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2013: CAC All-Academic Team ... Played in 27 matches (95 sets) with 14 starts ... Third on team with 143 assists and 1.51 assists/set ... Added 87 digs, 39 kills, 33 total blocks, and four service aces ... Eight matches with double-digit assists ... Two double-doubles ... Career-high 15 digs vs. Salisbury (10/8) ... Career-best seven kills twice ... Career-best three total blocks (career-best 3 BA) three times ... Season-best 24 assists at Lycoming (9/28).

2011: CAC All-Academic Team ... Stepped on the court for 25 matches (65 sets) with eight starts ... Tallied 321 assists, 110 digs, 12 kills, 10 aces, and three total blocks (2 BS, 1 BA) ... Second in assists ... Career-best 39 assists vs. N.C. Wesleyan (9/3) ... Season-high 14 digs twice ... Career-best three total blocks (career-best 2 BS, 1 BA) vs. Neumann (9/10) ... Season-high two kills three times ... Season-best three aces vs. Wesley (10/29).

2010: Saw action in eight matches ... Averaged 6.00 assists per set ... Added 30 digs, five service aces and four kills ... Career-best four aces plus season-bests of 33 assists, nine digs, and two kills in sweep of Hood.

Paint Branch HS: 2010 graduate ... Played for Nicole Shields ... First team All-Gazette ... Honorable mention All-Washington Post ... First team All-Montgomery County ... Scholar-Athlete Award all four years ... Sportsmanship & Panther Awards ... Chris Carey Booster Club Athletic Scholarship ... Albert Einstein and Superintendent Community Service Awards.

Personal: Elaina Danielle Straub ... Dean's List (Fall '11, '12; Spring '13) ... SMCM 3.0 Club (2011-12) ... Worked for sports information and intramurals ... Born July 4, 1992 in Washington, D.C. ... Daughter of Daniel and Fay Straub ... Has two sisters, Lauren and Kristina ... Her sister, Kristina, played volleyball at Hood.

Why St. Mary's?: "I knew that I could challenge myself here academically. I also really liked the location and the close knit community of the college."

Best SMCM Sports Moment: "Playing against my sister my freshman year and winning in three."