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Ali Hornung Season 2021

#21
PositionDS/OH
Height5-10
YearFreshman
HometownNew Albany, Ind.
2023 / AS A JUNIOR
  • Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Played in 31 of Purdue’s 32 matches with 21 starts
  • Set a career-high 21 digs at Minnesota (11/10/23)
  • Registered a block solo at Kansas (8/31/23)
  • Recorded 277 digs and averaged 2.43 per set
  • Tallied 15 service aces
  • Produced double-digit digs in 12 matches
  • Recorded at least 15 digs on four occasions
  • Secured a perfect reception % in 16 matches
  • Saw 27 receptions vs. #19 Marquette (9/1/23) with no reception errors in the four-set victory
  • Went five straight matches with at least 10 digs: 10 vs. # Penn State (11/5/23), 21 at Minnesota (11/10/23), 17 vs. Michigan State (11/25/23) and 13 vs. #3 Wisconsin (11/17/23)
  • Went perfect vs. Penn State (11/5/23), with an errorless 19 receptions, helping the team secure the series victory against the Nittany Lions
  • Recorded a perfect 1.00 reception % vs. #2 Nebraska (9/29/23)
  • Committed just two reception errors over 40 reception attempts during the NCAA tournament

2022 / AS A SOPHOMORE
  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Saw action in 122 sets over the course of 32 matches, including 29 starts
  • Contributed 303 digs overall this season, averaging 2.48 digs per set
  • Performed a career-high 20 digs at Illinois (9/30) and at Iowa (9/25)
  • Served up four aces vs. Bradley (9/2), a career-high
  • Registered 15 double-digit dig performances, five including 15+ digs

2021 / AS A FRESHMAN
  • Saw action in 22 matches this season and 63 total sets in the No. 21 uniform
  • Totaled seven service aces, including an ace in the NCAA Second Round, Regional Semifinals and Regional Final
  • Ended the season with an ace in four of the last five matches
  • Registered a career-high eight digs in the match vs. Michigan State (10/20)
  • Recorded two block assists to help the team beat Rutgers 3-0 (10/02)
  • Produced two serve aces during the 3-0 victory against Jacksonville State (9/17)
  • Made one or more digs during nine separate matches
  • Went perfect in receptions five times, including receiving 14 balls in the victory vs. #15 Penn State (10/17)
  • Wore the #21 uniform as a freshman before switching to #10 following the 2021 season, changing to the same uniform number as her sister: fellow Purdue volleyball teammate Marissa Hornung after she graduated

HIGH SCHOOL
  • 2020 Under Armour All-American first-team selection
  • Named to PrepVolleyball Defensive Dandies 2020
  • Earned top-25 recognition on MaxPreps Player of the Year
  • Two-Time 4A first team All-State
  • 2019 Junior South All-Star Team honoree
  • 2019 NTSPY Volleyball Player of the Year and Athlete of the Year
  • 2018 PrepVolleyball High School Underclassmen All-American
  • No. 63 in the nation and No. 6 in Indiana according to MaxPreps 2021 Recruiting Class rankings
  • MaxPreps Sophomore All-American team honoree (2018)
  • MaxPreps Freshman All-American team honoree (2017)
  • MaxPreps Preseason High School All-America second team honoree (2020)
  • Guided Union to a top-10 national team ranking
  • Helped her team to a 4A sectional championship title in 2019
  • Three-time 4A Regional Champion (2017, 2018 and 2020)
  • Notched 446 kills over 97 sets during 2020
  • Defensively, tallied 368 digs and 45 total blocks as a senior
  • Surpassed 1,000 digs over the last four seasons with 1,284 since 2017
  • Averaged a .349 hitting percentage during her high school tenure
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Senior
2024

DS
5-10 / -
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Junior
2023

DS/OH
5-10 / -
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Sophomore
2022

DS/OH
5-10 / -