2005 Volleyball Roster
Roster

Emily Brown
- Position:
- Right Side/Setter
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Baldwin, Kan.
- High School:
- Baldwin
2007 Outlook
KU[apos]s top returner … Versatile player with the ability to hit on the opposite side, set and contribute defensively … One of squad[apos]s top attackers … Could see her role as a setter expand in 2007 … Has tremendous poise and focus … Skilled at every position. 2006: Junior Season
Started in all 28 matches she appeared in and played in 99 games for KU … A Preseason All-Big 12 selection … Named to the Big 12 All-Academic team … Tabbed ESPN the Magazine Academic Third-Team All-District … Named to the all-tournament team in the Crimson Tide Invitational and Temple Classic … Finished second on the squad with 336 kills, 3.39 kpg, 20 service aces and 151 set assists … Her 47 total blocks and 265 digs were good enough for third on the team … Averaged 3.10 kills per game in conference play, third among the Jayhawks … Fourth on the squad digging up 2.66 balls per game in Big 12 competition … Notched a triple-double and 13 double-doubles including five straight from Oct. 4-21 … Had 19 matches with double-digit kills including 14 contests of 10 or more digs and five outings of 20 kills or more … Set individual match-high kills in three, four and five game sets … Recorded a career-best .583 hitting percentage in the team[apos]s opening match against Alabama A&M on Aug. 25 … Tallied a team-high 13 assists and 13 digs against Alabama on Aug. 26 … Led all players with 12 kills and 10 digs in the squad[apos]s home opener versus UMKC on Aug. 29 while adding 10 assists for a rare triple-double … Helped the Jayhawks to a 3-1 victory over Temple with a match-best 20 kills on Sept. 1 … Fell just short of another triple-double against Maine — nine kills, eight assists and seven digs — on Sept. 2 … Once again led all players with 22 kills against Rutgers on Sept. 2, 20 kills versus #16 BYU on Sept. 7 and 22 kills against Arkansas on Sept. 9 to go three consecutive contests with 20+ kills … Also had a personal-high 18 digs against Arkansas … Dug up 10 balls versus #1 Nebraska on Sept. 13 … Tied career-high 24 kills on Sept. 20 to help KU overcome Texas A&M in a five-game set while also contributing 16 digs … Added 11 kills against Colorado on Sept. 23 and 10 versus Texas Tech Sept. 27 … One of two players with double-digit kills (10) against #17 Missouri on Oct. 4 … Also dug up a team-high 17 balls in the contest in her first of five straight matches with a double-double … led KU with 15 digs in a contest versus Oklahoma on Oct. 7 … Posted 12 kills on Oct. 25 to help prevent a sweep by #20 Oklahoma … Posted a 15 kill, 17 dig double-double against Texas Tech Oct. 28 … Notched a team-high 10 kills versus #8 Texas on Nov. 1 … Led KU with 12 kills and a .333 hitting percentage against Colorado Nov. 8 while also matching a career-high three solo blocks … Returned from an injury to post 11 kills and dish seven assists in four games against Missouri on Nov. 18. 2005: Sophomore Season
Started all 30 matches and 109 games for the Jayhawks … A key player at just about every position … Named Academic All-Big 12 First Team … Led the team with 44 services aces (0.40 per game), good for 10th on the KU single-season records list … Paced the team in solo blocks (29) and was third with 0.81 total blocks per game … Her solo block performance ranks seventh on the single-season KU list … Fourth on the squad with 2.99 kills per game, including 3.25 kpg in Big 12 competition … Contributed 2.20 digs per game, the fourth most of any Jayhawk … Totaled double-digit kills in 16 matches … Notched 22 or more kills on two occasions … Stepped in for injured setter Andi Rozum and set the last three matches of the season, finishing with 132 assists on the year … Added 12 kills against Montana State on Sept. 2 … Led KU with eight blocks at BYU on Sept. 2 … Led the defense with 14 digs and added four aces against Saint Louis on Sept. 6 … Also had 11 kills on a .526 attack percentage in the win … Added 10 kills on a .375 attack percentage in