14 Alana Dawson
14 - Alana Dawson
Height: 5-11
Year: So.
Hometown: League City, TX
High School: Clear Springs
Position: RS
m 22
k/s 2.75
h % .268
a/s 0.04
b/s 0.38
sa/s 0.01
d/s 0.48

Sophomore (2022): 

  • AVCA All-Region Honors
  • 2022 UAA Fall All-Academic honors
  • All-UAA Second Team
  • Competed in 71 sets over 22 matches this season 
  • Finished third on the team in kills (195) and second in kills per set (2.75
  • Also finished fourth in attacking percentage (.268)
  • Posted a career-high 18 kills against Trinity (Sept. 9)
  • Had a .667 attacking percentage against Bethany (Nov. 10) in the NCAA Tournament
  • Totaled 27 blocks on the season to finish fifth on the team

Freshman (2021):

Quickly cemented herself as one of the teams primary offensive options as the starting right side hitter for the majority of the season… Competed in 106 total sets over the course of 31 total matches… Was one of four Eagles to compete in all 31 matches… Finished second on the team in both kills (275) and kills per set (2.59)… Also finished second on the team in attacking percentage (.295) amongst all members of the team with over 100 total attacks… In the Eagles 3-0 victory over Christopher Newport (Oct. 22), Dawson had the best attacking percentage in a match with 12 or more kills on the season with a .529 (12-3—17)… In the Eagles narrow 3-2 victory over Case Western (Sep. 18), Dawson put up the second most kills (17) by an Eagle this season as she was integral to the Emory win… Had 11 kills on a .421 attacking percentage in the Eagles NCAA second round matchup with UT-Dallas… Had a season-high five blocks in a 3-0 victory against Covenant (Sep. 4) to go along with eight kills… Finished the season with 12 matches of ten or more kills.

High School:
Four-year veteran of the Clear Springs High School Volleyball program … Was coached by Shannon McClellan … Team captain as a junior and senior … Three-time all-district performer with two berths on the first team … First Team All-Galveston County her final two seasons … Was chosen as the District 24-6A Offensive MVP her final campaign … Selected as her prep team's Offensive MVP as a junior and senior .. Earned three All-District Academic Awards … Greater Houston Volleyball Association All-Academic Team … National Honor Society member for three years … Mu Alpha Theta … Science Honor Society ... English Honor Society … AP Scholar with Honor.

Played club volleyball for Houston Stellar where she was coached by Sarah Aguilar.

Personal:
Daughter of Alan and Michelle Dawson ... Born Dec. 11.

Quote:
"I chose Emory because of its challenging academics and outstanding volleyball program.  When I walked on campus, I instantly knew that it was the place for me.  Emory provides numerous opportunities to succeed in both my academic and athletic endeavors and I couldn't imagine going anywhere else.  I can't wait to see where my journey as an Eagle takes me."

Career Stats:

Year SP-MP K KPS TB BPS DIGS SA
2021 106-31 275 2.59 31 0.29 70 9
2022 71-22 195 2.75 27 0.38 34 1
TOTALS 177-53 470 2.67 58 0.33 104 10

Alana Dawson Career High Kill Matches:

