THE RED RAIDERS
NICOLE HRAGYIL
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SET • 5-7 • SR-2L Carrollton, Texas Tulsa / Hebron H.S. JUNIOR SEASON (2013) Saw playing time in 26 matches, mainly as a defensive specialist, while making two starts ... totaled 33 assists on the year while adding 118 digs, averaging 1.62 per set ... inserted in several key serving situations throughout the year ... came through with 14 aces, fourth-most on the team ... averaged 0.19 aces per set, third-highest on the team ... made her two starts on Sept. 10 at Abilene Christian and Nov. 6 against Kansas State ... posted 10 or more digs in a match five times on the year, all of which that came during Big 12 play ... four of her five matches with 10 or more digs came at road venues ... recorded 10 digs in Tech’s Big 12 opener at Oklahoma ... totaled 11 digs Oct. 12 at TCU before going on a three-match streak of 10 or more digs later in the year ... streak began Oct. 30 at Iowa State and continued Nov. 2 at West Virginia and Nov. 6 against Kansas State ... notched a new career high with her 16 digs against Iowa State ... followed up with 14 digs against West Virginia and 11 against the Wildcats ... her 16 digs against the Cyclones marked her most since recording 14 versus Oklahoma during her 2011 freshman season ... added another career high against Iowa State with five aces ... marked the most aces in a match for a Red Raider all season ... also the most since Emily Ruetter dropped in five during the 2012 season ... ended the year ranked sixth on the team for digs ... named to the Academic All-Big 12 first team for second-consecutive season ... was one of just three Big 12 volleyball athletes nominated with a perfect 4.0 GPA.
sophomore SEASON (2012) Split time between setter and a defensive specialist as a sophomore ... appeared in 21 matches while making three starts ... all three of her starts came during Big 12 play ... was the main setter for all three of those matches as well ... finished with 130 assists on the year at a 2.71 per set rate ... saw action in 48 total sets ... also added six service aces, 67 digs and three blocks ... finished in double digits for assists seven times as Tech went to a 6-2 rotation in several matches ... set a career high with 30 assists after coming off the bench on Oct. 13 at West Virginia ... recorded her first career double-double in the match with a season-high 10 digs ... her dig total surpassed her previous season high of eight set earlier in the year against Rice ... followed the West Virginia performance with 21 assists against Oklahoma and then 14 against Kansas State in a near-upset victory ... was in double digits for assists in each of the final four matches of the year ... totaled 17 assists in Tech’s upset win over Kansas State on Nov. 17 ... also recorded six digs against the Wildcats as well ... was one of four Red Raiders honored on the Academic All-Big 12 first team.
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON (2011) Appeared in 27 matches as a defensive specialist during freshman season ... also made two starts on the year ... boosted Tech’s passing ability when regular setter Karlyn Meyers was unavailable or too far from a ball ... totaled 54 assists to go along with 107 total digs ... was also a reliable on the serve as well ... dropped 14 aces which was fourth on the team ... posted double-digit digs twice against Morehead State and the Oct. 1 match against Oklahoma ... had eight or more digs seven times throughout the season ... saw significant time at setter during non-conference ... recorded a season-high 15 assists against Grambling State during the TCU Invitational ... followed up a few weeks later with 10 assists against Prairie View A&M ... also had a season-high three aces against the Panthers ... saw action in 11 conference matches ... besides the OU matches, also had strong performances in back-to-back matches at home against Kansas State and at Texas ... recorded eight digs against the Wildcats and seven versus the Longhorns ... finished sixth on the team in the category overall. FRESHMAN SEASON (2010) Redshirt season at the University of Tulsa ... transferred to Texas Tech at midterm. HEBRON HIGH SCHOOL Two-sport athlete at Hebron High School ... besides volleyball, was also active on the basketball team ... three-year letterwinner on the volleyball team ... squad made the playoffs all three years ... advanced to the area round her sophomore and junior seasons ... team advanced to the regional quarterfinal round as a senior ... three-time all-district selection ... named the District 6-5A Setter of the Year both her junior and senior seasons ... was the district Newcomer of the Year in 2007 ... member of the school’s student council ... also served as sports editor of the yearbook. PERSONAL Born Dec. 22, 1991, to parents Craig and Patti Hragyil ... has three older siblings, Craig Jr., Rene, and Colleen ... father attended Southern Connecticut while mother graduated from Boston College ... dual major in exercise sports science and general business.
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