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10 ATHENA

ARDILA

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5th | 5-11 | Outside Hitter | Weston, Mass. | Weston High

2020 (Sr.) – At West Virginia

• Played and started in five matches • Saw action in 20 sets • Tallied 40 kills and averaged two per set

2019 (Jr.) - At Northeastern

• All-CAA First Team • Played in 25 matches and started in 18 for the Huskies • Tallied a season-high 22 kills against UNCW • Amassed a total of 296 points

2018 (So.) - At Northeastern

• Played in 30 matches and started in 16 • Recorded a career-high 23 kills and one block against New Hampshire • Totaled 337 kills for the season

2017 (Fr.) - At Northeastern

• CAA All-Rookie Team • Made collegiate debut against Temple with eight kills and one block • Posted first career double-double at Pepperdine, tallying 13 kills and 13 digs • Recorded another double-double against New Hampshire • Started in all 30 matches

High School

• Four-year letterman and two-year captain at Weston • Current Massachusetts record holder for 572 kills in a single season • Led her team to four league championships, section title and state championship match • Two-year All-Scholastic Boston Globe and Boston Herald

Personal

• Daughter of Sarah and Fabian Ardila • Has two sisters • Birthday is Sept. 3 • Majoring in health and well-being

7 ALEXA

HASTING

5th | 5-10 | Defensive Specialist | Plain City, Ohio | Jonathan Alder

2020 (Sr.)

• Academic All-Big 12 First Team • Saw action in all 86 sets and 21 matches • Led WVU with 328 digs, averaging 3.81 per set to rank fifth in the Big 12 • Reached double-digit digs in 19 out of 21 matches • Notched a career high 36 digs in a five-set match at Delaware (Mar. 29) • Finished second on the team with 65 assists • Dished out a career-high eight assists along with 15 digs in a five-set win at Old Dominion (Mar. 30) • Opened the season with 11 digs in a 0-3 setback at Texas Tech (Sept. 24) • Recorded 24 digs in a five-set loss to Kansas State (Oct. 2) • Notched 23 digs in a win against Texas Tech (Sept. 25) • Dug 18 balls three times during the season against Oklahoma (Nov. 19) and TCU (Oct. 15 and Oct. 16) • Had 17 digs in a win over Iowa State (Nov. 6) and Oklahoma (Nov. 20) • Tallied 16 digs in three matches during the season

2019 (Jr.)

• Academic All-Big 12 First Team • Team’s Defensive MVP • Played in all 108 sets • Led WVU with 451 digs, averaging 4.18 per set to rank second in the Big 12 • Reached double-digit digs in 24 matches • Posted five 20-plus dig performances • Ranked second on the team in assists (101) and fourth in service aces (13) • Opened the season with 19 digs at Delaware (Aug. 30) • Dug 21 balls in a 3-0 win vs. Coppin State and had 15 digs in a sweep over Binghamton at the Delaware Classic (Aug. 31) • Recorded 15 digs in the five-set loss at San Diego State (Sept. 6) • Tallied 19 digs against Arizona at the San Diego State Tournament (Sept. 7) • Notched 16 digs at No. 18 Hawai’i (Sept. 12) • Combined for 30 digs against UCLA and Utah Valley at the Outrigger Hotels and Resorts Volleyball Challenge (Sept. 13-14) • Served up a trio of service aces against Duquesne, matching her career best (Sept. 20) • Had 22 digs in the five-set win over Navy to cap the Mountaineer Invitational (Sept. 21) • Dug 14 balls in the Big 12 opener at Texas Tech (Sept. 25) • Collected a season-high 24 digs against Oklahoma (Sept. 28) • Tallied 16 digs and five assists in a five-set loss at Kansas (Oct. 10) • Posted 19 digs and six assists in a win at Kansas State (Oct. 12) • Recorded 14 digs and five assists in the four-set victory at Morehead State (Oct. 15) • Notched 14 digs and five assists against No. 4 Texas (Oct. 19) • Eclipsed her 1,000th career dig at No. 1 Baylor (Oct. 26) • Had 16 digs and six assists in the four-set win over Kansas State (Oct. 30) • Totaled 18 digs at No. 1 Texas (Nov. 3) • Dug 17 balls and added five assists against TCU (Nov. 13) • Led the defense with 22 digs against Texas Tech (Nov. 16) • Tallied a team-high 17 digs in the 3-1 setback to No. 1 Baylor (Nov. 26) • Matched her season high with 24 digs in the 3-2 victory over Kansas (Nov. 30) • Outrigger Hotel and Resorts Volleyball Challenge All-Tournament Team (Sept. 12-14) • Mountaineer Invitational All-Tournament Team (Sept. 20-21)

2018 (So.)

