2025 Volleyball Roster
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Arizona
Sep 12 (Fri)
7:00 PM
Roster
Hani, Elise

Jersey Number 19
Elise Hani
- Position:
- Middle Blocker
- Class:
- Junior
- Height:
- 6-4
- Hometown:
- Kirkland, Wash.
- High School:
- Lake Washington
- Major:
- Education Studies: Foundations of Teaching
Bio
Last Week: Appeared in all three matches in Colorado, playing both opposite and middle ... had 2 total kills on the weekend, 1 dig and 1 block
2025 (As A Junior)
- Appeared in all three matches with 4 total sets so far, playing both opposite and middle.
2024 (As A Sophomore)
During her sophomore season, appeared in 35 sets and started nine matches, tallying 34 kills and 30 total blocks, while hitting .259 ... named Academic All-Big Ten ... led the team in blocks in three matches (10/9 vs UCLA, 11/17 vs Northwestern, 11/22 at Ohio State) ... got the start in the NCAA tournament first round against LMU, getting 5 kills and 3 blocks ... first start of the season against UCLA on 10/9, and responded with 5 kills on 7 swings without an error to hit a career-high .714 ... hit .357 with season-high 6 kills on 14 swings in loss to Purdue in regular season finale ... scored 7.5 points in the 3-0 win over Northwestern (11/17) with 5 kills and 5 blocks ... season-high 6 blocks in the road match at Ohio State on 11/22 ... made season debut in the win over Fresno State on 9/6, getting 1 kill on 2 swings, and serving up an ace.
2023 (As A Redshirt Freshman)
Started 30 of 31 matches in her redshirt freshman season at middle blocker ... led the team with 92 total blocks (0.80/set) ... fifth on the squad with 106 kills (0.92/set) ... at Colorado on 11/19 had 6 kills and team-high 4 blocks ... in reverse sweep 3-2 win at Utah (11/17) had 5 kills on 11 swings without an error (.455 Att%) with 5 blocks and 1 ace ... blocked 3 in the four set setback at No. 5 Stanford (11/5) ... against Oregon State (10/27) recorded 4 kills, 1 ace and 1 block ... had 8.5 points with 5 kills and 7 block assists in five set road loss at USC (10/22) ... tallied 5 kills (.300 Att%) in sweep of Colorado (10/13) ... top blocker with 4 in four set loss to No. 3 Stanford (10/6) ... roofed 6 and had 3 kills in 3-1 win at Oregon State on 10/1 ... hit .556 with 6 kills on 9 swings and 4 blocks in 3-1 loss at No. 6 Oregon (9/29) ... put down 5 kills and 3 blocks in four set loss at Arizona State (9/24) ... earned 7 kills and 4 blocks in 3-1 win vs St Mary's (9/16) ... 6 kills hitting .333 with 3 aces and 3 blocks in 3-2 win at Cal Poly (9/14) ... breakthrough match in 3-1 win over FIU (9/10) with 10 kills hitting .438 plus 7 blocks and 1 ace for 15.0 points ... efficient 4-0-6 (.667) with 3 blocks in five set win over UNLV (9/8) ... killed 5 and blocked 5 and hit .375 in sweep of Indiana on 9/2 ... team-leading 6 blocks, 2 solo, in 3-1 road win over Long Beach State (9/1) ... in sweep of Grambling (8/26) had 5 kills, 2 blocks and an ace ... team-high 6 blocks in 3-1 win at SE Louisiana plus 4 kills and an ace ... collegiate debut on 8/25 in the season-opener vs. UTEP, starting at MB and posting 6 kills on 15 swings with 4 blocks and an ace.
2022 (Redshirt)
Redshirted her first season on the squad.
High School and Personal: Born in Kirkland, Wash. ... parents are Hobie and Kelly Hani ... has one younger sister, Sydney ... a prep star in both volleyball and basketball, named All-KingCo First Team in volleyball in 2020 and 2022 and in basketball in 2020 and 2021 ... chosen for the USA Volleyball U19 Training Team in 2021 ... basketball KingCo Defensive Player of the Year two times ... helped her team to state runner-up in basketball in 2020 and 2022 and was named All-State First Team in 2022 ... played club volleyball for Sudden Impact VC ... with club team, took 3rd at USA Junior Nationals 15s Patriot Division ... was named a top-150 recruit by PrepVolleyball as a sophomore ... kept GPA above a 3.8, earning academic honors in business and marketing ... considering major in Education, Communities, and Organizations.
