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2015 Women's Volleyball Roster

5 Hannah Butler

  • Position Libero
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Clovis West High School
  • Hometown Fresno, CA

Biography

As a Junior (2014) - Started all 29 matches, being named PacWest Libero of the Year for the second consecutive season and earning NCAA Division II All-West Region honors....led the PacWest in digs for the second year in a row with 620 digs (5.59 per set)....also recorded 28 service aces and 62 assists....set the school rally-scoring record for digs in a match with 43 in win over Hawaii Hilo (10/4)....recorded double-digit digs in all 29 matches....had 35 digs in win over San Francisco State (9/9)....had 34 digs against Cal Baptist (11/14)....PacWest Scholar Athlete.

As a Sophomore (2013) - Played in all 27 matches for the Sunbirds, being named PacWest libero of the year and earning NCCAA All-West Region honors....established herself as the premier player at the libero position in the PacWest, leading the conference in digs (595) and digs per set (5.78)....led the Sunbirds in service aces with 34, including a career-high seven in win over Academy of Art....recorded 30 or more digs four different times, including a season-high 38 win over nationally-ranked Cal State San Bernardino....had 36 digs in win over Humboldt State....posted 33 digs at Dixie State....PacWest Scholar Athlete.

As a Freshman (2012) - Played in all 32 matches and 117 sets as the starting libero in her first season with the Sunbirds....earned NCCAA All-West Region, second team All-PacWest and team defensive player of the year honors....led the team and was second in the PacWest with 638 digs (5.45 d/s)....also led the team with 35 service aces....recorded double-figure digs in every match and had at least 20 digs 16 different times....recorded season-high 31 digs in just three sets in win at Point Loma (11/3)....had 30 digs vs. PacWest champion BYU-Hawaii (10/30) and again in national semifinal match vs. Shorter (12/1)....had 27 digs in win over Humboldt State (9/8)....recorded 25 digs in wins over San Francisco State, Academy of Art and Oakland City....had season-high five service aces in win over Montana State-Billings (8/31).

Prior to FPU - Played four years at Clovis West High School including two seasons on varsity for FPU alum coach Rhonda DeRuiter....named second-team AVCA All-American and first-team All-TRAC as a senior while leading Clovis West to the Central Section Division I championship.....finished the year with 473 digs to just 30 errors and posted 32 digs in the Valley championship match as the Golden Eagles rallied to a five-set win over Centennial.....other accolades included All-Tournament honors at the Nike Tournament of Champions, ESPN student-athlete of the week and Fresno Bee All-Star.

Personal - Parents are Lisa and Greg....has two siblings, Natalie and Jordan....her sister Natalie played basketball at UC Irvine....grandmother competed in the Olympics in figure skating.....chose FPU for its coaches, players and proximity to family....person she most admires is her sister Natalie....favorite food is Sakura fried rice....favorite TV show is Pretty Little Liars....best friend on another PacWest team is Rachael Smith (Academy of Art)....favorite musical artist is Bon Iver....enjoys going to the lake....attends The Well Community Church.

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Historical Player Information

  • 6

    2012Freshman

    Libero
    5'7"
    6
  • 5

    2013Sophomore

    Libero
    5'7"
    5
  • 5

    2014Junior

    Libero
    5'7"
    5
  • 5
    C

    2015Senior

    Libero
    5'7"
    5
    C