7 Janet Bunning
7 - Janet Bunning
Height: 5-10
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Washington, D.C.
High School: Woodrow Wilson
Position: MH
Major: Sociology
Parents: Robert & Joan

Career:
Closed out her four-year career by playing in 104 matches and totaling 322 games ... Finished her career prominently ranked in numerous Emory all-time categories including 8th in kills (1,032), 5th in kills per game (3.23 kpg), 14th in attack attempts (2,091), 2nd in attack percentage (36.7%), 9th in block solos (76), 4th in block assists (276), 4th in total blocks (352), 3rd in blocks per game (1.09 bpg) and 17th in digs (579) ... 53 career matches of double-figure kills including five of 20 or more ... Recorded 27 matches of double figures in digs and posted 25 double-doubles (kills/digs).

Senior (2007)
Excellent senior season that saw her earn First Team All-America honors for the second straight year, the first Emory player to garner first-team acclaim in back-to-back seasons ... One of the most versatile players in the game, she racked up a bushel full of awards including being named the University Athletic Association's Most Valuable Player ... Led the UAA and tied for seventh nationally in hitting percentage (40.4%) ... Ranked prominently in a host of other UAA statistical categories including kills per game (5th, 3.57 kpg), blocks (6th, 0.90 bpg) and digs (25th, 2.35 dpg) ... A First Team All-South Region pick for the third consecutive campaign, she registered double figures in kills in 24 of the 32 matches she played in including three of 20 or more terminations ... Either led or tied for the team lead in kills in nine matches and compiled 12 outings of double-doubles (kills/digs) ... Tied career high with 25 kills vs. Washington University (Oct. 13) ... Named Co-MVP of the Emory Tournament after helping the Eagles to a championship effort ... Hit a career-high 74.1 percent (21-1--27) against Washington & Lee (Sept. 21) with her kills total tying her second-highest match mark ... Big efforts against Washington University in the UAA Tournament championship match with 21 kills and 15 digs in a five-game win ... Was dominant during the UAAs, making just three hitting errors in 76 swings en route to a 50.0 attack percentage (41-3--76) ... Hit 62.5 percent (15-0--24) in a 3-0 triumph over Baldwin Wallace (Oct. 27) ... In Emory's four NCAA Tournament matches, she recorded 21 total blocks (3-18) ... Led or shared for team's lead in total blocks in 11 matches ... Her 393 total kills tied her with teammate Dani Huffman for 14th place on Emory's seasonal chart while her 3.57 kills per-game mark tied for ninth place ... Her team-high 40.4 hitting percentage (393-70--800) tied for fourth seasonally at Emory.

Junior (2006):
Honor-filled season that culminated with a first-team berth on the American Volleyball Coaches Association All-America Team ... Captured a spot on the All-South Region Team ... Recorded 18 matches of double-figure kills including a pair of 20-plus kills ... Posted 13 double-doubles (kills/digs) ... 15 matches of double-digit digs including a pair of 23-dig performances vs. SCAD (Sept. 2) and Bethel (Sept. 9) ... Named UAA Player of the Week (Oct. 17) after helping the squad to a 3-1 mark in UAA Round Robin II, playing in 12 games and hitting 58.8 percent (52-5-80) while coming up with 25 digs, 17 blocks (7-10) and three service aces ... In a five-game contest against No. 2-ranked Washington (Oct. 14), she recorded a career-high 25 kills (tied for 10th on Emory's single-match list), hit 60 percent in the match (25-1-40), and registered eight digs and eight blocks (1-7) ... In final match of the weekend against No. 14-ranked NYU (Oct. 15), she racked up 13 kills, hit 52.3 percent (13-2-21), and chalked up eight digs in aiding the Eagles to a three-game win ... Her 36.0 attack percentage (319-93--628) ranked her No. 3 among UAA players and was eighth on Emory's all-time seasonal chart ... 3.89 kills per game average was No. 3 in the UAA and tied for third on the Eagles' seasonal ladder ... No. 4 in the UAA in blocks per game (1.29 bpg) ... Hit 56.7 percent (21-4--30) and recorded nine blocks (3-6) vs. No. 15 Austin College (Sept. 16) ... 61.5 attack percentage (16-0--26) vs. East Texas Baptist (Sept. 16) ... Paced the team with 19 kills in a three-game triumph over West Georgia (Oct. 28) ... Led the Eagles with 16 kills and 16 digs vs. Washington & Lee (Sept. 22) ... Team leader in kills in 10 matches ... Season came to an end when she suffered a knee injury against Juniata (Oct. 28).

Sophomore (2005):
Came on strong in her second season with the Eagles, as she was named honorable mention All-America, as well as all conference and all south region ... Honored for her play in the Emory National Invitational as the tournament MVP ... Finished second on the team in blocks with 119 (1.25 per game) and third on the team in kills with 254 (2.67 per game) ... Recorded her career high in kills during the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament against Wisconsin-Whitewater with 15 ... Her kill percentage high was against Juniata College (Pa.) at .857.

Freshman (2004):
Bunning amassed 66 kills and 28 total blocks in 16 matches .... Had a season-high seven kills in three different matches.

Stats

Year GP-MP K KPG A SA DIGS DPG
2004 35-16 66 1.89 0 9 9 0.26
2005 95-31 254 2.67 7 22 37 0.39
2006 82-25 319 3.89 8 23 275 3.35
2007 110-32 393 3.57 24 16 258 2.35
TOTAL 322-104 1032 3.23 39 70 579 1.79


Janet Bunning's Career High Kill Matches

Opponent GP Kills Date
Washington Univ. 5 25 10/13/2007
Washington Univ. 5 25 10/14/2006
Washington Univ. 5 21 11/3/2007
Washington & Lee 3 21 9/21/2007
Austin College 4 21 9/16/2006