26 Deborah Hong
26 - Deborah Hong
Height: 5-5
Year: Fr.
Hometown: La Canada Flintridge, CA
High School: Polytechnic
Position: L/DS
m 31
k/s 0.02
h % .000
a/s 0.67
b/s 0.00
sa/s 0.40
d/s 3.22

Freshman (2021):

In her inaugural season on the team, Hong emerged as a vital contributor to the Emory program as she was one of two Eagles to compete in all 111 sets of the 31 matches Emory competed in… Hong was a key member of the Eagles back row as both a defensive stalwart and a serving specialist… Named to the 2022 All-UAA Second Team… Led the team in total digs (357) and was second in digs per set (3.22)… Also led the team in total service aces (44) and service aces per set (.40)… Finished third on the team in receiving percentage (.938)… Recorded a season-high 21 digs in a tight 3-2 victory over Saint Benedict (Sep. 10) and also didn’t record a single receiving error in 14 attempts… Hong registered the most service aces in a game for the Eagles this year with six which she did in back-to-back games against West Georgi and Case Western Reserve… In three NCAA Tournament games, she recorded 51 total digs to help lead the Eagles to a third round finish… On top of her defensive prowess, Hong also finished 14 games with at least three assists from back-row sets… Finished 19 out of 31 games with a double digit assist effort.

 

High School:
Competed four years on the Polytechnic High Volleyball Team … Was coached by former Emory standout Katrina Damasco-Dicipulo … Team captain as a senior … 2018 All-CIF Southern Section honoree … Prep League First Team on two occasions … Member of the AVCA Phenom Watchlist in 2020 …2017 Pasadena Sports All-Star Team … Tabbed to Prep Volleyball's Defensive Dandies Team.

Plays club volleyball for Mizuno Long Beach where she is mentored by Joy Fuerbringer.


Personal:
Daughter of John and Katherine Hong ... Born Dec. 26.


Quote:
"The academic and athletic rigor Emory had to offer as well as the collaborative and friendly environment among the student body initially drew me in, and the volleyball team culture along with the amazing relationships I developed with the coaches cemented my decision."

 

Career Stats:

Year SP-MP DIGS DPS SA A APS
2021 111-131 357 3.22 44 74 0.67

 

Deborah Hong Career High Dig Matches:

