Birth Date: | Nov. 23, 1989 |
Height: | 5-9 |
Year: | Fr. |
Hometown: | Matteson, IL |
High School: | Rich Central |
Position: | OH |
Major: | Biomedical Engineering |
Parents: | Michael & Leslie Wright |
Freshman (2008):
Saw action in 38 matches and played in total of 116 games
... Second on the team with a 0.67 blocks per-game average ...
Fifth among Eagles with a 1.42 kills per game average ... Earned a
berth on the NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team ... Season-high
11 kills and hit 43.5 (11-1--23) vs. LaVerne (Nov. 22) in the NCAA
Championship match ... Totaled eight terminations and tied for team
lead with seven blocks vs. St. Benedict (Nov. 20) in the NCAA
Quarterfinals ... Finished with nine (0-9) total blocks vs. West
Georgia (Aug. 30) which proved to be the high-water mark by an
Emory player during the year ... Registered a 41.7 hitting
percentage (5-0--12) and five (3-2) blocks vs. Southern Virginia
(Sept. 13) ... Seven kills in a three-game victory over Chicago
(Oct. 5) at the UAA Round Robin I.
Prior to Emory
High School: Was a four-year member of the
volleyball program at Rich Central High School ... Her prep coach
was Craig Marek ... Served as team captain her freshman, sophomore
and senior seasons ... ... Two-time team MVP and was an
all-conference pick on two occasions ... Totaled 215 kills and 155
total blocks her final year ... Honorable mention selections to
both area and state teams ... Also competed in track and basketball
... Played club volleyball for Ultimate 18 Gold in 2007 and 2008
and was coached by Alicia Gonda.
Personal: Born November 23, 1989 ... Won her high
school's Outstanding Math Student as a junior and senior and
captured the Outstanding Chemistry Student her sophomore year ...
Illinois State Scholar.
Stats
Year | GP-MP | K | KPG | A | SA | DIGS | DPG | BA | BS | TB |
2008 | 116-38 | 165 | 1.42 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 0.15 | 60 | 18 | 78 |
TOTAL | 116-38 | 165 | 1.42 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 0.15 | 60 | 18 | 78 |
(On Why You Chose Emory)
"I loved the coaches and the team and knew that I would not get
that type of family atmosphere at any other college. I also loved
the campus as well as the city of Atlanta."