Emily Capers ( Day born August 9, 1987, in

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) is a female

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player from the

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who won the gold medal at the NORCECA Circuit 2009 in

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playing with Claire Robertson. She studied at

Loyola Marymount University Loyola Marymount University (LMU) is a private Jesuit and Marymount research university in Los Angeles, California. It is located on the west side of the city near Playa Vista. LMU is the parent school to Loyola Law School, which is located ...

where she got a

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with a

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, receiving as a

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the awards of All Tournament and MVP at the ''2008 Four Points Sheraton Classic'', All Tournament at the "MCM Elegante Lobo Classic", "Academic All-District team", 2008 All Conference First Team and All Academic. She partnered with

Jennifer Kessy Jennifer "Jen" Anne Kessy (born July 31, 1977) is a retired American professional beach volleyball player on the AVP Tour. She currently is the coach of April Ross and Alix Klineman. Early years Growing up in Southern California, Kessy excelle ...

to start the 2015 AVP season.

Awards

College

* 2008 MCM Elegante Lobo Classic All Tournament * 2008 Four Points Sheraton Classic All Tournament/MVP * 2008 Collegiate Volleyball Update's Stellar Spikers Honorable Mention * 2008 West Coast Conference All Academic Team * 2008 All West Coast Conference First Team * 2008 CoSIDA Academic All-District Third Team * 2007 West Coast Conference All Academic Team * 2007 All West Coast Conference First Team * 2006 Hilton Phoenix/East Mesa Sun Devil Classic All Tournament * 2006 West Coast Conference All Academic Team * 2006 All West Coast Conference Honorable Mention * 2005 Freshman All West Coast Conference First Team

AVP Pro Tour

* AVP Pro Tour ''Young Guns'' Manhattan Beach 2009 Gold Medal * AVP Pro Tour ''Young Guns'' Long Beach 2009 Silver Medal * AVP Pro Tour Champion Cincinnati Open 2013 * AVP Pro Tour Champion St. Petersburg Open (title split with opposing team Jenn Kessy/April Ross after cancellation due to weather) * AVP Most Improved Player 2013 * AVP Pro Tour

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2016, 2017 Gold Medal * AVP Pro Tour Huntington Beach Open 2017 Gold Medal * AVP Pro Tour Hermosa Beach Open 2017 Gold Medal * AVP Team of the Year 2017 (with Brittany Hochevar)

National Team

* NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit Jamaica 2009 Gold Medal * FIVB Phuket Open 2013 Silver Medal *

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Beach Team of the Year 2011 (with Heather McGuire)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Day, Emily 1987 births Living people American women's beach volleyball players Pan American Games competitors for the United States Beach volleyball players at the 2011 Pan American Games Loyola Marymount University alumni Loyola Marymount Lions women's volleyball players Universiade medalists in beach volleyball Universiade silver medalists for the United States Medalists at the 2011 Summer Universiade 21st-century American women