Awards:
2024: Appeared in 95 sets across 26 matches… led team with 113 blocks… ranked ninth in Big Ten with 1.19 blocks/set… racked up a team-high and career-high 15 kills against Pacific at the UNLV Rebel Challenge (8/31)... contributed seven blocks against Long Beach State (9/5)... came close to a double-double with nine kills and a season-high eight blocks in the victory over NIU at Welsh-Ryan (9/18)... added a season-high nine blocks to lead the defense in the Big Ten opener at Maryland (9/26)... reached a career mark with five digs against Purdue (10/4)... recorded her second double-digit kill game of the season at Illinois on a blistering .643 hitting percentage (10/6)... tallied eight kills on a career-high .700 attack percentage against Ohio State, also contributing a team-high seven blocks (10/10)... led the attack in a victory over Iowa with 12 kills (10/16)... matched that in three sets against UCLA while blocking six shots, both of which led the team (10/20)... collected her first career service ace while recording five blocks against Illinois at home (11/1)... racked up six blocks and three more aces against No. 3 Penn State (11/8)... posted her first double-double of the season and the second of her career with 11 kills and 11 blocks - which matched her career high - in the road victory over Iowa (11/10).
2023: Developed into a force in the middle for the Wildcats, seeing action 94 sets as a sophomore... Averaged a team-best 1.13 blocks per set (106 blocks), a mark that ranked 10th in the Big Ten... Had four or more blocks in 14 matches... Also added 1.32 kills per set (124 kills) while operating at a .314 hitting percentage... Racked up eight blocks in home-opening sweep of Illinois State (9/1)... Hit .636, finishing with seven kills, in three-set win over Northern Colorado (9/8)... Upped that mark to .667 in sweep of Fairfield (9/9), adding eight kills... Hammered 10 kills in clash with local rival UIC (9/13)... Posted seven kills and nine blocks in matchup with Michigan State (9/29)... Piled up eight blocks in return matchup with the Spartans (10/7), a thrilling five-set win... Came up with five kills and eight blocks in five-set victory over Michigan (10/21)... Posted first collegiate double-double in thrilling win against Indiana (10/29), posting career-high marks in kills (12) and blocks (11)... Added six blocks apiece in clashes with Minnesota (11/5) and Iowa (11/12).
2022: Appeared in four matches as a first-year, tallying 15 kills and 16 total blocks ... Recorded two kills and seven blocks in her collegiate debut against Pacific (Aug. 26) ... Had eight kills and four blocks against Tennessee Tech (Sept. 2).
High School: USAV 17 Open National Champion … Four-year letter-winner at middle blocker … Captain senior year … 2019 All-Mission League selection … Named to PrepVolleyball 2022 Top 150 … Redondo/Costa All-Tournament Team … Named a Top-25 CIF Player … Averaged 6.7 Kills, 14.3 Att as a senior … Plays for Sunshine Volleyball Club.
Personal: Born Kennedy Irie Hill … Parents are Jazmyn and Dulé Hill … Chose Northwestern over Yale, USC, UCLA … Four-year honor roll … Played against fellow signee Sienna Noordermeer in high school and club competitions … Anticipated major is undecided.
- 2x Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2024, 2025)
- 2x Academic All-Big Ten (2023, 2024)
- CSC Academic All-District (2023)
2024: Appeared in 95 sets across 26 matches… led team with 113 blocks… ranked ninth in Big Ten with 1.19 blocks/set… racked up a team-high and career-high 15 kills against Pacific at the UNLV Rebel Challenge (8/31)... contributed seven blocks against Long Beach State (9/5)... came close to a double-double with nine kills and a season-high eight blocks in the victory over NIU at Welsh-Ryan (9/18)... added a season-high nine blocks to lead the defense in the Big Ten opener at Maryland (9/26)... reached a career mark with five digs against Purdue (10/4)... recorded her second double-digit kill game of the season at Illinois on a blistering .643 hitting percentage (10/6)... tallied eight kills on a career-high .700 attack percentage against Ohio State, also contributing a team-high seven blocks (10/10)... led the attack in a victory over Iowa with 12 kills (10/16)... matched that in three sets against UCLA while blocking six shots, both of which led the team (10/20)... collected her first career service ace while recording five blocks against Illinois at home (11/1)... racked up six blocks and three more aces against No. 3 Penn State (11/8)... posted her first double-double of the season and the second of her career with 11 kills and 11 blocks - which matched her career high - in the road victory over Iowa (11/10).
2023: Developed into a force in the middle for the Wildcats, seeing action 94 sets as a sophomore... Averaged a team-best 1.13 blocks per set (106 blocks), a mark that ranked 10th in the Big Ten... Had four or more blocks in 14 matches... Also added 1.32 kills per set (124 kills) while operating at a .314 hitting percentage... Racked up eight blocks in home-opening sweep of Illinois State (9/1)... Hit .636, finishing with seven kills, in three-set win over Northern Colorado (9/8)... Upped that mark to .667 in sweep of Fairfield (9/9), adding eight kills... Hammered 10 kills in clash with local rival UIC (9/13)... Posted seven kills and nine blocks in matchup with Michigan State (9/29)... Piled up eight blocks in return matchup with the Spartans (10/7), a thrilling five-set win... Came up with five kills and eight blocks in five-set victory over Michigan (10/21)... Posted first collegiate double-double in thrilling win against Indiana (10/29), posting career-high marks in kills (12) and blocks (11)... Added six blocks apiece in clashes with Minnesota (11/5) and Iowa (11/12).
2022: Appeared in four matches as a first-year, tallying 15 kills and 16 total blocks ... Recorded two kills and seven blocks in her collegiate debut against Pacific (Aug. 26) ... Had eight kills and four blocks against Tennessee Tech (Sept. 2).
High School: USAV 17 Open National Champion … Four-year letter-winner at middle blocker … Captain senior year … 2019 All-Mission League selection … Named to PrepVolleyball 2022 Top 150 … Redondo/Costa All-Tournament Team … Named a Top-25 CIF Player … Averaged 6.7 Kills, 14.3 Att as a senior … Plays for Sunshine Volleyball Club.
Personal: Born Kennedy Irie Hill … Parents are Jazmyn and Dulé Hill … Chose Northwestern over Yale, USC, UCLA … Four-year honor roll … Played against fellow signee Sienna Noordermeer in high school and club competitions … Anticipated major is undecided.