Concordia’s first four-time NCAA Champion and the program’s all-time leader in kills, Emily (Palkert) Davis was a dominant force in the program’s first four NCAA Division II volleyball titles.
Joining a program that reached four consecutive NCAA Tournaments, the Chaska, Minnesota native (Southwest Christian High School) helped push the Golden Bears over the top as they claimed the school’s first ever NCAA Championship in her freshman season. That proved to only be the beginning for Davis and the Golden Bears as they added three more titles in a row as a part of their unprecedented run of seven straight championships.
The run included an NCAA record 75-match win streak and victories in the final 62 NSIC matches of her career. In total, Davis wrapped up her illustrious career with a staggering 142-9 overall record, 77-1 record in NSIC play and a perfect 24-0 record in the NCAA Tournament.
Davis was a consistently excellent performer throughout her career as she never ranked below fifth in kills per set and sixth in hitting percentage in the NSIC. She could always be counted on to lift up her teammates and carry the load in pressure situations.
Following the completion of her senior season at Concordia, Davis played a season of professional volleyball with Orivenden Ponnistus in Orivesi, Finland while completing her degree in child learning and development at CSP. She returned home to begin her coaching career at Southwest Christian before moving into the collegiate ranks as a graduate assistant at Augsburg College, earning an MBA during her four-year stint with the Auggies.
Davis accepted her current position as head coach at George Fox University in Newberg, Oregon in February 2016. She resides in Newberg with her husband, Derris, and their two daughters, Juliette and Jaelle.
Career Awards
- Four-time NCAA Champion (2010, 2009, 2008, 2007)
- Four-time NSIC Champion (2010, 2009, 2008, 2007)
- 2007 AVCA National Freshman of the Year
- Three-time All-America First Team (Daktronics 2010, Daktronics & AVCA 2009, AVCA 2008)
- Two-time All-America Second Team (AVCA 2010, Daktronics 2008)
- 2007 AVCA All-America honorable mention
- Four-time AVCA All-Region First Team (2010, 2009, 2008, 2007)
- 2007 AVCA Region Freshman of the Year
- AVCA National Player of the Week (2010)
- Four-time All-NSIC First Team (2010, 2009, 2008, 2007)
- 2007 NSIC Freshman of the Year
CSP Records
- 1st – career kills (1898)
- 1st – career points (2194.0)
- 1st – season total blocks (177, 2007)
- 1st – season block assists (147, 2007)
- 2nd – career total blocks (482)
- 3rd – career kills per set (3.73)
- 3rd – career sets played (509)
- 3rd – career matches played (151)
- 3rd – season kills (574, 2007)
- 3rd – season points (680.5, 2007)
- 4th – career points per set (4.31)
Career & Season Stats
- Career averages of 3.73 kills per set and 0.95 blocks per set in 151 matches
- Career .329 hitters on 3,965 attempts in her four years
- Career 1,898 kills, 94 solo blocks, 388 block assists and 132 digs
- Averaged at least 3.55 kills per set in all four seasons at CSP
- Hit at least .290 in all four seasons, including marks of .339 or better in her final three seasons
