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- Height:
- 6-0
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- Year:
- Fr.
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- Hometown:
- Millersville, Md.
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- High School:
- Severna Park
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- Position:
- RS
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- m
- 32
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- k/s
- 2.92
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- h %
- .247
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- a/s
- 0.24
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- b/s
- 0.63
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- sa/s
- 0.00
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- d/s
- 0.87
Bio
As a freshman: NEC Rookie of the Year ... All-NEC First Team ... NEC Player of the Week ... Two-time NEC Rookie of the Week ... ECAC Rookie of the Week ... Appeared in 32 matches, earning 26 starts while playing in 117 of 124 sets as a rookie ... Led the team with 342 kills on the year, good for third-most in the league ... Boasted the eighth-highest hitting percentage in the conference at .248, good for tops among all NEC rookies ... Averaged 2.92 kills per set (6th in NEC) ... Also topped the team charts in points (379) and points per set (3.24), both good for top-10 in the league ... Finished third on the squad with 74 blocks ... Added 102 digs and 28 assists while posting a .916 reception percentage ... Hit double-digit kill totals in 19 contests, including in nine of the final 12 matches ... Posted a season-high 18 kills three times.
Before Bryant: Hoekstra was a three-year varsity letterwinner and starter for Severna Park High School … Led the Falcons to a Maryland Class 4A State Championship as a senior in 2014, also winning county and regional titles … Team was the state runner up and regional champ in 2013 … 2015 Washington Post All-Metro First Team selection ... 2014 Maryland Gatorade Player of the Year nominee … Capital Gazette Player of the Year as a senior … Baltimore Sun All-Metro Player of the Year … Three-time first team all-county selection … Two-time Baltimore Sun First Team All-Metro pick (2013, 2014) … Baltimore Sun Second Team All-Metro selection as a sophomore … 2013 Washington Post All-Metro Honorable Mention … Class President as a junior and senior … Four-year honor roll student … Played club for Metro American Volleyball Club, helping her team win the 2015 USAV U18 National Championship (GJNC National Division).
Personal: Daughter of Merrill and Lisa Hoekstra, Sophia Hoekstra was born March 7, 1997 … Has one sister, Abbie, who plays volleyball at Hope College (DIII) … Mother played volleyball at Simpson University from 1985-88.
Career Game Highs
Kills: 18, three times (last at CCSU, 11/6/15)
Assists: 4 vs. Robert Morris, 10/17/15
Aces: --
Digs: 11 vs. Robert Morris, 10/17/15
Blocks: 5, three times (last vs. LIU Brooklyn, 9/27/15)
Player Profile
  | Overall | Conf | ||
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Matches | 32 | 14 | ||
Sets | 117 | 54 | ||
Kills | 342 | 174 | ||
Kills per set | 2.92 | 3.22 | ||
Errors | 132 | 61 | ||
Total Attacks | 849 | 410 | ||
Hitting Percentage | .247 | .276 | ||
Assists | 28 | 16 | ||
Assists per set | 0.24 | 0.30 | ||
Service Aces | 0 | 0 | ||
Service Errors | 0 | 0 | ||
Service Aces per set | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
Receptions | 140 | 69 | ||
Reception Errors | 13 | 7 | ||
Digs | 102 | 48 | ||
Digs per set | 0.87 | 0.89 | ||
Block Solo | 0 | 0 | ||
Block Assist | 74 | 34 | ||
Block Total | 74 | 34 | ||
Blocks per set | 0.63 | 0.63 | ||
Block Errors | 2 | 2 | ||
Ball Handling Errors | 3 | 2 | ||
Points | 379.0 | 191.0 | ||
Points per set | 3.2 | 3.5 | ||
Matches started | 26 | 14 |
Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | sa | se | r | re | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe | pts |
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Aug 28 | Quinnipiac | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 7 | 7 | 27 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8.0 |
Aug 28 | Holy Cross | W, 3-1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 16 | .125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.5 |
Aug 29 | Iona | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 19 | .526 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13.0 |
Sep 1 | Providence | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 29 | .483 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16.0 |
Sep 4 | at UConn | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 8 | 5 | 23 | .130 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10.5 |
Sep 4 | vs. James Madison | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 12 | .417 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.5 |
Sep 5 | vs. UMBC | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 30 | .167 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12.0 |
Sep 8 | at New Hampshire | L, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sep 11 | at Marist | L, 3-2 | - | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | .077 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 |
Sep 12 | vs. Bucknell | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 12 | 3 | 26 | .346 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13.0 |
Sep 12 | vs. La Salle | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 16 | 3 | 31 | .419 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17.5 |
Sep 15 | Hartford | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 15 | .467 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10.5 |
Sep 18 | vs. No. 23 Minnesota | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 20 | .350 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.5 |
Sep 19 | at Col. of Charleston | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 27 | .148 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10.5 |
Sep 19 | vs. Sam Houston St. | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 12 | 10 | 39 | .051 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14.0 |
