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8 Emma Nihill
Emma Nihill
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Chandler, Ariz.
  • High School:
    Basha
  • Position:
    Outside Hitter
  • m
    27
  • k/s
    2.19
  • h %
    .135
  • a/s
    0.10
  • b/s
    0.18
  • sa/s
    0.01
  • d/s
    1.04
Recent games
Date Opponent Result
Oct 30 Mass. Maritime W, 3-0
Nov 1 Worcester St. W, 3-0
Nov 2 Plymouth St. L, 3-0
Nov 7 Fitchburg St. W, 3-0
Nov 14 Worcester St. W, 3-1
Nov 16 Bridgewater St. L, 3-2
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Matches 27 7
Sets 93 25
Kills 204 63
Kills per set 2.19 2.52
Errors 101 32
Total Attacks 765 249
Total Attacks per set 8.23 9.96
Hitting Percentage .135 .124
Assists 9 1
Assists per set 0.10 0.04
Service Aces 1 0
Service Errors 4 0
Service Aces per set 0.01 0.00
Receptions 56 0
Reception Errors 12 0
Digs 97 33
Digs per set 1.04 1.32
Block Solo 3 0
Block Assist 14 3
Block Total 17 3
Blocks per set 0.18 0.12
Block Errors 1 0
Ball Handling Errors 0 0
Points 215.0 64.5
Points per set 2.3 2.6
Matches started 7 -
Game Log - Offense
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Aug 30 vs. Rivier L, 3-1 1 4 5 3 19 .105 2 6.0
Aug 31 at Springfield L, 3-0 1 3 2 3 12 -.083 0 2.0
Aug 31 vs. Keene St. L, 3-0 1 3 6 4 18 .111 0 7.0
Sep 3 at Coast Guard L, 3-0 1 3 7 3 25 .160 0 7.5
Sep 7 Rhode Island Col. W, 3-1 1 4 7 5 42 .048 0 7.0
Sep 11 Saint Joseph (Conn.) W, 3-0 1 3 6 2 19 .211 3 6.5
Sep 13 at Brandeis L, 3-0 - 1 3 1 7 .286 0 3.0
Sep 14 vs. Roger Williams L, 3-1 - 4 13 5 28 .286 1 13.0
Sep 21 at Bay Path W, 3-0 - 3 5 2 18 .167 0 5.0
Sep 24 at Amherst L, 3-0 - 3 4 7 38 -.079 0 4.0
Sep 26 at Anna Maria W, 3-0 - 3 7 1 17 .353 0 7.0
Sep 28 at U. of New England L, 3-0 - 3 12 2 30 .333 0 12.5
Sep 28 vs. Bates L, 3-0 - 3 7 2 22 .227 0 7.0
Oct 1 at MCLA W, 3-1 - 4 12 6 42 .143 0 12.0
Oct 5 vs. Keene St. L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Eastern Conn. St. W, 3-1 - 4 12 3 34 .265 1 13.5
Oct 9 Keene St. W, 3-1 - 4 11 6 37 .135 1 11.5
Oct 11 Framingham St. W, 3-0 - 3 5 5 38 .000 0 5.0
Oct 16 at Salem St. W, 3-1 - 4 10 8 38 .053 0 10.0
Oct 19 vs. Wheaton (Mass.) W, 3-2 - 5 9 5 35 .114 0 10.0
Oct 19 at Smith L, 3-0 - 3 2 1 12 .083 0 2.0
Oct 22 Worcester St.   - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Bridgewater St. W, 3-2 - 5 10 9 53 .019 0 10.5
Oct 30 Mass. Maritime W, 3-0 - 3 8 0 26 .308 0 8.5
Nov 1 Worcester St. W, 3-0 - 3 10 0 27 .370 0 10.0
Nov 2 Plymouth St. L, 3-0 1 3 4 6 27 -.074 0 4.5
Nov 7 Fitchburg St. W, 3-0 - 3 8 4 25 .160 1 8.5
Nov 14 Worcester St. W, 3-1 - 4 9 2 37 .189 0 11.0
Nov 16 Bridgewater St. L, 3-2 - 5 10 6 39 .103 0 10.5
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Aug 30 vs. Rivier L, 3-1 1 4 14 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 31 at Springfield L, 3-0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 31 vs. Keene St. L, 3-0 1 3 5 0 2 0 2 0
Sep 3 at Coast Guard L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 7 Rhode Island Col. W, 3-1 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 11 Saint Joseph (Conn.) W, 3-0 1 3 3 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 13 at Brandeis L, 3-0 - 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 14 vs. Roger Williams L, 3-1 - 4 1 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 21 at Bay Path W, 3-0 - 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 24 at Amherst L, 3-0 - 3 5 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 26 at Anna Maria W, 3-0 - 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 28 at U. of New England L, 3-0 - 3 1 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 28 vs. Bates L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 1 at MCLA W, 3-1 - 4 7 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 5 vs. Keene St. L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Eastern Conn. St. W, 3-1 - 4 6 1 1 1 2 0
Oct 9 Keene St. W, 3-1 - 4 6 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 11 Framingham St. W, 3-0 - 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 16 at Salem St. W, 3-1 - 4 7 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 19 vs. Wheaton (Mass.) W, 3-2 - 5 1 1 0 0 1 0
Oct 19 at Smith L, 3-0 - 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 22 Worcester St.   - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Bridgewater St. W, 3-2 - 5 7 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 30 Mass. Maritime W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 1 0 1 0
Nov 1 Worcester St. W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 2 Plymouth St. L, 3-0 1 3 7 0 1 0 1 0
Nov 7 Fitchburg St. W, 3-0 - 3 7 0 1 0 1 0
Nov 14 Worcester St. W, 3-1 - 4 1 1 2 0 3 0
Nov 16 Bridgewater St. L, 3-2 - 5 4 0 1 0 1 0
Game Log - Serve/Receive
Date Opponent Score ms s ta sa se r re
Aug 30 vs. Rivier L, 3-1 1 4 16 1 2 15 6
Aug 31 at Springfield L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 7 1
Aug 31 vs. Keene St. L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 5 0
Sep 3 at Coast Guard L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 1 0
Sep 7 Rhode Island Col. W, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 11 Saint Joseph (Conn.) W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 3 1
Sep 13 at Brandeis L, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 1 0
Sep 14 vs. Roger Williams L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 21 at Bay Path W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 24 at Amherst L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 1 0
Sep 26 at Anna Maria W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 28 at U. of New England L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 28 vs. Bates L, 3-0 - 3 1 0 0 1 0
Oct 1 at MCLA W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 5 vs. Keene St. L, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Eastern Conn. St. W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 9 Keene St. W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 11 Framingham St. W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 16 at Salem St. W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 19 vs. Wheaton (Mass.) W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 19 at Smith L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 22 Worcester St.   - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Bridgewater St. W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 30 Mass. Maritime W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 1 Worcester St. W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 2 Plymouth St. L, 3-0 1 3 5 0 2 22 4
Nov 7 Fitchburg St. W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 14 Worcester St. W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 16 Bridgewater St. L, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 0 0
  m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
2022-23 5 9 13 1.44 3 42 4.67 .238 2 0.22 14.0 1.6
2023-24 9 17 21 1.24 12 83 4.88 .108 3 0.18 26.0 1.5
2024-25 27 93 204 2.19 101 765 8.23 .135 9 0.10 215.0 2.3
Total 41 119 238 2.00 116 890 7.48 .137 14 0.12 255.0 2.1

