Erica Staunton

Position:
Outside Hitter/Opposite
Height:
6-1
Class:
Graduate Student
High School:
Carl Sandburg HS
Hometown:
Orland Park, Ill.
Exchange Profile:
Pitch an NIL Deal

Career Honors & Awards
• 1,000 Kill Club at Northeastern
• 2022 All-CAA First Team
• 2022 All-ECAC Second Team
• 2021 All-CAA Second Team
• 2020-21 All-CAA First Team
• 2019 CAA All-Rookie Team
• CAA Offensive Player of the Week - Feb. 21, 2021, March 8, 2021, Oct. 25, 2021
• CAA Rookie of the Week - Nov. 4, 2019
• 2019 CAA Fall Commissioner's Honor Roll
• 2021 CAA Spring Commissioner's Honor Roll
• 2021 CAA Fall Commissioner's Honor Roll
• 2022 CAA Fall Commissioner's Honor Roll

2023
Pursuing Master's in Business Analytics... Appeared in 21 matches and 54 sets, starting 11 matches… Recorded 136 kills for a 2.52 kills per set average… Put up 36 digs and 15 total blocks… Season-best 17 kills came twice: vs. Ole Miss (10/18), vs. South Carolina (11/17)… Hit .438 against Missouri (11/25)… Season best six digs came against #8 Arkansas (11/1)… Recorded six double-digit kill matches.

2022 (Northeastern)
Named 2022 First Team All-CAA… Named 2022 All-ECAC Second Team… Had 37 kills at the Northwestern Tournament (8/26-8/27), tallied double-digits in all three matches… Named to the Northwestern All-Tournament Team (8/27)… Had 21 kills on .317 hitting vs. East Carolina (9/2)… Had 14 kills vs. Georgia (9/9) and another 16 vs. Iona (9/10) and 18 vs. Utah Valley (9/10)… Notched 13 kills and five digs vs. Delaware (9/17)… Tallied a career-high 26 kills vs. Delaware (9/18)… Had back-to-back 25-kill performances against Elon (10/1-10/2)… Notched 20 kills, 14 digs and four blocks in five set win over Stony Brook (10/22)… Had 23 kills and 13 digs in four set win over Stony Brook (10/23)… Tallied 10 kills and 13 digs at Hofstra (11/6)… Notched 1,000th career kill in win against William and Mary (11/12)… Was stellar with 20 kills on .273 hitting to go with nine digs in CAA quarterfinal win over Elon (11/17)… Tallied double-digit kills in 22 matches this season, and six double-doubles… Led the squad on offense, averaging 4.01 kills per set, which is a single season program record.

2021 (Northeastern)
Named 2021 Second Team All-CAA… Tallied 16 kills on .321 hitting percentage at William & Mary (9/18)… Had four blocks vs. Delaware (10/16)…Notched six digs vs. Elon (10/23)… Had career-high 21 kills vs. Elon (10/23)… Tabbed CAA Co-Offensive Player of the Week (10/25)… Notched 10+ kills in 12 matches… Had 20 kills on .333 hitting vs. Towson (11/13)… Tallied 16 kills in quarterfinal vs. Delaware (11/18)… Finished season with 246 kills, most in a season for the junior… CAA Fall Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2020-21 (Northeastern)
Named 2020-21 First Team All-CAA… Led Northeastern in points (184), points per set (4.60), kills (165), and kills per set (4.13)… Two-time CAA Offensive Player of the Week (2/21 and 3/8)… Had season-high 22.5 points and 20 kills in win over Merrimack (2/25)… Had nine games with double-digit kills and three double-doubles on digs and kills.

2019 (Northeastern)
CAA All-Rookie Team… CAA Rookie of the Week (11/4)… 2019 Seton Hall Classic All-Tournament Team… Played in 27 matches and made 12 starts in her first season for the Huskies… Recorded two season-highs against UNCW with 20 kills and 21 points… Amassed a total of 241 kills.

High School/Club
Varsity outside hitter at Carl Sandburg High School in Orland Park, Illinois… Captained the Eagles during the 2018 season… Co-led Carl Sandburg to three IHSA 4A regional championships (2016-18)… 2018 All-Conference selection… Chosen as the Chicago Tribune Athlete of the Month for October… Named the Eagles’ Most Valuable Player… Garnered 2017 All-State Honorable Mention distinction… All-Conference honoree… Member of National Honor Society member and First Class Ambassador… Competed for three seasons with Michio Chicago Volleyball Academy (Evergreen Park, Illinois)… Played under head coach Vlad Frenc and assistant coach Brandon McGinnis… Won the 2018 National Division national championship.

Personal
Daughter of James and Sheila Staunton… Born Nov. 22, 2000… Has three older siblings: Peter, Michael and Abby… Graduated from Northeastern in Spring 2023 with Bachelor's of Science in Business Administration with concentrations in Supply Chain Management and International Business… Pursuing Master's in Business Analytics at Georgia.