Emerson Smith

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Emerson Smith
26 Emerson Smith
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Hometown:
    Watertown, S.D.
  • Position:
    OH
  • Year:
    SO
  • High School:
    Watertown High School
  • Major:
    Biology
  • m
    24
  • k/s
    0.82
  • h %
    .066
  • a/s
    0.21
  • b/s
    0.03
  • sa/s
    0.13
  • d/s
    2.00
Bio
High School Career
  • Class AA State Champions 2019
  • ESD Champions 2019, 2020
  • Class AA 5th Place 2020
  • All-Star North Team 2020
Personal

Emerson is a biology major. A fun fact about her is that she not only can do a handstand, but randomly does them all the time. She chose morningside because of the coaches and community.

"I love the coaches and community here on campus," said Emerson.

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Matches 24 11
Sets 61 19
Kills 50 6
Kills per set 0.82 0.32
Errors 37 6
Total Attacks 196 32
Total Attacks per set 3.21 1.68
Hitting Percentage .066 .000
Assists 13 5
Assists per set 0.21 0.26
Service Total Attempts 136 27
Service Aces 8 3
Service Errors 12 2
Service Aces per set 0.13 0.16
Receptions 211 62
Reception Errors 9 1
Digs 122 33
Digs per set 2.00 1.74
Block Solo 0 0
Block Assist 2 1
Block Total 2 1
Blocks per set 0.03 0.05
Block Errors 1 0
Ball Handling Errors 0 0
Points 59.0 9.5
Points per set 1.0 0.5
Matches started 7 2
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 15 at (RV) Hastings L, 3-0
Oct 18 at Mount Marty W, 3-0
Oct 21 #2 Jamestown L, 3-0
Oct 26 at Briar Cliff (IA) W, 3-1
Oct 29 at #9 Dakota Wesleyan L, 3-0
Nov 1 #22 Dordt W, 3-2
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Aug 18 vs. Southeastern L, 3-0 1 3 6 4 20 .100 0 7.0
Aug 18 vs. Cumberland (TN) L, 3-0 - 2 0 0 5 .000 1 0.0
Aug 20 vs. (RV) Loyola W, 3-0 - 3 2 0 5 .400 0 2.0
Aug 20 vs. WVU Tech (WV) L, 3-2 - 5 5 2 12 .250 0 5.0
Aug 26 at #6 Park L, 3-0 - 3 3 1 10 .200 0 3.0
Aug 27 vs. Saint Mary L, 3-1 1 4 3 4 24 -.042 1 4.0
Aug 27 vs. St. Ambrose L, 3-1 1 4 12 8 46 .087 0 14.0
Aug 31 #8 Northwestern L, 3-0 - 3 2 0 4 .500 1 2.0
Sep 2 vs. York (NE) W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 3 .000 2 1.0
Sep 2 vs. Mayville State L, 3-2 - 5 2 4 8 -.250 3 2.0
Sep 3 vs. Saint Francis (Ind.) W, 3-2 1 5 3 1 12 .167 1 3.0
Sep 3 vs. #9 Viterbo L, 3-1 1 2 1 1 2 .000 0 1.0
Sep 7 Briar Cliff (IA) W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 3 .333 2 3.0
Sep 10 at #6 Jamestown L, 3-0 1 2 0 0 4 .000 0 0.0
Sep 15 at (RV) Dakota State L, 3-0 - 2 3 5 12 -.167 0 3.5
Sep 17 #18 Dakota Wesleyan L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at #14 Dordt L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 Doane (NE) W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 Avila (MO) W, 3-1 - 1 4 1 5 .600 0 4.0
Sep 30 at #3 Midland L, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Oct 1 at #6 Concordia (NE) L, 3-0 - 2 0 0 5 .000 0 0.0
Oct 3 Buena Vista W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Mount Marty W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 #18 College of Saint Mary L, 3-0 - 1 0 0 2 .000 0 0.0
Oct 12 at #7 Northwestern L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at (RV) Hastings L, 3-0 - 2 0 2 3 -.667 0 0.0
Oct 18 at Mount Marty W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 #2 Jamestown L, 3-0 - 1 1 0 2 .500 0 2.0
