- "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: 41 – ( 2x, most recent, at Washington & Lee - 10/1/16)
Service Aces: 3 – (10x, most recent, N.C. Wesleyan - 10/10/17)
Digs: 25 – (William Peace - 10/5/17)
Total Blocks: 3 – (at Salisbury - 9/9/16)
INDIVIDUAL ACCOLADES
- ODAC All-Academic Team (2017-18)
- 2017 All-ODAC Second Team
- 2017 All-ODAC Tournament Team
- 2017 All-Buttermaker Tournament Team
- 2016-17 ODAC All-Academic Team
- 2016 All-ODAC Third Team
- 2015-16 ODAC All-Academic Team
- 2015-16 Academic All-State Team
- 2015 All-ODAC Tournament Team
- 2014-15 ODAC All-Academic Team
Senior (2017): Started all 29 matches as the primary setter… Finished with 611 assists, fourth-most in the ODAC… Posted a season-high 40 assists at St. Mary’s (Md.) on October 26… Contributed 32 assists and 23 digs in the ODAC Quarterfinal against Roanoke on November 1… Career best of 25 digs against William Peace on October 5.
Junior (2016): Appeared in all 31 matches as a junior…Starting setter on the squad…Led the team and finished fourth in the ODAC with 800 assists…Set a new career high with 41 assists against St. Mary’s (Md.) on September 2, matching it at Washington and Lee on October 1…Posted double-digit assists in all 31 matches…Set a new high with three service aces against three different opponents: Sewanee, Eastern Mennonite, and Hollins.
Sophomore (2015): Played in 31 matches and 106 sets as a sophomore… Set a new career-high with 25 assists in a four-set victory over Randolph College on October 13… Tallied 17 digs against Wartburg on September 5… Contributed three service aces on four different occasions… Her 525 assists were second-most on the team.
Freshman (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 VWU: 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... Political science minor.
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."
