2017 Women's Volleyball Roster
Ellis, Kayla
Jersey Number 22
Kayla Ellis
- Position:
- Defensive Specialist/Libero
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Century HS
- Hometown:
- Pocatello, Idaho
Bio
OREGON STATE
2018 (SENIOR)
2018 (SENIOR)
- Earned Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention
- Finished her career third on OSU’s digs list with 1,487
- Notched double-figure digs in 11 matches as the team’s primary defensive specialist
- Registered a season-best 21 digs against Utah (11/16)
- Collected 17 digs against UC Davis (8/31) and at Utah (10/11)
- Tallied 16 digs against UCLA (11/2) and USC (11/4)
- Ended the season second on the team with 27 aces
- Recorded a season-high three aces at Utah (10/11)
- Named Pac-12 Conference All-Academic Honorable Mention
- Appeared in all 33 matches and played in 118 total sets
- Began the season at libero, starting the first 18 matches; moved to defensive specialist beginning at Washington
- Second on the team in digs (384) – the eighth-most by a junior in OSU history
- Became the 14th player in OSU history to record 1,000 career digs at Colorado (9/29)
- Finished the season seventh in OSU history with 1,202 career digs
- Second on the squad in assists (61), and third in service aces (20)
- Recorded five kills on the season
- Registered a season-best 21 digs at Colorado (9/29)
- Tallied double-digits in digs in 22 matches
- Recorded a hat trick with three aces against Alabama State (9/1)
- Earned Pac-12 Conference All-Academic Honorable Mention honors
- Finished with a team-best 453 digs, averaging 3.91 per set. Also tallied 87 assists and 19 service aces
- Played in all 20 Pac-12 matches, tallying 286 digs - 3.76 per set - and 11 service aces
- Finished with 21 digs in the five-set win over California, tying her season high (11/23)
- Recorded a team-best 17 digs at Colorado (10/21)
- Tallied a team-high 19 digs in the four-set match against Washington (10/9)
- Recorded 18 digs against Washington State (10/7)
- Set a season-high with 21 digs in the sweep of Wyoming (9/16)
- Led Oregon State with 15 digs in the sweep of Northern Colorado (9/10)
- Tallied 20 digs to go along with five assists against South Dakota (9/9)
- Credited with 13 digs, an ace and three assists in the sweep of Syracuse (9/2)
- Led OSU in digs over two matches on the first day of the Ultra Ankle Challenge, totaling 30 against Portland and Utah State (8/26)
- Appeared in all 30 matches, starting one, and played in 107 of the team’s 108 sets
- Led the team in digs (365). Finished with one kill, 62 assists and 12 service aces. Ended the season tied for fourth in aces
- Posted 21 digs in the four-set win over Arizona (Nov. 25)
- Ended the season with three consecutive matches of double-figure digs. Had a stretch of seven straight matches with at least 10 from Oct. 16 through Nov. 8
- Had a season-high 26 digs vs. No. 10 UCLA (Oct. 25), and matched her season high at Colorado (Oct. 30)
- Lettered four years as an outside hitter for head coach Pauline Thiros
- Helped the team to four state championships and four district titles while starting every season
- Two-time Idaho Gatorade Player of the Year
- Was named all-state four times and was team captain three times
- Named to the Idaho State Journal team three times
- Named an Under Armour All-American
- Prep Volleyball Freshman 59 and Sophomore 79
- Daughter of Tawna Ellis and has one sister, Jenna
- Mother played volleyball at the College of Southern Idaho and then UTSA. Sister played at Idaho
- Majoring kinesiology
- Graduated from high school with the highest honors and academic excellence
- Enjoys golfing, basketball and scrapbooking in her spare time
- Favorite athlete is April Ross
- Favorite TV show is One Tree Hill and favorite movie is Anchorman
- Chose Oregon State because “I love the volleyball coaches. I love the environment and the academics are great.”
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