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Jersey Number 9
Raina Hembry
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Portland, Ore.
- High School:
- Central Catholic H.S.
Bio
CAREER HIGHS
- Kills: 21 (Jacksonville State, 9/21/13)
- Attacks: 53 (Jacksonville State, 9/21/13)
- Hitting Pct.: .727 (Campbell, 9/19/15)
- Assists: 2, 2x (South Carolina, 11/19/14)
- Aces: 2 (vs. Loyola Maryland, 9/12/14)
- Solo Blocks: 3, 2x (last vs. Col. of Charleston, 9/12/15)
- Block Assists: 8, 2x (Auburn, 9/25/15)
- Total Blocks: 8, 2x (Auburn, 9/25/15)
- Digs: 5 (Butler, 8/31/13, 9/2/16)
AS A SENIOR (2016)
- During the DISH Tennessee Classic, she had 10 kills with a .286 hitting percentage against Cincinatti.
- She earned a spot on the Cleveland State Tournament All-Tournament Team with 11 digs and .383 hitting percentage throughout 3 matches.
- Had a .455 hitting percentage against Milwaukee during the Holiday Inn West Invitational
- Had a .429 hitting percentage against George Washington during the GW Invitational
- Had a .571 hitting percentage against Georgia at home on 9/25/16
- Had a .389 hitting percentage against South Carolina on 9/28/16 with 2 assists and 3 digs
- Had 10 kills versus Florida on 10/2/16
- Had 6 kills versus Kentucky on 10/9/16
- Led the team with 12 kills and a .391 hitting percentage and 7 block assists against Ole Miss on 10/14/16
- Had 12 kills against Arkansas on 10/16/16
AS A JUNIOR (2015)
- Played in 30 matches, starting 28. She averaged 2.16 kills per set, which ranked third on the team (220 total kills). She also averaged 0.93 blocks per set (95 total).
- Named to the all-tournament team at the College of Charleston Invitational and NC State tournament
- SEC Defensive Player of the Week (9/14)
- Converted nine of 11 total attacks in a win over Campbell on Sept. 19, good for a career-high hitting percentage of .727
- Tied her career-high with three solo blocks against Col. of Charleston on Sept. 12
AS A SOPHOMORE (2014)
- Appeared in 29 matches on the season and received the starting nod in 18, including the final 10 to end the season
- Finished the year with 108 kills and 79 total blocks
- Ranked second on the team in both total blocks (79) and blocks per set (0.92)
- Ended the year ranked 13th in the SEC in blocks per set
- Led UT in blocks 13 times in 2014, tying for the team lead
- Posted a career-high three solo blocks -- the most of any Lady Vol that season -- in a 3-1 win over Loyola Maryland on Sept. 12
- Had seven matches of five or more blocks on the year, including a trio of seven-block performances: vs. Loyola Maryland (9/120, vs. Ole Miss (10/26), at Auburn (11/9)
- Put down a season-high nine kills in a 3-1 win over Cleveland State on Aug. 30
- Finished with seven kills on a season-best .462 attack percentage against Loyola Maryland (9/12)
AS A FRESHMAN (2013)
- Appeared in 26 matches, starting 25, totaling 147 kills, 75 total blocks, 30 digs, and three service aces
- Led the defense for UT against South Carolina (10/25) with five total blocks and added seven kills, while also recording her first career service ace
- Had 11 kills with four blocks against Coastal Carolina (9/21)
- Racked up a career-best 21 kills, hitting .321 against Jacksonville State (9/21), adding in four digs and three blocks
- Put down five kills, hitting a career-best .400 in UT's 3-0 victory against Charlotte (9/07)
- Hit at a .222 clip with four kills, five digs and one solo block against Butler (8/31)
- In her first game donning the Orange and White, she recorded five kills and blocked eight balls (8/30)
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
- Played high school volleyball at Central Catholic High School in Portland, Ore., where she helped guide the Rams to their third-straight Oregon 6A state title
- Ranked as the 45th-best player in the class of 2013 by PrepVolleyball.com
- Named to Volleyball Magazine's Girls' Fab 50 list, which recognizes the top 50 seniors in the nation
- Named first team all-conference after leading the Rams to the Mt. Hood Conference championship and to a fifth-place finish in the state tournament as a senior
- As a junior, she registered 282 kills and 141 blocks, earning all-conference honorable mention accolades
- Led the Rams with 367 kills and 194 blocks as a senior
- Played club for Oregon Northwest Juniors Elite, which placed 18th at the 2012 AAU Nationals
PERSONAL
- Majoring in sociology
- Chose to attend Tennessee because it is different than what she grew up around and for the Lady Vols' experienced coaching staff
- Has a pre-match ritual of saying the Hail Mary prayer before every contest
- Chose the Lady Vols over offers from Baylor, Utah and Loyola Marymount
- Lists favorite hobby outside of volleyball to be baking
- Has one older brother, Roland (20)
- Raina Kathleen Hembry, the daughter of Torrae De la Cruz and Alicia Hembry, was born on Aug. 4, 1994 in Portland, Ore.
- Recipient of the Wayne Basler Women's Volleyball Endowed Scholarship
VB | Eve Rackham Watt Press Conference (8.25.25)
Monday, August 25
Everything Orange S2 I Volleyball Mashup
Thursday, October 03
VB | Tennessee vs. Western Kentucky Highlights (12.2.23)
Saturday, December 02
VB | Tennessee Press Conference vs. Western Kentucky (12.2.23)
Saturday, December 02
