26 Deborah Hong
26 - Deborah Hong
Height: 5-5
Year: So.
Hometown: La Canada Flintridge, CA
High School: Polytechnic
Position: L
m 25
k/s 0.02
h % .167
a/s 0.69
b/s 0.00
sa/s 0.38
d/s 3.67

Sophomore (2022):

  • 2022 UAA Fall All-Academic honors
  • Competed in 86 sets across 25 matches this season 
  • Finished second on the team and 14th in the UAA with 316 digs
  • Also placed second on the team and ninth in the UAA wih 3.67 digs per set
  • Totaled 30 digs over four sets against West Georgia
  • Became one of the best servers finishing second on the team with 33 service aces

Freshman (2021):

In her inaugural season on the team, Hong emerged as a vital contributor to the Emory program as she was one of two Eagles to compete in all 111 sets of the 31 matches Emory competed in… Hong was a key member of the Eagles back row as both a defensive stalwart and a serving specialist… Named to the 2022 All-UAA Second Team… Led the team in total digs (357) and was second in digs per set (3.22)… Also led the team in total service aces (44) and service aces per set (.40)… Finished third on the team in receiving percentage (.938)… Recorded a season-high 21 digs in a tight 3-2 victory over Saint Benedict (Sep. 10) and also didn’t record a single receiving error in 14 attempts… Hong registered the most service aces in a game for the Eagles this year with six which she did in back-to-back games against West Georgi and Case Western Reserve… In three NCAA Tournament games, she recorded 51 total digs to help lead the Eagles to a third round finish… On top of her defensive prowess, Hong also finished 14 games with at least three assists from back-row sets… Finished 19 out of 31 games with a double digit assist effort.

High School:
Competed four years on the Polytechnic High Volleyball Team … Was coached by former Emory standout Katrina Damasco-Dicipulo … Team captain as a senior … 2018 All-CIF Southern Section honoree … Prep League First Team on two occasions … Member of the AVCA Phenom Watchlist in 2020 …2017 Pasadena Sports All-Star Team … Tabbed to Prep Volleyball's Defensive Dandies Team.

Plays club volleyball for Mizuno Long Beach where she is mentored by Joy Fuerbringer.

Personal:
Daughter of John and Katherine Hong ... Born Dec. 26.

Quote:
"The academic and athletic rigor Emory had to offer as well as the collaborative and friendly environment among the student body initially drew me in, and the volleyball team culture along with the amazing relationships I developed with the coaches cemented my decision."

Career Stats:

Year SP-MP DIGS DPS SA A APS
2021 111-131 357 3.22 44 74 0.67
2022 86-25 316 3.67 33 59 0.69
TOTALS 197-156 673 3.44 77 133 0.68

Deborah Hong Career High Dig Matches:

