1 Emily Sawanobori

	Class: Senior
	Hometown: Warren, N.J.
	High School: Watchung Hills

	Height: 5-3
	Position: Libero

02/16/2012

Bucknell Places 252 Student-Athletes on University's 2011 Fall Semester Dean's List and 123 on Patriot League Academic Honor Roll

11/11/2011

Bucknell Volleyball Swept at Holy Cross, 3-0

McAhren Continues to Lead Bison in Kills with Nine

11/10/2011

Bison Volleyball to Wrap Up Season at Holy Cross, Army

Bison Shoot for Straight-sets Win Repeat Against Crusaders

11/03/2011

Bucknell Volleyball to Battle Lehigh, Lafayette on the Road

Bison Looking to Challenge League Foes in Final Four Matches of Regular Season

10/21/2011

Bucknell Volleyball Hangs Around for 3-1 Win Over Navy

McAhren, Ellenberger Lead Bison on Senior Night

2010: Saw action in all 27 matches and appeared in 87 total sets ... tied for the team lead in service aces with 29 but led in aces/set (0.33) ... sixth in service aces during Patriot League play (0.36/set) ... also third on the team in digs with 160 (1.84/set) ... led Bucknell in digs six times on the year, including in four of the team's first five matches ... recorded a season-high 12 digs against Iona and Canisius ... also led the team with three aces against Iona at the Bucknell Invitational ... averaged 2.3 aces/match at the home tournament ... finished with five double-digit dig performances on the year.

2009: Played in 26 matches, serving as the starting libero ... saw action in 88 of team's 89 sets ... led the team in digs with 316 (3.59/set) ... also had the team high in service aces with 32 (0.36/set) ... ranked fourth in Patriot League action in digs (3.33/set) ... recorded double-digit digs on 19 occasions, including in each of the first seven matches of the season ... tallied a career-best 23 digs at St. Francis (N.Y.) ... also totaled a career-best six service aces against the Terriers ... finished the season with 32 aces, more than tripling her freshman total ... led the team in digs in 16 matches ... named to the All-Tournament Team at the St. Francis (N.Y.) Invitational ... also selected Damon's Bison Athlete of the Week (Aug. 30).

2008: Played in 29 matches in her first season as a Bison ... finished second on the team in digs with 223 (2.62/set) ... also registered 13 assists (0.15/set) and 10 service aces (0.12/set) on the year ... tallied a then-career-high 21 digs versus La Salle at the Villanova Invitational ... posted double-digit digs in 11 outings ... earned her lone kill against Canisius at the Bucknell Invitational ... registered three service aces versus St. Francis (N.Y.).

High School: Earned three letters in volleyball at Watchung Hills Regional High School ... named Watchung Optimist Club Athlete of the Year for volleyball as a senior ... served as team captain and helped guide her team to county championships in 2007 and 2006 and a state quarterfinalist finish in 2007 ... tabbed Team MVP ... selected to the All-Central Jersey first team and All-Group 4 first team ... MVP of Children Tournament in 2007 ... her club team, Atlantic Valley Volleyball Club, earned an AVVC 18 National No. 1 regional ranking in 2007 and 2008 and was the regional champion ... USAV High Performance A1 in 2006 and 2007 ... named NJ Star Ledger Athlete of the Week on Oct. 8, 2007 ... member of NCVA Area League 14s champions in Bay Area, Calif. ... National Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society member.

Personal: Daughter of Diane and Tom Sawanobori ... born July 28, 1990 in Upland, Calif. ... has two sisters, Kimiko and Hana ... majoring in civil engineering.