Kailey McKnight - 2024 - Volleyball (2024)

2024 Volleyball Roster

Kailey McKnight - 2024 - Volleyball (11)

2 Kailey McKnight

  • Position Outside Hitter

  • Height 5-10

  • Class Senior

  • Hometown Port St. Lucie, Fla.

  • High School St. Lucie West Centennial HS

  • Major Business Management

  • Bio
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Biography

2023 Third Team All-Atlantic Sun
2023 CSC Academic All-District Team
ASUN Honor Roll (2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23)
2023 Thunderdome Classic (UCSB) All-Tournament Team - Aug. 25-27, 2023
2023 UNF Invitational MVP(9.8-9.23)
2023 ASUN All-Tournament Team

2022 (Sophom*ore)

  • Had her best season yet, starting 28 matches across 29 appearances, playing in 110 sets
  • Posted 226 kills, averaging 2.05 kills/set, hitting .162
  • Added 16 assists, 26 aces, 267 digs and 46 blocks
  • Tallied season highs in nearly every major statistical category
  • Paced UNF with six double-doubles, five of which came between Oct. 1 and Oct. 16
  • Posted career bests with 18 kills and 17 digs against North Alabama in a 3-2 win Oct. 9
  • Her most efficient game came in a 3-0 sweep of Queens as she hit .364 with 15 kills
  • Tallied 26 aces, a team best, notching four on two occasions
  • Notched the most receptions in the ASUN
  • Went for double-digit kills nine times and double-digit digs on 13 occasions

Fall 2021 (COVID-Freshman)

  • Was a super-sub for UNF on the outside, making four spot starts throughout the year.
  • Appeared in 26 matches, playing in 53 sets.
  • 34 of her sets played came in UNF victories as she posted 51 kills, 1.50 kills/set, 10 blocks and 10 digs in North Florida’s 25 wins.
  • All told, registered 78 kills, 1.47 kills/set, four aces, four assists, 20 digs, 13 blocks and a .215 hitting percentage.
  • Eclipsed 200-career kills with 11 in the NIVC Quarterfinals at UConn December 8.
  • Made the first start of her season and answered the call, tying a career high with 14 kills in a 3-1 win against Louisiana Tech September 10, hitting .500.
  • Earned the start against La Tech on the wings of a strong performance at TCU Sept. 9, tallying seven kills on .294 hitting.
  • Registered one of the most efficient days you could put up as an outside hitter, notching seven kills on ten attacks while making just one error in a sweep of Davidson Sept. 5.
  • Hit .400 with six kills, two digs and one block in a sweep of Houston Baptist Sept. 9.
  • Also earned starts in 3-1 wins against MTSU and Central Arkansas.
  • Got the start in the NIVC Quarterfinals at UConn Dec. 8 and electrified the UNF offense with 11 kills, .450 hitting, two assists, eight digs and two aces.

Spring 2021 (Freshman)

  • Started 16 matches, playing in all 20 of the Ospreys’ games en route to 70 sets played.
  • Finished fourth on the team for kills with 129, registering 1.84 kills/set.
  • Hit .154 on 376 attack attempts
  • Fourth on the team for total receptions with 174 on a .920 reception percentage.
  • Eclipsed the 100-dig mark, reaching 106 digs for 1.51 digs/set.
  • Turned in 1.53 kills/set and 1.35 digs/set in ASUN play as one of the most balanced outside hitters among ASUN freshmen.
  • One of three ASUN freshman outside hitters with more than 1.00 kills/set and 1.00 digs/set.
  • 12 kills in UNF’s 3-0 win against Stetson in the ASUN Championship Quarterfinals, the first win for UNF in the ASUN Championship since 2012.
  • Put up a season-high 14 kills on .243 hitting in her collegiate debut against USF, the most kills by a UNF freshman in their collegiate debut since Gabby O’Connell in 2016.
  • Hit over .300 on seven different occasions, including a .391 day that featured 13 kills in a sweep at Georgia Southern.
  • Collected a season-best 12 digs against Clemson.
  • Posted a .253 hitting percentage in UNF’s wins.

Prior to UNF

  • Set the St. Lucie West Centennial HS school record for kills
  • 2018 All-State Team honoree and 2019 District Player of the Year
  • 2018 St. Lucie West Centennial HS Player of the Year
  • TC Palm Newspaper2018 All-Area Athlete of the Year and athlete of the week recipient in 2017
  • Participated withthe A1 National Training team at the High Performance Volleyball Championships in 2017, 2018 and 2019
  • Will play with the Palm Beach Juniors on the 18s Elite Team this year after playing with the High Tide Volleyball Club
  • Florida Athletic Coaches Association All-Academic honoree
  • Four-year honor roll recipient
  • Collected 292 sets of action, 1,154 kills, 101 blocks, 827 digs and 10.9 service receptions per match during her time at St. Lucie West
  • All-around, versatile outside hitter

Statistics

Season:

2024

  • 2020-21
  • 2021
  • 2022
  • 2023
  • 2023-24
  • 2024

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2

    2020-21Freshman

    Outside Hitter

    5'10"

    2

  • 2

    2021Freshman

    Outside Hitter

    5'10"

    2

  • 2

    2022Sophom*ore

    Outside Hitter

    5'10"

    2

  • 2

    2023Junior

    Outside Hitter

    5'10"

    2

  • 2

    2023-24Junior

    Outside Hitter

    5'10"

    2

  • 2

    2024Senior

    Outside Hitter

    5'10"

    2

Kailey McKnight - 2024 - Volleyball (2024)

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