15 Emiah Burrowes
15 - Emiah Burrowes
Height: 5-9
Year: Gr.
Hometown: Wesley Chapel, N.C.
High School: Sun Valley HS
Position: OH
Major: MBA
m 29
k/s 3.61
h % .224
a/s 0.09
b/s 0.31
sa/s 0.23
d/s 2.58

Career: 990 kills ranks 9th all-time at TU... 3.29 kills per set is third-highest... 8.72 attempts per set ranks fourth-highest.

2022: Preseason All-SAC First Team... All-SAC First Team... SAC All-Tournament Team... AVCA All-Region honorable mention... Played in all 93 sets across her fourth year... Finished with a team-best 316 kills on a .239 hitting percentage... Also totaled eight assists, 11 service aces, 234 digs (second-most on the team), and 31 total blocks (13 solo, 18 assists)... Match highs include 26 kills (Oct. 4 at Mars Hill), two assists (twice), two aces (twice), 16 digs (Oct. 1 at Lenoir-Rhyne), and four blocks (two solo, two assists) on Sept. 6 vs. the Lions... Collected double-digit kills in 16-of-26 matches, including three 20+ kill outings... Recorded 11 double-digit dig matches, including five of the final six contests... Her 3.40 kills per set is seventh-most for a season in TU history.. Division II Athletic Directors Association (D2 ADA) Academic Achievement Award.

2021: AVCA All-America Honorable Mention... D2CCA Region Player of the Year... D2CCA All-Region First Team... AVCA All-Region... SAC Player of the Year... All-SAC First Team... First player in program history to win both SAC Freshman and Player of the Year during career... Kills per set rate (3.24) ranks 11th-most for a TU single season... Played in all but one set in her third season... Recorded a team-best 311 kills on a .260 hitting percentage, eight assists, 18 service aces, 217 digs (third-most on the team), and 28 total blocks (three solo, 25 assists)... Upped career-best kills to 23 at Mars Hill (Oct. 2)... Reached double-digit kills in 17 matches, including three totaling over 20... Hit .560 vs. Newberry on Sept. 17 (16-2-25), .500 vs. Coker on Oct. 15 (10-2-16), and .500 at UVA Wise on Oct. 19 (11-1-20)... Finished with a career-best 19 digs vs. Carson-Newman (Sept. 24)... Had nine matches with 10+ digs... Two-time winner of the SAC AstroTurf Offensive Player of the Week and Zaxby's Athlete of the Week (Sept. 20 and Oct. 11)... Applebee's Athlete of the Month (October).

2020-21: Preseason All-SAC First Team... Played in 18-of-19 sets during the abbreviated spring season... Notched 42 digs (second-most on team), 30 kills, seven total blocks, and four assists... Match-highs include: nine kills in season's lone home match, vs. Lincoln Memorial (Mar. 9), all four assists at Catawba (Mar. 12), 11 digs in season-opener at Lenoir-Rhyne (Feb. 25), and two block assists (twice).

2019: TU Female Freshman of the Year... AVCA Region Freshman of the Year... AVCA First Team All-Region... SAC Freshman of the Year... SAC All-Conference Second Team... SAC All-Freshman Team... Appeared in 27 matches, seeing action in 94 sets... Finished the season with a team-high 333 kills, 888 attempts (9th in SAC), 34 total blocks, 11 assists, 14 service aces, 51 receptions, 217 digs, and 366.5 points... Averaged a .189 hitting percentage, 3.54 kills per set (6th in TU season records; 3rd in SAC), 9.45 kill attempts per set (7th in TU season records; 3rd in career), .797 serve percentage, .913 reception percentage, 2.31 digs per set, and 3.90 points per set... Notched five double-doubles, 20 double-digit kill outings, and seven matches with double figures in digs... Recorded a career-high 22 kills twice, at Lenoir-Rhyne (Oct. 26) and vs. Lincoln Memorial (Nov. 1)... Racked up 18 digs at Queens (Oct. 18). 

High School: Graduated from Sun Valley HS in Monroe, N.C... Coached by Rachel Henry, Warren Nance, Amy Howell, and Alex Hafliger... Lettered four seasons with the Spartans... Two-time All-Conference selection (2017 & 2018)... Three-time Offensive Player of the Year (2015, 2016, & 2018)... Beta Club member from 2016-19... National Honors Society member (2017-19)... 2015 stats: 176 kills and 143 digs... 2016 stats: 169 kills and 53 digs... 2017 stats: 248 kills, 99 digs, 230 serve receptions, and 16 service reception errors... 2018 stats: 253 kills, 161 digs, and 294 service receptions to 30 reception errors.

