During her sophomore and junior seasons, Hornung-Watson compiled 339 kills and 351 digs. She was unable to play her senior year, though, due to a knee injury.
“ I felt like I thrived at Bellarmine during my sophomore and junior years,” Hornung-Watson said.“ I wasn’ t able to play my senior year, which was unfortunate, but I think I had enough closure to step away and close that chapter of my life.”
Since then, she’ s stayed involved in sports, just in a different way.
“ Once I graduated from college, both of my sisters, Ali and Marissa, were playing volleyball,” she said.“ I took on the role of more of a supporter. It was honestly one of my favorite roles that I have ever had, just being there to support and cheer on. Whether that was my dad, sisters or now my husband and brother-in-law.”
Hornung-Watson’ s father, Scott, was the long-time baseball coach at Providence. Her husband, Tre’, is the Pioneers’ current bench boss, while her brotherin-law, Eli Watson, is a baseball player at Bellarmine.
Last spring, with sons Waylon and Tatum in tow, Hornung-Watson was a regular at Providence baseball games.
“ I’ m always going to stay involved in one way or another, whether that be through Providence or whatever we continue to do,” she said.“ Hopefully, they’ re involved in sports in some way but definitely staying involved and taking on a supporter role rather than be an athlete myself. I think being on the supportive side is way harder and nerve-wracking. I’ m not in control anymore.
“ I think I will always be an athlete at heart, but I’ m super fortunate in being part of all the teams that I have over the course when I was growing up, whether that was high school or college,” she continued.“ To have the success that I did, it was just the cheery on top. I’ m just very thankful and grateful for all the experiences I was able to have.”
SEPT / OCT 2025 NEWS AND TRIBUNE SPORTS MAGAZINE PAGE NO. 11