Oct 26 at Briar Cliff (IA) W, 3-1 - 1 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Oct 29 at #9 Dakota Wesleyan L, 3-0 - 2 1 3 6 -.333 1 1.5
Nov 1 #22 Dordt W, 3-2 - 1 1 1 3 .000 1 1.0
Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Aug 18 vs. Southeastern L, 3-0 1 3 8 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 18 vs. Cumberland (TN) L, 3-0 - 2 2 0 0 1 0 0
Aug 20 vs. (RV) Loyola W, 3-0 - 3 12 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 20 vs. WVU Tech (WV) L, 3-2 - 5 7 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 26 at #6 Park L, 3-0 - 3 6 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 27 vs. Saint Mary L, 3-1 1 4 6 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 27 vs. St. Ambrose L, 3-1 1 4 24 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 31 #8 Northwestern L, 3-0 - 3 6 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 2 vs. York (NE) W, 3-0 - 3 4 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 2 vs. Mayville State L, 3-2 - 5 9 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 3 vs. Saint Francis (Ind.) W, 3-2 1 5 7 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 3 vs. #9 Viterbo L, 3-1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 7 Briar Cliff (IA) W, 3-0 1 3 13 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 10 at #6 Jamestown L, 3-0 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 15 at (RV) Dakota State L, 3-0 - 2 4 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 17 #18 Dakota Wesleyan L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at #14 Dordt L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 Doane (NE) W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 Avila (MO) W, 3-1 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 30 at #3 Midland L, 3-0 - 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 1 at #6 Concordia (NE) L, 3-0 - 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 3 Buena Vista W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Mount Marty W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 #18 College of Saint Mary L, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 12 at #7 Northwestern L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at (RV) Hastings L, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 18 at Mount Marty W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 #2 Jamestown L, 3-0 - 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 26 at Briar Cliff (IA) W, 3-1 - 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 29 at #9 Dakota Wesleyan L, 3-0 - 2 3 0 1 0 1 0
Nov 1 #22 Dordt W, 3-2 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Date Opponent Score ms s ta sa se r re
Aug 18 vs. Southeastern L, 3-0 1 3 10 1 0 15 2
Aug 18 vs. Cumberland (TN) L, 3-0 - 2 4 0 0 5 1
Aug 20 vs. (RV) Loyola W, 3-0 - 3 4 0 0 24 2
Aug 20 vs. WVU Tech (WV) L, 3-2 - 5 3 0 1 8 0
Aug 26 at #6 Park L, 3-0 - 3 7 0 1 9 0
Aug 27 vs. Saint Mary L, 3-1 1 4 11 1 3 15 0
Aug 27 vs. St. Ambrose L, 3-1 1 4 15 2 1 20 0
Aug 31 #8 Northwestern L, 3-0 - 3 6 0 0 14 0
Sep 2 vs. York (NE) W, 3-0 - 3 14 1 1 14 1
Sep 2 vs. Mayville State L, 3-2 - 5 18 0 2 17 1
Sep 3 vs. Saint Francis (Ind.) W, 3-2 1 5 12 0 1 8 0
Sep 3 vs. #9 Viterbo L, 3-1 1 2 3 0 0 7 1
Sep 7 Briar Cliff (IA) W, 3-0 1 3 9 2 1 19 0
Sep 10 at #6 Jamestown L, 3-0 1 2 3 0 0 6 0
Sep 15 at (RV) Dakota State L, 3-0 - 2 8 0 0 5 0
