Outlook

A 5-9 outside hitter/middle hitter, Sophia Ewy (Pronounced A-VEE) is extremely athletic and gained so much knowledge and ball control in the spring season to fight for a 6-rotation position as an outside hitter this season … Contributed to our success last fall while suffering an injury in District Final match that kept her sidelined at nationals, and her presence was greatly missed … was an amazing and supportive teammate from the sidelines during nationals … Competitive, positive, and vocal on the court and will be a big impact on our success this season … An excellent student who is looking to play at the next level.

Career

Played in 73 matches and 218 sets … Tallied 342 kills, a kill percentage of .202, 127 blocks and 214 digs.

Sophomore Year 2023

Played in 35 matches and 101 sets … Had 201 kills, fourth-most on the team … Hit at a .186 clip … Also had 90 digs and 44 blocks … Tallied a career-high 11 kills in a 3-0 win over Neosho County (8-25-23) … Opened the season with seven kills in a 3-0 win over Sauk Valley (8-18-23) … Followed with nine kills and eight digs in a sweep over No. 9 Muskegon (8-18-23) … A day later had five kills and six digs in. 3-1 win over No. 15 Gulf Coast State (8-19-23) … Tallied nine kills and five digs in a 3-1 win over MidAmerica Nazarene JV (10-4-23) … Credited nine kills in a 3-1 loss to No. 11 Kirkwood (10-7-23) … Followed with eight kills in a 3-1 loss to No. 4 Parkland (10-7-23) … Produced eight kills and a kill percentage of .615 in 3-0 win over Coffeyville in the semifinal of the District Playoffs (11-1-23) … Finished with five kills and four digs kills in a 3-0 win over Neosho County in the District Championship, helping the Cavaliers punch their ticket to the 2023 NJCAA D-II National Tournament (11-4-23) … Recorded double figures in digs twice during the national tournament … First collected 10 digs in a 3-1 win over No. 12 Gulf Coast State (11-15-23) … Recorded 10 kills again in a 3-2 win over No. 3 Parkland (11-18-23) … Closed out the tournament with 32 total kills.

Freshman Year 2022

Earned honorable mention All-Kansas Jayhawk D-II Conference and honorable mention All-Region 6/Plains District A honors … Was the only freshman to earn postseason honors this year … Earned NJCAA All-Academic third-team with a GPA of between 3.60-3.79 ... Played in 38 matches and 117 sets … Tallied 141 kills, a 1.21 kills-per-set average, 124 digs and 83 blocks … Her 83 blocks are second on the squad and ninth-best in the conference … Began her collegiate career with a season-best 10 kills in a win over Waubonsee and a day later in a win over No. 1 ranked Parkland, was credited with nine blocks, the second-best effort by the team this season … Had eight kills and hit .471 in a sweep over Independence (9-7-22) … Recorded seven kills and four digs in a sweep at No. 3-ranked Kirkwood (9-10-22) … Helped JCCC clinch a conference title with eight kills in a sweep at Neosho County (10-26-22) … Credited with eight kills in a 3-0 win over Allen in the first round of the Region 6/Plains District A Tournament (11-2-22).

High School  

Was a four-year letter winner for coach Mallorie Cleveland at Eudora High School, Eudora, Kan. … Graduated 2022 … Earned All-Frontier League second-team and Lawrence Journal-World All-Area honorable mention as a senior … Played in 92 sets her senior year … Tallied 236 kills and 70 total blocks …  Earned KVA All-Academic honors in 2018-19, 2019-20 … Finished her career with 525 kills, 189 blocks, 462 digs 541 aces … Her best season was her senior year with 236 kills, 70 blocks, 3010digs and 306 aces … As a junior finished with 157 kills, 42 blocks, 148 digs and 231 aces while helping her team win Substate … Tallied 114 kills and 63 blocks as a sophomore … Also competed in track and field for three seasons … Ran a leg on Eudora’s 4x100 and 4x400 relays at the Kansas 3A-4A State Championship her junior year …  The 4x400 team placed fifth in the state, and the 4x100 placed eighth … Was tw0-year letter winner in basketball and earned one varsity letter in softball … Helped the basketball team win Substate in 2019 and 2020, and the softball and track teams to a Regional titles in 2019 and 2021 respectively … Played three seasons of club volleyball for Zoom coached by Crysti Bell.

Personal  

Born Sophia Grace Ewy on September 15, 2003, in Lawrence, Kan. … Nickname is Soph … Daughter of Robert and Monica Ewy … Has five siblings: Adira, Claire, Alexandria, Alexander and Greyson… Her father played football at McPherson College and her stepbrother Greyson played baseball at Wichita State … Also recruited by Neosho County Community College … Favorite foods are fried rice, orange chicken and pizza … Favorite fast food restaurant are Panda Express, Culvers and Chipotle … Favorite restaurants are Olive Garden and Texas Roadhouse … Favorite TV shows are Criminal Minds and How to Get Away with Murder … Favorite movies are Red Notice and Just Go With It … Favorite sports movies are A League of Their Own and Moneyball … Favorite actor and actress are Ryan Reynolds and Zendya … Favorite book is The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto .. Favorite music entertainer is Ariana Grande … Favorite cartoon character is Stitch … Favorite sports teams are the Kansas City Royals and Kansas City Chiefs … Her greatest sports moment was playing Substate basketball at home and the crowd was so loud that it was the most energy-filled moments of her life … Best player she has played against is former Gardner-Edgerton and current Creighton setter Kendra Wait … A notable alumnus from her school is former Kansas Gatorade Player of the Year and 2021 NBA draft pick of the Philadelphia 76ers Mitch Ballock.