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USC Women's Volleyball Adds Graduate Transfers Emily Fitzner and Ellie Snook
June 27, 2023 | Women's Volleyball
The two transfers will join the Women of Troy and have eligibility to play this fall
LOS ANGELES – The USC women's volleyball team has signed transfer setter Emily Fitzner (San Diego, Calif./Torrey Pines HS) from Indiana and libero Ellie Snook (West Linn, Ore./West Linn HS) from Portland State, head coach Brad Keller announced on Tuesday, June 27.
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Both graduate transfers are immediately eligible to play for the Women of Troy this fall. Fitzner joined the Trojans ahead of the team's summer trip to Brazil and will also play on the sand in spring 2024 for the six-time national champion USC beach volleyball program.
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"The addition of these two grad transfers is paramount to our team's success this fall," said Keller. "They each bring an incredible wealth of on-court experience and are seasoned veterans in the locker room. We look forward to their impact both on and off the court. Being able to bring in graduate transfers of this caliber is a gamechanger and we are excited to see what Emily and Ellie can do for us this season."
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Fitzner is a 6-0 setter who played in 116 matches for the Hoosiers and completed her four years at Indiana with 938 assists, 293 digs, and 49 service aces. She served as a Hoosier captain in 2022 and is an Academic All-Big Ten honoree. As a freshman in 2019, she played in 33 matches and started nine times. Fitzner was 13th in the Big Ten in assists and was third in the conference among freshmen setters with a 5.86 assists per set average. She was the first AVCA Under Armour All-American to play at Indiana and was a high school phenom guiding Torrey Pines to a 33-4 record in her senior year. She was a member of the USA Women's Junior A1 National Training Team and was ranked the No. 88 Senior Ace by PrepVolleyball.com. Fitzner joins current San Diegan Trojans Lindsey Miller and Gala Trubint but is the first USC player to have prepped at Torrey Pines HS.
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"Emily is a fantastic setter with great hands, high-level volleyball IQ, and is a leader among her peers," said Keller. "She is a Southern California native and we are happy she is back home. We expect her to have an impact on both our play on the court and our team culture off the court. Having had her join us for the team's trip to Brazil in June was unbelievably valuable and we're looking forward to seeing her continue to grow with us this fall."
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Snook is a 5-7 defender who has garnered the Big Sky Libero of the Year honor each of the last three seasons (2020-22). She is a four-time All-Big Sky selection is the Portland State career-record holder for digs (2,138). Snook is also the single-season school record holder at PSU for digs per set (5.47 in 2019), aces (50 in 2021), and aces per set (0.42 in 2021). Her 5.47 dps in 2019 made her the top-ranked freshman in the country for digs. Snook is a six-time Big Sky Defensive Player of the Week honoree and a four-time Academic All-Big Sky choice. In 2022, she earned Academic All-District honors from College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA). While at Portland State, Snook appeared in 109 matches and reached double-digit digs in 103 of those contests. She had 53 matches with 20 or more digs and finished with 10 30-dig matches in her career, including a career-high 39 digs in a win over Southern Utah (Nov. 5, 2019). Snook completed her four years with the Vikings with 137 service aces and 495 assists and is only the third Trojan to hail from the state of Oregon.
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"Ellie is an elite defender and no stranger to accolades as a three-time Big Sky Libero of the Year winner," said Keller. "She is a vocal leader on the back line and commands the respect of her teammates. Ellie has a nose for the ball and can cover a ton of court. We see her fitting in to both our passing and defensive plans and hope that she can contribute to the team's success in all facets of the game. I think our fans and our current players will embrace all that she brings on and off the court."
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The Trojans open the 2023 season on the road with matches at Houston (Aug. 25) and Rice (Aug. 26). USC will play its first home matches as host of the Trojan Invitational at Galen Center (Sept. 8-10) when UC Davis, Marist, and San Diego come to visit. The Women of Troy trek into Big Ten territory to face Illinois and Purdue for the Boilermaker Challenge (Sept. 14-15), and then open their final season of Pac-12 play with a meeting against crosstown rival UCLA on Sept. 20. The Trojans will appear in Pac-12 Networks broadcasts 10 times this fall.Â
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Under fourth-year head coach Brad Keller, USC (22-11) finished fourth in the Pac-12 standings (13-7) in 2022 and was awarded one of 32 at-large berths into the NCAA tournament. The Women of Troy defeated High Point in the first round of the tourney but were eliminated by 10th-ranked site host Ohio State. It was the first NCAA tournament victory for Keller and the program's first appearance in the tourney since 2019. Outside hitter Skylar Fields was named to the AVCA All-America first team.
