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Cortland Red Dragons

SUNY Cortland Athletics

2025 Women's Volleyball Roster

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15 Emalee Ballou

  • Position Outside Hitter
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Eden
  • High School Eden
  • Major Physical Education

Biography

2025: Emalee was a third team All-SUNYAC honoree...Named to the SUNYAC All-Tournament Team for performances in leading Cortland to the SUNYAC title...Chosen to the Div. III Women's Volleyball Academic All-District team by College Sports Communicators...Played in all 114 sets for the Red Dragons across 32 matches...Finished with 301 kills and a .178 attack percentage, 119 digs, 31.0 blocks, 10 service aces, and seven assists...Recorded 10+ kills in 15-of-25 matches...Provided 11 kills and a .409 hitting percentage in a three-set sweep over Buffalo State in the SUNYAC Semifinals...Registered a season-high 15 kills and added eight digs in a three-set home sweep over Hartwick...Matched her season high with 15 kills at Scranton...Recorded a double-double with 14 kills and 11 digs in a four-set win over UMass Boston...Posted 14 kills and seven digs in a four-set victory over Middlebury...Finished with 11 kills and five digs in a four-set win over Muhlenberg...Had 13 kills on a .476 hitting percentage in a three-set sweep at Plattsburgh...Registered 10 kills in a three-set sweep at Oneonta...Posted 11 kills without an error for a .550 hitting percentage in a road sweep at Potsdam...Chipped in 11 kills and four digs in a three-set sweep at Oswego...Chosen as the SUNYAC Offensive Athlete of the Week on Nov. 3. 

2024: Emalee saw action in 51 sets across 21 matches...Tallied 77 kills, 42 digs, 22 blocks, and two assists...Registered a season-high 15 kills on a .355 hitting percentage, and added six total blocks, in a road victory over Skidmore...Had 10 kills and a season-high seven digs against Saint Benedict...Recorded eight kills and a .263 hitting percentage against William Smith...Chipped in six kills in a road win at Messiah...Finished with five kills each in wins over Mary Washington and Oswego. 

2023: Emalee played in 33 sets across 15 matches...Recorded 54 kills, 29 digs, 12 blocks, and three assists...Totaled season highs of 10 kills and seven digs in a win at Potsdam...Had seven kills and three digs in a win at Kean...Tallied six kills and five digs each in victories at Plattsburgh and St. Lawrence...Registered four kills and set her career high with four blocks against Ithaca.  

2022:
Emalee played in six matches, including 10 sets...Recorded 11 kills, three assists and five digs...Registered season highs of four kills, two assists and three digs against Mount Union...Converted both of her kill attempts at St. John Fisher...Recorded three kills in a home win versus Potsdam...Finished with two kills and two digs in a victory at Haverford.

High School: A 2022 graduate of Eden...Member of the honor roll...Received the Booster Club Athletic Scholarship and the Be Like Banks Scholarship...Five-year member of the volleyball team, four as a starter...Three-time first team All-ECIC selection...Named Most Improved as a junior...Team captain, MVP and earned All-WNY and second team all-state honors as a senior...Team won three sectional titles...Four-year starter in basketball...Team captain...Named Most Improved...Earned second team All-ECIC honors...Team won a sectional championship.

Other: Member of the Dean's List at Cortland...Mother Jean played volleyball at Canisius...Sisters Kailey and Meghan played volleyball at Daemen...Sister Ashley was a member of the volleyball team at Connecticut and now plays for the University at Buffalo.

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Historical Player Information

  • 15

    2022Freshman

    Outside Hitter
    5'8"
    15
  • 15

    2023Sophomore

    Outside Hitter
    5'8"
    15
  • 15

    2024Junior

    Outside Hitter
    5'8"
    15
  • 15
    C

    2025Senior

    Outside Hitter
    5'8"
    15
    C