< PreviousSCOTT Emily #7 | 6-2 | Middle Blocker | So. | Appleton, WI | Kimberlygocards.com n University of Louisville 49 Louisville Cardinals Volleyball 2019 L OU ISVI LLE CAR DI NAL S V OLLE YB ALL 2018: Emily Scott hit .333 last season with 127 kills on 288 swings. She had 12 block solos and 67 block assists and scored 172.5 points for the Cardinals. She had double digit kills in three matches with a season-high of 15 versus Notre Dame. She had four solo blocks against Lipscomb and a season high eight block assists versus North Carolina. She missed the final five matches of the season with a leg injury but managed to come back briefly for the final match of the season versus Illinois. She had a team season high of 10 blocks versus Lipscomb. Scott was selected as the ACC Freshman of the Week when she was key in the then-ranked No. 25 Cardinals’ sweeps of Duke and Wake Forest. The rookie averaged 2.50 kills per set while posting a hitting per- centage of .357 and averaged .833 blocks per set. An outstanding student, Emily was a member of the ACC All-Academic squad as well as making the ACC Honor Roll and the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. Prep: Emily Scott, a 6-2 middle blocker from Appleton, Wisconsin played for Kim- berly High School for Jeff Nieuwenhuis and played club ball for the Wisconsin Volley- ball Academy for B.J. Bryant. At Kimberly, she was team captain for her team that quali- fied for State after winning regional and sec- tional championships. She earned first team all-conference honors and was named to the All-State honorable mention list as well as being named Team MVP. In 2017, she led team to conference championship, regional championship, sectional championship and a state appearance. She was named a Fox- Valley Sensational Six member. She was the Prep Digs Wisconsin’s No. 4 recruit on Top 5 List for 2018. Personal: Daughter of Patti and Eric Scott. Born December 14, 1999. Major is undecided. Kills: 15 vs. Notre Dame, Oct. 10, 2018 Attacks: 29 vs. Notre Dame, Oct. 10, 2018 Digs: 3 vs. Purdue, Sept .7, 2018 Block assists: 8 vs. North Carolina, Sept. 23, 2018 Block solos: 4 vs. Lipscomb Sept. 7, 2018 Total blocks: 9 vs. Lipscomb, Sept. 7, 2018 Career Highs Post college ambition: Play overseas and start career Person with greatest influence on career: Dad, who was an athlete and helped her reach her goals Athlete she most admires: Her cousin who plays for the New Orleans Saints What impresses her about the coaching staff: They all have such deep backgrounds involving volleyball and success. They are truly dedicated to this program, the school and their athletes. Biggest obstacle: AP Calculus Hobbies: Hanging out with friends, music, exploring new places Pre-competition superstition: Warms up the same way every time Movie: Harry Potter series TV Shows: Sherlock, Man in the High Castle, Criminal Minds Musical Group: Arctic Monkeys Food: Pomegranate, steak Class: Math Book: Divergent Series Place to visit: Disney World Movie Quote: I‘m gonna write a letter! – White Chicks Professional Team: New Orleans Saints Person she’s most like to meet: Her great grandfather on her father’s side Words that describe her: Tall, sometimes awkward, competitive, driven, fun-loving, kind, selfless Best advice: Anything is possible with hard work and determination What people might not know about her: She is ambidextrous Why she chose UofL: It felt like home. The people are amazing, the school is great, the coaches are extremely knowledgeable and have big plans for the volleyball program and the facilities are amazing. Best part of being an athlete: Working toward a goal and being a part of a team If she won the lottery she would use the money for: Cancer research, parents’ travel and charity Favorites Year SP K E TA PCT A SA SE RE DIG BS BA BE 2018 76 127 31 288 .333 0 0 0 1 13 12 67 5 Emily Scott Career StatsSTANDER Mia #17 | 5-3 | Defensive Specialist/Libero | So. | Atlanta, GA | Maristgocards.com n University of Louisville 51 Louisville Cardinals Volleyball 2019 L OU ISVI LLE CAR DI NAL S V OLLE YB ALL 2018: Mia played in 99 sets last year as a defensive specialist. She notched 13 service aces with a high of two versus Purdue, Pitt and Miami. She had 196 digs with eight matches in double digits, led by a 22-dig performance at Notre Dame and 12 versus Lipscomb, NC State, Virginia, and Boston College. She also picked up 23 assists. Prep: Mia Stander, a 5-3 defensive spe- cialist from Atlanta, Ga., played for Marist High School for Coach Karen Arndt and club ball for A5 under Coach John Haroun and Gabe Aramian. Her A5 Club team won the 2016 National Championship and she was named to the National All-Tournament Team. They were also 2016 AAU National Champions and the AAU 2017 National RunnersUp in 2017. As a senior at Marist, she helped