KU[apos]s sweep of #15 Texas A&M on Sept. 14 … Notched 15 kills and added nine digs and two aces against Oklahoma on Sept. 17 … Had 19 kills and added eight digs in five games at #23 Texas on Sept. 21 … Added 15 digs, 15 kills and three aces against the Buffaloes on Oct. 1 … Tied a career best with three solo blocks against K-State on Oct. 5 … Posted a match-high 16 kills and added six digs and three assists against #1 Nebraska on Oct. 8 … Contributed 13 kills and 11 digs at Baylor on Oct. 22 … Paced KU with 11 kills and added eight digs at #1 Nebraska (Oct. 26) … Led the Jayhawks with 10 kills against #14 Texas on Oct. 29 … Posted 16 kills, 10 digs and three blocks against Colorado on Nov. 2 … Led KU with 19 kills and added 12 digs at #24 K-State on Nov. 5 … Paced all hitters with 22 kills on a .462 hitting efficiency and added seven digs, six block assists and two aces at Oklahoma on Nov. 9 … Led the Jayhawks with 14 kills (.333) and added a career-high five aces in KU[apos]s sweep of Texas Tech on Nov. 12 … Set a new career high with 25 kills and nine block assists at Texas A&M on Nov. 16 … Stepped in to set against #10 Missouri (Nov. 23) and had 21 assists … Totaled 27 assists and added seven digs at Iowa State on Nov. 26 … Set a new career high with 30 assists against UCLA in the NCAA Tournament.
2005: Freshman Season
Named the 2004 Big 12 Preseason Co-Freshman of the Year … One of four Jayhawks to start every match and play in all 109 games of the season … A highly-touted recruit who took on great responsibility and made a huge impact on the squad … Ranked third on the team with 2.45 digs per game and fifth among her teammates with 2.12 kills per game … Recorded eight kills and 10 digs in her career debut at Arkansas on Sept. 1 … Averaged 2.10 kills (on a .326 attack percentage) and 2.20 digs per game in three matches at the ORU Classic Sept. 3-4 … Contributed 15 digs and 11 kills on a .318 attack percentage in KU[apos]s win over No. 25 Wisconsin on Sept. 10 … Averaged 2.50 digs, 2.10 kills and 0.70 blocks per game in the Holiday Inn/Jayhawk Classic Sept. 10-11 … Recorded 13 digs and eight kills at No. 12 Texas A&M on Sept. 17 … Helped KU to a 3-0 win over Texas Tech on Sept. 22 with 13 digs and 10 kills … Added eight digs and five kills against No. 7 Nebraska on Sept. 29 … Registered 11 kills and added nine digs at Baylor on Oct. 2 … Notched 14 digs against No. 16 Kansas State on Oct. 6 … Led KU with nine kills to go with six digs and three block assists at Colorado on Oct. 9 … Posted a career-best 12 kills (.393), 15 digs and nine assists in KU[apos]s win at Iowa State on Oct. 13 … Contributed 13 digs, nine kills, six assists and two aces against Missouri on Oct. 16 … Led the Jayhawks with 10 digs to go with five kills and three assists at Missouri on Nov. 3 … Added a match-best 12 digs to go with her six kills at No. 3 Nebraska on Nov. 12 … Got hot late in the season, contributing 14 digs and nine kills (.353 attack percentage) against Santa Clara in the NCAA Tournament … Registered a career-high 17 digs and five block assists at Washington in NCAA Second Round action on Dec. 4.
High School
Attended Baldwin High School and was coached by her mom, Jill … A three-time all-league selection … Earned all-state and All-American Fab 50 honors … Was the Kansas Gatorade Player of the Year … Led Baldwin High in kills, assists and attack percentage … Led the state of Kansas in attack percentage and ranked in the top five in passing efficiency … Led Baldwin to a second-place class 4A state finish in 2003 … Member of National Honor Society, school Honor Roll and national Dean[apos]s List … Recipient of the Knights of Columbus Leadership Award … Played club ball for Francis Sporting Goods.
Personal
Born Jan. 17, 1986 … Full name is Emily Nicole Brown … Plans to major in Elementary Education … Parents are Dan and Jill (Huntsinger) Brown … Siblings are Eric, Taylor and Tucker … Mom and aunt, Jo (Huntsinger), both played volleyball at KU … Aunt, Jen, played volleyball at East Tennessee State …Was also recruited by Nebraska, Missouri, Georgia Tech, Cal Berkley and Minnesota.