Jennifer Hamson - W Volleyball

Jennifer Hamson

Opposite Hitter #19

Class

Senior

Hometown

Lindon,

Utah

Last School

Pleasant Grove High School

Roster Years

2010-2014

Personal

Parents are David Hamson and Tresa Spaulding Hamson
Has two brothers and two sisters
Was born in Orem, Utah
Mother Tresa Spaulding Hamson played basketball for BYU, uncle Ben Hamson played volleyball for BYU, aunt Lisa Hamson Hele played volleyball for Boise State, and aunt Britt Hamson Kelly played volleyball for BYU
Sister Sara Hamson played volleyball and basketball at BYU
Favorite foods are pasta and Mexican
Loves art, power tumbling, hiking and rappelling
Major is exercise science
Favorite sports hero is her mother because she's absolutely amazing and supportive
Chose BYU because she always wanted to go here
Was recruited by the Utah, Colorado State, Utah State, Long Beach State, Louisville and UNLV
Biggest sports thrill to date was winning the State Championship as a senior in high school

Before BYU

Played for the Utah Elite club under head coach and former BYU mens volleyball player, Mike Burke.
Attended Pleasant Grove High School and played for head coach Jamie Schapper
Earned MVP in 2006 and 2009 and Most Improved in 2007 and 2008
Academic All-Region 2007-09 team
Placed second at the State Tournament in 2008 and won the State Championship in 2009 (her senior year)
Earned Academic All-State in 2009
Was named to the High Honor Roll
Lettered all four years in basketball

Stats

Yr.	SP	K	E	A	Pct.	SA	BS	BA	TB	Dig	Ast.	Pts.
2010	89	246	78	644	.261	29	5	69	74	74	5	314.5
2011	107	422	129	974	.301	39	6	110	116	74	7	522
2012	112	458	92	1012	.362	33	4	137	141	206	28	563.5
2014	121	464	122	1086	.315	28	9	154	163	184	18	578
TOTALS	429	1590	421	3716	.315	129	24	470	494	719	58	1978

BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2010

Had the third-most kills and blocks on the team with 246 and 74, respectively
Recorded a .261 hitting percentage
Tallied the second-most service aces on the team with 29
Named an MWC Scholar Athlete
Tallied 15 kills three different times, seven block assists twice, one solo block on four occasions and three service aces four times, all career and season-highs
Recorded career and season-highs against LMU with 51 attempts, 16 digs and 2 assists
Posted a career and season-high .647 hitting percentage against UVU 10/9/10
Earned a career and season-high 8 total blocks against UNLV 10/16/10

Sophmore Year 2011

Received All-America Honorable Mention
Named to the All-Pacific Region Team
Received All-WCC First Team honors
Named to Academic All-WCC First Team
Received WCC Honor Roll Silver Honors
Set a career high of 17 kills on .310 hitting against No. 8 Illinois to lead the Cougars and added four digs
Tied her career high with 17 kills against UC Santa Barbara and set a new career high in digs with 18, her first double-double of the season
Set a new career high of 20 kills against Saint Mary's the same day she helped the Cougars defeat UCSB, also posting six digs and five blocks
Had 11 kills and six digs against Weber State
Had 14 kills and six digs against Georgia Southern
Helped BYU to a win of the tournament crown with a victory against Kansas State, putting up 17 kills on .438 hitting with eight digs
Was named Varney's Invitational MVP
Recorded her second double-double of the season with 15 kills and 10 digs against BYU-Hawaii
Posted a new career record of five aces against the Seasiders
Put up 13 kills, nine digs and five blocks against Eastern Michigan
Posted her third double-double of the season against Utah, with 15 kills and 11 digs to help BYU to a win of the Utah Invitational and the Deseret First Duel trophy
Named to the Utah Invitational all-tournament team
Received WCC Player of the Week honors for her performance in the Utah Invitational
Had 13 kills, nine digs and seven block assists, a season high and tie of a career high, against Utah State
Recorded her fourth double-double of the season with 18 kills, 13 digs, five blocks and three service aces against Cal State Fullerton
Had 16 kills and 13 digs against Cal State Northridge for her fifth double-double of the season
In the second match against Saint Mary's, posted 12 kills, six blocks, four digs and four service aces
Set a career high of 21 kills with 10 digs (her sixth double-double of the season) and added three solo blocks (a career high) and five block assists for eight total blocks, also a career high, against Loyola Marymount
Received WCC Player of the Month honors for September
Recorded 13 kills on .455 hitting with 12 digs for her seventh double-double of the season against Santa Clara
Had 12 kills and eight digs against No. 20 Pepperdine
Posted her eighth double-double with 16 kills and 10 digs against Portland
Put up 16 kills and six digs in the victory against Gonzaga
Recorded 17 kills and 11 digs, her ninth double-double of the season, in the second match against No. 17 Pepperdine
Had 13 kills and five digs against No. 16 San Diego in the Dig Pink Match
Against San Francisco, posted seven kills, 11 digs, five blocks and five service aces to tie her career ace record
In the second matchup with Santa Clara, totaled 16 kills on .667 hitting, a career high, six digs and five blocks
Had 14 kills and 11 digs, her 10th double-double of the season, and added six blocks against Loyola Marymount
Recorded 20 kills and 10 digs, her 11th double-double, in the rematch against San Francisco
Posted 10 kills, six digs and seven blocks in the last match against Gonzaga
Helped the Cougars to a win on Senior Day with 16 kills, four digs and six blocks
Led the Cougars with 422 total kills (3.94 per set) on .301 hitting
Placed second on the team for digs with 255 (2.38 per set) and third for blocks with 116 (1.08 per set)
Led BYU with 39 total service aces

