Emma Sanders

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Emma Sanders
13 Emma Sanders
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Hometown:
    Mount Pleasant, S.C.
  • Position:
    OH/OPP
  • Year:
    Fr.
  • High School:
    Wando
  • Major:
    Architecture
  • Club Team:
    Mount Pleasant Volleyball Club
  • m
    22
  • k/s
    3.82
  • h %
    .276
  • a/s
    0.13
  • b/s
    0.64
  • sa/s
    0.56
  • d/s
    2.87
Bio
Before Wentworth:
  • Captain of HS volleyball and basketball teams
  • Volleyball 5A State Champion (2020)
  • All-Region team (2022-23)
  • All-Region Player of the Year (2022-23)
  • All-State team (2022-23)
  • All-State South team (2022-23)
  • AVCA All-American second team
  • AVCA Team Academic Award
  • Wando All Sports Booster Club Scholarship
  • SCHSL Scholar-Athlete award recipient
  • AP Art Judges Choice award recipient
  • All-Lowcountry Player of the Year (2022-23)
  • Prepvolleyball All-American Honorable Mention
  • Rookie of the Year in basketball (2021)
  • Most Defensive Player in basketball (2022)
  • Porter Gaud Invitational All-Tournament (2022)
  • Dorman Tournament of Champions All-Tournament (2022)
 
Why WIT?
  • I chose Wentworth because they made me an offer I could not refuse. A chance to be able to play volleyball and study my passion was an opportunity I could not miss.
 
Future Goals?
  • My future goals outside of school are to find a job as a architect and succeed. In order to do that, my first goal is to do well my first year of school and train hard for volleyball in order to find court time.
 
