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UNIVERSITY OF DALLAS ATHLETICS
8 Emily Caples
Emily Caples
  • Height:
    6'2"
  • Year:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Walnut Creek, CA
  • High School:
    Carondelet H.S.
  • Position:
    MB
  • m
    35
  • k/s
    2.41
  • h %
    .226
  • a/s
    0.14
  • b/s
    0.59
  • sa/s
    0.07
  • d/s
    0.54

Bio

SENIOR YEAR (2014): 128 games played … Appeared and started in 36 matches … Produced 307 kills … Averaged 2.40 kills per game … Compiled 870 attack attempts total … Ranked second on team with 56 block assists … Notched team-best 19 block solos … Season-best 14 kills was claimed on three occasions over the campaign including: Sept. 2 vs. Wiley College, Sept. 27 Southwestern University, and Oct. 10 Centenary College … Eclipsed the double figure mark 14 times on the year … Completed a stretch of seven-straight contests with kills in double-digits from Sept. 16 - Sept. 27 … The first five affairs during that span resulted in 11 attacks that were kills … All-SCAC Volleyball Second Team … Letter winner. 

Junior Year (2013): 138 games played ... 41 matches played... 403 kills with 2.92 kills per game ... 1,050 total attempts ... 142 assists with 1.03 assists per game... 32 service aces with 0.23 service aces per game... 206 digs with 1.49 digs per game... 15 solo blocks ... 93 block assists... letter winner … SCAC Offensive Player-of-the-week …  All-SCAC Second Team … USCAA All-American Honorable Mention

Sophomore Year (2012): 123 games played...34 matches played...308 kills with
2.50 kills per game...750 total attempts...24 assists with 0.20 assists per game...43 service aces with 0.35 service aces per game...71 digs with 0.58 digs per game...22 solo blocks...67 block assists...letter winner

Freshman Year (2011): 102 games played...29 matches played...255 kills with 2.50 kills per game...577 total attempts...9 assists with 0.09 assists per game...5 service aces
with 0.05 service aces per game...31 digs with 0.30 digs per game...10 solo blocks...68 block assists...letter winner. 2011 SCAC Third Team

Emily was named Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) Volleyball Offensive Player-ofthe-Week for matches played from Monday, Aug. 27 through Sunday, Sept. 2.  Also for matches played from Monday, Oct. 8 through Sunday, Oct. 14. selected All-Conference 'Second Team' by the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference announced a 2012 Honorable Mention by the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA)

Emily hails from Walnut Creek, Ca, in the East Bay area of Northern California. She attended and played volleyball for Carondelet High School, where she was a scholar athlete anchoring the middle for the Cougars. Emily played club ball for Xceleration and NorCal volleyball clubs, twice leading her team to the USAV Junior National Championships.

Emily came to UD in the fall of 2011 and immediately earned a starting spot in the middle for the Crusaders. Her freshman campaign was cut short when an ankle injury knocked her out for the final third of the season. Even so she put up impressive numbers, knocking down 257 kills, averaging 2.52 kills/set. Emily hit a robust .321 for the year, ranking her fourth in the 12-team SCAC and earning her 3rd-team All-Conference honors.

