2020-21 Volleyball Roster
Roster
Hinshaw, Kenzie

Jersey Number 6
Kenzie Hinshaw
- Position:
- S
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Fishers, Ind.
- Previous School:
- Hamilton Southeastern HS
Bio
2020-21: Saw time in 48 sets during the abbreviated season, making a start in each of her 14 matches played...Ranked fifth in the Ohio Valley Conference with 9.75 assists per set, which is the 10th-best total in UT Martin single-season history...Distributed 468 total assists and also added 48 kills, a .202 attack percentage, 103 digs (2.15 per set), eight service aces and six blocks...Dialed up four double-doubles...Set a new career-high with 59 assists and scooped up a season-best 16 digs in the doubleheader nightcap Senior Night season finale against Austin Peay on March 29...Slammed down a career-best 10 kills (against just one error) on a .429 hitting percentage in the four-set triumph over Belmont in the frontend of a doubleheader on Feb. 24...Served up a season-high three aces (in only three sets) against Southeast Missouri on March 8...Posted a pair of multi-block performances...Was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters...Was named to the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2019: Produced another remarkable season, becoming one of only two Skyhawks to play in all 118 sets while starting all 32 matches at setter…Ranked sixth in the OVC in assists (8.97 per set), upping that number to 9.86 assists per set in league play…In addition to assists (1,059), she also led the team with 26 service aces (0.22 per set) and 284 digs…Became the first Skyhawk to lead the team in both assists and digs in the same season since UT Martin Hall of Famer Lindsey Vicknair in 1999...Posted 102 kills on a .307 attack percentage and 53 blocks…Registered 11 double-doubles, including career-highs of 52 assists and 19 digs against Southeast Missouri on Oct. 29…Tied a career-best with 52 assists (in just four sets) in the OVC victory at Tennessee State on Oct. 26, which was one of nine matches where she divvied out at least 40 assists…Delivered at least five kills on nine different occasions, including tying career-highs with seven kills in the win at Belmont (Oct. 25) and against Austin Peay (Nov. 8)…Paced UT Martin in digs five times…Doubled her previous career-high with six blocks at Memphis on Sept. 7…Tied season-highs with three service aces in the triumph against FIU (Aug. 31) and at Southern Illinois (Sept. 17)…Earned OVC Setter of the Week accolades on Oct. 28, becoming just the fourth player in school history to receive that honor…Was part of the all-tournament squad at the Tiger Brawl (Sept. 6-7)...Was named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters...Was named to the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2018: Started in each of the 30 matches she played in, seeing action in 120 out of UT Martin’s 123 sets…Led the OVC in service aces (43, the most by any UT Martin player since 2001) while also ranking eighth in the league with 8.04 assists per set…Ranked third on the team with 282 digs (2.35 per set) and also accumulated 62 kills (on a .247 attack percentage) and 17 blocks…Handed out 965 assists, reaching the 30-assist plateau in 16 different matches…Tallied at least 50 assists on three different occasions, including a career-best 52 assists over just four sets in the OVC win at Eastern Illinois (Sept. 29)…Managed 14 double-doubles, half of which came in conference play…Scooped up a season-best 16 digs against both Southern Illinois (Aug. 25) and at SIUE (Sept. 28)…Sported a career-high seven kills and at least a .600 attack percentage in matches against UAB (Sept. 1) and at Mercer (Sept. 7)…Served up at least three service aces in eight different matches, including a season-high four in the win over Memphis on Aug. 31…Was named to the Skyhawk Invitational all-tournament team (Aug. 30-Sept. 2)...Was named to the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2017: Claimed the starting setter role as a true freshman, logging 27 starts while playing in 108 out of a possible 110 sets...Seeing time in a dual-setter 6-2 system, she ranked eighth in the OVC with 6.36 assists per set...Led the Skyhawks in assists (687) and service aces (26) while also chipping in 219 digs (2.03 per set), 47 kills (on a .383 attack percentage) and 11 blocks...Corralled nine double-doubles, five of which came against OVC opposition...Tallied 30 or more assists on six different occasions, including a season-high 49 assists in only four sets against Little Rock on Sept. 1...Also had a 48-assist match in the five-set triumph over Louisiana Tech on Aug. 31...Season-high of 18 digs came at Jacksonville State on Oct. 27...Dialed up six service aces in the sweep over Nicholls on Sept. 15, which was just one shy of the program record for a three-set match...Had a season-high four kills in four swings at Memphis (Sept. 16) and at SIUE (Oct. 6)...Garnered three multi-block performances...Made the all-tournament team at the Memphis Invitational (Sept. 15-16)...Was named to the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
BEFORE UTM: Was a key part of the successful Hamilton Southeastern program, as the Royals compiled a 35-3 record, a No. 2 ranking in the state and an appearance in semi-state under head coach Jason Young in 2016…Led HSHS to its first Class 4A sectional championship in seven years and just the third sectional title in school history after a 3-1 win over defending state champion Carmel in the finals…Was a PrepVolleyball.com Preseason All-American and also landed a spot on the PrepVolleyball.com Senior Aces “Top 150” players in the nation…Ranked in the top-five in the state in assists…Handed out 45 assists against No. 4 Delta and also piled up 31 assists in the aforementioned sectional championship.
