NDSU

2014 Summit League All-Academic Team
2013 Summit League All-Freshmen Team
2016, 2015, 2014 Summit League Commissioner's List
2015, 2014 Summit League Distinguished Scholar
2015, 2014, 2013 Summit League Fall Honor Roll

2016 SEASON (SENIOR): Played in 31 matches including 14 starts and 103 sets as libero and defensive specialist ... Recorded 270 digs ,averaging 2.62 digs per set ... Added 36 assists, two kills and one service ace ... Had 13 matches with double-figure digs including a season-high 22 at South Dakota State (10-11-16) ... Pushed career total to 74 matches including 13 with 20-plus digs ... Had season-high four assist at IUPUI (11-5-16) ... Summit League Commissioner's List ... Played in 121 matches and 428 sets overall ... Finished career ranked No. 6 with 3.23 digs per set, No. 8 with 1,383 digs, No. 18 with 0.53 assists per set, and No. 22 with 227 assists.

2015 SEASON (JUNIOR): Played in 30 matches including nine starts and 110 sets as libero and defensive specialist … Came up with 297 digs, averaging 2.70 per set ... Added 38 assists, nine service aces and a pair of kills ... Had 15 matches with double-figure digs including season-high 23 in 3-2 loss to Omaha (10-3-15) ... Recorded career-high eight assists in 3-1 win over South Dakota (10-2-15) and career best three service aces in 3-0 win vs. Western Illinois (9-26-15) ... Regular on Summit League Commissioner's List and Summit League Fall Honor Roll as a Distinguished Scholar.

2014 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Played in all 32 matches and all 125 sets as NDSU’s libero … Totaled 530 digs for the fifth-highest single-season total in school history … Averaged 4.24 digs per set to lead the Bison … Ranked third in The Summit League in digs and fourth in digs per set … Also posted 18 aces on the season … Season-high 26 digs at Denver on Oct. 10 … Tallied 7 assists in a victory at Valparaiso on Oct. 19 … Recorded 8 matches with 20 or more digs … Summit League All-Academic team selection.
 
2013 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Played in all 28 matches and all 90 sets for the Bison in her freshman season ... Named to The Summit League's Freshmen Team ... Started the last 14 matches as libero ... Led NDSU in digs with 286 and digs per set at 3.18 ... Averaged 3.98 digs per set in conference play to rank second in the league ... Second on the team with 53 assists ... Tallied a season-high 24 digs in a 3-0 victory at Denver on Nov. 1 ... 21 digs in win over South Dakota State on Sept. 28 ... Season-high seven assists in sweep over Omaha on Nov. 9.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played libero for Nazareth Academy teams that won regional titles in 2011 and 2012 … Named all-conference, Chicago Sun-Times all-area, and Pioneer Press all-area in 2012 … Selected for SportsTownChicago.com’s 2012 high school volleyball all-star game … Played on 1st Alliance club team … Member of National Honor Society.
 
PERSONAL: Daughter of Michael and Maureen Milligan … Has one older brother, Michael, and one older sister, Jen … Sister, Jen, played volleyball at Fort Wayne (2010-13) … Majoring in accounting.

EMILY’S CAREER BESTS
Kills: 1, vs. four teams, last vs. Northern Illinois, 9-3-16
Attacks: 1, vs. 20 teams, last vs. Northern Illinois, 9-3-16
Assists: 8, South Dakota, 10-2-15
Serve aces: 3, Western Illinois, 9-26-15
Digs: 26, at Denver, 10-10-14
Double-Figure Digs: 13 (74 career)
20+ Digs: 2 (13 career)