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8 - Kayla Arthur
| Height: | 6-2 |
| Year: | Jr. |
| Hometown: | Holly Springs, NC |
| High School: | Holly Springs HS |
| Position: | OH/OPP |
| Major: | Nursing |
m
31
k/s
2.56
h %
.210
a/s
0.27
b/s
0.46
sa/s
0.21
d/s
1.66
FMU: 2-year returning starter at FMU....PBC Team of Academic Distinction 2019, 2018....Played in all 28 matches as a sophomore with 18 starts....PBC rankings: 17th in block assists (48), 18th in total blocks (54), 19th in total attacks (580), 21st in solo blocks (6), 23rd in kills (178) and total points (220), 25th in points per set (2.3)...6 matches with double-figure kills....Played in 26 of 27 matches as a freshman with 24 starts....Second on the team in kills (189)....Team-high dig-to-kill percentage of .304....Very productive first collegiate season....Played with a great club (Triangle Volleyball Club) that is known nationwide for their training.....A dynamic and versatile pin (outside or right-side hitter).....Her blocking is a great tool that will impact our program and be a strength of our squad moving forward.....When faced with adverse situations, she finds a way to reach within herself and push forward, which is what we love about her.....Won’t back down from anyone....Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) 2018-19....Peach Belt Conference Presidential Honor Roll 2018, 2019....FMU Swamp Fox Athletic-Academic Honor Roll 2017 (fall), 2018 (spring, fall), 2019 (spring).
PERSONAL:
- Born Kayla Noel Arthur in Holly Springs, N.C.
- Graduate of Holly Springs High School, where she played for coach Emily Rice
- As a senior, earned second-team All-Conference honors and averaged 2.6 kills and 2.9 digs per set, while registering a .122 hitting percentage, 40 blocks and 20 service aces
- Ranked fifth in her conference for kills and among the top 10 in digs
- Earned All-Conference honors and was an Academic All-Conference selection for the third consecutive year
- Team Captain
- 3-year varsity totals include 382 kills, 406 digs, 235 blocks, and 66 service aces
- Can play the piano
- Nickname is killa keezy
PERSONAL FAVORITES:
- As a child what you wanted to be when you grew up: WNBA star
- Favorite Superhero: Tom Holland Spider-Man
- Favorite Athlete: Alyssa Hansen \
- Favorite Sports Team: FMU Baseball
- Favorite Movie or TV Show: Pocahontas
- Favorite Food: Mashed potatoes
- Favorite Vacation Spot: The beach
- Twitter Handle: @killakeezyyy
- Instagram Account: @kaylanoelarthur
- Your Motivation Music: Truth Hurts by Lizzo
- Favorite Thing About FMU: The cats
- Favorite Off-Field Activity: Half-price sushi at Red Bowl
- Goals for Upcoming Season: Natty champs
- Why you first chose your sport: Because it was fun
- The biggest mental challenge to you improving faster: My confidence
- Brush With Greatness: Getting Courtney Paige as my roomie
| Recent Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nov 2 | at Lander | L, 3-1 |
| Nov 5 | at UNC Pembroke | W, 3-1 |
| Nov 8 | Augusta | W, 3-2 |
| Nov 9 | Georgia College | W, 3-1 |
| Nov 15 | Flagler | L, 3-0 |
| Nov 22 | vs. Lander | L, 3-2 |
| Statistics category | Overall | Conf | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 31 | 12 | ||
| Sets | 117 | 47 | ||
| Kills | 300 | 118 | ||
| Kills per set | 2.56 | 2.51 | ||
| Errors | 114 | 41 | ||
| Total Attacks | 887 | 346 | ||
| Hitting Percentage | .210 | .223 | ||
| Assists | 32 | 4 | ||
| Assists per set | 0.27 | 0.09 | ||
| Service Aces | 25 | 8 | ||
| Service Errors | 19 | 7 | ||
| Service Aces per set | 0.21 | 0.17 | ||
| Reception Errors | 12 | 1 | ||
| Digs | 194 | 42 | ||
| Digs per set | 1.66 | 0.89 | ||
| Block Solo | 5 | 2 | ||
| Block Assist | 49 | 25 | ||
| Block Total | 54 | 27 | ||
| Blocks per set | 0.46 | 0.57 | ||
| Block Errors | 9 | 5 | ||
| Ball Handling Errors | 2 | 1 | ||
| Points | 354.5 | 140.5 | ||
| Points per set | 3.0 | 3.0 | ||
| Matches started | 10 | 1 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | sa | se | re | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | vs. Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 22 | .273 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Belmont Abbey | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 40 | .275 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 23.0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. North Greenville | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 28 | .143 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Barton | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 47 | .128 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 18.5 |
| Sep 13 | Converse | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 11 | 4 | 32 | .219 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11.5 |
| Sep 13 | Eckerd | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 10 | 5 | 32 | .156 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11.5 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Mount Olive | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 7 | 2 | 22 | .227 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9.5 |
| Sep 14 | West Ala. | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 8 | 2 | 34 | .176 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.5 |
| Sep 20 | vs. West Fla. | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.5 |
| Sep 20 | vs. Erskine | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 11 | 7 | 36 | .111 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11.5 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Converse | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 18 | .056 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Valdosta St. | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 5 | 40 | .275 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 |
