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Emily Thater HS SIDEARM

Emily Thater Season 2015

#2
PosMB
Ht6-3
YearJunior
HometownSpringfield, Mo.

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 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
     
2016 Emily Thater VB HS

Senior
2016

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Sophomore
2014

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Freshman
2013

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