If her name doesn’t get your attention, the way she plays certainly will. USA Volleyball's opposite attacker Destinee Hooker has led the team in scoring after its first two games at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and it looks like she will only get better as the tournament goes on.

Looking at the stat line tells part of the story: Hooker scored 21 points in the United States’ first game, a 3-1 win over South Korea. She followed that up with 23 points in the second game, a win over Brazil by the same score.

But the best is yet to come.

Against the United States’ next opponent, China, Hooker put up 39 points in a five-set victory in the 2011 FIVB World Cup. Better yet, this game against another one of the world’s top teams put the Americans into the Olympics.

Hooker has proven that she can hit with the best of them on the world stage. The 6'4" first-time Olympian has athleticism in spades. In college, she was the MVP on the University of Texas team that went to the 2009 NCAA championship game.

She also won the 2009 indoor and outdoor high jump championships. In doing so, she became only the second woman to win three outdoor NCAA titles in track and field.

In fact, she almost competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics in the event. She finished sixth in the high jump at the 2008 Olympic trials.

On the national team since 2010, last year was Hooker’s breakout year in international volleyball. She was MVP of the 2011 FIVB World Cup and the FIVB World Grand Prix.

Sports run in the Hooker family. Her sister, Marshevet, was fifth in the 200-meter dash at Beijing 2008, and their father, Ricky, was drafted by the San Antonio Spurs of the NBA.

With the knockout rounds of the Olympic volleyball tournament still to come, Hooker should only get more attention. The heavy hitter will have to play a major role if the United States is to win another gold medal.