2022 (JUNIOR)
Finished 10-19 in her third season, playing on courts three, four and five … Swept through the ULM Beach Invitational (4/1-4/2/22) while teamed with Abbey Bufkin on court five, defeating Mary Hardin-Baylor’s Aliana Rojas and Hannah Frasca, 2-0 (21-18, 21-15), Central Arkansas’ Anna Collums and Ryenne Gepford, 2-0 (21-11, 21-11), New Orleans’ Liz Gialanella and Vujnovich, 2-0 (21-19, 21-14), and Southeastern’s Mabry Ward and Eryn Wilks, 2-1 (21-18, 21-23, 15-13) … Won a pair of matches with Bufkin on court five on the first day of the Fight in the Fort (3/18/22), defeating New Orleans’ Serena Baumgart and Gialanella, 2-0 (21-18, 24-22), and Stephen F. Austin’s Suzana de Oliveria and Callie Neumann, 2-0 (21-17, 21-14) … Won her second consecutive match to open the Gamecock Grand Slam (3/11/22), teaming with Bufkin for a 2-0 (21-14, 21-12) win over Mercer’s Hana Robertson and Kathryn Corbett on court five … Closed out the ULM Bayou Bash (3/5/22) with Elder and a win over Nicholls’ Kate Hoerdemann and Katie Jones, 2-0 (21-12, 21-14) … Earned her first win of the year, pairing with Kaitlyn Nowak, to defeat Southeastern’s Michelle Mirarchi and Avery Carroll, 2-1 (17-21, 21-14, 15-11), on court three at the Houston Baptist Invitational (2/26/22).
2021 (SOPHOMORE)
Kayla Gallant and Abbie Elder served as both the No. 2 and No. 3 seeds for ULM during the course of the 2021 season ... they snagged the second-most wins of any ULM pair, 20, behind only Julia Blazek and Audrey Brooks … nine of those wins came as the No. 3 seed for the Warhawks and 16 victories came in two sets for Gallant and Elder … the first of their nine wins as a No. 3 seed came on Feb. 26 when they took down the Houston Baptist combination of Megan Patillo and Natalie Bennett by scores of 21-11, 21-15 ... they followed that with a 22-20, 21-16 win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi the following afternoon … still as the No. 3 seed they opened March with three-set victories over Brooke Borgemeyer and Allison Weimer of Spring Hill and Macy Berg and Tenley Houser from Texas A&M-Kingsville ... they picked up their first of three CCSA victories on the season by posting a 21-18, 22-20 win over Missouri State’s Parker McAllen and Kylee Davis on March 11th … on March 12th they added three wins to their credit, all as the No. 3 seeds, in two-set fashion at the ULM Beach Invitational … their first victory as a No. 2 seed came on March 13, when the duo earned two set wins over New Orleans, Central Arkansas and Southeastern Louisiana in succession ... they closed out March with a pair of second-seeded victories against Texas A&M-Kingsville and Ottawa, both in two sets … April began with CCSA victories against Dylynn Otte and Emma Andraka (UAB) and Valeria S. Papakyria and Haley Hop (Southern Miss) … the win over UAB, on April 2, was the only of the match for the Warhawks .. the triumph over Southern Miss came in three sets by scores of 17-21, 21-18, 15-8 … they added three more wins in April as the No. 2 seed—including two versus Spring Hill and one against Central Arkansas … the final win of the regular season as a No. 3 seed came against Kelsie Sager and Makenna Schmitt of Central Arkansas on April 10th … notched the lone point of the Coastal Collegiate Sports Association (CCSA) Beach Volleyball Tournament clash with Southern Mississippi, defeating the Golden Eagles’ tandem of Hallie Phelan and Haley Hop by scores of 21-23, 21-17 and 15-10.
2020 (FRESHMAN)
Made her collegiate debut as the No. 3 seed, alongside Bailey Smith, in a clash with Kate Privett/Maddie Anderson (Florida State), which resulted in a 21-11, 21-10 victory by the Seminole pairing … endured an eight-match losing streak before joining Elizabeth Moreland in a clash on February 28th, where the ULM pair was seeded fourth and posted a 21-12, 21-6 win over Adria Hurley/ Lindsey Wilkens (Eastern Kentucky) … capped off February with a two-set win (21-18, 21-15), alongside Moreland, over the combination of Katie Jones/Jaida Felix (Nicholls State) … earned her third win of the season, in the pairing with Moreland, on March 6th as they downed the tandem of Katie Jones/Bailey Lyons (Nicholls State) by scores of 21-18, 21-15.
PREP
Member of the All-State Band while attending Eaton HS.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Paul Elder and Stephanie Elder...Enjoys playing the clarinet and shopping...Majoring in instrumental music performance at ULM.
