2019 Beach Volleyball Roster
Roster
Calle, Emma

Jersey Number 5
Emma Calle
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Villa Park, Calif.
Bio
BEACH
2022 (As A Senior)
Went 9-19 in her final season โฆ had a 7-13 record with Hannah Yerex (1-8 at No. 4; 6-5 at No. 5), a 0-1 mark with Maeve Griffin at No. 4, a 1-5 record with Kyra Petersen (0-1 at No. 4; 1-4 at No. 5), and a 1-0 record at No. 5 with Olivia Mikkelsen
Partnered with Yerex: had a big 25-23, 19-21, 15-9 win at No. 5 over 11th-ranked Cal Polyโs Graff/Johansen โฆ teamed with Yerex for a 21-14, 25-23 win at No. 4 over Martin/Gessner in the 3-2 upset victory over No. 11 California โฆ a 21-17, 21-8 win over Oregonโs Almanza/Rothstein at No. 5 in the 4-1 win.
Partnered with Petersen: had a 20-22, 21-15, 15-7 win at No. 5 over Saint Maryโs Sundt/Bane โฆ led ASUโs Fitzgerald/Wickley, 4-0, in the third set at Pac-12s when the match was suspended.
Partnered with Mikkelsen: a 21-7, 21-12 win at No. 5 over Portlandโs Hawken/Jackson.
2021
Focused on indoor season which coincided with beach due to Covid-19 postponement.
2020 (As A Junior -- Season Canceled After 7 Matches Due To Covid-19)
Started every match and went 2-5 overall, teaming up with Addie Pichaย and Claire Hoffman ... with Picha, was 0-4 at the No. 3 spot and 1-0 at the No. 4 spot and with Hoffman went 1-1 at No. 3 ... won the season opener at No. 3 with Hoffman, 21-11, 21-19 over Hunt/Wisener of Stephen F. Austin ... a close 22-20, 21-16 loss at No. 3 to Arizona's Blacker/Parkhurst with Hoffman ... with Picha, had a 21-15, 21-14 win at No. 4 over Colorado Mesa ... dropped a pair of tough three-setters with Picha at the Pac-12 South Invite, falling in three sets to Dailey/Smith of Stanford and to Daniel/Windisch of Utah ... named to the Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll.
2019 (As A Sophomore)
Went 7-14 overall, going 3-5 with Samantha Drechsel, 1-4 with Chloe Newton, 2-1 with Kyra Petersen, 1-1 with Lauren Sanders, 0-2 with Callie Weber, and 0-1 with Avie Niece โฆ with Drechsel, had a big win at the No. 4 spot with a 21-15, 21-15 win over Hawaiiโs Banz/Loker on Apr. 13 โฆ also had a win in the Pac-12 tourney with Drechsel, 21-7, 21-13, over Utahโs Grace/Teerlink โฆ a heartbreaker in the Pac-12 tourney against USC with a 19-21, 21-11, 15-13 loss at No. 4 to Dennis/Kaiser โฆ with Newton, had a 21-7, 21-13 win over Portlandโs Hughes/Reich at No. 5 โฆ a key 21-12, 19-21, 15-13 win with Sanders against Oregonโs Ferreira/Wallace at No. 5 in the 3-2 win on Mar. 9 โฆ with Petersen, had wins at No. 4 against teams from Nebraska and Cal State Bakersfield.
2018 (As A Freshman)
Started nine matches in her first beach season, going 4-5 overall โฆ was 4-4 teaming with Kara Bajema and 0-1 with Destiny Julye โฆ with Bajema, had a big first win at the No. 5 spot over Arizonaโs Martin/Cordes on Mar. 2, 21-18, 21-13 โฆ a 21-11, 21-13 win at No. 5 with Bajema over Utahโs Oblad/Van Komen โฆ also had a straight set win over New Mexicoโs Nenninger/Beddingfield on Mar. 3 and a three set win over Boise Stateโs Hanses/Southwick on Mar. 29 โฆ stepped into the No. 2 spot with Julye for one match, falling to Langley/Lewis of Boise State, 21-15, 21-15, on Apr. 20.
