Height: | 5-11 |
Year: | So. |
Hometown: | League City, TX |
High School: | Clear Springs |
Position: | RS |
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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 |