Eastern Michigan Athletics
2013 Volleyball Roster
Erin Short
- Position:
- Outside Hitter
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Senior
- Letters:
- 3
- Hometown:
- Orrville, Ohio
- High School:
- Orrville
EMU: 2012: Appeared in all 33 matches, starting 32 of them…Posted the third-most kills (263) and assists (85) on the team…Had an average of 2.09 kills per set and a .948 receiving percentage…Notched 285 digs, good for the third-best on Eastern…Had eight double-double performances of kills and digs…Her best match came against UT-Arlington when she had 15 kills and 13 digs (Sept. 1)…Held a season-best .467 hitting percentage against Memphis (Aug. 25)…2011: Appeared in all 32 matches and 120 sets…Totaled 230 kills and 96 assists...Recorded 225 digs and 83 total blocks...Set a single match career-high in attack attempts at Notre Dame when she had 39 (Aug. 26)...Tallied single match career-highs of six total blocks and seven assists at Kent State (Nov. 5)...Held a .583 hitting percentage against Morgan State for her best career performance (Sept. 16)...Picked up 14 digs against Western Michigan for a career-best (Sept. 23)...2010: Named to the Mid-American Conference All-Freshman Team…Played in 35 matches, totaling 129 sets played…Tallied a .556 attack percentage versus Buffalo (Oct. 22)…Recorded a season-high 15 kills versus Ball State (Nov. 5)…Dished out six assists versus Northern Illinois (Nov. 19)…Led the team recording three service aces at Bucknell (Sept. 3)…Ranked third on the team in assists and blocks tallying 62 and 67, respectively, on the season…Recorded 260 kills, good for fourth on the team…High School: Named to the 2009-10 Under Armour Girls High School Honorable Mention All-America Team by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA)...Four-year letter winner at Orrville High School in Orrville, Ohio...Holds school records for the most kills in career with 1,160, while ranking second in career digs with 1,006...A senior captain, was named the Ohio Cardinal Conference Player of the Year as well as picking up first-team All-District and All-State honors...During her senior campaign, racked up 364 kills, 209 digs, 31 total blocks and 27 service aces...As a junior, Short led the squad in kills and was second in digs en route to picking up first team All-Conference, All-District and All-State accolades. In the off season, she garnered USA Volleyball All-American honors and was on the club team that finished second at the Junior Olympic Nationals...Personal: Full name: Erin Annette Short...Parents are Eric and Elizabeth Short...Has a sister, Erica, who played volleyball at Indiana University from 2005-09...Major: Computer Information Systems.
