2020-21 Volleyball Roster
Roster
Kearns, Baillie
L/DS
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/ VolleyballL/DS
/ VolleyballOH
/ VolleyballS
/ VolleyballL/DS
/ VolleyballMB/OPP
/ VolleyballMB
/ VolleyballS
/ VolleyballOH
/ VolleyballOPP/OH
/ VolleyballOPP/OH
/ VolleyballMB
/ VolleyballMB
/ VolleyballS/OPP
/ VolleyballL/DS
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Jersey Number 2
Baillie Kearns
- Position:
- L/DS
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- St. Louis, Mo.
- Previous School:
- Lindbergh HS
Bio
2021: Saw time in all 32 matches (one start plus a team-high 18 starts at libero) while appearing in 119 out of a possible 121 sets…Claimed the starting libero position during the early portion of the fall, leading the squad with 345 digs (2.90 per set)…Also ranked second on the team with 25 service aces while distributing 113 assists…Accumulated double-digit digs in 18 different matches, including her first career double-double (16 digs, career-best 10 assists) in a three-set victory over Eastern Illinois on Oct. 2…Set a career-high with 21 digs against both Missouri State (three sets on Aug. 28) and at Southern Illinois (five sets on Sept. 3)…Piled up double figure digs 13 times in a 14-match span from Sept. 10 through Oct. 12…Landed two or more service aces on six separate occasions, including a career-high four in the aforementioned Sept. 3 matchup at Southern Illinois…Was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters.
2020-21: Was one of only three Skyhawks to see playing time in all 57 sets during the shortened season, competing in all 16 matches (four starts)...Ranked third on the squad with 140 digs (2.46 per set) while adding 35 assists and nine service aces (second-most on the team)...Led UT Martin in digs in three different matches, piling up double figures in the digs column on seven separate occasions (including six of the first seven matches of the season)...Career-high of 16 digs came in five sets at Murray State on Feb. 28...Divvied out a career-best eight assists in a near double-double (12 digs) in the nightcap of the Feb. 24 doubleheader against Belmont...Was responsible for a trio of multi-service ace performances...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: Starred at Lindbergh High School under head coach Rob Langevin, where she split time between setter and libero…Was part of a Flyers squad that posted a 25-7 overall record in 2019…Posted 1,070 assists and 72 service aces over her final two seasons to go along with 414 career digs at the varsity level…Distributed 628 assists in addition to career-highs of 198 digs and 55 kills as a senior, ranking second in the Suburban Conference with 8.72 assists per set…Handed out 26 assists in a two-set sweep over top-ranked Oakville on Oct. 21…Posted a .350 hitting percentage and ranked second in the Suburban Conference with 39 service aces during her junior campaign…Also made a name for herself as a leader on the defensive back row for the Rockwood Thunder Elite club team, who took part in the Under-17 open division of the 2019 USA Volleyball Girls' Junior National Championships in Indianapolis.
PERSONAL:Â Born on Nov. 6, 2001...Daughter of Tim and Jenny Kearns...Has one sibling, Caitlin...Majoring in mechanical engineering.
2020-21: Was one of only three Skyhawks to see playing time in all 57 sets during the shortened season, competing in all 16 matches (four starts)...Ranked third on the squad with 140 digs (2.46 per set) while adding 35 assists and nine service aces (second-most on the team)...Led UT Martin in digs in three different matches, piling up double figures in the digs column on seven separate occasions (including six of the first seven matches of the season)...Career-high of 16 digs came in five sets at Murray State on Feb. 28...Divvied out a career-best eight assists in a near double-double (12 digs) in the nightcap of the Feb. 24 doubleheader against Belmont...Was responsible for a trio of multi-service ace performances...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: Starred at Lindbergh High School under head coach Rob Langevin, where she split time between setter and libero…Was part of a Flyers squad that posted a 25-7 overall record in 2019…Posted 1,070 assists and 72 service aces over her final two seasons to go along with 414 career digs at the varsity level…Distributed 628 assists in addition to career-highs of 198 digs and 55 kills as a senior, ranking second in the Suburban Conference with 8.72 assists per set…Handed out 26 assists in a two-set sweep over top-ranked Oakville on Oct. 21…Posted a .350 hitting percentage and ranked second in the Suburban Conference with 39 service aces during her junior campaign…Also made a name for herself as a leader on the defensive back row for the Rockwood Thunder Elite club team, who took part in the Under-17 open division of the 2019 USA Volleyball Girls' Junior National Championships in Indianapolis.
PERSONAL:Â Born on Nov. 6, 2001...Daughter of Tim and Jenny Kearns...Has one sibling, Caitlin...Majoring in mechanical engineering.
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