Pepperdine University Athletics

AWARDS:
WCC All-Academic honorable mention – 2020
WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll ‘bronze’ honors – 2020, 21
Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete – 2020, 21
 
PEPPERDINE CAREER: Has played in 47 matches and 166 total sets after two years with the Waves … Has started in 16 matches … Posted 0.90 kills and 1.60 digs per set … Throughout her career, has posted four double-doubles in kills-digs, had six matches with double-figure kills and 10 matches with double-figure digs … Marked a career-best 14 kills twice, with the last being against Cal Baptist (9/5/19) … Marked a career-high two aces twice, the last against #6-ranked Baylor on the road (2/28/21) … Posted a career-best 14 digs thrice, with the last at Santa Clara (4/3/21).

PEPPERDINE 2022: One of five Waves to appear in all 30 matches for the squad … Started 20 matches and appeared in 110 sets … Tallied 239 digs with 2.17/ set and had a season-high of 17 digs against San Francisco (10/29) ... Posted 21 assists and delivered 21 services aces … Tabbed 12 matches with double-figure digs … Had a season-high three services aces on two occasions, against San Francisco (10/29) and Portland (11/22). 
 
PEPPERDINE 2021: Appeared in 12 matches and 20 sets for the Waves … Tallied 17 digs with .85 digs/set and a season-best of three against both Gonzaga (10/21) and Portland (10/23) ... Posted nine kills, with five against Gonzaga (10/21) ... Delivered four service aces, with two against BYU (10/16). 
 
PEPPERDINE 2020: One of six Waves to play in all 81 sets of the 21 total matches, including nine starts … Amassed 0.48 kills and 1.49 digs per set throughout the season … Posted 289 total serve receptions with on 15 errors for a 0.948 reception percentage … Led the squad in aces twice and blocks once … Tabbed double-figure digs on four occasions … Had a season-best 14 digs, seven kills and three blocks at Santa Clara (4/3) … Had a season-high two aces against #6 Baylor (2/28).  *The 2020 season was played in the Spring of 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
 
PEPPERDINE 2019: Played in 26 matches with seven starts in her true-freshman campaign … In 85 sets played, she averaged 1.29 kills/set on a .182 hitting percentage … She amassed 1.71 digs/set and 0.11 blocks/set en route to 1.39 points/set … Posted 110 kills with 50 errors on 330 total swings, while adding 145 digs, 9.0 total blocks, four aces and 10 assists … On the back line, she totaled 337 reception attempts with only 13 receiving errors for a .961 success rate … Posted four double-doubles with kills and digs, had six double-figure kill matches and five double-figure dig matches … Led the Waves in kills, hitting percentage and digs one time each … Marked a season-best 14 kills twice, with the last being against Cal Baptist on Sep. 5 … Posted a season-best .385 (7-2-13) hitting output against BYU on Oct. 26 … Had a season-high 14 digs twice, with the last being against North Texas on Aug. 30.
 
CLUB/USA: Played for K2 Volleyball Club for 10 years … Named to Fab 50 Lists … Earned a spot on the JVA All-American National Team for 15’s through 18’s action … Competed at the AAU All-American 18’s Open.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Webb School of Knoxville in Knoxville, Tenn. in 2019 … Lettered four years as an outside hitter under head coach Christine Hames at Webb School … Named Knox Volleyball Player of the Year and Female Athlete of the Year … Ranked #43 on AVCA Senior Aces list in her senior campaign and to the AVCA Phenom List all four years of high school… UnderArmour All-American … Earned All-District, All-Region and All-State honors all four years at Webb … Named 2018 District, Region and State MVP … Earned 2018 5Star Preps Volleyball Co-Player of the Year … Named to Junior Volleyball Association All-National Team in her junior season … Earned MaxPreps Freshman of the Year honors … Helped Webb to four-consecutive State Championships … In her career, posted 2,540 kills, 3.45 kills/set and 2.58 pass rating – all of which set career records for the program … Added 1,381 digs and 310 service aces throughout her career.
 
PERSONAL: Majoring in sport administration … Born in San Diego to Jason Hames and Christine Hames … Parents are both volleyball coaches, with her mother Christine coaching at Webb School … Has two siblings, Nicklin and Eli … Sister Nicklin is a AVCA All-American setter for Nebraska, the 2018 NCAA Runner-Up … Has career aspirations of playing for the Australian National Team … Her mother played volleyball at Oregon State and for the Australian National Team … Lists her mother as her biggest sports hero, because “she moved all the way to America to play volleyball and after tearing her ACL, never quit and kept going.”
 
FAVORITES: Kelsey Robinson (pro athlete) … Miami Dophins (pro team) … Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger (book) … Step Brothers (movie) … The Office (TV show) … Post Malone (musical artist) … hotdogs (food) … baseball (sport other than vb).