Opponent SP Kills Date
Trinity 4 18 9/9/2022
Claremont-M-S 4 17 9/10/2022
Case Western Reserve 5 17 9/18/2021
Carnegie Mellon 5 16 10/2/2022
West Georgia  4 15 9/6/2022
Chicago 3 15 11/5/2021
Recent Games
Oct 29 Oglethorpe W, 3-0
Nov 4 vs. Case Western Reserve W, 3-0
Nov 4 at New York U. W, 3-1
Nov 5 vs. Washington (Mo.) W, 3-0
Nov 10 vs. Bethany (W.V.) W, 3-0
Nov 11 vs. Transylvania L, 3-2
Statistics category Overall Conf
Matches 22 7
Sets 71 24
Kills 195 71
Kills per set 2.75 2.96
Errors 69 31
Total Attacks 471 193
Hitting Percentage .268 .207
Assists 3 1
Assists per set 0.04 0.04
Service Aces 1 0
Service Errors 1 0
Service Aces per set 0.01 0.00
Receptions 5 1
Reception Errors 0 0
Digs 34 13
Digs per set 0.48 0.54
Block Solo 2 0
Block Assist 25 9
Block Total 27 9
Blocks per set 0.38 0.38
Block Errors 1 0
Ball Handling Errors 2 1
Points 210.5 75.5
Points per set 3.0 3.1
Matches started 14 5
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Sep 1 LaGrange W, 3-0 1 3 5 1 9 .444 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5.0
Sep 3 at Birmingham-Southern L, 3-1 - 4 12 5 22 .318 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 3 0 13.5
Sep 3 Covenant W, 3-0 1 1 1 0 4 .250 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 6 at University of West Georgia W, 3-1 1 4 15 4 33 .333 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 3 0 17.5
Sep 9 Trinity (Tex.) W, 3-1 1 4 18 5 36 .361 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 18.5
Sep 10 Johns Hopkins W, 3-0 1 3 9 2 17 .412 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 9.5
Sep 10 Claremont-M-S L, 3-1 1 4 17 4 33 .394 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 17.5
Sep 17 vs. Case Western Reserve W, 3-0 1 3 12 5 28 .250 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 12.0
Sep 17 vs. Rochester (N.Y.) W, 3-0 1 3 8 3 19 .263 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 8.5
Sep 18 vs. Chicago L, 3-0 1 3 12 2 28 .357 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 12.5
Sep 27 at Lee W, 3-0 1 3 7 3 20 .200 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 7.5
Sep 30 Maryville (Tenn.)   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 2 vs. Washington (Mo.) W, 3-1 1 4 11 5 30 .200 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 12.0
Oct 2 at Carnegie Mellon L, 3-2 1 5 16 10 54 .111 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 3 0 3 0 17.5
Oct 8 Sewanee W, 3-0 1 3 14 2 23 .522 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 14.5
Oct 11 at Berry L, 3-0 1 3 2 5 24 -.125 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2.5
Oct 14 Hendrix W, 3-0 - 3 7 1 12 .500 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 8.0
Oct 16 vs. Brandeis W, 3-0 - 3 7 3 17 .235 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 7.5
Oct 16 vs. New York U. L, 3-2 - 3 5 3 17 .118 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 5.5
Oct 21 St. Mary's (Ind.) W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 Averett W, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Wooster W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Birmingham-Southern W, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 Berry W, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 Oglethorpe W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 vs. Case Western Reserve W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at New York U. W, 3-1 - 1 0 1 3 -.333 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Nov 5 vs. Washington (Mo.) W, 3-0 - 3 5 2 10 .300 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 5.5
Nov 10 vs. Bethany (W.V.) W, 3-0 - 3 10 0 15 .667 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 2 0 2 1 12.0
Nov 11 vs. Transylvania L, 3-2 - 5 2 3 17 -.059 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2.5
  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 31 106 275 2.59 101 589 .295 6 0.06 9 0.08 19 2 70 0.66 1 30 31 0.29 300.0 2.8
2022-23 22 71 195 2.75 69 471 .268 3 0.04 1 0.01 5 0 34 0.48 2 25 27 0.38 210.5 3.0
2023-24 29 106 253 2.39 61 588 .327 9 0.08 0 0.00 5 0 71 0.67 5 59 64 0.60 287.5 2.7
Total 82 283 723 2.55 231 1648 .299 18 0.06 10 0.04 29 2 175 0.62 8 114 122 0.43 798.0 2.8
  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 22 71 195 2.75 69 471 .268 3 0.04 1 0.01 5 0 34 0.48 2 25 27 0.38 210.5 3.0
Conference 7 24 71 2.96 31 193 .207 1 0.04 0 0.00 1 0 13 0.54 0 9 9 0.38 75.5 3.1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 7 21 71 3.38 15 134 .418 1 0.05 0 0.00 1 0 6 0.29 0 6 6 0.29 74.0 3.5
Away 6 20 52 2.60 28 156 .154 1 0.05 0 0.00 3 0 10 0.50 2 9 11 0.55 58.5 2.9
Neutral 9 30 72 2.40 26 181 .254 1 0.03 1 0.03 1 0 18 0.60 0 10 10 0.33 78.0 2.6
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Wins 15 44 129 2.93 37 276 .333 1 0.02 1 0.02 3 0 24 0.55 2 14 16 0.36 139.0 3.2
Losses 7 27 66 2.44 32 195 .174 2 0.07 0 0.00 2 0 10 0.37 0 11 11 0.41 71.5 2.6
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September 11 35 116 3.31 34 249 .329 2 0.06 0 0.00 2 0 15 0.43 2 10 12 0.34 123.0 3.5
October 7 24 62 2.58 29 177 .186 1 0.04 0 0.00 2 0 10 0.42 0 11 11 0.46 67.5 2.8
November 4 12 17 1.42 6 45 .244 0 0.00 1 0.08 1 0 9 0.75 0 4 4 0.33 20.0 1.7