Junior Year 2012

Named AVCA All-America First Team
Named Volleyball Magazine All-America Second Team
Named WCC Player of the Year
Named All-Pacific Region First Team
Named All-WCC First Team
Received Academic All-WCC honors
Named to the Omaha Region All-Tournament Team
Joined BYU's 1,000 kills club with 1,115 total to end the season
Finished sixth in hitting percentage (.362) in the BYU all-time single season record books
Led BYU with 458 kills (4.09 per set) hitting .362
Also had 141 blocks (1.26 per set) for second highest on the team
Ranked No. 17 in points per set in the NCAA with 5.03
Had eight double-doubles during the season
Had 25 double-figure kills outings
Named Rice Invitational MVP
Named to Preseason All-WCC Team
Named WCC Player of the Week 8/27
Named Shocker Volleyball Classic MVP
Recorded 13 kills vs. Arkansas State
Recorded 13 kills vs. Air Force on a career-high .765 hitting
Recorded a season-high 18 kills vs. Rice
Recorded a career-high 25 kills on a career-high 58 attempts with 12 digs vs. Wichita State for her first double-double of the season
Also had five blocks vs. Wichita State
Had 20 kills and a season-high six blocks vs. No. 24 Colorado State
Had nine kills, eight digs and five blocks vs. No. 14 Tennessee
Had 16 kills and three digs vs. Utah
Had nine kills, six digs, six blocks and three aces vs. Bowling Green
Had 15 kills, 11 digs and four blocks four her second double-double of the season vs. Portland State
Named WCC Player of the Week 9/10
Had 11 kills on .478 hitting with four service aces vs. New Hampshire
Had eight kills and two blocks vs. Princeton
Had seven kills, six digs and two blocks vs. George Washington
Named to the George Washington Invitational all-tournament team
Had 16 kills, four digs and three blocks vs. No. 14 Pepperdine
Had 11 kills and three blocks vs. Gonzaga
Had a career-high nine blocks, 10 digs and nine kills vs. San Francisco
Recorded 16 kills on .419 hitting with four digs and four blocks vs. Saint Mary’s
Named WCC Player of the Month for September
Had 23 kills on .442 hitting and a career-high 10 blocks, her third double-double, and seven digs vs. LMU
Recorded 10 kills, two digs and two blocks vs. Portland
Had 10 kills and 12 digs for her fourth double-double vs. San Francisco
Had 21 kills and nine digs vs. Saint Mary’s
Had 17 kills, eight digs and seven blocks vs. Santa Clara
Had 12 kills, three digs and two blocks vs. Gonzaga
Had 15 kills and 12 digs, her fifth double-double of the season, and nine blocks vs. USD (10/31)
Had 11 kills, five digs and eight blocks vs. LMU (11/3)
Had 23 kills on .465 hitting and nine digs vs. Pepperdine (11/15)
Recorded 23 kills and 15 digs for her seventh double-double of the season vs. USD (11/17)
Had 13 kills and 12 digs vs. NMSU, her eighth season double-double (11/30)
Had 17 kills on .412 hitting and five blocks vs. Oklahoma (12/1)
Recorded 18 kills on .364 hitting, eight digs and four blocks vs. Oregon in the NCAA Omaha Region semifinals (12/7)
Named WCC Player of the Month for November

Senior Year 2014

Named AVCA First-Team All-American, becoming the second BYU player (with Mariliisa Salmi) in history to earn two AVCA First Team honors
Named Volleyball Magazine All-America Second Team
Added to the AVCA All-Pacific South Region Team
Named to the All-WCC First Team
Named WCC Player of the Week in November
Named NCAA Seattle Region Most Valuable Player and added to the all-tournament team
Added to the NCAA Oklahoma City All-Tournament Team
Helped BYU advance to the program's first-ever National Championship game and second-ever Final Four
Finished fifth in attempts (3,716), sixth in kills (1,590) and points (1,978), seventh in block assists (470) and 10th in aces (129) in the BYU all-time career record books
Finished first in points (1,978), kills (1,590) and attempts; second in aces (129); third in sets played (429); fourth in blocks (494) and fifth in hitting percentage (.315) in BYU rally scoring era career history
Ranked 27th in blocks per set and 31st in points per set nationally
Hit above .300 for 13-straight matches from 11/3/12 to 9/6/14, a BYU rally era record
Had 21 kills and 11 digs vs. Wash. (9/5)
Collected eight kills and eight blocks vs. UVU (9/6)
Had 10 kills, nine digs and five blocks vs. WVU (8/29)
Added 24 kills and seven blocks vs. CSU (9/12)
Had 11 kills and five blocks vs. ISU (9/16)
Collected 11 kills, six digs and two blocks vs. Utah (9/19)
Contributed 10 kills, four digs and seven blocks vs. Gonzaga (9/25)
Had a team-high 15 kills vs. Portland (9/27)
Added a team-high 18 kills and a career-high 11 blocks vs. USF (10/2)
Collected a team-high 20 kills vs. Pepperdine (10/25)
Added a double-double of 19 kills and 14 digs vs. Arizona (12/5)
Contributed a career-high 30 kills (3rd-most in BYU rally era history), 10 digs and six blocks vs. Florida State (12/12)
Had 22 kills, 10 digs and seven blocks vs. Texas (12/18)