2020 Women's Volleyball Roster
Emma Baalman
- Position:
- Opposite Hitter
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- High School:
- Calhoun HS
- Hometown:
- Hardin, Ill.
2020
MVC Scholar-Athlete First Team
Appeared in 20 matches, which included 20 starts … averaged 1.92 kills, .61 blocks and .59 digs per set … led the Missouri Valley Conference in hitting percentage (.298) … tallied the seventh-most service aces of any middle hitter in the nation (20) … recorded six 10-plus kill performances, which included 12 kills in SIU's five-set win over Valpo (2/14) … hit at least .300 in 10 of SIU's 20 matches … served at least one ace in 12 of 20 matches, which included five matches with multiple aces … finished with seven kills and a season-high seven digs at Valpo (2/15) … notched at least one block in 16 matches, which included a season-high five blocks vs. UNI (2/22).
2019
Played in 28 matches … led the team, and finished sixth in the Missouri Valley Conference, in hitting percentage (.261) … her .28 aces per set was the second-best on the team and ninth-best in the Valley … hit over .300 in 12 matches, which included a career-high .714 with 11 kills and just one error at St. Louis (8/31) … her .714 hitting percentage against the Billikens was the third-highest hitting percentage in a single match in the MVC in 2019 … put down double-digit kills in four matches … finished with 11 kills in SIU’s win at Tennessee Tech (9/21) … hit .474 with 10 kills in Southern’s win over Middle Tennessee State (8/31) … recorded three or fewer errors in 25 matches, which included 10 matches with one or fewer ... finished with 29 aces, which included 17 matches with at least one ace … served a career-high four aces against Loyola (11/9) … entered the 2018 season with just three aces in 42 career matches.
2018
Appeared in 31 matches and made 29 starts ... tied for the team lead in block assists (62) ... was one of four Salukis to record 100-plus kills on the season ... recorded a career-high nine kills without recording an error against Missouri State (10/27) ... notched five-plus kills in 12 matches, including a streak of five-straight matches with five or more kills from Oct. 19 to Nov. 2 ... tallied a season-high eight blocks at Valparaiso (9/24).
2017
Appeared in 11 matches and made four starts … Switched from outside hitter to middle … Made her first collegiate start vs. Western Kentucky (8/25) … Recorded at least one block in six of the 11 matches she appeared in … Arguably had the best match of her young career vs. Northern Arizona (8/25), as she set career-bests in kills (7), attempts (20), digs (5) and service aces (2) … Recorded two solo blocks vs. Oakland (9/8) and at Loyola (11/17).
2016
Did not play.
High School
Three-sport athlete at Calhoun High School, competing in volleyball, basketball and softball...Won 114 matches while at Calhoun and won the Class 1A volleyball sectional all four seasons...Two-time Telegraph Small Schools Volleyball Player of the Year...Won back-to-back IHSA Class 1A state titles as a third baseman on Calhoun's softball team...In basketball, won the 2016 IHSA Class 1A state title after finishing second in 2015...Scored over 1,000 career points and earned Associated Press All-State honors.
Personal
Daughter of Rick and Julie Baalman...Majoring in exercise science ... Cousins Maddie and Grace both play DI college softball, as Maddie is a pitcher for St. Louis University and Grace is also a pitcher at Kentucky.