High School and Personal
Born in Orange, California โฆ parents are Jan and Martin Calle โฆ has one older sister, Mackenzie, and one older brother, Eric โฆ Mackenzie played volleyball at NYU โฆ a productive outside hitter in high school and a four-year captain expected to transition to a defensive specialist role โฆ helped her team to three Century League titles in four years โฆ was named Century League MVP as a junior in 2015 and Best Offensive in 2013 and 2014 โฆ a First Team All-League pick all four years โฆ named a Defensive Dandy by PrepVolleyball.com as a junior โฆ a MaxPreps Defensive Dandy in 2016 โฆ the OC All-Star Game MVP in 2017 โฆ played for the Tstreet Volleyball Club from 2011-17 โฆ helped Tstreet take third at Junior Nationals in the 18 Open section in April, 2017 โฆ also earned a third-place finish at Junior Nationals in 2015 in the 16 Open division and seventh-place in 2014 โฆ graduated with a 4.5 GPA and interested in a major in Biology.
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INDOOR
2021 (As A Fifth-Year Senior)
Finished career as part of a class that won a record 118 matches ... played in 67 sets despite missing over a month during Pac-12 play due to injury ... had 67 digs and 12 aces during the season ... an ace and 3 digs in final home appearance, a 3-0 win over Hawaii in NCAA round two (12/4) ... returned to action for the first time since early October on Senior Day following an injury, and served an ace in 3-1 win over No. 21 WSU (11/27) ... recorded an ace and an assist in 3-1 win at Arizona (10/8) ... picked up an ace and 3 digs in five set win over No. 15 UCLA (10/1) ... led the team with 12 digs in five set win over Montana State (9/16) with 1 ace ... an ace and 2 digs in win over Cal Poly (9/11) ... led the team with 13 digs plus 2 aces in win at No. 22 Pepperdine (9/11) ... in four set win over Iowa (9/4) had 5 digs, 1 ace and 2 assists ... served 2 aces and had 7 digs in 3-1 win at Illinois (9/3) ... notched 10 digs and 2 assists in 3-1 loss at No. 11 Ohio State (8/28) ... started and had seven digs in the season-opening 3-0 win over Ohio on 8/27.
2020-21 (As A Senior - will return in fall '21)
Stepped into a bigger on-court role as a DS and responded, averaging 2.02 digs per set to rank fourth on the team ... had 20 aces which also ranked fourth on the squad ... led the team in digs for the first time all season with 16 and had 2 aces in 3-1 Final Four loss to No. 2 Kentucky (4/22) ... in Elite Eight win over Pittsburgh (4/19) had 8 digs and 2 aces ... dug 7 and added 2 assists in 3-2 round of 16 tourney win over Louisville (4/18) ... tallied 14 digs and 3 aces in the 3-2 NCAA round two win over Dayton (4/15) ... an ace and 3 digs in Pac-12 clinching win at Cal (4/3) ... instrumental in 3-2 win over Stanford (3/28) with 15 digs ... notched 2 aces with 9 digs in 3-1 win over Stanford on 3/26 ... in five set win over USC (3/12) had 7 digs and 1 assist ... posted 11 digs in five set road loss on 3/7 at No. 20 Oregon ... in 3-0 sweep of No. 20 Oregon (3/5) had 9 digs ... had 8 digs in 3-0 sweep of No. 7 Utah on 2/25 ... served up a career-high 4 aces in 3-0 win at Colorado on 2/21 with 7 digs ... raised digs career-high from 11 to 16 in five set triumph at Colorado (2/19) ... in 3-0 sweep at No. 18 UCLA (2/14) had 5 digs ... a then-career-high 3 aces with 8 digs in five set setback at No. 18 UCLA (2/12) ... 3 digs and 2 assists in sweep of Oregon State on 2/6 ... tallied 7 digs in 3-1 win over Oregon State (2/4) ... notched 9 digs, 1 ace, and had a new career-high with 5 assists in 3-2 win at Arizona (1/30) ... dug 6 in the 3-0 sweep at Arizona on 1/29 ... the first double-figure digs total of her career in 3-1 win over Arizona State (1/23) with 11 ... subbed in two sets in the season opener vs ASU (1/22) ... named to the Pac-12 All-Academic Fall/Winter Honor Roll.
