MSU Denver Athletics

• 2023 CSC Academic All-District
• 2023 South Central Regional All-Tournament Team
• 2023 D2CCA All-South Central Region second team
• 2023 Academic All-RMAC
• 2023 All-RMAC first team
• 2023 RMAC Defensive Player of the Week, Nov. 13
• 2023 MSU Denver Student-Athlete of the Week, Nov. 12
• 2023 MSU Denver Student-Athlete of the Week, Oct. 29
• 2023 RMAC Defensive Player of the Week, Oct. 16
• 2023 RMAC Defensive Player of the Week, Oct. 2
• 2023 D2ADA Academic Achievement Award
• 2023 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, spring semester
• 2022 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, fall semester
• 2022 CSC Academic All-District
• 2022 All-RMAC honorable mention
• 2022 Academic All-RMAC first team
• 2022 RMAC Defensive Player of the Week, Oct. 24
• 2022 D2ADA Academic Achievement Award
• 2022 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, spring semester
• 2021 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, fall semester
• 2021 D2CAA All-South Central Region second team
• 2021 All-RMAC first team
• 2021 RMAC Defensive Player of the Week, Nov. 15
• 2021 Academic All-RMAC honor roll
• 2021-22 Student-Athlete Advisory Committee representative
• 2020-21 All-RMAC second team
• 2020-21 Academic All-RMAC honor roll
• 2020 D2ADA Academic Achievement Award
• 2020 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, spring semester
• 2019 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, fall semester
• 2019 Academic All-RMAC honor roll
• 2019 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, spring semester
• 2018 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, fall semester

Career: Finished her career with rankings among active Division II players of first in career total blocks (500), eighth in blocks per set (1.08), and 10th in matches played (135). ... Was ranked second in program history in block assists (425), third in total blocks, eighth in blocks per set, 10th in solo blocks, and 10th in hitting percentage (.312). Also fourth in matches played. ... In the rally-scoring era (since 2001), was ranked first in program history in total blocks, blocks per set, solo blocks and block assists.

2023: Led the RMAC and ranked fourth nationally in total blocks (147), while finishing second and ninth, respectively, in blocks per set (1.30). ... In league play, ranked first in the RMAC with a .429 hitting percentage and third with 1.16 blocks per set. ... Her 1.30 blocks per set, 147 total blocks and 123 block assists were program records for the rally-scoring era, while her 24 solo blocks tied for the second most in the rally-scoring era at MSU Denver. ... Named to the South Central Regional all-tournament team after averaging 1.6 blocks per set over three matches. ... Dominant with nine blocks (one solo) and six kills on .278 hitting in a 3-1 win over RV Angelo State (Texas) in the Dec. 1 regional semifinal. ... Had 10 kills on a season-high 19 attacks while hitting .526 (zero errors) and added seven block assists in the come-from-behind, 3-2 win over Colorado School of Mines on Nov. 8. ... Set the program’s rally-scoring era record with 13 blocks (one solo) in a dominating performance during a 3-1 win over Colorado Mesa in which the Roadrunners had 22 team blocks, another program rally-scoring era record. Canty’s 13 blocks were the most in a match by an RMAC player since 2018 (Kasie Gilfert, Dixie State) and the team total was the most by an RMAC squad since at least 2012. Remarkably, she wasn’t named RMAC Defensive Player of the Week. ... Had five blocks while matching a career high with three solo blocks in the 3-1 loss Oct. 21 at CSU Pueblo. ... Earned her second RMAC Defensive Player of the Week honor in three weeks after recording 11 blocks (two solo) in wins at Black Hills State on Oct. 13 and South Dakota State on Oct. 14 for a league-leading 1.83 blocks per set. ... Dominated for her three career RMAC Defensive Player of the Week honor on Oct. 3, with seven blocks (one solo) in a 3-1 win at Colorado Christian on Sept. 28 and a career-best nine blocks (two solo) in a sweep of RV Colorado School of Mines on Sept. 29. Also added six kills on .455 hitting in the win over Mines. ...Became the program’s rally-scoring era leader in total blocks on Sept. 22, breaking a tie with Julie Casseaux (2008-11) at 397 with three in a 3-1 win at No. 11 Colorado Mesa. ... In four matches from Sept. 9 through Sept. 16, hit .500 (31 kills, two errors, 58 attacks) while averaging 2.4 kills and 1.07 blocks per set. ... Hit a blistering .765 with 13 kills and no errors in 17 attacks in a 3-1 win over Chadron State on Sept. 16. ... Produced eight kills on .533 hitting (no errors, 15 attacks) and added six blocks (two solo) on Sept. 15 in a 3-0 win over Colorado Christian. ... Had eight kills on .727 hitting and added three block assists in a 3-0 win over No. 22 Western Washington on Sept. 9 in the semifinals of the Bronze Bracket at the Colorado Premier Challenge. ... Opened the season by hitting .889 (eight kills, no errors, nine attacks) and adding five blocks (two solo) in a 3-0 win over Central Washington at the Yotes Classic Showcase on Aug. 31.

