“Allison is a very steady player, a veteran. She is so consistent and we’re counting on her to anchor our defense. Her leadership will set the tone for our freshmen on the back line.“Allison is a very steady player, a veteran. She is so consistent and we’re counting on her to anchor our defense. Her leadership will set the tone for our freshmen on the back line.
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Senior Season - anchored the defense for Carolina … played in 31 matches and 108 games … had 336 digs … earned the UNC Athletic Director’s Scholar Athlete Award for Volleyball … ended career by playing in 128 matches and 435 games … became the number 1 defensive specialist with the graduation of Ashley Powers.
Junior Season - continued to contribute as a steady force on the defense amassing 205 digs … recorded double-figure digs in five matches … tallied 17 digs in a win over Duke on Sept. 20 … helped led the Tar Heels to victory over # 4 Nebraska … named to the ACC Honor Roll and UNC Dean’s list
Sophomore Season – Saw action as a defensive specialist … totaled 201 digs and 14 services aces on the year … tallied 14 digs and 2 aces against Clemson on 11/3 … recorded double-digit digs on five occasions … registered 9 digs in the ACC tournament versus NC State … named to the Dean’s List and ACC Honor Roll.
Freshman Season - competed in 31 of the 32 matches for the Heels … included 13 regular season ACC matches … reached double figures in digs on three occasions … had a season best 13 digs versus Duke, 9/27 … named to the Dean’s List and ACC Honor Roll.
High School — helped Berkeley Prep to its sixth consecutive state 2A championship as a senior … named teams most outstanding player as a senior … team MVP in 1993 … played with the Tampa Bay Juniors Club team … three-year all-conference in track in the long jump … member of the National Honor Society.
Personal — Father, William, played quarterback at the University of Alabama … majoring in business Administration … her sister Lib is a fellow teammate … Allison Reid Hobson is the daughter of Jan and William Hobson … born 2/11/76.
CAREER STATS
Year | GP | K | E | TA | Pct | A | SA | D | BS | BA | TB |
1994 | 96 | 20 | 8 | 80 | .150 | 3 | 8 | 149 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
1995 | 121 | 5 | 3 | 19 | .105 | 4 | 14 | 201 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
1996 | 110 | 4 | 0 | 9 | .444 | 5 | 10 | 205 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1997 | 108 | 17 | 11 | 64 | .094 | 12 | 10 | 336 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 435 | 46 | 22 | 172 | .140 | 24 | 42 | 891 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
ACC TOURNAMENT STATS
Year | GP | K | E | TA | Pct | A | SA | D | BS | BA | TB |
1994 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1995 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1996 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1997 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 23 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 2 | 2 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NCAA TOURNAMENT STATS
Year | GP | K | E | TA | Pct | A | SA | D | BS | BA | TB |
1999 | 0 | ||||||||||
2000 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
2001 | 0 | ||||||||||
2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 0 |