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Jersey Number 10
Ellie Bichelmeyer
- Position:
- Right Side Hitter
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Mission Hills, Kan.
- High School:
- St. Theresa's Academy
- Deals:
2023: Senior at Creighton
• A grad transfer from Rice, who had 833 kills in 105 matches over four years with the Owls and finished college career with 983 overall.
• Was a Second Team All-Conference USA choice in 2020, 2021 and 2022 at Rice.
• Finished the fall ranked 12th in the BIG EAST in hitting percentage (.275).
• Hit .356 (108-28-225) in last 16 matches, with CU winning 44 of the 47 sets she played in.
• Started each of Creighton’s first three matches of the season, combining for 10 kills, seven blocks and six digs (Aug. 25-27).
• Best match came vs. Duke, when she notched seven kills, five blocks and four digs (Aug. 27).
• Owned three kills in four swings vs. Iowa State (Sept. 10).
• Provided a spark off the bench with six kills and two digs in 3-2 win at No. 9 Minnesota (Sept. 16).
• Started BIG EAST debut and had six kills at Butler (Sept. 22).
• Owned seven kills at Xavier (Sept. 23).
• Had four kills, two digs and two blocks vs. Georgetown (Oct. 13).
• Registered 11 kills while hitting .500 vs. Villanova (Oct. 15).
• Generated six kills on .455 hitting at UConn (Oct. 20).
• Had six kills in second set of win at Providence on Oct. 21 as the Jays rallied from a 17-10 deficit.
• Hit .600 with six kills and five blocks in win at Villanova (Oct. 27).
• Pounded a season-high 14 kills, including seven in a third set 26-24 win, of 3-0 sweep vs. No. 25 Marquette (Nov. 5) as she hit .571.
• Hit .421 and finished with 10 kills in 3-0 win at Seton Hall (Nov. 10).
• Owned a .714 attack percentage in win vs. Xavier (Nov. 17).
• Had 10 kills on .476 hitting in Senior Day win vs. Butler (Nov. 19).
• Owned 12 kills in win vs. Minnesota to clinch Sweet 16 bid (Dec. 2).
• While playing for Rice, had 12 kills in win over No. 17 Creighton on Sept. 18, 2022.
• Selected as a College Sports Communicators Academic All-District pick while at Rice last year.
• Both parents attended Creighton, and dad (John) played on the CU Baseball team and won Carl M. Reinert, S.J., Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award in 1997.
• One of seven players from Kansas on the Bluejay roster.
• Last name pronounced BICK-ill-my-er.
2022: Senior at Rice
• Honored as a Second Team All-Conference USA choice for the third time.
• Named Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 12 after helping the Owls to a 4-0 week.
• Named College Sports Communicators Academic All-District.
• Ranked 14th in C-USA in kills per set (2.81), upping that to 3.00 kills per set in league play to rank ninth.
• Set a career high in hitting percentage (.313).
• Third on the team in kills per set (2.81) and fourth in total kills (284), points (310.5), and blocks (46).
• Collected at least 10 kills on 15 occasions.
• Also hit .300 or better 15 times, including a career-high .647 hitting percentage against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Sept. 10).
• Had a career-high 21 kills versus Charlotte (Oct. 16).
• Owned at least three blocks five times.
• Twice had a season-high eight digs, doing it against both Kansas State (Sept. 16) and at North Texas (Sept. 30).
2021: Junior at Rice
• Second Team All-Conference USA pick.
• Ranked eighth among all C-USA players with a .350 hitting percentage during league play.
• Produced 10 or more kills in 10 matches.
• Was third on the Owls with 206 kills and in kills per set (2.40).
• Hit .300 or better in 12 matches.
• Established a season-high in kills (16) in just three sets in a sweep over UTSA (Nov. 5).
• Tallied 13 kills vs. No. 13 Oregon (Sept. 2).
• Recorded a season-high seven rejections at UAB (Oct. 29).
2020: Sophomore at Rice
• Earned a spot on the Conference USA Second Team.
• Second on the Owls in total kills (179), total attacks (459) and third in total points (205.5) and kills per set (2.45).
• Had five matches with 10 or more kills, including a season-high 16 kills in a win over North Texas (March 7).
• Totaled 14 kills in a win at UTSA (Feb. 28).
• Had 10 matches with 10 or more points.
• Named to C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
2019: Freshman at Rice
• Named to the Conference USA All-Freshman Team.
• Third on the Owls in kills per set (1.89) and total attacks (468).
• Fourth on the team in total kills (164), blocks (40), and points (188.0).
• Had five matches with 10 or more kills, including a season-high 12 in a win over Loyola Marymount (Sept. 7).
• Also had 10 kills against No. 19 Western Kentucky in the C-USA title match (Nov. 24).
• Finished with eight kills in win over No. 8 Texas (Sept. 18).
