2024 Beach Volleyball Roster
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Carrell, Kayla
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Jersey Number 7
Kayla Carrell
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Pensacola, Fla.
- Previous School:
- Pensacola Catholic HS
Bio
2024: Became only the third player in school history to garner All-Ohio Valley Conference accolades in three separate seasons, picking up second team honors…Finished her collegiate career as the program’s all-time leader in individual victories (84), individual winning percentage (.736) ajd No. 5 individual wins (40)…Collected a team-high 23 victories (against just nine losses) with an unblemished 9-0 record against OVC competition, going 21-7 at No. 5 (the most for that slot in a single season in school history) while adding two more triumphs at No. 4…Teamed with four different partners until playing the final 24 matches alongside Reagan McGee (19-5, 9-0 OVC)…Managed an 18-4 mark at No. 5 and a 1-1 record at No. 4 while teaming up with McGee, with whom she was named an American Volleyball Coaches Association Top Flight Award winner (one of just 53 pairs across NCAA Division I, Division II, Division III and NAIA levels to nab that prestigious honor)…Also earned victories alongside Haeleigh Paulino (two wins at No. 5), Kristin Phillips (one win at No. 4) and Dylan Sulcer (one victory at No. 5)…Dialed up an seven-match winning streak in her first seven matches alongside McGee (March 14 through March 29)…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 contributors, going 24-9 with an undefeated 10-0 mark in OVC action…Went 19-6 at No. 5 and 5-3 out of the No. 4 position…Competed alongside five different partners, primarily pairing up with Kayla Bryant (9-5, 4-0 OVC) while also seeing time alongside Audrey Haworth (5-2, 3-0 OVC), Ryan Rednour (6-0, 3-0 OVC), Haeleigh Paulino (3-2) and Jenna Vallée (1-0)…Won 11 matches in a row from March 21 until April 4 while sharing the court with Bryant (6-0) and Haworth (5-0)…Went a perfect 3-0 in the OVC Championship tournament alongside Rednour…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.
2022: Was part of a record-breaking season as she collected All-OVC second team accolades and was spotlighted as one half of the OVC All-Tournament Most Valuable Pair (alongside Addison Conley)...Was named an American Volleyball Coaches Association Top Flight Award honoree as she and Conley were one of only 62 pairs across NCAA Division I, Division II, Division III and NAIA levels to nab the prestigious honor...Went a remarkable 24-1 on the season, all coming out of the No. 4 position with Conley as her partner...The 24 victories are nine more than the previous season-high in school history...Went a perfect 8-0 in OVC play...Owned a pair of double-digit winning streaks, ending the year with a 14-match run (last loss came on April 1)...Began the season with 10 consecutive victories from March 11 until April 1...Received OVC Pair of the Week honors in back-to-back weeks (April 19, April 26)...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.
2021: Chalked up All-OVC second team accolades, playing exclusively at the No. 2 slot alongside Karen Scanlon in all 17 matches...Collected an 8-6 overall record with a 6-4 mark against league rivals...Her eight victories were a team-high out of the No. 2 position (alongside Scanlon)...Won four of the first five decisions of the season from April 14-18 and also unreeled a three-match winning steak on April 24-25...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.
2020: Took part in all 10 matches of the abbreviated season, posting five victories (all at No. 4)…Partnered with Addison Conley nine times and with Jessica Reynolds once…All five wins came in the first six matches of the season alongside Conley…Three of her five losses came in three-set tiebreakers…Also represented UT Martin in the No. 3 slot on one occasion (against Florida Atlantic on March 6)...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.
BEFORE UTM: Attended Mississippi State but did not play volleyball during the 2018-19 academic year…Played for head coach Giulio Simonelli at Pensacola Catholic High School…Was selected to the 11th Annual Subway High School All-Star Game after an outstanding senior season, as the contest was played at the University of West Florida in November 2017…Scooped up 34 digs in an impressive win over rival Gulf Breeze on Sept. 12, 2017…Helped PCHS reach the regional finals in each of her first three seasons (2014-16)…Earned all-area accolades by the Pensacola News Journal newspaper as a junior.
PERSONAL: Born on July 1, 2000...Daughter of Clay and Stephanie Carrell...Has two siblings, JC and Karlee...Graduated from UT Martin with a degree in health and human performance and is currently working towards obtaining a Master's degree in counseling.
2023: Was one of the team’s most consistent contributors, going 24-9 with an undefeated 10-0 mark in OVC action…Went 19-6 at No. 5 and 5-3 out of the No. 4 position…Competed alongside five different partners, primarily pairing up with Kayla Bryant (9-5, 4-0 OVC) while also seeing time alongside Audrey Haworth (5-2, 3-0 OVC), Ryan Rednour (6-0, 3-0 OVC), Haeleigh Paulino (3-2) and Jenna Vallée (1-0)…Won 11 matches in a row from March 21 until April 4 while sharing the court with Bryant (6-0) and Haworth (5-0)…Went a perfect 3-0 in the OVC Championship tournament alongside Rednour…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.
2022: Was part of a record-breaking season as she collected All-OVC second team accolades and was spotlighted as one half of the OVC All-Tournament Most Valuable Pair (alongside Addison Conley)...Was named an American Volleyball Coaches Association Top Flight Award honoree as she and Conley were one of only 62 pairs across NCAA Division I, Division II, Division III and NAIA levels to nab the prestigious honor...Went a remarkable 24-1 on the season, all coming out of the No. 4 position with Conley as her partner...The 24 victories are nine more than the previous season-high in school history...Went a perfect 8-0 in OVC play...Owned a pair of double-digit winning streaks, ending the year with a 14-match run (last loss came on April 1)...Began the season with 10 consecutive victories from March 11 until April 1...Received OVC Pair of the Week honors in back-to-back weeks (April 19, April 26)...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.
2021: Chalked up All-OVC second team accolades, playing exclusively at the No. 2 slot alongside Karen Scanlon in all 17 matches...Collected an 8-6 overall record with a 6-4 mark against league rivals...Her eight victories were a team-high out of the No. 2 position (alongside Scanlon)...Won four of the first five decisions of the season from April 14-18 and also unreeled a three-match winning steak on April 24-25...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.
2020: Took part in all 10 matches of the abbreviated season, posting five victories (all at No. 4)…Partnered with Addison Conley nine times and with Jessica Reynolds once…All five wins came in the first six matches of the season alongside Conley…Three of her five losses came in three-set tiebreakers…Also represented UT Martin in the No. 3 slot on one occasion (against Florida Atlantic on March 6)...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.
BEFORE UTM: Attended Mississippi State but did not play volleyball during the 2018-19 academic year…Played for head coach Giulio Simonelli at Pensacola Catholic High School…Was selected to the 11th Annual Subway High School All-Star Game after an outstanding senior season, as the contest was played at the University of West Florida in November 2017…Scooped up 34 digs in an impressive win over rival Gulf Breeze on Sept. 12, 2017…Helped PCHS reach the regional finals in each of her first three seasons (2014-16)…Earned all-area accolades by the Pensacola News Journal newspaper as a junior.
PERSONAL: Born on July 1, 2000...Daughter of Clay and Stephanie Carrell...Has two siblings, JC and Karlee...Graduated from UT Martin with a degree in health and human performance and is currently working towards obtaining a Master's degree in counseling.
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