Shippensburg University Athletics

2007 (as a junior): Shippensburg’s vocal leader moved into third place on the all-time digs list following her junior season with the Lady Raiders and maintained her role as the team’s primary libero for the third consecutive year. Hoffman posted her second-best single season dig total in her career with a team-best 509 in addition to a career-high 44 service aces, third-best on the team. She competed in a career-best 140 games and 41 matches, making her the most experienced player on the team heading into the 2008 season. Hoffman only missed the Oct. 2 match against Cheyney and totaled at least two service aces in 14 matches and five out of six matches from Oct. 5-12. In addition to recording double-digit digs in 29 matches and achieving the feat in seven consecutive matches from Oct 13-30, she tallied a season-high 25 digs in the NCAA Tournament against Kutztown, her most since her freshman year, and recorded 20 or more digs two other times during the season. Hoffman had at least one dig in each of her match appearances during the season and laced two of her three kills on the season in a 3-2 road victory at Millersville on Sept. 11 to go along with 21 digs and two service aces.

2006 (as a sophomore): After setting the single-season digs record as a freshman, she totaled 344 as a sophomore to become just the fourth player in school history to total 1,000 career digs. Her career total of 1,109 placed her third on the career digs list. Hoffman played in 35 matches and 109 games, which was fourth most on the team, and her performance ranked second on the team with 3.16 digs per game. She also tied for third on the team with 30 service aces and chipped in three kills and nine assists. Hoffman posted double digit digs in 20 matches and tallied at least 20 two times while recording a season-high 24 digs in the opener against Mercyhurst on Aug. 25. She recorded a season-high four aces against Kutztown on Sept. 16 and also contributed 20 digs in the match.

2005 (as a freshman): Hoffman turned in an excellent freshman campaign as the starting libero and set a new Shippensburg single-season record for digs in a season with 787. The new mark bested teammate Missy Pierce’s record of 512 that was set in 2004, as Hoffman averaged a team-best 6.21 digs per game. She set new school records for digs in a match three times, and first set the record with 40 digs against Kutztown on Sept. 17. Later, she topped that mark with 42 digs against East Stroudsburg on Oct. 4, and she set the mark for the third time on Oct. 18 against Kutztown with 57 digs. Hoffman posted at least 30 digs in a match seven times and recorded 37 service aces and registered a career-high of four twice.

At West York: She earned three varsity letters at West York High School and recorded 409 digs and 113 service aces during her career, serving as the team captain in 2004 and being named York Daily Record All-Star in 2003 and 2004. Hoffman was named the team’s MVP following her senior season for leading the team in kills and aces, as she participated in the York County All-Star Game in 2004. She helped her club team to a Keystone State Games bronze medal in 2004 and 2005 and a silver medal in 2003.

Personal: Kelsi Ann Hoffman was born on May 16, 1987, and is the daughter of Julie and Mark Hoffman. She is majoring in exercise science. Hoffman has a brother, Matthew.