Career Accolades
- ACC champion (2025)
- Preseason All-ACC (2026)
- All-ACC First Team (2025)
- ACC All-Freshman Team (2025)
- Two-time ACC Defensive Player of the Week (Aug. 25, 2025; Oct. 13, 2025)
- ACC Freshman of the Week (Aug. 25, 2025)
As a Sophomore (2026)
- Preseason All-ACC
As a Freshman (2025)
- All-ACC First Team
- ACC All-Freshman Team
- ACC Defensive Player of the Week (Aug. 25)
- ACC Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 13)
- ACC Freshman of the Week (Aug. 25)
- Started all 34 matches at libero
- Ranked sixth in the ACC with 3.70 digs per set
- Registered double-digit digs in 26 matches
- Career-high 25 digs versus Florida State (Oct. 16)
- Career-best eight assists against No. 3 Pittsburgh (Nov. 14)
- Career-high four aces against Utah Valley (Dec. 5) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament
USA Volleyball
- Member of the U21 Training Roster for the Pan Am Cup (2026)
Prior to Stanford
- A 2025 graduate of Coldwater High School in Coldwater, Ohio
- Four-year letterwinner, captained her team for two seasons (2023, 2024)
- Ohio Division VI state champions (2024)
- Ohio Division III state runners-up
- Three-time MAC champions (2022, 2023, 2024)
- Two-time District 8 Player of the Year (2023, 2024)
- District 8 Defensive Player of the Year (2024)
- Midwest Athletic Conference Player of the Year (2024)
- Midwest Athletic Conference Co-Player of the Year (2023)
- Under Armour All-American (2024)
- AVCA High School All-America third team (2024)
- Three-time First Team All-Midwest Athletic Conference (2022, 2023, 2024)
- Three-time First Team All-District 8 (2022, 2023, 2024)
- Two-time First Team All-Ohio (2023, 2024)
- Second Team All-Midwest Athletic Conference (2021)
- Second Team All-District 8 (2021)
- Second Team All-Ohio (2022)
- Played club for Munciana Volleyball
- 18 Open AAU National Champion (2024)
Personal
- Parents are Mike and Nikki Etzler
- Father played volleyball at Wilmington University
- Mom played volleyball at Memphis University and Duquesne University
- Has three siblings - Cole, Campbell and Briggs
- Cole is a student manager for the women's volleyball team at the University of Louisville
- Full name is Spencer Kristine Etzler
Career Highs
| Statistic | Career High | Opponent | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kills | 1 | at Syracuse | Oct. 12, 2025 |
| Attempts | 2 | vs. Nebraska | Aug. 24, 2025 |
| Hitting Percentage | -- | -- | -- |
| Assists | 8 | vs. Pittsburgh | Nov. 14, 2025 |
| Service Aces | 4 | vs. Utah Valley | Dec. 5, 2025 |
| Digs | 25 | vs. Florida State | Oct. 16, 2025 |
| Blocks | -- | -- | -- |