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For more information on the USC women's volleyball team, please visit USCTrojans.com/WVB. Fans of the Women of Troy can follow @USCWomensVolley on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
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Both graduate transfers are immediately eligible to play for the Women of Troy this fall. Fitzner joined the Trojans ahead of the team's summer trip to Brazil and will also play on the sand in spring 2024 for the six-time national champion USC beach volleyball program.
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"The addition of these two grad transfers is paramount to our team's success this fall," said Keller. "They each bring an incredible wealth of on-court experience and are seasoned veterans in the locker room. We look forward to their impact both on and off the court. Being able to bring in graduate transfers of this caliber is a gamechanger and we are excited to see what Emily and Ellie can do for us this season."
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Fitzner is a 6-0 setter who played in 116 matches for the Hoosiers and completed her four years at Indiana with 938 assists, 293 digs, and 49 service aces. She served as a Hoosier captain in 2022 and is an Academic All-Big Ten honoree. As a freshman in 2019, she played in 33 matches and started nine times. Fitzner was 13th in the Big Ten in assists and was third in the conference among freshmen setters with a 5.86 assists per set average. She was the first AVCA Under Armour All-American to play at Indiana and was a high school phenom guiding Torrey Pines to a 33-4 record in her senior year. She was a member of the USA Women's Junior A1 National Training Team and was ranked the No. 88 Senior Ace by PrepVolleyball.com. Fitzner joins current San Diegan Trojans Lindsey Miller and Gala Trubint but is the first USC player to have prepped at Torrey Pines HS.
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"Emily is a fantastic setter with great hands, high-level volleyball IQ, and is a leader among her peers," said Keller. "She is a Southern California native and we are happy she is back home. We expect her to have an impact on both our play on the court and our team culture off the court. Having had her join us for the team's trip to Brazil in June was unbelievably valuable and we're looking forward to seeing her continue to grow with us this fall."
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Snook is a 5-7 defender who has garnered the Big Sky Libero of the Year honor each of the last three seasons (2020-22). She is a four-time All-Big Sky selection is the Portland State career-record holder for digs (2,138). Snook is also the single-season school record holder at PSU for digs per set (5.47 in 2019), aces (50 in 2021), and aces per set (0.42 in 2021). Her 5.47 dps in 2019 made her the top-ranked freshman in the country for digs. Snook is a six-time Big Sky Defensive Player of the Week honoree and a four-time Academic All-Big Sky choice. In 2022, she earned Academic All-District honors from College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA). While at Portland State, Snook appeared in 109 matches and reached double-digit digs in 103 of those contests. She had 53 matches with 20 or more digs and finished with 10 30-dig matches in her career, including a career-high 39 digs in a win over Southern Utah (Nov. 5, 2019). Snook completed her four years with the Vikings with 137 service aces and 495 assists and is only the third Trojan to hail from the state of Oregon.
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"Ellie is an elite defender and no stranger to accolades as a three-time Big Sky Libero of the Year winner," said Keller. "She is a vocal leader on the back line and commands the respect of her teammates. Ellie has a nose for the ball and can cover a ton of court. We see her fitting in to both our passing and defensive plans and hope that she can contribute to the team's success in all facets of the game. I think our fans and our current players will embrace all that she brings on and off the court."
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The Trojans open the 2023 season on the road with matches at Houston (Aug. 25) and Rice (Aug. 26). USC will play its first home matches as host of the Trojan Invitational at Galen Center (Sept. 8-10) when UC Davis, Marist, and San Diego come to visit. The Women of Troy trek into Big Ten territory to face Illinois and Purdue for the Boilermaker Challenge (Sept. 14-15), and then open their final season of Pac-12 play with a meeting against crosstown rival UCLA on Sept. 20. The Trojans will appear in Pac-12 Networks broadcasts 10 times this fall.Â
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Under fourth-year head coach Brad Keller, USC (22-11) finished fourth in the Pac-12 standings (13-7) in 2022 and was awarded one of 32 at-large berths into the NCAA tournament. The Women of Troy defeated High Point in the first round of the tourney but were eliminated by 10th-ranked site host Ohio State. It was the first NCAA tournament victory for Keller and the program's first appearance in the tourney since 2019. Outside hitter Skylar Fields was named to the AVCA All-America first team.
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For more information on the USC women's volleyball team, please visit USCTrojans.com/WVB. Fans of the Women of Troy can follow @USCWomensVolley on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
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