Howell enters her senior season as one of the Aggies top returning hitters after Naiya Sawtelle and Kaili Doctor transferred … Her veteran leadership should help eight new Aggies adjust to Division I volleyball … A true 6-rotation outside hitter, Howell has compiled 517 kills with a .157 hitting percentage … She also has 495 digs, 48 service aces and 46 total blocks in her career … In addition, she has eight career double-doubles, 20 double-figure kill matches and 16 double-figure dig matches … She hits a heavy ball, plays outstanding defense, and does an adequate job on serve receive … Head coach Hal Clifton calls her a player with a lot of drive who always wants to improve … She also presents a strong academic presence for the Aggies, posting a 3.87 GPA in architectural engineering.
2023 Season: Played in 26 matches over 74 sets … Averaged 0.66 kills and 0.82 digs … Posted a .198 hitting percentage and a .910 serve-receive hitting percentage with 266 service-receive attempts and 24 receiving errors …Had four matches with 10-plus kills … Tied a career-high 18 kills and seven digs in a five-set win at Charleston Southern on Sept. 1 … Had 13 kills and a .226 hitting percentage to go along with eight digs and one solo block in a five-set loss to Appalachian State on Sept. 7 … Posted 10 kills with an incredible .714 hitting percentage in a three-set win over Hampton on Sept. 24 at Moore Gymnasium.
2022 Season: Played in 26 matches with nine starts … Played in 102 sets, averaging 2.46 kills, 0.24 services aces, 2.01 digs and 0.33 blocks … Also posted a .149 hitting percentage and a .916 serve-receive hitting percentage with 651 serve-receive attempts and only 55 errors … Ranked second on the team in kills and digs per set … Recorded seven double-doubles during the season … Posted 12 double-figure kill matches and nine double-figure dig matches … Posted a career-high 18 kills in a five-set win at Hampton on Oct. 16 … Had a 16-kill, 17-dig double-double in a five-set loss to Coppin State on Aug. 26 … Had a career-high four service aces against Wake Forest on Sept. 6 … Posted 12 kills, 14 digs and had a career-high five total blocks in a three-set win over UNC Greensboro on Aug. 27 … Posted 17 kills and nine digs with a .286 hitting percentage in a four-set win at NCCU on Aug. 30.Â
2021 Season: She played in 30 matches over 101 sets … Averaged 1.52 kills, 1.98 digs, 0.89 blocks and 1.78 points per set ... Had four matches of 10-plus kills, including a season-high 12 kills at Wake Forest on Sept. 14 … Recorded her only double-double of the season against USC Upstate on Nov. 12 with 11 kills, 17 digs, a season-high three service aces, two block assists and two assists … Posted a career-high 19 digs at Hampton on Oct. 30 … In a four-match stretch from Oct. 30 until Nov. 12, Howell recorded 53 digs, an average of 4.08 digs per set.
High School:  She played high school volleyball at St. Louis Park under head coach Emily Minnick ... Played club volleyball for Muzino Northern Lights under coach Pat Madia ... Helped St. Louis Park to the section Class 6AAA championship as a junior, marking the school's first trip to the state final in history … Was named on the all-conference team … Helped Muzino Nothern Lights win the Aspire National Championship in 2017 as Howell earned All-American and All-American academic honors ... Two years later, the club team finished fifth as Howell claimed All-American and All-American academic honors again ... Also received letters in softball and track and field.
Personal:Â Full name is Hannah Howell ... Born March 24, 2003 ... She is the daughter of Diane and Kevin Howell ... Majors in architectural engineering ... She sees herself as an architect-engineer, healthy and happy in the future ... Her community organizations include National Honors Society, Students Organized for Anti-Racism and Fellowship of Christian Athletes ... Loves to be creative while also using math and making real-life structures ... Her most prized possession is her health.