Opponent SP DIGS Date
West Georgia 4 30 9/6/2022
Carnegie Mellon 5 28 10/2/2022
Trinity 4 24 9/9/2022
Claremont-M-S 4 22 9/10/2022
Chicago 3 21 9/18/2022
Saint Benedict 5 21 9/10/2021
Recent Games
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
Matches 25 5
Sets 86 18
Kills 2 0
Kills per set 0.02 0.00
Errors 0 0
Total Attacks 12 4
Hitting Percentage .167 .000
Assists 59 20
Assists per set 0.69 1.11
Service Aces 33 9
Service Errors 25 6
Service Aces per set 0.38 0.50
Receptions 281 54
Reception Errors 20 1
Digs 316 88
Digs per set 3.67 4.89
Block Solo 0 0
Block Assist 0 0
Block Total 0 0
Blocks per set 0.00 0.00
Block Errors 0 0
Ball Handling Errors 2 0
Points 35.0 9.0
Points per set 0.4 0.5
Matches started 6 -
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Sep 1 LaGrange W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 3 at Birmingham-Southern L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 0 2 1 7 1 11 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Sep 3 Covenant W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 .000 0 2 0 8 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Sep 6 at University of West Georgia W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 7 1 0 14 1 30 0 0 0 0 2 1.0
Sep 9 Trinity (Tex.) W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 3 0 0 30 4 24 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 10 Johns Hopkins W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 4 0 1 16 1 16 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 10 Claremont-M-S L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 5 2 2 13 1 22 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Sep 17 vs. Case Western Reserve W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 4 .000 2 2 1 16 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Sep 17 vs. Rochester (N.Y.) W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 6 2 2 5 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Sep 18 vs. Chicago L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 2 1 1 13 0 21 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 27 at Lee W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 3 0 3 14 1 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 30 Maryville (Tenn.)   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 2 vs. Washington (Mo.) W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 6 3 1 10 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Oct 2 at Carnegie Mellon L, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 - 4 1 1 10 1 28 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Oct 8 Sewanee W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 3 2 0 14 2 18 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Oct 11 at Berry L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 2 0 0 9 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 14 Hendrix W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 16 vs. Brandeis W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 16 vs. New York U. L, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 St. Mary's (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 2 1 0 1 1.000 1 1 1 6 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Oct 21 Averett W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 1 0 0 5 1 10 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 22 Wooster W, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 - 1 0 0 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 28 Birmingham-Southern W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 1 2 2 9 2 9 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Oct 29 Berry W, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 - 1 0 2 10 1 11 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 29 Oglethorpe W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 1 .000 1 2 0 9 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Nov 4 vs. Case Western Reserve W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 4 .250 1 0 1 12 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Nov 4 at New York U. W, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 - 1 3 2 13 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Nov 5 vs. Washington (Mo.) W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 - 0 3 0 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Nov 10 vs. Bethany (W.V.) W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 - 0 3 1 6 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Nov 11 vs. Transylvania L, 3-2 - 5 0 0 1 .000 4 1 3 19 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
  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
2021-22 31 111 2 0.02 2 14 .000 74 0.67 44 0.40 404 26 357 3.22 0 0 0 0.00 46.0 0.4
2022-23 25 86 2 0.02 0 12 .167 59 0.69 33 0.38 281 20 316 3.67 0 0 0 0.00 35.0 0.4
2023-24 29 106 5 0.05 1 30 .133 150 1.42 43 0.41 273 18 582 5.49 0 0 0 0.00 48.0 0.5
Total 85 303 9 0.03 3 56 .107 283 0.93 120 0.40 958 64 1255 4.14 0 0 0 0.00 129.0 0.4
  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
Total 25 86 2 0.02 0 12 .167 59 0.69 33 0.38 281 20 316 3.67 0 0 0 0.00 35.0 0.4
Conference 5 18 0 0.00 0 4 .000 20 1.11 9 0.50 54 1 88 4.89 0 0 0 0.00 9.0 0.5
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 11 36 1 0.03 0 3 .333 21 0.58 11 0.31 123 13 137 3.81 0 0 0 0.00 12.0 0.3
Away 6 23 0 0.00 0 0 - 17 0.74 7 0.30 67 5 97 4.22 0 0 0 0.00 7.0 0.3
Neutral 8 27 1 0.04 0 9 .111 21 0.78 15 0.56 91 2 82 3.04 0 0 0 0.00 16.0 0.6
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Wins 19 62 2 0.03 0 11 .182 42 0.68 26 0.42 210 17 219 3.53 0 0 0 0.00 28.0 0.5
Losses 6 24 0 0.00 0 1 .000 17 0.71 7 0.29 71 3 97 4.04 0 0 0 0.00 7.0 0.3
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September 10 34 0 0.00 0 5 .000 32 0.94 12 0.35 136 9 167 4.91 0 0 0 0.00 12.0 0.4
October 10 34 1 0.03 0 2 .500 21 0.62 11 0.32 85 8 119 3.50 0 0 0 0.00 12.0 0.4
November 5 18 1 0.06 0 5 .200 6 0.33 10 0.56 60 3 30 1.67 0 0 0 0.00 11.0 0.6