2022 Volleyball Roster
Roster
Phillips, Kristin

Jersey Number 3
Kristin Phillips
- Position:
- OPP
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Orient, Ohio
- Previous School:
- Westfall HS
Bio
2024: Was one of just two players to start in all 27 matches and one of three Skyhawks to log playing time in all 98 sets…Topped UT Martin in hitting percentage (.228) and blocks (64, 0.65 per set) while also tallying 168 kills (1.71 per set), 31 digs, eight service aces and six assists…Increased her blocks per set average to a team-best 0.77 clip (50 swats overall) in league play…Collected double-digit kills in five different matches, equaling a career-high with a team-best 14 kills (on a .385 hitting percentage) in the Nov. 2 Ohio Valley Conference road victory at Tennessee State…Paced the Skyhawks in kills in four separate matches…Also posted big offensive performances against Grambling (13 kills, one error, .480 hitting percentage) on Aug. 30, SIUE (11 kills, one error, .455 attack percentage) on Nov. 15 and North Alabama (10 kills, one error, .375 hitting percentage) on Sept. 6…Landed a pair of service aces in OVC matches against Lindenwood (Oct. 18) and Tennessee State (Nov. 2)…Rejected at least four blocks on seven separate occasions, including career-highs of seven swats at Southern Indiana (Oct. 1) and at Western Illinois (Oct. 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.
2023: Started in 14 of her 28 matches, playing in 88 sets overall…Tallied 132 kills (1.50 per set), 33 blocks, 20 digs and four assists…Pieced together three matches with double-digit kills, including a career-best and team-high 14 rally killers on a sizzling .462 hitting percentage (only two errors in 26 swings) at Missouri State on Sept. 1…Also dialed up 11 kills in back-to-back OVC matches against SIUE (Oct. 21) and at Morehead State (Oct. 27)…Swatted away multiple blocks in eight different outings (seven of which came against OVC competition)…Set and equaled a season-high with four blocks three times in a four-match span in late October (against SIUE on Oct. 20, against SIUE on Oct. 21, at Morehead State on 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.
2022: Saw playing time in 21 sets spread out over 13 matches, earning a start at SIUE on Oct. 28…Posted nine kills, three blocks, three digs and two assists…Managed two kills against Alabama A&M (Sept. 2), Arkansas State (Sept. 3) and Lindenwood (Oct. 22)…Scooped up a pair of digs in the sweep over Alabama A&M on Sept. 2…Rejected one block against Southern Illinois (Aug. 30), Southeast Missouri (Oct. 1) and Lindenwood (Oct. 22)...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: Redshirted…Was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters.
BEFORE UTM: Was a force for Westfall High School under head coach Jessica Sullivan...Amassed 1,344 kills (4.3 per set) on a .343 attack percentage, 409 digs, 279 blocks and 108 service aces over a remarkable four-year prep career...Over her final two seasons, Phillips helped lead the Mustangs to a 37-10 overall record as WHS completed a remarkable turnaround to win the Scioto Valley Conference championship in 2019 – the program's first league title since 2013...Was the 2019 SVC Player of the Year and was an all-state honorable mention selection, tallying career-highs in kills (402, 4.8 per set), service aces (38) and digs (200)...Was an All-SVC first team honoree while also nabbing All-Southeast District accolades for the second consecutive season as a senior...Was spotlighted as one of just nine Division III All-Stars selected by the Ohio District 14 Volleyball Coaches Association while helping guide the Mustangs to a district championship...Overall, she slammed down at least 300 kills in each of her four high school seasons...Posted a career-best .408 attack percentage as a freshman while swatting away a career-high 82 blocks during her sophomore campaign...Also played for the highly respected national power Elite Volleyball Club based out of Plain City, Ohio.
PERSONAL: Born on Feb. 18, 2003...Daughter of Chris and Michelle Phillips...Has two older sisters, Alex and Hannah...Sister Hannah was an All-Ohio Valley Conference honoree for the Skyhawks and served as the program's director of operations during Kristin's freshman campaign...Graduated from UT Martin with a degree in marketing in May 2025 and is currently obtaining a Master's degree in business administration.
2023: Started in 14 of her 28 matches, playing in 88 sets overall…Tallied 132 kills (1.50 per set), 33 blocks, 20 digs and four assists…Pieced together three matches with double-digit kills, including a career-best and team-high 14 rally killers on a sizzling .462 hitting percentage (only two errors in 26 swings) at Missouri State on Sept. 1…Also dialed up 11 kills in back-to-back OVC matches against SIUE (Oct. 21) and at Morehead State (Oct. 27)…Swatted away multiple blocks in eight different outings (seven of which came against OVC competition)…Set and equaled a season-high with four blocks three times in a four-match span in late October (against SIUE on Oct. 20, against SIUE on Oct. 21, at Morehead State on 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.
2022: Saw playing time in 21 sets spread out over 13 matches, earning a start at SIUE on Oct. 28…Posted nine kills, three blocks, three digs and two assists…Managed two kills against Alabama A&M (Sept. 2), Arkansas State (Sept. 3) and Lindenwood (Oct. 22)…Scooped up a pair of digs in the sweep over Alabama A&M on Sept. 2…Rejected one block against Southern Illinois (Aug. 30), Southeast Missouri (Oct. 1) and Lindenwood (Oct. 22)...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: Redshirted…Was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters.
BEFORE UTM: Was a force for Westfall High School under head coach Jessica Sullivan...Amassed 1,344 kills (4.3 per set) on a .343 attack percentage, 409 digs, 279 blocks and 108 service aces over a remarkable four-year prep career...Over her final two seasons, Phillips helped lead the Mustangs to a 37-10 overall record as WHS completed a remarkable turnaround to win the Scioto Valley Conference championship in 2019 – the program's first league title since 2013...Was the 2019 SVC Player of the Year and was an all-state honorable mention selection, tallying career-highs in kills (402, 4.8 per set), service aces (38) and digs (200)...Was an All-SVC first team honoree while also nabbing All-Southeast District accolades for the second consecutive season as a senior...Was spotlighted as one of just nine Division III All-Stars selected by the Ohio District 14 Volleyball Coaches Association while helping guide the Mustangs to a district championship...Overall, she slammed down at least 300 kills in each of her four high school seasons...Posted a career-best .408 attack percentage as a freshman while swatting away a career-high 82 blocks during her sophomore campaign...Also played for the highly respected national power Elite Volleyball Club based out of Plain City, Ohio.
PERSONAL: Born on Feb. 18, 2003...Daughter of Chris and Michelle Phillips...Has two older sisters, Alex and Hannah...Sister Hannah was an All-Ohio Valley Conference honoree for the Skyhawks and served as the program's director of operations during Kristin's freshman campaign...Graduated from UT Martin with a degree in marketing in May 2025 and is currently obtaining a Master's degree in business administration.
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