2012 Volleyball Roster
Roster

Samantha Hinz
- Position:
- Middle Blocker
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- St. Joseph HS
- Hometown:
- Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Notables: In 2011 against Seton Hall, she recorded the most blocks (14) in a four-set match in program history ... In 2010, she had 38 service aces, the second-most in a season in program history ... Places second in program history in single-season block assists (143 in 2011) ... Places fourth in program history in single-season blocks (169 in 2011) ... Sixth-most block assists in Syracuse history (385) ... Seventh-most blocks in program history (444) ... Tied with Jessica Paarlberg for the eighth-best career blocks per set in program history (1.15).
Senior Season (2012): Earned Capital One All-Academic All District honors ... Versus Illinois-Chicago tallied seven kills, four assists and seven blocks … Had one kill, one assist, one dig and two blocks against Bryant … Recorded five kills, two digs, four blocks and one solo block against Colgate in the Colgate Classic ... Tallied two kills, one assist and two blocks versus Creighton … Against Kansas State registered four kills, one assist, three digs and four blocks … Had three kills and one block versus Omaha ... Spiked three kills, two blocks and one block solo against Iowa ... Hit one kill and contributed one assist, one dig and five blocks versus Iowa State ... Recorded two kills and eight blocks against Hartford ... Had two kills, one dig and six blocks against Dartmouth ... Tallied four kills, two blocks and two solo blocks versus Buffalo … Totaled three kills, one dig, three blocks and one solo block against Binghamton … Had one kill, one assist, one dig and two blocks against Marquette ... Recorded two kills, one assist, one dig and two blocks versus Niagara ... Against DePaul tallied one kill, two digs and four blocks ... Registered two kills, one assist, one dig and one block against Notre Dame ... Had two kills, five blocks and one solo block versus USF ... Contributed three kills, three blocks and one solo block against Pitt ... Versus Rutgers recorded three kills ... Registered seven kills, six blocks and one assist against Seton Hall ... Had three blocks against Louisville ... Totaled one kill, one assist and one block against Cincinnati ... Contributed one kill and three blocks versus Villanova ... Recorded six kills, one assist and seven blocks against Georgetown ... Tallied three kills, one assist, three blocks and two solo blocks against St. John’s ... Had two kills against Connecticut ... Against Villanova had three kills and two blocks ... Racked up three kills, one assist, one dig, three blocks and three solo blocks versus Seton Hall.
Junior Season (2011): Game-by-Game Statistics: First-Team All-BIG EAST ... Led the conference in total blocks (169), block assists (143), solo blocks (26) and blocks per set (1.44) ... Earned BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll twice (Sept. 12, Oct. 10) ... Versus Sacred Heart, recorded two kills, three digs and nine blocks ... Had nine kills, four digs and six blocks against Youngstown State ... Against Siena, recorded four kills, two digs and four blocks ... Had three kills, four digs and eight total blocks against Utah State ... Tallied six kills against Texas State ... Racked up six kills and 11 blocks against Idaho State ... Had 13 kills against Utah Valley and also had five digs and seven total blocks ... Notched four kills, three digs and four blocks versus Long Island ... Had nine kills, four digs and eight blocks against Temple ... Had five kills and four blocks versus Lehigh ... Named MVP at Blackbird Invitational ... Recorded seven kills, two digs and eight blocks against Buffalo ... Against Dayton, had five kills and two digs ... Recorded a career-high of 17 kills, as well as one dig and six blocks against Cornell ... Had nine kills and three blocks against St. John's ... At Connecticut, had six kills and five blocks ... Had 11 kills and eight blocks in a win against Villanova ... Set a career-high with 13 blocks against Georgetown ... Recorded ten kills against Marquette ... Had four kills and one black against Binghamton ... Tallied five kills and three digs versus Rutgers ... Recorded nine kills, one dig and 14 kills against Seton Hall ... Against West Virginia, tallied five kills, one dig and four blocks ... Had five kills, one dig and four blocks versus Pittsburgh ... Had nine kills, three digs and two blocks against Louisville ... At Cincinnati had two kills and one block ... Against DePaul had eight kills, two digs and three blocks ... Versus Notre Dame had five kills, three digs and five blocks ... Had seven kills, two digs and three blocks against Notre Dame in the BIG EAST quarterfinal game.
