Ann Hollas

Photo by: SFA Athletics

Photo by: SFA Athletics

Photo by: Hardy Meredith | SFA Photography

Photo by: Hardy Meredith | SFA Photography

Height:
5-11
Class:
Junior
High School:
Spring Hill HS
Hometown:
Longview, Texas

2018 (Junior) | Google Cloud Academic All-America First Team...Google Cloud Academic All-District First Team...Southland Conference Volleyball Student-Athlete of the Year...Southland Conference All-Academic First Team...Southland Conference Setter of the Year...All-Southland Conference First Team...Southland Conference Offensive Player of the Week (9/18)...The Fredonia Hotel/Holiday Inn Express SFA Volleyball Invitational All-Tournament Team...Memphis Invitational All-Tournament Team...Preseason All-Southland Conference Second Team...Buffed up her already loaded on-court résumé in a big way by becoming arguably the best all-around player in the Southland Conference...Was one of two players who played - and started - all 35 matches and played in all 119 sets...Averaged 2.06 points, 1.46 kills, 6.34 assists, 0.23 service aces, 2.67 digs and 0.73 blocks per set...Ranked second in the Southland Conference and 15th nationally with two triple-doubles on the year...Led the team with 17 double-doubles on the year...Turned in double-digit kills on five occasions, the first time coming in a non-conference home win over Tennessee State where she finished with 10 terminations, 12 digs and 29 assists to complete her first collegiate triple-double (9/7)...Hit a career-best .643 and finished with 10 kills in a non-conference triumph over SEC adversary Mississippi State (9/15)...Notched season and career-bests in both block assists and total blocks by racking up seven in a Southland Conference home win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (9/29)...Racked up a season and career-high 23 digs in a four-set Southland Conference home victory over Sam Houston State (11/1)...Helped SFA capture the program's 10th Southland Conference regular season title...Helped SFA establish program records for wins in a season (32) and winning percentage (.914)...Helped SFA construct a program-best and nation-leading 29-match winning streak...Helped SFA advance to the NCAA Tournament for the fifth time in program history.

2017 (Sophomore) | CoSIDA Academic All-America Third Team...CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team...Southland Conference All-Academic First Team...Preseason All-Southland Conference Second Team...Coordinated one of the most efficient offenses in the nation as the Ladyjacks' everyday setter in year two of her collegiate career...One of only two players on the roster to appear in all 122 sets while making 34 appearances in the starting lineup...Averaged 0.55 kills, 2.37 digs, 0.33 blocks, 7.83 assists and 0.32 service aces per set...Led the team and ranked 10th in the Southland Conference in assists per set...Led the team, ranked fourth in the Southland Conference and 89th nationally with 39 service aces...Ranked second on the team, seventh in the Southland Conference and 145th nationally in service aces per set...Recorded a team-leading 13 double-doubles throughout the season...Ran an SFA offense which led the Southland Conference and ranked 37th in NCAA Division I volleyball with an attack percentage of .253...Scooped up a season and career-best 15 digs on three occasions, most recently in a Southland Conference home win over Southeastern Louisiana (10/17)...Tied a career-high by firing in four service aces during a three-set Southland Conference home win over Nicholls (10/21)...Punched in a season and career-best seven kills in a four-set Southland Conference win at Abilene Christian (11/2)...Dished out a season and career-high 55 assists in a five-set Southland Conference Tournament setback to Abilene Christian (11/17)...Helped the Ladyjacks secure the program's ninth Southland Conference regular season title with a 14-2 mark in league play...Was a part of an 11-1 start for the Ladyjacks which included an 11-match winning streak - the longest in the nation at that point.

2016 (Freshman) | Southland Conference Freshman of the Year...All-Southland Conference Honorable Mention...Holiday Inn Express SFA Volleyball Invitational Most Valuable Player...Did not become a regular part of the Ladyjacks' lineup until the middle of September, but did not relinquish her starting spot once she earned it...Played in 94 sets across 29 of the team's 31 matches and averaged 0.50 kills, 2.22 digs, 0.56 blocks, 0.20 service aces and 8.56 assists per set as the team's primary setter...Led the team in assists per set and ranked fifth on the team in digs per set...Made her collegiate debut in a non-conference win over South Dakota State at the Country Inn & Suites Green Bay Invitational where she totaled three assists and three digs in one set (8/26)...Cracked the starting lineup for the first time in a Southland Conference home victory over Incarnate Word that saw her total 31 assists and five digs (9/15)...Set a season high with 49 assists in a five-set Southland Conference setback at Abilene Christian (10/13)...Posted season-highs in both kills (five) and digs (14) in a three-set Southland Conference home victory over Central Arkansas (10/20)...Established season-highs in assists (four), service aces (four), block assists (six) and total blocks (six) in a four-set Southland Conference home win over New Orleans (11/3)...Finished the season with six double-doubles, the last of which was a 36-assist, 12-dig outing in a Southland Conference home win over Southeastern Louisiana (11/5).

High School | Generated a vast collection of team and individual successes throughout a memorable four-year varsity volleyball career at Spring Hill High School...Shined as a middle blocker, setter and outside hitter for head coach Karen Brundrett's volleyball squad while leading the Lady Panthers to an outstanding 150-17 record that included a pair of regional finals appearances and two more regional semifinal showings...Concluded her prep career with 1,828 kills, 1,030 assists, 630 digs and 637 blocks en route to back-to-back District 16-4A MVP citations as a junior and senior...In all, amassed four all-state selections as a result of her volle yball skill - two TSWA 4A First Team (2014, 2015) and a pair of TGCA 4A nods (2014, 2015)...Chosen as the ETSN Player of the Year as a senior after locking up a spot on the ETSN All-East Texas First Team as a junior...Found herself on the receiving end of back-to-back All East Texas Best Preps Volleyball MVP awards following her junior and senior seasons...Locked on to TSWA Second Team All-State, District 16-4A Offensive MVP and All-East Texas First Team accolades at the conclusion of her sophomore season...Started her prep career by seizing All-East Texas Newcomer of the Year honors as a freshman...Also excelled on the basketball court as a four-year letterwinner for SHHS...Received two ETSN All-East Texas First Team awards, two District 16-4A Offensive MVP titles and picked up TGCA First-Team All-State laurels as a senior...As a two-year member of the track & field team, captured a regional qualifying slot in the 100-meter hurdles as a sophomore and secured regional finalist status in that same event as a junior...Scored Academic All-State recognition as a senior in both volleyball and basketball.

Personal | Born Ann Elizabeth Hollas on November 17, 1997, in Houston, Texas...daughter of William and Elizabeth Hollas...father played football at Rice University from 1986-89...mother player tennis at Rice University from 1986-90...brother, Ben, played baseball at the University of Oklahoma...uncle, Donald, played in the NFL for six seasons as a quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals and Oakland Raiders...plans to major in biology at Stephen F. Austin.