Arianna Hayden Video2014 (Junior): Named to the All-MEAC third team…Led the Lady Bears in kills (260), ranked third in digs (206), ranked second in service aces (28) and ranked second in blocks with 52, including a team-best 11 solo blocks…Also added 19 assists…Ranked seventh in the MEAC in points with 3.29 points per set…Played in a total of 97 sets, while starting in 25 of the 26 matches played…Reached double figures in kills 15 times and tallied four double-doubles…Set a career-high eight assists, while finishing with a team- and season-high 21 digs and nine kills against Florida A&M (11/21) in a MEAC quarterfinal match…Had a season-best .444 hitting percentage with 10 kills, 10 digs, two blocks, two assists and two service aces against Delaware State (11/2)…Totaled 13 kills and nine digs against Maryland Eastern Shore (10/31)…Finished with a season-high 17 kills at Delaware State (10/5)…Tallied 11 kills, 10 digs, four service aces and two blocks against Coppin State (9/26)…Notched a double-double with 14 kills, 14 digs and three blocks in the finale against George Mason (9/20) during the Red Flash Classic…Earned MEAC Co-Player of the Week honors (9/15)…Named MVP of the Friar Classic (9/13)…Totaled 36 kills, 29 digs, 14 blocks and five service aces to lead the Lady Bears to a 3-0 weekend and their first regular season tournament title since 2004…Recorded 15 kills, eight digs and tied a career-high six blocks against Fairleigh Dickinson (9/13) in the finale of the Friar Classic…Began the Friar Classic setting a career-high six blocks to go with 13 kills, 14 digs and two service aces against host Providence (9/12)…Named to the East Carolina Classic All-Tournament team (9/6)…Totaled 30 kills, 19 digs, three blocks, including two solo, two service aces and an assist…Had 15 kills, seven digs and a service ace at East Carolina (9/6) during the East Carolina Classic…Earned Charlotte Invitational All-Tournament team honors (9/30)…Tallied a team-high tying 37 kills, 24 digs, six blocks and added three service aces in four matches for the weekend…Added 11 kills, eight digs and four blocks against Sacramento State (8/30) at the Charlotte Invitational…It was the Lady Bears’ first-ever win over Sacramento State.
2013 (Sophomore): Played in a total of 83 sets, while starting in 11 of the 23 matches she played…Made the switch midway through the conference season from her outside hitter position to libero and finished second on the team in digs with 220…Totaled 74 kills, 13 assists, 13 service aces and 19 blocks…Reached double figures in digs 10 times and finished with two double-doubles in kills and digs…Notched a match-high 18 digs in the season finale against Howard (11/8)…Tallied a career-best four service aces and had 14 digs at Delaware State (11/3)…Set a career-high 34 digs and added one assist and a service ace at Maryland Eastern Shore (10/31)…Recorded 23 digs against rival Coppin State (10/20)…Notched a season-high 14 kills and added 11 digs, three blocks, two assists and two service aces in a loss to Howard (9/20) in the ninth annual Friar Classic…Recorded her first double-double of the season, finishing with 10 kills and 11 digs against Quinnipiac (9/14) in the Lafayette/Lehigh Crosstown Tournament…Had a season-high four blocks, seven digs and five kills against The Citadel (9/7) in the finale of the East Carolina Classic…Began the season with a kill and six digs in the season-opener at Arizona in the Arizona Invitational (8/30).
2012 (Freshman): Named the team’s rookie of the year…Appeared in 86 sets and led the Lady Bears in kills with 219, attempts with 681 and kills per set with 2.55…Was third on team in digs (152) and fourth in blocks (33)…Also tallied 12 assists and 12 service aces…Recorded 16 kills, nine digs and two blocks in the season finales at Howard (11/9)…Collected her second double-double of the season, finishing with 11 kills and 10 digs at Hampton (10/27). Also added two blocks and a service ace…Finished with eight kills, five digs and three blocks at Norfolk State (10/26)…Totaled a match-high 11 digs and added two aces, two kills and one block against Bethune-Cookman (10/22)…Notched a team-high 17 kills, while recording a .500 hitting percentage, added five digs and four blocks at Coppin State (10/19)…Recorded first double-double of career with a match- and career-high 18 kills and a match-high 13 digs, while adding two aces and two blocks against at Delaware State (10/5)…Had 10 digs, eight kills and three blocks against American (10/14)…Finished with 14 kills, six digs and a solo block against Hampton (9/29)…Set a career-high five blocks and added eight kills, five digs and a service ace in the MEAC opener against Coppin State (9/23)…Named to the Marriot Greyhound Challenge All-Tournament Team…Tallied 12 kills, nine digs and two blocks against Rider (9/8) in the in the Marriot Greyhound Challenge…Recorded a match-high 16 kills while hitting at a .500 and had two assists against Charleston Southern (9/7) in the Marriot Greyhound Challenge…Named to the Battle at the Bay All-Tournament Team…Totaled six kills, two digs, a service ace and a block in her first collegiate match against St. John’s (8/24) in the Battle at the Bay.
High School: Was a three-year starter at right side for the De La Salle Institute volleyball team…Helped the Meteors to a combined 74-24 mark, three white division championships and back-to-back regional titles as a junior and senior…A two-time all-conference selection (2010-11), was named best offensive player (2009, 10, 11) and was ranked as one of the top 100 players to watch in Illinois in 2010…Was coached by Ann Marassa.
Personal: Born on November 7, 1993 in Chicago, Ill….Daughter of David Hayden and Christina James…Major is journalism…Career ambition is to become a journalist…Hobbies include reading, writing and shopping…Has worked the past three summers at a law firm…Is a two-year member of the Student Athlete Athletic Committee (SAAC) from 2013-15 at Morgan State.
ARIANNA’S CAREER HIGHSAttack Percentage .500 twice; last at Coppin State, 10/19/12
Kills 18 at Delaware State, 10/5/12
Total Attempts 47 at Howard, 11/9/12
Assists 8 vs. Florida A&M, 11/21/14
Digs 34 at Maryland Eastern Shore, 10/31/13
Aces 4 twice; last vs. Coppin State, 9/26/14
Blocks 6 twice; last vs. Fairleigh Dickinson, 9/13/14