2019 (As A Junior)
Saw action in 33 sets with six aces on the season and 11 digs ... served a crucial ace at 23-22 in the second set at Arizona State (11/24) and then had an assist on the next point to win the set ... a pair of digs in the 3-0 win over Colorado on 11/15 ... had 1 ace and 1 dig in 3-1 win over Arizona (10/20) ... served up an ace in the 3-1 win at UCLA on 10/6 ... had 3 digs in the 3-1 win over Nebraska-Omaha on 9/14 ... served two aces in 3-1 win over Iowa (9/7) with 2 digs ... had 1 dig, 1 ace, and 1 assist in the 3-1 win over No. 21 San Diego (8/31) ... played two sets in 3-0 win over St. Johnโs (8/30) with 1 dig ... named to the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll.
2018 (As A Sophomore)
Played in forty sets in her sophomore season, mostly in a serving specialist role, serving up five aces and adding seven total digs ... checked in to serve and play defense in two sets in 2-3 loss at No. 20 Washington State (11/24) ... an ace and a dig in loss at Colorado on 10/28 ... first career assist plus a dig in 1-3 loss to No. 20 UCLA (10/19) ... notched an ace in the 3-0 win at California (10/12) ... played all three sets and had 2 digs in 3-0 win at No. 21 Arizona (10/5) ... picked up an ace and a dig in the 3-2 win at Oregon State (9/23) ... notched an ace in 3-0 win over Sacramento State (9/14) ... scored first career ace in 3-0 win at Boise State on 9/13 ... checked in to serve in one set in the 3-1 loss to No. 11 Illinois (9/1) ... played three sets and had first career dig in 3-1 win over Iowa (8/31).
2017 (As A Freshman)
Made her collegiate debut on 10/8 in the home win over Colorado, checking in to serve, her only appearance of the season.
2022 (As A Senior)
Went 9-19 in her final season โฆ had a 7-13 record with Hannah Yerex (1-8 at No. 4; 6-5 at No. 5), a 0-1 mark with Maeve Griffin at No. 4, a 1-5 record with Kyra Petersen (0-1 at No. 4; 1-4 at No. 5), and a 1-0 record at No. 5 with Olivia Mikkelsen
Partnered with Yerex: had a big 25-23, 19-21, 15-9 win at No. 5 over 11th-ranked Cal Polyโs Graff/Johansen โฆ teamed with Yerex for a 21-14, 25-23 win at No. 4 over Martin/Gessner in the 3-2 upset victory over No. 11 California โฆ a 21-17, 21-8 win over Oregonโs Almanza/Rothstein at No. 5 in the 4-1 win.
Partnered with Petersen: had a 20-22, 21-15, 15-7 win at No. 5 over Saint Maryโs Sundt/Bane โฆ led ASUโs Fitzgerald/Wickley, 4-0, in the third set at Pac-12s when the match was suspended.
Partnered with Mikkelsen: a 21-7, 21-12 win at No. 5 over Portlandโs Hawken/Jackson.
2021
Focused on indoor season which coincided with beach due to Covid-19 postponement.
2020 (As A Junior -- Season Canceled After 7 Matches Due To Covid-19)
Started every match and went 2-5 overall, teaming up with Addie Pichaย and Claire Hoffman ... with Picha, was 0-4 at the No. 3 spot and 1-0 at the No. 4 spot and with Hoffman went 1-1 at No. 3 ... won the season opener at No. 3 with Hoffman, 21-11, 21-19 over Hunt/Wisener of Stephen F. Austin ... a close 22-20, 21-16 loss at No. 3 to Arizona's Blacker/Parkhurst with Hoffman ... with Picha, had a 21-15, 21-14 win at No. 4 over Colorado Mesa ... dropped a pair of tough three-setters with Picha at the Pac-12 South Invite, falling in three sets to Dailey/Smith of Stanford and to Daniel/Windisch of Utah ... named to the Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll.
