2023 Women's Volleyball Roster
Emmy Klika
- Position:
- L/DS
- Hometown:
- Novelty, Ohio
- Class:
- Junior
- Letters:
- 2
- High School:
- Gilmour Academy
- Height:
- 5-7
Career Highlights
All-ACC Second Team (2024)
AVCA East Coast Region Team (2024)
Pittsburgh NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team (2024)
College Sports Communicators Academic All-District (2024)
All-ACC Academic Team (2024)
AVCA All-American Honorable Mention (2023)
AVCA All-East Coast Region Team (2023)
All-ACC Second Team (2023)
College Sports Communicators Academic All-District (2023)
All-ACC Academic Team (2023)
All-ACC Academic Team (2022)
AS A SENIOR (2024)
- Started all 35 matches at libero
- Recorded 338 digs and 101 assists on the season
- Registered a season best 21 digs in the National Semifinal, adding five assists
- Notched a season-high seven assists against Pepperdine and Virginia Tech
- Second Team All-ACC
- AVCA East Coast Region Team
- 2024 Pittsburgh NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team
- All-ACC Academic Team
AS A JUNIOR (2023)
- Played in all 34 matches, wearing the libero jersey in 33
- Let the team with a career-high 344 digs, averaging 3.02 digs per set
- Recorded a career-high 24 digs and eight assists against Oregon (9/14)
- Notched double-digit digs in 15 matches despite playing in 25 three set matches
- AVCA All-American Honorable Mention
- AVCA All-East Coast Region Team
- All-ACC Second Team
- College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
- All-ACC Academic Team
AS A SOPHOMORE (2022)
Member of Pitt’s NCAA Final Four team, the second consecutive National Semifinal appearance…won her first ACC Championship, helping the Panthers to a 17-1 conference record and the most wins in a single season since 1990 (31-4)…played in 32 matches, starting eight at libero including all five NCAA Tournament matches…finished with 164 digs…set a career-best with 17 digs in Pitt’s 3-2 win over Georgia Tech in the Petersen Events Center (11/23)…made 16 digs in Pitt’s 3-2 victory at defending national champion Wisconsin in the Elite 8, one of three 10+ dig performances in the NCAA Tournament.
AS A FRESHMAN (2021)
Part of Pitt’s first NCAA Final Four appearance by a women’s team in school history … Helped Pitt reach its sixth consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance, marking the program’s longest NCAA postseason streak in history … Appeared in 15 matches, tallying 24 sets played … Averaged 1.17 digs and 0.33 assists per set … Earned the first start of her career at libero against Marshall (Sept. 17), when she picked up season-best totals of 14 digs and three assists in a sweep of the Thundering Herd … Posted a service ace in back-to-back matches against Clemson (Nov. 21) and No. 1 Louisville (Nov. 24).
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
Ranked 51st nationally on the PrepVolleyball Class of 2021 Top 150 … Ranked as the No. 8 Libero in the class by PrepVolleyball … Played for Academy Volleyball Cleveland … Team was a two-time qualifier for the Open Division at USAV Nationals … Placed 11th at USAV Nationals her 16s year … Holds school records for season digs and career digs at Gilmour Academy … Two-time All-District First Team … Two-time District Champions … 2019 Conference Defensive MVP … 2019 Regional Champions and State Final Four Appearance.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Alison and Kevin Klika … Has a younger sister, Laney … Varsity captain of both volleyball and softball in high school … Broke records for season batting average and season on base percentage at her high school … Ranked in the top 10 percent of her class every year of high school, earning the Head of School Award … Member of the Cum Laude Society and National Honors Society … Earned Highest Honors every year of high school … Both her parents played sports at John Carroll University in Cleveland, Ohio.