Personal: Nicknamed "E"... Born Aug. 5, 2001 in Rockville, Md... Daughter of Nicole and Cecil Burrowes... Graduated in May 2023 with a psychology degree... Enrolled in TU's MBA program... SAC Commissioner's Honor Roll... Athletic Director's Honor Roll... Charles Oliver Gray Scholar... President's List... Plans after graduation: Work in a field that allows her to combine her undergraduate psychology degree and MBA... Hobbies: Photography, cooking... TU community service: Nettie Day at Greene County Humane Society... Favorite book: "To Kill A Mockingbird"... Favorite class at TU: Counseling Methods with Professor Brewer... Favorite midnight snack: Rolos... Favorite movie: "Bad Boys II"... Favorite musical artist: Beyonce... Favorite song: "Pretty Wings" by Maxwell... Favorite sports team: Baltimore Ravens... Can't imagine a week without: Listening to music... Favorite athlete: Serena Williams... Advice to kids: "Cherish your childhood years because there will come a time where you wish you could be a kid again."... Favorite color: Blue... Favorite food: Pad Thai... What people don't know about her: Did four years of competitive hip-hop dance when she was younger... When she was a kid, she tried to be like: Shawn Johnson.

Recent Games
Nov 4 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 3-0
Nov 8 Mars Hill W, 3-0
Nov 13 Catawba W, 3-2
Nov 15 vs. Anderson W, 3-0
Nov 16 vs. Wingate W, 3-1
Dec 1 vs. Augusta L, 3-1
Statistics category Overall Conf
Matches 29 18
Sets 99 60
Kills 357 228
Kills per set 3.61 3.80
Errors 134 87
Total Attacks 995 619
Hitting Percentage .224 .228
Assists 9 6
Assists per set 0.09 0.10
Service Aces 23 14
Service Errors 25 14
Service Aces per set 0.23 0.23
Receptions 499 314
Reception Errors 44 23
Digs 255 142
Digs per set 2.58 2.37
Block Solo 5 2
Block Assist 26 20
Block Total 31 22
Blocks per set 0.31 0.37
Block Errors 6 2
Ball Handling Errors 0 0
Points 398.0 254.0
Points per set 4.0 4.2
Matches started 27 16
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Sep 1 at Erskine W, 3-0 1 3 4 1 12 .250 0 5 1 16 4 5 0 0 1 0 0 9.0
Sep 1 vs. Lee L, 3-1 1 4 9 7 37 .054 0 1 2 37 3 11 0 1 1 1 0 10.5
Sep 2 vs. Clark Atlanta W, 3-0 1 3 10 3 21 .333 0 0 1 15 2 4 0 1 0 1 0 10.5
Sep 5 UVA Wise W, 3-1 1 4 15 8 43 .163 0 0 0 23 2 6 0 1 0 1 0 15.5
Sep 6 at Emory & Henry W, 3-1 1 4 14 8 31 .194 0 0 2 24 4 5 0 1 0 1 0 14.5
Sep 8 vs. Bluefield St. W, 3-0 1 3 9 2 18 .389 0 1 0 9 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 10.0
Sep 8 at Rollins W, 3-0 1 3 7 3 17 .235 1 0 0 16 3 5 1 2 0 3 0 9.0
Sep 9 vs. Chadron St. L, 3-0 1 3 12 3 27 .333 0 0 0 11 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 12.0
Sep 9 vs. Florida Tech L, 3-1 1 4 14 3 32 .344 0 0 0 15 2 21 0 1 0 1 0 14.5
Sep 12 Coker W, 3-0 1 3 10 6 21 .190 0 1 2 13 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 11.0
Sep 15 at Carson-Newman L, 3-1 1 4 14 7 50 .140 1 0 1 37 4 13 1 1 0 2 0 15.5
Sep 19 at Mars Hill W, 3-2 - 5 16 8 62 .129 0 2 1 26 0 18 0 1 0 1 0 18.5
Sep 26 Lincoln Memorial W, 3-0 1 3 14 2 30 .400 2 2 0 21 1 6 0 1 0 1 0 16.5
