Emily Kern

Photo by: Thomas Breach

Position:
Libero / Defensive Specialist
Height:
5-6
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Belgrade, Minn.
High School:
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa

CAREER NOTES

2022 | FRESHMAN SEASON:
Season: Stepped into a big role in her true freshman season as the Huskies’ top defensive specialist and backup libero…appeared in 30 matches with four starts, playing 88 sets and producing 107 digs, 26 aces and nine assists…averaged 1.22 digs/set and 0.30 aces/set…ranked No. 20 in the NSIC in total aces…aced 9.25% of her serves, third-best among teammates with at least 100 chances…played a key role in the SCSU serve receive, committing just four reception error and receiving a .946, second-best on the team…helped anchor the NSIC’s No. 3 defense in opponent kills and No. 5 hitting percentage defense, holding opponents to 11.11 and .180 respectively…recorded double-digit digs three times…scored multiple aces six times…

Oklahoma Baptist (8/25): Scored an ace in her collegiate debut… Drury (8/26): Scored twice from the service line… Seattle Pacific (8/27): Recorded a dig and an ace... Ashland (8/27): Provided a pair of digs… Barton (9/2): Posted a career-high six digs and three aces, adding an assist… Lynn (9/3): Provided a pair of aces… New Haven (9/3): Appeared in one set… Mary (9/9): Posted one dig… Minot State (9/10): Tallied five digs and an assist… Northern State (9/16): Matched her career-best with three aces… Minnesota State-Moorhead (9/17): Recorded two digs and an ace… Wayne State (9/23): Scored an ace… Augustana (9/24): Appeared in all three sets as a serving specialist… Sioux Falls (9/30): Provided an ace… Southwest Minnesota State (10/1): Posted a dig and an ace… Upper Iowa (10/7): Dug out one swing… Concordia-St. Paul (10/14): Tallied two digs and an assist… Minnesota State-Mankato (10/15): Appeared in all four sets and had one dig… Minnesota Crookston (10/22): Scored an ace and added a dig… Minnesota Duluth (10/25): Stepped into the libero role midway through the first set and provided a career-high 16 digs along with a career best two assist while recording her first collegiate kill… Minnesota State-Moorhead (10/28): Posted nine digs and an assist… Northern State (10/29): Recorded five digs, two aces and an assist… Minot State (11/4): Logged three digs… Mary (11/5): Provided seven digs…
NSIC Tournament (11/11-13): Began a six-match ace streak with one in the Quarterfinal win over SMSU, adding five digs…recorded four digs and an ace against Augustana in the Semifinal…provided 11 digs and an ace in the Final win over Concordia-St. Paul…
NCAA Tournament (11/18-20): Dug out four swings and scored an ace in the Round of 64 win over Northwest Missouri State…was back in double figures with 11 digs in the Round of 32 win over Wayne State, adding two aces and matching her career mark with two assists…recorded nine digs, an ace and a kill in the Sweet 16 against Concordia-St. Paul…

Prep: A 2022 graduate of Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa...four-year letterwinner and two-year captain…earned 2021 MNVCA Class A First Team All-State honors after being named an Honorable Mention All-State selection as a junior…guided BBE to a Central Minnesota Conference Championship and a berth in the Section 6A Finals while being named CMC Co-Player of the Year, producing 495 digs and 62 aces…led the Jaguars to MSHSL Class A State Tournament appearances in 2018 and 2019 four-time West Central Tribune All-Area Team selection…four-time All-Central Minnesota Conference selection…four-time BBE Defensive Player of the Year…closed her prep career as BBE’s all-time leader in digs and aces while owning the top three spots in the program’s single-season digs list, headlined by 600 as a sophomore…2022 Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Valedictorian…earned Academic All-State honors…student council treasurer…National Honor Society treasurer…honor roll member…

Personal: The daughter of Ron and Jean Kern…double-majoring in Business and Rad Tech…enjoys waterskiing…