2025 (As A Junior)
- Appeared in all three matches with 4 total sets so far, playing both opposite and middle.
2024 (As A Sophomore)
During her sophomore season, appeared in 35 sets and started nine matches, tallying 34 kills and 30 total blocks, while hitting .259 ... named Academic All-Big Ten ... led the team in blocks in three matches (10/9 vs UCLA, 11/17 vs Northwestern, 11/22 at Ohio State) ... got the start in the NCAA tournament first round against LMU, getting 5 kills and 3 blocks ... first start of the season against UCLA on 10/9, and responded with 5 kills on 7 swings without an error to hit a career-high .714 ... hit .357 with season-high 6 kills on 14 swings in loss to Purdue in regular season finale ... scored 7.5 points in the 3-0 win over Northwestern (11/17) with 5 kills and 5 blocks ... season-high 6 blocks in the road match at Ohio State on 11/22 ... made season debut in the win over Fresno State on 9/6, getting 1 kill on 2 swings, and serving up an ace.
2023 (As A Redshirt Freshman)
Started 30 of 31 matches in her redshirt freshman season at middle blocker ... led the team with 92 total blocks (0.80/set) ... fifth on the squad with 106 kills (0.92/set) ... at Colorado on 11/19 had 6 kills and team-high 4 blocks ... in reverse sweep 3-2 win at Utah (11/17) had 5 kills on 11 swings without an error (.455 Att%) with 5 blocks and 1 ace ... blocked 3 in the four set setback at No. 5 Stanford (11/5) ... against Oregon State (10/27) recorded 4 kills, 1 ace and 1 block ... had 8.5 points with 5 kills and 7 block assists in five set road loss at USC (10/22) ... tallied 5 kills (.300 Att%) in sweep of Colorado (10/13) ... top blocker with 4 in four set loss to No. 3 Stanford (10/6) ... roofed 6 and had 3 kills in 3-1 win at Oregon State on 10/1 ... hit .556 with 6 kills on 9 swings and 4 blocks in 3-1 loss at No. 6 Oregon (9/29) ... put down 5 kills and 3 blocks in four set loss at Arizona State (9/24) ... earned 7 kills and 4 blocks in 3-1 win vs St Mary's (9/16) ... 6 kills hitting .333 with 3 aces and 3 blocks in 3-2 win at Cal Poly (9/14) ... breakthrough match in 3-1 win over FIU (9/10) with 10 kills hitting .438 plus 7 blocks and 1 ace for 15.0 points ... efficient 4-0-6 (.667) with 3 blocks in five set win over UNLV (9/8) ... killed 5 and blocked 5 and hit .375 in sweep of Indiana on 9/2 ... team-leading 6 blocks, 2 solo, in 3-1 road win over Long Beach State (9/1) ... in sweep of Grambling (8/26) had 5 kills, 2 blocks and an ace ... team-high 6 blocks in 3-1 win at SE Louisiana plus 4 kills and an ace ... collegiate debut on 8/25 in the season-opener vs. UTEP, starting at MB and posting 6 kills on 15 swings with 4 blocks and an ace.
2022 (Redshirt)
Redshirted her first season on the squad.
High School and Personal: Born in Kirkland, Wash. ... parents are Hobie and Kelly Hani ... has one younger sister, Sydney ... a prep star in both volleyball and basketball, named All-KingCo First Team in volleyball in 2020 and 2022 and in basketball in 2020 and 2021 ... chosen for the USA Volleyball U19 Training Team in 2021 ... basketball KingCo Defensive Player of the Year two times ... helped her team to state runner-up in basketball in 2020 and 2022 and was named All-State First Team in 2022 ... played club volleyball for Sudden Impact VC ... with club team, took 3rd at USA Junior Nationals 15s Patriot Division ... was named a top-150 recruit by PrepVolleyball as a sophomore ... kept GPA above a 3.8, earning academic honors in business and marketing ... considering major in Education, Communities, and Organizations.
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