26 Deborah Hong
26 - Deborah Hong
Height: 5-5
Year: Jr.
Hometown: La Canada Flintridge, CA
High School: Polytechnic
Position: DS/L
m 29
k/s 0.05
h % .133
a/s 1.42
b/s 0.00
sa/s 0.41
d/s 5.49

Junior (2023): 

  • All-UAA First Team 
  • AVCA Region IV Player of the Year
  • AVCA All-Region First Team
  • AVCA All-American First Team
  • Competed in 106 sets across 29 matches this season
  • Led the team and the UAA with 582 digs and finished in the top-30 in the country
  • Averaged 5.49 digs per set across her 106 sets
  • Finished fourth on the team with 150 assists
  • Posted 43 service aces to finish first on the team 

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.

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

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
2023 106-29 582 5.49 43 150 1.42
TOTALS 303-85 1255 4.14 120 283 0.93

Deborah Hong Career High Dig Matches:

Opponent SP DIGS Date
Covenant 5 35 11/17/2023
Mary Washington 5 32 10/28/2023
Trinity (TX) 4 31 11/18/2023
West Georgia 4 30 9/6/2022
NYU 5 29 11/11/2023
Carnegie Mellon 5 28 10/2/2022
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 5 2
Kills per set 0.05 0.07
Errors 1 0
Total Attacks 30 14
Hitting Percentage .133 .143
Assists 150 40
Assists per set 1.42 1.43
Service Aces 43 10
Service Errors 26 8
Service Aces per set 0.41 0.36
Receptions 273 82
Reception Errors 18 4
Digs 582 130
Digs per set 5.49 4.64
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 1 1
Points 48.0 12.0
Points per set 0.5 0.4
Matches started - -
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 - 3 0 0 0 - 3 3 1 14 1 18 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Sep 2 Greensboro W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 3 2 1 3 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Sep 2 East Tex. Baptist W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 2 0 1 4 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 8 vs. Cal Lutheran W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 3 .000 5 1 1 4 0 18 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 9 vs. Tufts W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 7 3 0 19 2 18 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Sep 9 vs. Colorado Col. W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 2 2 0 7 0 26 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Sep 15 Oglethorpe W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 7 1 1 9 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 23 vs. Chicago W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 7 .143 3 0 1 10 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 23 vs. Rochester (N.Y.) W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 2 .000 4 2 1 14 1 19 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Sep 24 vs. Carnegie Mellon W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 1 .000 6 3 0 12 1 26 0 0 0 0 1 3.0
Sep 30 at Berry W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 4 .000 4 3 1 8 1 20 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Oct 6 Maryville (Tenn.) W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 7 0 1 3 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 8 vs. New York U. W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 1 .000 12 0 1 14 0 18 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 8 vs. Case Western Reserve W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 1 .000 5 2 1 9 0 23 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Oct 20 at Covenant L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 3 .000 7 0 0 11 0 19 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 22 at Brandeis W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 1 1.000 3 3 2 9 1 10 0 0 0 0 0 4.0
Oct 22 vs. Washington (Mo.) W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 1 .000 7 0 2 14 1 25 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 28 at Averett W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 4 5 0 11 1 24 0 0 0 0 0 5.0
Oct 28 vs. Mary Washington W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 - 6 0 0 15 1 32 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Nov 3 Birmingham-Southern W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 3 3 1 6 0 19 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Nov 3 Rhodes W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 4 0 2 10 2 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Nov 4 Randolph-Macon W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 2 .500 1 2 1 2 1 14 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Nov 4 Berry W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 1 .000 8 4 1 8 2 27 0 0 0 0 0 4.0
Nov 10 Rochester (N.Y.) W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 2 3 0 3 1 14 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Nov 10 Chicago W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 7 0 2 8 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Nov 11 New York U. L, 3-2 - 5 1 0 1 1.000 8 0 0 25 0 29 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Nov 16 vs. Meredith W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 6 0 0 4 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Nov 17 vs. Covenant W, 3-2 - 5 1 1 2 .000 7 0 2 8 0 35 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Nov 18 vs. Trinity (Tex.) L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 7 1 2 9 2 31 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 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
Conference 7 28 2 0.07 0 14 .143 40 1.43 10 0.36 82 4 130 4.64 0 0 0 0.00 12.0 0.4
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 12 39 2 0.05 0 4 .500 55 1.41 18 0.46 95 7 213 5.46 0 0 0 0.00 20.0 0.5
Away 4 14 1 0.07 0 8 .125 18 1.29 11 0.79 39 3 73 5.21 0 0 0 0.00 12.0 0.9
Neutral 13 53 2 0.04 1 18 .056 77 1.45 14 0.26 139 8 296 5.58 0 0 0 0.00 16.0 0.3
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Wins 26 93 4 0.04 1 26 .115 128 1.38 42 0.45 228 16 503 5.41 0 0 0 0.00 46.0 0.5
Losses 3 13 1 0.08 0 4 .250 22 1.69 1 0.08 45 2 79 6.08 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 0.2
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September 11 38 1 0.03 0 17 .059 46 1.21 20 0.53 104 6 193 5.08 0 0 0 0.00 21.0 0.6
October 8 32 1 0.03 0 7 .143 51 1.59 10 0.31 86 4 168 5.25 0 0 0 0.00 11.0 0.3
November 10 36 3 0.08 1 6 .333 53 1.47 13 0.36 83 8 221 6.14 0 0 0 0.00 16.0 0.4