her team to a State Champion- ship as the varsity team captain. She has earned All-State honors as a junior and honorable mention All-State as a senior. She was also all-area as both a junior and senior. Personal: Daughter of Ed and Julie Stand- er. Born Sept. 15, 1999. Major is nursing. Post college ambition: Play overseas, work in a hospital in Chicago Persons with the greatest influence on her athletic career: Sister and mom Athlete: Mia Hamm What impresses her the most about Coach Busboom Kelly: Her knowledge of the game Biggest obstacle: Her height Hobbies: Reading, Netflix Pre-competition superstitions: Listening to music Movie: Inception TV shows: Grey’s Anatomy, The Office Musical Group: Post Malone Food: Macaroni and cheese Class: Anatomy Book: Big Little Lies Place to visit: California Movie Quote: She doesn’t even go here. – Mean Girls Professional team: Atlanta Falcons Person she’d most like to meet: Neil Patrick Harris Words that describe her: Sassy, sarcastic, fun Best advice: Don’t overthink it, just play. What people might not know about her: She is terrified of scary movies Why she chose UofL: The team and the atmosphere Best part about being an athlete: Being able to do what she loves Three favorite fire-up songs: Plug Walk, KOD, This is America Favorites Year SP K E TA PCT A SA SE RE DIG BS BA BE 2017 99 1 0 1 1.000 23 13 15 13 196 0 0 0 Mia Stander Career Stats Assists: 2 vs. 4 opponents Aces: 2 vs. 3 opponents Digs: 22 vs. Notre Dame, Nov. 16, 2018 Career Highs52 University of Louisville n gocards.com Louisville Cardinals Volleyball 2019 L OU ISVI LLE CAR DI NAL S V OLLE YB ALL Prep: Jamie comes to Louisville from Bloomington, Illinois where she played for Normal Community High and Illini Elite Volleyball Club for Coach Joe Sanders. At NCHS, she was Team MVP and cap- tain. She led the Big 12 conference in assists and was named First Team All-Area and All-Area MVP. She also ran track at NCHS, where she qualified to run in the state championship in the 4x200 relay. She was also an accomplished gymnast, reach- ing Level 8 before concentrating on volleyball. Personal: Daughter of Mary Beth and Jim Vasilou. Born August 15, 2000. Major is sports administration. VASILOU Jamie #22 | 5-5 | Setter | Bloomington, IL | Normal Community Athlete: Shawn Johnson Hobbies: Being outside, hanging out with friends Movies: High School Musical TV Show: New Girl, Stranger Things Food: Pizza, anything cooked by by dad Book: The Girl on the Train Professional Team: Chicago Bears Words that describe her: outgoing, funny, weird Best advice: Find the good in every situation Why she chose UofL: She loves the people here Best part of being an athlete: Her teammates make the experience amazing Favorite place to visit: North Carolina Hype song: Welcome to the Party What impresses her about Dani Busboom Kelly: Her knowledge of the game Biggest thrill in sports: Coming back from trailing and winning the game Person with the biggest influence on her athletic career: Joe Sanders (club coach) Post-college ambition: Work at a university in the athletic department Hidden talent: Gymnastics Favoritesgocards.com n University of Louisville 53 2019 Louisville Cardinals 2019 L OU ISVI LLE CAR DI NAL S V OLLE YB ALL 2018: Aiko Jones redshirted last season. Prep: Aiko Jones, a 6-2 right side hitter from Kingston, Jamaica is a member of the Jamaica National Senior Team. She played as a starting setter/right side in the Carib- bean Volleyball Championships in July of 2017 in Jamaica. She played as a starting right side hitter and setter in the third round of the World Championships Qualifier in the Dominican Republic. Her high school is the Wolmer’s School, where she is coached by O’Neil Ebanks. Wolmer’s has won 23 national titles in the last 27 years and she has served as captain for the last three. She was the National MVP in 2014, 2015, 2017, and 2018 as well as being named the National Best Server in 2017. Strong at the net, she was Jamaica’s National Best Attacker in 2015 and 2016 and the National Best Blocker in 2014 and 2015. She was the National Best Attacker in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 as well as being the National Best Blocker in 2014 and 2015. In addition she was named National Best Defender in 2018. She earned the 2016 Rising Star Award for the University of the West Indies Mona Volleyball Club with Coach O’Neil Ebanks and Ricardo Chong. Personal: Daughter of Paula-Anne Por- ter-Jones and Thaon Jon Jones. Born August 12, 1999. Major is biology. JONES Aiko #15 | 6-2 | Opposite | R-Fr. | Kingston, Jamaica | Wolmer Post college ambition: To play professionally in Europe Person with greatest influence on her athletic career: Her dad Athlete: Omar McLeod What impresses her most about Coach Dani Busboom Kelly: She gives time towards getting