Emma Grace

Class:
Redshirt Senior
Position:
OH/DS
Height:
5-10
Hometown:
Villa Hills, Ky.
High School:
Notre Dame Academy

AWARDS & ACCOLADES
2025 AVCA All-Region Team (Midwest)
2025 BIG EAST All-Tournament Team
2025 All-BIG EAST Team (Unanimous Selection)
2025 - 4x BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Sept. 8, Oct. 6, Nov. 10, Nov. 17)
2025 Xavier Tournament MVP
2025 Stacheville Challenge All-Tournament Team
2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2024 - BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 28)
2024 - 2x BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Oct. 7, Nov. 4)
2023 - CSC Academic All-District Team
2023 - BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 25)
2023 - BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Aug. 28)
2021 (Fall) - BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Nov. 4)

REDSHIRT SENIOR (2025)
Played in 31 matches and 111 sets... started in all 31 matches... tallied 20 kills and 13 digs against IU Indy... recorded a career-high 23 kills with 27 digs on Sept. 5 against Miami (OH)... averaged 4.54 kills and 4.08 digs per set through three matches to earn the Xavier Invitational MVP... hit .417 on 17 kills and 15 digs at Morehead St. on Sept. 18... matched her career-high 23 kills on Oct. 4 at Villanova along with 13 digs and three aces including the 100th of her career... recorded her 1000th career dig on Oct. 18 at DePaul... became the 13th player in program history to record 1000 kills and 1000 digs with her 1000th career kill on Oct. 31 against Villanova... tallied 21 kills and 12 digs at UConn on Nov. 8... followed up with 20 kills, 13 digs and a career-high four blocks against DePaul on Nov. 15... recorded double-digit kills in 23 matches... tallied 19 double-doubles... named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll four times... was a unanimous All-BIG EAST Team selection... earned a spot on the BIG EAST All-Tournament Team... named to the AVCA All-Region Team (Midwest)... ranked sixth in the BIG EAST with 3.31 kills and 3.86 points per set through conference play... ranked 10th with 3.02 digs per set in BIG EAST games... totaled 379 kills, 348 digs, 35 blocks and 30 aces.

REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2024)
Played in 27 matches and 96 sets with 25 starts… matched her career-high five aces on Sept. 28 vs Butler… tallied a career-high 22 kills vs Georgetown on Nov. 1… recorded a career-high 30 digs vs UConn to earn BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week honors… hit a season-high .476 on 12 kills and 12 digs vs Providence… recorded a career-high four blocks on three separate occasions vs Army on Sept. 7, vs Cincinnati on Sept. 12 and at DePaul on Sept. 25… tallied double-digit kills on 16 different occasions and double-digit digs on 19 occasions… registered four straight double-doubles (kills-digs) in non conference play… recorded 15 double-doubles on the year… averaged a team-high 3.03 kills per set, 3.39 digs per set, team-high 3.55 points per set, 0.33 blocks per set and a team-high 0.30 aces per set… ranked seventh in BIG EAST conference games with 3.29 kills per set, sixth with 0.38 aces per set and 10th with 3.46 digs per set… named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll twice... totaled 291 kills, 325 digs, 32 blocks and 29 aces.

REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2023)
Played in 28 matches and 94 sets... saw 24 starts... accumulated 257 kills, 30 service aces, 227 digs, 19 total blocks, and 301.5 points... led the Musketeers in service aces... registered a career-high hitting percentage of .769 on Aug. 27 vs Alabama State... posted a career-high five service aces on Sept. 23 vs then-No. 11 Creighton... recorded a season-high 19 kills on Nov. 12 vs UConn... tallied a season-high 19 digs on Nov. 5 vs Villanova... boasted a career-high three solo blocks on Oct. 7 vs Seton Hall... registered seven double-doubles (kills-digs)... finished seventh in the BIG EAST in service aces with .33 per set), 18th in kills with 2.69 per set, and 17th in points with 3.18 per set... earned BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week honors for the first time in her career on Sept. 25... was a 2023 CSC Academic All-District selection.

SOPHOMORE (2022)
Played in nine matches and 33 sets... started in six matches... accumulated 68 kills... had five service aces... tallied 58 digs... had a season-high 16 kills on Aug. 27 against Buffalo... posted one block solo and two block assists... earned a total of 75 points in the nine matches... selected to the All-BIG EAST Academic Team.

FRESHMAN (FALL 2021)
Played in 19 matches... started in 10 matches... made debut on Sept. 16 at Cincinnati... ranked second on the team with 21 aces... totaled 114 kills... averaged 2.11 kills per set... had 152 digs... averaged 2.81 digs per set... recorded a season-high 25 digs against Providence on Sept. 24... recorded 20 kills and 23 digs on Oct. 30 against UCONN and earned BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll selection...was named to the All-BIG EAST Academic Team.

HIGH SCHOOL
Helped her team capture the 2020 KHSAA State Championship, finishing the year with a 26-3 overall record... led her team to an 86-25 overall record from 2018-20... was named to the 2020 AVCA Under Armour All American watchlist... named to the 2020 NKHSVCA Division I First Team... also earned All-KHSAA First Team honors from 2018-20... named to the 2019 NKHSVCA Division I Second Team... was named to the 9th Region All-Tournament Team, NKAC All-State Team and KHSAA Academic All-State Team in 2019... finished her career with 821 kills, 139 aces, 860 digs and 72 blocks... played for the Tri-State Elite Club Team.

PERSONAL
Daughter of Corey and Courtney Grace... has three siblings, Julia, Micah and Mia... father, Corey, played basketball at Thomas-More... mother, Courtney, played volleyball at DePauw... sister, Julia, is a freshman on the Xavier volleyball team... majoring in finance.