Favorite Food?
  • Potatoes
 
Personal:
  • Daughter of Anthony and Nicole Sanders ... has a sibling, Beck
Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Matches 22 7
Sets 77 25
Kills 294 102
Kills per set 3.82 4.08
Errors 88 26
Total Attacks 746 255
Total Attacks per set 9.69 10.20
Hitting Percentage .276 .298
Assists 10 3
Assists per set 0.13 0.12
Service Total Attempts 284 89
Service Aces 43 13
Service Errors 26 6
Service Aces per set 0.56 0.52
Receptions 199 44
Reception Errors 17 4
Digs 221 85
Digs per set 2.87 3.40
Block Solo 6 0
Block Assist 43 17
Block Total 49 17
Blocks per set 0.64 0.68
Block Errors 1 0
Ball Handling Errors 3 0
Points 364.5 123.5
Points per set 4.7 4.9
Matches started 18 7
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 28 Hartford W, 3-0
Nov 1 at Gordon W, 3-0
Nov 4 at Suffolk W, 3-1
Nov 9 Suffolk W, 3-1
Nov 11 Endicott W, 3-2
Nov 16 vs. Springfield L, 3-0
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Sep 1 Simmons W, 3-2 - 5 15 6 43 .209 3 21.5
Sep 2 WPI W, 3-1 - 4 12 7 41 .122 1 18.0
Sep 2 Elms W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 5 at Lasell L, 3-1 - 4 12 6 31 .194 0 13.5
Sep 9 at Emmanuel W, 3-0 1 3 12 5 28 .250 0 16.5
Sep 13 Colby-Sawyer W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 vs. Wilkes W, 3-0 1 3 9 2 19 .368 0 16.0
Sep 15 vs. Montclair St. L, 3-2 1 5 17 5 52 .231 0 19.0
Sep 16 at Misericordia W, 3-1 1 4 23 2 48 .438 1 24.0
Sep 16 vs. New Paltz L, 3-1 1 4 19 7 47 .255 0 25.0
Sep 21 Regis L, 3-0 - 1 4 3 12 .083 0 4.0
Sep 23 at Curry W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at UMass Dartmouth L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Rivier W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Worcester State W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 at Univ. of New England W, 3-0 1 3 11 6 36 .139 1 15.5
Oct 6 Salve Regina W, 3-0 1 3 10 3 23 .304 1 12.0
Oct 11 Dean W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at Eastern Nazarene W, 3-0 1 3 13 4 39 .231 0 15.0
Oct 14 Nichols W, 3-0 1 3 14 3 35 .314 1 15.5
Oct 18 Endicott W, 3-1 1 4 8 8 41 .000 0 11.0
Oct 21 at Roger Williams W, 3-2 1 5 26 2 52 .462 0 29.5
Oct 26 Western New England W, 3-0 1 3 11 3 32 .250 0 14.0
Oct 28 Hartford W, 3-0 1 1 6 0 13 .462 0 7.0
Nov 1 at Gordon W, 3-0 1 3 12 1 22 .500 0 14.0
Nov 4 at Suffolk W, 3-1 1 4 20 3 37 .459 1 24.0
Nov 9 Suffolk W, 3-1 1 4 16 6 31 .323 1 19.0
Nov 11 Endicott W, 3-2 1 5 17 4 37 .351 0 22.5
Nov 16 vs. Springfield L, 3-0 1 3 7 2 27 .185 0 8.0
Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Sep 1 Simmons W, 3-2 - 5 21 0 3 0 3 0
Sep 2 WPI W, 3-1 - 4 5 0 4 0 4 0
Sep 2 Elms W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 5 at Lasell L, 3-1 - 4 10 0 1 0 1 2
Sep 9 at Emmanuel W, 3-0 1 3 8 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 13 Colby-Sawyer W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 vs. Wilkes W, 3-0 1 3 6 0 2 0 2 1
Sep 15 vs. Montclair St. L, 3-2 1 5 9 2 0 0 2 0
Sep 16 at Misericordia W, 3-1 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 16 vs. New Paltz L, 3-1 1 4 11 3 0 0 3 0
Sep 21 Regis L, 3-0 - 1 6 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 23 at Curry W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at UMass Dartmouth L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Rivier W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Worcester State W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 at Univ. of New England W, 3-0 1 3 8 0 3 0 3 0
Oct 6 Salve Regina W, 3-0 1 3 8 0 2 0 2 0
Oct 11 Dean W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at Eastern Nazarene W, 3-0 1 3 6 0 2 1 2 0
Oct 14 Nichols W, 3-0 1 3 9 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 18 Endicott W, 3-1 1 4 10 0 6 0 6 0
Oct 21 at Roger Williams W, 3-2 1 5 20 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 26 Western New England W, 3-0 1 3 10 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 28 Hartford W, 3-0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 1 at Gordon W, 3-0 1 3 14 0 2 0 2 0
