13 Maggie Baird
13 - Maggie Baird
Birth Date: Nov. 19, 1987
Height: 6-1
Year: Fr.
Hometown: San Antonio, TX
High School: Winston Churchill
Position: RS
Major: Business
Parents: Dean & Ann

Career:
Wound up a fine four-year career by playing in a total of 486 games (10th on Emory's all-time list) over the course of 142 matches (15th all-time at Emory) ... Posted double figures in kills in 32 matches ... Finished her stint with the Eagles ranked prominently in numerous categories including kills (10th, 1064), total blocks (7th, 316), block assists (6th, 266), attack percentage (14th, .271) and block solos (15th, 50).

Senior (2008):
Saw action in 37 of the team's 41 matches and totaled 128 games played ... Third on the club with a 0.53 blocks per game average ... No. 3 on the team in kills (257) and kills per game (2.01 kpg) ... Seven matches of double-figure kills ... Tied season high with 12 kills vs. Ohio Northern (Nov. 21) in the NCAA semifinals ... Hit a team-best 58.8 percent (11-1--17) and recorded the championship point with a kill against LaVerne (Nov. 22) in the NCAA title match ... Was chosen to the All-UAA Second Team ... Named UAA Co-Player of the Week (Oct. 20) after picking up 34 kills, hitting 54.7 percent (34-5--53) and registering 10 total blocks in helping Emory to a 4-0 record at the UAA Round Robin II ... Tied for the club's lead with nine kills vs. Rochester (Oct. 19) ... Honorable mention choice to the All-South Region Team ... Emory National Invitational All-Tournament Team.

Junior (2007):
Steady season that saw her earn Second Team All-University Athletic Association honors, the third straight season of conference recognition ... Playing in 128 games (second high on the team) over the course of 37 matches, she averaged 2.29 kills and 0.62 blocks per game, fourth on the team and 13th among UAA players ... Finished the year with 11 matches of double-figure kills, eight of those coming over the course of the last 11 contests ... Hit a solid 35.1 percent (33-7--74) in the UAA Tournament in helping the Eagles to a championship ... Recorded a 60.0 attack percentage (11-2--15) and tied for team's lead in kills against Piedmont College (Nov. 8) in NCAA Tournament action ... The next evening she was second on the squad with 14 terminations in a 3-0 victory against Austin College ... Came through with a pair of season-high tying 16 kills against Washington University (Oct. 13 & Nov. 15) her second-highest career totals at Emory.

Sophomore (2006):
Played in 38 of the team's 39 matches and played in a team-leading 134 games ... Averaged 2.34 kills per game and posted a 31.4 attack percentage (12th among UAA performers) ... In UAA matches, she averaged 2.73 kills and hit 38.1 percent, good for the No. 4 spot on the league's chart ... First team All-UAA selection .... Emory National Invitational All-Tournament Team ... No. 2 on the squad with a career-high 19 kills vs. Austin College (Nov. 10) in the NCAA Tournament ... Hit 80 percent (13-1--15), second-highest effort by an Eagle during the year, vs. No. 14 Wittenberg (Oct. 7) ... Led Emory with 13 kills vs. the University of Chicago (Oct. 14) ... Career-high eight total blocks (2-6) vs. Lee University (Sept. 2) ... Chalked up a 69.2 attack percentage (10-1--13) against No. 16 Mount St. Joseph in helping the Eagles to a five-game win.

Freshman (2005):
Turned in a solid first campaign with the Eagles ... Was named the UAA Freshman of the Year, as well as the South Region Freshman of the Year ... Received honorable mention all conference ... Finished with double figures in kills twice, with 13 against Southerstern University (Texas) in the NCAA tournament and 10 against Case Western Reserve University ... For the season she had 198 kills, averaging 2.13 per game. She also finished with 67 blocks (49 assisted, 18 solo), 32 digs and 25 assists.

Personal:
Born November 19, 1987.

Stats

Year GP-MP K KPG A SA DIGS DPG
2005 96-30 200 2.08 25 0 34 0.35
2006 134-38 314 2.34 42 5 66 0.49
2007 128-37 293 2.29 24 0 31 0.24
2008 128-37 257 2.01 21 1 24 0.19
TOTAL 486-142 1064 2.19 112 6 155 0.31


Maggie Baird Career-High Kill Matches

Opponent GP Kills Date
Austin College 5 19 11/10/2006
Washington Univ. 4 16 11/15/2007
Washington Univ. 5 16 10/13/2007
Austin College 3 14 11/9/2007
Randolph Macon 3 14 10/27/2007