2021 Beach Volleyball Roster

Luke Richard/ULM Athletics

10 Anna Demmer

  • Position Blocker
  • Height 6-0
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Highschool Lee's Summit North HS
  • Hometown Lee's Summit, Mo.

Biography

GRADUATE SENIOR (2021): Finished off the season with 17 wins after pairing with teammates Katie McKay and Holland Ponthieux along the way … had the most success alongside Katie McKay as the pair earned the third-most wins (15) of any Warhawk tandem in 2021 … was 2-3 overall on the season with Ponthieux, all of which came as a No. 4 seed … with McKay at her side, the duo notched 10 wins as a No. 3 seed and five as a No. 2 seed for ULM … McKay and Demmer closed out their opposition in two sets on nine occasions, including a 21-18, 21-19 win in their first match of the season against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi’s tandem of Mary Dodge and Taylor Horsfall … they grabbed two more victories in February play against Houston Baptist and were singlehandedly responsible for the only Warhawk point against No. 1 LSU as they downed the second-seeded pair of Reilly Allred and Claire Coppola, marking the first-ever ULM point as a CCSA member ... competing as the No. 2 pair on March 12th, they earned a 21-11, 21-5 win over Hendrix … they moved to the No. 3 seed on March 13th and claimed three straight wins against New Orleans, Central Arkansas and Southeastern Louisiana, helping ULM to its longest winning streak of the slate—three matches ... on March 19th McKay and Demmer came through with a three-set win over Stephen F. Austin, key in helping ULM to a 3-2 win, before adding a two-set win over Texas A&M-Kingsville the following day … they added their second CCSA win of the slate against Missouri State’s Parker McAllen and Kylee Davis … picked up a three-set victory against Southern Miss’ tandem of Breleigh Favre and Kellie Garraway on April 2nd, marking their final CCSA victory of the season … on April 9th the tandem added wins over New Orleans and Spring Hill as the No. 3 seed, the final of the regular season … the following afternoon, as the No. 2 seed against Central Arkansas, McKay and Demmer posted a 21-19, 22-20 win to pick up their 15th win of the slate … earned both wins with Ponthieux at her side in April … the first of those wins (21-7, 21-10) came on April 16th when the tandem downed the Mercer pairing of Hana Robertson and Elena Sanfrey … followed that performance with a 21-17, 18-21, 15-10 victory over Emma Gonzalez/Kalin Eske (Coastal Carolina) on March 17th. 

2018 (SENIOR—Fort Smith): Played in and started all 32 matches ... led the team with 396 kills and 3.47 kills per set ... had 20 assists ... served 13 aces ... was second on the team with 435 digs and 3.82 digs per set ... second on the team with 64 total blocks, including 16 solo blocks and 48 block assists ... named First Team All-Heartland Conference ... named Second Team D2CCA All-South Central Region. 

2017 (JUNIOR—Fort Smith): Played in 31 matches ... led team with 455 kills and 4.06 kills per set average ... led team with 45 aces ... had 23 assists ... ranked third on the team with 338 digs and second on the team with 3.02 digs per set ... was second on the team with 69 blocks ... was named Heartland Conference Player of the Year ... selected First Team All-Conference ... was named Second Team D2CCA All-South Central Region ... was named First Team AVCA All-South Central Region.

2016 (SOPHOMORE—Fort Smith): Started one of the 24 matches she played and played 59 sets ... had 101 kills, two assists, 27 digs, 25 total blocks and 117.5 total points.

PREP: Graduated from Lee’s Summit North HS in 2016…Was on the Principal’s Honor Roll.

PERSONAL: Born Nov. 1, 1997 to Cornelius and Susan Demmer in Kansas City, Missouri…Has an older sister, Sarah, who played two years of beach volleyball at Missouri State…Enjoys surfing and fishing…Pursuing a master’s degree in public administration.