University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2026 Volleyball Roster
Jersey Number 25
Nene Hawkins
- Position:
- Setter
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Ewa Beach, Hawai'i
- High School:
- Le Jardin Academy
- Prev School:
- Cal State Bakersfield
Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll (2025)
2025 (Junior)
Took the court in 24 matches, competing in a total of 76 sets ... primarily played at setter, handing out 323 assists (4.25/set) running the 6-2 attack ... saw brief time at opposite hitter, taking 35 swings ... teamed with fellow transfer setter Ryleigh Garis to compliment the impact on the team's offense significantly improving in both production and efficiency .... assisted in leading the unit to a sharp improvement in hitting percentage from the previous season, rising from .156 in 2024 to a .238 clip in 2025 which ranked No. 3 in the Sun Belt Conference … efforts also directed the Ragin' Cajuns to the No. 3 scoring offense in the league, overall, at 13.28 kills per set - an increase of over two kills per set from the previous season (11.30/set) ... assisted in directing a group of five different Ragin' Cajuns teammates scoring 150-plus kills ... rounded up 112 digs (1.47/set), hitting triple digits for the third time collegiately ... digs total pushed career total over the 500-mark (up to 532) ... scored 13 aces to lead a setters' group that combined to produce 31 aces ... season-high six aces highlighted her Ragin' Cajuns debut on Aug. 29 vs. Texas Southern ... passed out double-figure assists 16 times including a season-high 33 in a five-set win over New Orleans (Aug.31) ... assists total was 20-plus six times ... filled in at opposite hitter on Oct. 11 at Southern Miss and landed five kills ... closed the season strong with back-to-back, double-digit digs performances at Georgia Southern, tallying 26 digs over eight sets ... recorded a 24-assists, 16-digs double-double in the season-ending victory at Georgia Southern (Nov. 14).
Prior to Louisiana
Began her collegiate career at Cal State Bakersfield, competing at setter for the Roadrunners in the 2023 and 2024 seasons ... appeared in 60 matches and played a total of 214 sets during her two-year stay in Bakersfield ... surpassed the 1,000-assist mark of her collegiate career halfway through her sophomore season, bringing her career total to 1,238 by season's end ... recorded 33 kills and scored 51 aces for the Roadrunners offense ... rounded up 420 digs at a rate of 1.96 per set ... in highly successful freshman season set CSUB’s Division I freshman record for season assists at 777 ... ranked fifth in The Big West in total assists and sixth in average (6.88) ... led the team in assists and ranked third in digs with 232 digs ... recorded double-digit assists in all 30 matches ... posted season-high 48 assists and 11 digs against Saint Mary’s on Sept. 8, 2023 ... as a sophomore, posted seven double-doubles and registered 20-plus aces once again ... reached the 1,200 career milestone for assists ... passed out 461 assists running the 6-2 attack ... assists total was 20-plus nine times highlighted by a season-high 30 at Fresno State on Sept. 22, 2024.
High School
Attended Le Jardin Academy in Kailua, Hawai’i …coached by Lee Lamb … led Bulldogs to 2022 state title with a 17-0 run through league play and the postseason … had a match-high 57 assists to lead Le Jardin to the state crown ... named to state all-tournament team in 2022 and led Le Jardin to state tournament all four years … gained ample international experience, playing tournaments in Croatia and the Philippines with ProspectHI … helped travel team earn bronze medal at the 2022 Global Challenge and silver in 2021.
Personal
Full name is Gennézia ... goes by NeNe … hopes to play volleyball professionally ... father played college football at McKendree University for one year before going into the military.
2025 (Junior)
Took the court in 24 matches, competing in a total of 76 sets ... primarily played at setter, handing out 323 assists (4.25/set) running the 6-2 attack ... saw brief time at opposite hitter, taking 35 swings ... teamed with fellow transfer setter Ryleigh Garis to compliment the impact on the team's offense significantly improving in both production and efficiency .... assisted in leading the unit to a sharp improvement in hitting percentage from the previous season, rising from .156 in 2024 to a .238 clip in 2025 which ranked No. 3 in the Sun Belt Conference … efforts also directed the Ragin' Cajuns to the No. 3 scoring offense in the league, overall, at 13.28 kills per set - an increase of over two kills per set from the previous season (11.30/set) ... assisted in directing a group of five different Ragin' Cajuns teammates scoring 150-plus kills ... rounded up 112 digs (1.47/set), hitting triple digits for the third time collegiately ... digs total pushed career total over the 500-mark (up to 532) ... scored 13 aces to lead a setters' group that combined to produce 31 aces ... season-high six aces highlighted her Ragin' Cajuns debut on Aug. 29 vs. Texas Southern ... passed out double-figure assists 16 times including a season-high 33 in a five-set win over New Orleans (Aug.31) ... assists total was 20-plus six times ... filled in at opposite hitter on Oct. 11 at Southern Miss and landed five kills ... closed the season strong with back-to-back, double-digit digs performances at Georgia Southern, tallying 26 digs over eight sets ... recorded a 24-assists, 16-digs double-double in the season-ending victory at Georgia Southern (Nov. 14).
Prior to Louisiana
Began her collegiate career at Cal State Bakersfield, competing at setter for the Roadrunners in the 2023 and 2024 seasons ... appeared in 60 matches and played a total of 214 sets during her two-year stay in Bakersfield ... surpassed the 1,000-assist mark of her collegiate career halfway through her sophomore season, bringing her career total to 1,238 by season's end ... recorded 33 kills and scored 51 aces for the Roadrunners offense ... rounded up 420 digs at a rate of 1.96 per set ... in highly successful freshman season set CSUB’s Division I freshman record for season assists at 777 ... ranked fifth in The Big West in total assists and sixth in average (6.88) ... led the team in assists and ranked third in digs with 232 digs ... recorded double-digit assists in all 30 matches ... posted season-high 48 assists and 11 digs against Saint Mary’s on Sept. 8, 2023 ... as a sophomore, posted seven double-doubles and registered 20-plus aces once again ... reached the 1,200 career milestone for assists ... passed out 461 assists running the 6-2 attack ... assists total was 20-plus nine times highlighted by a season-high 30 at Fresno State on Sept. 22, 2024.
High School
Attended Le Jardin Academy in Kailua, Hawai’i …coached by Lee Lamb … led Bulldogs to 2022 state title with a 17-0 run through league play and the postseason … had a match-high 57 assists to lead Le Jardin to the state crown ... named to state all-tournament team in 2022 and led Le Jardin to state tournament all four years … gained ample international experience, playing tournaments in Croatia and the Philippines with ProspectHI … helped travel team earn bronze medal at the 2022 Global Challenge and silver in 2021.
Personal
Full name is Gennézia ... goes by NeNe … hopes to play volleyball professionally ... father played college football at McKendree University for one year before going into the military.
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