to know a little about everyone on the team as an individual. Biggest obstacle: Self-doubt Hobbies: Photography, snorkeling, scuba diving, dancing Movies: Free Willy, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Black Panther TV Show: NCIS Musical group: The Jackson 5 Place to visit: Her grandmother’s house Food: Escoveith fish, jerk pork, salmon Class: Lunch Book: One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish Movie quote: “Greater good? I am your wife! I am the greatest good you’re ever going to get.” – The Incredibles Team: Manchester United Football Club Person she’d most like to meet: Barack Obama Words that describe her: Determined, hard-working Best advice: “Let your light so shine before men, that he may see your good works and give glory to your Father, who is in heaven” -- Matthew 5:16 What people don’t know about her: She is the “mom” of every group of friends she has Why she UofL: chose “The atmosphere that surrounds the student athletes here is very inviting with support from all angles: coaches, trainers, nutritionists, academic advisors, professors, and marketing. The whole city is like a huge extended family.” If she won the lottery, she would use the money for: Charity and buying her parents their dream house. Three favorite warm-up songs are: “We Still a Win” by Popcaan, Strong Will Continue by Nas and Jr Gong and Lebeh, Lebeh by Ding Dong. Favorites54 University of Louisville n gocards.com Louisville Cardinals Volleyball 2019 L OU ISVI LLE CAR DI NAL S V OLLE YB ALL Prep: a 5-7 libero from Louisville, played for Assumption HS and KIVA will stay and play in her hometown. In 2016, she helped her team to an 11th place finish at the 2016 AAU National Championships. In 2017, her team was the Bluegrass Tournament Cham- pions and the Central Zone Champions before placing third at the 2017 JVA World Challenge. That year, at SPVB Junior Nation- als, KIVA finished in first place and ninth at the 2017 AAU Nationals. At Assumption, she helped lead her team to the 2017 & 2018 Durango Fall Classic Championships, 2017 KHSAA State Championship as well as the 2018 KHSAA State Champions. Assump- tion was named as the 2018 National Cham- pions with a perfect 43-0 record. Personal: Daughter of Chuck and Tammy Hendricks. Born February 9, 2001. Major is undecided. HENDRICKS Alexa #4 | 5-7 | Defensive Specialist/Libero | Fr, | Louisville, KY | Assumption Athlete: Anthony Davis Hobbies: Biking Movie: The Blind Side TV Shows: The Bachelorette, Grey’s Anatomy Musical Group: One Direction Foods: Steak, watermelon, salmon Class: English Book: Pride and Prejudice Movie Quote: “Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you are going to get.” Professional Team: Golden State Word that describes her: Outgoing Why she chose UofL: Because Louisville has so much to offer Best moment: Live in the moment Best part of being an athlete: Getting gear The moment she realized she was good at her sport: Eighth grade Favorite place to visit: Florida Fire-up song: Big Rings What impresses her about Dani Busboom Kelly: Her coaching ability Biggest thrill in sports: Tight games Person with biggest influence on her career: Dad Post college ambition: Being something in the medical field Favoritesgocards.com n University of Louisville 55 2019 Louisville Cardinals 2019 L OU ISVI LLE CAR DI NAL S V OLLE YB ALL Prep: Nena Mbonu, a 6-0 outside/right- side hitter from Spring, Texas, signed after playing her high school ball at Klein High School where she was the 2016 District Newcomer of the Year and the 2017 Dis- trict MVP. Mbonu amassed 1,014 kills, hit .328 with 412 aces and 172 blocks during her prep career. She played club for TAV Houston, where she made the nationals all-tournament team and was ranked No. 55 in the Class of 2019 by PrepVolleyball. She was a Vype Magazine Fab 50 Player in 2016, 2017 and 2018. Personal: Daughter of Diane Mbonu. Born March 16, 2001. Major is business. MBONU Nena #3 | Outside Hitter | Fr. | Spring, TX | Klein Athlete: James Harden Hobbies: Knitting Movies: All things Marvel TV Show: Criminal Minds Musical group: Destiny’s Child Food: Wings Class: Math Hype song: Bohemian Rhapsody Book: Divergent Favorite movie quote: “Avengers assemble” Words that describe her: Crazy, fun, weird Best advice: “Don’t focus on negatives.” Why she chose UofL: My favorite option by far Best part of being an athlete: Meeting new people, competing Favorite place to visit: Mountains What impresses her about Dani Busboom Kelly: She is very committed to her team. Biggest thrill in sport: Intense games Post-college ambition: Working in sports marketing Hidden talents: Knitting, Rubiks Cubes, tumbling Favorites56 University of Louisville n gocards.com Louisville Cardinals Volleyball 2019 L OU ISVI LLE CAR DI NAL S V OLLE YB ALL Prep: Shannon