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University of Denver Athletics

2018 Women's Volleyball Roster

Don Liebig
Don Liebig
Don Liebig

15 Emma Willis

  • Position Middle Blocker
  • Height 6-3
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown La Jolla, Calif.
  • Highschool La Jolla HS

Biography

AWARDS and HONORS:

  • All-Summit League Honorable Mention (2016)
  • Denver Invitational All-Tournament Team (2016)
  • Summit League All-Tournament Team (2017, 2018)
  • Summit League All-League Team (2017)
  • Summit League All-League Honorable Mention (2018)
CAREER HIGHS:
  • Kills: 15, vs. Oral Roberts (11/19/17)
  • Attacks: 33, vs. Fort Wayne (9/24/17)
  • Hitting percentage: .727 (8-0-11), at South Dakota State (10/21/16)
  • Assists: 3, vs. North Dakota State (10/14/16)
  • Service aces: 3, 4x, last vs. UC Riverside (9/16/17)
  • Digs: 7, 4x, last vs. Minnesota (9/7/17)
  • Blocks: 11, vs. South Dakota (11/20/16)
2018:
Started in all 30 matches and played in all 110 sets for the Pioneers…Ranked second on the team with 111 total blocks and ranked fifth with 187 kills on the season…Earned a season-high 16 kills in the Summit League Tournament final on Nov. 18…Recorded a season-high hitting percentage of .714 (5-0-7) on Oct. 26 against South Dakota State…Finished the season nationally ranked in blocks per set (1.01), hitting percentage (0.326) and total blocks (111).

2017: 
Appeared in all 102 sets for the Pioneers, starting in all 29 matches...Led the team in total blocks...Ranked nationally in blocks per set and total blocks...Led the Summit League in total blocks, assisted blocks and blocks per set...Fourth on the team in kills and points...Fifth on the team in service aces...Third on the team in hitting percentage...Had a team-high in total blocks in 14 matches, six times in just solo blocks and12 times in assisted blocks...Tied for the team-high in assisted blocks three times and solo blocks twice...Finished the season nationally ranked in blocks per set and total blocks.

2016:
Appeared in all 116 sets for DU...Ended with second-best hit mark of .348 behind 189 kills at 1.63 per set...Third with 23 service aces, along with 61 digs and led the team with 131 blocks, six solo and 125 assisted...Set or tied a career-high on 23 separate occasions...Finished 73rd in the NCAA in hitting percentage, 81st in total blocks and 102nd in blocks per set...Finished third in the Summit League in hitting percentage, first in total blocks and first in blocks per set.

2015:
 Played in 49 of 128 sets for Denver... Recorded 34 kills, 22 blocks, seven digs and one assist.

BEFORE DENVER:
Plays middle blocker...Team captain of the La Jolla H.S. volleyball team...Was selected as a Prep Volleyball Senior Ace in 2014...Featured as a 2014 Player to Watch in the San Diego Union-Tribune...Played club volleyball with Coast Volleyball Club...Led her 17s team to a third-place ranking in the country and fifth-place finish at the 2014 Junior Nationals...Named to the All-Tournament team at the 2014 Junior Nationals.

PERSONAL:
Born Feb. 27, 1997, in Boulder, Colo...Daughter of Mary and Mike...Has one sister, Isabel...Chose Denver because of the academics, the volleyball program, and to live in Colorado...Enjoys hiking, camping, going to the beach,and being outside...Mechanical engineering major.

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Historical Player Information

  • 15

    2015Freshman

    Middle Blocker
    6'2"
    15
  • 15

    2016Sophomore

    Middle Blocker
    6'3"
    15
  • 15

    2017Junior

    Middle Blocker
    6'3"
    15
  • 15

    2018Senior

    Middle Blocker
    6'3"
    15