14 Alana Dawson
14 - Alana Dawson
Height: 5-11
Year: Jr.
Hometown: League City, TX
High School: Clear Springs
Position: RS
m 29
k/s 2.39
h % .327
a/s 0.08
b/s 0.60
sa/s 0.00
d/s 0.67

Junior (2023): 

  • All-UAA First Team 
  • AVCA All-Region First Team
  • AVCA All-American Third Team
  • CSC Academic All-American Third Team 
  • Competed in 106 sets across 29 matches this season
  • Finished second on the team with 253 kills
  • Posted a .327 hitting percentage (253-61--588) to finish second on the team and in the UAA
  • Totaled 64 blocks on the season to finish second on the team
  • Recorded a career-high 20 kills against WashU (Oct. 22)

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.

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
2023 106-29 253 2.39 64 0.60 71 0
TOTALS 283-82 723 2.55 122 0.43 175 10

Alana Dawson Career High Kill Matches:

Opponent SP Kills Date
WashU 5 20 10/22/2023
Covenant 5 19 11/17/2023
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
Nov 10 Rochester (N.Y.) W, 3-0
Nov 10 Chicago W, 3-0
Nov 11 New York U. L, 3-2
Nov 16 vs. Meredith W, 3-0
Nov 17 vs. Covenant W, 3-2
Nov 18 vs. Trinity (Tex.) L, 3-1
Statistics category Overall Conf
Matches 29 7
Sets 106 28
Kills 253 73
Kills per set 2.39 2.61
Errors 61 21
Total Attacks 588 170
Hitting Percentage .327 .306
Assists 9 4
Assists per set 0.08 0.14
Service Aces 0 0
Service Errors 0 0
Service Aces per set 0.00 0.00
Receptions 5 4
Reception Errors 0 0
Digs 71 15
Digs per set 0.67 0.54
Block Solo 5 0
Block Assist 59 13
Block Total 64 13
Blocks per set 0.60 0.46
Block Errors 5 3
Ball Handling Errors 2 0
Points 287.5 79.5
Points per set 2.7 2.8
Matches started 22 4
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Sep 1 Centre W, 3-0 1 3 14 1 23 .565 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 15.0
Sep 2 Greensboro W, 3-0 1 3 6 0 14 .429 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 7.5
Sep 2 East Tex. Baptist W, 3-0 1 3 9 4 23 .217 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 3 0 10.5
Sep 8 vs. Cal Lutheran W, 3-0 - 3 7 2 13 .385 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 9.0
Sep 9 vs. Tufts W, 3-1 1 4 9 2 21 .333 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 6 0 6 0 12.0
Sep 9 vs. Colorado Col. W, 3-1 - 4 9 1 21 .381 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 4 0 11.5
Sep 15 Oglethorpe W, 3-0 1 3 5 1 10 .400 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 6.5
Sep 23 vs. Chicago W, 3-0 - 3 5 6 18 -.056 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 6.0
Sep 23 vs. Rochester (N.Y.) W, 3-1 - 4 12 4 24 .333 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 13.5
Sep 24 vs. Carnegie Mellon W, 3-2 - 5 11 1 22 .455 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 3 0 3 0 12.5
Sep 30 at Berry W, 3-0 1 3 4 3 17 .059 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 1 0 5.0
Oct 6 Maryville (Tenn.) W, 3-0 - 3 5 1 10 .400 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.0
Oct 8 vs. New York U. W, 3-1 1 4 12 3 29 .310 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 13.0
Oct 8 vs. Case Western Reserve W, 3-1 1 4 8 2 30 .200 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 8.5
Oct 20 at Covenant L, 3-1 1 4 8 2 19 .316 0 0 0 0 0 8 1 1 0 2 1 9.5
Oct 22 at Brandeis W, 3-0 1 3 5 2 14 .214 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 5.0
Oct 22 vs. Washington (Mo.) W, 3-2 1 5 20 3 33 .515 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 2 1 2 0 21.0
Oct 28 at Averett W, 3-1 1 4 8 1 21 .333 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 4 0 10.0
Oct 28 vs. Mary Washington W, 3-2 - 5 7 3 23 .174 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 7.5
Nov 3 Birmingham-Southern W, 3-0 1 3 6 1 16 .313 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 3 0 7.5
Nov 3 Rhodes W, 3-0 1 3 5 1 11 .364 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 5.5
Nov 4 Randolph-Macon W, 3-0 1 3 4 1 13 .231 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 4.5
Nov 4 Berry W, 3-1 1 4 6 3 23 .130 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 7.0
Nov 10 Rochester (N.Y.) W, 3-0 1 3 9 0 12 .750 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 11.0
Nov 10 Chicago W, 3-0 1 3 9 2 22 .318 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 10.5
Nov 11 New York U. L, 3-2 1 5 12 3 31 .290 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 2 0 13.0
Nov 16 vs. Meredith W, 3-0 1 3 8 2 19 .316 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 8.0
Nov 17 vs. Covenant W, 3-2 1 5 19 3 29 .552 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 2 0 2 0 20.0
Nov 18 vs. Trinity (Tex.) L, 3-1 1 4 11 3 27 .296 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 12.0
  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 31 106 275 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
Total 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
Conference 7 28 73 2.61 21 170 .306 4 0.14 0 0.00 4 0 15 0.54 0 13 13 0.46 79.5 2.8
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Home 12 39 90 2.31 18 208 .346 4 0.10 0 0.00 0 0 19 0.49 2 23 25 0.64 103.5 2.7
Away 4 14 25 1.79 8 71 .239 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 21 1.50 2 5 7 0.50 29.5 2.1
Neutral 13 53 138 2.60 35 309 .333 5 0.09 0 0.00 5 0 31 0.58 1 31 32 0.60 154.5 2.9
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Wins 26 93 222 2.39 53 511 .331 9 0.10 0 0.00 5 0 60 0.65 4 54 58 0.62 253.0 2.7
Losses 3 13 31 2.38 8 77 .299 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 11 0.85 1 5 6 0.46 34.5 2.7
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September 11 38 91 2.39 25 206 .320 5 0.13 0 0.00 4 0 28 0.74 2 32 34 0.89 109.0 2.9
October 8 32 73 2.28 17 179 .313 1 0.03 0 0.00 1 0 22 0.69 1 11 12 0.38 79.5 2.5
November 10 36 89 2.47 19 203 .345 3 0.08 0 0.00 0 0 21 0.58 2 16 18 0.50 99.0 2.8