Emily Cook
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Emily Cook

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Huntington Beach, Calif.

High School:
Murrieta Valley HS

Height:
5-11

Experience:
1V

05/04/2013

Long Beach State Stuns Waves in AVCA National Championship Final

Frederick, Hill, Dykstra and Caitlin Racich earn AVCA All-American honors, Matthies voted Coach of the Year.

05/04/2013

Waves Advance to AVCA National Championship Title Match

Pepperdine bounces back from an 0-2 deficit to beat Florida State 3-2 and move on to the national championship match.

05/03/2013

Waves Top USC 4-1 in AVCA National Championship Quarterfinals

Pepperdine fights off the Trojans to advance to the semifinals of the AVCA National Championship.

05/01/2013

Pepperdine Opens AVCA Collegiate Sand Volleyball National Championship on Friday

The Waves play either North Florida and USC in the quarterfinals on Friday morning.

04/21/2013

Frederick, Hill Win Gold Bracket Championship at USAV Beach Collegiate Challenge

Waves win two of the three brackets today in Hermosa Beach.

05/09/2013

2013 AVCA National Championship - Saturday vs. Long Beach State

Pepperdine falls to Long Beach State 3-2 in the national championship finals. Photos by Eric Bouscher

05/08/2013

2013 AVCA National Championship - Saturday vs. Florida State

Pepperdine def. Florida State 3-2 in the semifinals of the AVCA National Championship

05/03/2013

2013 AVCA National Championship - Friday vs. USC

Waves def. USC 4-1 in the quarterfinals of the AVCA National Championship. Photos by Eric Bouscher

CAREER: Through three indoor seasons, has played in 40 matches and 110 sets ... Averaging 2.42 kills/set, 1.55 digs/set and hitting for a .215 clip from the outside hitter position ... Won the AVCA Collegiate Sand Volleyball National Team Championship in the spring of 2012 while playing in the No. 5 spot in the lineup alongside either Michaela Christiaansen.

INDOOR 2012: Saw action in seven matches and 11 sets ... Earned the start during the season opener vs. Ohio (8/24), but was quickly sidelined due to injury ... Returned to action vs. Portland (9/22) and tallied a season-best seven kills and seven digs ... Posted six kills against Bucknell (10/8) ... Totaled 14 kills, 14 digs and two blocks as a junior.

SAND 2012: Went 21-6 overall, including a 13-3 record in duals ... Partnered with Michaela Christiaansen for a 17-4 overall record (10-2 in duals) and Kelli Branning for a 4-2 overall record (3-1 in duals) ... With Christiaansen posted a 9-2 record from the No. 5 spot in the lineup, and a 1-0 record when playing No. 4 ... Defeated USC's No. 1 pair of Sara Shaw and Geena Urango 21-16, 23-21 during the season opener on March 16 ... Posted a 2-0 record during the AVCA Collegiate Sand Volleyball National Team Championship ... 15-2 in two-set matches and 2-2 in three-set matches ... Placed second in the silver division of the USA Volleyball Collegiate Challenge ... With Branning, played all dual matches from the No. 5 spot in the lineup ... Set a program record on April 14 for fewest points allowed in a match with a 21-1, 21-11 win over Loyola Marymount's Diana Hiromoto and Ellie Selleck ... Dished 10 service aces during that match ... Picked up 20 digs versus Janisa Johnson and Tyler Jackson of Long Beach State on March 18 ... Tagged down 17 kills on March 16 in the season opener against Delainey Aigner-Swesey and Lauren Minkel.

INDOOR 2011: Saw time in seven matches and 22 sets ... Earned a season-best nine kills at BYU (10/20) ... Also picked up three digs and three blocks vs. the Cougars ... Averaged 1.38 kills/set as a sophomore ... Tacked down five kills on nine swings for a .444 hitting percentage vs. San Diego (10/24) ... Tallied four kills on an errorless five attacks vs. Portland (10/29).

INDOOR 2010: Named to the WCC All-Freshman Team ... Averaged 2.72 kills and 1.76 digs per set ... Set a season-best with 17 kills versus UC Santa Barbara (10/6) ... Played in 26 matches and 86 sets as an outside hitter ... Eclipsed double-digit kill totals on 10 occasions ... Captured a kills-digs double-double versus San Francisco (9/30) with 14 kills and 11 digs ... Tallied a season high 15 digs at UCLA (9/8) ...Totaled 16 service aces including three versus Loyola Marymount (11/6) ... Named to the all-tournament team at the Arizona Invitational ... Recorded a season-high five blocks and 21.5 points against UC Santa Barbara (10/6) ... Tallied 10 or more digs in four different matches ... Season-best hitting percentage recorded versus Gonzaga (10/14) with a .455 (12-2-22) clip ... During spring 2011, placed second in the "gold" bracket of the USA Volleyball Collegiate Challenge, a sand event, with Stevi Robinson.

CLUB: Has played with the Temecula Valley, 951 and Orange County Volleyball Clubs ... Orange County Volleyball Club placed ninth at the Junior Olympics in 2010 and won the Mideast Qualifier ... 2007 AAU Beach Volleyball Player of the Year ... 2007 AAU Team National Champions.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Murrieta Valley High School, located in Murrieta, Calif., in 2010 ... Played four years on the varsity ... Was named MVP of the Southwestern League in 2009 ... Made the All-Southwestern League first team all four seasons ... Earned All-CIF Division IAA second team acclaim ... Received Under Armour Girls High School Second Team All-America status ... Ranked #96 on prepvolleyball.com's "Senior Aces" list ... Team won the Southwestern League Title in 2010 for the first time in 12 seasons ... also lettered in track and field.

PERSONAL: Born in City of Orange, Calif. and calls Huntington Beach, Calif. home ... Daughter of Bob and Sheri Cook ... Has a sister, Allison, and a brother, Michael ... Father, Bob, lettered in track and field at San Diego State ... Chose Pepperdine for "its academic reputation, great coaching staff and beautiful campus."

FAVORTIES: Enjoys watching movies and going to the beach ... Favorite musical artists are Paramore and Taylor Swift ... Favorite book is Twilight ... Favorite kind of food is Chinese ... Favorite pro sports team is the Los Angeles Angels ... Favorite movie is The Hangover ... favorite pro volleyball player is Misty May-Treanor because "she may not be the tallest player out there, but she plays like she's 6'4."

additional sport links

2013 Season

2012 Season

Head Coach Nina Matthies

Pepperdine Points

Volleyball Links

• AVCA