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Hillary Adams was one of the best players to ever wear the Jewell uniform and was be inducted in her first year of eligibility. She is the only player in program history to be a four-time NAIA All-American, earning honorable mention honors following each of her seasons while also being selected to the All-Heart of America Conference First Team four times. For her career she scored 2,028 points, which is still second on the Cardinals all-time list, while her 305 assists are seventh. Additionally, she made 359 three-point field goals and 505 free throws on better than an 84% average while scoring in double figures in 108 of 134 games played. She book ended her career with regular season conference championships in 2007 and 2010 while also winning two tournament titles and leading the Cardinals to four straight NAIA National Tournament appearances and an overall record of 100-35. As a junior in 2009, Adams led the nation with 115 three-point field goals on a 44.9% clip which ranked second in NAIA-I. She was also 25th nationally in scoring and sixth in free throw percentage. She was the 2010 recipient of the Vicki Larason Landman Award for William Jewell Female Athlete of the Year and was a four-time NAIA Scholar-Athlete and Heart of America Scholar-Athlete.
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