Colgate University Athletics

2021 (Senior)
Matches/Sets/Starts: 10/18/5
Stats: Tallied 28 kills in 18 sets played…one of eight players on the team to finish with double-digit blocks (11)...finished the season with a mark of 1.56 kills per set, good for fourth best on the team. 
Best Matches: Standout performance against Kansas State (8/27) in the season opener, finishing with 11 kills and three blocks…posted a season-high five blocks against UAlbany (9/3)...recorded three digs at Loyola (11/13)...notched five kills in win over Navy (11/6)...
Honors: Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. 
 
2020-21 (Junior)
Matches/Sets/Starts: 8/20/4
Stats: Tallied 25 kills and nine total blocks by three solos and six block assists … added one assist and two digs on the year.
Best Matches: Posted a season-high of five kills on three occasions, including against Holy Cross (March 5) where she hit a .333 percentage … opened the year with a season-high of three total blocks by one solo and two block assists in the five-set win over Army (Feb. 19).
Honors: Named to the Raider Academic Honor Roll. 
 
2019 (Sophomore)
Matches/Sets/Starts: 31/185/20
Stats: Led the Colgate squad with 110 total blocks, by 22 solos and 88 block assists … tallied 185 kills while posting a .290 hitting percentage … also marked two assists and 13 digs on the year … averaged 1.00 blocks per set and 1.68 kills per set.
Best Matches: Marked a career-high of nine total blocks in the three-set match against Quinnipiac (Sept. 13) by five solo blocks and four block assists … also tallied eight block assists in the win 3-1 win at Harvard (Sept. 7) … had five or more total blocks on 12 occasions … earned a career-high of 12 kills in the five-set win at Lafayette (Oct. 12) while hitting .360 …  marked over a .300 hitting percentage on 17 occasions … marked double-digit kills in three straight matches from Oct. 6-12 … also tallied double-digit kills in the 3-1 win over Boston College in the NIVC First Round (Dec. 6) with 10.
Honors: Named Patriot League Player of the Week on Sept. 30 after performances against American and Loyola … with 88, she ranks fifth in program history for block assists in a single season, and ninth in program history with 110 total blocks in a single season ... named to the Patriot League Honor Roll ... named to the Raider Academic Honor Roll.
 
2018 (Freshman)
Matches/Sets/Starts: 15/24/0
Stats: 25 kills, 12 total blocks, two digs, one ace, one assist
Best Matches: Recorded a season-high of seven kills in 3-0 sweep at Lafayette (Oct. 27) while hitting .500 … had multiple blocks on three occasions this season … earned first collegiate ace against American (Nov. 2) … also tallied five kills in the same American match … also had an assist at Stony Brook (Sept. 16).

Before Colgate
Two-time first team All-Sunshine League pick…helped guide her Marlborough High School team to a Sunshine League Championship in 2016 and a runner-up finish in 2017…named team MVP and a first team All-Division nominee after finishing her senior season with 196 kills, 92 blocks and a .431 hitting percentage...wrapped up her career with 823 total kills and 411 blocks.
 
Personal
Born: Hailey Marie Horn-Bostel in Santa Monica, Calif.
Family: Daughter of Bernie and Stacey Horn-Bostel…has one brother.

Horn-Bostel on why she chose Colgate: "One of the biggest things that immediately drew me to Colgate was the strong sense of community within the athletic programs and throughout the school. Seeing the camaraderie within the volleyball program instantly made me love the team and the coaching staff. In addition to a welcoming community, Colgate has a phenomenal academic reputation as well as a competitive Division 1 volleyball program, so it offers a perfect balance between athletics and academics."