Gabrielle Hazen

Height:
6-3
Class:
Junior
High School:
Columbia City
Hometown:
Columbia City, Ind.

2017: Played in all 32 matches ... Her .338 hitting percentage for the season was the highest on the team, and the 10th highest in the Big Ten ... Her 1.12 blocks per set was the highest mark on the team, and the sixth best rate in the conference... Hit .500, with six kills against Maryland (11/24) ... Had three blocks, as well as three digs, against Nebraska (11/22) ... Led the team with five blocks, while adding six kills on 11 attacks against Wisconsin (11/19) ... Recorded 10 kills on 15 swings along with seven total blocks and an ace against Minnesota (11/17) ... Combined for a strong pair of contests at Michigan (11/10) and Michigan State (11/11), Highlighted by 11 kills on 22 swings with only two errors in NU's five-set comeback win at Michigan (.409 hit%) ... Accumulated seven total blocks in Northwestern’s win over Indiana (10/6) and setback against No. 18 Purdue (10/8) ... Hit over .500 for the second-straight match as she posted a .625 hitting percentage in NU’s sweep of Rutgers (9/29) ... Hit for a .538 clip and eight kills on 13 attempts in the Wildcats’ loss to Illinois (9/23) ... Picked up double-digit kills on 22 attacks against Purdue (9/20) ... Logged two performances with a .600 or better hitting percentage in Northwestern’s wins against Milwaukee (9/8) and Army (9/9) ... Hit for a career high .833 clip (10-for-12) with no errors in Northwestern's three set sweep over UNCW (9/2) ... Recorded a season-high three digs and an ace in the Wildcats' four set victory against South Carolina (9/1) ... Tied her career-high with 13 kills at South Florida (8/25) to start the season ... hit at a .292 clip (6 errors, 24 TAs) ... Made only two errors in 33 total attacks in the final two matches of the USF Invitational, LSU (8/26) and Arkansas-Pine Bluff (8/26), respectively ... That is a .484 combined clip between the two matches.

2016: A consistent member of the Wildcat squad, Hazen mounted the second-best hitting percentage on the squad (.268), and the eighth-best by a Wildcat junior in program history ... Third on the team with 467 total attacks ... Tied a career high with eight blocks in a five-set match against No. 3 Wisconsin (11/12) ... Registered seven blocks at Iowa in an effort that saw the team record 14 total (10/28) ... Had three solo and four total blocks in a win over No. 24 Purdue (10/21).

Hit at a .444 clip against Penn State to raise her season average above .300 (9/25) ... Named to the All-Tournament Team at the UNI Tournament ... Set down a season high 12 kills on a career-high 31 attempts against North Dakota State (9/16) ... Notched a season-high 11 kills on a season-high 28 attempts vs. Ole Miss (9/10) ... Set and tied a season-high with seven blocks in consecutive matches at Dayton and vs. Ole Miss (9/9-10) ... Hit at a career high .692 clip vs. Chattanooga (9-for-13) in the Wildcats’ opening match sweep at the Dayton Invitational (9/2) ... Recorded double-digit kills with 10 for the second time in the Cavalier Classic championship at Virginia (8/27) ... Began the season with a 10-for-14 performance (.571) in a sweep of George Washington (8/26).

2015: Finished 14th in the Big Ten with 1.08 blocks per set ... Hit at a career high .600 clip in the season finale vs. Maryland with 11 kills on 15 attempts (11/28) ... Notched a career high 29 attempts vs. Illinois and posted seven blocks (11/4) ... Set a new career high with eight blocks vs. Michigan State (10/31) ... Five solo blocks in that match is tied for the most by a player in the Big Ten this season ... Was a force at the net against Iowa, recording a career high seven blocks, including three solo (10/18) ... Served the first ace of her career against Nebraska (10/16) ... Crushed her previous career totals with 13 kills and a .571 hitting percentage vs. Milwaukee at the Wildcat Challenge (9/20) ... Set then career highs in kills (8), attempts (20) and blocks (7) at the Holiday Inn University Plaza Invitational at Western Kentucky ... Set all those marks in the finale vs. Missouri State (9/12) ... Matched her career high with six kills against both Idaho State (9/4) and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (9/5) ... Hit at a career best .556 clip vs. Idaho State (9/4) with six kills on nine attempts ... Set a career high with five total blocks vs. Idaho State (9/4) ... Hit .500 vs. New Hampshire on eight attempts (8/28) ... Set a career high in kills with six in the season-opener vs. Wake Forest (8/28) ... Blocked four attacks, including a solo in that match.

2014: Appeared six sets... Played first conference match against No. 9 Illinois (11/8 ) ... Made collegiate debut against Presbyterian at NIU Invitational (8/30) ... Notched one kill in two attempts against Blue Hose.

High School: Three-year letterwinner at Columbia City High School ... Led the Lady Eagles in both kills and blocks in each of her final three seasons ... Helped team win 58 matches in three years ... Registered 364 kills and 75 blocks in senior campaign ... Named to PrepVolleyball.com Top 150 Senior Aces list ... Captured a gold medal with the USA Volleyball HP A1 team ... Three-time All-Northeast Hoosier Conference honoree ... First Team All-Area in 2013 ... Indiana Elite All-Star ... Played in the ICGSA North/South All-Star Game in 2012 and 2013 ... Also played with Fort Wayne Volleyball Club ... Helped team win 2011 Bracket championship at AAU Junior Nationals ... Academic All-State honorable mention ... National Honor Society member.

Personal: Daughter of Dave and Kathleen Hazen ... One of four children ... Communication Studies major.