Fall 2021 Women's Volleyball Roster

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UCLA Athletics - 2021 UCLA Women's Volleyball Media Day Portraits, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA.August 21st, 2021Copyright  Don Liebig/ASUCLARyan_Emily_0005.NEF
Jersey Number 1

Emily Ryan

  • Position:
    Middle Blocker
  • Height:
    6-4
  • Class:
    Redshirt Senior
  • High School:
    The Academy of the Holy Cross
  • Hometown:
    Bethesda, Md.
FALL 2021
Ryan averaged 1.07 kills per set at a .280 hitting percentage and 0.75 blocks per set over 15 matches and 28 sets played โ€ฆ recorded four kills and no errors on nine swings in the season-opener at UC Davis on Aug. 29 โ€ฆ tallied six kills at a .556 clip along with five total blocks for a season-high nine points versus Portland State on Sept. 3 โ€ฆ matched her season-high in kills with six at Stanford on Sept. 26 โ€ฆ recorded five kills versus California for a .273 hitting percentage on Nov. 24.

SPRING 2021
Ryan earned All-Pac-12 Conference Honorable Mention accolades, leading the team with 1.25 blocks per set and ranking fourth among Pac-12 players ... was also first with a .316 hitting percentage, ranking sixth in the Pac-12 ... added 1.61 kills per set ... had 11 matches with at least five blocks and three double-figure kills contests ... recorded a season-best nine blocks at USC on March 19, adding seven kills ... had eight blocks in the NCAA First Round match against Rider (April 14) ... posted a career-best 12 kills at Oregon (Jan. 29), hitting .556 with only two errors in 18 attempts to go with seven blocks (three solo) and five digs ... had 10 kills and six blocks versus both Washington (Feb. 12) and Colorado (March 7) ... tallied eight kills and six blocks in the season opener against California (Jan. 22), adding six kills and no errors in 13 attempts (.462) with six blocks two days later versus the Golden Bears.

2019
Led the team with 1.04 blocks per set (10th among Pac-12 players) and 20 block solos, adding 1.68 kills per set ... led UCLA in blocks in 16 matches ... posted four double-figure kills matches ... recorded six kills and six blocks at USC (Nov. 29)ย ... posted a career-best 10 blocks versus Oregon on Nov. 22, adding eight kills ... had nine kills at No. 4 Stanford (Nov. 17) ... was 7-for-7 on kill attempts with no errors on Nov. 15 at No. 20 California ... had five kills and five blocks at No. 12 Washington on Nov. 3 ... tied season highs with 11 kills against both No. 2 Stanford (Oct. 25) and No. 15 California (Oct. 27), hitting .667 (11-1-15) versus the Cardinal and .500 (11-2-18) with five blocks versus the Golden Bears ... posted 11 kills and no errors in 20 attempts for a .550 hitting percentage at Oregon State on Oct. 20, adding seven blocks ... had 10 kills against No. 25 USC (Sept. 25), committing just one error in 15 attempts (.600), adding seven blocks ... recorded seven kills with no errors in nine attempts (.778) against West Virginia on Sept. 13 and five kills and five blocks versus Utah Valley (Sept. 12).

2018
Played in four matches and 12 sets, notching 26 kills, nine blocks, six digs and five aces ... earnedย starts in the final two contests against Colorado (Nov. 21) and USC (Nov. 23) ... led the team with six blocks and four aces against No. 15 USC, adding 10 kills and four digs ... posted a team-best 10 kills and three blocks versus Colorado to go with an ace ...ย had five kills and a dig in three sets at No. 24 Arizona (Nov. 18) ... made her collegiate debut in the second set at No. 14 USC on Sept. 19, recording one kill and one dig.

2017
Did not play and utilized a redshirt year.

THE ACADEMY OF THE HOLY CROSS
Ryan played four years at middle blocker for The Academy of the Holy Cross in Kensington, Md. ... was named an Under Armour Honorable Mention All-American, as well as Team Most Valuable Player, as a senior in 2016, leading the team in kills ... PrepVolleyball Senior Aces #42 ... recognized as a three-time All-Washington Catholic Athletic Conference honoree, including First Team her last two seasons ... first in school history in blocks (236) and second in kills (832) ... was a team captain as a senior ... helped the Tartans to four WCAC titles, as AHC compiled a 113-16 record ... coached by Dave Geiser ... played club with Metro Volleyball under coaches Silvia Johnson and Corey Hobson.

PERSONAL
Born Emily Dowd Ryan in Bethesda, Md. ... parents are Mary del Castillo and Terence Ryan ... has one younger sister, Margaux ... number one reason for competing in volleyball is to build new relationships and fight to win a national championship ... favorites include the television show โ€œFriendsโ€, singers Dan + Shay, the Washington Redskins and actress Jennifer Aniston ... lists her biggest athletic thrill as winning the WCAC title all four years ... hobbies include hanging with her friends, watching movies and shopping ... majoring in history.

Emily Ryan's Match Highs

KILLS 12, at Oregon (1/29/21)
TOTAL ATTEMPTS 23, vs. USC (11/23/18)
23, at Colorado (3/7/21)
HITTING PCT. (MIN. 7 KILLS) 1.000 (7-0-7), at California (11/15/19)
SERVICE ACES 4, vs. USC (11/23/18)
DIGS 5, at Oregon (1/29/21)
BLOCK SOLOS 3, at USC (11/29/19)
3, at Oregon (1/29/21)
BLOCK ASSISTS 9, vs. Oregon (11/22/19)
TOTAL BLOCKS 10 (1-9), vs. Oregon (11/22/19)
POINTS 17.0, vs. USC (11/23/18)
17.0, at Oregon (1/29/21)
UCLA W. Volleyball Postgame - Oregon (Nov. 29, 2024)
Friday, November 29
UCLA W. Volleyball Postgame - Iowa (Nov. 27, 2024)
Thursday, November 28
UCLA W. Volleyball Postgame - vs. Wisconsin (Nov. 16, 2024)
Saturday, November 16
UCLA W. Volleyball Postgame - vs. Washington (Nov. 13, 2024)
Wednesday, November 13