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Hilary Gary
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Gary will be counted upon to lead the offensive attack . . . a very explosive player . . . a fast arm . . . moves quickly both vertically and laterally . . . a competitive attitude . . . a vocal leader. Junior (2003): Led the team in games played with 113 . . . had a team-high 1,069 attempts, the fifth-highest single-season mark in school history . . . also led the team in hitting percentage and blocks solo . . . tied for the team lead in total kills (438), which was the fourth-best single-season total at Samford . . . was second on the squad in kills per game (3.88) and block assists (64) . . . moved into the career top 10 in kills (8th, 862), attempts (10th, 2,131), hitting percentage (9th, .226), and block assists (10th, 157) . . . had 23 double-figure kills matches and four double-figure digs matches . . . posted four double-doubles, including one in each of the last two matches of the year . . . tied a school record with 30 kills in a five-game match at Austin Peay on Oct. 25 and added a career-high 22 digs . . . smashed double-digit kills in 10 of her first 11 games and 13 of her first 15 . . . had five straight matches from Oct. 17-31 with 17 or more kills . . . named to the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll for her academic work. Sophomore (2002): Second on the team in kills, total attacks and blocks . . . played in 100 games, recording 18 double-figure kills matches, including a career-high 26 kills versus Stetson on Oct. 18 . . . had seven double-figure dig matches with a career-high 13 digs twice . . . posted six double-doubles . . . had at least 13 kills in 13 of the last 14 matches while posting 20 or more kills four times, including three in a row against Georgia State, Stetson and Jacksonville . . . had a season-high three aces at Gardner-Webb on Nov. 1, and a career-high seven blocks against Mercer on Oct. 22 and against Jacksonville State on Oct. 29. Freshman (2001): Played in 61 games, recording 74 kills for an average of 1.21 kills per game . . . recorded a season-high 10 kills on 18 swings for a .444 attack percentage at Jacksonville on Oct. 6 . . . posted three block assists against Jacksonville and again against Campbell in the Atlantic Sun tournament . . . finished the regular season with a season-high four aces against Arkansas State Nov. 24. High School: Led Coppell High School to a top 10 finish in Texas . . . recorded 280 kills and 188 blocks in 30 matches for Coppell . . . named as the Citizen's Advocate Student-Athlete of the Week Sept. 8 and named one of the top six players in the Dallas area by the Dallas Morning News on Oct. 30, 2000 . . . nominated for the Texas Sportswriters State award and All-State team . . . starred for the North Dallas volleyball club. Personal: Born November 24, 1982 . . . daughter of John and Patti Gary . . . majoring in nursing. |
