University of South Alabama Athletics

– Sun Belt Conference Setter of the Week (9/28/15)

INTANGIBLES    
Sits just outside the program’s Top 10 on South Alabama’s career assists list and ranks eighth on USA’s career assists per set chart (7.21).

AT SOUTH ALABAMA
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2015)    
Started 25 of the 28 matches at the setter position in which she competed  … Played in 99 of USA’s 111 sets during the season … Led the club with 866 assist and ranked fifth in the Sun Belt with 8.75 assists per set … Had 16 matches with 30 or more assists, including five of 40-plus and two of 50-plus … Was also an asset defensively as she had 201 digs and averaged 2.03 dps … Posted eight double figure dig tallies on eight occasions … Registered a career-best 18 digs against UTEP (9/5) … Also had 16 digs against Louisiana-Lafayette (10/9) … Her eight double-doubles ranked second on the Jaguar roster … Named Sun Belt Conference Setter of the Week on Sept. 28, the first Jag setter to ever earn the honor   … During that week, she guided South Alabama to a pair of four-set victories, recording 96 assists and averaging 12.00 digs per set in those two matches … She had a career-best 52 digs against Alabama State (9/22) and led the Jag offense to a season-best .336 hitting percentage … Posted 16 assists in the second set against ASU and then later in the match had 17 assists in the fourth frame and nearly recorded a double-double against the Hornets as she had nine digs  … Followed that match up with her fourth double-double of the season with a 44-assists, 11-dig outing in a SBC road win over Georgia Southern (9/26).

FRESHMAN SEASON (2014)    
Played in 29 matches as a true freshman, starting 10, including eight of the last nine … Competed in 98 sets … Recorded 554 assists for a 5.65 assists per set average … Also added 102 digs (1.04 dps), 37 kills, 36 blocks (two solo, 34 assists) and four aces … Led the club in assists in a team-best 17 matches … Finished the season with six matches of 30 assists or more … Posted two double-figure dig matches … Made first career start vs. Nevada (8/30) … Recorded first career double-double with 37 digs and a then career-high 16 digs vs. Texas State (11/2) … Had 43 assists, seven kills, seven digs and five block assists vs. Appalachian State (11/14) …  Registered her second career double-double with 39 assists and a career-high 17 digs at Texas-Arlington (11/9) … Carded 48 assists and eight digs at Georgia Southern (10/31).

AT LA COSTA CANYON HIGH SCHOOL    
Lettered four seasons in volleyball at La Coasta Canyon High School in Carlsbad, Calif., for head coach Pat McDougall … During her final two seasons, she played in 169 sets and recorded 1,196 assists for a 7.1 assists per set average … Also posted 210 digs and 54 service aces to go along with 77 kills during that time … Was a member of four straight Avocado West League Championship teams, starting at the setter position for each of the last two … LCC also won the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) State Girls Division II championship match during her sophomore season where they came up just short, falling in five sets … La Costa Canyon finished that season with a 30-9 record and won the southern-half of its bracket to advance to the championship match … As a senior, the Mavericks recorded a 25-10 overall mark and a perfect 10-0 record in league play … During her final prep season, Anderson registered 844 assists and averaged 8.6 assists per set and earned first-team all-league honors … She had 62 kills and 36 aces, while recording an 88 percent service percentage … Posted a season-best 46 assists against La Jolla Country Day and twice had four aces – versus Dos Pueblos and versus Fallbrook … Recorded 352 assists and 18 service aces as a junior, while leading the Mavericks to a 27-11 mark and another 10-0 record in conference play and advance to the semifinal round of the CIF state tournament … Played club volleyball for eight years for Wave Volleyball located in Carlsbad, Calif. … During the summer of 2014, she helped her Wave 18 Brent club team capture the silver medal in the 18 Open bracket at the 35th Annual USA Volleyball Girls’ Junior National Championship held at the Minneapolis Convention Center … During the 2010-11 club season, her Wave 15-1 team won the Spokane Qualifier … Chose South Alabama after being recruited by Tulsa, UC Davis and former Sun Belt member Middle Tennessee.

PERSONAL    
Emma Lee Anderson … Born in San Diego, Calif. … Daughter of Joe and Tracy Anderson … Has one older sister, Ally, and one younger sister, Billy … Grandfather, Billy Wilson (1951-60) was a wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers while also making six Pro Bowl appearances, earning the MVP award at the 1956 Pro Bowl … Dad played tennis at San Diego State (1984-88) … Favorite movie is “Stepbrothers” … Favorite book is “Go Ask Alice” by Beatrice Sparks … Favorite professional sports team is the San Francisco 49ers … Favorite athletes are Kevin Durant and Blake Griffin … Favorite foods are pizza, salad and Mexican food … Majoring in broadcast journalism.