Emily Thater

Photo by: Tim Tai

Photo by: Tim Tai

Height:
6-3
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Springfield, Mo.
High School:
Kickapoo

CAREER HONORS

2016 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
2016 Dean's List (Fall & Spring)
2016 SEC Volleyball Community Service Team
2014 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
2014 Dean's List (Spring)
2013-14 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
2013 Dean's List (Fall)

SENIOR (2016)

Leaves Mizzou as one of the program's all-time steadiest and productive middle blockers
Ranks fourth all-time in program history with 422 career total blocks
Ranks fourth all-time in program history with 353 career block assists
Ranks fifth all-time in program history with 0.92 career blocks per set
Ranks T-5th all-time in program history with 69 career solo blocks
Became only the fourth Tiger in program history with 400-plus career blocks at Tennessee (Nov. 6)
Incredible model of consistency in Tiger black and gold, accumulating 150-plus kills, 90-plus total blocks and 240-plus points in all four years
Part of the winningest senior class in Mizzou Volleyball history, producing 105 wins over a four-year span (2013-present).
Ended her Mizzou career in style, resetting single-season career highs in kills (212), solo blocks (19) and points (299.0)
Posted her 1,000th career point at Georgia (Nov. 23)
Had a career day vs. No. 21 Kentucky (Oct. 23), posting career high 14 kills on .524 hitting with six total blocks and 18.5 points
Was one of five Tigers to record 200-plus kills on the season, marking the first time a Mizzou team had accomplished the feat since 2005

JUNIOR (2015)

Model of consistency so far in her Tiger career, posting 150-plus kills, 90-plus blocks and 240-plus points for the third consecutive season
Reset single-season career-highs in kills (181), attacks (419) and total blocks (125)
Posted new single-match career-highs in hitting percentage (.889), solo blocks (three, two times) and total blocks (nine)
One of three Tigers to record 100-plus total blocks as her 125 total blocks ranked second-highest on the team
The 125 total blocks were tied for eighth-most in a single-season in program history
Additionally, her 110 block assists were the sixth-most in a single-season in program history
Was a force on defense in SEC play, totaling 82 total blocks (1.15 per set // sixth-highest mark in conference)
Outstanding match vs. Florida Gulf Coast (Sept. 4), recording 10 kills on .667 hitting and five total blocks
Set new career-high in total blocks (nine) vs. Alabama (Oct. 28), keying the Tigers' 23.0 total team blocks (fourth-highest single-match total in program history)
Led the Tigers in single-match total blocks 13 times
Posted double-digit points in a match 13 times

SOPHOMORE (2014)

Reset career-highs in kills (13) and attempts (24) in Mizzou’s five-set win over Xavier (Sept. 6)
Also recorded 24 attempts vs. SLU (Sept. 9)
Produced a season-high eight digs at Idaho (Sept. 11)
Hit a season best .455 vs. Eastern Washington (Sept. 13)
Led Mizzou with 24 service aces this season
Had a match-high five blocks and tallied 12.5 pts vs. Mississippi State (Sept. 26)
To close out the season, tallied over 50 kills in her last nine matches
Her three solo blocks vs. St. Louis (Sept. 9) were the most among the Tigers this season
Responsible for three of the top-five single game blocks outputs (eight at North Texas and at LSU, seven at Georgia)
Paced Mizzou in blocks 14 times this season, second most on the team
Established new career highs in kills, attacks, assists, aces, solo blocks, total blocks, digs and points over the course of the season

FRESHMAN (2013)

Averaged 1.37 kills per set on .377 hitting with 93 blocks, second-best on the team
Finished the season with 37 service aces, tops on the team and second in the SEC following the regular season
Pitched in three kills and a team-high four blocks in Mizzou's 3-0 sweep of Arkansas
Posted seven kills on .600 hitting in Mizzou's sweep of Mississippi State
Added two kills and two blocks in the Tigers' sweep of No. 16 Kentucky
Tallied five kills on nine errorless attacks with two blocks and an ace in Mizzou's three-set sweep at South Carolina
Hit 1.000 with seven kills, an ace and four digs in Mizzou's three-set sweep at No. 5 Florida
Posted seven kills on 12 attacks with six total blocks in Mizzou's three-set win over No. 19 Kentucky
Added four kills on six attacks with a block and a career-high four digs in Mizzou's win over Ole Miss
Tallied 12.0 points in the Tigers' upset of No. 2 Florida with five kills (.444 hitting), three aces and five total blocks
Tallied four kills on eight errorless attacks with two blocks in the Tigers' 3-0 sweep of Auburn
Averaged 2.00 kills per set on .586 hitting in the Mizzou Classic while pitching in nine total blocks
Had 14 kills on .257 hitting with a team-best 12 blocks over the three matches at the Rice Invitational
Posted 12 kills on .310 hitting and tallied six blocks in the Yale Invitational
Was very productive in her first weekend of action, hitting .531 while averaging 2.31 kills with 22 blocks
Led Mizzou in blocking in every match of the Tiger Invitational

HIGH SCHOOL (KICKAPOO)

Named the No. 36 recruit nationally by PrepVolleyball.com and was named to the Under Armour/AVCA High School All-America watch list as a senior at Kickapoo High School under the direction of Coach Deborah Downs
First team All-Conference, All-Region and All-District and was an honorable mention All-State selection as a senior in 2012
As a junior, she was named first team All-Conference, second team All-District and honorable mention All-Region
Was also named to PrepVolleyball.com's Fab-50 list as a junior
Guided Kickapoo to a second-place finish at the MSHSAA Class 4A State Championships

CLUB

Played for Springfield juniors under the direction of Trish Knight

PERSONAL

Born Feb. 1, 1995, to parents David and Jennifer Thater in Springfield
Is the Tigers' third commit from the Springfield area in the last three years, following the footsteps of Jade Hays (Ozark) and Regan Peltier (Nixa)
Brother, Daniel, is a student-athlete for the Tulsa Cross Country/Track and Field Teams and he won several MSHSAA State titles in his high school career
Plans to major in marketing and advertising while at Mizzou