Northern Kentucky University Athletics

• Second Team All-Horizon League
• 2x Horizon League Player of the Week (9/9, 9/30)
• Appeared in and started all 29 matches & 111 sets
• Lead team in points with 415.5 (3.74 points per set)
• Led team in kills, ranking among league leaders with 362
• Posted 33 service aces and 19 assists
• Ranked second on the team with 361 digs
• 38 total blocks
• Recorded career-best 28 digs vs. Xavier on 9/19
• Recorded 19 double-doubles 

• First Team All-Horizon League
• Appeared in and started all 31 matches, playing all 121 sets
• Led team in points with 451.0 and 3.73 points per set
• Ranked second on the team with 395 kills and 3.26 kills per set
• Posted 22 service aces and 6 assists
• Defensively, ranked second on the team in digs with 352, posting 2.91 per set, tallied 59.0 total blocks, 9 solo
• Posted 10+ kills 24 times, with 3 20+ kill performances
• Career high 25 kills vs. Purdue Fort Wayne on 11/11/23, Career high 20 digs vs. Morehead State 9/8/23
• 15 double-doubles

• Appeared in all 31 matches while making starts in 25 of those contests
• Posted 216 kills, ranking 4th on Northern Kentucky with a 1.91 kill per set rate
• Recorded 46.0 total blocks during the year, along with 103 digs
• Career Highs: Kills (15), Points (16.5), Digs (9)
   

• Horizon League All-Freshman Team
• Ranked 4th on NKU in total kills (177) during her first collegiate season
• Appeared in all 28 matches, including making starts in five. Also played in all 106 sets during the season.
• Also ranked 4th on the Norse in kills per set at 1.67. Banks finished the year with 45 total blocks, 2 service aces and 62 digs
• Career Highs: Aces (2), Blocks (6)

• Named to the Under Armour All-America Honorable Mention Team, OHSVCA All-Ohio Division 1 First Team, District Player of the Year and highlighted the Suburban League First Team as the league's Player of the Year
• Eclipsed the 1,000-kill plateau as Nordonia's all-time kills leader with 1,254 terminations
• Saved her best season for last, averaging 5.7 kills per set while hitting .401 and contributing 3.5 digs per set as a senior
   

HART ON BANKS
"Joy is a polished six-rotation outside with a wide range of shots and a very powerful arm.  She has competed on a nationally-ranked club team for multiple years and is used to being the go-to hitter in pressure situations. Joy's many accomplishments and awards reflect her obvious talent. "