2010: Named to the All-Big South first team ... Recorded her 2,000th career dig against Winthrop on Sept. 24, becoming just the third player in Big South Conference history to reach the milsteone ... Moved in to second place all-time in the Big South with 2,180 career digs after an 18-dig performance vs. Charleston Southern (10/22) ... Named to the Preseason All-Big South team ... Posted back-to-back 20-dig match against Marshall (25) and Hofstra (26) and earned Big South Defensive Player of the Week honors ... Recorded three service aces and a match-high 23 digs in 3-1 win over Campbell (9/14) ... Had a season-high 32 digs in 3-2 win over Eastern Michigan to conclude the Nfinity Wildcat Classic ... Was named the Wildcat Classic's Best Libero with 65 digs in the tournament (4.64) per set ... Totalled a season-high 30 digs in 3-2 win at Winthrop (9/24) ... Had a 25-dig performance against Gardner-Webb (10/8), followed by a 26-dig game the next day in a 3-1 win over Presbyterian (10/9) ... Tallied 18 digs and two aces in win at Coastal Carolina (10/15) .. Recorded back-to-back 30 digs matches over UNC Asheville, 30, and Radford, 36, on Oct. 29 and Nov. 2, respectively ... Also totalled 30 digs in 3-2 win over Coastal Carolina on senior day (11/13) ... Averaged 4.4 digs per set in the Big South Tournament.
2009: Became HPU's all-time digs leader with 1,409 career digs against Winthrop (9/26) .. Set HPU records for digs in a season with 604 and digs per set in a season with 5.21 ... Was named to the Big South All-Conference second team... Also holds the HPU career record for digs per set with 4.88 ... Had a career-high five assists against Charlotte (9/5) ... Set a new career high with 48 digs in 3-2 win over UNC Greensboro (9/14) .. Was named to the UNC Greensboro All-Tournament team and named the tournament's Most Oustanding Libero ... Named Big South Conference Defensive Player of the Week (9/21) ... Had 22 digs and tied her career-high with three service aces at Presbyterian (10/3) ... Earned second Big South Defensive Player of the Week honor after helping HPU to two Big South wins over Liberty and Charleston Southern ... Posted 34 digs against Radford (10/28) ... Named a team captain.
2008: Appeared in 117 games in 31 matches, starting all in the libero position ... Third in the Big South in digs per game with 4.41 ... Moved into fourth on HPU’s all-time dig leaders list with 1,099 to date ... Tallied double-digit digs in 28 matches including nine with 20 or more ... Millis Scholar-Athlete.
2007: Selected to Big South All-Freshman team ... HPU’s starting libero playing in 116 games and 31 matches ... Ranked third in the Big South at 5.03 digs per game ... Recorded the second most digs in a season at HPU with 583 and became only third player to surpass 500-dig mark ... Tallied double-digit digs in 28 matches including 11 with 20 or more ... Posted 30+ digs three times with a career best 34 digs against both UNC Greensboro and Liberty ... Garnered Big South Presidential Honor Roll and Millis Scholar-Athlete honors.
Prep: Graduate and four-year starting varsity letterwinner at Seton Catholic High School ... Helped lead Sentinels to three 3A State and Regional championships including back-to-back titles in 2005 & 2006 ... Teammed with former HPU teammate Kristina Taylor to help Seton Catholic to 2003 crown ... The Arizona Republic’s Arizona Small School (1A-3A) Player of the Year and Top Six player in the state regardless of division ... Also a starter for two 3A state softball championships (2004 & 2005) and a state women’s soccer championship (2007) at Seton Catholic ... Named the Father Joseph N. Patterson Award winner at Seton, presented to the student demonstrating the most leadership, teamwork, spirit, determination and respect for other students while also upholding the ideals of Seton Catholic .... Member of the state No. 1-ranked Arizona Grand Canyon Juniors 18-1s squad that qualified for the 2007 Junior Olympic Championships in the 18 Open Division ... Club teammate of HPU players Kristina Taylor, Audie Gonzalez and Megan Kaminskas.
Personal: A Communication major at HPU ... Daughter of Philip and Martha Hershkowitz ... Has a pair of older sisters (Sarah and Anna) and a younger brother (Mitchell) ... Sisters both play collegiate softball: Sarah (Indiana Tech), Anna (Eastern New Mexico University) ... Born on November 11, 1988 in Phoenix, Ariz.
Career Highs...
Digs: 48 vs. UNC Greensboro (9/14/09)
Assists: 5 vs. Charlotte (9/5/09)
Aces: 3, 4 times, last vs. Campbell (9/14/10)
