The Emory University volleyball team had four members selected to the All-University Athletic Association Team on Monday with each earning a spot on the first team for the first time in their career.
Junior Deborah Hong earned her third All-UAA recognition after earning second team honors last season while junior Madison Cail also earned her third All-UAA selection. Senior Carly Wallace and junior Alana Dawson both picked up their second career All-UAA honor.
Hong became an invaluable member of the Eagles' squad this season as she finished first on the team in total digs (500) and service aces (42). Hong continued to show her strength in the conference totaling 130 digs and averaging 4.64 digs in conference play. She had the best game of the season posting a career-high 32 digs against then ranked No. 22 Mary Washington (Oct. 28) followed by a 27-dig game against then ranked No. 11 Berry (Nov. 4) to conclude the Emory Classic Tournament.
Cail had one of the best seasons of her career and became a major asset for the Eagles' success this season. Cail totaled 200 kills during the season and posted 16 kills against then ranked No. 12 WashU, a career best, and had eight double digit kill games. She also led the UAA with a .353 hitting percentage (200-46—436) and finished first on the team and third in the conference with 93 blocks, 24 solo. Cail had a career-best eight blocks against Averett (Oct. 28) and had four six-block matches this season.
Wallace will set her name in the record books at Emory and has continued to be an impressive member of the Eagles' squad this season. She finished second on the team in total digs (293) and in total kills (221) and finished eighth in the conference in total digs. Wallace posted a season and career-high 28 digs against then ranked No. 7 NYU (Nov. 11) in the UAA Championships and recorded 13 kills in the title match. Earlier this season, she posted a season-high 16 kills against then ranked No. 13 Berry (Nov. 4) to finish the Emory Classic Tournament on a high note.
Dawson had one of the best seasons of her career during her junior campaign to earn a spot on the All-UAA first team. Dawson finished third on the team in total kills (215) and second in hitting percentage (.316). Her accuracy helped her to a third place finish in the conference in hitting percentage and she finished just outside of the top 10 in kills per set (2.29). Dawson also led the team in conference play with 73 kills including a season and career-high 20 against then ranked No. 12 ranked WashU and 23 combined against Rochester and Carnegie Mellon earlier this season.
The Eagles currently hold a 24-2 record this season and will look to the NCAA Tournament where they will face Meredith College in the first round of the Mount Berry Regional on Thursday, November 16 at 2 pm.