Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Athletics

As a Junior in 2014: Selected to the All-Sun Conference second team…one of five Eagles to appear in all 31 matches and one of three players to start all 31…totaled 196 kills, tied for third-most on the team, and hit .264, also third on the club…led the Blue and Gold with 126 blocks (20 solo)…ranked 19th in the NAIA with 1.12 blocks/set…chipped in 33 digs and seven service aces…recorded double-digit kills in five matches, including the first three…tallied career-high 13 kills and seven blocks (one solo) in 3-1 season-opening win over No. 11 Georgetown (Ky.) on Aug. 28…matched career high with 13 kills and hit .462 the next night in a 3-1 loss to No. 4 Madonna (Aug. 29)…hit season-best .600 (9-0-15) in 3-2 win against No. 20 Coastal Georgia (Oct. 1)…notched career-high 10 blocks (one solo) in 3-2 loss to Cal State-San Marcos (Oct. 17)…narrowly missed her first career double-double in 3-0 win at Florida Memorial on Oct. 25, finishing with 10 kills and nine blocks (one solo).
 
As a Sophomore in 2013: Saw action in 41 sets in 17 matches, including seven starts…recorded 45 kills, 32 blocks and 12 digs…tallied season-high eight kills, three blocks and two digs in a 3-0 win at Ave Maria (Oct. 18)…collected season-high five blocks against Oklahoma Baptist in a pool play match at the NAIA National Championship Final Site (Dec. 3)…registered eight kills and three digs the next day against Midland in another pool play match (Dec. 4).
 
As a Freshman in 2012: Appeared in 49 sets in 22 matches, including four starts…hit .339 with 54 kills against 14 errors in 118 attacks…also registered 28 blocks (two solo), averaging 0.57 blocks/set…tallied season-high 10 kills and six blocks (two solo) in five-set win at Warner (Oct. 13)…recorded seven kills in 14 attacks in five-set win over NCAA II Daemen (Oct. 20)…hit season-best .833 with five kills in six attacks against Warner (Nov. 9).
 
Prep: Graduated from Creekside High School in 2012…finished as the school’s career leader in kills and blocks…recorded 222 kills, 97 blocks (42 solo), 26 digs and 25 service aces as a senior…helped the Knights to a 24-6 record and a trip to FHSAA Class 5A State Semifinals last year…was also a four-year letterwinner in track & field at Creekside…holds the school record in the high jump and was All-District in the triple jump and high jump…maintained a GPA of 4.0 or higher all four years, graduating with a 4.2 GPA.
 
Personal: Born April 29, 1994…daughter of James and Christine Hinel…volunteered at a retirement facility as well as Vacation Bible School…accepted into the National Junior Leaders Conference…represented Creekside High School at the National Student Leadership Conference…chose ERAU because it is well-known for high academic standards and it felt like the right fit…plans to major in Business.