Kayla Saey

Position:
S
Height:
5-10
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Hononegah HS
Hometown:
Rockton, IL

2010: Earned Second-Team All-Sun Belt honors ... Led the Sun Belt and ranked 20th in the nation with 11.31 assists per set ... Posted 1,459 assists in her junior season, which is the 3rd best season in school history, and the 14th best season by any player nationwide since the NCAA switched to the current 25 point scoring format in 2008 ... Already ranks 4th in NT history with 2,660 career assists ... Had 11 matches of 50 assists or more, including a pair of 60 assist outings ... Earned Tournament MVP honors at the JSU Invite ... Also earned All-Tournament honors at the Bulldog Invite ... Posted a career-best 62 assists at UT Arlington ... Also a defensive threat, Saey recorded ranked 2nd at NT with 300 digs in `10, and now has 566 career digs ... Needs just 172 more digs to reach the NT career top 10 list ... Career match at Denver featured 52 assists and a career-high 23 digs ... Ranked second on the team with 12 double-figure dig matches.

2009: Captured the starting setter position and led the squad with 991 assists and 8.93 per set ... Already ranks eighth in NT history in assists with 1,201 ... Now has 14 career 40-assist matches on her resume, including six of the season's final 11 matches ... Ranked second on the squad with 28 service aces ... A defensive asset as well, Saey tallied 222 digs which ranked third on the squad ... Her 34 blocks rank fourth on the team ... Dished out a career-high 57 assists at Sam Houston State ... Posted a career-high 16 digs on three occasions in `09, including two in SBC play ... Seven double-doubles ranked second only to Amy Huddleston.

2008: Saw significant minutes at setter for NT, and led the squad with an 8.75 assist per set average ... Finished the year with 210 assists in 24 sets ... Posted a season ... high with 42 assists versus Central Florida ... Had 40 assists and 11 digs versus Idaho State, which made her the fifth NT setter since 2003 to record a double-double ... Recorded her second double-double against SMU with 37 assists and 10 digs ... Tallied 44 digs overall ... Emerged as a blocking threat with six blocks at Southern Mississippi ... Saw first collegiate action against Jackson State, and earned her first start at Stephen F. Austin ... Started five matches in 2008.

High School: Named first-team all-conference (NIC-10) at setter as a senior at Hononegah ... Posted 301 assists in powering Indians to the 4A State Sectional finals in 2007 ... Earned recognition on the WIFR News 23 All-Stateline team in 2007 ... Was a member of the Indians' run to the state title game as a junior ... A standout in the classroom as well, Kayla was named an Illinois State Athlete Scholar, and was named to the Honor Roll.

Personal: Daughter of Kristine and Jeffery Saey ... Born on August 1, 1990 in Rockford, Ill.