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Jersey Number 25
Claire Hoffman
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Pleasant Hill, Ore.
Bio
BEACH
2021
Focused on indoor season which coincided with beach due to Covid-19 postponement.
2020 (As A Redshirt Freshman -- Season Canceled After 7 Matches Due To Covid-19)
In her first beach season, went 2-3 overall, going 1-1 with Shannon Crenshaw, 1-1 with Emma Calle, and 0-1 with Scarlett Dahl ... teamed with Calle to open the season, getting a 21-11, 21-19 win at No. 3 over Hunt/Wisener of Stephen F. Austin, and dropping a tight 22-20, 21-16 match to Arizona's No. 3 team of Blacker/Parkhurst ... had a comeback win with Crenshaw at No. 3 against Colorado Mesa's Norwood/Reese, 12-21, 21-19, 15-11 ... with Crenshaw, lost a 21-17, 21-17 decision to California's Radell/Micheletti at No. 4 ... a 21-14, 21-16 loss teaming with Dahl for the first time against second-ranked UCLA's No. 4 team.
INDOOR
2020-21 AVCA All-America Second Team
2020-21 AVCA All-Region
2020-21 All-Pac-12 Team
2020-21 (As A Junior)
Earned first career AVCA All-America honors, named to the Second Team for helping lead UW to the Final Four ... named to the All-Pac-12 Team and AVCA All-Region Team ... posted 10 kills, 9 digs, and 1 ace in 3-1 loss to No. 2 Kentucky in the national semifinal on 4/22 ... helped lead comeback from 0-2 down to beat Pitt in the Elite Eight (4/19) with 17 kills, 2 aces, and 4 blocks ... led offense in 3-2 win over 11-seed Louisville (4/18) in Sweet 16 with 20 kills (.318 Att%) and 11 digs, plus 2 aces and 3 blocks for 23.5 points ... in NCAA round two win over Dayton (4/15) had 13 kills and 7 digs and winning ace on match point ... registered 7 kills and 8 digs in Pac-12 clinching win at Cal on 4/3 ... hit .500 with 9 kills on 18 swings in 3-0 win at Cal (4/1) ... new career-high 22 kills (.267 Att%) in thrilling 3-2 win over Stanford (3/28) with career-high 17 digs and 1 ace ... a career-high 4 aces plus 9 kills on a .348 Att% with 2 blocks in sweep of USC (3/14) ... notched 13 kills with 3 aces and 8 digs in five set victory over USC (3/12) ... in five set setback at No. 20 Oregon (3/7) had 18 kills on career-high 60 swings with 3 aces and 9 digs ... had 8 kills on 22 swings (.364 Att%) with 10 digs in sweep of No. 20 Oregon on 3/5 ... in 3-1 win over No. 7 Utah (2/27), led UW with 16 kills and added 7 digs and 4 blocks ... a line of 12 kills, 9 digs, and 3 aces, hitting .323, in 3-0 win over No. 7 Utah (2/25) ... a team-high 14 kills plus 1 ace and 5 digs in sweep at Colorado (2/21) ... tallied 18 kills, 5 digs and 2 blocks in 3-2 road win at Colorado on 2/19 ... in 3-0 win at No. 18 UCLA (2/14) had 9 kills, 10 digs and 4 blocks ... a team-high 15 kills plus 8 digs and 4 blocks in 2-3 loss at No. 18 UCLA (2/12) ... was deadly attacking in 3-0 win over Oregon State (2/6) with 14 kills and no errors on 23 swings for a career-high .609 Att% with 8 digs ... hit .333 with 13 kills plus 2 aces in four set win over Beavers on 2/4 ... a big match in 3-2 thriller at Arizona (1/30) with 18 kills on a .310 Att% with 9 digs and 2 blocks ... served up 3 aces and had 5 kills and 6 digs in 3-0 win at Arizona on 1/29 ... in 3-1 win over ASU (1/23) had 12 kills and served 3 aces to go with 3 assists and 3 blocks ... led the team with 12 kills on a .407 Att% in season-opening setback to Arizona State (1/22) ... named to the Pac-12 All-Academic Fall/Winter Honor Roll.