Sep 17 #18 Dakota Wesleyan L, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at #14 Dordt L, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Sep 24 Doane (NE) W, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Sep 24 Avila (MO) W, 3-1 - 1 0 0 0 2 0
Sep 30 at #3 Midland L, 3-0 - 1 3 0 1 0 0
Oct 1 at #6 Concordia (NE) L, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 4 1
Oct 3 Buena Vista W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Mount Marty W, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Oct 8 #18 College of Saint Mary L, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 12 at #7 Northwestern L, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at (RV) Hastings L, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 2 0
Oct 18 at Mount Marty W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 21 #2 Jamestown L, 3-0 - 1 4 1 0 0 0
Oct 26 at Briar Cliff (IA) W, 3-1 - 1 0 0 0 2 0
Oct 29 at #9 Dakota Wesleyan L, 3-0 - 2 2 0 0 10 0
Nov 1 #22 Dordt W, 3-2 - 1 0 0 0 5 0
m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
2021-22 31 109 257 2.36 142 928 8.51 .124 11 0.10 292.5 2.7
2022-23 24 61 50 0.82 37 196 3.21 .066 13 0.21 59.0 1.0
2023-24 11 19 15 0.79 9 46 2.42 .130 1 0.05 15.0 0.8
2024-25 18 59 114 1.93 84 405 6.86 .074 5 0.08 124.0 2.1
Total 84 248 436 1.76 272 1575 6.35 .104 30 0.12 490.5 2.0
m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2021-22 31 109 241 2.21 1 27 28 0.26
2022-23 24 61 122 2.00 0 2 2 0.03
2023-24 11 19 10 0.53 0 0 0 0.00
2024-25 18 59 62 1.05 0 18 18 0.31
Total 84 248 435 1.75 1 47 48 0.19
m s ta sa sa/s se r re
2021-22 31 109 270 21 0.19 40 617 42
2022-23 24 61 136 8 0.13 12 211 9
2023-24 11 19 5 0 0.00 0 23 1
2024-25 18 59 33 1 0.02 2 190 6
Total 84 248 444 30 0.12 54 1041 58
m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event
Total 24 61 50 0.82 37 196 3.21 .066 13 0.21 59.0 1.0
Conference 11 19 6 0.32 6 32 1.68 .000 5 0.26 9.5 0.5
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 6 10 9 0.90 2 19 1.90 .368 4 0.40 12.0 1.2
Away 8 15 7 0.47 11 40 2.67 -.100 1 0.07 8.0 0.5
Neutral 10 36 34 0.94 24 137 3.81 .073 8 0.22 39.0 1.1
Result
Wins 7 17 11 0.65 3 31 1.82 .258 6 0.35 14.0 0.8
Losses 17 44 39 0.89 34 165 3.75 .030 7 0.16 45.0 1.0
Month
August 8 27 33 1.22 19 126 4.67 .111 3 0.11 37.0 1.4
September 9 24 14 0.58 12 49 2.04 .041 8 0.33 17.5 0.7
October 6 9 2 0.22 5 18 2.00 -.167 1 0.11 3.5 0.4
November 1 1 1 1.00 1 3 3.00 .000 1 1.00 1.0 1.0
m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event
Total 24 61 122 2.00 0 2 2 0.03
Conference 11 19 33 1.74 0 1 1 0.05
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 6 10 20 2.00 0 0 0 0.00
Away 8 15 23 1.53 0 2 2 0.13
Neutral 10 36 79 2.19 0 0 0 0.00
Result
Wins 7 17 39 2.29 0 0 0 0.00
Losses 17 44 83 1.89 0 2 2 0.05
Month
August 8 27 71 2.63 0 0 0 0.00
September 9 24 43 1.79 0 1 1 0.04
October 6 9 8 0.89 0 1 1 0.11
November 1 1 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00
m s ta sa sa/s se r re
Event
Total 24 61 136 8 0.13 12 211 9
Conference 11 19 27 3 0.16 2 62 1
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 6 10 19 3 0.30 1 40 0
Away 8 15 23 0 0.00 2 38 1
Neutral 10 36 94 5 0.14 9 133 8
Result
Wins 7 17 39 3 0.18 3 74 3
Losses 17 44 97 5 0.11 9 137 6
Month
August 8 27 60 4 0.15 6 110 5
September 9 24 70 3 0.13 6 78 3
October 6 9 6 1 0.11 0 18 1
November 1 1 0 0 0.00 0 5 0
News mentions
Women's Volleyball Scholar Athletes
  • Article
  • November 29, 2022
Morningside women's volleyball players named scholar-athletes