Sophomore Season (2010): Game-by-Game Statistics: Versus Fairfield, had four service aces ... Against Rhode Island, tied her career-best .667 attack percentage ... Versus Colgate, tallied 10 kills ... Against Tennessee Tech, recorded five kills, two service aces and three block assists ... Against North Texas, registered six kills and a career high seven block assists ... Versus Northwestern State, tallied five kills and five block assists ... Versus Buffalo, recorded four kills, four digs and four block assists ... At Fordham, registered an attack percentage of .615, two service aces and two block assists ... Against Rider, recorded an attack percentage of .714 and three block assists ... Versus Harvard, had three service aces and three block assists ... Had one service ace, two digs and three block assists against Niagara ... Against Louisiana Monroe, recorded five kills ... Versus Duquesne, tallied two service aces and five digs ... At Kent State, registered eight kills, six digs and four block assists ... At USF, had five kills ... Versus Binghamton, recorded an attack percentage of .706, 12 kills and four block assists ... At Villanova, tallied four block assists ... Against UConn, had four kills, two service aces and two block assists ... Versus St. John's, tallied five kills and five block assists ... Against Marquette, recorded five kills and two service aces ... At Cornell, had seven kills and four block assists ... At Notre Dame, registered two solo blocks and two block assists ... At DePaul, tallied four kills and two solo blocks ... Versus Pittsburgh, had eight kills and six block assists ... Versus West Virginia, tallied nine kills and one service ace ... At Seton Hall, recorded four block assists ... At Rutgers, registered three kills and five blocks ... Versus Cincinnati, had six kills, three service aces and eight block assists ... Against Louisville, tallied four block assists.
Freshman Season (2009): Game-by-Game Statistics: Made her collegiate debut at Niagara, recording one kill and three block assists ... At Southern Methodist, posted three kills, a .429 attack percentage and two total blocks ... Versus Cornell, had four kills, a career-best .667 attack percentage and a solo block ... Against Seton Hall, notched seven kills ... Against St. John's, recorded five kills ... Versus Connecticut, had seven kills ... Versus USF tallied seven kills and added five total blocks ... At Marquette had six block assists ... At Louisville, posted seven kills ... At Cincinnati, notched six kills ... Versus DePaul, recorded seven kills ... Against Notre Dame, tallied five kills and four blocks ... At Binghamton, matched four kills with four block assists ... Capped off her freshman season with five kills against Louisville in the BIG EAST Championship opening round ... Named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team ... Earned Athletic Director's Honor Roll distinction for the fall and spring semesters.
High School: Led the Guardians to 39-0 record and three-consecutive city championships during her three varsity seasons … Team won the Saskatchewan Provincial Championship during her sophomore season … Tournament MVP at 2008 Mustang Volley and 2007 MegaVolley … Competed as a member JCVC Club teams … Member of the 18U Beach Volleyball Provincial Championship team … Placed second (2007) and ninth (2008) overall at the Volleyball Festival in Reno, Nevada as a member of the 2009 Canada Volleyball Prospects.
Personal: Samantha Marie Hinz … Born in February 1991 … Daughter of Ryan and Sabine Hinz … Has one brother ... Major is civil engineering.
HINZ' CAREER STATS | ||||||||||||||
Year | SP | MP | K | K/S | TA | Pct. | A | A/S | Digs | D/S | BS | BA | TB | B/S |
2009 | 64 | 20 | 90 | 1.41 | 200 | .315 | 5 | 0.08 | 26 | 0.41 | 13 | 46 | 59 | 0.92 |
2010 | 112 | 32 | 161 | 1.44 | 376 | .290 | 7 | 0.06 | 57 | 0.51 | 11 | 102 | 113 | 1.01 |
2011 | 117 | 31 | 212 | 1.81 | 538 | .262 | 10 | 0.09 | 61 | 0.52 | 26 | 143 | 169 | 1.44 |
2012 | 105 | 28 | 77 | 0.73 | 220 | .195 | 18 | 0.17 | 15 | 0.14 | 12 | 91 | 103 | 0.98 |
Totals | 398 | 111 | 540 | 1.36 | 1,334 | .267 | 40 | 0.10 | 159 | 0.40 | 62 | 382 | 444 | 1.12 |