Off the court, Emily is majoring in Math / Chemistry with a possible career interest in Chemical Engineering. In addition to volleyball and her studies Emily is active with several clubs and organizations on campus.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Oct 26 vs. Schreiner University W, 3-0
Oct 26 at Texas Lutheran University W, 3-2
Oct 28 at Arlington Baptist College W, 3-1
Nov 7 vs. Texas Lutheran University W, 3-2
Nov 7 vs. Trinity University L, 3-0
Nov 8 vs. Colorado College L, 3-1
  Overall Conf
Matches 35 13
Sets 125 47
Kills 301 119
Kills per set 2.41 2.53
Errors 108 42
Total Attacks 854 327
Hitting Percentage .226 .235
Assists 18 7
Assists per set 0.14 0.15
Service Aces 9 2
Service Errors 16 4
Service Aces per set 0.07 0.04
Receptions 8 5
Reception Errors 1 1
Digs 67 25
Digs per set 0.54 0.53
Block Solo 19 5
Block Assist 55 22
Block Total 74 27
Blocks per set 0.59 0.57
Block Errors 13 5
Ball Handling Errors 2 0
Points 356.5 137.0
Points per set 2.9 2.9
Matches started 34 13
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Aug 29 vs. Hardin-Simmons University L, 3-1 1 4 8 5 24 .125 1 0 0 - 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 9.0
Aug 29 vs. University of Mary Hardin-Baylor L, 3-0 1 3 3 3 18 .000 0 0 2 - 0 1 0 3 0 3 1 4.5
Aug 30 vs. East Texas Baptist University L, 3-0 1 3 5 3 15 .133 1 0 0 - 0 1 1 4 0 5 0 8.0
Aug 30 at University of Texas-Dallas L, 3-2 1 5 11 2 23 .391 1 4 0 - 0 5 2 2 0 4 1 18.0
Sep 2 Wiley College W, 3-0 1 3 14 2 25 .480 1 0 1 - 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 14.5
Sep 5 vs. University of Redlands (CA) W, 3-0 1 3 9 3 23 .261 0 0 0 - 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9.0
Sep 5 vs. Occidental College (CA) W, 3-0 1 3 10 0 20 .500 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 11.0
Sep 6 vs. Pomona-Pitzer College (CA) L, 3-1 1 4 8 2 34 .176 2 2 4 0 0 8 0 0 3 0 0 10.0
Sep 6 vs. Chapman University (CA) W, 3-1 1 4 7 2 30 .167 1 0 0 - 0 8 1 1 3 2 0 8.5
Sep 9 Howard Payne University W, 3-0 1 3 8 5 23 .130 1 0 1 - 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 8.5
Sep 16 at McMurry University W, 3-1 1 4 11 2 29 .310 1 0 2 - 0 4 0 3 0 3 0 12.5
Sep 20 Colorado College L, 3-0 1 3 11 2 26 .346 0 1 2 - 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 12.5
Sep 20 Centenary College of Louisiana W, 3-0 1 3 11 1 20 .500 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 5 0 14.0
Sep 21 Austin College W, 3-0 1 3 11 3 20 .400 2 1 2 - 0 3 0 1 1 1 0 12.5
Sep 24 vs. Philander Smith W, 3-1 1 4 11 3 40 .200 1 0 0 - 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 12.0
Sep 24 at Jarvis Christian College W, 3-0 1 3 10 1 14 .643 0 0 0 - 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10.0
Sep 27 vs. Southwestern University L, 3-1 1 4 14 4 45 .222 0 0 0 - 0 3 1 2 1 3 0 16.0
Sep 27 vs. Trinity University L, 3-2 1 5 5 4 30 .033 0 0 0 5 0 2 0 2 1 2 0 6.0
Sep 28 vs. Schreiner University W, 3-0 1 3 7 4 19 .158 0 0 0 - 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.0
Sep 28 vs. Texas Lutheran University W, 3-1 1 4 6 4 20 .100 0 0 0 - 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 7.5
Sep 30 at Wiley College W, 3-1 1 4 10 3 30 .233 1 0 0 - 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 10.5
Oct 2 Jarvis Christian College W, 3-0 1 3 7 1 16 .375 0 0 0 - 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 8.0
Oct 4 at Dallas Christian College W, 3-0 1 3 4 1 9 .333 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 5.5
Oct 10 vs. Centenary College of Louisiana W, 3-0 1 3 14 1 24 .542 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 15.0
Oct 11 vs. Austin College W, 3-2 1 5 8 6 31 .065 1 0 0 - 1 3 1 4 1 5 0 11.0
Oct 11 at Colorado College L, 3-0 1 3 2 1 11 .091 0 0 0 - 0 2 0 3 0 3 0 3.5
Oct 14 McMurry University W, 3-0 1 3 8 4 21 .190 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 9.5
Oct 21 Dallas Christian College W, 3-0 1 3 7 3 22 .182 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 8.0
Oct 25 vs. Southwestern University L, 3-0 1 3 8 1 17 .412 1 0 0 - 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 8.0
Oct 25 vs. Trinity University L, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 vs. Schreiner University W, 3-0 1 3 8 2 22 .273 1 0 0 - 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 8.5
Oct 26 at Texas Lutheran University W, 3-2 1 5 14 9 42 .119 0 0 0 - 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 15.5
Oct 28 at Arlington Baptist College W, 3-1 1 4 9 4 27 .185 0 0 0 - 0 1 2 1 0 3 0 11.5
Nov 7 vs. Texas Lutheran University W, 3-2 - 5 10 5 34 .147 0 0 0 3 0 1 3 0 0 3 0 13.0
Nov 7 vs. Trinity University L, 3-0 1 3 4 6 26 -.077 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 5.0
Nov 8 vs. Colorado College L, 3-1 1 4 8 6 24 .083 0 0 0 - 0 1 3 4 0 7 0 13.0
  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
2014-15 35 125 301 2.41 108 854 .226 18 0.14 9 0.07 8 1 67 0.54 19 55 74 0.59 356.5 2.9
Total 35 125 301 2.41 108 854 .226 18 0.14 9 0.07 8 1 67 0.54 19 55 74 0.59 356.5 2.9
    m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
Event Total 35 125 301 2.41 108 854 .226 18 0.14 9 0.07 8 1 67 0.54 19 55 74 0.59 356.5 2.9
Conference 13 47 119 2.53 42 327 .235 7 0.15 2 0.04 5 1 25 0.53 5 22 27 0.57 137.0 2.9
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 8 24 77 3.21 21 173 .324 5 0.21 2 0.08 0 0 11 0.46 2 13 15 0.63 87.5 3.6
Away 8 31 71 2.29 23 185 .259 3 0.10 4 0.13 0 0 18 0.58 6 12 18 0.58 87.0 2.8
Neutral 19 70 153 2.19 64 496 .179 10 0.14 3 0.04 8 1 38 0.54 11 30 41 0.59 182.0 2.6
Result Wins 23 81 214 2.64 69 561 .258 12 0.15 2 0.02 3 1 40 0.49 12 30 42 0.52 243.0 3.0
Losses 12 44 87 1.98 39 293 .164 6 0.14 7 0.16 5 0 27 0.61 7 25 32 0.73 113.5 2.6
Month August 4 15 27 1.80 13 80 .175 3 0.20 4 0.27 - 0 7 0.47 3 11 14 0.93 39.5 2.6
September 17 60 163 2.72 45 448 .263 11 0.18 5 0.08 5 0 43 0.72 4 20 24 0.40 182.0 3.0
October 11 38 89 2.34 33 242 .231 4 0.11 0 0.00 0 1 15 0.39 6 18 24 0.63 104.0 2.7
November 3 12 22 1.83 17 84 .060 0 0.00 0 0.00 3 0 2 0.17 6 6 12 1.00 31.0 2.6