2022: All-RMAC honorable mention. ... Finished fourth in the RMAC and 78th in Division II in blocks per set (1.00). She was tied for fourth in the RMAC and tied for 92nd nationally (with teammate Mikayla McClinton) in total blocks (102). ... Tied McClinton for the team lead in blocks, had a team-best 15 solo blocks, second with 87 block assists and 1.00 blocks per set. ... Fourth on the team among regular hitters with a .294 hitting percentage, sixth with 172.5 points, sixth among regulars with 1.69 points per set, sixth with 113 kills, sixth among regulars with 1.11 kills per set. ... Played in 31 of 32 matches and 102 of 109 sets. ... Slammed season-best 12 kills on .688 hitting (one error, season-high tying 16 attacks) in 3-0 win over CSU Pueblo in NCAA Tournament first-round match on Nov. 17. ... Produced four total blocks in all three matches at the RMAC Tournament from Nov. 10-12, with one solo block in each match. Led all players in the tournament with 12 blocks and was first among those playing more than one match with 1.09 blocks per set. ... Had a career-high two set assists in the 3-2 win at CSU Pueblo on Nov. 5. ... Recorded her first career service ace in a 3-0 win at UCCS on Nov. 4. ... Matched a career high, and matched an RMAC season high (for a three-set match) with eight blocks (one solo) in 3-0 win over Fort Lewis on Oct. 29. Teammates Riley Anderson and Mikayla McClinton were two of the five RMAC players with eight blocks in a three-set match in 2022. She also hit .583 (eight kills, one error, 12 attacks) in the match. ... Earned RMAC Defensive Player of the Week for Oct. 17-23 after turning in 1.1 blocks per set (eight total) to go with 16 kills on .556 hitting in road wins over Colorado Christian and No. 18 Regis. ... Had seven kills on .375 hitting in the 3-1 win at No. 18 Regis on Oct. 22. ... Slammed season-high nine kills on spectacular career-best (minimum five kills) .818 hitting (no errors, 11 attacks) in 3-0 win at Colorado Christian on Oct. 18. ... Matched season high with five kills and added five block assists in 3-0 win over UCCS on Sept. 16. ... Had four block assists as No. 4 MSU Denver recorded 14.0 total blocks in a 3-0 sweep of No. 21 Colorado Mesa on Sept. 14. ... Averaged 1.43 blocks per set with 20 (including three solo) at the Colorado Premier Challenge on Sept. 2-3 to rank third among all players in the 12-team tournament. ... Turned in two solo blocks and six total blocks in a 3-1 win over No. 10 Northwest Missouri State in the Roadrunners’ second match at the Colorado Premier Challenge on Sept. 2. ... Had six blocks and four kills on .667 hitting (no errors, six attacks) in a 3-0 win over No. 16 Angelo State (Texas) on Sept. 2. ... Averaged 0.93 blocks per set as No. 4 MSU Denver opened the season with four straight wins at the Cougar Classic from Aug. 25 through 27. ... Had seven blocks (one solo) in a season-opening 3-1 win at Cal State San Marcos on Aug. 25.

2021: D2CCA All-South Central Region second team. ... All-RMAC first team. ... Fourth in the RMAC and 90th in Division II in blocks per set (0.99), second in the RMAC and 39th nationally in total blocks (117), and was 10th in the RMAC and 153rd nationally in hitting percentage (.293). ... Recorded 21 solo blocks, the fifth-highest total in program history during the rally-scoring era, while her total blocks effort ranked fourth in the same time frame and her block assist total (96) ranked tied for seventh. Her blocks-per-set average was the ninth-best in the rally-scoring era. ... Was error-free in 17 attacks, with six kills and a .353 hitting percentage, and added three blocks (one solo), against West Texas A&M in the South Central Regional final on Dec. 4. ... Had six kills on 20 swings and added four block assists in 3-1 win over No. 11 Angelo State (Texas) in the South Central Regional semifinal on Dec. 3. ... Named RMAC Defensive Player of the Week on Nov. 15 after recording 11 blocks -- including a career-high tying eight against UCCS on Nov. 11 -- in two victories. Also hit .360 with 11 kills in wins over the Mountain Lions and CSU-Pueblo on Nov 10. Had six kills in 11 swings with no errors against UCCS on Nov. 12. ... Turned in her eighth match with no errors and at least four kills, with a perfect six-kills-in-six-swings effort in a 3-0 win at Fort Lewis on Nov. 6. ... Had at least five kills with no errors in four of seven matches while hitting .392 (35 kills, four errors, 79 attacks) from Oct. 2 through Oct. 23. ... Hit .800 (eight kills, no errors, 10 attacks) in a 3-0 win over Chadron State on Oct. 15. ... Hit .517 (16 kills, one error, 29 attacks) in three matches from Oct. 8 through Oct. 15 while averaging 1.22 blocks per set. ... Had five kills and five blocks in the 3-2 win over Colorado Mesa on Oct. 2, then had six kills on .545 hitting with four blocks in a 3-0 sweep of Westminster on Oct 2. ... Came up huge in 3-1 road win at No. 24 Colorado Mesa on Sept. 16 with a career high 15 kills on .591 hitting (two errors, 22 attacks) while adding three blocks (one solo). ... Had eight kills on .500 hitting (no errors, 16 attacks) and added six blocks (1.0 per set) as MSU Denver swept Texas A&M-Commerce and No. 10 Central Missouri to advance to the championship bracket of the Colorado Premier on Sept. 10. ... Turned in a career-best three solo blocks in 3-2 loss to Chaminade (Hawaii) on Sept. 4 at the Western Washington Invitational. ... Hit .600 (six kills, no errors, 10 attempts) in a season-opening sweep of Sonoma State (Calif.) on Sept. 3 at the Western Washington Invitational.