• Set a season-high with three blocks in six separate matches.
• Named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
St. Theresa’s Academy
• Graduated from St. Teresa’s Academy in Kansas City, Mo., where she played for head coach Lauren Brentlinger.
• While with the Stars, Bichelmeyer helped guide her team to district titles, sectional championships, and state final four appearances in all four seasons.
• The school record holder for both kills and blocks, Bichelmeyer was an All-State selection in 2017 and 2018, as well as an AVCA Honorable Mention All-American and the Evelyn Gates Award (top female varsity student-athlete in Kansas City area) winner.
• For her career, Bichelmeyer amassed 650 kills (while hitting .347) with 165 blocks, 278 digs and 75 aces.
• In her senior season alone, Bichelmeyer totaled 350 kills while hitting .298, to go along with 75 blocks, 169 digs and 30 aces.
• Also participated in track in the pole vault, clearing a personal-best of 9’6”.
Awards & Honors
2019 Conference USA All-Freshman Team
2019-20 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
2020 Second Team All-Conference USA
2020-21 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll 2021 Conference USA All-Tournament Team
2021 Second Team All-Conference USA
2022 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
2022 Conference USA Player of the Week, 9/12
2022 Second Team All-Conference USA
Personal
• Daughter of John and Julie Bichelmeyer.
• Has siblings Anna, Jack and Charlotte.
• Both parents attended Creighton, with dad playing on the baseball team from 1993-97.
• Is pursuing her Master’s of Business Administration at Creighton.
• Best sports memory is beating Texas in 2019.
• Chose to attend Creighton because of its strong academics and volleyball program, Coach Booth, and its proximity to being close to home while going to her parents alma mater.
• Favorite show on Netflix/Hulu is Criminal Minds.
• Favorite sport other than volleyball is tennis.
• Chose her uniform number by adding a 0 to the #1 she wore at Rice.
• Favorite ice cream flavor is mint chocolate chip.
• First job as a kid was baby sitting.
• Opponent I can’t wait to play is Nebraska.
• Best part of European trip was Cinque Terre.
• Favorite book is Silent Patient.
• Dream vacation destination is Maldives.
• Favorite social media outlet is TikTok.
• Sports hero is Serena Williams.
• Favorite BIG EAST road city is Chicago.
• Summer job was coaching camps and classes.
• Favorite holiday is Christmas.
• A grad transfer from Rice, who had 833 kills in 105 matches over four years with the Owls and finished college career with 983 overall.
• Was a Second Team All-Conference USA choice in 2020, 2021 and 2022 at Rice.
• Finished the fall ranked 12th in the BIG EAST in hitting percentage (.275).
• Hit .356 (108-28-225) in last 16 matches, with CU winning 44 of the 47 sets she played in.
• Started each of Creighton’s first three matches of the season, combining for 10 kills, seven blocks and six digs (Aug. 25-27).
• Best match came vs. Duke, when she notched seven kills, five blocks and four digs (Aug. 27).
• Owned three kills in four swings vs. Iowa State (Sept. 10).
• Provided a spark off the bench with six kills and two digs in 3-2 win at No. 9 Minnesota (Sept. 16).
• Started BIG EAST debut and had six kills at Butler (Sept. 22).
• Owned seven kills at Xavier (Sept. 23).
• Had four kills, two digs and two blocks vs. Georgetown (Oct. 13).
• Registered 11 kills while hitting .500 vs. Villanova (Oct. 15).
• Generated six kills on .455 hitting at UConn (Oct. 20).
• Had six kills in second set of win at Providence on Oct. 21 as the Jays rallied from a 17-10 deficit.
• Hit .600 with six kills and five blocks in win at Villanova (Oct. 27).
• Pounded a season-high 14 kills, including seven in a third set 26-24 win, of 3-0 sweep vs. No. 25 Marquette (Nov. 5) as she hit .571.
• Hit .421 and finished with 10 kills in 3-0 win at Seton Hall (Nov. 10).
• Owned a .714 attack percentage in win vs. Xavier (Nov. 17).
• Had 10 kills on .476 hitting in Senior Day win vs. Butler (Nov. 19).
• Owned 12 kills in win vs. Minnesota to clinch Sweet 16 bid (Dec. 2).
• While playing for Rice, had 12 kills in win over No. 17 Creighton on Sept. 18, 2022.
• Selected as a College Sports Communicators Academic All-District pick while at Rice last year.
• Both parents attended Creighton, and dad (John) played on the CU Baseball team and won Carl M. Reinert, S.J., Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award in 1997.
• One of seven players from Kansas on the Bluejay roster.
• Last name pronounced BICK-ill-my-er.
2022: Senior at Rice
• Honored as a Second Team All-Conference USA choice for the third time.
• Named Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 12 after helping the Owls to a 4-0 week.
• Named College Sports Communicators Academic All-District.