Career Stats: Offense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2022-23 5 9 13 1.44 0 0 0 0.00
2023-24 9 17 38 2.24 0 4 4 0.24
2024-25 27 93 97 1.04 3 14 17 0.18
Total 41 119 148 1.24 3 18 21 0.18

Career Stats: Defense

  m s ta sa sa/s se r re
2022-23 5 9 0 1 0.11 0 10 5
2023-24 9 17 32 3 0.18 6 82 15
2024-25 27 93 22 1 0.01 4 56 12
Total 41 119 54 5 0.04 10 148 32

Career Stats: Serve/Receive

  m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event                        
Total 27 93 204 2.19 101 765 8.23 .135 9 0.10 215.0 2.3
Conference 7 25 63 2.52 32 249 9.96 .124 1 0.04 64.5 2.6
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location                        
Home 10 35 78 2.23 36 317 9.06 .132 5 0.14 83.0 2.4
Away 12 39 86 2.21 46 326 8.36 .123 1 0.03 89.0 2.3
Neutral 5 19 40 2.11 19 122 6.42 .172 3 0.16 43.0 2.3
Result                        
Wins 15 55 129 2.35 58 488 8.87 .145 6 0.11 136.0 2.5
Losses 12 38 75 1.97 43 277 7.29 .116 3 0.08 79.0 2.1
Month                        
August 3 10 13 1.30 10 49 4.90 .061 2 0.20 15.0 1.5
September 10 30 71 2.37 30 246 8.20 .167 4 0.13 72.5 2.4
October 9 35 79 2.26 43 315 9.00 .114 2 0.06 83.0 2.4
November 5 18 41 2.28 18 155 8.61 .148 1 0.06 44.5 2.5

Splits Stats: Offense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event                
Total 27 93 97 1.04 3 14 17 0.18
Conference 7 25 33 1.32 0 3 3 0.12
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 10 35 35 1.00 1 8 9 0.26
Away 12 39 41 1.05 1 4 5 0.13
Neutral 5 19 21 1.11 1 2 3 0.16
Result                
Wins 15 55 56 1.02 3 8 11 0.20
Losses 12 38 41 1.08 0 6 6 0.16
Month                
August 3 10 20 2.00 0 2 2 0.20
September 10 30 17 0.57 0 3 3 0.10
October 9 35 40 1.14 2 4 6 0.17
November 5 18 20 1.11 1 5 6 0.33

Splits Stats: Defense

  m s ta sa sa/s se r re
Event                
Total 27 93 22 1 0.01 4 56 12
Conference 7 25 0 0 0.00 0 0 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 10 35 5 0 0.00 2 25 5
Away 12 39 0 0 0.00 0 10 1
Neutral 5 19 17 1 0.05 2 21 6
Result                
Wins 15 55 0 0 0.00 0 3 1
Losses 12 38 22 1 0.03 4 53 11
Month                
August 3 10 16 1 0.10 2 27 7
September 10 30 1 0 0.00 0 7 1
October 9 35 0 0 0.00 0 0 0
November 5 18 5 0 0.00 2 22 4

Splits Stats: Serve/Receive

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