NDSU

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

2016 SEASON (SENIOR): Named to all-Summit League team ... Started in all 32 matches and 121 sets ... Hit .289 wth 340 kills and 102 errors in 824 attacks ... Led NDSU with 83 blocks and 0.69 blocks per set ... Reached double-figure kills in 17 matches including a career-high .586 (17-0-29) hitting performance in the Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse against South Dakota State (11-10-16) ... Pushed career double-figure kill total to 52 matches ... Reached 1,000 career kills during the fourth set at Omaha (10-16-16) ... Twice had a season-high 19 kills, at Fort Wayne (11-4-16) and at Western Illinois (10-2-16) ... Matched a career-high seven blocks on career best seven block assists at South Dakota State (10-11-16) ... Regular on the Summit League Commissioner's List and the Summit League Fall Honor Roll as Distinguished Scholar ... Played in 119 matches and 439 sets overall ... Finished career ranked No. 11 with 74 block solo, No. 14 with a .298 (1134-344-2652) attack percentage, No. 20 with 1,134 kills, No. 21 with 2,652 attack attempts and 1311.5 points, and No. 24 with 2.58 kills per set and 279 total blocks,

2015 SEASON (JUNIOR): Honorable mention all-Summit League … Played in all 31 matches and 120 sets ... Hit .328 with 283 kills and 68 errors in 656 attacks ... Ranked No. 5 in hitting percentage in Summit League play ... Had 13 matches with double-figure kills including season-high 19 in 3-2 win over Denver (10-18-15), hitting .441 in that match ... Led the Bison with 87 blocks including 23 solos, averaging 0.73 blocks per set ... Recorded career-high four solo blocks in win over Denver (10-18-15) ... Claimed a career best seven blocks at San Francisco (9-19-15) ... Awarded career-high six block assists in 3-1 win at Saint Louis (8-31-15) ... Second on team with 338 points including 23.5 in win vs. Denver (10-18-15) ... Added 29 digs and nine assists ...  Regular on the Summit League Commissioner's List and the Summit League Fall Honor Roll as Distinguished Scholar.

2014 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Played in 30 of a possible 32 matches, starting all 30 at middle blocker … Played in a total of 115 sets on the year … Ranked second on the team with a .293 hitting percentage and 0.72 blocks per set … Tallied the third-most points on the team with 363 for the year … Totaled 309 kills and 83 blocks on the season … Posted a season-high 20 kills in a match twice – in a four-set win at Bradley on Sept. 13, and  in a five-set win over Kent State on Sept. 20 … Had seven matches with an attack percentage above .440 … Had five matches with at least five blocks, including six against Bradley on Sept. 13.
 
2013 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Named to the Summit League Championships all-tournament team ... Played in 26 of 28 matches, starting 25 times during her freshman season ... Played in 83 of 90 sets on the year ... Led NDSU with a .280 hitting percentage for the season ... Ranked third on the team with 202 total kills and 2.43 kills per set ... Tallied 26 blocks to tie for the second-most on the team ... Third on the team in points and points per set ... Registered a season-high 15 kills on two different occasions -- against South Dakota State on Sept. 28 and South Dakota on Oct. 4 ... Hit .400 or better in seven matches, including hitting .556 with six kills at Utah Valley on Aug. 31.

HIGH SCHOOL: Three-time all-conference player out of Willmar High School … Conference leader in hitting percentage her junior and senior years … Finished second at Willmar in career kills and fourth in career blocks … Played on the Southwest Minnesota Juniors 17-1 club team that placed fifth at AAU nationals … Also lettered in gymnastics and track and field.
 
PERSONAL: Daughter of Aaron and Sarah Minnick … Has one older brother, Austin, and two younger brothers, Jacob and Ross … Also has one younger sister, Kalley … Majoring in psychology.

EMILY'S CAREER BESTS
Kills: 20, at Bradley, 10-13-14; vs Kent State, 9-20-14
Attacks: 44, South Dakota, 11-1-16; at Northern Colorado, 8-27-16
Attack pct: .586, South Dakota State (17-0-29), 11-10-16
Assists: 3, at Omaha, 10-23-15; vs Cal State-Fullerton, 9-18-15
Serve aces: 1, at South Dakota, 9-26-14
Digs: 6, four times, last time at Western Illinois, 10-2-16
Blocks: 7, at South Dakota State, 10-11-16; at San Francisco, 9-19-15
Block solo: 4, Denver, 10-18-15
Block assist: 7, at South Dakota State, 10-11-16
Double-Figure Kills: 17 (52 career)
20+ Kills: (2 career)