• Ranked 14th in C-USA in kills per set (2.81), upping that to 3.00 kills per set in league play to rank ninth.
• Set a career high in hitting percentage (.313).
• Third on the team in kills per set (2.81) and fourth in total kills (284), points (310.5), and blocks (46).
• Collected at least 10 kills on 15 occasions.
• Also hit .300 or better 15 times, including a career-high .647 hitting percentage against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Sept. 10).
• Had a career-high 21 kills versus Charlotte (Oct. 16).
• Owned at least three blocks five times.
• Twice had a season-high eight digs, doing it against both Kansas State (Sept. 16) and at North Texas (Sept. 30).
2021: Junior at Rice
• Second Team All-Conference USA pick.
• Ranked eighth among all C-USA players with a .350 hitting percentage during league play.
• Produced 10 or more kills in 10 matches.
• Was third on the Owls with 206 kills and in kills per set (2.40).
• Hit .300 or better in 12 matches.
• Established a season-high in kills (16) in just three sets in a sweep over UTSA (Nov. 5).
• Tallied 13 kills vs. No. 13 Oregon (Sept. 2).
• Recorded a season-high seven rejections at UAB (Oct. 29).
2020: Sophomore at Rice
• Earned a spot on the Conference USA Second Team.
• Second on the Owls in total kills (179), total attacks (459) and third in total points (205.5) and kills per set (2.45).
• Had five matches with 10 or more kills, including a season-high 16 kills in a win over North Texas (March 7).
• Totaled 14 kills in a win at UTSA (Feb. 28).
• Had 10 matches with 10 or more points.
• Named to C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
2019: Freshman at Rice
• Named to the Conference USA All-Freshman Team.
• Third on the Owls in kills per set (1.89) and total attacks (468).
• Fourth on the team in total kills (164), blocks (40), and points (188.0).
• Had five matches with 10 or more kills, including a season-high 12 in a win over Loyola Marymount (Sept. 7).
• Also had 10 kills against No. 19 Western Kentucky in the C-USA title match (Nov. 24).
• Finished with eight kills in win over No. 8 Texas (Sept. 18).
• Set a season-high with three blocks in six separate matches.
• Named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
St. Theresa’s Academy
• Graduated from St. Teresa’s Academy in Kansas City, Mo., where she played for head coach Lauren Brentlinger.
• While with the Stars, Bichelmeyer helped guide her team to district titles, sectional championships, and state final four appearances in all four seasons.
• The school record holder for both kills and blocks, Bichelmeyer was an All-State selection in 2017 and 2018, as well as an AVCA Honorable Mention All-American and the Evelyn Gates Award (top female varsity student-athlete in Kansas City area) winner.
• For her career, Bichelmeyer amassed 650 kills (while hitting .347) with 165 blocks, 278 digs and 75 aces.
• In her senior season alone, Bichelmeyer totaled 350 kills while hitting .298, to go along with 75 blocks, 169 digs and 30 aces.
• Also participated in track in the pole vault, clearing a personal-best of 9’6”.
Awards & Honors
2019 Conference USA All-Freshman Team
2019-20 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
2020 Second Team All-Conference USA
2020-21 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll 2021 Conference USA All-Tournament Team
2021 Second Team All-Conference USA
2022 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
2022 Conference USA Player of the Week, 9/12
2022 Second Team All-Conference USA
Personal
• Daughter of John and Julie Bichelmeyer.
• Has siblings Anna, Jack and Charlotte.
• Both parents attended Creighton, with dad playing on the baseball team from 1993-97.
• Is pursuing her Master’s of Business Administration at Creighton.
• Best sports memory is beating Texas in 2019.
• Chose to attend Creighton because of its strong academics and volleyball program, Coach Booth, and its proximity to being close to home while going to her parents alma mater.
• Favorite show on Netflix/Hulu is Criminal Minds.
• Favorite sport other than volleyball is tennis.
• Chose her uniform number by adding a 0 to the #1 she wore at Rice.
• Favorite ice cream flavor is mint chocolate chip.
• First job as a kid was baby sitting.
• Opponent I can’t wait to play is Nebraska.
• Best part of European trip was Cinque Terre.
• Favorite book is Silent Patient.
• Dream vacation destination is Maldives.
• Favorite social media outlet is TikTok.
• Sports hero is Serena Williams.
• Favorite BIG EAST road city is Chicago.
• Summer job was coaching camps and classes.
• Favorite holiday is Christmas.
Creighton Volleyball vs Nebraska Postgame Press Conference Spring Match
Saturday, April 18
Nebraska Volleyball vs Creighton Postgame Press Conference Spring Match
Saturday, April 18
Creighton Volleyball Media Availability - 4/15/26
Wednesday, April 15
Creighton vs. Kentucky Volleyball Press Conference - 12/13/25
Sunday, December 14
