Outlook

Emily Silvers came to us ready to take on the back row ... Her hustle and all-out effort make her a standout for us ... Is extremely coachable and very intuitive to what the team needs when we meet in huddles ... Excited to see her growth over the rest of this season and into next year. 

Freshman Year 2022

Earned NJCAA All-Academic first-team with a GPA of 4.0 ...  in 40 matches and 127 sets … Ranked second on the team with 295 digs and fourth with 40 aces .. Averaged 2.32 digs per set … Topped double figures in digs eight times … Posted her first double digit dig effort with 11 in a 3-2 win over No. 1-ranked Parkland (8-20-22) … Opened the Kirkwood Classic with 16 digs in a 3-1 win over Lincoln Land (9-9-22) and followed with 14 digs in a 3-0 win over Illinois Central (9-9-22) … Credited 11 digs in a 3-2 win at No. 2 Cowley (9-30-22) … Posted a season-high 24 digs in a 3-2 win over Colby (10-8-22) … Registered 12 digs in 3-1 win over Lincoln Land (10-21-22) and 10 in a 3-1 loss to Iowa Western (10-21-22) … Had nine digs in a 3-0 win over Allen in the first round of the Region 6/Plains District A Tournament (11-2-22).

High School  

Was a two-year starter, three-year letter winner and co-captain for coach Stephanie Scarbrough at Lawrence High School, Lawrence, Kan. … Graduated 2022 … Earned first-team All-Sunflower League, Lawrence-Journal World All-Area and All-District first-team as a senior … Was second in the Sunflower in digs with 446 as senior and added 39 assists on 170 attempts, leading to 23 percent of her sets to kills … Also finished with 31 aces on 247 attempts, with just three service errors … The next lowest number of errors on the list among the list with 30 or more aces was 12 … As a junior earned All-Sunflower League honorable mention … Tallied 227 digs and 38 aces as a junior, and 237 digs and 25 aces her sophomore year … Closed out her career with 910 digs and 94 aces … Was a three-year letter winner in softball as a catcher and outfielder … Nominated for Kansas Star Athlete of the Year in 2022 in volleyball and softball  … Played club volleyball for the Lawrence Juniors 12s and 13s coached by Traci Marcum, 14s coached by Stephanie Scarborough, 15s coached by Krista Parks and 16s coached by Toby Ebel … Her 15s and 17s teams made it nationals … National Honor Society member … Chancellors Top Scholars in 2019 and 2020. 

Personal  

Born Emily Silvers on March 12, 2004, in Lawrence, Kan. … Nicknames are Em and Emmy/Emi … Daughter of Tim and Angie Silvers … Has two brothers: Ty and Luke … Her aunt and grandfather attended JCCC … Majoring in industrial design … Favorite foods are pasta, fruits and vegetables … Favorite fast food restaurants are Chick-fil-A and Hawaiian Bros. … Favorite restaurants are Olive Garden and any Mexican … Favorite TV shows are Friends, Stranger Things and Monk … Favorite movies are Ocean’s 11, 12, 13 and psychological thrillers … Favorite sports movies are Miracle, A League of Their Own, Remember the Titans, Rookie of the Year and The Blind Side … Favorite actor is Brad Pitt and actress is Sandra Bullock … Favorite book is All Your Perfects … Favorite cartoon character is Flounder … Favorite athletes are Kobe Bryant, Lexi Rodriguez, Rafael Nadal and Simone Biles … Favorite sports team is the Kansas City Chiefs … Greatest sports moment was playing on the varsity team at a home game her sophomore year … Notable alumni from her school are former KU All-American and NBA player Danny Manning, NFL punter Bucky Scribner, former NFL quarterback John Hadl and David Booth.