Hall of Fame
Melissa Sanders played four years of volleyball at Bethune-Cookman, emerging as a dominant outside hitter for the Wildcats. Sanders became the first Bethune-Cookman volleyball student-athlete to eclipse 1,000 career kills, totaling 1,060 – which still stands as a top five all-time number to date. As a junior, she had her best season with 296 kills on 856 attacks, coming back as a senior to register 293 kills. Sanders recorded 3,006 career attacks, a number that still sits third all-time in Bethune-Cookman history. In her sophomore season in 2002, she produced what is still a top 10 number for kills in a single match, tallying 23 against Howard. Additionally, she was known for her defensive prowess, picking up 852 digs – allowing her to currently sit in the top five in school history for that category as well. In all, she collected double-digit double-double matches in each of her final three seasons in the Maroon and Gold. As a serving threat, Sanders posted 77 service aces across her career, with that number allowing her to sit ninth all-time in the history books for career service aces.