Sep 22 | Dartmouth | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 22 | .227 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10.5 |
Sep 26 | St. Francis Brooklyn | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 27 | .111 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11.0 |
Sep 27 | Long Island | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 35 | .400 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 19.5 |
Sep 29 | at UMass Lowell | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 23 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.5 |
Oct 3 | at FDU | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 22 | .182 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9.0 |
Oct 4 | at Sacred Heart | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 20 | .050 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 |
Oct 10 | Central Connecticut | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 21 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11.0 |
Oct 13 | Holy Cross | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 31 | .323 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 |
Oct 17 | Robert Morris | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 25 | .200 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10.0 |
Oct 18 | Saint Francis U | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 6 | 35 | .314 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17.5 |
Oct 24 | at St. Francis Brooklyn | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 30 | .533 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19.5 |
Oct 25 | at Long Island | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 18 | -.056 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.5 |
Oct 31 | FDU | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 41 | .293 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 20.0 |
Nov 1 | Sacred Heart | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 37 | .405 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 19.0 |
Nov 6 | at Central Connecticut | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 5 | 36 | .361 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 20.0 |
Nov 14 | at Robert Morris | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 37 | .135 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10.5 |
Nov 15 | at Saint Francis U | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 26 | .308 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11.5 |
Nov 21 | vs. #2 Robert Morris | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 36 | .000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10.5 |
m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | pct | a | a/s | sa | sa/s | r | re | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s | pts | pts/s | |
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2015-16 | 32 | 117 | 342 | 2.92 | 132 | 849 | .247 | 28 | 0.24 | 0 | 0.00 | 140 | 13 | 102 | 0.87 | 0 | 74 | 74 | 0.63 | 379.0 | 3.2 |
Total | 32 | 117 | 342 | 2.92 | 132 | 849 | .247 | 28 | 0.24 | 0 | 0.00 | 140 | 13 | 102 | 0.87 | 0 | 74 | 74 | 0.63 | 379.0 | 3.2 |
m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | pct | a | a/s | sa | sa/s | r | re | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s | pts | pts/s | ||
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Event | Total | 32 | 117 | 342 | 2.92 | 132 | 849 | .247 | 28 | 0.24 | 0 | 0.00 | 140 | 13 | 102 | 0.87 | 0 | 74 | 74 | 0.63 | 379.0 | 3.2 |
Conference | 14 | 54 | 174 | 3.22 | 61 | 410 | .276 | 16 | 0.30 | 0 | 0.00 | 69 | 7 | 48 | 0.89 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 0.63 | 191.0 | 3.5 | |
Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Location | Home | 14 | 52 | 164 | 3.15 | 49 | 380 | .303 | 12 | 0.23 | 0 | 0.00 | 54 | 5 | 52 | 1.00 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 0.71 | 182.5 | 3.5 |
Away | 11 | 40 | 104 | 2.60 | 50 | 275 | .196 | 9 | 0.23 | 0 | 0.00 | 49 | 5 | 21 | 0.53 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 0.47 | 113.5 | 2.8 | |
Neutral | 7 | 25 | 74 | 2.96 | 33 | 194 | .211 | 7 | 0.28 | 0 | 0.00 | 37 | 3 | 29 | 1.16 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0.72 | 83.0 | 3.3 | |
Result | Wins | 19 | 70 | 236 | 3.37 | 66 | 525 | .324 | 16 | 0.23 | 0 | 0.00 | 81 | 6 | 60 | 0.86 | 0 | 51 | 51 | 0.73 | 261.5 | 3.7 |
Losses | 13 | 47 | 106 | 2.26 | 66 | 324 | .123 | 12 | 0.26 | 0 | 0.00 | 59 | 7 | 42 | 0.89 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 0.49 | 117.5 | 2.5 | |
Month | August | 3 | 11 | 22 | 2.00 | 10 | 62 | .194 | 2 | 0.18 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0.82 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.64 | 25.5 | 2.3 |
September | 15 | 51 | 152 | 2.98 | 60 | 372 | .247 | 10 | 0.20 | 0 | 0.00 | 76 | 6 | 40 | 0.78 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 0.73 | 170.5 | 3.3 | |
October | 9 | 34 | 103 | 3.03 | 38 | 243 | .267 | 11 | 0.32 | 0 | 0.00 | 37 | 5 | 32 | 0.94 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 0.50 | 111.5 | 3.3 | |
November | 5 | 21 | 65 | 3.10 | 24 | 172 | .238 | 5 | 0.24 | 0 | 0.00 | 24 | 2 | 21 | 1.00 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0.62 | 71.5 | 3.4 |
News Mentions
Looking Back: Bryant volleyball posts best season yet at Division I level
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University volleyball team enjoyed its best year yet at the Division I level in 2015, as a stellar class of...
December 16, 2015
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November 21, 2015
Bulldogs earn three major NEC awards
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November 20, 2015
Bryant volleyball makes NEC Tournament debut Saturday vs. #2 Robert Morris
BROOKLYN, N.Y. -- The Bryant University volleyball team makes its first-ever Division I playoff appearance in the 2015 Northeast Conference...
November 19, 2015
#3 Bulldogs set to face #2 Colonials in NEC Semifinals
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – After recording a Division I best 19 wins, the Bryant University women’s volleyball team has solidified its...
