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As a Senior (2019): Started the first 15 matches of the season before suffering a season-ending concussion … Averaged 1.19 kills/set on a .296 hitting percentage prior to her injury … Finished second on the team with 0.88 blocks/set in her 52 sets played … Named to the Cactus Classic All-Tournament Team when she had 11 kills and nine blocks in Arizona’s undefeated weekend … Named to the Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll.
 
As a Junior (2018): Had a breakout season in 2018, starting 26 of Arizona’s 33 matches, and appearing in 102 sets over 28 total appearances … Finished second on the team with 78 total blocks (0.76/set) … Averaged 1.17 kills/set on .363 hitting after averaging 0.43 kills/set on .120 hitting as a freshman … Excelled during Pac-12 play, averaging 1.22 kills/set on .416 hitting after averaging 0.89/set on .190 hitting in nonconference play … Named Pac-12 all-academic honorable mention … Led the Wildcats in blocks in 11 matches … Finished second on the team with seven matches with five-or-more blocks, including a career-most six vs. San Diego State (8/31) … Set a career high with nine kills vs. Arizona State (9/20) … Had a career-high three solo blocks vs. Utah (11/9) in a match she had six kills on .455 hitting and five total blocks (10 points) … Set career highs in every statistical category.
 
As a Sophomore (2017): Appeared in 13 matches (22 sets) on the season … Had nine kills (0.41/set) and eight blocks (0.36/set) on the year … Had two kills and two blocks (including a solo block) vs. eventual Final Four team Stanford (10/29) … Served her first career ace vs. Oregon State (10/18).
 
As a Freshman (2016): Sat out the season due to injury.
 
Prep: A four-year letterwinner at Columbus High School in Columbus, Georgia, under head coach Donna Fleming … No. 60 recruit nationally (PrepVolleyball.com) … First-team Under Armour All-American as a senior … Area and Division 5A Player of the Year as a senior … Named Team MVP, team captain and Senior All-Star in 2015 … First-team all-area and all-city performer … Led team to a 42-7 record and a state championship as a senior with 530 kills and 114 blocks along the way … Set school record with 1,351 career kills … Also a top-100 basketball recruit … Competed for A5-South club team in Peachtree City and finished second in the country at the Boston Qualifier … An honor roll student with a 3.8 GPA.
 
Personal: Born December 23, 1997 to Raymond and Cherveka Hayes in Waukegan, Illinois … Has one brother (Raymond Hayes Jr.) … Plays the violin … Plans to major in criminal justice with career ambitions of working for the FBI … Chose Arizona over Arkansas, Colorado State, Georgia State and Iowa State because “I love the school and the coaching staff.”
 
Career Honors
2019
Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll
Cactus Classic All-Tournament Team