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Claire Chaussee
6′0″2 Year ProSun Prairie, Wisconsin
Claire Chaussee
Player Stats
2024 View Stats

 

Professional Experience

  • Only player to started all 26 matches (played 104 sets) for the Grand Rapids Rise in the inaugural 2024 Pro Volleyball Federation season, recording a team-high 429 kills (.219) on 1,208 attack attempts, 274 digs, 20 blocks, 14 aces, and 14 assists… Collected a team-high 16 double-doubles with double-digit kills in 24 matches… Season-high 24 kills and 26 points in a pair of five-set losses to the Vegas Thrill (3/17) and Omaha Supernovas (4/26)
  • Set a Rise franchise record with most attack attempts in a match with 62 against the Atlanta Vibe in the playoff semifinals on May 15, 2024
  • Named to the 2024 Pro Volleyball Federation All-League First Team
  • 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
  • Made pro debut with CBF Balducci HR Macerata in Italy on Oct. 23, 2022 against Igor Gorgonzola Novara
Year Team Country
2024 Grand Rapids Rise United States
2023 Athletes Unlimited Pro League United States
2022-23 CBF Balducci HR Macerata  Italy

College Experience

  • 2022 ACC Player of the Year at Louisville 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 .250 hitting percentage, 1.38 digs per set, and 0.30 blocks per set

High School / Club Experience

  • Played club at Capital Volleyball Academy 18 adidas, where she was coached by Mark Rushton
  • She played high school ball at 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
  • She 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
  • She 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
  • She helped lead her 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 Information

  • 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