Russ Rose Then (2018): “Emily is always in excellent condition and is explosive and quick to the ball. She has flashes at practice where she’s our fastest defensive player, and she always plays the game hard. Emily is a terrific teammate, and I’d like to think she’ll position herself to make significant contributions this year.”
2018 Season (Junior)Season Recap: Played in 61 set and 30 matches … recorded 11 digs, tallying a season-high 2 against Howard (9/14) and in both matches against Nebraska (10/13, 11/2) … totaled 3 aces.
NCAA Tournament: Appeared 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.