Russ Rose Then (2019): “Emily continues to provide great energy. She plays hard and is quick to the ball. She’s a terrific team player and is aware of the things she needs to do to help us be successful. She knows she needs to continue to serve tough, pass the ball well, and make the defensive and pursuit plays that she has been making during her career.”
2019 Season (Senior)Highlights and Awards: Academic All-Big Ten … Received the 2019 Big Ten Sportsmanship Award … for her Penn State career played in 172 sets over 93 matches … totaled 57 digs and 13 aces.
Season Recap: Played in 69 of 117 sets and all 33 matches … finished with 32 digs and 6 aces … allied season-high 2 aces in a 3-0 win over Holy Cross (8/31) … finished with a season-high 8 digs and added 1 ace in a 3-2 win at Pitt (9/22) … totaled 7 digs as the Lions erased a 2-0 deficit in a 3-2 win over Wisconsin (11/29).
NCAA Tournament: Played in all 4 of Penn State’s NCAA Tournament matches.
Before Penn State: A 4-year letterwinner at Chantilly, she helped the Chargers to a Conference 6A championship in 2013 as the team’s libero … served as team captain in 2015-16, picking up team MVP honors from 2014-16 … earned first team VHSL 6A All-Conference honors from 2013-16 and First Team All-Region and All-State honors following the 2015-16 season … earned ALL-MET honorable mention honors in 2015-16, having previously earned Concorde Conference MVP distinction in 2013-14 … played club volleyball with Metro Volleyball Club of Washington D.C., helping her team to gold in the Sports Performance National Junior Classic Open.