13 Hannah Billings
13 - Hannah Billings
Height: 5-3
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Shawnee, KS
High School: Mill Valley
Position: S

Career:
Concluded her four years in the program seeing action in 95 matches and logging 251 sets of play ... Closed out her career ranked 15th all-time at Emory with 865 assists and assists average (3.45 aps). 

Senior (2017):
Appeared in 29 matches and totaled 74 sets ... Averaged 2.85 assists and 1.08 digs per set ... Season highs with 37 assists and 13 digs, while tying for team lead with three service aces in 3-2 victory over No. 9 Carnegie Mellon in semifinals of the UAA Championships ... Topped the squad with 27 assists and added five digs in a sweep of Case Western Reserve (Nov. 3) ... Played in all four sets vs. Ithaca College (Nov. 16) in the quarterfinals of the NCAA D-III Championships and registered 17 assists, seven digs and two aces ... Team-leading 24 assists and contributed a pair of aces over three sets in a win vs. Webster (Oct. 28).

Junior (2016):
Competed in 100 sets over 33 matches ... Split the setting duties with Sarah Porter and Mady Arles and ended the campaign averaging 5.39 assists (ninth among UAA players) and 1.59 digs per set ... Played in all five sets of the NCAA Championships quarterfinal-round battle vs. Calvin (Nov. 17) and registered a team-high 25 assists, a career-best 15 digs and a pair of service aces ... Amassed a season-high 31 assists in two sets in helping Emory to a win vs. Carnegie Mellon (Oct. 15) at the UAA Round Robin II ... Concluded the season either leading or sharing for team honors in assists in 15 matches ... Tallied a team-best 30 assists and seven digs against Clarkson (Nov. 12) in the semifinals of the NCAA Brockport Regional ... Earned a spot on the Emory National Invitational All-Tournament Team (Oct. 28-29) after averaging 7.0 assists over 12 sets of action in helping the Eagles to a 4-0 record ... Team-high 21 assists and chipped in 11 digs in a 3-0 decision vs. Berry (Oct. 29) ... 18 assists and nine digs in a sweep of Carnegie Mellon (Nov. 5) in the UAA Championships match.

Sophomore (2015):
Saw action in 20 matches and logged 46 sets of play ... Doled out a season-high 19 assists, and recorded four service aces in a 3-0 verdict over Agnes Scott (Sept. 30) ... Played in three sets and finished with four digs against Washington University (Nov. 7) in the UAA Championships match.  

Freshman (2014):
Totaled 31 sets over 13 matches ... Averaged 2.48 assists and 2.26 digs per set ... Played in all three games and aided in Emory's sweep of Huntingdon College (Oct. 14), doling out a season-best 41 assists while chipping in 10 digs ... Season-high 13 digs over three sets in a 3-0 win over Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (Sept. 6) ... Doled out 13 assists in one set of action vs. Sewanee (Sept. 28) ... Four outings of double-figure digs. 

High School:

Enjoyed an excellent prep career at Mill Valley High School where she earned four varsity letters … Served as team captain for three seasons … Whitney Revelle was her high school coach … As a senior, she captured Second Team All-State honors as selected by the Kansas Coaches Association after helping her team to a 31-7 record and the program's second straight Class 5A state tournament appearance … Doled out 902 assists and registered 230 digs her final campaign … Earned a berth on the 2013 5A Kansas State All-Tournament Team … First Team honoree on the All-Kaw Valley League Team as a junior and senior … During her junior year, she chalked up 858 assists as MVHS finished with a won-lost mark of 32-8 that included the Jaguars' first-ever appearance in the 5A state tournament … Member of the 2012 and 2013 All-Area Team as selected by the Lawrence Journal World … Helped her prep squad to Kaw Valley League crowns her final two seasons … 2013 Kansas Honor Scholar … National Honor Society member … 2013 KVA All-Academic Team … Also played soccer while in high school … Member of the Dynasty 18-Black Volleyball Club where she is coached by Bob Billings and Whitney Revelle. 

Personal:
Daughter of Bob and Laura Billings ... Double major in psychology and biology.

Quote:
"The first time I visited Emory, I knew it was "the" school.  It was a perfect fit for me both academically and athletically.  I knew right away that Emory was where I wanted to go." 


Career Stats

Year SP-MP K KPS A APS DIGS DPG
2017 74-29  0 0.00 211 2.85 80 1.08
2016 100-33  8 0.08 539 5.39 159 1.59
2015 46-20  4 0.09 38 0.83 27 0.59
2014 31-13  4 0.13 77 2.48 70 2.26
TOTAL 251-95  16 0.06 865 3.44 336 1.33



Hannah Billings Career-High Assists Matches

Opponent SP Assists Date
Huntingdon 3 41 10/14/2014
Carnegie Mellon 5 37 11/3/2017
Carnegie Mellon 2 31 10/15/2016
Clarkson 4 30 11/12/2016