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Jersey Number 17
Annalea Maeder
- Position:
- Setter
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Ried, Switzerland
- High School:
- Gymnasium Baumlihof
Awards & Honors
2022Â Â College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
2022Â Â Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll
2023Â Â Army Invitational All-Tournament Team
2023Â Â College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
2023Â Â Honorable Mention All-Pac 12
2023Â Â Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll
2024Â Â ACC Setter of the Week, 9/2
2025Â Â Â All-BIG EAST
2025Â Â Â All-BIG EAST Tournament Team
2025Â Â Â AVCA All-West Region First Team
2025Â Â Â AVCA Third Team All-American
2025Â Â Â BIG EAST Setter of the Week, 9/15
2025Â Â Â BIG EAST Setter of the Week, 9/29
2025Â Â Â BIG EAST Setter of the Week, 10/13
2025Â Â Â BIG EAST Setter of the Week, 10/20
2025Â Â Â BIG EAST Setter of the Week, 10/27
2025Â Â Â BIG EAST Setter of the Week, 11/10
2025Â Â Â BIG EAST Setter of the Week, 11/17
2025Â Â Â BIG EAST Setter of the Year
2025Â Â Â Bluejay Invitational All-Tournament Team
2025: Senior at Creighton
• AVCA Third Team All-American.
• BIG EAST Setter of the Year and All-BIG EAST selection.
• AVCA All-West Region pick.
• Averaged 10.75 assists, 2.67 digs and 0.40 aces per set while starting all 34 matches in her first year at Creighton.
• NCAA ranks: 10th in assists, 13th in assists per set, 42nd in aces and 77th in aces per set.
• BIG EAST ranks (all matches): 1st in assists per set; 6th in aces per set.
• BIG EAST ranks (league matches): 1st in assists per set; 3rd in aces per set.Â
• Named BIG EAST Setter of the Week seven times, doing so on Sept. 15, Sept. 29, Oct. 13, Oct. 20, Oct. 27th, Nov. 10th and Nov. 17th.
• Only Creighton player ever with four double-doubles in one NCAA Tournament.
• Owned 34 assists and six digs in Bluejay debut vs. No. 2 Penn State (Aug. 23).
• Earned CU’s first double-double of the year when she had 29 assists and 10 digs vs. No. 5 Texas (Aug. 29).
• Had 38 assists and 14 digs vs. UC Santa Barbara (Sept. 6) for her 25th career double-double.
• Had double-doubles in all three matches of the Trojan Invitational (Sept. 5-7).
• Had 11 digs and season-high 49 assists vs. No. 4 Louisville (Sept. 12).
• Made BIG EAST debut with 33 assists and 11 digs vs. Xavier (Sept. 26).
• Served a season-high three aces vs. Butler (Sept. 27).
• Had 37 assists, 11 digs and four aces in 3-0 win at Marquette, including a 12-0 serving run in the first set (Oct. 2).
• Had 38 assists and season-high 15 digs at DePaul (Oct. 4).
• Had career-high nine kills at Villanova (Oct. 11), adding 30 assists and seven digs on .571 hitting.
• Finished with 38 assists and five aces in win at Providence (Oct. 24).
• Finished with 25 assists, 10 digs and seven kills on .778 hitting at UConn (Oct. 25), helping Creighton to .408 hitting.
• Surpassed 1,000 career digs on Oct. 31 vs. DePaul, when she had 29 assists, five digs and five assists.
• Recorded season-best 59 assists and added 13 digs in 3-2 win vs. Marquette (Nov. 1).
• Ended with 43 assists and 12 digs in 3-1 win vs. Villanova (Nov. 7).
• Served five aces in regular-season finale at Seton Hall, adding 25 assists, four kills and setting CU to a school-record .551 hitting percentage.
• Dished 44 assists and added nine digs and two aces in 3-0 win at Marquette in BIG EAST Tournament semifinals (Nov. 22).
• Had 46 assists and nine digs while helping Creighton hit .417 in BIG EAST Tournament finals win vs. Xavier (Nov. 23), helping her earn All-Tournament Team accolades.
• Had 53 assists and career-high 21 digs in NCAA Tournament debut vs. Northern Colorado (Dec. 4), becoming first Bluejay ever with a 20 assists and 20 digs in an NCAA Tournament match.
• Had 47 assists and 14 digs vs. UNI to reach Sweet 16 (Dec. 5).
• Surpassed 4,000 career assists on Dec. 11 in win vs. No. 8 Arizona State, when she had 56 assists and 16 digs.