2019 (As A Sophomore)
Went 7-14 overall, going 3-5 with Samantha Drechsel, 1-4 with Chloe Newton, 2-1 with Kyra Petersen, 1-1 with Lauren Sanders, 0-2 with Callie Weber, and 0-1 with Avie Niece โฆ with Drechsel, had a big win at the No. 4 spot with a 21-15, 21-15 win over Hawaiiโs Banz/Loker on Apr. 13 โฆ also had a win in the Pac-12 tourney with Drechsel, 21-7, 21-13, over Utahโs Grace/Teerlink โฆ a heartbreaker in the Pac-12 tourney against USC with a 19-21, 21-11, 15-13 loss at No. 4 to Dennis/Kaiser โฆ with Newton, had a 21-7, 21-13 win over Portlandโs Hughes/Reich at No. 5 โฆ a key 21-12, 19-21, 15-13 win with Sanders against Oregonโs Ferreira/Wallace at No. 5 in the 3-2 win on Mar. 9 โฆ with Petersen, had wins at No. 4 against teams from Nebraska and Cal State Bakersfield.
2018 (As A Freshman)
Started nine matches in her first beach season, going 4-5 overall โฆ was 4-4 teaming with Kara Bajema and 0-1 with Destiny Julye โฆ with Bajema, had a big first win at the No. 5 spot over Arizonaโs Martin/Cordes on Mar. 2, 21-18, 21-13 โฆ a 21-11, 21-13 win at No. 5 with Bajema over Utahโs Oblad/Van Komen โฆ also had a straight set win over New Mexicoโs Nenninger/Beddingfield on Mar. 3 and a three set win over Boise Stateโs Hanses/Southwick on Mar. 29 โฆ stepped into the No. 2 spot with Julye for one match, falling to Langley/Lewis of Boise State, 21-15, 21-15, on Apr. 20.
High School and Personal
Born in Orange, California โฆ parents are Jan and Martin Calle โฆ has one older sister, Mackenzie, and one older brother, Eric โฆ Mackenzie played volleyball at NYU โฆ a productive outside hitter in high school and a four-year captain expected to transition to a defensive specialist role โฆ helped her team to three Century League titles in four years โฆ was named Century League MVP as a junior in 2015 and Best Offensive in 2013 and 2014 โฆ a First Team All-League pick all four years โฆ named a Defensive Dandy by PrepVolleyball.com as a junior โฆ a MaxPreps Defensive Dandy in 2016 โฆ the OC All-Star Game MVP in 2017 โฆ played for the Tstreet Volleyball Club from 2011-17 โฆ helped Tstreet take third at Junior Nationals in the 18 Open section in April, 2017 โฆ also earned a third-place finish at Junior Nationals in 2015 in the 16 Open division and seventh-place in 2014 โฆ graduated with a 4.5 GPA and interested in a major in Biology.
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INDOOR
2021 (As A Fifth-Year Senior)
Finished career as part of a class that won a record 118 matches ... played in 67 sets despite missing over a month during Pac-12 play due to injury ... had 67 digs and 12 aces during the season ... an ace and 3 digs in final home appearance, a 3-0 win over Hawaii in NCAA round two (12/4) ... returned to action for the first time since early October on Senior Day following an injury, and served an ace in 3-1 win over No. 21 WSU (11/27) ... recorded an ace and an assist in 3-1 win at Arizona (10/8) ... picked up an ace and 3 digs in five set win over No. 15 UCLA (10/1) ... led the team with 12 digs in five set win over Montana State (9/16) with 1 ace ... an ace and 2 digs in win over Cal Poly (9/11) ... led the team with 13 digs plus 2 aces in win at No. 22 Pepperdine (9/11) ... in four set win over Iowa (9/4) had 5 digs, 1 ace and 2 assists ... served 2 aces and had 7 digs in 3-1 win at Illinois (9/3) ... notched 10 digs and 2 assists in 3-1 loss at No. 11 Ohio State (8/28) ... started and had seven digs in the season-opening 3-0 win over Ohio on 8/27.
