Outlook

Emily Silvers is a 5-6 defensive specialist who is looking to take over Addy Mock’s role as libero this fall … Earned playing time her freshmen year as defensive specialist and was a strong asset to our team … Has worked all spring to build strength and quickness … a natural leader on and off the court … Will bring ball control to allow us to be successful this season.

Career

Played in 75 matches and 248 sets … Tallied 835 career digs which ranks 12^th all-time in team history … Also has 75 career service aces which ties for 21st all-time … Has recorded 35 double figure dig matches. 

Sophomore Year 2023

Named All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Division II second-team … Led the team and ranks fifth in the conference with 540 digs … Her 4.46 digs-per-set average also ranks sixth in KJCCC D-II … Topped double figures in digs in 27 matches and reached 20+ digs nine times highlighted a by a career high 29 in a 3-1 loss to No. 11 Kirkwood (10-7-23) … First topped 20 digs with an even 20 in a 3-1 win over No. 15 Gulf Coast State (8-19-23) … Had a big performance at the Iowa Central Classic in early September … Opened the event with 25 digs in a 3-1 win over No 17 Lincoln Land followed by a 22-dig effort in a 3-1 win over No. 16 Illinois Central (9-8-23) … The next day posted 16 digs in a sweep over Heartland and capped the weekend with 22 digs in a 3-1 win over No. 4 Parkland (9-9-23) … Those performances earned her the KJCCC D-II Defensive Player of the Week for week four … Closed out the regular season with 25 digs in a 3-0 win over Highland (10-28-23) … Tallied 13 digs in a sweep over Coffeyville in the semifinal round of the District Playoffs (11-1-23) … Followed with 17 digs in a 3-0 win over Neosho Count in the District Championship, helping JCCC punch its ticket to the NJCAA D-II National Tournament … Recorded double digit in digs in six of the seven matches, highlighted by a 23-dig effort in a 3-1 win over No. 17 Wallace State (11-17-23) … Closed out the tournament with 89 total digs which ranks eighth in tournament play by a JCCC libero.

Freshman Year 2022

Earned NJCAA All-Academic first-team with a GPA of 4.0 ... Played 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.