FMU: Returning starter from 2013....PBC All-Academic Team 2015....Missed the entire 2014 season while rehabing an injury....All-Conference (second-team) 2013....Led the 2013 team in kills per set with 3.17, a figure that ranked sixth in the conference and 130th nationally.....Also ranked seventh in PBC (and 155th in NCAA II) for points per set (3.57)....Ranked seventh in the PBC in total kills (355), 18th in hitting percentage (.219), 29th in total blocks (49), and 46th in aces per set (0.17).....Hitting percentage was 18 points higher in PBC matches....Notched 20 matches with double-figure kills, including 12 in PBC play.....Hits an extremely powerful ball from the left side....Will provide a steady block....Won't miss a beat when she rotates to back-row play....Presented research at 2014 Southeast Regional meeting of the American Chemical Society and at 2015 national meeting of the American Chemical Society........2014-15 recipient of FMU Major Chemistry Award....2014-15 recipient of FMU Analytical Chemistry Award....Division II ADA Academic Achievement Award 2014....American Chemical Society....Phi Kappa Phi academic honor society....Chi Alpha Sigma national college athlete honor society....Gamma Sigma Epsilon (Chemistry Honors Society)....Omicron Delta Kappa national leadership honor society (president)....Peach Belt Conference Presidential Honor Roll 2014, 2015....FMU Swamp Fox Athletic-Academic Honor Roll 2013 (fall), 2014 (spring and fall), 2015 (spring, fall).....Transfer from Southern Miss.....SMU: Last season, appeared in nine matches and averaged 1.1 kills and 0.4 digs per set....As a freshman, played in seven matches and tallied 1.2 kills and 0.3 digs per set for the Golden Eagles....Was twice named to the university’s President’s List and once to the Dean’s List.
PERSONAL: Born Emily Langsford Sears in Fairfax, Va....Product of Broad Run High School, where she played for coach Betsy Scudder....In her final prep year, registered 329 kills, 160 digs, 107 service aces, and 31 blocks....An honor roll student....Earned second-team All-State and first-team All-Region honors as a senior....Nickname is Em.
PERSONAL FAVORITES: As a child what you wanted to be when you grew up: Ballerina....Favorite Athlete: Michael Phelps....Favorite Sports Team: NY Giants....Favorite Movie: Lord of the Rings Trilogy....Favorite TV Show: Falling Skies....Favorite Food: Chicken Alfredo....FavoriteVacation Spot: Manasquan, NJ....Celebrity Crush: Chris Hemsworth....Favorite Sport Other than Your Own: Karate....Favorite Website (outside social media): Pinterest....Favorite Social Media Site: Facebook....What Music is in Your iPOD: Good Music... Maroon 5, Taking Back Sunday, Taylor Swift, Imagine Dragons....Favorite Thing About FMU: Pretty Campus....Favorite Off-Field Activity: Hanging with Friends....Goals for Upcoming Season: Win the Conference....Hobbies: Baking, Reading, Weight Lifting, Board Games....Interesting Notes (Famous Relatives, Noteworthy Athletic Accomplishments, What's Interesting or Odd About You): My whole family, mom, dad, two sisters, all played collegiate volleyball....Any Brush With Greatness?: I once rode an elevator with Jeffrey Donovan from Burn Notice, they were shooting an episode in the hotel I was staying at in Miami. I met Gene Simmons, from Kiss, at the Reno Volleyball Tournament.
CAREER TOTALS (2013 at FMU, 2011 and 2012 at Southern Miss):
| Year | M | G | K | E | TA | K% | KPG | A | APG | SA | D | DPG | BS | BA |
| 2013 | 30 | 112 | 355 | 159 | 897 | .219 | 3.17 | 3 | 0.03 | 19 | 94 | 0.84 | 3 | 46 |
| 2012 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 78 | -.038 | 1.06 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 7 | 0.44 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 51 | -0.59 | 1.20 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 3 | 0.30 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 46 | 138 | 384 | 194 | 1026 | 0.185 | 2.78 | 3 | 0.02 | 19 | 104 | 0.75 | 3 | 47 |
