Filippa Hansson - 2018 Women's Volleyball - LIU Brooklyn


 #16 Filippa Hansson

Position: Middle Blocker
Height: 6-2
Class: Junior
Hometown: Ystad, Sweden
Previous School: ProCivitas Privata Gymnasium
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2018: Appeared in and started all 24 matches up front for LIU… An All-NEC Second Team member for the second consecutive season…  Ranked second on the team with a 2.13 kills per set and 185 kills for the season… Tallied double-digit kills in nine contests including a season-high 15 kills to go along with a .652 attack percentage against Holy Cross on September 7… Finished fifth in the NEC with a team leading .283 hitting percentage… Registered a team-high 62 blocks for the year, ranking ninth in the conference with .87 blocks per set… Recorded a season-high nine total blocks in the NEC Semifinal against Sacred Heart on November 16… Named to NEC Fall Academic and Commissioners Honor Roll.

2017: Played and started in all 30 matches in her sophomore season... Named to Second Team All-NEC  and NEC All-Tournament team... Led team with 33 service aces and recorded 99 total blocks... Recorded a .283 hitting percentage with 246 kills on the year... Recorded nine games with double-digit kills including a season-high 19 kills in NEC Title game... Member of NEC Fall Commissioner and Academic Honor Rolls. 

2016: Appeared in all 31 matches for the Blackbirds, starting 27...Named to the NEC All-Tournament team...Set her season-high in kills in her debut (10 at Boston College on on August 26) and recorded a season best ten digs against Wright State on September 16...tallied 10.0 total blocks (four solo, six assists) against Fresno State on August 26...named to the NEC Fall Commissioner and Academic Honor Rolls.

Background: Played for Svedala Volley… Was named team captain of Sweden’s u17 National Team in 2013… Earned gold at the Swedish Youth Championships in 2013, earning a spot on the All_Start team… Has won multiple medals in both the NEVZA Tournament and Elitserien.

Personal: Daughter of Agneta and Jörgen Hansson… Has two siblings, Adrian and Jonathan, her twin… Plans to major in global studies.

 

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