2019 (As A Sophomore)
In 91 sets, ranked third on the team with 226 kills, improving attack percentage over 40 points from her freshman year ... missed eight matches due to an abdomen injury ... six kills in the Elite Eight loss at No. 1 Baylor (12/14) ... chipped in 8 kills and 9 digs with 2 blocks in 3-1 win over No. 9-seed Kentucky in NCAA round of 16 ... had 4 kills and 6 digs in 3-0 win over South Carolina (12/7) in NCAA round two ... in 3-2 comeback win over Cal (11/27) had 10 kills, 6 digs, and 3 blocks ... a team-leading 12 digs plus 9 kills in 3-1 win at Arizona State (11/24) ... notched 9 kills and 9 digs with an ace in 3-1 road win over Arizona (11/22) ... a crucial ace at 19-19 in the fifth set in 21-19 win over No. 15 Utah (11/17) to go with 8 kiills and 2 digs ... hit .381 with 10 kills in 3-0 win over Colorado (11/15) ... had 8 kills in 3-1 win at Oregon State (11/10) ... returned to action after missing six matches due to injury on 11/7 in the 3-0 win at Oregon, getting 3 kills on 4 swings in one set of play ... second on the squad with 14 kills to go with 7 digs and 1 ace in comeback 3-2 win over Oregon (10/13) ... a stellar match in sweep of Oregon State (10/11) with 10 kills on 16 swings and just 1 error for a new career-high .562 percentage ... six kills on 29 swings with 2 aces and 8 digs in 3-1 setback at USC (10/4) ... in the 3-1 upset win at No. 1 Stanford (9/29) had 11 kills and 8 digs with 2 blocks ... posted a .421 attack percentage in the home sweep of No. 9 Wisconsin (9/23) with 10 kills on 19 swings and just 2 errors ... a great night in 3-1 road win at No. 9 Wisconsin (9/19), posting a season-high 18 kills on 47 swings with 5 errors to hit .277 and tied career high with 15 digs ... named to the All-Tournament Team at the Bluejay Invite, averaging 3.55 kills per set with a .330 Att% over three wins ... a huge match in the 3-1 win at No. 17 Creighton (9/14), putting down 16 kills on 30 swings with just 2 errors for a .467 percentage, adding 2 aces and 9 digs ... in 3-1 win over Omaha (9/14) had 9 kills and 7 digs, hitting .238 ... led the squad with 14 kills, hitting .270, with 2 aces, in sweep of Drake (9/13) ... 10 kills and 6 digs in 3-1 win at Iowa (9/7) ... put down 12 kills on 32 swings (.281 Att%) with a career-high 4 blocks in the 3-2 upset of No. 5 Illinois on 9/6 ... made her season debut off the bench at Hawaii (9/1) and sparked the team with 11 kills on a .320 Att% with 8 digs.