KANSAS CITY, MO. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics announced its Daktronics Scholar Athletes for women's volleyball today, with the honorees being announced ahead of play at the national championship final site at the Tyson Events Center.

  • November 29, 2022
Morningside falls to Jamestown, 3-0
  • Article
  • October 21, 2022
Mustangs fall in hard-fought match to no. 2 Jamestown

SIOUX CITY, IOWA –  It was a matchup that, on paper, shouldn’t have been much of anything as the no. 2 ranked Jamestown Jimmies stopped in Allee Gym to face Morningside, but the Mustangs made Jamestown work for its victory as they fell in straight sets, 25-23, 25-22, and 25-10.

  • October 21, 2022
Morningside falls to Dakota State, 3-0
  • Article
  • September 15, 2022
Mustangs unable to gain momentum in DSU loss

MADISON, S.D. – Morningside’s women’s volleyball team took to the road for one of the season’s few Thursday night matches, playing at Dakota State University. Slow starts for the Mustangs gave the Trojans, who were receiving votes in the latest national coaches’ poll, the momentum they needed to defeat Morningside 3-0, with scores of 25-16, 25-20, and 25-13.

  • September 15, 2022
Morningside defeats Briar Cliff 3-0
  • Article
  • September 07, 2022
Mustangs collect first conference win in crosstown clash

SIOUX CITY, IOWA – The Mustangs picked up their first Great Plains Athletic Conference women’s volleyball win in impressive fashion, collecting a straight-sets sweep over Briar Cliff University. Morningside’s victory in the crosstown clash came courtesy of scores of 25-20, 25-15, and 25-18.

  • September 07, 2022
Morningside falls to Northwestern, 3-0.
  • Article
  • August 31, 2022
GPAC women's volleyball opener goes to Northwestern

SIOUX CITY, IOWA – There was a good crowd on hand for Morningside's women's volleyball home opener, as the Mustangs welcomed the Raiders of Northwestern College to Allee Gym for both teams' first game of the Great Plains Athletic Conference season. The no. 8 Raiders lived up to their billing, sweeping Morningside 3-0 with scores of 25-10, 25-13, and 25-16.

  • August 31, 2022
Mustangs drop final games of Park Invitational, 3-1, 3-1
  • Article
  • August 27, 2022
Mustangs drop pair in day two of Park tournament

PARKVILLE, MO. – Morningside women's volleyball faced another tough day of competition today, stretching matches with the University of Saint Mary Spires and the St. Ambrose Fighting Bees out to four sets apiece. The Mustangs fell in both matches, losing to the Spires 22-25, 25-15, 25-18, and 25-16 and the Bees 26-24, 23-25, 25-15, and 25-20.

  • August 27, 2022
Women's volleyball competes with number 6 Park, but is unable to come away with a win, losing 25-16, 25-17, 25-20.
  • Article
  • August 26, 2022
Mustangs unable to notch wins column against Park

PARKVILLE, MO. – Morningside traveled to Park University today, to compete in the opening day of the Park University Classic. The Mustangs, matched with the host Pirates who are ranked no. 6 nationally, fought through three tough sets, losing to Park 25-16, 25-17, and 25-20.

  • August 26, 2022
Mustangs split Saturday matches, defeating Loyola 3-0, and losing to West Virginia Tech 3-2.
  • Article
  • August 20, 2022
Mustangs split Saturday matches

WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. – Morningside concluded its season opening tournament appearance on a better note than it started, knocking off Loyola 3-0 before seeing a five-set scrap with West Virginia University Institute of Technology slip away. 

  • August 20, 2022
Photos
Emerson Smith action photo 1
Northwestern vs. Morningside

8/31/2022 7:30 PM CDT

Emerson Smith action photo 2
Briar Cliff (IA) vs. Morningside

9/7/2022 7:30 PM CDT