• Switzerland native is a transfer from California, where she graduated with a degree in microbial biology.
• Speaks five languages (English, French, German, Italian, Swiss German) and is in the process of learning Korean.
2024: Redshirted at California
• Started the first five matches of the season before suffering a season-ending injury.
• Averaged 10.29 assists, 3.24 digs and 0.41 aces per set on .367 hitting.
• Named ACC Setter of the Week on Sept. 2.
• Posted three double-doubles in her five matches.
• Notched career-high 60 assists and 15 digs vs. San Francisco (Aug. 31).
2023: Junior at California
• Earned All-Pac 12 Honorable Mention accolades.
• Also named Academic All-District by College Sports Communicators and to the Pac-12’s Fall Academic Honor Roll.
• Started all 31 matches, averaging 9.18 assists and 2.53 digs per set.Â
• Second on the team with 286 digs and fifth with 44 blocks.
• Recorded 11 double-doubles on the year, tied for the team lead.
• Also averaged 0.41 aces per set, which ranked third in the Pac-12 and 82nd nationally.
• Her team-leading 46 aces were tied for 63rd-most in the country and tied for 10th in Cal single-season history.
• Led the team with 1,037 assists, the first 1,000-assist season of her career.
• Her 9.18 assists per set ranked as the seventh-best average in the Pac-12.
• Totaled 19 matches with 30-or-more assists and another nine with 20 or more.
• Named to the All-Tournament Team at the Army Invitational after averaging 9.20 assists and 2.70 digs in three wins en route to the title.
• Posted 53 assists against Southeastern Louisiana (Sept. 8), then recorded 54 against Texas State later that day.
• Served four aces against Oregon State (Nov. 9), tied for a team-high that season.
• Her serving powered 21 scoring streaks of four-or-more consecutive points, second-most on the team.
2022: Sophomore at California
• Accumulated 11 double-doubles on the season as she averaged 7.83 assists, 2.44 digs and 0.38 aces per set.
• Appeared in 108 sets, while appearing in all 30 matches.
• Led the team with 846 assists and 41 service aces.
• Second on the team with 263 total digs.
• Landed Academic All-District honors from the College Sports Communicators, as well as a spot on the Pac-12’s Fall Academic Honor Roll.
• Posted 50 or more assists on four separate occasions, the most being 52 against Northern Arizona (Sept. 2)
• Collected five service aces against Arizona State (Nov. 20).
2021: Freshman at California
• Started 25-of-28 appearances during her freshman campaign, averaging 7.38 assists, 2.16 digs and 0.31 aces per set.
• Led the team in assists (701), double-doubles (8) and service aces (29).
• Accumulated 47 assists, nine digs and two kills at Washington (Oct. 22).
• Owned eight assists and an ace against Alabama A&M while starting her college debut (Aug. 27).
• Picked up first career double-double on Aug. 27 against Northwestern State when she had 20 assists and 10 digs.
• Dug a season-best 12 balls to go with 30 assists at Colorado (Nov. 21).
• Served up three aces in back-to-back matches vs. Arizona (Oct. 1) and Arizona State (Oct. 3).
• Showed off all-around skills with 18 assists, five blocks, five kills, four digs and three aces vs. No. 13 UCLA (Nov. 24).
Gymnasium Bäumlihof
• Named Switzerland’s Youngster of the Year in 2020-21.
• Made the 2020 Swiss Women’s National Team.
• Helped her team to the 2020 Supercup and was named the event’s Most Valuable Player.
• Recognized as Switzerland’s U19 Most Valuable Player in 2019 and was part of the 2019 Swiss U19 Champion.
• Also won the Vice Cup in 2018 and 2019.
• Helped Switzerland’s U17 national team to the U17 European Championship in 2018.
• Played club volleyball for Sm’Aesch Pfeffingen.
Personal
• Daughter of Stephanie and Ulrich Maeder.
• Has one sister, Fiona
• Majored in Microbial Biology at Cal, where she was a moderator of The Berkeley Forum and a member of Voyager Consulting.
• Nicknames include Anna and SwissMiss.
• Favorite food is sushi.
• Go-to pregame music artist is BTS.
• Sports hero is Roger Federer.
• Best friend on another college team is Mikayla Hayden from Cal.
• Three dream dinner guests would be her mom, dad and sister.
• Best birthday gift she ever got was when she gets to spend it with her family.
• Hidden talent is speaking multiple languages.
• Movie she’s watched the most is Mamma Mia.
• Believes Anya Taylor-Joy would play her in a movie.
