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  Emily Jones

Emily Jones

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Arlington, Texas

High School:
Martin HS

Height:
6-2

Position:
MB

Birthdate:
12/20/1986

Experience:
Jr./2L

2006: Jones played in 29 matches and 77 games with five starts ... Totaled 94 kills and 128 points in 290 total attacks, averaging 1.22 kills and 1.66 points per game ... Had 40 blocks and averaged 0.52 blocks per game, the third highest mark among 2007 returners ... Also added 49 digs on the year... Set a career high in total attacks with 35 against Texas-Arlington ... Had a season-high 11 kills against Lamar, one of two matches where she reached double digits in kills ... Season-high 13 points also came against the Cardinals ... Recorded six kills in nine attacks with no errors against Central Arkansas for a season-best .667 hitting percentage ... Had 20 or more total attacks in six matches ... Set a career high with four aces against UTPA ... Had a career-high six digs twice, against UCLA and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi ... Recorded a season-high four total blocks in five different matches.

2005: Appeared in 27 matches and 66 games for Texas State, averaging 1.47 kills and 0.68 blocks per game ... Had 17 digs to go along with 97 kills and 45 blocks on the year, totaling 123.5 points on the seasons ... Posted better than .600 in hitting percentage twice on the year, including a career-high .636 mark against Texas-Arlington ... Set a career-best with 12 kills against SFA ... Her six blocks against Northern Arizona were also a career high.

Martin HS: Helped team to a Region I championship and state semifinal appearance as a junior and senior ... MHS Oustanding Scholar Athlete as a senior ... District 7-5A All-District First-Team as a sophomore, junior and senior ... District 7-5A Blocker of the Year as a sophomore ... Named to Dallas Morning News' All-Area First Team in both her sophomore and junior seasons, and the Dallas Morning News Newcomer of the Year as a sophomore ... As a senior was named to the Texas Girls Coaches' Association Academic All-State Squad and West All-Star team ... Led club teams to seven appearances at the USA Junior Olympic Nationals, including a fifth-place finish in 1999 ... Was a three-year National Honor Society member.

Personal: Emily Michelle Jones is the daughter of Tom and Diane Jones ... Father is a police detective and mother is a computer analyst ... Has one sister, Laura (23) ... Sister played volleyball at Texas A&M ... Majoring in mathematics.