2018 Women's Volleyball Roster
Emily Holland
- Position:
- Middle Hitter
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Madison
- Hometown:
- Madison, Ind.
End of Career Notes:
• Graduated in the spring of 2019 with 3.905 grade point average as a telecommunications major
• Played in 108 of a possible 125 matches over her career
• Has seen action in 338 of a possible 488 sets over her career
• Two-Time MAC Women’s Volleyball Distinguished Scholar Athlete (2016 & 2017)
• Three-Time Academic All-MAC (2016, 2017 & 2018)
• Blasted a career-high 16 kills versus Duquesne (Sept 15, 2017)
• Notched a career-high eight block assists versus Bradley (Sept. 1, 2017)
• Hit a career-best .625 (5-0-8) vs. Belmont (Sept. 28, 2015)
• Logged double-digit kills in 20 career matches
2018 (Sr.): Earned fourth letter at Ball State ... Academic All-Mid-American Conference ... played in 23 matches, earning two starts ... saw action in 51 of a possible 120 sets ... smashed 64 kills on the year, including a season-high seven kills in a sweep of Central Michigan (Sept. 29) ... credited with six kills in wins over Oral Roberts (Sept. 1) and at Bowling Green (Oct. 20) ... registered at least one kill in 19 of the 23 matches she played ... collected 32 total blocks on the year, including three solo and 29 assists ... credited with her 200th career block versus Western Michigan (Oct. 27) ... scored a season-high four total blocks at Missouri State (Sept. 1) and at Northern Illinois (Sept. 22) ... earned at least one block in 16 matches ... served up four aces on the year, including tying her career high with two against IUPUI (Sept. 11) ... she also tied her career-high with five digs versus IUPUI.
2017 (Jr.): Earned third letter at Ball State … Academic All-MAC and MAC Women’s Volleyball Distinguished Scholar Athlete … played in 30 matches, earning 29 starts … saw action in 117 of a possible 118 sets … ranked third on the team with 247 kills for a 2.11 kills-per-set average … registered double-digit kills in 12 matches, paced by a career-high 16 kills versus Duquesne … scored 12 kills versus Eastern Michigan (Oct. 28), while scoring 11 kills in five matches and 10 kills in five contests … led the Ball State offense in kills in six matches … credited with at least one kill in 29 matches, with eight-or-more on 19 occasions … ranked ninth in the MAC with a .272 attack percentage … hit a season-best .615 (8-0-13) at Akron (Nov. 4), while hitting .300-or-better in 14 matches … led the team in blocks in eight matches, while finishing the year second on the team with a 73 total blocks … notched a career-high eight block assists versus Bradley (Sept. 1), one of her six matches on the season with five-or-more total blocks … secured at least one block in 26 contests … tied her career high with five digs at Eastern Michigan (Sept. 22), while being credited with 36 digs on the year … served up her lone ace of the season at Northern Illinois (Nov. 10) … credited with six assists on the year, including a career-high tying two assists at Kent State (Oct. 13) … named to the Ball State Active Ankle Challenge, CSU Tournament and Ball State & Butler Tournament All-Tournament teams.
2016 (So.): Earned second letter at Ball State … Academic All-MAC and MAC Women’s Volleyball Distinguished Scholar Athlete … played in 28 matches, earning 21 starts … saw action in 98 of a possible 126 sets … finished the year with 155 kills and a 1.58 kills-per-set average … smashed double-digit kills in six matches, including a season-high 13 kills at Fort Wayne (Aug. 27) and versus South Dakota (Sept. 3) … scored 12 kills versus Ohio (Oct. 15), while depositing 11 versus Murray State (Aug. 27) and 10 in back-to-back wins over Appalachian State (Sept. 10) and UNCG (Sept. 16) … led the team in blocks in nine matches, including a season-high five total blocks versus Valparaiso (Sept. 16) … finished the year with 57 total blocks for a 0.58 blocks-per-set average, while earning at least three blocks in 12 matches … secured a career-high five digs versus Murray State, while earning four versus Butler (Sept. 7) … served up a career-high two aces in back-to-back matches versus South Dakota and Butler.
2015 (Fr.): Earned first letter at Ball State … played in 27 matches, earning 11 starts … saw action in 72 of a possible 124 sets … smashed a season-high 12 kills to help guide team to a 3-2 win at Akron (Sept. 26) … deposited 11 kills in the team’s five-set win over New Mexico (Aug. 29), while also recording a season-high seven block assists … credited with at least one kill in 22 matches, with five-or-more on 13 occasions … added seven total blocks at Toledo (Sept. 24), with six block assists and one solo block … earned at least one block in 20 matches, with three-or-more on five occasions … blasted eight kills and logged a career-high four digs in her collegiate debut versus Albany (Aug. 28) … hit a career-best .625 (5-0-8) later in the day versus Belmont (Aug. 28).
PREP CAREER: Earned for letters in volleyball at Madison Consolidated for coach Jeff Lawson … three-time First Team All-Hoosier Hills Conference honoree … played a large role in helping her class finish their careers with the best winning-percentage (106-33 / .763) of any four-year graduating class in program history … her freshman team set the program record for single season wins (28), while her senior squad finished second (27) … smashed 400 kills, logged 177 total blocks and served up 51 aces as a senior … first team all-state and first team academic all-state as a senior … Indiana All-Star Team selection as a junior … earned second team all-state honors as a junior and was a four-year Varsity Kill Award winner and three-year Varsity Blocking Award winner at Madison Consolidated … club accolades include leading the KIVA 17 Red team to a third-place finish in the 17-open division at the JVA World Challenge, and a first-place finish at the in the 17-and-under division at the Mideast Power League in 2014 … also earned three letters in track & field and two in basketball at Madison Consolidated … three-time sectional champion in the high jump, earning all-state accolades as a sophomore … three-time high jump state finalist, placing as high as eighth her sophomore season.
PERSONAL: Graduated in the spring of 2019 with a 3.905 grade point average as a telecommunications major … born Dec. 15, 1996 in Elgin, Ill. … daughter of Robert and Karen Holland … has one brother, Nathan, and one sister, Maddie… her sister Maddie is a sophomore pole vaulter on the Nebraska track & field team ... full name is Emily Grace Holland.
