#4 Lydia Hayes

Junior season (2006) - Led Whitman in kills per game (averaging 3.60) and in service aces with 41 ... Ranked fourth in the NWC in aces and fifth in kills per game ... Has led Whitman in aces in each of her three seasons, accumulating a total of 118 ... Also contributed 2.42 digs per game and 40 blocks during her junior campaign ... Hit .556 with 16 kills to spark a three-game victory over Whitworth late in the season ... Slammed a season-high 23 kills to go with 25 digs in a four-game tournament match ... Added 21 kills and 20 digs in a second early season tournament match, and had 22 kills in five games against Whitworth midway through the season ... Was named in September to the all-tournament team for a second consecutive year at the University of Puget Sound Invitational.

Sophomore season (2005) - Received All-NWC Honorable Mention recognition ... Averaged 3.94 kills per game and led the NWC for most of the season, finishing third in the final set of conference statistics ... Also led in Whitman in service aces with 29 and was third on the team in digs, averaging 2.31 per game ... Named to the all-tournament team at the Puget Sound Invitational, where she led Whitman to one five-game victory with 24 kills and a .391 hitting percentage ... Named NWC Player of the Week in early September ... Twice slammed 21 kills in four-game matches during the season ... Matched 18 kills with 18 digs in a four-game victory over George Fox.

Freshman season (2004) - Led the NWC in service aces with 48 in her first season ... Blitzed Lewis & Clark for 13 aces in a five-game Whitman victory in October; her 13 aces proved to be that season's single-match high for the NWC ... Was third among the Missionaries in kills, averaging 2.47 per game ... Also was third on the team in blocks with 36.

Prep - Played two varsity seasons for coach Steve Rapp at Bishop Kelly High School, helping the "Knights" win one conference title and place second once ... Two-time First-Team All-Conference selection; also named to the conference all-star team ... Three-time Academic All-State ... Played for coach Liz Mendiola with the Boise River Vollyball Club, including two seasons at the elite level.

Academics - Studied in London, England, during summer 2007 ... National Honor Society member in high school ... Was also active in student government and with the Red Cross and Key clubs.

Personal - Daughter of Mark Hayes and Kathleen Geier-Hayes of Boise, Idaho ... Enjoys skiing, tennis, travel and the outdoors ... Competes in intramural softball and soccer.

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