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2020 Women's Volleyball

2 Emma Griffith

  • Height 5-10
  • Position S
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown New York, N.Y.
  • High School Calhoun

Biography

School Records:

  • Career: No. 2 in assists (3,723)
  • Season: No. 4 in assists (1,367 in 2018)

2020:

  • Dudley Medal winner
  • CoSIDA First Team Academic All-American
  • CoSIDA Academic All-District
  • UAA All-Academic

2019:

  • AVCA First Team All-American
  • AVCA All-Region
  • First Team All-UAA
  • CoSIDA Third Team Academic All-American
  • AVCA National Player of the Week (Oct. 22)
  • Ranked fifth in the nation in assists per set (11.01)
  • Collected 1,222 assists, 352 digs (3.17 per set), 45 blocks (0.41 per set) and a team-high 57 aces (0.51 per set) on the season
  • Dished out a season-high 54 assists against Calvin
  • Posted 50 assists versus Aurora and Dubuque
  • Tallied at least 40 assists in 13 matches
  • Tallied 47 assists, 22 digs and four blocks at Elmhurst
  • Recorded 21 matches with at double-digit digs
  • Served up five aces in four different matches
  • UChicago Gargoyle Classic All-Tournament Team
  • Illinois Wesleyan All-Tournament Team
  • UAA Athlete of the Week (Sept. 3, Sept. 9, Sept. 23, Sept. 30, Oct. 21, Oct. 28)
  • UAA Presidents Council Scholar-Athlete
  • UAA All-Academic Team

2018:

  • AVCA Honorable Mention All-American
  • AVCA All-Region
  • First Team All-UAA
  • CoSIDA Google Cloud Academic All-District
  • Finished the season ranked second in the nation with 1,367 assists (10.94 per set)
  • Totaled 396 digs (3.17 per set), 44 aces and 39 blocks on the season
  • Tallied 21 matches with double-digit digs and seven matches with at least 50 assists
  • Set a new career high with 57 assists along with 21 digs versus Aurora
  • Posted 56 assists and 23 digs at Augustana
  • Collected 54 assists and 19 digs versus Cornell
  • Gargoyle Classic Tournament MVP
  • Carthage All-Tournament Team
  • UAA Athlete of the Week (Sept. 4, Sept. 17, Sept. 24, Oct. 1)
  • UAA Presidents Council Scholar-Athlete Team
  • UAA All-Academic Team

2017:

  • First Team All-UAA
  • UWEC Nike/Eastbay All-Tournament Team
  • Illinois Wesleyan Classic All-Tournament Team
  • Totaled 1,134 assists (10.40 per set), 340 digs (3.12 per set), 33 blocks, 31 aces and 38 kills on the season
  • Tallied a season-high 52 assists along with 10 digs, three blocks and four kills against North Park
  • Dished out 45 assists and a season-high 21 digs versus Carnegie Mellon
  • Compiled 11 matches with at least 40 assists and 19 matches with double-digit digs
  • UAA Athlete of the Week (Sept. 11, Sept. 18, Sept. 25, Oct. 9)

Personal:

  • Major: Law, Letters & Society
  • UChicago activities: Special Events Chair for Women's Athletic Association, Delta Gamma, Women in Law
  • Edith Ballwebber Award (2018, 2019)
  • Dean's List
  • Played four years of varsity volleyball and one year of basketball in high school
  • Three-year team captain
  • All-League (2014-16), League MVP (2016), The Calhoun School Athlete of the Year (2016-17)
  • League and tournament champions (2013-16)
  • Played six years of club volleyball including two years qualifying for Nationals with Team VB Rags (2015-17)
  • Peer Leader, President of Model UN, Social Justice Organizer, Jazz Piano
  • National Merit Commended Student
  • Awarded the Geane Linz Cup for overall scholarship and leadership, the Castellana Award for character and high integrity, and All School Spanish and English awards for achievement

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2

    2017Freshman

    S
    5'10"
    2
  • 2

    2018Sophomore

    S
    5'10"
    2
  • 2

    2019Junior

    S
    5'10"
    2
  • 2

    2020Senior

    S
    5'10"
    2