| Sep 24 | Chowan | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 27 | Claflin | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | .167 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Oct 4 | Lander | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 5 | 3 | 27 | .074 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Oct 5 | USC Aiken | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 28 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Oct 8 | at Paine | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 18 | .389 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 |
| Oct 11 | UNC Pembroke | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 6 | 0 | 13 | .462 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.5 |
| Oct 12 | Winston-Salem | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 17 | .118 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Oct 15 | Catawba | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 10 | 5 | 37 | .135 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11.5 |
| Oct 19 | at Flagler | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 11 | 4 | 36 | .194 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 15.5 |
| Oct 23 | Paine | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 10 | 1 | 21 | .429 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11.5 |
| Oct 25 | at Georgia College | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 16 | 7 | 39 | .231 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16.5 |
| Oct 26 | at Augusta | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 9 | 5 | 29 | .138 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11.5 |
| Oct 29 | Coker | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 7 | 3 | 19 | .211 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 |
| Nov 1 | at USC Aiken | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 8 | 1 | 27 | .259 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 11.5 |
| Nov 2 | at Lander | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 10 | 5 | 35 | .143 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 12.5 |
| Nov 5 | at UNC Pembroke | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 13 | 2 | 34 | .324 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14.5 |
| Nov 8 | Augusta | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 14 | 4 | 28 | .357 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14.5 |
| Nov 9 | Georgia College | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 13 | 3 | 30 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14.0 |
| Nov 15 | Flagler | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 8 | 2 | 20 | .300 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 |
| Nov 22 | vs. Lander | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 22 | 8 | 48 | .292 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23.0 |
| m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | pct | a | a/s | sa | sa/s | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s | pts | pts/s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | 26 | 91 | 189 | 2.08 | 98 | 633 | .144 | 6 | 0.07 | 15 | 0.16 | 56 | 0.62 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 0.29 | 218.5 | 2.4 |
| 2018-19 | 28 | 96 | 178 | 1.85 | 89 | 580 | .153 | 5 | 0.05 | 12 | 0.13 | 77 | 0.80 | 6 | 48 | 54 | 0.56 | 220.0 | 2.3 |
| 2019-20 | 31 | 117 | 300 | 2.56 | 114 | 887 | .210 | 32 | 0.27 | 25 | 0.21 | 194 | 1.66 | 5 | 49 | 54 | 0.46 | 354.5 | 3.0 |
| Total | 85 | 304 | 667 | 2.19 | 301 | 2100 | .174 | 43 | 0.14 | 52 | 0.17 | 327 | 1.08 | 14 | 120 | 134 | 0.44 | 793.0 | 2.6 |
| m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | pct | a | a/s | sa | sa/s | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s | pts | pts/s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 31 | 117 | 300 | 2.56 | 114 | 887 | .210 | 32 | 0.27 | 25 | 0.21 | 194 | 1.66 | 5 | 49 | 54 | 0.46 | 354.5 | 3.0 |
| Conference | 12 | 47 | 118 | 2.51 | 41 | 346 | .223 | 4 | 0.09 | 8 | 0.17 | 42 | 0.89 | 2 | 25 | 27 | 0.57 | 140.5 | 3.0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Home | 14 | 51 | 114 | 2.24 | 40 | 350 | .211 | 18 | 0.35 | 11 | 0.22 | 80 | 1.57 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 0.35 | 135.0 | 2.6 |
| Away | 7 | 29 | 76 | 2.62 | 26 | 218 | .229 | 4 | 0.14 | 7 | 0.24 | 27 | 0.93 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 0.66 | 93.0 | 3.2 |
| Neutral | 10 | 37 | 110 | 2.97 | 48 | 319 | .194 | 10 | 0.27 | 7 | 0.19 | 87 | 2.35 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 0.46 | 126.5 | 3.4 |
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| Wins | 17 | 62 | 159 | 2.56 | 55 | 445 | .234 | 22 | 0.35 | 20 | 0.32 | 97 | 1.56 | 1 | 28 | 29 | 0.47 | 194.0 | 3.1 |
| Losses | 14 | 55 | 141 | 2.56 | 59 | 442 | .186 | 10 | 0.18 | 5 | 0.09 | 97 | 1.76 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 0.45 | 160.5 | 2.9 |
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| September | 13 | 47 | 119 | 2.53 | 51 | 381 | .178 | 25 | 0.53 | 11 | 0.23 | 127 | 2.70 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 0.49 | 142.5 | 3.0 |
| October | 11 | 40 | 93 | 2.33 | 38 | 284 | .194 | 4 | 0.10 | 12 | 0.30 | 48 | 1.20 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 0.40 | 114.0 | 2.9 |
| November | 7 | 30 | 88 | 2.93 | 25 | 222 | .284 | 3 | 0.10 | 2 | 0.07 | 19 | 0.63 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 0.50 | 98.0 | 3.3 |