2018 (As A Freshman)ย
Did not make her collegiate debut until the 20th match of the season, but started every match from that point on, helping UW rally to the Sweet 16 ... served as a primary passer and had 133 kills in her 53 sets for a 2.51 kills per set average that ranked third on the team ... twice led the team in kills and also made a major impact serving as she led the team in aces six times and her 0.34 aces per set average tied for the team lead ... served 18 aces with only 17 errors ... in NCAA Round of 16 loss to No. 7 Penn State (12/7) had 7 kills, 2 errors, on 20 swings (.250 Att%) with 2 aces and 2 blocks ... had 6 kills and 6 digs in the 3-0 sweep of No. 9 Creighton in the second round of the NCAA tourney on 12/1 ... a great NCAA opener with 13 kills on a .346 hitting percentage (13-4-26) plus 3 aces and 6 digs as UW beat Saint Maryโs in four ... a double-double with 10 kills and a season-high 15 digs in five set setback at No. 20 Washington State (11/24) ... in five set setback to No. 17 Oregon, had 12 kills and 2 aces ... led the team with 18 kills, hitting .245, in 3-1 win over Cal (11/16) with 12 digs for her first double-double ... put down 8 kills and served up 3 aces with 8 digs in sweep at No. 21 UCLA (11/10) ... in 3-1 win at No. 13 USC (11/8) had 5 kills and 8 digs with an ace ...ย won Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week on 11/5 for wins against Arizona schoolsย ... breakout match in 3-1 win over No. 21 Arizona (11/4), with 21 kills, 10 more than her previous high, on a .463 Att% (21-2-41) with 8 digs, 2 blocks and an ace ... 21 kills vs. Arizona was most by a Husky freshman since 2011 ... in 3-1 win over Arizona State (11/2) had 9 kills and fired 3 aces ... one dig off a double-double as she had 11 kills and 9 digs iwth an ace in four set loss at Colorado (10/28) ... had 4 kills, 1 ace, 7 digs, and 2 blocks in setback at Utah on 10/26 ... made her collegiate debut as a starter in the four-set loss against No. 20 UCLA on 10/19 and had 5 kills on 31 swings with an ace and 7 digs.
High School and Personal:ย Born in Eugene, Oregon โฆ parents are Stephanie and Gary Hoffman โฆ has one older brother, Spencer, who plays basketball at Colorado Christian โฆ mother competed in track and field at Oregon and father played football at Santa Clara and reached the NFL playing two seasons โฆ a top recruit, was ranked 87th nationally in PrepVolleyball.comโs list of Senior Aces โฆ was named an AVCA/Under Armour Second Team All-American โฆ was a three-time All-State First Team selection and three-time Midwestern League MVP in high school, twice leading her team to third at the 5A state tournament and once to fourth โฆ played eight years for the Webfoot Juniors club team coached by Brian Wodke and Cathy Nelson โฆ named to the USAV Junior National Championships All-Tournament Team in 2018 in the USA division after helping her team place fifth โฆ graduated with a 3.7 grade point average โฆ also considered Oregon State, Santa Clara, Portland, and Pepperdine.
2021
Focused on indoor season which coincided with beach due to Covid-19 postponement.
2020 (As A Redshirt Freshman -- Season Canceled After 7 Matches Due To Covid-19)
In her first beach season, went 2-3 overall, going 1-1 with Shannon Crenshaw, 1-1 with Emma Calle, and 0-1 with Scarlett Dahl ... teamed with Calle to open the season, getting a 21-11, 21-19 win at No. 3 over Hunt/Wisener of Stephen F. Austin, and dropping a tight 22-20, 21-16 match to Arizona's No. 3 team of Blacker/Parkhurst ... had a comeback win with Crenshaw at No. 3 against Colorado Mesa's Norwood/Reese, 12-21, 21-19, 15-11 ... with Crenshaw, lost a 21-17, 21-17 decision to California's Radell/Micheletti at No. 4 ... a 21-14, 21-16 loss teaming with Dahl for the first time against second-ranked UCLA's No. 4 team.
