2017 Match-by-Match Stats
Personal: Full name is Emily Ryan Azzara ... born January 17, 1999 ... Parents are Michael and Betty Azzara ... Mother Betty played basketball at Brescia University ... has one younger brother, Matthew...played club volleyball for KIVA
2018 Season (Sophomore): All-AAC Academic Team ... Played in 61 sets ... had 15 digs, six aces and three assists ... served up two aces against Coastal Carolina (9/8) with two digs ... also had two aces against Xavier (9/15) ... tied her career-high in digs with four against Tulsa (11/4)
2017 Season (Freshman): Appeared in 66 sets ... finished with nine aces, 57 digs, two assists and one kill ... had a career-high two aces in two matches, at No. 21 Wichita State (10/20) and at Tulsa (10/28) ... also had a career-high in digs at Tulsa with four ... saw first career action in second match of the season against Arkansas State (8/25), appearing in three sets
Prior to Cincinnati: Kentucky High School Athletic Association (KHSAA) state champion (2016) … KHSAA regional champion (2016) … two-time KHSAA district champion (2015, 2016) … KHSAA All-Region team (2016) … Sacred Heart Volleyball Heart Award (2016) … two-time Kentucky Varsity LIVT champion (2015, 2016) … Nike Tournament of Champions winner (2016) … two-time Durango Fall Classic fourth place finisher (2015, 2016) … two-time All-State Academic Team (2015, 2016) … won the 2016 AAU national championship with KIVA volleyball club.
Personal: Full name is Emily Ryan Azzara ... born January 17, 1999 ... Parents are Michael and Betty Azzara ... Mother Betty played basketball at Brescia University ... has one younger brother, Matthew...played club volleyball for KIVA
2018 Season (Sophomore): All-AAC Academic Team ... Played in 61 sets ... had 15 digs, six aces and three assists ... served up two aces against Coastal Carolina (9/8) with two digs ... also had two aces against Xavier (9/15) ... tied her career-high in digs with four against Tulsa (11/4)
2017 Season (Freshman): Appeared in 66 sets ... finished with nine aces, 57 digs, two assists and one kill ... had a career-high two aces in two matches, at No. 21 Wichita State (10/20) and at Tulsa (10/28) ... also had a career-high in digs at Tulsa with four ... saw first career action in second match of the season against Arkansas State (8/25), appearing in three sets
Prior to Cincinnati: Kentucky High School Athletic Association (KHSAA) state champion (2016) … KHSAA regional champion (2016) … two-time KHSAA district champion (2015, 2016) … KHSAA All-Region team (2016) … Sacred Heart Volleyball Heart Award (2016) … two-time Kentucky Varsity LIVT champion (2015, 2016) … Nike Tournament of Champions winner (2016) … two-time Durango Fall Classic fourth place finisher (2015, 2016) … two-time All-State Academic Team (2015, 2016) … won the 2016 AAU national championship with KIVA volleyball club.