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University of Illinois Athletics

2020-21 Volleyball Roster

14 Emily Hollowell

  • Position Outside Hitter/Opposite
  • Class Senior
  • Height 6-3
  • Hometown Little Elm, Texas
  • High School Little Elm HS

Biography

Senior - 2020-21

  • Saw action in nine matches, starting four of them and playing in 29 sets in the conference-only 2020-21 shortened season
  • Totaled 39 kills on a .120 attack clip, 10 blocks, six digs and an assist
  • Equaled her career-high with seven kills in each of the matches against Maryland (3/19-20/21).
  • Started both matches vs. No. 4 Nebraska (3/5-6/21), totaling a career-high-tying two blocks on Friday night, before posting a career-high seven kills on a .231 attack clip on Saturday night. 
  • Started her first two matches of her career at Penn State (2/5-6/21), posting career-highs of six kills on Saturday, two blocks on Friday and one dig on both nights.

Junior - 2019

  • Made her season debut and played one set at Illinois State (9/13).

Sophomore - 2018

  • Made her Illinois debut in the third set in a win at Northwestern (11/14).

Freshman - 2017

  • Did not see action as a freshman.

High School

  • Played for the Texas Advantage Volleyball club team as a junior, helping her team to the 2016 USA Volleyball Girls’ Junior National Championship in the 17s Open Division.
  • Also won a national championship in the 14s Open Division with the Dallas Skyline in 2013.
  • Helped lead her LoneStar Volleyball club team to a 13th place finish at the 2015 nationals and was a Texas qualifier in sand volleyball doubles.
  • Member of the Little Elm High School Team as a freshman and sophomore.
  • Played for the Dallas Arsenal Volleyball Club as a senior.

Personal

  • Born on August 27, 1999
  • Daughter of Doug and Casey Hollowell
  • Has an older brother, Ryan Brown and three cats, Madeline, Noah and Hunter
  • Majoring in kinesiology

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 14

    2017Freshman

    Outside Hitter/Opposite
    6'3"
    14
  • 14

    2018Sophomore

    Outside Hitter/Opposite
    6'3"
    14
  • 14

    2019Junior

    Outside Hitter/Opposite
    6'3"
    14
  • 14

    2020-21Senior

    Outside Hitter/Opposite
    6'3"
    14