Emory University

Career:
Concluded her four seasons with the program by playingin 357 games while seeing action in 114 matches ... Woundup in 12th place on the school's all-time list with 856 digs ...11th on the Eagles's career chart in digs per set (2.40 dps)...  Recorded 39 matches of double-figure digs.

Senior (2009):
Served as a tri-captain ... Saw action in 37 matches andlogged 129 sets ... Honorable Mention All-UAA selection ... Firston squad and 13th among UAA players with a 2.91 digs per setaverage ... Her total of 375 digs placed her 12th on Emory'sseasonal list ... Chalked up 22 matches of double-figure digs ...Came through with a pair of season-best 20-dig performances, vs.Birmingham Southern (Oct. 31) and Chicago (Nov. 7) in the UAAChampionship semifinals ... Team-high 15 digs in a 3-0 triumph overWashington University in the UAA Championship contest ... Led orshared for team honors in digs in the last seven and in a total of17 matches during the campaign ... Notched a team-high 19 digs,along with five assists, in a 3-1 victory over Division II foeUSC-Aiken.

Junior (2008):
Emerged as a key defensive contributor, playing in 144games, tied for eighth on the school's seasonal ladder, whileplaying in all 41 matches ... Finished third on the team with a2.22 digs per game average ... Ranked third on the club in serviceaces (44) and aces per game (0.31 apg) ... Turned in 13 outings ofdouble-figure digs including a career-high 26 against Ohio Northern(Nov. 21) in the semifinals of the NCAA Championships ... Led theEagles with 16 digs and contributed three aces in a four-game winover Berry College (Aug. 29) ... Later on the day, she finishedwith 15 digs vs. Birmingham Southern ... Helped in a five-game winover Southwestern (Sept. 15) with 14 digs and four aces ... In theclub's opening NCAA match against Colorado College (Nov. 14), her14 digs tied for the second-highest mark on the team while shedished out a team-best 4 aces ... Her career-high nine aces againstMount Union (Sept. 6) represented the high-water mark by an Emoryplayer during the season and tied for the No. 3 spot on theschool's match list.

Sophomore (2007):
Logged 45 games in 21 matches ... Averaged 1.76 per digsper game ... Two efforts of double figures in digs ... Second highon the squad with a season-high 15 digs against WashingtonUniversity (Nov. 15) in NCAA Tournament quarterfinal action ...Played in all four games of the team's NCAA Tournament contestagainst Trinity (Nov. 10) and registered 10 digs and a pair ofkills ... Came through with eight digs and a career-high fourservice aces vs. Martin Methodist (Sept. 15) ... Dished out threeaces in one game against Randolph-Macon (Oct. 27).


Freshman (2006):
Saw action in 15 matches and played in a total of 39 matches ...Averaged 0.97 kills and 2.10 digs per game ... Two matches of 10 ormore digs including 15 in her first collegiate outing, that comingvs. Lee University (Sept. 2) ... Led the Eagles with herseason-high 16 digs vs. Texas Lutheran (Sept. 8) ... Tied herseason high with eight kills and three aces, while posting sevendigs, against Houston Baptist (Sept. 15) ... Eight kills and threeblock assists in helping Emory to a 3-0 win over Maryville (Sept.8).

Prior to Emory
High School: Earned four letters in volleyballwhile playing for Sage Hill School ... Served as her team'sco-captain her junior and senior seasons ... High School coach wasDan Thomassen ... Three-year member of the TCA Volleyball Club ...Also played soccer for two years

Personal: Born Aug. 25, 1988

Stats 

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(Quote)
"Emory was exactly what I was looking for.  It has the perfectmix between competitive volleyball and a terrific education."