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Jersey Number 2
Kayla Bryant
- Position:
- OH
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Louisville, Ky.
- Previous School:
- Sacred Heart Academy
2025: Became just the ninth player in school history to earn All-Ohio Valley Conference second team accolades as she was one of only two Skyhawks to start in all 29 matches and play in all 107 sets…Topped the OVC in service aces (0.43 per set), becoming the first Skyhawk to lead the league in that category since 2018…Also ranked in the OVC’s top-10 in points (3.64 per set, ninth) and kills (3.19 per set, 10th) in league play…In addition to service aces per set and service aces (46, the seventh-most in UT Martin single-season history), also dialed up team-highs of 298 kills, 2.79 kills per set, 952 attempts and 352.5 points…Additionally tied for the team lead with 204 digs (3.04 per set) in conference play…Posted 10 of her 11 double-doubles against OVC competition (all coming over the last 15 matches of the season)…Led the squad in kills a team-high 18 times, including each of the final 10 matches of the season (Oct. 23 through Nov. 19)…Reached double figures in the kills column 16 times, including a career-best 23 rally killers (on a scorching .409 hitting percentage) against Tennessee State on Nov. 14…Season-high .444 attack percentage came one day earlier against the same Tennessee State squad (14 kills against just two errors in 27 swings)…Came away with double-digit digs on 14 separate occasions, including season-highs of 21 scoops against both Western Illinois (Oct. 10) and Southern Indiana (Nov. 8)…Went off for multiple service aces in 14 different matches, including seven outings with three or more…Landed a season-best four service aces five times in a three-week span, accomplishing that feat against Chattanooga (Sept. 12), Memphis (Sept. 13), North Dakota (Sept. 19), Mercer (Sept. 20) and Lindenwood (Oct. 3)…Season-best three blocks came as part of a double-double effort against SIUE on Oct. 18…Was named OVC Offensive Player of the Week on Nov. 17, becoming the first Skyhawk to win that award since Sept. 5, 2022…Appeared on the preseason OVC Watch List…Was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters.
2024: Saw playing time in all 27 matches, making 24 starts while logging 90 sets…Ranked ninth in the OVC in service aces per set (0.30) in league play, pacing UT Martin in total service aces (27) on the season…Ranked second on the squad with 212 kills (2.36 per set) and third with 203 digs (2.26 per set)…Additionally tacked on 30 assists and 20 blocks…Owned four double-doubles, all of which occurred in league play…Reached double-digits in the kill column 10 times and led the team in the category nine times, including a season-best 15 kills in an Oct. 1 OVC triumph at Southern Indiana…Hit a scorching .529 with a team-high 10 kills (just one error against 17 attempts) in a victory over Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Sept. 6…Secured double-digit digs in eight outings, including a season-high/team-best 22 digs (to go along with 10 kills) in just four sets at Little Rock on Sept. 28…Topped the squad in both kills (12) and digs (11) against Tennessee Tech on Nov. 19…Increased her digs per set average to 2.50 (second on the squad) against league competition…Dialed up at least two service aces on seven different occasions, including a career-high six aces in a Nov. 2 OVC road victory at Tennessee State…Distributed a career-best six assists on Nov. 9 against Southeast Missouri…Was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters...Was named to the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
2023: Was one of the team’s most consistent offensive threats, starting in all 28 matches while logging 102 out of a possible 104 sets…Ranked second on the squad with 258 kills (2.53 per set) while ranking second on the team in service aces (22)…Added 244 digs (2.39 per set), 36 assists and 28 blocks…Improved her kill production to 2.68 per set in OVC play…Topped the squad in the kill column on nine separate occasions (most on the team) and slammed down double figure kills in 11 matches…Season-high of 21 kills (on a .315 attack percentage, only four errors in 54 attempts) with a season-best three service aces against Kansas City on Sept. 2…Season-high .400 hitting percentage (18 kills against four miscues on 35 swings) came against SIUE on Oct. 21…Recorded seven double-doubles, including a 16-kill, career-best 28-dig effort at Southern Indiana on Nov. 15…Swatted away a career-best five blocks in the Aug. 25 season opener against Marist…Managed at least two service aces in five different matches.
2022: Played in 26 matches and made six starts as a true freshman, logging 59 sets overall…Compiled 69 kills (1.17 per set), a .179 hitting percentage, 60 digs, 12 service aces, 10 blocks and nine assists…Managed at least eight kills on six different occasions, including five times in the season’s first eight matches…Season-high of 10 kills came in the Aug. 26 victory over IUPUI…Hit .333 or better in five separate matches, including a season-best .353 (eight kills against two errors) in 17 swings in the Sept. 2 sweep of Alabama A&M…Led the team with nine kills while also tacking on season-highs in service aces (five) and digs (nine) in the sweep over Belmont on Sept. 9…Had three matches of at least two service aces…Swatted away multiple blocks on three separate occasions...Was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters.