• Academic All-Big 12 First Team • Team’s Defensive MVP • Played in all 112 sets • Led WVU with 359 digs, averaging 3.21 per set • Reached double-digit digs in 19 matches • Posted a trio of 20-plus dig performances • Had 65 assists and six service aces • Had 12 digs in the loss to Wright State at the WVU Invitational (Aug. 25) • Dug 12 balls vs. Wichita State at the BYU Nike Invitational (Aug. 31) • Posted 11 digs in a five-set win at Florida Gulf Coast (Sept. 8) • Recorded 14 digs in a five-set win vs. Morehead State and 19 digs in a 3-1 win over Wake Forest at the Mountaineer Classic (Sept. 14-15) • Notched 12 digs against Iowa State (Sept. 19) • Had 22 digs and five assists at Texas Tech (Sept. 22) • Dug 11 balls in a sweep over Kansas State (Sept. 26) • Posted 18 digs in a five-set loss at Kansas (Oct. 3) • Recorded 20 digs in a five-set loss to No. 24 Baylor (Oct. 13) • Notched a career-high 28 digs in a five-set match at TCU (Oct. 18)

• Totaled 18 digs in a 3-1 win over Texas Tech (Oct. 24) • Had 10 digs and one ace against Kansas (Oct. 31) • Posted 14 digs, five assists and a pair of service aces in the 3-1 win over instate rival Marshall (Nov. 7) • Dug 17 balls at Iowa State (Nov. 10) • Had 12 digs against TCU (Nov. 14) • Notched 12 digs in the three-set loss to Oklahoma (Nov. 17) • Recorded a team-high 18 digs at No. 25 Baylor (Nov. 21) • Led the team with 15 digs in the loss at No. 5 Texas (Nov. 24)

2017 (Fr.)

• Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team • Presented with the team’s Newcomer Award • Played in 121 of 125 sets • Led WVU with 325 digs, averaging 2.69 per set • Reached double-digit digs in 14 matches • Had 63 assists and 15 service aces • Made her collegiate debut vs. Delaware at the WVU Invitational (Aug. 25) • Recorded a career-high three service aces vs. Tennessee at the Diet Coke Classic (Sept. 2) • Dished out a career-high six assists vs. USTA at the Diet Coke Classic (Sept. 2) • Had 20 digs vs. Wright State at the Wright State Tournament (Sept. 9) • Notched a career-high 22 digs in back-to-back Big 12 matches at Texas Tech (Sept. 27) and vs. Kansas (Oct. 4) • Registered 13 digs in a five-set win at No. 14 Kansas (Nov. 25) • WVU Invitational All-Tournament Team (Aug. 25-26) • Black Knights Invitational All-Tournament Team (Sept. 15-16)

High School

• Played for T.J. Read at Jonathan Alder • Also competed for Elite VBTC • Helped the Pioneers capture three district titles (2013, 2015 and 2016) • Member of the 2016 state runner-up team, earning First Team All-Ohio honors as a senior • First team all-district and all-conference (2015-16) • Under Armour All-American Watch List (2015-16) • 2015 Under Armour All-America Special Mention • 2015 Player of the Year • Columbus Dispatch Player of the Week • Two-time First Team All-MOAC • Four-time MOAC Scholar-Athlete • Helped her club team qualify for GJNC in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2016

Personal

• Daughter of Doug and Deirdre Hasting • Birthday is Aug. 25 • Has one brother, Anderson, who played baseball at Wright State • Majoring in design studies • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

14 BRIANA

LYNCH

2020 (Sr.)

• AVCA All-Midwest Region First Team • All-Big 12 First Team • Preseason All-Big 12 Team • Academic All-Big 12 First Team • Saw action in all 86 sets and 21 matches • Led WVU with 91 blocks to rank ninth in the Big 12 • Ranked second on the team with career-high 223 kills, averaging 2.59 per set • Finished third with a .363 hitting efficiency and ninth with 1.06 blocks per set • Her hitting percentage ranks first in a single season in program history • Had a career-high 10 blocks and an additional 17 kills in a five-set loss at Delaware (Mar. 29) • Posted a season-high 18 kills and a .600 hitting efficiency in a five-set win over No. 10 Kansas (Oct. 10) • Reached double-digit kills in 11 matches • Hit above .300 13 times to rank fifth in the Big 12 with a .340 hitting efficiency • Opened the season with 11 kills on 21 attacks for a .524 hitting percentage at Texas Tech (Sept. 24) • Notched 16 kills in a loss against Kansas State (Oct. 1) and Western Kentucky (Mar. 12) • Tallied 15 kills in a win at Texas Tech (Sept. 25) and Old Dominion (Mar. 30) • Recorded eight blocks in a 3-1 win over TCU (Oct. 16) • WVU Student-Athlete of the Week (Nov. 9) • WVU Student-Athlete of the Week (Oct. 12) • WVU Student-Athlete of the Week (Sept. 28)

2019 (Jr.)