• Advice to others is life comes from you, not at you.
• Best sports memory was being named to the Swiss National Team.
2022Â Â College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
2022Â Â Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll
2023Â Â Army Invitational All-Tournament Team
2023Â Â College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
2023Â Â Honorable Mention All-Pac 12
2023Â Â Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll
2024Â Â ACC Setter of the Week, 9/2
2025Â Â Â All-BIG EAST
2025Â Â Â All-BIG EAST Tournament Team
2025Â Â Â AVCA All-West Region First Team
2025Â Â Â AVCA Third Team All-American
2025Â Â Â BIG EAST Setter of the Week, 9/15
2025Â Â Â BIG EAST Setter of the Week, 9/29
2025Â Â Â BIG EAST Setter of the Week, 10/13
2025Â Â Â BIG EAST Setter of the Week, 10/20
2025Â Â Â BIG EAST Setter of the Week, 10/27
2025Â Â Â BIG EAST Setter of the Week, 11/10
2025Â Â Â BIG EAST Setter of the Week, 11/17
2025Â Â Â BIG EAST Setter of the Year
2025Â Â Â Bluejay Invitational All-Tournament Team
2025: Senior at Creighton
• AVCA Third Team All-American.
• BIG EAST Setter of the Year and All-BIG EAST selection.
• AVCA All-West Region pick.
• Averaged 10.75 assists, 2.67 digs and 0.40 aces per set while starting all 34 matches in her first year at Creighton.
• NCAA ranks: 10th in assists, 13th in assists per set, 42nd in aces and 77th in aces per set.
• BIG EAST ranks (all matches): 1st in assists per set; 6th in aces per set.
• BIG EAST ranks (league matches): 1st in assists per set; 3rd in aces per set.Â
• Named BIG EAST Setter of the Week seven times, doing so on Sept. 15, Sept. 29, Oct. 13, Oct. 20, Oct. 27th, Nov. 10th and Nov. 17th.
• Only Creighton player ever with four double-doubles in one NCAA Tournament.
• Owned 34 assists and six digs in Bluejay debut vs. No. 2 Penn State (Aug. 23).
• Earned CU’s first double-double of the year when she had 29 assists and 10 digs vs. No. 5 Texas (Aug. 29).
• Had 38 assists and 14 digs vs. UC Santa Barbara (Sept. 6) for her 25th career double-double.
• Had double-doubles in all three matches of the Trojan Invitational (Sept. 5-7).
• Had 11 digs and season-high 49 assists vs. No. 4 Louisville (Sept. 12).
• Made BIG EAST debut with 33 assists and 11 digs vs. Xavier (Sept. 26).
• Served a season-high three aces vs. Butler (Sept. 27).
• Had 37 assists, 11 digs and four aces in 3-0 win at Marquette, including a 12-0 serving run in the first set (Oct. 2).
• Had 38 assists and season-high 15 digs at DePaul (Oct. 4).
• Had career-high nine kills at Villanova (Oct. 11), adding 30 assists and seven digs on .571 hitting.
• Finished with 38 assists and five aces in win at Providence (Oct. 24).
• Finished with 25 assists, 10 digs and seven kills on .778 hitting at UConn (Oct. 25), helping Creighton to .408 hitting.
• Surpassed 1,000 career digs on Oct. 31 vs. DePaul, when she had 29 assists, five digs and five assists.
• Recorded season-best 59 assists and added 13 digs in 3-2 win vs. Marquette (Nov. 1).
• Ended with 43 assists and 12 digs in 3-1 win vs. Villanova (Nov. 7).
• Served five aces in regular-season finale at Seton Hall, adding 25 assists, four kills and setting CU to a school-record .551 hitting percentage.
• Dished 44 assists and added nine digs and two aces in 3-0 win at Marquette in BIG EAST Tournament semifinals (Nov. 22).
• Had 46 assists and nine digs while helping Creighton hit .417 in BIG EAST Tournament finals win vs. Xavier (Nov. 23), helping her earn All-Tournament Team accolades.
• Had 53 assists and career-high 21 digs in NCAA Tournament debut vs. Northern Colorado (Dec. 4), becoming first Bluejay ever with a 20 assists and 20 digs in an NCAA Tournament match.
• Had 47 assists and 14 digs vs. UNI to reach Sweet 16 (Dec. 5).
• Surpassed 4,000 career assists on Dec. 11 in win vs. No. 8 Arizona State, when she had 56 assists and 16 digs.
• Switzerland native is a transfer from California, where she graduated with a degree in microbial biology.
