The setter role in volleyball takes on a handful of duties; the main facilitator in an offense, responsible for constant communication and arrangement. It’s a lot to ask in one player, especially for a freshman.
For most first-year players, it takes a few years to acclimate to the collegiate speed and build chemistry with new teammates, but Arizona State’s Ella Snyder isn’t your typical freshman.
Snyder has started every match thus far in 2021 for the Sun Devils despite just coming into the program from Mira Costa High School in Manhattan Beach, Calif.
One of the biggest reasons Sanja Tomasevic and her staff has trusted Snyder in the important position is that she possesses certain qualities that simply can’t be taught.