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2024 Women's Beach Volleyball Roster

Keiona Houser, CCU Digital Team
Keiona Houser, CCU Digital Team
Keiona Houser, CCU Digital Team
Keiona Houser, CCU Digital Team
Keiona Houser, CCU Digital Team
Keiona Houser, CCU Digital Team
Keiona Houser, CCU Digital Team
Keiona Houser, CCU Digital Team
Keiona Houser, CCU Digital Team
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20 Emma Gonzalez

  • Class Senior
  • Height 5-11
  • Hometown Greensboro, N.C.
  • High School Wesleyan Christian Academy

Biography

2024 (Senior)

  • Went 3-0 overall on the season at the No. 5 flight
  • Won twice with Elena Sanchez and once with Denisse Morgenstern
  • Posted straight-set wins over Emmanuel and Jacksonville
  • Earned a three-set win against Erskine


2023 (Junior)

  • Went 19-15 overall on the season, primarily playing at the No. 5 flight
  • Was 5-4 at the No. 4 flight and 14-11 on court No. 5
  • Posted an 8-5  record alongside Lucy Campbell on the season, going 1-0 at No. 4 and 7-5 on court No. 5
  • Turned in a 4-5 record while teaming up with Elena Sanchez, posting three wins on court No. 4 and one win on court No. 5
  • Also went 5-0 on the season with Irena Drobnjak, winning once at No. 4 and four times at No. 5


2022 (Sophomore)

  • Went 13-15 overall on the season, primarily playing at the No. 4 flight
  • Was 0-1 at the No. 3 flight, 10-11 at No. 4, and 3-3 on court No. 5
  • Also went 1-1 on the extra court for the year
  • Posted a 4-1 record alongside Kalin Eske on the season, going 3-1 at No. 4 and 1-0 on court No. 5
  • Turned in a 5-8 record while teaming up with Madison Allred, posting three wins on court No. 4 and two victories on court No. 5
  • Also went 4-5 on the season on court No. 4 with Carli Ginther
  • Posted a three-match winning streak three separate times on the season
  • Earned a spot on the President's List (4.0 GPA) for both the 2021 fall and 2022 spring semesters


2021 (Freshman)

  • Posted a record of 16-10 on the season
  • Played at the No. 3 (6-1), No. 4 (8-6), and No. 5 flights (2-3)
  • Went 6-1 overall with partner Sarah Riedell at the No. 3 flight on the year
  • Was 7-4 alongside Carli Ginther at the No. 4 flight
  • Teamed up with Kalin Eske to go 1-2 at the No. 4 flight and 2-3 at No. 5 on the season
  • Registered a season-high five-match winning streak with Riedell from March 21 to March 28
  • Also turned in a four-match winning streak with Ginther from March 10 to March 13
  • Picked up her first collegiate win with a 19-21, 21-14, 16-14 win along with Ginther over No. 16 Stetson (March 5) in the season opener
  • Recorded two wins at the 2021 ASUN Beach Volleyball Championship Tournament, winning at the No. 5 flight in the first round versus Mercer (April 23) and in the third round over North Alabama (April 24)
  • Also picked up wins over College of Charleston (March 6 and March 21), UNCW (March 6), Chattanooga (March 10), Mercer (March 10, March 13, and April 17), Jacksonville (March 13 and March 20), Erskine (March 26), and Carson-Newman (March 28)
  • Earned a spot on the President's List (4.0 GPA) for both the 2020 fall and 2021 spring semesters
  • Named to the 2020-21 ASUN Academic Honor Roll


High School

  • A four-year letterwinner in indoor volleyball at Wesleyan Christian Academy in High Point, N.C.
  • A two-year team captain, playing at both right side and outside hitter positions
  • Was a two-time team MVP, winning the award in both 2018 and 2019
  • An all-conference selection in 2017
  • Played beach volleyball since 2017 with the Beach South Volleyball Club team
  • Recorded a career-high 24 kills in a match against Wake Christian her senior season
  • Also lettered for two years in basketball, helping lead her team to a state championship title in 2017-18
  • A member of both the National Honor Society and the National Spanish Honor Society
  • Also a member of the Beta Club
  • Grandfather, Gary Cole, played basketball at Murray State (1966-67) and Carson-Newman (1967-70)

 

Historical Player Information

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    2021Freshman

    5'11"
    20
  • 20

    2022Sophomore

    5'11"
    20
  • 20

    2023Junior

    5'11"
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  • 20

    2024Senior

    5'11"
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