2020-21 (As A Senior - will return in fall '21)
Stepped into a bigger on-court role as a DS and responded, averaging 2.02 digs per set to rank fourth on the team ... had 20 aces which also ranked fourth on the squad ... led the team in digs for the first time all season with 16 and had 2 aces in 3-1 Final Four loss to No. 2 Kentucky (4/22) ... in Elite Eight win over Pittsburgh (4/19) had 8 digs and 2 aces ... dug 7 and added 2 assists in 3-2 round of 16 tourney win over Louisville (4/18) ... tallied 14 digs and 3 aces in the 3-2 NCAA round two win over Dayton (4/15) ... an ace and 3 digs in Pac-12 clinching win at Cal (4/3) ... instrumental in 3-2 win over Stanford (3/28) with 15 digs ... notched 2 aces with 9 digs in 3-1 win over Stanford on 3/26 ... in five set win over USC (3/12) had 7 digs and 1 assist ... posted 11 digs in five set road loss on 3/7 at No. 20 Oregon ... in 3-0 sweep of No. 20 Oregon (3/5) had 9 digs ... had 8 digs in 3-0 sweep of No. 7 Utah on 2/25 ... served up a career-high 4 aces in 3-0 win at Colorado on 2/21 with 7 digs ... raised digs career-high from 11 to 16 in five set triumph at Colorado (2/19) ... in 3-0 sweep at No. 18 UCLA (2/14) had 5 digs ... a then-career-high 3 aces with 8 digs in five set setback at No. 18 UCLA (2/12) ... 3 digs and 2 assists in sweep of Oregon State on 2/6 ... tallied 7 digs in 3-1 win over Oregon State (2/4) ... notched 9 digs, 1 ace, and had a new career-high with 5 assists in 3-2 win at Arizona (1/30) ... dug 6 in the 3-0 sweep at Arizona on 1/29 ... the first double-figure digs total of her career in 3-1 win over Arizona State (1/23) with 11 ... subbed in two sets in the season opener vs ASU (1/22) ... named to the Pac-12 All-Academic Fall/Winter Honor Roll.
2019 (As A Junior)
Saw action in 33 sets with six aces on the season and 11 digs ... served a crucial ace at 23-22 in the second set at Arizona State (11/24) and then had an assist on the next point to win the set ... a pair of digs in the 3-0 win over Colorado on 11/15 ... had 1 ace and 1 dig in 3-1 win over Arizona (10/20) ... served up an ace in the 3-1 win at UCLA on 10/6 ... had 3 digs in the 3-1 win over Nebraska-Omaha on 9/14 ... served two aces in 3-1 win over Iowa (9/7) with 2 digs ... had 1 dig, 1 ace, and 1 assist in the 3-1 win over No. 21 San Diego (8/31) ... played two sets in 3-0 win over St. Johnโs (8/30) with 1 dig ... named to the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll.
2018 (As A Sophomore)
Played in forty sets in her sophomore season, mostly in a serving specialist role, serving up five aces and adding seven total digs ... checked in to serve and play defense in two sets in 2-3 loss at No. 20 Washington State (11/24) ... an ace and a dig in loss at Colorado on 10/28 ... first career assist plus a dig in 1-3 loss to No. 20 UCLA (10/19) ... notched an ace in the 3-0 win at California (10/12) ... played all three sets and had 2 digs in 3-0 win at No. 21 Arizona (10/5) ... picked up an ace and a dig in the 3-2 win at Oregon State (9/23) ... notched an ace in 3-0 win over Sacramento State (9/14) ... scored first career ace in 3-0 win at Boise State on 9/13 ... checked in to serve in one set in the 3-1 loss to No. 11 Illinois (9/1) ... played three sets and had first career dig in 3-1 win over Iowa (8/31).
2017 (As A Freshman)
Made her collegiate debut on 10/8 in the home win over Colorado, checking in to serve, her only appearance of the season.
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