National Volleyball League
$50,000 NVL Preakness
May 17 - 19, 2012
(4) Emily Capers/Heather McGuire
 
Emily Day Capers
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 9, 1987 (38 yrs old)
Home Town: Torrance, CA
Height: 6'1"
College(s): Loyola Marymount
Seasons: 17
Tournaments: 196
Career Wins: 15
Career NVL Best: 3rd (Malibu 2011)
Career Winnings: $502,429.60
Heather Hughes McGuire
Photo: Ed Chan
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 22, 1986 (39 yrs old)
Home Town: Fallbrook, CA
Height: 6'2"
College(s): Loyola Marymount
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 91
Career Wins: 2
Career NVL Best: 3rd (2 times)
Career Winnings: $104,512.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725293341CQMoney
AVP300000001011000 $2,000.00
FIVB600000000000123 US$0.00
FIVB C&S200010010000000 US$3,600.00
NVL400101100100000 $6,750.00
PAN AM100010000000000 US$0.00
Pro Beach800103211000000 $28,350.00
USAV IDQ110000000000000 $0.00
Wide Open510100210000000 $11,250.00
Overall3020324532111123 US$51,950.00
Previous Baltimore Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2011 Heather McGuire - 5th Emily Capers - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 4/24-29/2012 Sanya Open Q26 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 11/1-6/2011 Phuket Open Q20 41st 18 US$0.00
PAN AM 10/16-21/2011 XVI Pan Am Games 4th 0 US$0.00
Pro Beach 9/23-25/2011 Pro Beach Volleyball Series Hermosa Beach Open 7 5th 432 $4,500.00
Pro Beach 9/16-18/2011 Miami Beach Pro 6 13th 216 $1,100.00
NVL 9/10-11/2011 NVL Miami Beach 8 17th 380 $0.00
Wide Open 9/1-4/2011 U.S. Open of Beach Volleyball 8 7th 0 $3,000.00
Pro Beach 8/26-28/2011 Manhattan Beach Open 3 3rd 576 $9,000.00
Wide Open 8/20-21/2011 Corona Light Wide Open Hermosa Beach 5 9th 0 $0.00
Wide Open 7/30-31/2011 Corona Light Wide Open Chicago 7 3rd 0 $7,000.00
NVL 7/23-24/2011 NVL Malibu 7 3rd 1080 $3,500.00
FIVB 7/19-24/2011 Québec Open Country Quota 0 US$0.00
USAV IDQ 7/9-10/2011 USAV IDQ #3 2 1st 0 $0.00
Wide Open 6/25-26/2011 Corona Light Wide Open Seaside Heights 8 7th 0 $1,250.00
FIVB C&S 6/15-19/2011 Seoul Challenger 20 4th 70 US$2,500.00
NVL 5/20-21/2011 NVL Baltimore 12 5th 900 $2,000.00
NVL Preakness Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 5/18/2012 Winner 1 Aurora Paaluhi / Tanya White (13, Q1) Won 21-12, 21-11 0:44
Fri, 5/18/2012 Winner 2 Kristen Batt-Rohr / Tealle Hunkus (5) Lost 16-21, 22-24 0:44
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Emily CapersTotal20730.20031224
 110100.1001521
 210630.3002703
Heather McGuireTotal321650.34401305
 114640.1430602
 2181010.5000703
Fri, 5/18/2012 Contender 2 Heather Lowe / Kelly Schumacher (7) Won 23-21, 21-18 0:45
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Emily CapersTotal181040.3332235
 111720.4550110
 27320.1432125
Heather McGuireTotal291410.44801002
 117710.3530901
 212700.5830101
Fri, 5/18/2012 Contender 3 Jess Clausen / Priscilla Lima (8) Lost 21-23, 17-21 0:46
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Emily CapersTotal13820.4627306
 17400.5717104
 26420.3330202
Heather McGuireTotal201430.5501512
 111630.2730311
 29800.8891201
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Emily Capers512590.3141217515
Heather McGuire814490.43212819
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam300000000000 $0.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open600000001010 $2,000.00
Challenger200010010000 $3,600.00
Total1100010011010 $5,600.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Emily Capers Heather McGuire
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
4000000400 $14,000.00 World Championships          
2000010000 $3,750.00 World Tour Finals          
420001571490 $137,750.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam15000000130 $10,000.00
85749014161390 $185,280.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open380021811430 $46,162.50
12320034000 $25,100.00 Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star          
2000101000 $1,800.00 Challenger4000121000 $3,400.00
7213010000 $46,500.00 Manhattan Beach5000013000 $5,875.00
7013012000 $31,075.00 Tour Championships4010020100 $13,000.00
4000013000 $9,250.00 Gold Series          
