- "I made Virginia Wesleyan my No. 1 choice because of the location, the good people, the great staff, and the good vibes"
- Selected Virginia Wesleyan over Lynchburg College, York College, Bridgewater College, Messiah College, UNC-Pembroke, Drexel University, Shepherd University, Mount St. Mary's University, Marymount University, and Frostburg State University
Career Highs
Kills: 7 – (vs. Cabrini – 8/29/14)
Assists: 18 – (2x, most recent, at Bridgewater – 10/7/14)
Service Aces: 3 – (2x, most recent, Emory & Henry – 11/5/14)
Digs: 12 – (2x, most recent, Emory & Henry – 11/5/14)
Total Blocks: 1 – (vs. Cabrini – 8/29/14)
2014-15 ODAC All-Academic Team
First-Year (2014): Played in 33 of Virginia Wesleyan’s 34 matches as a first-year, accumulating 190 assists in those 115 sets… Had double-digit assists on nine different occasions… Also contributed well with digs, scooping over 10 in a match on five different occasions… Set season highs of 18 assists, done twice, and 12 digs, also done twice.
Academic Accomplishments: Presidential Scholarship recipient
Before VWC: Competed in volleyball, basketball and soccer… 2014 Park View Athlete of the Year Scholarship recipient… Loudoun Times Mirror Athlete of the Year as a senior… Selected Most Athletic in the Senior Choice awards… Selected as volleyball's Most Valuable Player as a junior and senior… Second Team All-Conference 21 as a senior and All-Loudoun County honorable mention… Two-time MVP of the basketball team and MVP of the soccer team as a senior… All-Conference, All-Met, and All-Loudoun County in soccer as a senior… Ranked first in the district in soccer with 278 saves as a senior and second as a junior with 122… 10-time Scholar Athlete Award recipient… 10-time member of the A/B Honor roll… Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership Ambassador nominee… Member of the French National Honor Society… Member of the Athletic Leadership Council… Patriot Club Scholarship recipient… Kathleen Duggar Outstanding PE Student Scholarship recipient.
Personal: Daughter of LeeAnn and Robert Pierson… Parents attended Northern Virginia Community College… Has three siblings: Robby, Paige, and Ryan.
Get to Know Emilee
- Enjoys chicken and spending vacation time in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
- A fan of volleyball's Lauren Carlini, soccer's FC Barcelona, and Michelle Obama
- Favorites include the book "Glass Castle," the movies "Beauty and the Beast" and "The Pirates of the Caribbean," and the TV series "Grey's Anatomy" and "Desperate Housewives"
- Career goal is to become a high school history teacher and volleyball coach
- Self-description in 10 words or less: "I am driven, competitive, hard-working, and compassionate"
- My favorite aspect of being an athlete is: "working together with my teammates to achieve a common goal"
- The part of my game I've improved the most is: "the mental game"
- My personal athletic goal at VWC is: "to become a contributing member of my team, to help us be the best we can be, and to become a starter"
- If I could spend one day with a famous person from any time period it would be: "Socrates. He had one of the greatest minds. I would really enjoy spending time talking with him"
- People might be surprise to know: "I have four nephews and three nieces"
- It's the year 2030 and: "I plan on teaching history in high school and coaching volleyball. I also plan on being married and have three children."
