finished season with 14 kills, 10 total blocks, and seven digs ... Made collegiate debut against Wright State and recorded three kills and two digs ... Had one kill versus BYU ... Tallied two kills and her first collegiate block in the match against Wichita State ... Had one kill versus Oklahoma ... Played three sets against Texas Tech and had two kills and three total blocks ... Had a career-day against Marshall with four kills and five total blocks while playing in all four sets ... Had one kill and two digs against TCU ... Also played against Stanford, Albany, Wake Forest, Kansas, Kansas State and Baylor.
High School: Four-year letterwinner at Beaver Area High School in Beaver, Pa. ... Helped guide her team to the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League (WPIAL) title match two years in a row, snagging the program’s first ever championship in her senior year of 2017 ... Was named first team All-WPIAL three times and was the Beaver County Times Volleyball Player of the Year twice ... Was named to the 2017 Girls Junior National Championships All-Tournament team as well as the 2017 European Global Challenge All-Tournament Team ... Also competed in the high jump on the track and field team.
Personal: Born Jan. 13, 2000 ... Daughter of Elizabeth Jones and Bryce McElhaney ... Has two younger siblings ... Chose to transfer to Marshall because, "the family environment surrounding the team and the school." ... Majoring in health sciences.
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