| Irene Hester |
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Sophomore
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| Hometown:
Fort Worth, Texas
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| High School:
Boswell High School
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| Height:
6-0
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| Position:
OH
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| Experience:
1L
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2007 (Freshman)
• Played in 32 matches and appeared in 85 games.
• Tallied 152 kills in her first season, an average of 1.79 per game.
• Served up 11 aces and pitched in with 12 assists.
• Picked up 111 digs, an average of 1.31 per game.
• Contributed with 18 total blocks (3 solo, 15 assists).
• Led the team in kills on two occasions and in attacks four times.
• Once led the team with digs (Baylor, Oct. 24).
• Posted seven double-figure kill contests and two double-digit dig matches.
• Picked up two double-doubles.
• Tallied two kills in her first collegiate match against UNC Asheville on Aug. 24.
• Assisted on her first collegiate block on Sept. 1 at Maine.
• Had back-to-back 13 kill matches on Sept. 28 at New Mexico and on Oct. 3 against Oklahoma.
• Helped lead the team to a road victory against Utah on Oct. 6 with 13 kills on 50 swings.
• Posted her first career double-double against UNLV on Oct. 12.
• Tallied 10 kills and dug a career-high 11 balls.
• Followed with 12 kills and a career-high three blocks against San Diego State on Oct. 13.
• Picked up her second double-double of the season at Air Force on Oct. 18 with 12 kills and 11 digs.
• Had 10 kills against New Mexico on Oct. 26.
High School
• Played for head coach Jennifer Chandler.
• As a junior, she set single-season marks for kills in a season?(423) and aces (94).
• In her senior campaign, she broke her own record of 403 digs in a season with 431.
• Tallied 361 kills, 84 aces, 31 digs and posted a .308 hitting percentage as a senior.
• She was a two-year captain.
• Was a four-year all-district selection.
• Earned second-team honors as a freshman.
• Was a first-team performer each of the last three seasons.
• Honored as the district's Outstanding Hitter as a junior.
• Named Most Valuable Player following her senior season.
• Ranked among the Top 250 seniors by Prep Volleyball.
Personal
• Parents are Jay and Linda.
• Has a brother Jay and two sisters, Whitney and Kristen.
• Planning on majoring in communications.