Nov 4 at Suffolk W, 3-1 1 4 14 0 4 0 4 0
Nov 9 Suffolk W, 3-1 1 4 16 0 4 0 4 0
Nov 11 Endicott W, 3-2 1 5 17 1 5 0 6 0
Nov 16 vs. Springfield L, 3-0 1 3 7 0 2 0 2 0
Date Opponent Score ms s ta sa se r re
Sep 1 Simmons W, 3-2 - 5 20 5 3 27 1
Sep 2 WPI W, 3-1 - 4 19 4 1 12 0
Sep 2 Elms W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 5 at Lasell L, 3-1 - 4 15 1 3 21 1
Sep 9 at Emmanuel W, 3-0 1 3 12 4 1 7 0
Sep 13 Colby-Sawyer W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 15 vs. Wilkes W, 3-0 1 3 19 6 1 7 1
Sep 15 vs. Montclair St. L, 3-2 1 5 17 0 0 14 3
Sep 16 at Misericordia W, 3-1 1 4 13 1 0 12 1
Sep 16 vs. New Paltz L, 3-1 1 4 15 3 1 22 2
Sep 21 Regis L, 3-0 - 1 4 0 1 5 1
Sep 23 at Curry W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at UMass Dartmouth L, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Rivier W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Worcester State W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 4 at Univ. of New England W, 3-0 1 3 12 3 1 1 0
Oct 6 Salve Regina W, 3-0 1 3 16 1 0 2 1
Oct 11 Dean W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at Eastern Nazarene W, 3-0 1 3 9 1 0 0 0
Oct 14 Nichols W, 3-0 1 3 9 1 0 1 0
Oct 18 Endicott W, 3-1 1 4 10 0 1 8 0
Oct 21 at Roger Williams W, 3-2 1 5 19 3 3 10 0
Oct 26 Western New England W, 3-0 1 3 14 3 1 4 0
Oct 28 Hartford W, 3-0 1 1 4 1 2 1 0
Nov 1 at Gordon W, 3-0 1 3 12 1 0 11 2
Nov 4 at Suffolk W, 3-1 1 4 13 2 0 9 2
Nov 9 Suffolk W, 3-1 1 4 9 1 1 6 0
Nov 11 Endicott W, 3-2 1 5 15 2 3 8 0
Nov 16 vs. Springfield L, 3-0 1 3 8 0 3 11 2
m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
2023-24 22 77 294 3.82 88 746 9.69 .276 10 0.13 364.5 4.7
2024-25 26 98 298 3.04 94 873 8.91 .234 15 0.15 348.0 3.6
2025-26 28 94 307 3.27 68 793 8.44 .301 9 0.10 365.0 3.9
Total 76 269 899 3.34 250 2412 8.97 .269 34 0.13 1077.5 4.0
m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2023-24 22 77 221 2.87 6 43 49 0.64
2024-25 26 98 248 2.53 5 44 49 0.50
2025-26 28 94 229 2.44 0 34 34 0.36
Total 76 269 698 2.59 11 121 132 0.49
m s ta sa sa/s se r re
2023-24 22 77 284 43 0.56 26 199 17
2024-25 26 98 235 23 0.23 16 69 9
2025-26 28 94 272 41 0.44 20 73 3
Total 76 269 791 107 0.40 62 341 29
m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event
Total 22 77 294 3.82 88 746 9.69 .276 10 0.13 364.5 4.7
Conference 7 25 102 4.08 26 255 10.20 .298 3 0.12 123.5 4.9
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 10 33 113 3.42 43 308 9.33 .227 7 0.21 144.5 4.4
Away 8 29 129 4.45 29 293 10.10 .341 3 0.10 152.0 5.2
Neutral 4 15 52 3.47 16 145 9.67 .248 0 0.00 68.0 4.5
Result
Wins 17 60 235 3.92 65 577 9.62 .295 10 0.17 295.0 4.9
Losses 5 17 59 3.47 23 169 9.94 .213 0 0.00 69.5 4.1
Month
September 9 33 123 3.73 43 321 9.73 .249 5 0.15 157.5 4.8
October 8 25 99 3.96 29 271 10.84 .258 3 0.12 119.5 4.8
November 5 19 72 3.79 16 154 8.11 .364 2 0.11 87.5 4.6
m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event
Total 22 77 221 2.87 6 43 49 0.64
Conference 7 25 85 3.40 0 17 17 0.68
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 10 33 106 3.21 1 25 26 0.79
Away 8 29 82 2.83 0 14 14 0.48
Neutral 4 15 33 2.20 5 4 9 0.60
Result
Wins 17 60 178 2.97 1 40 41 0.68
Losses 5 17 43 2.53 5 3 8 0.47
Month
September 9 33 78 2.36 5 11 16 0.48
October 8 25 75 3.00 0 15 15 0.60
November 5 19 68 3.58 1 17 18 0.95
m s ta sa sa/s se r re
Event
Total 22 77 284 43 0.56 26 199 17
Conference 7 25 89 13 0.52 6 44 4
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 10 33 120 18 0.55 13 74 3
Away 8 29 105 16 0.55 8 71 6
Neutral 4 15 59 9 0.60 5 54 8
Result
Wins 17 60 225 39 0.65 18 126 8
Losses 5 17 59 4 0.24 8 73 9
Month
September 9 33 134 24 0.73 11 127 10
October 8 25 93 13 0.52 8 27 1
November 5 19 57 6 0.32 7 45 6
News mentions
Sanders Honored as AVCA Honorable Mention All-American
  • Article
  • November 28, 2023
Sanders Honored as AVCA Honorable Mention All-American