BEFORE UTM: Was an integral part of the prestigious Sacred Heart Academy program, which is also the alma mater of Skyhawk associate head coach Julia Noe…Helped the Valkyries to a 33-10 record and a No. 1 state ranking for a majority of the 2021 season, earning District 27 and Region 7 titles…Earned KHSAA All-Tournament accolades after helping SHA secure a berth in the semifinals as a senior (the school's first state tournament appearance since 2016)…Tallied 544 kills, 369 digs, 143 service aces and 85 blocks over her four-year prep career under head coach Brett Versen…Registered 247 kills on a .228 hitting percentage, 48 service aces, 44 blocks and 99 digs as a senior…Posted a career-best 53 service aces and 196 digs during the 2019 campaign…Was a member of the Union Volleyball Club based out of Louisville, Ky.
PERSONAL: Born on Nov. 14, 2003...Daughter of Shawn and Karen Bryant...Has one sibling, Jared...Majoring in mechatronic engineering and manufacturing engineering.
2024: Saw playing time in all 27 matches, making 24 starts while logging 90 sets…Ranked ninth in the OVC in service aces per set (0.30) in league play, pacing UT Martin in total service aces (27) on the season…Ranked second on the squad with 212 kills (2.36 per set) and third with 203 digs (2.26 per set)…Additionally tacked on 30 assists and 20 blocks…Owned four double-doubles, all of which occurred in league play…Reached double-digits in the kill column 10 times and led the team in the category nine times, including a season-best 15 kills in an Oct. 1 OVC triumph at Southern Indiana…Hit a scorching .529 with a team-high 10 kills (just one error against 17 attempts) in a victory over Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Sept. 6…Secured double-digit digs in eight outings, including a season-high/team-best 22 digs (to go along with 10 kills) in just four sets at Little Rock on Sept. 28…Topped the squad in both kills (12) and digs (11) against Tennessee Tech on Nov. 19…Increased her digs per set average to 2.50 (second on the squad) against league competition…Dialed up at least two service aces on seven different occasions, including a career-high six aces in a Nov. 2 OVC road victory at Tennessee State…Distributed a career-best six assists on Nov. 9 against Southeast Missouri…Was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters...Was named to the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
2023: Was one of the team’s most consistent offensive threats, starting in all 28 matches while logging 102 out of a possible 104 sets…Ranked second on the squad with 258 kills (2.53 per set) while ranking second on the team in service aces (22)…Added 244 digs (2.39 per set), 36 assists and 28 blocks…Improved her kill production to 2.68 per set in OVC play…Topped the squad in the kill column on nine separate occasions (most on the team) and slammed down double figure kills in 11 matches…Season-high of 21 kills (on a .315 attack percentage, only four errors in 54 attempts) with a season-best three service aces against Kansas City on Sept. 2…Season-high .400 hitting percentage (18 kills against four miscues on 35 swings) came against SIUE on Oct. 21…Recorded seven double-doubles, including a 16-kill, career-best 28-dig effort at Southern Indiana on Nov. 15…Swatted away a career-best five blocks in the Aug. 25 season opener against Marist…Managed at least two service aces in five different matches.
2022: Played in 26 matches and made six starts as a true freshman, logging 59 sets overall…Compiled 69 kills (1.17 per set), a .179 hitting percentage, 60 digs, 12 service aces, 10 blocks and nine assists…Managed at least eight kills on six different occasions, including five times in the season’s first eight matches…Season-high of 10 kills came in the Aug. 26 victory over IUPUI…Hit .333 or better in five separate matches, including a season-best .353 (eight kills against two errors) in 17 swings in the Sept. 2 sweep of Alabama A&M…Led the team with nine kills while also tacking on season-highs in service aces (five) and digs (nine) in the sweep over Belmont on Sept. 9…Had three matches of at least two service aces…Swatted away multiple blocks on three separate occasions...Was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters.
BEFORE UTM: Was an integral part of the prestigious Sacred Heart Academy program, which is also the alma mater of Skyhawk associate head coach Julia Noe…Helped the Valkyries to a 33-10 record and a No. 1 state ranking for a majority of the 2021 season, earning District 27 and Region 7 titles…Earned KHSAA All-Tournament accolades after helping SHA secure a berth in the semifinals as a senior (the school's first state tournament appearance since 2016)…Tallied 544 kills, 369 digs, 143 service aces and 85 blocks over her four-year prep career under head coach Brett Versen…Registered 247 kills on a .228 hitting percentage, 48 service aces, 44 blocks and 99 digs as a senior…Posted a career-best 53 service aces and 196 digs during the 2019 campaign…Was a member of the Union Volleyball Club based out of Louisville, Ky.
PERSONAL: Born on Nov. 14, 2003...Daughter of Shawn and Karen Bryant...Has one sibling, Jared...Majoring in mechatronic engineering and manufacturing engineering.
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