Awards:
- 2x GSAC Scholar-Athlete (2017, 2018)
- 2x Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete (2017, 2018)
2018 (Senior): A veteran of four seasons on the squad, the senior outside hitter capped her collegiate career by playing in 58 sets … posted 74 kills and 207 total attacks … had a season-high eight kills vs. Evergreen St. (WA) on Aug. 15 … recorded double figures in total attacks in 11 matches with a season-best 17 vs. Life Pacific on Nov. 3 … had a season-high five total blocks in that same match ... for her excellence in the classroom she was named a GSAC and NAIA Scholar-Athlete for the second year in a row.
2017 (Junior): Third-year outside hitter played well in a part-time role, posting 104 kills and 342 total attacks … posted a season-best 13 kills against Arizona Christian on Sept. 15, one of four double-digit kill efforts … strung together 14 straight outings with double-figure total attacks from early September through mid-October … in two of those, against Antelope Valley on Sept. 19 and Hope International nine days later, she recorded a season-high 31 total attacks … did the job in the classroom, too, earning GSAC and NAIA-Daktronics Scholar-Athlete honors.
2016 (Sophomore): There was no sophomore slump for the second-year player who performed consistently throughout the season … notched 123 kills, highlighted by a career-best 15 vs. Lewis-Clark State College (Idaho) on Sept. 2 … produced double-digit numbers in total attacks 18 times, including a career-best 34 vs. Menlo College on Sept. 9 … notched a season-high nine digs against College of Idaho on Aug. 18 and Rocky Mountain College (Mont.) a day later.
2015 (Freshman): Earned a spot in the regular rotation in her first collegiate season and responded with a solid campaign … had 136 kills, including a season-high 12 vs. Montana State University-Northern on Aug. 28 … recorded double-digit total attacks in 19 matches, highlighted by a season-best 32 vs. Lewis-Clark State on Aug. 21 … served a season-high three aces and had a season-best 14 digs against Carroll College (Mont.) on Sept. 5.
Lake Arrowhead Christian School (Twin Peaks, Calif.): Led team to the first section championship in program history as a senior in 2014 ... as a result, was named CIF Southern Section Division 5A Player of the Year and a MaxPreps Small Schools All-American ... picked Majestic League MVP ... finished the season with 499 kills ... earlier in her career, she was the Majestic League MVP and a first-team All-CIF honoree (2013) ... and a first-team All-Majestic League honoree (2011) ... wrapped up her three-year varsity career with 972 kills, according to MaxPreps ... also competed in softball and basketball.
Personal: Full name is Emily Catherine Curtin ... parents are Brian and Dianne ... siblings are Jake, Allison and Benjamin ... said she chose Master's because it is biblically centered, it strives for academic excellence and it is focused on student success ... she also highlighted post-graduate school acceptance rates.
