2019 (W) Volleyball Roster
Roster
Kostelac, Erica
DS
/ VolleyballS
/ VolleyballDS
/ VolleyballOH
/ VolleyballOH
/ VolleyballOH
/ VolleyballMB
/ VolleyballS
/ VolleyballMB/RS
/ VolleyballDS
/ VolleyballDS
/ VolleyballS
/ VolleyballMB/RS
/ VolleyballMB/RS
/ Volleyball
Jersey Number 8
Erica Kostelac
- Position:
- Outside Hitter
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Chardon, Ohio
- High School:
- Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin
Bio
Awards & Honors
2017 Second Team All-American Athletic Conference
2018 Duke Invitational All-Tournament Team
2018-19 Dean’s List
2019 Bluejay Invitational All-Tournament Team
2019-20 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2019-20 Dean’s List
2020 Preseason All-BIG EAST
2020-21: Senior at Creighton
• Preseason All-BIG EAST pick this spring.
• Owned five kills, four digs and three aces vs. Nebraska-Omaha (Jan. 22) in season-opener.
• Tied career-best with four aces vs. South Dakota (Jan. 29).
• Saw her first action in six weeks and delivered season-high 14 kills and team-best two aces at Kansas State (March 20).
• Owned a pair of kills in start on March 28 vs. Xavier.
• Checked into the BIG EAST Tournament finals win vs. Marquette (April 3).
• Is also student teaching this semester.
• It was announced she would transfer to Cleveland State on April 26th.
2019: Junior at Creighton
• Started 17-of-24 appearances, but missed final seven matches after suffering a season-ending injury on Nov. 9 at Georgetown.
• Finished second in the BIG EAST with 0.51 aces per set in conference play.
• Also ranked among the BIG EAST leaders in points per set (seventh), kills per set (eighth), and hitting percentage (eighth) in league matches.
• In all matches, ranked fourth in the BIG EAST in aces per set, eighth in points per set, ninth in kills per set and 14th in hitting percentage.
• Ranked 61st nationally with 0.39 aces per set.
• Collected five kills and nine digs in her CU debut at No. 2 Nebraska (Aug. 30).
• Had double-figure kills in each match of the UNI Tournament, including 12 kills vs. No. 12 Kentucky (Sept. 6), 15 kills vs. Northern Iowa (Sept. 6) and 10 kills vs. No. 15 USC (Sept. 7).
• Entered Sept. 7 match vs. No. 15 USC with four career aces, only to serve up three aces in the victory over the Women of Troy.
• Finished with 10 or more kills in six straight matches from Sept. 6-14.
• Notched 15 kills and four aces vs. Drake (Sept. 14).
• Hit .529 and had 11 kills in 3-0 win vs. Villanova (Sept. 27).
• Had 14 kills and hit a season-best .650 at DePaul (Oct. 11), adding four aces.
• Owned season-high 19 kills and four blocks in 3-2 win at No. 10 Marquette (Oct. 12).
• Tied career-high with four aces during 3-0 win vs. Butler (Oct. 18).
• Hammered 14 kills on .300 hitting in 3-0 win at Providence (Oct. 25).
• Had nine kills and hit .471 in win vs. St. John’s (Nov. 1), then hit .455 with 12 kills two days later in sweep over Seton Hall (Nov. 3).
Spring 2019 at Creighton
• Transferred to Creighton in January of 2019, practicing and competing with the Bluejays in the spring semester.
2018: Sophomore at Cincinnati
• Averaged 2.27 kills per set while playing outside hitter and right-side hitter at the University of Cincinnati, which went 26-8 and reached the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament.
• Collected 79 digs and 48 blocks while hitting .243.
• Owned 11 different matches with 10 or more kills, including a double-double at East Carolina when she had 13 kills and 10 digs against the Pirates (Sept. 21).
• Hit .300 or better in 12 contests.
• Compiled a season-high 18 kills on .485 hitting in five-set win over East Tennessee State (Sept. 7).
• Had 14 kills on 20 swings, hitting .650, in UC’s sweep of Illinois State in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament (Nov. 30).
• Finished with eight kills in the NCAA Tournament Second Round during season-ending loss at Marquette (Dec. 1).
2017: Redshirt Freshman at Cincinnati
• Had 318 kills, 75 digs and 45 blocks in her first year on the court with the Bearcats.
• Ranked 10th in the American Athletic Conference and second on her team with 3.03 kills per set.
• Earned Second Team All-AAC acclaim.
• Owned 18 matches with double-figure kills, including 20 at Xavier (Sept. 1) and vs. SMU (Oct. 1).
• Upped a career-high 11 digs at East Carolina (Nov. 24).
2016: Redshirted at Cincinnati
• Redshirted as a true freshman for a team that went 22-10 and reached the NCAA Tournament.
Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin High School
• As a senior, she had 357 kills, 216 digs, 47 blocks, 22 aces and hit .277 in 85 sets played.
• Helped Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin to a pair of state titles (2014 & 2015), including the kill on match point in the 2014 title match.
• High school coach was Tom Ray, and club coach was Rob Cline.
• Was twice named an Under Armour Honorable-Mention All-American.
• Helped Academy Volleyball Cleveland win AAU Nationals in the 17 Open and 18 Open, earning AAU All-America accolades in the summer of 2015.
• Was a District 2 Ohio State High School Volleyball Coaches Association First Team All-Star.
• High school teammate of Stephanie Williams (Pittsburgh), Ambre Pierce (Cleveland State) and Emily Weigand (Akron).
• Ranked as the No. 77 Senior Ace by PrepVolleyball.
Personal
• Daughter of Joseph and Nycole Kostelac.
• Has a twin brother Mark and a sister, Audrey.
• Is an education and theology major.
• Nickname is E.
• Has worn No. 8 throughout her college career.
• Favorite food is a breakfast burger.
• Dream vacation destinations are Croatia/Poland.
• Life advice to others is pray the rosary.
• Dream dinner guests would include Bishop Athansius Schneider and Archbishop Vigano.
• Best birthday gift she ever got is a campfire egg ornament.
• Best friend from another college volleyball team is former Cincinnati teammate Jasmine Jones.
• Favorite social media outlet is Instagram.
• Best volleyball memory is winning state twice.
• Chose Creighton because of the volleyball and the education.
• Favorite professor at Creighton is Dr. David McPherson.
• In 10 years would like to be a mother and wife.
• Favorite show on Netflix is Nikita.
• Gameday superstition is to wear a headband.
Creighton VB Postgame Press Conference vs Butler 9/27/25
Sunday, September 28
Butler at #16 Creighton Volleyball Highlights - 9/27/25
Sunday, September 28
Creighton VB Postgame Presser vs Xavier 9/26/25
Saturday, September 27
#16 Creighton Volleyball Highlights vs. Xavier - 9/26/25
Saturday, September 27
