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2016 Women's Volleyball Roster

13 Sami Hansen

  • Height 6-0
  • Class Senior
  • High School Bennington
  • Hometown Bennington, Neb.

Biography

2016: Appeared in 120 sets and started all but one match ... Led the team with 109 total blocks and 0.91 blocks per set ... Also pitched in 186 kills (1.55 per set) and hit .211 (186-85-479) ... Recorded 10 or more kills on five occasions, including a season-high 14 stops, while hitting .346 (14-5-26), in a victory over Southern Illinois (Oct. 1) ... Got the season off to a strong start with 13 kills, four blocks and a pair of aces versus DePaul (Aug. 26) ... Totaled eight blocks in a victory over College of Charleston (Sept. 2) ... Rattled off three consecutive matches with double-digits kills, September 24 -- October 1 ... Recorded 11 kills and seven blocks in a sweep of Evansville (Sept. 30) ... Hit a season-high .583 (8-1-12) at Wichita State (Oct. 7) ... Tallied 11 kills and six blocks at Drake (Nov. 12) as Loyola clinched a spot in the MVC Championship ... Named to the MVC All-Tournament Team for the second straight season after hitting .400 (7-1-15) with a pair of blocks at Northern Iowa in the quarterfinal round of the MVC Championship (Nov. 24).

2015: Garnered Second Team All-Missouri Valley Conference honors ... In league play, hit .346 (137-45-266) and totaled 55 blocks (0.89 per set) ... Led the team with 0.90 blocks per set ... Reached double digits in kills on nine occasions ... Slammed nine kills and hit .583 (9-2-12) in the season opener against New Hampshire (Aug. 28) ... Totaled eight kills and seven blocks against Fort Wayne (Sept. 4) ... Produced 12 kills and hit .476 (12-2-21) in a home win over Drake (Sept. 28) ... Collected 11 kills and four digs at Wichita State (Oct. 17) ... Put together five consecutive matches with double-digit kills, November 6-21 ... Registered a season-high 15 kills in a home match versus Wichita State (Nov. 13) ... Selected to the MVC All-Tournament Team ... Member of the MVC Honor Roll.

2014: Played in 25 matches, totaling 87 sets, in the middle ... Led team in blocks in 10 matches and finished second on the team with 69 blocks (0.79 bps) ... Racked up double-digit kills in four matches, all in Missouri Valley play ... Finished the season strong, hitting over .350 in four of her last six appearances ... Drilled 11 kills in home win over Drake (Nov. 21) and added 10 more in road victory over the Bulldogs (Sept. 17) ... Ripped 16 kills at a .560 clip (16-2-25) and added season-high seven blocks against Bradley (Oct. 17) ... Pounded out 15 kills on career-best 28 swings at Evansville (Oct. 4) ... Also a weapon at the service line, finishing second on the team with 21 aces ... Served up three aces in four different matches ... Notched eight kills without an error and six blocks against Alabama State (Sept. 6).

2013: Played in 20 matches, totaling 60 sets, in the middle ... Missed much of the non-conference season with injury ... Made first career start against Auburn (Sept. 14) ... Ripped season-best seven kills and hit .500 against Southern Illinois (Oct. 25) ... Posted season-best eight blocks in home win over UIC (Nov. 4) ... Had at least two service aces in five different matches, including five-ace performance at Illinois State (Nov. 2) ... Finished with three kills and five blocks against Wichita State (Nov. 14) ... Notched six kills in season-high 13 swings against Indiana State (Oct. 5).

High School: Excellent athlete who also lettered in basketball ... Racked up 312 kills, a school-record 102 blocks and 43 aces her senior year and finished high school career with 847 kills and 313 blocks ... Member of Prep Volleyball's Super Soph list in 2010 ... Named Honorable Mention All-State by the Associated Press each of her last three seasons ... Named to the Nebraska Coaches Association All-Star Team and voted most valuable teammate ... Played club volleyball for Nebraska Elite ... Member of the National Honor Society.

Hansen's Career Statistics

Year
SP-MP
K-E-TA
Pct.
Ast.
Digs
Aces
BS
BA
Pts.
KPS
DPS
BPS
2013
60-20
57-19-127
.299
3
22
15
2
30
89.0
0.95
0.37
0.53
2014
87-25
164-62-367
.278
3
51
21
12
57
225.5
1.89
0.50
0.79
2015
96-28
203-59-387
.372
4
33
1
13
73
253.5
2.11
0.34
0.90
2016
120-32
186-85-479
.211
5
40
9
14
95
256.5
1.55
0.33
0.91
Totals
363-105
610-225-1,360
.283
15
146
46
41
255
824.5
1.68
0.40
0.82

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Historical Player Information

  • 13

    2013Freshman

    MB
    6'0"
    13
  • 13

    2014Sophomore

    MB
    6'0"
    13
  • 13

    2015Junior

    MB
    6'0"
    13
  • 13

    2016Senior

    MB
    6'0"
    13