Eastern Michigan Athletics
2017 Volleyball Roster
Roster
Hamby, Ariel

Jersey Number 15
Ariel Hamby
- Position:
- Right Side
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Letters:
- 1
- Hometown:
- Oak Park, Ill.
- High School:
- Oak Park River Forest
Bio
EMU: Began her EMU career in fall of 2016…2019: Saw action in 19 matches, making four starts for the Eagles…Finished the season with 56 kills, 33 total blocks, and 73 points…Posted a season-high nine kills in a five-set loss to Navy (Sept. 14)…Tallied a season-best six blocks at Michigan (Sept. 15)…Added six kills in a 3-0 sweep at Toledo (Nov. 16)…2018: Put together the best overall performance of her career in her junior season, finishing with career-highs in kills (225), hitting percentage (.249), total blocks (70), digs (37), and total points (261)...Had nine games of 10-or-more kills on the season, including a career-best 13 against Western Michigan (Oct. 6)...Stuffed the stat sheet with 10 kills, seven total blocks, and four digs at Robert Morris (Sept. 14)...2017: Saw action in 30 matches during her sophomore campaign, playing in 95 sets...Totaled 93 kills, 43 total blocks, 31 digs, and two services aces in her second season in the Green and White...Had a season-best seven kills on two occasions, once against Oakland (Aug. 25), and again against Chicago State (Sept. 15)...Set a new career-high in total blocks in the season opener against Oakland (Aug. 25), when she registered five...Also set a new career-high in digs with four against Butler (Aug. 26)...Academic All-MAC honoree...2016: Played in 24 matches, totaling 57 sets in her first season in Ypsilanti...Racked up 47 kills, 18 digs, and 15 blocks...Blasted a career-high 11 kills on 15 attempts for a career-best .600 attacking percentage against Delaware State (Aug. 27)...Registered a career-high three digs against Fort Wayne (Sept. 6)...Notched a career-high three blocks on two occasions, the first of which was against Delaware State (Aug. 27), and then against Tennessee two matches later (Sept. 2)...HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Oak Park River Forest High School where she was a four-year letterwinner under Head Coach Don August...Led her squad to three regional championships, as well as a single sectional championship...As a sophomore, Hamby was named to the MaxPrep Soph. 79 award winner list, while also being named to the President's Day Dream Team and the USAV High Performance Junior National Team as a junior...Helped her junior national team to an international championship...PERSONAL: Full Name: Ariel Rose Hamby...Daughter of James and Daphne Hamby...Her father played basketball at the DePaul University (1986-90)...Has two sisters, Raven and Kaari...Major: Public Relations with a Marketing minor.
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