Grace Egan

/ Volleyball

Photo by: Ashley Steltenpohl

Grace Egan celebrates after winning a point against Washington.

Photo by: Ashley Steltenpohl

Grace Egan

Position:
Outside hitter
Height:
6-1
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Sterling, Ill.
High School:
Sterling High School

2025: Appeared in 25 matches...Recorded fifth career double-double against No. 5 Texas with 16 kills and 12 digs...Tallied a season-high in aces with three against UC Davis (9/4)...Finished five service aces against Milwaukee (9/9), a career-best...Earned 14 kills, her second-best mark on the year, on the road against No. 21 Georgia Tech...Recorded highest hitting percentage of her season at .429 (9 - 3 - 14) versus Marquette (9/17)...Tied a career-high in blocks with seven against No. 15 Florida (9/21)...Returned from injury against No. 25 USC, racking up a season-best 13 digs (10/19)...Tied career-best hitting percentage against Ohio State at .667 (7 - 1 - 9) (11/2)...Recorded her third double-double of the season, turning in 12 kills and 10 digs against Northwestern (11/26)...Led team in service aces with 27 (12/14)...Earned fourth double-double of the year, this time versus North Carolina with 11 kills and 11 digs (12/5)

2024 (at Ohio State): Played in 22 matches and 79 sets this season...Totaled 10 or more kills in nine matches this season...Recorded a career-high 22 kills and 23.0 points at Wisconsin (11/27)...Totaled six matches with 10 or more digs and had four double-doubles on the season...Matched her career-high four aces against Bowling Green (9/22) and at USC (9/27)

2023 (at Ohio State): Played in 18 sets before suffering a season-ending injury on the first weekend of September...

High School: Earned four letters at her local high school before enrolling early for the spring 2023 semester at Ohio State...Led her high school team to a state championship her freshman season...Made the USA National Team Development Program in 2021 and 2022...Won a gold medal for 17’s USA Volleyball National Championship...Named the league’s MVP and Sauk Valley Media Player of the Year

Personal: Parents are Sarah and Jeff Egan...Has two younger siblings, Colton and Sophia

Why Wisconsin?

"I chose Wisconsin volleyball because of the passion and grind that comes with the program. I grew up just two hours away, watching the girls on this team with their history I idolized them. From a young age I knew this program was something special. The culture, the energy, the standard of excellence it’s everything I wanted to be part of. To now wear the same jersey as the athletes I once looked up to is surreal and I’m beyond grateful to call this place home."