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EMILY KIRBY MIDDLE BLOCKER
JUNIOR I 5-9 I 2L
HOUSTON, TEXAS HIGHTOWER HS 2011 I JUNIOR SE ASON Appeared in all 32 matches and made two starts... played in 81 sets and totaled 14 kills... tallied 16 assists, 21 digs and 14 blocks (one solo, 13 assists) on the season... two starts came against Alabama (Sept. 3) and Loyola (Sept. 9)... had a career-high four digs and two blocks in each of the starts... had multiple assists in three straight games Sept. 3-9 against Alabama, Lamar and Loyola... had a career-high five in the Loyola match... was a perfect 3-for-3 in kills against Air Force on Oct. 27. 2010 I SOPHOMORE SE ASON Played in 24 matches and made two starts... lone starts came at Texas on Aug. 27 and at Wyoming on Oct. 16... recorded eight kills, nine assists and 16 blocks... tallied a career-high three kills in two sets played against Alcorn State on Sept. 3... recorded a pair of blocks against Princeton at the Rutgers Invitational on Sept. 10... totaled three blocks at San Diego State on Sept. 25... also notched a career-high four assists in that contest... posted a career-high with four blocks at UNLV on Oct. 31... tallied a pair of assists at BYU on Nov. 18. 20 0 9 I FRESH MAN SE ASON Appeared in six matches and played in seven sets... tallied a kill, three assists and four total blocks... made her collegiate debut on Aug. 29 against Grambling State... racked up a career-high two assists in the contest... picked up her first two career blocks in a match against St. Francis (Pa.) on Sept. 11... recorded her lone kill of the season at Air Force on Oct. 31... tied her career-high with two blocks in that match against the Falcons... assisted on a kill by Lauren Otto in the Frogs’ NCAA second-round match at Texas on Dec. 4... also made appearances at Air Force on Oct. 1 and against New Mexico on Nov. 20. HIGH SCHOOL Lettered four times for head coach Dan Turner... earned first-team all-state accolades as a junior and senior... was a state all-tournament team member after guiding her squad to a semi-finalist finish as a junior and senior... tabbed as the District 4 MVP... also a four-time first-team all-district... led the team in blocks, kills and serving as a senior... as a freshmen, was tabbed as the TAPPS District Newcomer of the Year... was also a first-team all-Texomaland member and earned Player of the Year honors... is a member of the National Honor Society... a two-time academic all-state member... also a member of the Texas Advantage Volleyball club... spent the 2007 season helping lead the squad to a fifth-place showing at the Junior Olympics... prior to TAV, spent four years with the Dallas Force club... also a member of the Dallas Summit club. PERSONAL Parents are Kevin and Kay Ellen... has a younger sister, Lauren... majoring in english.
KIRBY’S CAREER HIGHS Kills: 3 (10/27/11 vs. Air Force) Attacks: 6 (9/9/11 vs. Loyola (MD)) Assists: 5 (9/9/11 vs. Loyola (MD))
2011 KIRBY MATCH-BY-MATCH Opponent sp k
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ta
TTU
ast
sa
se
re
ba be
total
bhe
2
1
0
1 1.000
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0.0
0
1.0
GRAMBLING 2
2
0
5
.400
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1.0
0
2.5
UCONN 1
0
0
1
.000
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0.0
SMU
1
0
1 1.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
1.0
Alabama *4 1
1
5
.000
3
0
0
0
4
0
2
0
2.0
0
2.0
Lamar
3
1
0
5
.200
2
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0.0
0
1.0
Loyola
*5 2
1
6
.167
5
0
0
0
4
0
2
0
2.0
0
3.0 0.5
K 1 8 14 23
E 4 3 4 11
TA 7 35 43 85
KPG 0.14 0.18 0.17 0.17
PCT -.429 .143 .233 .141
AST 3 9 16 28
1
SA-SE 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1
dig bs
points
0
0
1
.000
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
1.0
0
Villanova 4
1
0
2
.500
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
1.0
0
1.5
BAYLOR 3
0
0
0
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0.0
BC
2
0
1
2 -.500
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1.0
1
0.5
NJIT
2
0
0
1
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0.0
Seton Hall 2
1
0
2
.500
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
1.0
TEXAS
0
0
0
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0.0
2
New Mexico 2
0
0
0
.000
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1.0
0
1.0
Boise State 2
0
0
0
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1.0
0
0.5
Air Force 2
0
0
3
.000
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1.0
0
0.5
SDSU
4
0
0
0
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0.0
UNLV
3
0
0
2
.000
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0.0
0
0.0
Wyoming 2
0
0
0
.000
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0.0
CSU
3
1
0
1 1.000
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1.0
0
1.5
NEW MEXICO 1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0.0
.000
AIR FORCE 3
3
0
3 1.000
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
3.0
BOISE STATE 1
0
0
0
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0.0
UNLV
2
0
0
0
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1.0
0
0.5
SDSU
3
0
0
0
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1.0
1
0.5
CSU
5
0
0
1
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0.0
WYOMING 4
0
0
0
.000
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0.0
0
0.0
Boise State 2
0
0
0
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
0
0.0
UNLV
3
0
1
1 -1.000 0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0.0
0
0.0
Pittsburgh 2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0.0
4 43 .233 16
0
0
0
21
1
13
2
14.0
2
21.5
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KIRBY’S CAREER STATS
APG 0.43 0.20 0.20 0.21
pct
Colgate 4
Totals
Year MP/SP 2009 6-7 2010 24-45 2011 32-81 Car. 62-133
Digs: 4 (twice, last: 9/9/11 vs. Loyola (MD)) Aces: N/A Blocks: 3 (9/25/10 vs. San Diego State)
RE 1 1 0 2
DIGS 0 6 21 27
.000
DPG 0.00 0.13 0.26 0.20
BS-BA 1-3 2-14 1-13 4-30
BPG 0.57 0.36 0.17 0.26
BE 0 2 2 4
BHE 0 1 2 3
PTS 3.5 17.0 21.5 42.0
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