Spring 2023 Women's Volleyball Roster
Farrell, Emma
Jersey Number 10
Emma Farrell
- Position:
- Defensive Specialist
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- St. Pius X Catholic High School
- Hometown:
- Norcross, Ga.
- Deals:
Bio
Career Accolades:
2024 (Junior)
Continued her pace as one of the top liberos in the ACC... Finished seventh in the conference for the second straight year in digs (4.05/set)... Ranked second in that same area among all individuals for conference play only, holding a 4.37 per-set average... Led Wake Forest with 478 digs for the fall - a mark that ranks 13th all-time in a single season throughout program history... Started in all of the team's 31 matches... Posted 20 or more digs on seven separate occasions, including a three-match string of 26 versus Davidson, 26 versus Virginia and 21 versus Virginia Tech during a week span from Sept. 22-29... Notched two double-doubles on the year - 15 digs/10 assists versus Florida International (Sept. 13) and 26 digs/12 assists (career high) versus Davidson... Impressed against nationally-ranked foes, totaling 22 digs on the road at No. 17 Georgia Tech and collecting 20 digs and seven assists in the season finale versus No. 21 Florida State... Had 15 showings of 15-plus digs... Tallied double figures in digs in all but three of her season appearances... Racked up the third-most assists on the roster (134)... Reached her 1,000th career dig early in the year on Sept. 7 versus Toledo
2023 (Sophomore)
Again shined as one of the league's best defenders to pace Wake Forest in total digs (434) and rank seventh in the conference within that same category (3.74/set)... Named ACC Defensive Player of the Week twice (Aug. 28 and Oct. 9) -- becoming the first-ever Wake Forest individual to collect the honor... Holds four ACC weekly awards throughout her first two years -- the most by a Deacon up to date in the head coach Randi Smart era... Collected 20 or more digs in five separate showings... Impressed with a well-rounded display of 23 digs, seven assists and two service aces during the final day of opening weekend, versus Grand Canyon (Aug. 27)... Led a strong Deacon defense with 20 digs in a gritty, five-set win at Davidson (Sept. 16)... Fell just short of a double-double at Boston College (Oct. 6), ending with 24 digs and nine assists while scooping 12 digs in the fourth set alone... Notched a season high of 25 digs at Virginia (Oct. 27) while adding eight assists... Recorded 22 digs late in the year at Notre Dame (Nov. 17)... Tallied double-figures in digs in all but two matches... Finished fourth on the roster in both assists (116) and service aces (16)
2022 (Freshman)
2022 ACC Freshman of the Year - the first Deac to attain such honors since Christy Williams in 2002, and the only the second all-time Wake Forest individual...Named to the 2022 ACC All-Freshman team...Landed ACC Freshman of the Week honors twice (Sept. 19 & Nov. 15)...Finished as the conference's digs-per-set leader with a 4.41 average, being the only true freshman to place in the ACC's top-10 list within the statistical category...One of three Deacs to start and compete in all 31 of the team's matches...Team leader in total digs (507) while tallying the sixth-highest total in a single season within program history...Her 4.41 digs-per-set average stands as the sixth-best clip in a single season by a program player...Recorded 20 or more digs on nine separate occasions...Third on the roster in assists (124) and service aces (26)...Recorded 22 digs in Wake Forest's 3-0 sweep over Davidson on Sept. 16, tying for the third-best total by a Deacon in a three-set match...Had a match-best 20 digs in the outing against No. 2 Louisville...Tabbed to the 2022 Bobcat Invitational All-Tournament Team
High School/Club
Helped her school to a state championship in 2018 and a runner-up finish in 2019... Four-time Regional Champion... Georgia Co-Player of the Year in 2019... Two-time Regional MVP... Two-time First Team All-Region... GVCA All-State in 2020... Under Armour All-American in 2021... Regional 8AAAA Player of the Year... GHSA All-State 2021... Played club for A5... Finished 3rd in the 2021 AAU National Championship 17 Open in 2021... Was a National All-American in 2021... Was an AAU All-American in 2016 and 2021... Major is undecided
Personal
Daughter of Bobbi Farrell... Born January 23, 2004... Has one sister, Jessica
- 2022 ACC Freshman of the Year
