The NC Wesleyan College Volleyball program is doing an alumni spotlight series. The ninth alum we are profiling is 2001 graduate Laura Hilbert Faucette. 

Faucette played as an outside hitter at Wesleyan from 1997-2000 and set multiple school records as a Bishop. Faucette was named team MVP in 1998 and again in 2000 during her senior year. During her sophomore year in 1998, Laura set the school record for total attack attempts in a season with 1,525, a record that she still holds today. Faucette was also the record holder for kills in a season with 458 set in 1998 until Brittany Insley broke that record in 2007. Faucette also ranks third in school history in career kills with 1,082.

Faucette was named NCWC Female Student-Athlete of the Year in back-to-back years in 2000 and 2001 as well.

Alumni Spotlight Series ~ Laura Hilbert Faucette

What was your major at NCWC?

Mathematics

What are you up to now?

I live in Fuquay-Varina, NC with my husband, Jason (also a Wesleyan alumni), and my two children Ava (13) and Jase (10).

What would you consider your greatest accomplishment since graduating from NCWC?

Starting and running a small business that provides enrichment classes to gifted children.

What do you wish you could go back and tell yourself as a freshman?

I would tell myself that the four years at Wesleyan will go by SO quickly and to enjoy every minute.

How did being a student-athlete here at NCWC help prepare you for life after graduation?

Being a student-athlete at Wesleyan helped prepare me for life after graduation in three main ways. First, student-athletes must learn to manage their time wisely. I was a part of the volleyball team, in the honors program, worked in the library, and was an SI instructor. I learned how to manage my time so that I could do all of these things well. Today, I do my best to manage my time wisely so that I can manage a business, help run a household, and be a wife and a mom to two children with extremely busy schedules! Second, student-athletes have to work out, practice, and study, even when they don't want to. Same with life; I don't always *want* to do all the things I'm scheduled to do on a particular day, but I do them.  Lastly, all student-athletes know that hard work pays off. Whether it's on the court, in the classroom, or in life, hard work and dedication almost always result in a positive outcome. You may not "win the game" but the character built and the lessons learned are just as beneficial (if not more).  

Which opponent did you enjoy playing against throughout your career and why?

Greensboro. I remember those matches always being close. They were fun to play.