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Brooklynn Hill Season 2020

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PositionDS/L
Height5-8
ClassJunior
HometownRancho Cucamonga, Calif.
Previous SchoolPenn State
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2021 SPRING SEASON (As A Junior): Appeared in all 15 matches during her initial campaign with the Scarlet and Black after transferring from Penn State … Ranked second on the Aztecs with 10 service aces and occupied the fourth spot with 77 digs (1.54/set) … Recorded multiple digs in all 15 outings … Notched seven digs and a career-high three setting assists in her San Diego State debut at UNLV (2-4-21) … Scooped up eight digs in the series finale vs. Fresno State, as the Aztecs rolled to a three-set sweep for their first win of the year (2-13-21) … Set a personal best with three service aces and contributed four digs in SDSU’s 3-0 whitewash of New Mexico (2-19-21) … Served up three more aces in the Aztecs’ 3-2 comeback victory over Utah State, including two during a crucial 9-3 run in the third frame after SDSU fell behind 0-2 in sets (3-12-21) … Collected a career-high 10 digs to with a pair of aces in the Aztecs’ 3-2 upset at Boise State (3-20-21) … Finished the year with six digs and one ace in SDSU’s 3-0 sweep of Colorado State, helping the Scarlet and Black snap an 11-match losing streak to the Rams (4-3-21).

2018-19 SEASONS (At Penn State): Played 13 matches in two seasons at perennial national power Penn State … Nittany Lions advanced to the NCAA Regional finals in both of her years on the State College campus … Appeared in seven matches as a freshman, making her collegiate debut vs. UMBC (8-25-18) … Registered two digs in a sweep of Maryland (10-5-18) … Served up her first career ace at Northwestern (11-9-18) … Saw action in five matches during her sophomore campaign … Recorded a dig in the Lions’ five-set triumph over eventual national runner-up Wisconsin (11-29-19) … Played two sets in Penn State’s 3-0 victory over Princeton in the first round of the NCAA Tournament (12-6-19).

HIGH SCHOOL: Enjoyed a stellar prep career at Rancho Cucamonga High School, where she won three letters under head coach Aaron Flores … Racked up 1,166 digs (12.3/match, 4.3/set) and served up 146 aces, according to MaxPreps … Earned all-Baseline League honors three times to go with second-team all-area distinction from the Upland Daily Bulletin in 2016 … Voted her squad's Most Valuable Player and Defensive Player of the Year on three occasions and was named a PrepVolleyball Breakthrough Player in 2015 … Was part of a winning tradition at RCHS, leading her squad to three straight Baseline League championships, as the Cougars compiled a 29-1 conference record from 2015-17 to go with a trio of appearances in the CIF Southern Section playoffs, including a semifinal berth during her sophomore campaign … Also won two letters as a shot putter for the RCHS track and field team … Excelled in the classroom as well, landing a spot on the principal's honor roll all four years … Served as sports commissioner for the RCHS Associated Student Body.

PERSONAL: Brooklynn Hill was born in Glendora, California … Parents are Henry and Cynda Hill … Her older sister, Phallyn, was a Division I volleyball player at UNLV (2015) and Rutgers (2016-17) … Hobbies include yoga, meditation, crystal healing, cooking, painting and buying plants … Lists Muhammad Ali and Kobe Bryant as her favorite athletes … Was initially recruited out of high school by Oregon, Stanford, Long Beach State and Texas before signing with Penn State … Volunteered at an animal shelter in Rancho Cucamonga while in high school … Majoring in social science at SDSU with career plans to enter public relations.