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