Ally Batenhorst Season 2021

Honors & Awards
• Louisville Regional All-Tournament Team (2022)
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (Beach-2022)
• Academic All-District (2022)
• Academic All-Big Ten (2022, 2023; Beach-2022, 2023, 2024)
• Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2021, 2022, 2023; Spring 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
• Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2022, 2023)

2023 (Junior)
• Played in 30 matches and averaged 2.25 kills per set with 54 digs and 52 blocks
• Notched 13 kills in a 3-2 win over No. 1 Wisconsin (Oct. 21) 
• Also had 13 kills and hit .545 along with four blocks in a sweep of Rutgers (Oct. 28)
• Had 13 kills and two blocks in a 3-1 win at Minnesota (Nov. 25)
• Recorded 12 kills and two digs in a 3-1 win over No. 21 Kentucky (Sept. 17) 
• Tallied 11 kills in a 3-1 win over Illinois (Nov. 12)
• Finished with 11 kills and seven digs in a sweep at Rutgers (Nov. 5)
• Put down 10 kills in a sweep of Georgia Tech (Dec. 7)
• Posted 10 kills in a 3-1 win over Northwestern (Nov. 8)
• Registered nine kills in a sweep at Iowa (Nov. 19)
• Had nine kills and hit .333 in a sweep of No. 12 Minnesota (Sept. 24) 
• Finished with eight kills and four blocks in an NCAA semifinal win over Pittsburgh (Dec. 14)
• Recorded seven kills and four blocks in a 3-2 reverse sweep at No. 16 Penn State (Nov. 3)
• Posted six kills on eight swings (.750) in a sweep of Long Beach State (Sept. 9) 
• Registered a career-high seven blocks in a sweep of No. 21 Ohio State (Sept. 22) 

2022 (Sophomore)
• Played in 26 matches and posted 2.33 kills per set to go with 1.06 digs per set and 0.57 blocks per set in 72 total sets played 
• In her season debut, tallied seven kills on .278 hitting with one block and one dig against Tulsa (Aug. 26)
• Notched 10 kills against LMU (Sept. 1)
• Posted seven kills with a pair of blocks in a sweep at No. 24 Michigan (Oct. 8)
• Tallied eight kills with three blocks and three digs in a 3-0 sweep of Northwestern (Oct. 16)
• Posted seven kills in a 3-0 sweep at No. 12 Purdue (Oct. 19)
• Had four kills with a career-high five blocks at No. 5 Wisconsin (Oct. 26)
• Put down nine kills with three blocks in a 3-2 win at Northwestern (Nov. 6)
• Had a season-best 15 kills and hit .256 at No. 6 Ohio State (Nov. 13)
• Followed up with 11 kills on .286 hitting in a sweep at Iowa (Nov. 18)
• Had 10 kills with nine digs and five blocks vs. No. 3 Wisconsin (Nov. 25)
• Totaled 10 kills with 10 digs in the NCAA second round win against Kansas (Dec. 2)
• Tied her season high with 15 kills and added a career-high 12 digs against No. 9 Oregon in the NCAA regional semifinal and was named to the Louisville Regional All-Tournament Team (Dec. 8)

2021 (Freshman)
• Appeared in 28 matches, making 16 starts
• Averaged 1.99 kills, 0.63 digs and 0.31 blocks per set
• Had seven double-digit kill performances
• Totaled nine kills with three digs and a block vs. Arizona State (Sept. 4)
• Finished with 10 kills vs. No. 20 Utah (Sept. 11)
• Followed up with 10 kills, eight digs and three blocks at No. 16 Stanford (Sept. 14)
• Posted eight kills, four digs and a block in NU's Big Ten opener at Northwestern (Sept. 22)
• Registered eight kills and hit .348 with three blocks in a sweep of Michigan (Oct. 1)
• Put up a season-high 15 kills while hitting .375 to go with three digs and two blocks at No. 13 Penn State (Oct. 8)
• Had an 11-kill effort off the bench with five digs and a block at Indiana (Nov. 14)
• Collected 11 kills with two blocks vs. Florida State in the NCAA Second Round (Dec. 4)
• Matched her season high of 15 kills while hitting .406 and adding two blocks and two digs at No. 2 Texas in the NCAA Regional Final (Dec. 11)
• Capped the year with 11 kills and two blocks vs. No. 4 Wisconsin in the NCAA title match (Dec. 18)

High School/Club
• Ranked the No. 3 overall prospect and No. 2 outside hitter by PrepVolleyball.com
• Ranked the No. 1 2021 prospect in the state of Texas
• Named the Gatorade National Player of the Year for 2020-21
• Named a first-team Under Armour All-American in 2020
• Led Seven Lakes High School to the Texas state title in 2020 and was named tournament MVP
• Helped Seven Lakes High School win the 6A district title in 2017, 2018 and 2020
• Named the Texas AVCA/MaxPreps Player of the Week twice in her prep career
• Played varsity all four years and was voted captain as a sophomore, junior and a senior
• Was a member of the 2020 US Women's National Training Team
• Named a MaxPreps Preseason All-American in 2020
• Named to the AVCA All-Region Team in 2020
• Named a PrepVolleyball.com All-American in 2017 and 2019
• Named a MaxPreps Underclass All-American in 2017 and 2018
• Named to the Texas Girls Coaches Association (TGCA) All-Texas Team in 2017, 2018 and 2019
• Named VYPE Magazine All-State Team Hitter of the Year on 2019
• Named first-team all-district in 2017, 2018 and 2019
• Was a member of the 2019 18U US Women's National Training Team
• Was a member of the 2018 USA 18U National Team that won the gold medal at NORCECA in Honduras
• Named the 6A District Most Valuable Attacker in 2017, 2018 and 2019
• Named PrepVolleyball.com's National Freshman of the Year in 2017
• Helped Seven Lakes High School to a runner-up finish at the state championships in 2017
• Named to the UIL 6A All-Tournament Team at the state championships and was the only underclassman to make the team
• Played club volleyball for Houston Juniors
• Helped her club team win the gold medal at the 2016 USAV National Championships

Personal
• Born on July 26, 2002 in Omaha, Neb.
• Parents are Kurt and Susan Batenhorst
• Susan attended Nebraska and Kurt played basketball and ran track at Nebraska Wesleyan • Has two sisters, Casey and Danielle