Career Notes: A three-year starter, Hammet has emerged as the Braves top outside hitter ... Owns an impressive jump serve and is one of the team’s top passers ... Will once again be one of the top threats on the outside and will be a key in the Braves defensive efforts ... Became the 16th player in program history to record 600 kills and 600 digs ... Has a chance to become the seventh player in program history with 800 kills, 800 digs and 100 service aces.
Junior Season (2004): Started 25 matches and played in all but three games ... Was second on the team in kills (223) digs (299), digs per game (2.90) and aces (25) ... Ranked fourth on the team with a 2.17 kills per game average ... Tied for the team lead with seven double-doubles ... Notched a career-high 20 digs against Western Illinois ... Totalled 10 double-digit kill efforts and had 10 or more digs 17 times ... Ranks 21st in program history with 633 career kills and her 694 digs ranks 24th all-time ... Recorded a season-high 17 kills at Butler to go along with 18 digs ... Had 16 kills, 15 digs and three aces, while hitting .342 in the Braves home victory against Drake.
Sophomore Season (2003): A starter in all but three matches, Hammet was one of five players that saw action in every match ... Ranked third on the team in kills (256) and digs (251) and was second on the team with 34 service aces ... Averaged 2.68 kills per game in conference play ... Had seven double-doubles on the year, including career highs of 20 kills and 18 digs against Bowling Green ... Posted double-digit kill totals in seven of the last nine matches of the season and boasted a .230 hitting percentage during that stretch ... Was in double figures in kills 14 times and had double digit digs in eight matches ... Totalled 19 kills and tied a career-high with five service aces, while hitting at a .368 clip against Evansville ... Ranked 10th in the Valley in aces per game at 0.33.
Freshman Season (2002): A solid contributor as a true freshman, Hammet played in 30 matches and 87 games ... Posted three double-doubles on the season ... Ranked fifth on squad in kills (154) and kills per game (1.77) and ranked second with 27 service aces on the year ... Was sixth on the team in digs (144) and blocks (38) ... Averaged 1.67 kills per game in conference play to rank fifth on the team ... Slammed home a season-high 12 kills to go along with 10 digs in Bradley’s three-game victory against Iowa ... Had double-doubles in both matches against Creighton with 10 kills and 11 digs on Sept. 20 and 10 kills and 10 digs at Creighton at Oct. 19.
High School: A three-time MVP at Biloela State High School, Hammet attended Gladstone State High School her senior year, where she earned team MVP honors and was selected as Gladstone’s Woman of the Year ... Team captain as a senior ... Played as part of the Australian Development squad ... Received the Pierre De Coubertin Award, which is presented by the Australian Olympic Committee ... Captain of Queensland’s team at the Australian Volleyball National Junior Championships, helping lead her squad to gold in 2001 and a fourth-place finish in 2002 ... Selected to the Under-19 Australian Volleyball National Junior Championships team in 2001 and 2002 ... Was also a member of the Australia school girl’s team that played in New Zealand ... Named 2002 Athlete of the Year for Queensland.
Personal: A human resources management major, Briony is the daughter of Derrick and Lynn Hammet ... Born November 18, 1984 in Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia ... Has been named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in each of her six semesters ... Was awarded the Business Communication and Technology Award, as well as the Physical Education Award (which is bestowed upon the top student), her senior year ... the oldest of three daughters, Briony’s sisters are Ashleigh (18) and Stephanie (15).
