Claire Chaussee
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Claire Chaussee
Outside HitterSun Prairie, Wisconsin
Claire Chaussee

Professional: Made pro debut with CBF Balducci HR Macerata in Italy on Oct. 23, 2022, against Igor Gorgonzola Novara … Played one season with Athletes Unlimited Pro League in 2023, scoring 2,939 points (10th best in the league) with 222 kills, 114 digs and six service aces in 44 sets played.

 

College: 2022 ACC Player of the Year at Louisville (2018-22) in addition to being named a AVCA First Team All-American, the AVCA All-East Region Player of the Year and a Final Four All-Tournament Team honoree … Competed in 2022 NCAA championship game … In 2022, led Louisville with 452 kills and 493 points … Averaged 2.84 kills per set in 2021 en route to being named to the AVCA All-East Region Honorable Mention Team and All-ACC Second Team … Invited to the 2021 U.S. National Team Open Program … As a sophomore, helped guide Louisville to its first Elite Eight appearance in school history in 2019 … From 2018-22 at Louisville, averaged 3.02 kills per set, a 0.250 hitting percentage, 1.38 digs per set and 0.30 blocks per set.

 

High School / Club: Played club at Capital Volleyball Academy 18 adidas, where she was coached by Mark Rushton … Competed for Sun Prairie High School for coach T.J. Rantala, where she was a four-time first team all-conference performer and was named the 2016 and 2017 Big 8 Player of the Year … Earned honorable mention All-State honors as a freshman and third team All-State as a sophomore before earning First Team All-State as both a junior and senior … Reached 1,000 career kills in 2016 and, in 2017 she reached the all-time kill mark in Sun Prairie School history with 1,882 … Helped lead her high school squad to the Regional Championships four consecutive years and to a Sectional Championship in 2016 … For her club, she was ranked in the Senior Aces Top 250.

 

Personal: Daughter of Vicki and Howie Chaussee … Three siblings, Adam, Emily, and Matthew … Majored in sports administration and received a master’s in business administration … Started playing volleyball at 9 years old as a setter … First job was a hostess at a golf course … Favorite foods are chicken wings and watermelon …Favorite music artist is Morgan Wallen … Fan of the Green Bay Packers … Enjoys photography, water sports and social media.