• Speaks five languages (English, French, German, Italian, Swiss German) and is in the process of learning Korean.
2024: Redshirted at California
• Started the first five matches of the season before suffering a season-ending injury.
• Averaged 10.29 assists, 3.24 digs and 0.41 aces per set on .367 hitting.
• Named ACC Setter of the Week on Sept. 2.
• Posted three double-doubles in her five matches.
• Notched career-high 60 assists and 15 digs vs. San Francisco (Aug. 31).
2023: Junior at California
• Earned All-Pac 12 Honorable Mention accolades.
• Also named Academic All-District by College Sports Communicators and to the Pac-12’s Fall Academic Honor Roll.
• Started all 31 matches, averaging 9.18 assists and 2.53 digs per set.Â
• Second on the team with 286 digs and fifth with 44 blocks.
• Recorded 11 double-doubles on the year, tied for the team lead.
• Also averaged 0.41 aces per set, which ranked third in the Pac-12 and 82nd nationally.
• Her team-leading 46 aces were tied for 63rd-most in the country and tied for 10th in Cal single-season history.
• Led the team with 1,037 assists, the first 1,000-assist season of her career.
• Her 9.18 assists per set ranked as the seventh-best average in the Pac-12.
• Totaled 19 matches with 30-or-more assists and another nine with 20 or more.
• Named to the All-Tournament Team at the Army Invitational after averaging 9.20 assists and 2.70 digs in three wins en route to the title.
• Posted 53 assists against Southeastern Louisiana (Sept. 8), then recorded 54 against Texas State later that day.
• Served four aces against Oregon State (Nov. 9), tied for a team-high that season.
• Her serving powered 21 scoring streaks of four-or-more consecutive points, second-most on the team.
2022: Sophomore at California
• Accumulated 11 double-doubles on the season as she averaged 7.83 assists, 2.44 digs and 0.38 aces per set.
• Appeared in 108 sets, while appearing in all 30 matches.
• Led the team with 846 assists and 41 service aces.
• Second on the team with 263 total digs.
• Landed Academic All-District honors from the College Sports Communicators, as well as a spot on the Pac-12’s Fall Academic Honor Roll.
• Posted 50 or more assists on four separate occasions, the most being 52 against Northern Arizona (Sept. 2)
• Collected five service aces against Arizona State (Nov. 20).
2021: Freshman at California
• Started 25-of-28 appearances during her freshman campaign, averaging 7.38 assists, 2.16 digs and 0.31 aces per set.
• Led the team in assists (701), double-doubles (8) and service aces (29).
• Accumulated 47 assists, nine digs and two kills at Washington (Oct. 22).
• Owned eight assists and an ace against Alabama A&M while starting her college debut (Aug. 27).
• Picked up first career double-double on Aug. 27 against Northwestern State when she had 20 assists and 10 digs.
• Dug a season-best 12 balls to go with 30 assists at Colorado (Nov. 21).
• Served up three aces in back-to-back matches vs. Arizona (Oct. 1) and Arizona State (Oct. 3).
• Showed off all-around skills with 18 assists, five blocks, five kills, four digs and three aces vs. No. 13 UCLA (Nov. 24).
Gymnasium Bäumlihof
• Named Switzerland’s Youngster of the Year in 2020-21.
• Made the 2020 Swiss Women’s National Team.
• Helped her team to the 2020 Supercup and was named the event’s Most Valuable Player.
• Recognized as Switzerland’s U19 Most Valuable Player in 2019 and was part of the 2019 Swiss U19 Champion.
• Also won the Vice Cup in 2018 and 2019.
• Helped Switzerland’s U17 national team to the U17 European Championship in 2018.
• Played club volleyball for Sm’Aesch Pfeffingen.
Personal
• Daughter of Stephanie and Ulrich Maeder.
• Has one sister, Fiona
• Majored in Microbial Biology at Cal, where she was a moderator of The Berkeley Forum and a member of Voyager Consulting.
• Nicknames include Anna and SwissMiss.
• Favorite food is sushi.
• Go-to pregame music artist is BTS.
• Sports hero is Roger Federer.
• Best friend on another college team is Mikayla Hayden from Cal.
• Three dream dinner guests would be her mom, dad and sister.
• Best birthday gift she ever got was when she gets to spend it with her family.
• Hidden talent is speaking multiple languages.
• Movie she’s watched the most is Mamma Mia.
• Believes Anya Taylor-Joy would play her in a movie.
• Advice to others is life comes from you, not at you.
• Best sports memory was being named to the Swiss National Team.
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