Hannah Herc

Class:
Sophomore
Position:
DS/L
Hometown:
Eden, N.Y.
High School:
Eden

KENT STATE AWARDS & HONORS

• Letterwinner: 2010

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)

Set Assists: 5 (vs. Western Illinois, 8/27/11)

Service Aces: 3 (twice, last time: at Central Michigan, 10/1/11)

Digs: 21 (vs. Western Illiniois (8/27/11)

Block Solos: --

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 Season Highs

Kills: 9 (2010)

Attack Attempts: 35 (2010)

Hitting Percentage: .114 (2010)

Set Assists: 11 (2010)

Service Aces: 4 (2010)

Digs: 115 (2010)

Block Solos: --

Block Assists: --

Total Blocks: --

Points: 13 (2010)

2011 Sophomore Season Highlights

• Has started 11 of the 21 matches she's played in, appearing in 80 sets.

• Ranks second on the team in digs (198), digs per set (2.47), service aces (19) and third in service aces per set (0.24).

• Has tallied double-digit digs seven times and has totaled 15 or more digs three times.

• Reached double digits in digs for the first time in her career at SIU Edwardsville (8/26/11) in the SIU Edwardsville Invitational, totaling 16 to go along with 10.5 points. Also collected her first career block (assisted).

• Achieved a career match vs. Western Illinois (8/27/11) in the SIU Edwardsville Invitational, recording her first career double double with a career-best 12 kills and 21 digs -- which led the match -- to go along with a career-high five set assists, one block (assisted), 13.5 points and .259 hitting percentage.

• Tallied 10 kills and 11.5 points against Youngstown State (8/30), marking the second in three matches she reached double digits in kills and third time in five matches she reached double digits in points.

• Recorded a match-high 14 digs at Stony Brook (9/2/11) in the Stony Brook Holiday Inn Express Tournament, marking the third time in six matches she reached double digits in digs.

• Recorded a career-high three service aces vs. Rhode Island (9/3/11) in the Stony Brook Holiday Inn Express Tournament.

• Tallied a career-high three blocks (three assisted) vs. Iona (9/3/11) in the Stony Brook Holiday Inn Express Tournament to go along with 14 digs, marking the fourth time in seven matches she reached double digits in digs.

• Totaled 13 digs against Cleveland State (9/6/11), reaching double digits in digs for the fifth time in nine matches and second straight match.

• Tied for the match lead with 16 digs against IUPUI (9/9/11) in the Kent State/Mizuno Open, marking the sixth time in 10 matches she reached double digits in digs and third straight match.

• Reached double digits in digs for the seventh time, tallying 14 at Canisius (9/13/11).

• Led the team with eight digs vs. Delaware (9/16) in the Pitt Blue & Gold Tournament.

• Posted a team-high seven digs against Bowling Green (9/24).

• Led the squad with eight digs against Ohio (9/29).

• Matched her career high with three service aces at Central Michigan (10/1/11) to lead the team.

2010 Freshman Season Highlights

• 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 (9/17) and Syracuse (9/18) in the Kent State/Mizuno Open.

• Recorded 10 digs at Toledo (11/16) in the Mid-American Conference Tournament First Round match.

• All nine of her kills came in the Kent State/Mizuno Open, tallying three each against Duquesne (9/17), Louisiana Monroe (9/18) and Syracuse (9/18). Also made first career start against ULM.

Prior to Kent State

• 2009 PrepVolleyball.com High School All-America selection at Eden High School 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 competed in basketball and softball at Eden, earning basketball team MVP honors three years.

Personal

• Born Sept. 26, 1992.

• Daughter of John and Heidi Herc. Siblings are Hailee and Hayden. Hailee enters her freshman season as a swing hitter for the Stony Brook volleyball program in 2010.

• Undecided on a major.