2013 Women's Volleyball
Hannah Herc
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- DS/L
- Hometown:
- Eden, N.Y.
- Prev School:
- Eden
- High School:
- Eden
KENT STATE AWARDS & HONORS
• Team Captain: 2012, 2013
• Letterwinner: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
• All-Tournament Team: Thunder Invitational (2013) Golden Flashes Classic (MVP/2013)
• MAC East Defensive Player of the Week: Sept. 23, 2013
• Academic All-MAC: 2013
• Academic All-MAC Honorable Mention: 2012
• Ranks 3rd in digs (1,287) and tied for 5th on KSU’s all-time digs per set list (3.13)
CAREER MATCH HIGHS
Kills: 12 (vs. Western Illinois, 8/27/11)
Attack Attempts: 29 (Youngstown State, 8/30/11)
Hitting Percentage (min. 12 kills): .259 (vs. Western Illinois, 8/27/11)
Assists: 7 (Northern Illinois, 10/20/12)
Service Aces: 4 (five times, last: Binghamton, 9/20/13)
Digs: 31 (vs. Eastern Kentucky, 9/13/13)
Block Assists: 3 (vs. Iona, 9/3/11)
Total Blocks: 3 (vs. Iona, 9/3/11)
Points: 13.5 (vs. Western Illinois, 8/27/11)
CAREER MISCELLANEOUS STATS
Matches with 10 or more digs: 59 (last: 27, Eastern Michigan, 11/16/13)
Matches with 20 or more digs: 15 (last: 27, Eastern Michigan, 11/16/13)
2013 - SENIOR SEASON
• Named MAC East Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 23)
• Earned MVP honors at the Golden Flashes Classic (Sept. 20-21)
• Earned all-tournament team honors at the Thunder Invitational (Sept. 13-14) after posting 5.38 digs per set over three matches
• Became the 9th member of Kent State's 1,000-dig club vs. Illinois-Chicago in the final match of the Golden Flashes Classic (Sept. 21)
• Tallied career-high 31 digs vs. Eastern Kentucky (Sept. 13)
• Led the team in digs 22 times
• Tallied double-digit digs in 22 matches, including 20 or more on eight occasions
2012 - JUNIOR SEASON
• Appeared in all 31 matches at the libero position and one of only five Golden Flashes to appear in all 98 sets on the season
• Team-best 4.11 digs per set ranks 5th in program history
• Team-best 403 digs ranks 9th in program history
• In MAC play, averaged 4.53 digs per set to rank 9th in the conference
• Tallied season-high 30 digs vs. Western Michigan (Oct. 19), which was the most by a Kent State player since Carrie Patterson on Nov. 12, 2009 (32)
• Tallied double-digit digs 23 times, including 20 or more on five occasions
• Posted a season-best streak of 10 straight matches with double-digit digs late in the season, averaging 4.86 digs per set in those matches
• Led team in digs 22 times on the season
• Second on the team with 19 service aces
• Matched career-high three service aces vs. Virginia Commonwealth (Aug. 31) and South Florida (Sept. 1) at the N.C. State Courtyard Midtown Classic
• Tallied career-high 7 assists vs. Northern Illinois (Oct. 20)
• Finished the season with two kills, 70 assists, and 0.19 service aces per set
2011 - SOPHOMORE SEASON
• Saw action in 31 matches and 117 sets, making 13 starts
• Tied for team lead with 23 service aces
• Ranked second on the team in digs (290) and digs per set (2.48) and third in service aces per set (0.20)
• Finished the season with 64 kills, eight total blocks and 91 points
• Tallied double-digit digs 11 times, including 20 or more twice
• Achieved a career match vs. Western Illinois (Aug. 27) in the SIU Edwardsville Invitational, recording her first career double-double with a career-best 12 kills and match-high 21 digs to go with five assists, and one block for 13.5 points
• Posted a career-high three service aces vs. Rhode Island (Sept. 3) in the Stony Brook Invitational and at Central Michigan (Oct. 1)
2010 - FRESHMAN SEASON
• Started three of the 25 matches she played in, appearing in 77 sets
• Tallied 115 digs -- including three double-digit efforts
• Finished the season with 13 points, 11 set assists and four service aces
• Achieved a season-best 13 digs against both Duquesne (Sept. 17) and Syracuse (Sept. 18) in the Kent State/Mizuno Open
• All nine of her kills came in the Kent State/Mizuno Open, tallying three each against Duquesne (Sept. 17), Louisiana Monroe (Sept. 18) and Syracuse (Sept. 18). Also made first career start against ULM
PRIOR TO KENT STATE
• Named a PrepVolleyball.com High School All-American in 2009 as a senior at Eden H.S. under head coach Stephen Pierce
• Named to the All-Western New York squad as a senior in addition to being named all-conference three years
• Helped guide the Raiders to three state titles
• Played for the Niagara Frontier Club Volleyball, winning a regional championship and Western Empire title under head coach Stephen Pierce
• Also played basketball and softball at Eden, earning basketball team MVP honors three years
PERSONAL
• Born on September 26, 1992
• Daughter of John and Heidi Herc
• Has two siblings, twin sister Hailee and younger brother Hayden; Hailee, enters her senior season as a defensive specialist at Stony Brook
• Majoring in psychology
