Denise Hill

Senior * Middle Hitter/Outside Hitter * 5’6” * Sabana Seca, PR * Naples American (Italy) H.S.

Notables Named a Captain for the second straight year and came into camp in great condition ... Should be a main contributor and is ready for a big season.

2006 Selected team captain for the second straight year ... One of two players to see action in all 112 games in all 30 matches ... Made the switch from outside to middle hitter and stepped up with 44 total blocks to rank second on the team, including a team-high 29 block assists ... Led the team with a career-high 49 service aces ... Spiked for a career-best 185 kills to rank fourth on the squad ... Owned a .175 hitting percentage ... Smashed five or more kills on 19 occasions, including double-digits in three contests ... Put down 14 kills to go with a pair of aces and a dig vs. Utica on September 2 at the Holiday Inn/Red Dragon Invitational ... Averaged 9.4 kills during a five-match stretch from October 13-21 ... Owned a .500 hitting mark with nine kills and just one error at Emerson on October 6, while adding an ace and a dig ... Picked up five or more digs seven times, including a season-high 13 at Eastern Connecticut State on September 23 ... Served up two or more aces in 11 outings and fired a career-high six aces twice ... Registered at least one ace in 22 of 30 matches and owned a seven-match streak with at least one ace from September 27 to October 10, while compiling 18 during that span ... Stood up to make two or more blocks on 12 occasions, including seven total rejections vs. Keene State College on September 23.

2005 Named captain as a sophomore prior to the season … Played in all 23 of the Beacons’ matches … Third on the team with 182 kills and 36 aces … Tallied 114 digs and 13 total blocks … Recorded 22 kills against Regis College on October 6 to follow a 17-kill output vs. Southern Maine just two days prior ... Served for an ace in 12 consecutive matches, including eight straight with two or more ... Averaged 10.2 digs in a six-match stretch from October 4-15.

2004 Boasted a stellar freshman campaign … Played in all 22 matches … Finished third on the team with 111 kills, 26 aces and 114 digs … Recorded 13 total blocks … Had 15 kills against Suffolk on September 23 ... Began her career with aces in five straight matches and fired 13 in a six-game span from October 2-15 ... Came up with five or more digs in 11 matches and spiked for five or more kills seven times, including back-to-back matches with 11 in her final two outings.

Personal/High School Lettered one year at Naples American High School in Naples, Italy… Was named all-conference, all-tournament, and all-Europe second team while serving as captain of the Wildcats… Prior to Naples American, she attended Antilles High School in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico for two years… She is a member of the National Honor Society… Majoring in History/Classics… Other interests include shopping, going to the beach, playing volleyball spending time with her family … Born February 9, 1986, she is the daughter of Heidi and Daniel Sienicki ... Would like to pursue a career in archaeology.