INDOOR
2020-21 AVCA All-America Second Team
2020-21 AVCA All-Region
2020-21 All-Pac-12 Team
2020-21 (As A Junior)
Earned first career AVCA All-America honors, named to the Second Team for helping lead UW to the Final Four ... named to the All-Pac-12 Team and AVCA All-Region Team ... posted 10 kills, 9 digs, and 1 ace in 3-1 loss to No. 2 Kentucky in the national semifinal on 4/22 ... helped lead comeback from 0-2 down to beat Pitt in the Elite Eight (4/19) with 17 kills, 2 aces, and 4 blocks ... led offense in 3-2 win over 11-seed Louisville (4/18) in Sweet 16 with 20 kills (.318 Att%) and 11 digs, plus 2 aces and 3 blocks for 23.5 points ... in NCAA round two win over Dayton (4/15) had 13 kills and 7 digs and winning ace on match point ... registered 7 kills and 8 digs in Pac-12 clinching win at Cal on 4/3 ... hit .500 with 9 kills on 18 swings in 3-0 win at Cal (4/1) ... new career-high 22 kills (.267 Att%) in thrilling 3-2 win over Stanford (3/28) with career-high 17 digs and 1 ace ... a career-high 4 aces plus 9 kills on a .348 Att% with 2 blocks in sweep of USC (3/14) ... notched 13 kills with 3 aces and 8 digs in five set victory over USC (3/12) ... in five set setback at No. 20 Oregon (3/7) had 18 kills on career-high 60 swings with 3 aces and 9 digs ... had 8 kills on 22 swings (.364 Att%) with 10 digs in sweep of No. 20 Oregon on 3/5 ... in 3-1 win over No. 7 Utah (2/27), led UW with 16 kills and added 7 digs and 4 blocks ... a line of 12 kills, 9 digs, and 3 aces, hitting .323, in 3-0 win over No. 7 Utah (2/25) ... a team-high 14 kills plus 1 ace and 5 digs in sweep at Colorado (2/21) ... tallied 18 kills, 5 digs and 2 blocks in 3-2 road win at Colorado on 2/19 ... in 3-0 win at No. 18 UCLA (2/14) had 9 kills, 10 digs and 4 blocks ... a team-high 15 kills plus 8 digs and 4 blocks in 2-3 loss at No. 18 UCLA (2/12) ... was deadly attacking in 3-0 win over Oregon State (2/6) with 14 kills and no errors on 23 swings for a career-high .609 Att% with 8 digs ... hit .333 with 13 kills plus 2 aces in four set win over Beavers on 2/4 ... a big match in 3-2 thriller at Arizona (1/30) with 18 kills on a .310 Att% with 9 digs and 2 blocks ... served up 3 aces and had 5 kills and 6 digs in 3-0 win at Arizona on 1/29 ... in 3-1 win over ASU (1/23) had 12 kills and served 3 aces to go with 3 assists and 3 blocks ... led the team with 12 kills on a .407 Att% in season-opening setback to Arizona State (1/22) ... named to the Pac-12 All-Academic Fall/Winter Honor Roll.
2019 (As A Sophomore)
In 91 sets, ranked third on the team with 226 kills, improving attack percentage over 40 points from her freshman year ... missed eight matches due to an abdomen injury ... six kills in the Elite Eight loss at No. 1 Baylor (12/14) ... chipped in 8 kills and 9 digs with 2 blocks in 3-1 win over No. 9-seed Kentucky in NCAA round of 16 ... had 4 kills and 6 digs in 3-0 win over South Carolina (12/7) in NCAA round two ... in 3-2 comeback win over Cal (11/27) had 10 kills, 6 digs, and 3 blocks ... a team-leading 12 digs plus 9 kills in 3-1 win at Arizona State (11/24) ... notched 9 kills and 9 digs with an ace in 3-1 road win over Arizona (11/22) ... a crucial ace at 19-19 in the fifth set in 21-19 win over No. 15 Utah (11/17) to go with 8 kiills and 2 digs ... hit .381 with 10 kills in 3-0 win over Colorado (11/15) ... had 8 kills in 3-1 win at Oregon State (11/10) ... returned to action after missing six matches due to injury on 11/7 in the 3-0 win at Oregon, getting 3 kills on 4 swings in one set of play ... second on the squad with 14 kills to go with 7 digs and 1 ace in comeback 3-2 win over Oregon (10/13) ... a stellar match in sweep of Oregon State (10/11) with 10 kills on 16 swings and just 1 error for a new career-high .562 percentage ... six kills on 29 swings with 2 aces and 8 digs in 3-1 setback at USC (10/4) ... in the 3-1 upset win at No. 1 Stanford (9/29) had 11 kills and 8 digs with 2 blocks ... posted a .421 attack percentage in the home sweep of No. 9 Wisconsin (9/23) with 10 kills on 19 swings and just 2 errors ... a great night in 3-1 road win at No. 9 Wisconsin (9/19), posting a season-high 18 kills on 47 swings with 5 errors to hit .277 and tied career high with 15 digs ... named to the All-Tournament Team at the Bluejay Invite, averaging 3.55 kills per set with a .330 Att% over three wins ... a huge match in the 3-1 win at No. 17 Creighton (9/14), putting down 16 kills on 30 swings with just 2 errors for a .467 percentage, adding 2 aces and 9 digs ... in 3-1 win over Omaha (9/14) had 9 kills and 7 digs, hitting .238 ... led the squad with 14 kills, hitting .270, with 2 aces, in sweep of Drake (9/13) ... 10 kills and 6 digs in 3-1 win at Iowa (9/7) ... put down 12 kills on 32 swings (.281 Att%) with a career-high 4 blocks in the 3-2 upset of No. 5 Illinois on 9/6 ... made her season debut off the bench at Hawaii (9/1) and sparked the team with 11 kills on a .320 Att% with 8 digs.
