Shippensburg University Athletics

2008 (Junior): An impressive second season with Shippensburg resulted in a .224 hitting percentage for Sorber, who ranked second on the team in kills with 304 and total blocks with 73. She was one of just three players to appear in all 38 matches during the season and her presence as an outside hitter and a central blocker significantly solidified the team. Sorber increased her career high with 73 blocks, including 14 solo blocks, while serving 16 aces and recording 61 digs. Her total of 59 block assists ranks fifth in school history for a single season. She had 10 or more kills in 11 matches during the season after not recording the feat as a sophomore. These performances included a career-high 18 kills against Kutztown that complemented a .464 hitting percentage. She had a season-high seven digs against New Haven and had at least one dig in all but eight matches. Sorber had at least one kill in every match during the season and had three or more kills in all but one match. On five occasions, Sorber had a season-high five block assists, including an October 1 performance in which she totaled six blocks to go along with eight kills. She also had 17 kills in a five-setter against Charleston and racked up 15 kills in a five-setter at home against West Chester.

2007 (Sophomore): Sorber made her debut with the Lady Raiders and posted her best season to date after a year at the Air Force Academy. She was primarily used as an outside hitter and began to thrive as a blocker, appearing in 41 of the team’s 42 matches while missing only the Wheeling Jesuit match on Oct. 13. Her competition included 134 games on the season, as she recorded 177 kills and posted a .208 hitting percentage while compiling five service aces and 44 digs. Sorber achieved solid blocking totals, with 12 block solos and 57 block assists for a total of 69 on the season. She posted at least one kill in 40 of her 41 matches, including at least five kills in 18 matches. Individually, she notched a season-high 13 digs, her only double-digit output of the season, in a Sept. 28 victory against Clarion. Sorber totaled a season-high nine kills in an Aug. 25 victory against Roberts Wesleyan and served at least one ace in four different matches. She finished with at least one block in 20 matches, recording a season-high six blocks in a Sept. 8 loss against Adelphi, and ranks sixth in school history for block assists in a season.

2006 (Freshman): In her first collegiate season, Sorber attended the Air Force Academy and competed in 68 games for the Falcons, totaling 10 kills and 148 assists. She recorded three service aces to go along with 23 digs and 16 block assists while making appearances in 26 matches. Sorber started matches against Northern Colorado and Wyoming.

Lake-Lehman High School: Sorber was a phenomenal athlete while competing in the Wyoming
Valley Conference. She earned first-team All-District honors as a junior and senior and was selected to the WVC All-Star teams in 2004 and was the MVP of the 2005 tilt. Sorber also earned all-state honors as a senior and graduated in the Top 15 of her class with a 3.95 GPA. She was a three-time letter winner for the Black Knights.

Personal: Hannah Kae Sorber was born on October 14, 1987 and is the daughter of Crystal and John Sorber. She is majoring in management information systems. Sorber is the oldest of three children, with sisters Rachel and Sarah.