2022 Volleyball Roster
Roster
Merrick, Emily

Jersey Number 13
Emily Merrick
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Position:
- OH/RS
- Height:
- 6-4
- Hometown:
- Flower Mound, Texas
- High School:
- Flower Mound HS
Bio
Graduated with her bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management in May 2023.

CAREER HIGHS
- Kills: 13(2x), last vs. Colgate (9/3/2022)
- Attacks: 36, vs. Loyola Chicago (8/26/2022)
- Hitting Pct.: .500, vs. Norfolk State (9/10/2022)
- Assists: --
- Aces: 1, vs. Colgate (9/3/2022)
- Solo Blocks: 2, vs. Colgate (9/3/2022)
- Block Assists: 4, vs. Loyola Chicago (8/26/2022)
- Total Blocks: 4, vs. Loyola Chicago (8/26/2022)
- Digs: 5, vs. Colgate (9/3/2022)
HONORS
- 2020 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
2022 - REDSHIRT JUNIOR
- Notched six kills against Auburn (10/21)
- Produced five kills versus Texas A&M (9/25)
- Posted nine kills against Texas A&M (9/24)
- Had six kills and a black against Ohio State (9/17)
- Tallied five kills in win over The Citadel (9/10)
- Hit a career-high of .500 vs. Norfolk State (9/10)
- Captured 13 kills against Colgate (9/3)
- Generated a career-high with 13 kills to help the Lady Vols beat Loyola Chicago (8/26)
2021 - REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE
- Appeared in six matches during the 2021 season
- Scored a kill and a dig against Mississippi State (11/13)
- Set a career-high with three blocks in a four-set win over South Carolina (10/8)
- Tied a career-best with seven kills against Purdue Fort Wayne (9/17)
2020-21 - REDSHIRT FRESHMAN
- Totaled seven kills vs. Georgia (10/29/20)
- Made her Tennessee debut against No. 3 Kentucky, playing in two sets and recording two kills (10/16/20)
2019 - REDSHIRT
- Redshirted her first season at Tennessee.
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
- Attended Flower Mound High School and competed for Texas Image ASICS Black.
- Named as a top-250 recruit by PrepVolleyball.com.
- Earned second-team All-District and Academic All-District Team acclaim as a junior before being garnering first-team All-District and Academic All-District Team honors her senior season.
- Led Flower Mound to a the 6A Texas state championship while helping her team to a 41-7 record and a top-five national ranking in the USA Today Super 25 rankings.
PERSONAL
- Daughter of Elizabeth and Colin Merrick
- Born August 17
- Has two siblings, twin brothers, Nathan and Preston
- Majoring in Supply Chain Management
- Why Tennessee: "My teammates make Tennessee a special place for me."
- Future Plans: "I want to get my business degree and maybe my master's degree."
- Recipient of the James R. & Beverly A. Farrell Volleyball Scholarship
VB | Eve Rackham Watt Press Conference (8.25.25)
Monday, August 25
Everything Orange S2 I Volleyball Mashup
Thursday, October 03
VB | Tennessee vs. Western Kentucky Highlights (12.2.23)
Saturday, December 02
VB | Tennessee Press Conference vs. Western Kentucky (12.2.23)
Saturday, December 02