AS A SENIOR (2020)
PBC Elite 16 Award Winner … PBC Team of Academic Distinction … Saw action in 14 contests (3 starts) and played in 51 sets … Tallied 60 kills (1.18/set) and had eight assists (0.16/set) … Logged 45 digs (0.88/set) and added 25 block assists.
AS A JUNIOR (2019)
Peach Belt Conference Team of Academic Distinction … Saw action in 32 matches and played in 99 sets, including seven starts … Tallied a total of 172 kills (1.74/set) … Registered double-digit kills four times, highlighted by a season-best 12 kills against Georgia College on Oct. 26 and against Augusta on Nov. 9 … Recorded 55 digs for the season … Recorded 46 blocks (1 solo, 45 assists).
AS A SOPHOMORE (2018)
Played in 13 matched and 22 sets with two starts ... Logged 44 kills (2.00/set) and a .117 attack percentage ... Racked up 14 digs (0.64/set) and added seven blocks (0 solo, 7 assists) ... Had one service ace ... Notched a season-high 11 kills against Converse on Aug. 24 and a season-best .500 attack percentage (5 kills, 1 error, 8 total attacks) against Augusta on Sept. 28 ... Her lone service ace came in the season opener against Catawba on Aug. 24.
AS A FRESHMAN (2017)
Saw action in 13 matches and 30 sets with seven starts ... Logged 29 kills (0.97/set) and a .012 attack percentage ... Racked up 32 digs (1.07/set) and 17 blocks (3 solo, 14 assists) ... Added one assist and one service ace ... Had a season-high six kills on Oct. 20 against Augusta and a season-best .333 attack percentage against Virginia State on Nov. 4 ... Notched a season-high six digs on Oct. 24 against USC Aiken and four blocks on Oct. 5 against Claflin ... Her lone assist came Oct. 5 against Claflin and her only service ace was Sept. 2 against Coker.
HIGH SCHOOL
Prepped at Wheatmore High School under coaches Sarah Beth Campbell and Rodney Kirby ... Three-time letterwinner in indoor volleyball ... Lettered four times in track & field and once in sand volleyball and cheerleading ... Had a .545 hitting percentage and 390 kills as a senior ... Led team to a 27-1 record and a conference regular season and tournament championship, as well as a region runner-up finish ... Named all-conference and all-county ... As a junior, she had a .580 hitting percentage and 300 kills ... Team went 25-2 and won the conference regular season, conference tournament and region championships and were the state runners-up ... Named all-conference, all-county, all-region and all-state ... Other awards include all-conference, all-county, all-region and all-state in track, Wheatmore High School Track MVP all four years, Conference Athlete of the Year and the school's Female Sportsmanship award ... Also played for Twin City Volleyball Academy for coach Alex Postpichil.
PERSONAL
The daughter of Gina and Mark Hicks ... Has one older brother, Bryn (deceased) and one older sister, Brianna ... Currently has a 4.18 GPA and ranks 37th in her 185-member class ... Hardest worker in honors pre-calculus, honors math III and honors early childhood education ... Member of Student Council and Beta Club ... Plans to major in elementary education at UNCP ... Lists her hobbies/interests as DIY crafts and shopping and her hero/idol as Kerri Walsh ... Her favorite music artist is Taylor Swift and her favorite movie is 'Pitch Perfect' ... Lists her favorite song as 'H.O.L.Y.' by Florida Georgia Line and her favorite food as tacos ... Her favorite sports teams are the North Carolina Tar Heels, Carolina Panthers and Baltimore Orioles.
| CAREER HIGHS AT UNCP (Updated: 11/22/2021) |
| Kills |
12, four times - last at Chowan (11/2/21) |
| Assists |
3 at Young Harris (4/17/21) |
| Digs |
11 at Lander (4/16/21) |
| Service Aces |
1, twice - last vs. Coker (8/24/18) |
| Solo Blocks |
2 at Coker (10/14/17) |
| Block Assists |
6, twice - last vs. Francis Marion (11/10/21) |
| Total Blocks |
6.0, twice - last vs. Francis Marion (11/10/21) |
