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2009 Volleyball Roster

Steve Payne
John Gentry, Jr.

8 Hillary Houston

  • Position Outside Hitter
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Franklin Community
  • Hometown Trafalgar, Ind.

Biography

LAST SEASON: 2009 [Senior]  Appeared in 30 sets for the Jaguars over 13 matches ... Became a service weapon for the Jags late in the season, tallying 5 service aces  - four in her last five matches ... With 115 matches played, ranks 14th in IUPUI history.

2008 [Junior]  Played in 30 of IUPUI’s 31 matches, appearing in 93 sets ... Finished the year with 33 kills and a .029 hitting percentage ... Tallied a season-high 10 kills in IUPUI’s five-set victory over IPFW on Oct. 18 ... Recorded season-best 10 digs in the Jaguars’ win at Memphis on Sept. 5 ... Had seven multi-kill matches ... Matched her career high with 2 service aces on Oct. 18 versus IPFW ... Her 89 career matches played rank 22nd in IUPUI history ... Named to the IUPUI Academic Advisor’s List for the spring semester.

2007 [Sophomore]  Appeared in 97 games, playing in 29 matches and starting 17 ... Finished the year with 197 kills and a .181 hitting percentage ... 197 kills were fourth on the team and set a new career high ... Set a new career high with 22 kills against South Dakota State on Sept. 22 ... Hit .319 in that contest, her third-highest hitting percentage of the year ... Finished the year with 8 double-doubles, all of the kills-dig variety ... Was a key member of IUPUI’s defense, finishing the year with 234 digs, the fifth-most on the team ... Dig total as well as 34 total blocks were both career highs ... In Summit League play, was third on the team with 2.64 kills per game after recording 156 kills in 59 games ... 176 digs in Summit League action were fourth on the team ... Named to the IUPUI Academic Advisor’s List the fall semester.    

2006 [Freshman]:  Appeared in 87 games, starting 19 of the 30 matches in which she played ... Recorded 193 kills, 638 attack attempts, a .096 hitting percentage, 21 assists, 170 digs, 10 service aces and 21 total blocks in her initial campaign ... 193 kills led all IUPUI freshmen and were fifth on the team -- third among  returning players ... Averaged 2.22 kills per game ... Ranked fourth on the team with an average of 2.47 points per game ... Recorded a career-high 20 kills on Sept. 9 versus Wisconsin-Green Bay ... Also had a career-best 24 digs in that match ... 65 attack attempts and two service aces against Ball State on Sept. 6 set career highs ... Had career-best blocking game agaisnt Northwestern on Sept. 2, recording two solo blocks and one block assist to total three blocks ... Named to the IUPUI Academic Advisor’s List for the Fall semester ... Also named to the Mid-Continent Conference Academic All-Conference Team.    

High School:  Named Metro South Player of the Year by The Indianapolis Star ... Selected All Mid-State Conference every season ... Chosen All-Johnson County last three years ... Led Franklin with 355 kills, 202 digs and 50 blocks as a senior ... Named Team MVP as a junior and senior ... Named All-American as she and IUPUI teammate Danielle Goodnight’s 18-1’s Circle City club team finished second in the American Division of the USA Junior National Tournament in Atlanta in 2006 ... She won Tournament MVP recognition as she and Goodnight’s 17-1’s squad won the American Division Championship in Salt Lake City ... State finalist in shot put on two occasions in 2005.

Personal:  Full name is Hillary Ruth Houston ... Born January 23, 1988 in Franklin, Indiana ... Nickname is “Texas” ... Daughter of Ken and Beth Houston ... Has a younger brother -- Tim and two younger sisters -- Hannah and Tiffany ... Exercise science/pre-physical therapy major ... Enrolled in the School of Physical Education and Tourism Management ... Hobbies include hanging out with friends and playing video games.


Statistics

Season:
2009

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

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Career Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 9

    2006Freshman

    Outside Hitter
    5'8"
    9
  • 8

    2007Sophomore

    Outside Hitter
    5'8"
    8
  • 8

    2008Junior

    Outside Hitter
    5'8"
    8
  • 8

    2009Senior

    Outside Hitter
    5'8"
    8