2018 (As A Freshman)ย
Did not make her collegiate debut until the 20th match of the season, but started every match from that point on, helping UW rally to the Sweet 16 ... served as a primary passer and had 133 kills in her 53 sets for a 2.51 kills per set average that ranked third on the team ... twice led the team in kills and also made a major impact serving as she led the team in aces six times and her 0.34 aces per set average tied for the team lead ... served 18 aces with only 17 errors ... in NCAA Round of 16 loss to No. 7 Penn State (12/7) had 7 kills, 2 errors, on 20 swings (.250 Att%) with 2 aces and 2 blocks ... had 6 kills and 6 digs in the 3-0 sweep of No. 9 Creighton in the second round of the NCAA tourney on 12/1 ... a great NCAA opener with 13 kills on a .346 hitting percentage (13-4-26) plus 3 aces and 6 digs as UW beat Saint Maryโs in four ... a double-double with 10 kills and a season-high 15 digs in five set setback at No. 20 Washington State (11/24) ... in five set setback to No. 17 Oregon, had 12 kills and 2 aces ... led the team with 18 kills, hitting .245, in 3-1 win over Cal (11/16) with 12 digs for her first double-double ... put down 8 kills and served up 3 aces with 8 digs in sweep at No. 21 UCLA (11/10) ... in 3-1 win at No. 13 USC (11/8) had 5 kills and 8 digs with an ace ...ย won Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week on 11/5 for wins against Arizona schoolsย ... breakout match in 3-1 win over No. 21 Arizona (11/4), with 21 kills, 10 more than her previous high, on a .463 Att% (21-2-41) with 8 digs, 2 blocks and an ace ... 21 kills vs. Arizona was most by a Husky freshman since 2011 ... in 3-1 win over Arizona State (11/2) had 9 kills and fired 3 aces ... one dig off a double-double as she had 11 kills and 9 digs iwth an ace in four set loss at Colorado (10/28) ... had 4 kills, 1 ace, 7 digs, and 2 blocks in setback at Utah on 10/26 ... made her collegiate debut as a starter in the four-set loss against No. 20 UCLA on 10/19 and had 5 kills on 31 swings with an ace and 7 digs.
High School and Personal:ย Born in Eugene, Oregon โฆ parents are Stephanie and Gary Hoffman โฆ has one older brother, Spencer, who plays basketball at Colorado Christian โฆ mother competed in track and field at Oregon and father played football at Santa Clara and reached the NFL playing two seasons โฆ a top recruit, was ranked 87th nationally in PrepVolleyball.comโs list of Senior Aces โฆ was named an AVCA/Under Armour Second Team All-American โฆ was a three-time All-State First Team selection and three-time Midwestern League MVP in high school, twice leading her team to third at the 5A state tournament and once to fourth โฆ played eight years for the Webfoot Juniors club team coached by Brian Wodke and Cathy Nelson โฆ named to the USAV Junior National Championships All-Tournament Team in 2018 in the USA division after helping her team place fifth โฆ graduated with a 3.7 grade point average โฆ also considered Oregon State, Santa Clara, Portland, and Pepperdine.
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