Shields, a 5-10 setter from Phoenix, Ariz., played high school volleyball for Xavier Prep and club ball for Arizona Storm. As a freshman, she helped her team to a second place finish in the Arizona State 6A Finals. That year, she was named to the AVCA Phenom List and was on the Triple Crown and PrepVol- leyball Dream Teams. Her team won the USA National Championships (15s) and she First-Team All-Tournament Team for 15 Open. As a sophomore at Xavier, she was named to the First team all-conference and All-6A Region and took her team to a fifth place finish in the state tournament and was named to the PrepVolleyball Dream Teams and the Flo Volleyball Watch List. She also was named High Hon- orable Mention - All American List 2016 by PrepVolleyball, which also named her as a sophomore of the year final- ist. That year playing club, she helped her team to a fifth place finish in the USA Nationals (16 Open) and made the USA Nationals All-tournament team (16 Open) She also played on the State Champions XCP Beach Volleyball team. As a junior, she led her team to the Arizona 6A State Championship and was named to the both the first team all-conference and all-region teams. Her performance earned her All-American hon- ors from PrepVolleyball, which also placed her on their Junior of the Year and Player of the Year Watchlist. For her club, she placed tenth at the USA Nationals Open Division. As a senior, she was one of six athletes selected for Nike TOC Video and Cover of Nike program AVCA Under Armour All American 2nd Team. She was named the Arizona Gatorade Player of the Year and ranked No. 61 Senior Ace by PrepVolley- ball.com. Named as a second team Under Armour All-American, Shannon was a two- time Arizona 6A state champion. She was also a two-time Arizona State Champion in beach volleyball. She was MVP and Arizona Volleyball Player of the Year. She won the 2016 USA National Championship and was a three-time member of the USA Volleyball All-Tournament Team. Personal: Daughter of Patrick and Gabri- elle Shields. Born November 18, 2000. Major is biology. SHIELDS Shannon #19 | 5-10 | Setter | Fr. | Phoenix, AZ | Xavier Prep Athlete: Ivan Zaytsev Hobbies: Oil painting, reading Movie: Pride and Prejudice TV Show: Teen Wolf Food: Sushi, Udon Class: Ceramics Book: Scoring Wilder Favorite movie quote: “Always let your conscience be your guide.” -- Pinocchio Professional team: New England Patriots Word that describes her: Charismatic Best advice: “Never give up.” Why she chose UofL: She loved the team chemistry and the coaching staff and the overall devotion to being the best Best part about being an athlete: Team chemistry, competition, having a scholarship while playing the sport she loves Favorite place to visit: California What impresses her about Dani Busboom Kelly: Her undeniable will to win everything Biggest thrill in sport: Knowing all the hard work put forth allowed for the win People with the biggest influence on her athletic career: Parents Post college ambition: Going pro Hidden talent: Sewing Favoritesgocards.com n University of Louisville 57 2019 Louisville Cardinals 2019 L OU ISVI LLE CAR DI NAL S V OLLE YB ALL Prep: Amber Stivrins is an outside hitter from Chandler, Arizona, signed with Lou- isville from the Arizona Storm Club. She played varsity as freshman and her 15s Club GJNC were champions in the Open, earn- ing her MVP honors at the 15 Open in both Colorado and the Salt Lake Triple Crown. Her team was the Southern California Quali- fier winner in Open and won the MLK tour- ney in Arizona. She was on the 16s USA A1 Red team and the 17s USA A1 team. She is a two time All-City team member in and has served as co-captain for her high school team the last three years. Chaparral named her team MVP for both her sophomore and senior years. During her career she amassed 1,495 kills, hitting .243 with 1,008 digs. Personal: Daughter of Claire and Alex Stivrins. Born January 9, 2001. Major is undecided. STIVRINS Amber #13 | 6-2 | Outside Hitter | Fr. | Scottsdale, AZ | Chaparral Athlete: Lauren Stivrins Hobbies: Sleeping and eating Movies: Fight Club, Step Brothers TV Show: Rick and Morty Musical group: Young Thug Food: Sushi Class: Recess Book: Coloring books Professional team: Broncos Words that describe her: Tall, pale, hungry Why she chose UofL: Shannon Shields Best part of being an athlete: Teammates Favorite place to visit: Mexico Hype song: I’ll make a man out of you -- Mulan What impresses her about Dani Busboom Kelly: Her honesty Biggest thrill in sport: Winning for your teammates Post college ambition: To own two dogs and a fish Famous relatives: Alex Stivrins (dad) played at Creighton, Colorado, the NBA and overseas. Brother Lucas played basketball at Nevada and sister Lauren plays volleyball at Nebraska Hidden talent: One hand clap FavoritesNext >