2014 Women's Volleyball

4 Kayla McAvoy

  • Height 5-10
  • Class Junior
  • Highschool Boiling Springs
  • Hometown Boiling Springs, S.C.

Biography

2013:  Missed the entire season with aninjury…Was named the Atlantic Sun Facebook Fan VotePreseason Player of the Year.

2012:
  Named to the All-Atlantic Sun ConferenceSecond Team…Started in all 31 matches and appeared in 106sets…Ranked 6th in the league with a .299 hittingpercentage and seventh with 3.25 kills per set…Tallied ateam-high 345 kills on the year to go along with a squad-best 74total blocks to average 0.70 per set…Collected 72 digs,averaging 0.68 per set…Recorded two double-doubles on theyear…Posted a career-high 18 kills against UNC Asheville onSept. 11 and against East Tennessee State on Oct. 19…Scoopedup a career-best 12 digs versus UNC Asheville…Turned in 22double-digit kill performances and three double-digit digoutings…Had nine service aces on the year.  

2011:  Played in 90 sets while starting in 24matches…Was 3rd on the team in hitting as afreshman, totaling 167 kills to average 1.86 per set…Postedher first career double-double on Sept. 2 at Radford with 10 killsand 11 digs…Recorded three double-digit killperformances…Registered a season-high 12 kills twice in theHodge Center (Sept. 27 against Gardner-Webb and Oct. 8 againstJacksonville)…Posted a season-high six blocks againstNorthern Arizona on Sept. 9…Ranked 2nd on thesquad in blocking, tallying 12 solo denials and 38 assistedrejections for 50 total blocks…Recorded 47 digs, sevenassists and five service aces on the season.

High School:  Earned three letters involleyball at Boiling Springs High School…Named theteam’s 2006 Offensive Player of the Year and earned a spot onthe All-Conference Team… Received the team Hustle Award in2007…Named to the 2008 Palmetto All-RegionTeam…Served as the varsity team captain in 2009…In2009, she earned All-Tournament nods twice, named the AVCA Playerof the Week, All-Region player and All-Area Teammember…Received the 2010 Captain Award and Offensive Playerof the Year honor…Listed as North All-Star player/captainand All-Region in 2010…Member of the National TechnicalHonor Society and the National Beta Club.

Personal:  Born on Oct. 22,1992…Daughter of Mindi Calvert…Has a younger brothernamed Landen Calvert (6)…Is majoring in psychology with aminor in child advocacy studies…Is a member ofUpstate’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and alsoserves as President…Enjoys watching movies, hanging out withfriends and sleeping…Lists steak, broccoli and macaroni& cheese as her favorite foods…Favorite movie is "Love& Basketball"…Claims “Gossip Girl” is herfavorite TV show…Names Vince Vaughn as her favoriteactor…Beyonce Knowles is her favorite singer…Favoritesong is “Blurred Lines" by Robin Thicke…Fall is herfavorite season…Enjoys reading the Hunger Gamesbook series…Names Michael Jordan as her favorite sportsfigure…Her mother was her hero growing up…Admires allof the people who have been or are in the armedservices…Dream job is to become a nurseanesthetist…Her favorite quote is “never let the fearof striking out keep you from playing the game.”

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Historical Player Information

  • 4

    2011Freshman

    MB/OH
    5'10"
    4
  • 4

    2012Sophomore

    MB/OH
    5'10"
    4
  • 4

    2013Junior

    MB/OH
    5'10"
    4
  • 4

    2014Junior

    MB
    5'10"
    4