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Lewis & Clark College

2024 Women's Volleyball Roster

Claudia Loeber
Kaitlin McRae
Whitney Maxfield
Whitney Maxfield
Claudia Loeber
Steve Gibbons
Steve Gibbons
Claudia Loeber

6 Emily Strand

  • Height 5-8
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Denver, Colo.
  • High School George Washington
  • Position MB
  • Major Math & Computer Science

Biography

2024 | Senior
 
Awards
 
2024 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
2024-25 All-Northwest Conference Scholar-Athlete Team 
Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society Inductee
 
Stats (Season Highs in Parentheses)
 
Matches Played/Matches Started/Sets Played: 23/20/82 
Kills: 135 (14 vs Whitman 11/02) 
Attacks: 442 (44 vs Whitman 11/02) 
Hitting Percentage: .124 (.412 vs Hendrix 8/30) 
Points: 159.5 (16.0 at Pacific 11/08) 
Assists: 13 (2, 4x, last at Pacific 11/08) 
Service Aces: 5 (3 vs Grinnell 9/14) 
Digs: 44 (6, 2x, last vs Whitman 11/02) 
Total Blocks: 35.0 (5 at Pacific 11/08) 
Solo Blocks: 4 (1, 4x, last at Pacific 11/08) 
Block Assists: 31 (4 at Pacific 11/08)
 
Notables  
  • Hit a season-best .412 against Hendrix on Aug. 30.
  • Tied her career high with three service aces against Grinnell on Sept. 14.
  • Recorded a career-high 14 kills against Whitman on Nov. 2.
  • Led the team with 35 total blocks.
  • Set career bests in kills per set (1.65) and points per set (1.95) in 2024.
  • Finished her career with 310 kills, 126 digs, 107 total blocks, 30 assists and 20 aces.
2023 | Junior

Awards
College Sports Communicators: Academic All-District
NWC All-Sportsmanship Team
 
Stats (Season Highs in Parentheses)
 
Matches Played/Matches Started/Sets Played: 24/24/84
Kills: 96 (12 vs. Linfield 10/21)
Attacks: 299 (22, 2x, last: vs. Linfield 10/21)
Hitting Percentage: .151 (.455 (12-2-22) vs. Linfield 10/21)
Points: 138.5 (15.0 vs. Linfield 10/21)
Assists: 15 (2, 3x, last: at Puget Sound 10/20)
Service Aces: 15 (3, 2x, last: vs. McMurray 9/9)
Digs: 57 (8 vs. Wells 9/9)
Total Blocks: 49 (6 vs. McMurray 9/9)
Solo Blocks: 6 (2 vs. George Fox 9/30)
Block Assists: 43 (5, 3x, last: at Pacific 10/6)

Notables 
  • Moved from the right side to the middle blocker position and played and started in all 24 matches this season.
  • Recorded a career-high 12 kills vs. Linfield on Oct. 21.
  • She had a career-high six total blocks and tied her career-high with five block assists against McMurry on Sept. 9.
  • Finished with a career-best eight digs vs. Wells on Sept. 9.
  • Ended the season with a career-high six solo blocks and had a career-best two solo blocks vs. George Fox on Sept. 30.
  • Was second on the team with 49 total blocks, six solo blocks, 43 block assists and a .151 hitting percentage.
  • Finished third on the team in points (138.5) and kills (96).

2022 Stats (Season Highs in Parentheses)

Matches Played/Matches Started/Sets Played: 19/15/62 
Kills:  79 (10 vs. Linfield 10/15)
Hitting Percentage: .053 (.545 vs. Hollins 9/3)
Digs: 25 (3 four times)
Total Blocks: 23 (5 at Pacific 10/21)
Block Assists:  23 (5 at Pacific 10/21)
Assists: 2 (1 two times)
  • Made her collegiate debut on September 2 vs. Wisconsin-Oshkosh and posted five kills and two blocks.
  • Earned her first career start on September 3 vs. Hollins and hit a career-best .545 (3 kills, 1 error, 11 attempts).
  • Hit a career-high 10 kills on October 15 vs. Linfield.

At Lewis & Clark: Minoring in Art and Data Science...Member of the Kapamilya Club. 

Prior to Lewis & Clark: Attended George Washington High School … Played club with Elevation Volleyball Club … ­Named Team MVP and earned Second Team All-League honors as a senior … Completed the IB Diploma Program and was the Valedictorian of her school ... Father ran cross cross and track & field at Colorado State University.

Why Lewis & Clark?: I chose Lewis & Clark for the well-rounded liberal arts education, the small classes, and fun location!

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 6

    2022Sophomore

    MB/OH
    5'8"
    6
  • 6

    2023Junior

    OPP/MB
    5'8"
    6
  • 6

    2024Senior

    MB
    5'8"
    6