• Academic All-Big 12 First Team • All-Big 12 Second Team • Team’s Offensive MVP • Played in 91 of 108 sets • Hit above .300 15 times to rank ninth in the Big 12 Conference with a .301 hitting efficiency • Ranked second on the team in blocks (82) and third in kills (221) • Averaged 2.43 kills per set and 0.90 blocks per set • Recorded double-digit kills in nine matches • Opened the season with 16 kills on 33 attacks for a .394 hitting percentage at Delaware (Aug. 30) • Had nine kills, hitting .412, in the 3-0 win over Coppin State at the Delaware Classic (Aug. 31) • Notched 10 kills on 15 swings for a .533 hitting efficiency, adding five total blocks, in the three-set victory over Arkansas at the San Diego State Tournament (Sept. 5) • Tallied 11 kills and four blocks in the five-set setback at San Diego State (Sept. 6) • Totaled 10 kills and a trio of blocks against Arizona at the San Diego State Tournament (Sept. 7) • Recorded seven kills on 10 attacks to hit a seasonbest .600 in the sweep over Duquesne at the Mountaineer Invitational (Sept. 20) • Posted 14 kills, hitting .414, and four blocks in the five-set win over Navy to close the Mountaineer Invitational (Sept. 21) • Had four blocks in the Big 12 opener at Texas Tech (Sept. 25) • Notched seven kills and six block assists against Oklahoma (Sept. 28) • Tallied 14 kills on 30 swings for a .333 hitting percentage in the five-set setback to Kansas (Oct. 10) • Also posted a career-high eight total blocks against the Jayhawks • Tallied nine kills on 15 attempts for a .400 hitting percentage against No. 4 Texas (Oct. 19) • Recorded six blocks at No. 1 Baylor (Oct. 26) • Totaled 13 kills, hitting .357, and four blocks in the four-set win over Kansas State (Oct. 30) • Had 10 kills and seven blocks in the 3-1 setback to TCU (Nov. 13) • Posted a career-high 18 kills on 34 total attempts for a .471 hitting efficiency in the five-set loss to Texas Tech (Nov. 16) • Hit .467 in the three-set loss at Oklahoma (Nov. 22) • Delaware Classic MVP (Aug. 30-31) • WVU Student-Athlete of the Week (Sept. 3)

2018 (So.)

• Academic All-Big 12 First Team • Played in 39 sets • Finished with 44 kills and 19 blocks • Had six kills on 16 attacks, as well as five blocks, against Wright State at the WVU Invitational (Aug. 25) • Tallied a trio of blocks vs. Wichita State at the BYU Nike Invitational (Aug. 31) • Hit .429 in the 3-1 loss at Texas Tech, totaling six kills on 14 attempts (Sept. 22) • Recorded a career-high 13 kills on 19 attempts, hitting a team-high .632 in the five-set loss to No. 24 Baylor (Oct. 13) • Made an appearance in WVU’s four-set win over Texas Tech (Oct. 24) • Had five kills in a 3-1 win over in-state rival Marshall (Nov. 7)

5th | 6-2 | Middle Blocker | Johns Creek, Ga. | Chattahoochee High

2017 (Fr.)

• Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team • Played in 65 sets • Totaled 93 kills for a .287 hitting percentage • Made her collegiate debut vs. UT-Martin at the WVU Invitational (Aug. 26) • Notched her first-ever Big 12 start at TCU (Oct. 26) • Had 10 kills on 13 attacks for a .769 hitting efficiency vs. Robert Morris (Oct. 31) • Recorded a career-high 11 kills on 27 attacks, hitting .333, in a five-set loss at Oklahoma (Nov. 4) • Accumulated a career-high six blocks in a five-set win over Texas Tech (Nov. 11) • Had five blocks against Baylor (Nov. 19) and four blocks against Temple (Nov. 29)

High School

• Played for T.J. Lemons at Chattahoochee High • Also played for Bob Westbrook at A5 Pure Volleyball • Helped guide the Cougars to a runner-up finish at the 2013 state tournament • 2015 Chattahoochee Offensive Player of the Year • 7A All-Area First Team • 6A All-Region First Team • GVCA All-Area First Team

Personal

• Daughter of Rodney and Mimi Lynch • Birthday is Nov. 17 • Has one brother • Majoring in biology • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

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