14 Molly Landers
14 - Molly Landers
Height: 5-5
Year: So.
Hometown: Kentfield, CA
High School: The Branson School
Position: DS/L
Major: Economics

Career:
After two seasons of action, she played in 76 matches and totaled 249 sets ... Stands 12th on Emory's all-time list with 894 digs and is third in career digs per set (3.59 dps) ... Has six matches of 20 or more digs to her credit.

Sophomore (2011):
Appeared in all 41 of the team's matches and played in 137 of a possible 138 sets ... Captured honorable mention All-UAA acclaim ... Led the team and ranked seventh among UAA performers with a 3.80 digs-per-set average ... Her total of 521 digs ranked fourth on the school's seasonal chart while her digs-per-set mark was good for fifth place ... Established a school match record with 35 digs vs. Washington University (Nov. 5) in the UAA Championships contest ... Posted five outings with 20 or more digs ... Led or shared for team honors in digs in 21 matches ... Doled out five aces (which would tie the high-water mark by an Emoy player in 2011) and chipped in a team-high 12 digs in a 3-0 verdict over Brandeis (Nov. 4) ... Named Emory's Player of the Week following her performance at the Eagles' Halloween Tournament that included a match best 21-digs effort in a 3-0 triumph over Washington & Lee, and a team-leading 16 digs in a 3-0 triumph vs. No. 12 Juniata ... Averaged 5.6 digs over the course of four matches at the season-opening Wittenberg Invitational (Sept. 2-3) that included 21 defensive saves against Juniata (Sept. 3) and 20 digs vs. No. 5 Wittenberg (Sept. 2) ... Paced all players with 19 digs in a 3-0 win over No. 16 Trinity (Sept. 9) ... Third on the club with 25 service aces ... Five matches with two or more aces.

Freshman (2010):
Saw action in 112 sets over 35 matches ... Defensive sparkplug who kept Emory in many rallies with her stellar play ... Led the team and ranked ninth among UAA players with a 3.33 digs-per-set-average ... Concluded the year with 373 digs, second on the team and 14th on the school's seasonal chart ... Her season-high 30 digs in a five-set win over Christopher Newport (Nov. 19) in the NCAA Quarterfinals was the high-water mark by an Emory player during the year and the sixth-highest match total in school history ... Emerged as a dependable server and doled out 27 aces ... Led or shared for the team's lead in digs in 14 matches ... Dished out a season-high tying three service aces and finished with 19 digs vs. Cal Lutheran (Nov. 14) in a 3-2 win in the NCAA Atlanta Regional Championship contest ... Tied with Kelsey Krzyston with 13 digs against Calvin (Nov. 22) in the NCAA Championship match ... Back-to-back efforts of a team-high 18 digs vs. Saint Ambrose (Sept. 25) and NYU (Oct. 2) in the UAA Round Robin I ... Second on the club with 17 digs against Washington University (Nov. 6) in the UAA Championships final ... Eight outings of two or more aces ... Team-best three aces and rang up 17 digs in a 3-0 win over then No. 5 Eastern University (Oct. 23).

Prior To Emory: Was a four-year member of The Branson School volleyball program where she played for coach Michelle Brazil … Served as her team’s captain her junior and senior seasons … Was tabbed as her squad’s MVP all four  years … Four-time member of the MCAL All-League Team … 2009 selection to the California Division V All-State Team … Played for the Absolute Volleyball Club team and was coached by Konrad Ott.

Personal: Born April 15, 1992 … Daughter of John and Maureen Landers.  


Stats

Year GP-MP K KPG A SA DIGS DPG
2010 112-35 4 0.04 10 27 373 3.33
2011 137-41 3 0.02 28 25 521 3.80
TOTAL 249-76 7  0.03 38  52 894 3.59




Molly Landers' Career-High Digs Matches

Opponent GP Digs Date
Washington Univ. 5 35 11/5/2011
Christopher Newport 5 30 11/19/2010
Washington & Lee 3 21 10/28/2011
Washington Univ. 5 21 10/16/2011
Juniata 3 21 9/3/2011
Wittenberg 4 20 9/2/2011
Trinity 3 19 9/9/2011
Cal Lutheran 5 19 11/6/2010