November 17, 2015
Bulldogs secure three seed in NEC Tournament despite 3-0 loss in regular-season finale
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November 15, 2015
Bryant drops five-set heartbreaker at Robert Morris Saturday afternoon
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November 14, 2015
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November 13, 2015
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November 6, 2015
Hoekstra takes home second Molten/NEC Rookie of the Week accolade of season
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November 2, 2015
Bryant defeats Sacred Heart, 3-2, on Senior Day for tie atop NEC standings
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November 1, 2015
Robbins's career day paces Bulldogs to 3-1 win over FDU Saturday
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October 31, 2015
Bulldogs look to clinch first DI playoff berth with weekend wins over FDU and Sacred Heart
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October 30, 2015
Bulldogs' streak snapped at hands of LIU Brooklyn, 3-0, Sunday afternoon
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October 25, 2015
Bulldogs extend streak to five with 3-1 win at St. Francis Brooklyn
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October 24, 2015
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October 18, 2015
Bulldogs stay perfect at home with 3-1 win over Robert Morris Saturday
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Rookie Kristin Kingi (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) posted a match-high 16 kills while senior Debora Magalhaes (Belo Horizonte,...
October 17, 2015
Career nights for Kingi, Nesterov power Bulldogs to 3-1 win over Holy Cross
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Freshman outside hitter Kristin Kingi (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) posted a career-high 21 kills to lead the Bryant University...
October 13, 2015
Bulldogs defeat Blue Devils in straight sets Saturday afternoon
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October 10, 2015
Bulldogs fall to Pioneer comeback, drop 3-2 heartbreaker Sunday afternoon
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Freshman Kristin Kingi (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) led the Bulldogs and the match with 15 kills, but the Bryant University...
October 4, 2015
Bulldogs top FDU in straight sets, remain undefeated in NEC play
SMITHFIELD, R.I – Freshman outside hitter Kristin Kingi (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) paced the match with 12 kills while sophomore setter Vika...
October 3, 2015
Hoekstra, Magalhaes sweep NEC weekly honors, garner ECAC accolades after 3-0 week
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – For the first time ever, Bryant University volleyball has swept the Molten/NEC weekly honors, as freshman rightside...
October 1, 2015
Bulldogs stumble against UMass Lowell, fall in three sets Tuesday on road
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Despite three closely contested sets and eight kills from sophomore middle blocker Ally Lunsford (Minneola, Fla.), the...
September 29, 2015
Hoekstra, Onoyan set career marks as Bulldogs topple reigning NEC Champ LIU Brooklyn, 3-1, Sunday
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Behind a career-best 17 kills from freshman Sophie Hoekstra (Millersville, Md.) and a career-high 12 blocks from senior...
September 27, 2015
Bulldogs use depth to sweep St. Francis Brooklyn, 3-0, Saturday night
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Rookie Kirstyn Sperry (Phoenix, Ariz.) recorded a double-double while classmate Sophie Hoekstra (Millersville, Md.)...
September 26, 2015
Bryant drops pair at C of C Invitational Saturday
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Despite being paced by strong freshman play once again, the Bryant University volleyball team dropped a pair at the...
September 19, 2015
No. 23 Gophers outdo Bulldogs, 3-0, Friday in Charleston
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Rookie Sophie Hoekstra (Millersville, Md.) posted nine kills in the opening match of the North Charleston Classic Friday,...
September 18, 2015
Bulldogs sweep Hartford, 3-0, Tuesday night at home
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Freshman Kristin Kingi (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) and Sophie Hoekstra (Millersville, Md.) each posted a match-high 10 kills...
September 15, 2015
Rookies headline Bulldog sweep at Marist Tournament Saturday
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – A trio of freshmen paced the Bryant University volleyball team to a Saturday sweep at the Marist Tournament, as the...
September 12, 2015
Kingi, Hoekstra lead Bryant despite 3-1 loss to UMBC
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Rookies Kristin Kingi (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) and Sophie Hoekstra (Millersville, Md.) combined for 23 kills for the...
September 5, 2015
Bulldogs drop pair Friday at UConn Dog Pound Challenge
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Sophomore setter Vika Nesterov (Kfar Saba, Israel) recorded two more double-doubles to extend her season-opening streak...
September 4, 2015
Rookies lead as Bulldogs cruise past Providence, 3-0, Tuesday night
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Freshman Sophie Hoekstra (Millersville, Md.) recorded at match-high 15 kills while sophomore setter Vika Nesterov (Kfar...
September 1, 2015
Bulldogs claim Hampton Inn-vitational title with 3-1 win over Iona Saturday
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Behind 11 kills apiece from rookies Sophie Hoekstra (Millersville, Md.) and Margot Ruffieux (Cary, N.C.) and another...
August 29, 2015
Bulldogs sweep opening day of Hampton Inn-vitational, top Quinnipiac and Holy Cross, 3-1
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University volleyball team kicked off 2015 with a strong performance on the first day of the Hampton Inn-vitat...
August 28, 2015
Bulldogs ready to take on 2015, open at home with Hampton Inn-vitational
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – A year after earning its highest finish of the program’s Division I era, the Bryant University volleyball team is...
August 27, 2015