Accolades:

GNAC Rookie of the Week: 10/3/2011
GNAC Honor Roll: 9/12/2011, 9/19/2011, 10/24/2011
GNAC All-Academic (2013)

2012: Played in 24 matches and 65 sets as a sophomore…tallied 47 kills, 10 assists, seven service aces, 40 digs and 29 total blocks…notched seven kills with an outstanding .636 attack percentage in a 3-0 triumph over Anna Maria College on September 15th…recorded four kills and a career-best five total blocks in a 3-2 victory over Mount Ida College on October 8th.

2011: Tied for team lead in matches played (30) and started (25)…also tied for second on the team with 105 sets played…ranked second in solo blocks (27) and third in kills (173), total blocks (38) and block assists (11)…recorded the most attacks in a game by an SJC player in 2011 with 51 against UMF on October 19th…also registered a season-high 17 kills against the Beavers that afternoon…tallied a season-high four blocks and three solo blocks on October 15th against Husson…earned GNAC Honor Roll recognition three times and was named GNAC Rookie of the Week on October 3rd.

High School: Played three years of varsity volleyball at Montville High School, making it to the ECC Medium Division state tournament during the 2010-2011 season...averaged 63 blocks, 58 kills and 32 aces during the 2010-2011 season...earned ECC Second Team honors and was selected as the team’s Best Blocker Award and Coaches Award recipient for the 2010-2011 season…also played basketball and softball…played for the Connecticut Velocity Junior Olympic Team.

Personal: Emilee Nicole Penman, born on July 15, 1993 in New London, Connecticut...daughter of Daniel and Dawn Penman...majoring in Elementary Education.

Why she chose Saint Joseph’s College: “It had a great community feeling and the location was magnificent.”

What she does outside of volleyball: Cheers on other SJC teams and enjoys delicious chocolate chip cookies.

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