Deaton on Mayers... "Real physical girl, full of fire. Emily is one that if she catches on quick, she will likely see a lot of time on the court. She's one that you look at and say, 'She's got so far to go. The sky is the limit for her'."
2008 ... saw action in 25 matches as a freshman, starting 17 times ... finished 2008 with 58 kills and 34 total blocks ... recorded a career-high two solo blocks and three digs Sept. 27 versus Brown at the Stony Brook Holiday Inn Express Tournament ... tallied a career-high five assisted blocks against Fordham on Oct. 17 and followed that with a career-high seven kills versus Rhode Islan on Oct. 18. High School ... a Fort Wayne, Ind. native, Mayers earned three varisty letters in volleyball at Bishop Dwenger High School under head coach John Minnick ... helped lead her team to three consecutive Summit Athletic Conference preseason tournament titles in 2005, `06 and `07 as well as SAC postseason titles in `06 and `07 ... was a team co-captain her senior year and named to the First Team All-Area SAC squad her sophomore, junior and senior seasons ... received All-Northeast Indiana Honorable Mention her sophomore year, Second Team her junior year and First Team honors her senior year ... a member of the National Honor Society, Mayers earned Honorable Mention All-State Academic Team honors as well ... in addition to playing volleyball, she earned two varsity letters in basketball and one letter in track ... played club ball for the Fort Wayne Volleyball Club. Personal ... undecided on a major ... daughter of Larry and Margaret Mayers ... born March 30, 1990 in Fort Wayne, Indiana ... her father played basketball at Hanover College ... was a high school teammate of current Xavier volleyball player Shannon Voors ... volunteered at the Women's Care Center.
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