Epiphany Hang

Photo by: Megan Isenbarger

Alanah Jones, Epiphany Hang, Gwen McMenemy

Photo by: Megan Isenbarger

Photo by: Rachel Von Art

Position:
IF
B/T:
R/R
Height:
5-4
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Grand Haven, Mich.
High School:
Grand Haven
Prev School:
Oakland CC

• Horizon League Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2023, Spring 2024)
• NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete (2024)

2024: Played in 40 games with 38 starts, 35 of which came at first base ... Had a career-high 27 hits ... Recorded three hits at Alabama State (Feb. 10) ... Had a stretch of five games with at least one hit: Montana (Feb. 16), UTEP (Feb. 16), UTEP (Feb. 17), North Dakota (Feb. 17) and Montana (Feb. 18) ... Had two hits in back-to-back games against Lafayette (March 16) and Fairfield (March 16) ... Had two hits against Youngstown State (March 23) and at Detroit Mercy (April 20).

2023: Started in 27 games of the 32 she played ... 26 of her starts came at first base ... Recorded a streak of 12 games where she safely reached the base paths (March 13-April 12) ... Went 2-for-3 against Western Michigan (March 24) and Detroit Mercy (April 2) and 2-for-2 at IUPUI (April 8) in this stretch ... Knocked in seven RBIs in a four-game stretch from Valparaiso (March 29) to Detroit Mercy (April 2) ... Drew three walks against Cleveland State (April 12) ... Had seven multi-hit games.

2022: Played in 34 games with 28 starts ... Hit a team-best .284 ... Had a season-high three hits at Valparaiso (April 12) and against Youngstown State (April 29) ... Had a home run at Eastern Illinois (April 6) ... Had a triple against the Penguins (April 29) ... Slugged .409 for the season ... Had a .992 fielding percentage, the highest of all non-pitchers on the team.

Prior to Purdue Fort Wayne: Played at Ferris State and Oakland Community College ... Selected to the NJCAA All-Region Team, MCCAA All-Conference First Team, MCCAA Eastern Conference All-Freshman Team, and NFCA All-Region Second Team.

High School: Hit .565 as a senior, setting the program's singles record with 162 ... Had just four errors in 127 chances for a .969 fielding percentage ... Named First Team All-Conference and All-District in 2017, 2018 and 2019 ... Named All-Region in 2018 and 2019 ... Named an All-State Honorable Mention in 2019 ... Selected as the team captain in 2018 and 2019 and the best defensive player each of her last three seasons ... Played club ball for Finesse Fastpitch.

Personal: Daughter of Myker Vang and Vanchin Hang ... Has three sisters, Omega, Isis and Yogi, and one brother, Wildstar ... Majoring in general studies.