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2018 Women's Volleyball Roster

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5 Whitney Hirst

  • Height 5-10
  • Class Senior
  • Position S
  • Hometown Huntington Beach, Calif.
  • Highschool Edison HS

Biography


2017 – Cal State Monterey Bay
  • Redshirted the 2017 season.
2016 – Cal State Monterey Bay
  • Made 20 starts in her 23 appearances as a junior.
  • Led CSUMB with 576 assists, No. 9 on the CSUMB single season list.
  • Enters her senior season with 1,047 assists, No. 5 all–time at CSUMB.
  • Finished 3rdon the team with 182 digs.
  • Season–high 49 assists came in 2016 finale at Humboldt State (Nov. 12).
  • Recorded 9 double–doubles in 2016.
  • Needed just 3 sets to post a season–high 18 digs at Stanislaus State (Sept. 16).
2015 – Cal State Monterey Bay
  • Was on her way to an outstanding sophomore season when an injury curbed her after 13 matches.
  • Still finished second on the team with a career–high 292 assists.
  • Career–high 56 assists (No. 7 in CSUMB history) in a win over Cal State San Marcos (Oct. 3).
  • Matched her career high of 2 blocks in that win.
  • Career–high 14 digs vs. Cal State L.A. (Sept. 15) and at Cal State Dominguez Hills (Sept. 22).
  • 5 double–doubles as a sophomore.
2014 – Cal State Monterey Bay
  • Earned considerable playing time as a freshman in 2014, appearing in all 26 matches while making 12 starts.
  • Finished with 179 assists, the most by an Otter freshman since Kelsey Johnston in 2011.
  • Passed double figure assists in 9 of the final 12 matches, including a season–high 34 at Cal Poly Pomona (Oct. 11).
  • Added a season–high 13 digs in that match to record her first collegiate double–double.
  • Matched her season high of 2 blocks 3 times.
  • Matched her season high of 2 aces 4 times.
High School
  • Lettered 3 times at Edison High School.
  • Named the Chargers team captain as a senior when she earned a spot in the Orange County All–Star Game.
  • Named MVP of the Tesoro High tournament as a sophomore in 2011.
  • Helped the Chargers earn a share of the Sunset League title that season as a first team all–league pick.
  • Earned the Athlete of Character and Honor Award from the Orange County Athletic Directors Association.
  • Played her 2014 club season with Club H, helping it to a 13th place finish of the American Division at Junior Nationals.
  • Played 6 seasons of club with the Orange County VBC.
  • Once helped lead OVBC to a consolation title at Festival.
  • Was selected to participate in the USA HP Training Program in Colorado Springs.
Personal
  • Earned her degree in liberal studies with a history emphasis at CSUMB.
  • Career goal is to teach high school history.
  • A CCAA All–Academic team member in 2015–16 and 2016–17.
  • Was a delegate to the 2013 Women In Sports Leadership Conference after serving in a similar role at the 2012 National Leadership Conference.
  • Won a Sideout Foundation Community Service Award for 2012–13.
  • Lists surfing, skiing and Olympic weightlifting among her hobbies.
  • Was born on the 27thanniversary of the first moon landing.
  • Is a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
  • Parents are Larry and Sheridan Hirst.
  • Father played basketball at Vanguard University before playing professionally overseas.


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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2014Freshman

    S
    5'10"
    5
  • 5

    2015Sophomore

    S
    5'10"
    5
  • 5

    2016Junior

    S
    5'10"
    5
  • 5

    2017Senior

    S
    5'10"
    5
  • 5

    2018Senior

    Setter
    5'10"
    5