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Bio

	#7 - Emily Witsaman
	Class: Jr. Height/Weight: 6-2     Hometown: Medina, Ohio Position: MB     High School: Medina

2011: Played in 14 matches, seeing action in 21 games for UMBC... Recorded 15 kills and four digs as a sophomore... Tallied a season-high five kills in the Retrievers' sweep of Norfolk State on Sept. 10 in the final match of the Maddie Bingamen Tournament... Named to the America East Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2010: Finished second on the team with 50 total blocks, while also picking up 91 kills in 26 matches… Earned six kills in each match of the America East Championship against Binghamton and Albany… Tallied a season-high eight kills against Morgan State on Sept. 4… Blocked a season-high seven against Sacred Heart on Sept. 11.

Background: Helped lead her club team, Cleveland Volleyball Company, to the 17-National Division of the 2009 USA Junior Olympic Girls’ Volleyball Championship… Named All-Ohio honorable mention as a senior as well as to the All-County and All-Conference First Teams… Named All-District and All-Gazette in 2009… Earned All-Scholar Athlete honors all four years in high school… Lists best performance as an 18-kill match against Brunswick High School for the Sectional Championships in her junior year… Also lettered in basketball… Earned multiple academic accolades, including the President’s Outstanding Academic Excellence Award and the Ohio State Board of Education Award of Merit… A member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Daughter of Glen and Brenda Witsaman… Has two younger siblings, Kaitlyn and Ian… Majoring in media and communication studies… Born July 2, 1992.

Through 11/20/12