Sep 29 (RV) Anderson L, 3-0 1 3 7 5 34 .059 0 1 1 24 2 9 0 2 0 2 0 9.0
Oct 3 Emory & Henry W, 3-0 1 3 17 5 35 .343 1 1 0 13 4 6 0 2 0 2 0 19.0
Oct 6 at Coker W, 3-0 1 3 11 3 24 .333 0 1 1 8 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 12.5
Oct 10 Carson-Newman W, 3-0 1 3 11 6 37 .135 0 0 0 18 3 4 0 1 0 1 0 11.5
Oct 13 at (RV) Wingate L, 3-1 1 4 9 5 36 .111 0 2 1 25 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 11.0
Oct 17 Limestone W, 3-0 1 3 9 3 29 .207 2 0 0 8 0 7 0 3 1 3 0 10.5
Oct 20 Catawba W, 3-0 1 3 12 5 27 .259 0 0 1 7 0 4 1 0 1 1 0 13.0
Oct 27 at UVA Wise W, 3-0 - 3 11 3 30 .267 0 1 1 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 12.0
Oct 31 at Lincoln Memorial W, 3-0 1 3 16 4 29 .414 0 0 1 11 1 6 0 3 0 3 0 17.5
Nov 3 at Newberry W, 3-0 1 3 11 1 35 .286 0 1 1 19 1 10 0 1 0 1 0 12.5
Nov 4 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 3-0 1 3 11 3 24 .333 0 1 0 12 1 15 0 1 0 1 0 12.5
Nov 8 Mars Hill W, 3-0 1 3 20 5 42 .357 0 1 1 15 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 21.5
Nov 13 Catawba W, 3-2 1 5 19 5 55 .255 0 2 3 17 1 13 1 0 1 1 0 22.0
Nov 15 vs. Anderson W, 3-0 1 3 18 3 44 .341 2 0 2 11 1 13 0 0 0 0 0 18.0
Nov 16 vs. Wingate W, 3-1 1 4 16 10 61 .098 0 0 1 20 0 12 1 1 0 2 0 17.5
Dec 1 vs. Augusta L, 3-1 1 4 11 7 52 .077 0 0 1 18 3 10 0 0 1 0 0 11.0
  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
2019-20 27 94 333 3.54 165 888 .189 11 0.12 14 0.15 567 51 217 2.31 5 29 34 0.36 366.5 3.9
2020-21 6 18 30 1.67 28 123 .016 4 0.22 0 0.00 122 11 42 2.33 1 6 7 0.39 34.0 1.9
2021-22 26 96 311 3.24 108 780 .260 8 0.08 18 0.19 513 43 217 2.26 3 25 28 0.29 344.5 3.6
2022-23 26 93 316 3.40 117 833 .239 8 0.09 11 0.12 633 37 234 2.52 13 18 31 0.33 349.0 3.8
2023-24 29 99 357 3.61 134 995 .224 9 0.09 23 0.23 499 44 255 2.58 5 26 31 0.31 398.0 4.0
Total 114 400 1347 3.37 552 3619 .220 40 0.10 66 0.17 2334 186 965 2.41 27 104 131 0.33 1492.0 3.7
  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
Total 29 99 357 3.61 134 995 .224 9 0.09 23 0.23 499 44 255 2.58 5 26 31 0.31 398.0 4.0
Conference 18 60 228 3.80 87 619 .228 6 0.10 14 0.23 314 23 142 2.37 2 20 22 0.37 254.0 4.2
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Home 10 33 134 4.06 50 353 .238 5 0.15 8 0.24 159 13 66 2.00 2 11 13 0.39 149.5 4.5
Away 11 38 124 3.26 46 350 .223 2 0.05 13 0.34 204 18 99 2.61 2 11 13 0.34 144.5 3.8
Neutral 8 28 99 3.54 38 292 .209 2 0.07 2 0.07 136 13 90 3.21 1 4 5 0.18 104.0 3.7
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Wins 22 73 281 3.85 97 727 .253 8 0.11 19 0.26 332 28 176 2.41 4 21 25 0.34 314.5 4.3
Losses 7 26 76 2.92 37 268 .146 1 0.04 4 0.15 167 16 79 3.04 1 5 6 0.23 83.5 3.2
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September 14 49 155 3.16 66 435 .205 4 0.08 13 0.27 287 29 129 2.63 2 12 14 0.29 176.0 3.6
October 8 25 96 3.84 34 247 .251 3 0.12 5 0.20 100 8 49 1.96 1 10 11 0.44 107.0 4.3
November 6 21 95 4.52 27 261 .261 2 0.10 5 0.24 94 4 67 3.19 2 4 6 0.29 104.0 5.0
December 1 4 11 2.75 7 52 .077 0 0.00 0 0.00 18 3 10 2.50 0 0 0 0.00 11.0 2.8