6012012000 $14,000.00 Heritage Series/Pro Series          
171129172273531180 $468,505.00 Total6601221315660 $78,437.50
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2007AVP100000000010 $500.00 3260.0 %
2008AVP100000000001 $0.00 2166.7 %
2011USAV IDQ110000000000 $0.00 60100.0 %
2011NVL300101000100 $5,500.00 7653.8 %
2011Wide Open400100210000 $11,250.00 8657.1 %
2011Pro Beach300101001000 $14,600.00 8561.5 %
2011FIVB200000000002 $0.00 020.0 %
2011FIVB C&S100010000000 $2,500.00 4266.7 %
2011PAN AM100010000000 $0.00 4266.7 %
2012NVL100000100000 $1,250.00 2250.0 %
2012FIVB100000000001 $0.00 010.0 %
TotalAVP200000000011 $500.00 5362.5 %
TotalUSAV IDQ110000000000 $0.00 60100.0 %
TotalNVL400101100100 $6,750.00 9852.9 %
TotalWide Open400100210000 $11,250.00 8657.1 %
TotalPro Beach300101001000 $14,600.00 8561.5 %
TotalFIVB300000000003 $0.00 030.0 %
TotalFIVB C&S100010000000 $2,500.00 4266.7 %
TotalPAN AM100010000000 $0.00 4266.7 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Emily Capers  Heather McGuire
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000000010 $250.00 2007AVP1000000010 $250.00
1000000001 $0.00 2008AVP1000000001 $0.00
9000001611 $4,280.00 2009AVP          
1100000000 $0.00 2009USAV IDQ          
5000002120 $2,200.00 2010AVP1000000001 $0.00
1000001000 $0.00 2010USAV IDQ          
           2010FIVB C&S1000010000 $600.00
1100000000 $0.00 2011USAV IDQ3110001000 $0.00
3001010100 $2,750.00 2011NVL3001010100 $2,750.00
4001021000 $5,625.00 2011Wide Open4001021000 $5,625.00
3001011000 $7,300.00 2011Pro Beach3001011000 $7,300.00
2000000002 $0.00 2011FIVB2000000002 $0.00
1000100000 $1,250.00 2011FIVB C&S1000100000 $1,250.00
1000100000 $0.00 2011PAN AM1000100000 $0.00
1010000000 $0.00 2012USAV IDQ          
1000010000 $625.00 2012NVL1000010000 $625.00
1000000001 $0.00 2012FIVB1000000001 $0.00
36213256845 $24,280.00 TotalTotal23113263115 $18,400.00
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall8 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 8-0 100.0% 1 11.1% 2 22.2% 6 66.7% 1-8 11.1% 8-6 57.1% 1-2 33.3% 00 9-8 52.9%
2011-20128 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 8-0 100.0% 1 11.1% 2 22.2% 6 66.7% 1-8 11.1% 8-6 57.1% 1-2 33.3% 00 9-8 52.9%
Against the Field2 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2-0 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 3 100.0% 0-3 0.0% 4-6 40.0% 0-0 00 2-3 40.0%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam021100000000000013
Challenge/Four Star/Open015300001200000078
Challenger000000004101010074
Total03640000530101001515
Head to Head Results
Capers/McGuire trail the series against the field 4-7 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Kessy/Ross 0-1
9/2/11Wide OpenU.S. Open of Beach Volleyball Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 1 Capers/McGuire 8 21-13, 21-16 0:43
Trail the series against # 2 Kropp/Pavlik 0-4
9/25/11Pro BeachPro Beach Volleyball Series Hermosa Beach Open Contender 6 Kropp/Pavlik 4 Capers/McGuire 7 21-18, 21-16 0:45
9/3/11Wide OpenU.S. Open of Beach Volleyball Contender 3 Kropp/Pavlik 4 Capers/McGuire 8 21-18, 23-21 0:52
7/31/11Wide OpenCorona Light Wide Open Chicago Semi-Finals Kropp/Pavlik 1 Capers/McGuire 7 16-21, 21-17, 15-9  
7/23/11NVLNVL Malibu Semi-Finals Kropp/Pavlik 1 Capers/McGuire 7 21-11, 21-18 0:42
Trail the series against # 5 Batt-Rohr/Hunkus 0-1
5/18/12NVLNVL Preakness Winner 2 Batt-Rohr/Hunkus 5 Capers/McGuire 4 21-16, 24-22 0:44
Lead the series against # 7 Lowe/Schumacher 1-0
5/18/12NVLNVL Preakness Contender 2 Capers/McGuire 4 Lowe/Schumacher 7 23-21, 21-18 0:45
Trail the series against # 8 Clausen/Lima 0-1
5/18/12NVLNVL Preakness Contender 3 Clausen/Lima 8 Capers/McGuire 4 23-21, 21-17 0:46
Lead the series against # 9 Piening/Shaw 1-0
7/31/11Wide OpenCorona Light Wide Open Chicago Contender 8 Capers/McGuire 7 Piening/Shaw 11 21-16, 14-21, 15-11  
Lead the series against # 13, Q1 Paaluhi/White 1-0
5/18/12NVLNVL Preakness Winner 1 Capers/McGuire 4 Paaluhi/White 13, Q1 21-12, 21-11 0:44
Lead the series against # 15, Q3 Mereszczak/Peterson 1-0
9/24/11Pro BeachPro Beach Volleyball Series Hermosa Beach Open Winner 2 Capers/McGuire 7 Mereszczak/Peterson 23 21-9, 21-10 0:33