- “I chose Virginia Wesleyan because I liked the feel on campus.”
- Selected VWU over Bridgewater and Davis & Elkins
Career Highs
Kills: 18 - (Averett - 10/6/16)
Assists: 1 - (9x, most recent, at Christopher Newport - 9/26/17)
Service Aces: 3 - (St. Catherine - 9/1/17)
Digs: 11 - (at Bridgewater - 9/12/17)
Total Blocks: 4 - (3x, most recent, at Averett - 9/6/17)
2016-17 ODAC All-Academic Team
Junior (2017): Started all 29 matches… Led the team with 271 kills… Registered a personal best of 11 digs at Bridgewater on September 12… Matched a career high with four blocks at Averett on September 5.
Sophomore (2016): Appeared in 29 matches, making four starts for the Marlins…Took a step forward as a sophomore outside hitter, playing the front line…Hit .750 (9-for-12) at Hollins University on October 22, the sixth-best hitting percentage in a match in program history…Posted a .706 hitting mark (13-for-17) against Greensboro College in the October 22 nightcap…Contributed 18 kills (.333 hitting percentage) against Averett on October 6…Finished third on the team with 211 kills on the season.
Freshman (2015): Played in 24 matches and 73 sets on the year… Developed a larger role in the Marlin rotation as the year progressed, appearing in the final 20 matches of the year for VWC… Had at least one kill in every match… Set a career-high of 11 kills on two different occasions, at Gallaudet and against DeSales in the Worthington Classic… Dug out five balls at Gallaudet and added four blocks against DeSales.
Before VWU: Played volleyball at Quantico High School… Two-time Player of the Year and MVP… Team captain for three years… First team all-conference her final two years of high school… Honor roll.
Personal: The daughter of Shawn and LaVentra Hall… Has three siblings: Dee, Danielle, and Shawn.
Get to Know Doneisha
- Enjoys napping
- Fan of the Dallas Cowboys
- Favorites include the TV show “Gossip Girl” and any Agatha Christie novel
- Self-description in 10 words or less: "shy at first, but hardworking”
- People might be surprised to know this about me… “that my favorite animal is a moose”