- 2022 ACC All-Freshman Team
- ACC Defensive Player of the Week (Aug. 28, 2023 and Oct. 9, 2023)
- ACC Freshman of the Week (Sept. 19, 2022 & Nov. 15, 2022)
- MVP of 2023 Wake Forest Invitational
- 2022 Bobcat Invitational All-Tournament Team
2024 (Junior)
Continued her pace as one of the top liberos in the ACC... Finished seventh in the conference for the second straight year in digs (4.05/set)... Ranked second in that same area among all individuals for conference play only, holding a 4.37 per-set average... Led Wake Forest with 478 digs for the fall - a mark that ranks 13th all-time in a single season throughout program history... Started in all of the team's 31 matches... Posted 20 or more digs on seven separate occasions, including a three-match string of 26 versus Davidson, 26 versus Virginia and 21 versus Virginia Tech during a week span from Sept. 22-29... Notched two double-doubles on the year - 15 digs/10 assists versus Florida International (Sept. 13) and 26 digs/12 assists (career high) versus Davidson... Impressed against nationally-ranked foes, totaling 22 digs on the road at No. 17 Georgia Tech and collecting 20 digs and seven assists in the season finale versus No. 21 Florida State... Had 15 showings of 15-plus digs... Tallied double figures in digs in all but three of her season appearances... Racked up the third-most assists on the roster (134)... Reached her 1,000th career dig early in the year on Sept. 7 versus Toledo
2023 (Sophomore)
Again shined as one of the league's best defenders to pace Wake Forest in total digs (434) and rank seventh in the conference within that same category (3.74/set)... Named ACC Defensive Player of the Week twice (Aug. 28 and Oct. 9) -- becoming the first-ever Wake Forest individual to collect the honor... Holds four ACC weekly awards throughout her first two years -- the most by a Deacon up to date in the head coach Randi Smart era... Collected 20 or more digs in five separate showings... Impressed with a well-rounded display of 23 digs, seven assists and two service aces during the final day of opening weekend, versus Grand Canyon (Aug. 27)... Led a strong Deacon defense with 20 digs in a gritty, five-set win at Davidson (Sept. 16)... Fell just short of a double-double at Boston College (Oct. 6), ending with 24 digs and nine assists while scooping 12 digs in the fourth set alone... Notched a season high of 25 digs at Virginia (Oct. 27) while adding eight assists... Recorded 22 digs late in the year at Notre Dame (Nov. 17)... Tallied double-figures in digs in all but two matches... Finished fourth on the roster in both assists (116) and service aces (16)
2022 (Freshman)
2022 ACC Freshman of the Year - the first Deac to attain such honors since Christy Williams in 2002, and the only the second all-time Wake Forest individual...Named to the 2022 ACC All-Freshman team...Landed ACC Freshman of the Week honors twice (Sept. 19 & Nov. 15)...Finished as the conference's digs-per-set leader with a 4.41 average, being the only true freshman to place in the ACC's top-10 list within the statistical category...One of three Deacs to start and compete in all 31 of the team's matches...Team leader in total digs (507) while tallying the sixth-highest total in a single season within program history...Her 4.41 digs-per-set average stands as the sixth-best clip in a single season by a program player...Recorded 20 or more digs on nine separate occasions...Third on the roster in assists (124) and service aces (26)...Recorded 22 digs in Wake Forest's 3-0 sweep over Davidson on Sept. 16, tying for the third-best total by a Deacon in a three-set match...Had a match-best 20 digs in the outing against No. 2 Louisville...Tabbed to the 2022 Bobcat Invitational All-Tournament Team
High School/Club
Helped her school to a state championship in 2018 and a runner-up finish in 2019... Four-time Regional Champion... Georgia Co-Player of the Year in 2019... Two-time Regional MVP... Two-time First Team All-Region... GVCA All-State in 2020... Under Armour All-American in 2021... Regional 8AAAA Player of the Year... GHSA All-State 2021... Played club for A5... Finished 3rd in the 2021 AAU National Championship 17 Open in 2021... Was a National All-American in 2021... Was an AAU All-American in 2016 and 2021... Major is undecided
Personal
Daughter of Bobbi Farrell... Born January 23, 2004... Has one sister, Jessica
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