2020-21: Led the RMAC and ranked 22nd in Division II with 63 total blocks. ... Led the RMAC and ranked 33rd in Division II with 1.11 blocks per set. ... During the regular season, ranked second in the RMAC with 1.07 blocks per set and third with 49 total blocks. ... In league play, finished three attacks short of qualifying for the RMAC hitting percentage title. She hit .491, and even if she’d had three attacking errors, she still would have won the hitting percentage title. ... Hitting percentage of .414 was best on the team for players with at least 15 attacks. ... Block total also included a team-best eight solo-blocks. ... Fifth on the team with 2.17 points per set. ... Averaged 1.6 kills and 1.27 blocks per set while hitting .286 in three matches at the RMAC Tournament, including a five-kill, six-block performance in a 3-0 win over No. 25 CSU-Pueblo in the semifinals. ... Slammed a career-best nine kills in a 3-1 win over Colorado Christian in the first round of the RMAC Tournament on April 8. ....Hit .500 over her last seven regular-season matches, with 35 kills and only four errors in 62 swings. ... Registered a season-high seven blocks (one solo) and added five kills in a 3-1 win at co-No. 21 Regis on March 26. ... Put up five blocks (one solo) and four kills on .444 hitting in a 3-1 win over No. 21 Regis on March 12. ... Had seven block assists as MSU Denver rolled to a 3-1 win over returning national runners-up Nebraska-Kearney on Feb. 13. ... Had six kills and six blocks in a 3-0 win at Western Colorado on Feb. 6. ... Hit .583 (15 kills, one error, 24 attacks) while averaging 2.1 kills and 1.3 blocks per set in season-opening wins over Fort Lewis (3-0) and No. 19 Colorado School of Mines (3-1) on Jan. 24. ... Had a career-best eight kills on .500 hitting to go with four blocks in the win over No. 19 Colorado School of Mines on Jan. 24. ... Hit .700 (seven kills, no errors, 10 attacks) while adding five blocks (one solo) in the season-opening victory over Fort Lewis on Jan. 24.

2019: Ranked third on the team in blocks per set (0.95) and fourth in blocks (71). ... Hit .240, good four third on the team among players with at least 180 attacks. .. Ranked sixth on the team with 62 kills. ... Matched a career high with eight block assists in RMAC Tournament championship match against Colorado School of Mines on Nov. 23. Hit a combined .409 (10 kills, one error, 22 attacks) in the semifinals and final. ... Slammed a career-high seven kills on .779 hitting (no errors, nine attacks) in sweep of Chadron State on Nov. 15. In back-to-back matches with the Eagles, hit .526 (10 kills, no errors, 19 attacks) while recording seven blocks (one solo). ... Had career-high eight block assists Nov. 9 against Black Hills State. ... Averaged 1.29 blocks per set in 13 matches after moving into the starting lineup on Oct. 25. ... In league play, ranked seventh in the RMAC with 1.16 blocks per set. Finished the season ranked 10th in the RMAC and 119th in Division II with an average of 0.95 blocks per set. ... Matched a previous career best with five block assists Nov. 2 at Colorado School of Mines. ... Moved back into the starting lineup and had a huge weekend Oct. 25 and 26, with a season-high six blocks against CSU-Pueblo and season bests of five kills and .556 hitting while adding four blocks against New Mexico Highlands. ... Had career-high three block assists in four-set loss to No. 15 Southwest Minnesota State on Sept. 13. ... Made her MSU Denver debut on Sept. 6 and recorded six kills while hitting .267 in her first match against Western Oregon.

2018: Redshirted.

High School: Went to Centauri High School and lettered all four years (2014-2017)...Varsity captain in 2016, she was also named MVP in 2016 and 2017...Academic All-State first team in 2017...Played for Candace Shaw at Centauri...Had 138 kills, 12 aces, 42 blocks and 50 digs her senior year...Also a four-year starter in basketball for the Falcons, she had 971 career points and 895 career rebounds (averages of 9.6 and 8.9 per game, respectively) for teams that reached at least the quarterfinals of the Class 3A state tournament each year and twice finished fourth...Averaged 11.2 points and 10.3 rebounds as a junior.   

Personal: Born in Sanford, Colo...Birthday is Jan. 9...The daughter of Blake and Cathy Canty, Ember has a brother and two sisters (Chance, Whitney, and Kelli). ... Majoring in chemistry.