Emma Sanders earns honor from AVCA after being named to all-region first team, as well as being named CCC Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year

  • November 28, 2023
Tremendous Run for Women's Volleyball Ends Against Springfield
  • Article
  • November 16, 2023
Tremendous Run for Women's Volleyball Ends Against Springfield

Pride top Leopards, 3-0, in opening round of NCAA Division III Women's Volleyball Tournament

  • November 16, 2023
Sanders Headlines Haul of Women’s Volleyball’s CCC Postseason Honors
  • Article
  • November 16, 2023
Sanders Headlines Haul of Women’s Volleyball’s CCC Postseason Honors

Leopards bring home four major awards, including Emma Sanders earning Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year honors

  • November 16, 2023
Sanders Earns AVCA All-Region Nod
  • Article
  • November 16, 2023
Sanders Earns AVCA All-Region Nod

Sanders named to all-region first team after being named CCC Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year

  • November 16, 2023
Photo by MBD Sports
  • Article
  • November 11, 2023
Women's Volleyball Captures CCC Championship in Five-Set Thriller over Endicott

Leopards take a 3-2 edge over the Gulls in dramatic fashion, earn spot in NCAA Division III Tournament

  • November 11, 2023
Photo by Haley Dando '24
  • Article
  • November 09, 2023
Women's Volleyball Advances to CCC Championship with Four-Set Triumph over Suffolk

Leopards push past Rams, 3-1, to put themselves into CCC Championship

  • November 09, 2023
Sanders Earns CCC Co-Player of the Week Honors
  • Article
  • November 06, 2023
Sanders Earns CCC Co-Player of the Week Honors

Emma Sanders earns fifth CCC honor this season, totaling two double-doubles in wins over Gordon and Suffolk

  • November 06, 2023
Photo by Haley Dando '24
  • Article
  • November 04, 2023
Women’s Volleyball Fends Off Suffolk, Goes Undefeated in CCC Play

Leopards top Rams in four sets, go 8-0 in CCC regular season play and clinch first-round bye in upcoming CCC Tournament

  • November 04, 2023
Photo by Haley Dando '24
  • Article
  • November 01, 2023
Women's Volleyball Locks Up Number One Seed in CCC, Blanks Gordon

Leopards blank Fighting Scots, 3-0; Black & Gold win at least a share of regular season title

  • November 01, 2023
Sanders Named CCC Co-Rookie of the Week
  • Article
  • October 31, 2023
Sanders Named CCC Co-Rookie of the Week

Emma Sanders earns third Rookie of the Week award and fourth CCC weekly award on the year

  • October 31, 2023
Photo by Eli Sleasman '24
  • Article
  • October 28, 2023
Win Streak Hits Eleven for Women's Volleyball in Win over Hartford

Balanced attack guides Leopards to sweep over Hawks; Savannah Morford leads with nine kills

  • October 28, 2023
Photo by Eli Sleasman '24
  • Article
  • October 26, 2023
Women's Volleyball Pushes Win Streak to Ten, Sweeps WNE

Leopards remain unbeaten in the CCC, push overall win streak to ten in 3-0 win over Golden Bears

  • October 26, 2023
Photo by Haley Dando '24
  • Article
  • October 21, 2023
Records Fall as Women's Volleyball Battles by Roger Williams

Emma Sanders sets the new all-time mark for kills in a match (26) while Olivia Vaughn does the same with assists (51); Leopards battle by Hawks, 3-2, pushing win streak to nine