Opponent SP DIGS Date
Saint Benedict 5 21 9/10/2021
Carnegie Mellon 5 19 9/19/2021
Chicago 3 18 11/5/2021
Williamette 3 17 9/3/2021
UT-Dallas 4 16 11/12/2021
Recent Games
Nov 5 vs. Brandeis W, 3-0
Nov 5 vs. Chicago W, 3-0
Nov 6 vs. New York U. L, 3-1
Nov 11 Southern Virginia W, 3-0
Nov 12 Texas-Dallas W, 3-1
Nov 13 at Berry L, 3-0
Statistics category Overall Conf
Matches 31 7
Sets 111 26
Kills 2 0
Kills per set 0.02 0.00
Errors 2 0
Total Attacks 14 1
Hitting Percentage .000 .000
Assists 74 15
Assists per set 0.67 0.58
Service Aces 44 13
Service Errors 41 9
Service Aces per set 0.40 0.50
Receptions 404 106
Reception Errors 26 8
Digs 357 73
Digs per set 3.22 2.81
Block Solo 0 0
Block Assist 0 0
Block Total 0 0
Blocks per set 0.00 0.00
Block Errors 0 0
Ball Handling Errors 0 0
Points 46.0 13.0
Points per set 0.4 0.5
Matches started 1 -
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Sep 1 Oglethorpe W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 2 1 2 10 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 3 Brevard W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 1 1.000 5 2 1 6 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Sep 3 Willamette W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 .000 1 1 2 7 1 17 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 4 Greensboro W, 3-0 - 3 0 1 1 -1.000 4 3 3 6 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Sep 4 Covenant W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 2 0 2 10 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 10 vs. Trinity (Tex.) L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 .000 3 0 2 13 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 10 vs. Saint Benedict W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 4 .000 2 2 1 14 0 21 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Sep 11 vs. Claremont-M-S L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 5 1 0 10 1 11 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 16 University of West Georgia W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 - 5 6 1 27 3 11 0 0 0 0 0 6.0
Sep 18 vs. Case Western Reserve W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 - 4 6 2 26 2 15 0 0 0 0 0 6.0
Sep 18 vs. Brandeis W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 3 0 1 14 1 11 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 19 vs. Carnegie Mellon W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 - 1 5 1 34 3 19 0 0 0 0 0 5.0
Sep 22 at Oglethorpe W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 .000 4 1 0 11 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 28 Lee W, 3-1 - 4 1 0 1 1.000 3 2 3 15 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Oct 3 vs. Washington (Mo.) W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 2 1 2 4 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Oct 3 vs. New York U. L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 1 .000 4 0 2 13 1 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 9 at Sewanee W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 2 2 1 17 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Oct 12 at Berry W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 - 1 1 0 19 1 15 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Oct 17 Rochester (N.Y.) W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 1 1 6 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Oct 17 Chicago W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 1 0 0 9 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 22 vs. Johns Hopkins   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 vs. Chris. Newport W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 2 0 0 11 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 23 at Randolph-Macon W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 - 0 2 2 18 1 10 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Oct 29 Hendrix W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 0 3 1 10 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Oct 29 Birmingham-Southern W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 1 .000 2 0 2 10 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 30 Berry L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 0 1 16 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Nov 5 vs. Brandeis W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 .000 1 1 2 - 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Nov 5 vs. Chicago W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 4 2 2 17 0 18 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Nov 6 vs. New York U. L, 3-1 - 4 0 1 1 -1.000 3 1 2 - 1 14 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Nov 11 Southern Virginia W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 3 0 0 13 1 15 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Nov 12 Texas-Dallas W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 5 0 2 20 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Nov 13 at Berry L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 18 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
2021-22 31 111 2 0.02 2 14 .000 74 0.67 44 0.40 404 26 357 3.22 0 0 0 0.00 46.0 0.4
2022-23 25 86 2 0.02 0 12 .167 59 0.69 33 0.38 281 20 316 3.67 0 0 0 0.00 35.0 0.4
2023-24 29 106 5 0.05 1 30 .133 150 1.42 43 0.41 273 18 582 5.49 0 0 0 0.00 48.0 0.5
Total 85 303 9 0.03 3 56 .107 283 0.93 120 0.40 958 64 1255 4.14 0 0 0 0.00 129.0 0.4
  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
Total 31 111 2 0.02 2 14 .000 74 0.67 44 0.40 404 26 357 3.22 0 0 0 0.00 46.0 0.4
Conference 7 26 0 0.00 0 1 .000 15 0.58 13 0.50 106 8 73 2.81 0 0 0 0.00 13.0 0.5
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 14 47 2 0.04 1 5 .200 33 0.70 19 0.40 165 12 146 3.11 0 0 0 0.00 21.0 0.4
Away 5 19 0 0.00 0 1 .000 7 0.37 6 0.32 83 3 55 2.89 0 0 0 0.00 6.0 0.3
Neutral 12 45 0 0.00 1 8 -.125 34 0.76 19 0.42 156 11 156 3.47 0 0 0 0.00 19.0 0.4
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Wins 25 90 2 0.02 1 11 .091 59 0.66 42 0.47 334 20 292 3.24 0 0 0 0.00 44.0 0.5
Losses 6 21 0 0.00 1 3 -.333 15 0.71 2 0.10 70 6 65 3.10 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 0.1
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September 14 52 2 0.04 1 10 .100 44 0.85 30 0.58 203 14 178 3.42 0 0 0 0.00 32.0 0.6
October 11 39 0 0.00 0 2 .000 14 0.36 10 0.26 133 10 90 2.31 0 0 0 0.00 10.0 0.3
November 6 20 0 0.00 1 2 -.500 16 0.80 4 0.20 68 2 89 4.45 0 0 0 0.00 4.0 0.2