University of North Dakota Athletics

Career: Concluded career eighth on the all-time charts in kills with 1,141 ... Finished her tenure second on the career charts in block assists (372) and fourth in total blocks (447) ... Also finished second on the career charts in rally scoring points with 1,411.0.

2009 (Senior): Earned first team All-Great West Conference honors and Academic All-Great West honors during the team's inaugural season in the league ... Tallied 234 kills on the season to become the 12th player in Fighting Sioux history to join the 1,000 Kills Club ... Fell one block assist shy of tying the single-season record, registering 130 during the campaign ... Now holds three of the top 10 single-season marks in that category ... Set the third highest single-season mark in total blocks with 145 - a total that led all Great West players ... Earned Great West Player of the Week honors for the third time in her career following the Montana Tournament (9/15) ... Registered double figures in kills on nine occasions, including a season-high 16 in a road victory at Seattle (9/22) ... Set a career-high with 12 block assists at Wyoming (9/4) and also had a double figures in block assists with 11 at Utah Valley (10/1). 

2008 (Junior): Led the team in kills (365) and attack percentage .286 (10th best all-time in a single season at UND), while also topping the total attacks category (916) for the second-consecutive season ... Likewise, led the squad in solo blocks (22), block assists (92) and total blocks (114), while starting 26 of 32 matches ... With the 114 blocks a year ago, moved into ninth place on the UND career charts with a total of 302 entering her senior season ... Needs 98 more total blocks to become just the fourth player in school history to surpass the 400-mark in that category ... Also moved into the top 10 at UND in career block assists with 242 (eighth all-time) ... Finished the campaign with 433.0 points, which was the fifth-highest single season point total in school history ... With 2008 total, ranks fifth all-time in rally scoring with 1,091.0 points ... Twice earned Great West Conference Player of the Week honors ... Posted a career-high 25 kills and 26.0 points in a 3-1 victory over Jamestown (10/14) ... Registered double-digits in kills in a team-high 20 matches ... Set a new career-high in total blocks (nine) and block assists (nine) in a sweep of Bryant (10/11).

2007 (Sophomore): In her second season with the Fighting Sioux, Hanson logged 97 sets and 25 matches ... Led the team in attacks (976), points per game (3.52) and kills per game (3.08) ... Finished the season second on the team in kills (299) and points (341.5) and third on the squad in total blocks (70) ... Posted a career-high 65 attacks, 21 kills, and seven assists against Nothern Michigan (8/31) ... Tied her career-high with seven digs at home against Minnesota State (11/9) ... Tallied season-high .375 (13k-1e-32a) attack percentage against Northern Kentucky (8/24) ... Notched a season-high seven blocks against Northern Michigan (8/31) ... Began the season with a seven-match streak (8/24-8/31) with posts of nine or more kills ... Logged at least one block in the first 11 matches of the season ... Named to the 2008 NCC Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2006 (Freshman): Played in 26 matches and 90 games during her freshman campaign ... Led team in total blocks (112) and block assists (91) ... The 91 block assists is the ninth highest single-season total in Fighting Sioux history ... Ranked second on the team in attack percentage (.239), kills (243), and third on the team in kills per game (2.70) ... Notched a then career-high 20 kills against St. Cloud State (10/28) ... Totaled a career-high three assists at Minnesota State (10/13) ... Tallied a career-high seven digs on two occasions with the last time occurring against Bemidji State (9/30) ... Collected a season-high three solo blocks on two occasions with the last time occurring against St. Cloud State (10/28) ... Totaled a career-high eight block assists at St. Cloud State (9/15) ... Had a career high eight total blocks at St. Cloud State (9/15) ... Ranked second in the North Central Conference with a 1.32 blocks per game average ... Ranked ninth in the North Central Conference with a .279 attack percentage ... Ranked 15th in the North Central Conference with a 2.86 kills per game average ... Had 11 games in which she tallied 10 or more kills in a match and had nine games in which she totaled six or more blocks in a match.

Before UND (Thompson High School): Played four years for the Tommies as a middle hitter and right side hitter, being named team most valuable player during junior and senior seasons and finishing high school career with more than 1,600 career kills and more than 500 career blocks ... Led THS to two consecutive North Dakota Class B State Championships in 2004 and 2005 ... Three-time All-District 3 and Region 2 selection ... Named the 2005 District 3, Region 2 and Class B Senior Athlete of the Year/North Dakota Miss Volleyball ... Two-time all-state and all-state tournament team selection ... Selected to the 2005 PrepVolleyball.com High School All-American roster, honoring the top 150 players in the United States ... Named the 2005 Gatorade North Dakota Player of the Year ... Selected to the North Dakota State Optimist All-Star game as a senior ... Four-time letterwinner and three-time All-Conference selection in basketball, earning team M.V.P. honors twice and reaching the 1,000 career points plateau ... Selected twice to the National Honor Society and four-times to the 'A' Honor Roll.

Personal: Daughter of Jim and Pat Hanson ... Majoring in elementary and early childhood education with a minor in Spanish and special education.

Hanson’s Career Highs (since 2009)
Kills - 25 vs. Jamestown (10/14/08)
Attacks - 65 vs. Northern Michigan (8/31/07)
Attack Percentage - 1.000 (9k-0e-9a) at Chicago State (11/5/09)
Aces - 2 (three times), last vs. UT-Pan American (9/19/09)
Digs - 7 (eight times), last vs. Minnesota State (11/9/07)
Total Blocks - 12 at Wyoming (9/4/09)
Block Assists - 12 at Wyoming (9/4/09)
Points - 26.0 vs. Jamestown (10/14/08)