  • October 21, 2023
Photo by Haley Dando '24
  • Article
  • October 18, 2023
Women's Volleyball Earns First-Ever Win Against Endicott

Leopards push past Gulls, 3-1, handing them first CCC loss; Ema Thompson leads with career-high 16 finishes

  • October 18, 2023
Photo by Haley Dando '24
  • Article
  • October 14, 2023
Women's Volleyball Carries Momentum Through Nichols on Senior Day

Match-high 14 kills by Emma Sanders leads Leopards to seventh straight win

  • October 14, 2023
Photo by Denis Minevich '23
  • Article
  • October 12, 2023
Women's Volleyball Battles Eastern Nazarene, Grabs Sixth-Straight Win

Kate McLane (14 kills) and Emma Sanders (13) pace Leopards to sweep over Lions, handing Eastern Nazarene second loss of season

  • October 12, 2023
Photo by Eli Sleasman '24
  • Article
  • October 06, 2023
Women's Volleyball Silences Salve Regina

Team-high 12 kills by Kate McLane leads the Leopards to a 3-0 win over the visiting Seahawks

  • October 06, 2023
Photo by Eli Sleasman '24
  • Article
  • October 04, 2023
Women's Volleyball Sweeps UNE on the Road

Team-high 11 kills from Emma Sanders leads Leopards to sweep over conference foe Nor'Easters

  • October 04, 2023
Photo by Eli Sleasman '24
  • Article
  • September 21, 2023
Women's Volleyball Swept by Regis

Leopards suffer 3-0 setback to Pride; Kate McLane leads with 11 kills

  • September 21, 2023
Sanders Earns Two CCC Weekly Awards
  • Article
  • September 18, 2023
Sanders Earns Two CCC Weekly Awards

Emma Sanders named conference's Player of the Week and Rookie of the Week after MVP-performance at Misericordia Cougar Classic

  • September 18, 2023
Photo by Eli Sleasman '24
  • Article
  • September 16, 2023
Sanders' Record Day Leads Women's Volleyball over Misericordia

Leopards hold on for four-set win over host Cougars, thanks to program-best 23 kills from Emma Sanders, before dropping a 3-1 decision to New Paltz on day two of Misericordia Cougar Classic

  • September 16, 2023
Photo by Eli Sleasman '24
  • Article
  • September 15, 2023
Women's Volleyball Splits in Day One of Misericordia Cougar Classic

Leopards sweep Wilkes before suffering five-set setback to Red Hawks of Montclair State

  • September 15, 2023
Photo by Eli Sleasman '24
  • Article
  • September 09, 2023
Women's Volleyball Cruises by Emmanuel

Leopards get back in the win column with sweep over Saints; Olivia Vaughn guides with 35 assists

  • September 09, 2023
Zweifler, Sanders Reel in CCC Weekly Awards
  • Article
  • September 05, 2023
Zweifler, Sanders Reel in CCC Weekly Awards

Amanda Zweifler named Libero of the Week; Emma Sanders named Rookie of the Week

  • September 05, 2023
Lasell Tops Women's Volleyball in Four Sets
  • Article
  • September 05, 2023
Lasell Tops Women's Volleyball in Four Sets

Lasers down Leopards, 3-1, for first loss of season; Emma Sanders notches 12 kills

  • September 05, 2023
Balanced Attack Pushes Women's Volleyball Past WPI, Elms
  • Article
  • September 02, 2023
Balanced Attack Pushes Women's Volleyball Past WPI, Elms

Leopards topped WPI 3-1 before sweeping the Blazers; Kate McLane totaled 15 kills in the day's opener

  • September 02, 2023
Photo by Denis Minevich '23
  • Article
  • September 01, 2023
Women's Volleyball Mounts Thrilling Comeback in Season Opener Against Simmons

Down 2-0, Leopards top Sharks 3-2; Kate McLane, Emma Sanders combine for 31 kills

  • September 01, 2023
Photos
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