2020-21 Volleyball Roster
Roster
Long, Kayla
L/DS
/ VolleyballL/DS
/ VolleyballL/DS
/ VolleyballOH
/ VolleyballS
/ VolleyballL/DS
/ VolleyballMB/OPP
/ VolleyballMB
/ VolleyballS
/ VolleyballOH
/ VolleyballOPP/OH
/ VolleyballOPP/OH
/ VolleyballMB
/ VolleyballMB
/ VolleyballS/OPP
/ VolleyballL/DS
/ Volleyball
Jersey Number 3
Kayla Long
- Position:
- L/DS
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Tucson, Ariz.
- Previous School:
- New Mexico
Bio
2020-21: Took part in three matches during the abbreviated season, making one start while playing in seven total sets...Scooped up 14 digs (2.00 per set)...Made a start on Senior Night in the season finale against Austin Peay on March 29, accounting for a career-best 12 digs in the five-set victory...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: Saw playing time in 16 matches, logging 30 sets…Produced 48 digs (1.60 per set), 22 assists, one service ace and one kill on the season…Best all-around match came in the victory over Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Sept. 6 when she established career-highs of 11 digs, eight assists and one service ace…Set a season-high with 11 digs (in only three sets) at Indiana on Aug. 31…Was responsible for at least eight digs on five different occasions...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: Came to UT Martin after two years at New Mexico, where she played in 49 sets over 36 matches for head coach Jeff Nelson…Scooped up 32 career digs during her Lobos career, starting in three matches as a true freshman in 2017…Tallied a season-high of seven digs in just two sets against Ohio Valley Conference rival Tennessee Tech on Sept. 16, 2017…Prepped at Empire High School, where she played all four years under head coach Danny Arias…Became the first EHS alum to play for a NCAA Division I program after tallying 1,513 assists, 475 digs and 146 service aces in her career…Captured all-state honorable mention and all-section first team accolades in each of her four seasons at EHS…Finished her career as the school's all-time assists leader while earning team MVP honors as both a junior and a senior…Helped guide EHS to an undefeated season and a Division III Section III championship during her freshman campaign in 2014.
PERSONAL: Born on Jan. 30, 1999...Daughter of Dallas and Kristen Long...Has one sibling, Dillon...Majoring in biology.
2019: Saw playing time in 16 matches, logging 30 sets…Produced 48 digs (1.60 per set), 22 assists, one service ace and one kill on the season…Best all-around match came in the victory over Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Sept. 6 when she established career-highs of 11 digs, eight assists and one service ace…Set a season-high with 11 digs (in only three sets) at Indiana on Aug. 31…Was responsible for at least eight digs on five different occasions...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: Came to UT Martin after two years at New Mexico, where she played in 49 sets over 36 matches for head coach Jeff Nelson…Scooped up 32 career digs during her Lobos career, starting in three matches as a true freshman in 2017…Tallied a season-high of seven digs in just two sets against Ohio Valley Conference rival Tennessee Tech on Sept. 16, 2017…Prepped at Empire High School, where she played all four years under head coach Danny Arias…Became the first EHS alum to play for a NCAA Division I program after tallying 1,513 assists, 475 digs and 146 service aces in her career…Captured all-state honorable mention and all-section first team accolades in each of her four seasons at EHS…Finished her career as the school's all-time assists leader while earning team MVP honors as both a junior and a senior…Helped guide EHS to an undefeated season and a Division III Section III championship during her freshman campaign in 2014.
PERSONAL: Born on Jan. 30, 1999...Daughter of Dallas and Kristen Long...Has one sibling, Dillon...Majoring in biology.
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