Rotating image

 

7  Emily Wright
Emily Wright

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Cypress, Texas

High School:
Cy-Fair

Height:
5-10

Position:
DS/OH

Experience:
1L


03/26/2013

Red Raiders Continue Spring Slate With Two Home Matches

Texas Tech will face Midland College at 9:30 a.m. Thursday morning and then LCU at 6 p.m.

10/01/2012

Texas Tech Resumes Non-Conference Slate at Central Arkansas

Red Raiders will face the Sugar Bears at 6 p.m. Tuesday evening at the Prince Center

09/15/2012

Errors Prove Costly As Cal State Northridge Sweeps Texas Tech

Red Raiders finish with a season-low .103 hitting percentage in a 3-0 loss Saturday morning

09/14/2012

Postmatch Notes

Texas Tech vs. Houston Baptist

09/14/2012

Texas Tech Rallies Late to Edge Houston Baptist

Aubree Piper connects on a career high 19 kills in a 3-2 victory Friday afternoon

05/20/2013

Emily Wright Photo Gallery

Emily Wright Photo Gallery

11/08/2012

Texas Tech vs. TCU

Texas Tech vs. TCU

09/04/2012

Texas Tech Volleyball vs. Northwestern State

Texas Tech Volleyball vs. Northwestern State

08/31/2012

Texas Tech Volleyball vs. San Jose State

Texas Tech Volleyball vs. San Jose State

07/30/2012

2012 Volleyball Headshots

2012 Texas Tech Volleyball Headshots

Emily Wright Photo Gallery

FRESHMAN SEASON (2012)
Became a regular on the Tech back row during freshman season ... appeared in 29 total matches while making eight starts ... saw action in 86 total sets ... finished fourth on the team with 148 digs ... also added nine kills, eight service aces and 15 assists ... used more for her defensive work and serving ability ... totaled 10 or more digs six times, beginning with a season-high 12 against Boston College on Aug. 25 ... recorded 12 digs again on Sept. 8 against Furman ... wrapped the home-opening Lone Star Showdown with 10 digs against both San Jose State and Northwestern State ... posted two aces in three different matches, beginning with Binghamton on Aug. 24 ... also had two aces against Texas-Pan American (Aug. 31) and Northwestern State (Sept. 1) ... set a season high with three aces at Montana on Sept. 8 ... was also used occasionally for a back-row attack as she had 73 total attempts on the year.

CAREER HIGHS
Kills: 2, vs. Houston Baptist (Sept. 14, 2012)
Total Attacks: 12, vs. Houston Baptist (Sept. 14, 2012)
Hitting Percentage (Min. 5 Kills): None
Assists: 3, at Montana (Sept. 8, 2012)
Service Aces: 2, three times, last vs. Northwestern St. (Sept. 1, 2012)
Digs: 12, twice, last vs. Furman (Sept. 8, 2012)
Solo Blocks: None
Block Assists: None
Total Blocks: None

CY-FAIR HIGH SCHOOL
Three-year letterwinner for the Bobcats ... was a team captain her senior year ... led the squad in kills, aces, and digs her first two seasons ... totaled 576 kills in 2011, over 100 more than her total the year before ... led district 17-5A in both kills and aces during senior season ... recorded 85 aces as a senior and 83 as a junior ... had at least 475 digs per season as well ... earned first team all-district 17-5A honors as both a junior and senior ... was an all-state pick as a senior by the Texas Girls Coaches Association ... named one of the top 2012 volleyball athletes by Vype Magazine ... honored on the 2012 Top 30 Select Team by the Greater Houston Volleyball Coaches Association ... also successful in the classroom as a three-time academic all-district honoree and two-time all-state selection ... member of the school's National Honor Society ... also involved in the club volleyball scene ... was on the National Junior Olympic qualifier teams from 2010-12 ... also participated in track and soccer ... high school volleyball coach: Donna Benotti.

PERSONAL
Born June 15, 1994 to parents Len and Robin Wright ... has two younger brothers, Brady and Brock ... parents are both Texas Tech graduates ... father was a center on the Red Raider football team from 1986-89 ... he is now a health care consultant ... her granddad was a basketball player at Penn State ... a multidisciplinary studies major ... hopes to one day become an elementary school teacher.

Texas Tech Store