Troy University Athletics
2024 Volleyball Roster
Roster
Tori Hester
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- Outside Hitter
- Hometown:
- Salisbury, N.C.
- High School:
- West Rowan HS
Senior (2024): Named AVCA Division I All-American Honorable Mention, AVCA All-Region Honorable Mention, Sun Belt Player of the Year, Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Year and First-Team All-Sun Belt… Appeared in 27 matches, totaling 105 sets… Led the Sun Belt in total kills (536), kills per set (5.10), total points (607.5) and points per set (5.79)… Top 20 nationally in kills per set (4th), points per set (5th), kills (10th) and points (14th)… Named Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week three times… Recorded 10 or more kills in every single match and finished collegiate career on a 48-match streak with double-digit kills… Had a season-high 35 kills – one of program record – against App State (11/14)… Thirty-five kills were the most in a match by a Sun Belt player in 2024 and the sixth most in a five-set match by any player in the country… Had 12 matches of 20-plus kills and four matches of 30-plus kills… Recorded 148 kills over the last five matches of the season, including 28 in Troy’s first round match of the Sun Belt Tournament… Broke Troy’s all-time kill record against Southern Miss (11/8)… Holds the program record with 1,767 kills and 4.05 kills per set… Led the team with 41 aces, good for 0.39 per set… Impressed on defense, finishing second on the team with 269 digs… Recorded a season-high 22 digs against Southern Miss (11/7)… Registered 11 double-doubles (kills-digs), the most on the team… Tied for third on the team with 47.0 blocks… Led team with 13 solo blocks… Season-high five blocks against Georgia Southern (10/10)
Junior (2023): Named Sun Belt First Team All-Conference… Started all 28 matches and 105 sets… Finished the season with 442 kills, averaging 4.21 per set… Named the Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week (10/3) after registering 50 total kills on .331 hitting in a pair of wins over Southern Miss… Set a new career-high and program record of 36 kills in Troy’s five set win against Southern Miss (9/30)… Tied for third in the NCAA with 36 kills through five sets… Picked up double-digit kills in 23 matches and 20-plus kills in six matches… Her 442 kills was fourth in the Sun Belt Conference and 54th nationally… Finished second in the conference and 26th nationally with 4.21 kills per set… Became the 13th Trojan to reach 1,000 career kills… Second on the team in digs with 302 – 2.88 per set… Set a career-high in digs with 26 against Georgia Southern… Had 13 matches of 10 or more digs, including three of 20 or more… Recorded 13 double-doubles on the season to lead Troy… Had a team-high 45 service aces on the season, which ranked third in the Sun Belt and 72ndnationally… Tied her career-high of six aces against ULM (10/20)… Registered an ace in 23 matches, and had a 15-match ace streak… Finished the season with a team-high 509 points, good for 51st nationally and fourth in the Sun Belt
Sophomore (2022): Sophomore: Named to All-Sun Belt First Team … Sun Belt Conference Offensive Player of the Week (10/11)… Finished the 2022 season ranked 15th in the country in total kills, 522… Played in 31 matches and 122 sets… Recorded 522 kills, averaging 4.28 kills per game… Set a career high, with 27 kills versus Southern Miss (9/30)… Posted 1,305 total attacks… Recorded six aces to set a career high against Arkansas St. (10/14)… Recorded 327 digs averaging 2.68 digs per game… Set a career high, with 23 digs versus Georgia Southern (11/11)… Finished the season with 588 points averaging 4.82 points per game
Freshman (2021): Started 19 of 20 matches, playing in 67 sets… Had 189 kills during the season, which was the third-most on the team… Recorded a season-high 14 kills in a match, twice against Georgia Southern and Coastal Carolina… Accumulated six double-doubles on the season… Finished 11th in Points/Set and 6th in Digs/Set among pin attackers during conference play… Racked up double-digit kills in 8 of her 15 total matches this season… Finished with 152 digs, five assists and 32 blocks on the year
Freshman (2020): Played in 12 matches and appeared in 37 sets in her freshman season… Totaled 78 kills, which was fourth on the team, with her career-high of 16 coming against Appalachian State… Recorded 10 or more kills in five matches… Had 77 digs on the year, with a career-high 14 against South Alabama… She posted 14 aces on the year, which was fourth on the team
High School: Played four years at West Rowan High School … Led the Spartans to four-straight postseason appearances, including a 28-1 record and a semifinal appearance her senior year … Earned back-to-back conference championships in 2018 and 2019 … Amassed 1,643 kills, 1,443 digs, 213 aces and 175 blocks in her career … Garnered all-conference and all-county honors all four years … Two-time conference player of the year and three-time all-county player of the year … Named to the 2019 AVCA High School All-Region team … Recorded a career-high 37 kills in the Western Regional Finals against West Henderson … Also played softball where she helped the Trojans to a 2019 semifinal appearance and conference championship
Personal: Full name is Victoria Ann Hester … Born May 3, 2002 … Daughter of Tricia and Chip Hester … Tricia was a three-sport athlete at Guilford College … Chip played football at Guilford College … Has one sister, Morgan, who plays volleyball at Catawba College … Undecided on major
