Zairyn Hemsley

Photo by: Justin Kaplan/Fast Shutter Pics

Position:
Setter
Class:
SO
Height:
5-11
Hometown:
Frisco, Texas
Previous School:
Centennial HS

2021 (SO): Played in 24 matches, making 14 starts...Dished out 508 assists (6.23 assists-per-set)...Completed 10 double-doubles on the campaign...dug up 224 balls...Had the second-best mark on the team with 2.80 digs-per-set...Notched 13 kills and 11 service aces...Had a season-high 51 assists at Tulane (Oct. 17).

2020-21 (FR): American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team...Played in 37 sets...Made two starts...Recorded 98 digs (2.65 per set)...80 assists...2.16 per set)...three block assists...Had 10 kills off of 33 attacks...Notched eight service aces...Had a personal-best 48 assists against Houston (2/12).

High School: Played three seasons at Centennial High School in Frisco, Texas...Named District 9-5A Setter of the Year as a senior in 2019, after recording 971 assists...First-team all-district selection as a junior and senior...Played for Dallas Skyline Juniors.

Personal: Father, Greg Hill, played six seasons in the NFL as a running back for the Kansas City Chiefs, St. Louis Rams and Detroit Lions...Mother, Courtney Hemsley-Hill played basketball and softball, and ran track...She also ran internationally in Australia, Taiwan and France.