Emily Sawin

Position:
Outside Hitter
Class:
Senior
High School:
Lincoln-Way Central
Hometown:
New Lenox, Ill.

Career Highs

Kills	24, vs. Furman (11/2/08)
Attempts	63 vs. Furman (11/2/08)
Aces	5 vs. Elon (11/21/08)
Digs	22 vs. Chattanooga (10/9/07)
Assists	4, 3x last vs. Coastal (10/16/07)
Blocks	7 vs. Coastal Carolina (10/16/07)
Hitting Percentage	.800 (12-0-15) vs. Citadel (10/30/07)

Career Statistics

YEAR

K/GM

PCT

A/GM

SA/GM

DIG

DIG/G

TOT

B/GM

BHE

2006

131

420

3.21

200

1121

.196

0.32

0.28

288

2.20

0.48

2007

2008

117

119

330

384

2.82

3.23

127

136

815

1144

.249

.217

0.38

0.18

0.22

304

259

2.60

2.18

0.47

0.29

Totals

367

102

1134

3.09

463

3080

.218

108

0.29

0.24

126

851

2.32

146

153

0.42

On Sawin: A tremendous force on offense and factor on defense.

2008: Earned Second-Team All-Southern Conference honors ... appeared in 34 matches, starting 33 ... led team with 3.23 kills per set and was third with an average of 2.18 digs ... became eighth Cougar to record 1,000th career kill with 13 kills vs. Appalachian State on October 25 ... had 22 double-figure kill matches with a career-high 24 kills vs. Furman on November 2 ... recorded previous career-high earlier in the season with 23 kills and 11 digs in five-set victory at Western Carolina on October 24 ... was one of five double-doubles on the season, including 12 kills and 21 digs vs. Furman in the Southern Conference tournament semifinals on November 23 ... hit .300 or better 10 times on the season with a season-high .478 vs. The Citadel on November 5 ... that performance came in front of 1,547 fans in the final match at John Kresse Arena ... had career-high five aces vs. Elon on November 21 ... posted season-high four blocks against UNC Greensboro on October 12.

2007: Southern Conference All-Tournament team selection ... started all 33 matches ... finished third on team with average of 2.82 kills and 2.60 digs ... fourth on team with .249 hitting percentage ... totaled 330 kills to place second on team ... posted double-digit kills in 17 matches, including career-high tying 19 vs. UNC Greensboro in the Southern Conference Tournament championship game on Nov. 18 ... hit .250 or higher in 18 matches ... achieved career-high .800 hitting percentage in win over The Citadel on Oct. 30 ... finished season with 13 double-figure dig totals, highlighted by a career-high 22 vs. Chattanooga on Oct. 9 ... had nine double-doubles ... notched then-career-high 21 digs against UT-Arlington on Sept. 15 ... had 61 kills and averaged 3.39 kills per game over five matches from Sept. 18 through Sept. 29 ... nearly had triple-double with eight kills, eight digs and career-high seven blocks vs. Coastal Carolina on Oct. 16.

2006: Named Southern Conference Freshman of the Year ... appeared in all 35 matches ... led team with 420 kills ... second on team with 3.21 kills per game ... added averages of 2.20 digs, 0.48 blocks and 0.28 service aces per game ... finished season with 63 blocks ... recorded double-digit kills in 25 of 35 matches, including a stretch of 21 of 25 matches from Sept. 2 through Nov. 4 ... had ten double-doubles beginning with 11 kills and 11 digs in her first collegiate match against San Diego State on August 30 ... posted career-highs of four blocks against North Carolina on Sept. 9 and vs. UNC Greensboro on Nov. 19 ... hit career-high .455 with 13 kills vs. Winthrop on Sept. 26 ... had career-best 19 kills against Western Carolina on Oct. 6 and again on Oct. 22 vs. Davidson ... tallied 126 kills and averaged 4.66 kills per game over seven matches and 27 games from Sept. 30 through Oct. 22 ... had 12 double-figure dig performances including a career-high 18 vs. Western Carolina on Nov. 5 ... posted total of 30 kills in three matches during Southern Conference Tournament ... delivered 14 kills against Arizona State in NCAA Tournament.

Lincoln-Way Central High School: Accomplished athlete who earned seven letters in high school, three in volleyball and four in badminton ... member of 2003 Regional Championship volleyball team ... two-time All-Conference choice ... team Most Valuable Player and All-Area selection ... holds school records for career kills (726) and digs (1,038) ... set single-season assist record with 587 ... earned State Scholar award member of several honor societies and the Principal’s Cabinet ... qualifed for Honor Roll every semester.

Personal: Born on Feb. 29, 1988, Emily is the daughter of Betsy and Ron Sawin ... family includes a sister, Ellen, who is a sophomore on Evansville’s volleyball team this year ... awarded the prestigious Coleman Lew Leadership Award following 2008-09 academic year ... currently majoring in Biochemistry.