2021 American Athletic Conference Review

25 Kayla Kaiser

GRAD STUDENT | MIDDLE BLOCKER | 6-1 Louisville, Ky. | Assumption HS

2021 (Georgia Tech): Finished her Tech career tied for first in program history in career hitting percentage (.364) … Started in eight matches, appearing in 101 sets through 31 total matches … Tallied 20 kills, 19 aces, 39 digs and 13 total blocks on the season … Top five on the team in total aces … Had a season-high six kills in 3-1 in over Long Beach State (Sep. 3) … Tied her career high of five digs in sweep of Wake Forest (Sep. 24) … Set a season-high five total block in a 3-1 win over Indiana (Sep. 10) … Had multiple aces in three different contests … Averaged season-high hitting percentage of .667 twice.

2020 (Georgia Tech): Started in all 19 matches playing in all 64 sets for the Jackets … Totaled 71 kills, 12 assists, 14 aces, 38 digs and 32 total blocks on the year … Third on the team in total blocks … Season-high 10 kills in a 3-1 win over Clemson (Oct. 23) … Posted a .345 attacking percentage to finish second on the team … Tied a career high serving up three aces at Miami (Sep. 24) … 11 multi block games including a season-high four total blocks twice.

2019 (Georgia Tech): Named second team all-ACC … Hit at a career-high clip of .636 in Tech’s win against TCU (Dec. 14) in the NIVC semifinal … Finished No. 2 in the ACC in hitting percentage (.407) … Had a career high 16 kills against Arizona State (Sept. 14).

2018 (Georgia Tech): Saw action in 24 matches, making her lone start against Alabama State (Aug. 30) … Tallied four kills in three matches … Recorded four blocks against Alabama State.

High school: Lettered for four seasons at Assumption High School … Captained the 2017 team that was named the No. 1 high school team in girl’s volleyball by Maxpreps.com and the National Guard … Led the team to a 42-3 record in 2017 … Two-time Kentucky state champion (2016 and 2017) … Named to AVCA Phenom list 2014-17… Ranked in the top 125 for best high school players in the country … Named Kentucky’s Ms. Volleyball in 2017 … Named to first team all-state in 2017 and the 2017 Region Player of the Year … Tabbed to 2017 Under Armour All-American team … Selected to Prepvolleyball.com 2018 “Battle Squad” as top middle blocker in the country.