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PERSONAL: Born on Nov. 22, 1998…Daughter of Eric and Tisha Hinshaw…Has two siblings, Macy and Makayla...Majoring in criminal justice.
2019: Produced another remarkable season, becoming one of only two Skyhawks to play in all 118 sets while starting all 32 matches at setter…Ranked sixth in the OVC in assists (8.97 per set), upping that number to 9.86 assists per set in league play…In addition to assists (1,059), she also led the team with 26 service aces (0.22 per set) and 284 digs…Became the first Skyhawk to lead the team in both assists and digs in the same season since UT Martin Hall of Famer Lindsey Vicknair in 1999...Posted 102 kills on a .307 attack percentage and 53 blocks…Registered 11 double-doubles, including career-highs of 52 assists and 19 digs against Southeast Missouri on Oct. 29…Tied a career-best with 52 assists (in just four sets) in the OVC victory at Tennessee State on Oct. 26, which was one of nine matches where she divvied out at least 40 assists…Delivered at least five kills on nine different occasions, including tying career-highs with seven kills in the win at Belmont (Oct. 25) and against Austin Peay (Nov. 8)…Paced UT Martin in digs five times…Doubled her previous career-high with six blocks at Memphis on Sept. 7…Tied season-highs with three service aces in the triumph against FIU (Aug. 31) and at Southern Illinois (Sept. 17)…Earned OVC Setter of the Week accolades on Oct. 28, becoming just the fourth player in school history to receive that honor…Was part of the all-tournament squad at the Tiger Brawl (Sept. 6-7)...Was named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters...Was named to the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2018: Started in each of the 30 matches she played in, seeing action in 120 out of UT Martin’s 123 sets…Led the OVC in service aces (43, the most by any UT Martin player since 2001) while also ranking eighth in the league with 8.04 assists per set…Ranked third on the team with 282 digs (2.35 per set) and also accumulated 62 kills (on a .247 attack percentage) and 17 blocks…Handed out 965 assists, reaching the 30-assist plateau in 16 different matches…Tallied at least 50 assists on three different occasions, including a career-best 52 assists over just four sets in the OVC win at Eastern Illinois (Sept. 29)…Managed 14 double-doubles, half of which came in conference play…Scooped up a season-best 16 digs against both Southern Illinois (Aug. 25) and at SIUE (Sept. 28)…Sported a career-high seven kills and at least a .600 attack percentage in matches against UAB (Sept. 1) and at Mercer (Sept. 7)…Served up at least three service aces in eight different matches, including a season-high four in the win over Memphis on Aug. 31…Was named to the Skyhawk Invitational all-tournament team (Aug. 30-Sept. 2)...Was named to the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2017: Claimed the starting setter role as a true freshman, logging 27 starts while playing in 108 out of a possible 110 sets...Seeing time in a dual-setter 6-2 system, she ranked eighth in the OVC with 6.36 assists per set...Led the Skyhawks in assists (687) and service aces (26) while also chipping in 219 digs (2.03 per set), 47 kills (on a .383 attack percentage) and 11 blocks...Corralled nine double-doubles, five of which came against OVC opposition...Tallied 30 or more assists on six different occasions, including a season-high 49 assists in only four sets against Little Rock on Sept. 1...Also had a 48-assist match in the five-set triumph over Louisiana Tech on Aug. 31...Season-high of 18 digs came at Jacksonville State on Oct. 27...Dialed up six service aces in the sweep over Nicholls on Sept. 15, which was just one shy of the program record for a three-set match...Had a season-high four kills in four swings at Memphis (Sept. 16) and at SIUE (Oct. 6)...Garnered three multi-block performances...Made the all-tournament team at the Memphis Invitational (Sept. 15-16)...Was named to the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
BEFORE UTM: Was a key part of the successful Hamilton Southeastern program, as the Royals compiled a 35-3 record, a No. 2 ranking in the state and an appearance in semi-state under head coach Jason Young in 2016…Led HSHS to its first Class 4A sectional championship in seven years and just the third sectional title in school history after a 3-1 win over defending state champion Carmel in the finals…Was a PrepVolleyball.com Preseason All-American and also landed a spot on the PrepVolleyball.com Senior Aces “Top 150” players in the nation…Ranked in the top-five in the state in assists…Handed out 45 assists against No. 4 Delta and also piled up 31 assists in the aforementioned sectional championship.
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PERSONAL: Born on Nov. 22, 1998…Daughter of Eric and Tisha Hinshaw…Has two siblings, Macy and Makayla...Majoring in criminal justice.
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