2023 Volleyball Roster
Roster
Carrell, Kayla
L/DS
/ VolleyballOH
/ VolleyballOPP
/ VolleyballL/DS
/ VolleyballMB
/ VolleyballS
/ VolleyballL/DS
/ VolleyballOH/OPP
/ VolleyballDS
/ VolleyballS
/ VolleyballOH
/ VolleyballOPP/DS
/ VolleyballMB
/ VolleyballS/OPP
/ Volleyball
Jersey Number 7
Kayla Carrell
- Position:
- L/DS
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Pensacola, Fla.
- Previous School:
- Pensacola Catholic HS
Bio
2023: Seized the starting libero role, appearing in all 28 matches (95 sets overall)…Ranked sixth in the Ohio Valley Conference in digs (4.24 per set), upping that number to 4.79 per set in league play (also ranking sixth in the OVC)…Was one of just two players to see action in all 66 sets of OVC play…Collected 403 digs, 69 assists, eight service aces and one kill…Scooped up double-digit digs in 19 matches, including 20-plus on seven separate occasions…Came away with her 1,000th career dig on Nov. 15 at Southern Indiana, becoming only the 13th member of the program to reach that storied mark…Nearly came away with her first career double-double on Oct. 3, piling up career-highs of 29 digs and nine assists against Tennessee State…Equaled a career-best with 29 digs against Oakland on Sept. 15…Dialed up at least 23 digs in six different OVC outings, including a three-match stretch where she scooped up 74 digs (5.69 per set) in late October…Landed a pair of service aces in OVC road matches at Lindenwood (Sept. 28) and at Morehead State (Oct. 28)…Was voted to the Saluki Invitational all-tournament team on Sept. 14-15…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: Logged playing time in all 35 matches, making three starts while playing in 130 out of a possible 132 sets…Tallied 234 digs (1.80 per set), 50 assists, 20 service aces and two kills…Upped her digs per set average to 1.92 in OVC play as she was one of only five Skyhawks to play in all 71 sets during the conference slate…Scooped up double-digit digs in nine separate matches and accumulated seven-plus digs on 20 separate occasions…Had a season-high with 13 digs in just four sets in the OVC Championship quarterfinals victory over SIUE on Nov. 17…Posted a pair of service aces on three different occasions (at Eastern Kentucky on Aug. 27, at Middle Tennessee on Sept. 10, at Eastern Illinois on Oct. 14)…Tied a career-best with five assists in back-to-back OVC sweeps over Lindenwood (Oct. 22) and at SIUE (Oct. 28)...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: Appeared in all 32 matches, earning a pair of starts (in addition to three starts at libero) while playing in 119 out of a possible 121 sets…Recorded 201 digs (1.69 per set), 21 service aces and 38 assists…Recorded double-digit digs in nine different matches, including season-highs of 13 digs in both outings against Southeast Missouri (Sept. 29 and Oct. 12)…Delivered multiple service aces on four separate occasions, including a career-best three aces against Ole Miss on Sept. 10…Handed out a career-high five assists (to go along with 10 digs) at Morehead State on Oct. 16…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.
2020-21: Was one of only four Skyhawks to play in all 16 matches during the shortened season, starting four times while logging 55 sets overall...Recorded 105 digs (1.91 per set), 18 assists, three service aces and a kill...Was responsible for four double-digit dig matches, including a season-best 12 scoops in the March 29 season finale victory over Austin Peay in the backend of the doubleheader...Topped UT Martin with 10 digs at Jacksonville State on March 21...Set a season-high with five assists in both matches of the Belmont doubleheader on Feb. 24...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.
2019: Earned playing time in 59 sets over 21 matches, logging nine starts in her debut season…Tallied 76 digs (1.29 per set), 22 assists and nine service aces…Reached double-digits in the dig column twice, scooping up a team-best 10 digs at Southeast Missouri on Sept. 24 before piling up a season-high 11 digs (in only three sets) against SIUE on Oct. 11…Produced two service aces against both Evansville (Sept. 20) and in the Ohio Valley Conference victory over Murray State (Nov. 9)…Tied a career-high with four assists against Mercer (Sept. 20) and Murray State (Nov. 21)...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 University 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.
2022: Logged playing time in all 35 matches, making three starts while playing in 130 out of a possible 132 sets…Tallied 234 digs (1.80 per set), 50 assists, 20 service aces and two kills…Upped her digs per set average to 1.92 in OVC play as she was one of only five Skyhawks to play in all 71 sets during the conference slate…Scooped up double-digit digs in nine separate matches and accumulated seven-plus digs on 20 separate occasions…Had a season-high with 13 digs in just four sets in the OVC Championship quarterfinals victory over SIUE on Nov. 17…Posted a pair of service aces on three different occasions (at Eastern Kentucky on Aug. 27, at Middle Tennessee on Sept. 10, at Eastern Illinois on Oct. 14)…Tied a career-best with five assists in back-to-back OVC sweeps over Lindenwood (Oct. 22) and at SIUE (Oct. 28)...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: Appeared in all 32 matches, earning a pair of starts (in addition to three starts at libero) while playing in 119 out of a possible 121 sets…Recorded 201 digs (1.69 per set), 21 service aces and 38 assists…Recorded double-digit digs in nine different matches, including season-highs of 13 digs in both outings against Southeast Missouri (Sept. 29 and Oct. 12)…Delivered multiple service aces on four separate occasions, including a career-best three aces against Ole Miss on Sept. 10…Handed out a career-high five assists (to go along with 10 digs) at Morehead State on Oct. 16…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.
2020-21: Was one of only four Skyhawks to play in all 16 matches during the shortened season, starting four times while logging 55 sets overall...Recorded 105 digs (1.91 per set), 18 assists, three service aces and a kill...Was responsible for four double-digit dig matches, including a season-best 12 scoops in the March 29 season finale victory over Austin Peay in the backend of the doubleheader...Topped UT Martin with 10 digs at Jacksonville State on March 21...Set a season-high with five assists in both matches of the Belmont doubleheader on Feb. 24...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.
2019: Earned playing time in 59 sets over 21 matches, logging nine starts in her debut season…Tallied 76 digs (1.29 per set), 22 assists and nine service aces…Reached double-digits in the dig column twice, scooping up a team-best 10 digs at Southeast Missouri on Sept. 24 before piling up a season-high 11 digs (in only three sets) against SIUE on Oct. 11…Produced two service aces against both Evansville (Sept. 20) and in the Ohio Valley Conference victory over Murray State (Nov. 9)…Tied a career-high with four assists against Mercer (Sept. 20) and Murray State (Nov. 21)...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 University 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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