2023 Volleyball Roster

Jeff Helsel
Nate Kurtz
Nate Kurtz
Jeff Helsel
Nate Kurtz
Nate Kurtz
Jeff Helsel
Jeff Helsel

15 Emily Buwawa

  • Position Defensive Specialist/Libero
  • Height 5-9
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Uniontown, Pa.
  • High School Laurel Highlands

Biography

AWARDS/HONORS
• CSC Academic All-District Team – 2023
• Vulcan Invitational All-Tournament Team – 2023
• D2ADA Academic Achievement Award – 2021, 2022, 2023
• PSAC Scholar-Athlete – 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
• AD Honor Roll – Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024

2023 | SENIOR
Named to CSC Academic All-District Team … appeared in all 91 sets in 23 matches … averaged 4.02 digs per set … ranked 10th in PSAC in digs per set … led team with 366 digs … finished second on team with 29 service aces … tallied at least 20 digs in six matches … named to Vulcan Invitational All-Tournament Team … posted 20 digs and three aces in five sets versus Bloomsburg … collected 16 digs and two aces in five sets against Bloomsburg … registered 22 digs in five sets at Frostburg State … tallied 19 digs in three sets versus IUP … finished with 23 kills and three aces in five sets against Gannon … recorded 15 digs, two aces and seven assists in four sets versus Slippery Rock … collected 21 digs in three sets at Pitt-Johnstown … recorded 22 digs in four sets at Gannon … set a career high with 38 digs in five sets at Slippery Rock … posted 19 digs and a season-high four aces in four sets against Clarion … earned D2ADA Academic Achievement Award (2023-24) … received PSAC Scholar-Athlete laurels (2023-24) … member of AD Honor Roll (Fall 2023, Spring 2024)

2022 | JUNIOR
Appeared in 89 sets in 24 matches with three starts … averaged 2.92 digs per set … led team in digs and total digs (260) … posted seven matches with at least 15 digs … collected 16 digs in four sets against Bloomsburg … finished with eight digs and a career-high five service aces in three sets versus Salem … tallied 20 digs and three service aces in five sets at Concord … registered 12 digs and three service aces in three sets at Pitt-Johnstown … set a season high with 24 digs in five sets against Mercyhurst … tied season high of 24 digs and added a career-high nine kills, plus three service aces and one block, over five sets in start versus Slippery Rock … finished with 16 digs and three kills over five sets in start at Seton Hill … collected 16 digs in four sets against Pitt-Johnstown … totaled 16 digs in four sets versus Seton Hill … received D2ADA Academic Achievement Award (2022-23) … earned PSAC Scholar-Athlete status (2022-23) … member of AD Honor Roll (Fall 2022, Spring 2023)

2021 I SOPHOMORE
Appeared in 45 sets in 18 matches with three starts … averaged 1.44 digs per set … posted eight digs and two service aces in three sets while making college debut against Alderson Broaddus … set season highs with 13 digs and three service aces in three sets versus Lake Erie … tallied seven digs, five kills and two blocks in three sets against West Liberty … collected seven digs and four kills in three sets versus West Virginia Wesleyan … earned D2ADA Academic Achievement Award (2021-22) … received PSAC Scholar-Athlete honors (2021-22) … member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2021, Spring 2022)

2020 I FRESHMAN
Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic … earned PSAC Scholar-Athlete laurels (2020-21) … member of AD Honor Roll (Fall 2020, Spring 2021)

HIGH SCHOOL
Played at Laurel Highlands under head coach Emma Konter … earned all-section honors as a junior and senior … also member of track & field team … received Highest Honors … involved in Art Club, French Club and SAAD

PERSONAL
Daughter of Seru and Adi Buwawa … has two brothers and three sisters … sister Pasepa was a member of the volleyball (2019-22) and basketball (2019-20) teams at Penn State-Fayette … sister Bella is a sophomore on the California volleyball team after playing at Penn State-Fayette in 2022 … played club volleyball for Revolution … majoring in criminal justice (forensic investigation) with a minor in psychology

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2020Freshman

    Outside Hitter
    5'9"
  • 15

    2021Sophomore

    Outside Hitter/Setter
    5'9"
    15
  • 15

    2022Junior

    Outside Hitter/Setter
    5'9"
    15
  • 15

    2023Senior

    Defensive Specialist/Libero
    5'9"
    15