Texas Tech University Athletics
2020 Women's Volleyball Roster
Roster
Emerson Solano
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Amarillo HS
- Hometown:
- Amarillo, Texas
- 2019 Red Raider Classic - All-Tournament Team
- Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week (10/18 & 11/25)
- 2018 Academic All-Big 12 First Team (4.00 GPA)
- 2017-18 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
Started in 16 matches for the Red Raiders in the fall โฆ wrapped up her career ranked fourth in program history in digs with 1,333 โฆ finished the fall ranked first in the Big 12 and 14thย in the NCAA in digs (263) and second in the Big 12 and 20thย in the NCAA digs per set (4.31) โฆ recorded double-digit digs in 15 matches with 20+ dig outings against No. 13 Iowa State (10/3), TCU (10/8), No. 2 Baylor (10/17), No. 11 Kansas State (11/6) and Kansas (11/20) โฆ tallied a season-high 24 digs in the Red Raiders five set victory over No. 13 Iowa State on Oct. 3 โฆ ranked second on the team with 11 service aces in 16 matches including a season-high three against Baylor on Oct. 17.
*Played only in fall conference season
JUNIOR SEASON (2019)
Thrived as Techโs go-to libero, starting all 30 matches โฆ finished the season ranked third in the league with 4.01 digs per set โฆ ranked second among all Big 12 defenders with 457 digs โ a mark that ranks sixth all-time in Techโs single-season history โฆ surpassed the 1000 career-dig mark thanks to a career-high 28-dig performance at Oklahoma on Nov. 13 โฆ finished the season with 24 double-digit dig efforts โฆ opened the season with a 12-dig outing against VCU (8/30) and helped the Red Raiders two a five-set win over Ohio State (8/30) with four assists and 14 digs โฆ capped her career-high with 24 digs against Austin Peay (9/7) and registered another 20 digs against Pacific on Sept. 13 โฆ earned Red Raider Classic All-Tournament Team honors after helping Tech to a 3-0 mark on the weekend โฆ finished the season ranked second in Big 12 Conference play with 4.18 digs per set โฆ led all defenders with 259 total digs in league action โฆ opened up Big 12 play with a 23-dig effort in Techโs conference-opening win over West Virginia (9/25) โฆ earned Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week honors on Oct. 18 after she recorded 22 digs in Techโs first win over Kansas since 2010 โฆ recorded a career-high 31 digs against Oklahoma on Oct. 26 โฆ tallied 22 digs in Techโs five-set win at West Virginia (11/16) โฆ earned Big 12 Defensive Player of the week honors again on Nov. 25 after she helped Tech to its first season sweep over Iowa State since 2004, as well as a tight five-set victory at TCU โฆ finished the season with five double-digit dig matches โฆ named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2018)
FRESHMAN SEASON (2017)
Appeared in 29 matches while making five starts as a freshman โฆ totaled 96 sets played, second among freshman on the team โฆ finished fifth on the team in digs and services aces โฆ played a major role through Techโs run in the National Invitational Volleyball Championship โฆ started Techโs quarterfinal match against UC Irvine โฆ posted a season-high 14 digs in the semifinal win at TCU โฆ made three starts during Big 12 play, including the first two league matches of the season โฆ recorded double-digit digs against Big 12 foes West Virginia and Kansas State โฆ suffered a leg injury near the end of Techโs win over West Virginia diving through a row of chairs that caused her to miss time.
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
2016 TGCA 5A-6A Volleyball Athlete of the Year โฆ 2016 TAVC Class 5A MVP โฆ 2016 MaxPrepsย All-America First Team ... 2016 AVCA Under Armour Girls High School All-America honorable mention โฆ led Amarillo to the 2016 state title and was named First Team All-Tournament and Championship Game MVP โฆ TGCA First Team All-State 2015-16 โฆ TSWA First Team All-State in 2015-16 and honorable mention in 2014 โฆ two-time District MVP and First Team All-District 2013-15 โฆ finished her senior year with 559 kills as an outside with a .385 hitting percentage โฆ compiled 1509 career kills on a .364 career clip โฆ added 132 career service aces including 73 her senior season โฆ recorded 156 career blocks, including 55 her senior season with eight of those solo โฆ posted 495 digs her senior year for 1034 on her career.
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PERSONAL
Born October 19, 1998 to Steve and Macey Solano in Amarillo, Texas โฆ has a brother, Karsten, age 21 โฆ has an obsession with tennis shoes.
