Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
2022 Fall Women's Volleyball Roster
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Henley, Kayla
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Jersey Number 5
Kayla Henley
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Senior
- Prev school:
- N. Myrtle Beach HS
- Hometown:
- Little River, S.C.
- Major:
- Business Administration
Bio
Honors and Awards
2023: All-Conference USA First Team... Fryfest Invitational All-Tournament Team... Patriot Invite MVP... Preseason All-Conference USA... CUSA Commissioner's Honor Roll... CUSA Commissioner's Academic Medal...
2022: All-Conference USA Second Team… Sacramento State All-Tournament Team… Miami Invitational All-Tournament Team… Blue Raider Invitational MVP… Blue Raider Invitational All-Tournament Team… Preseason All-Conference USA… C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll...
2021: C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll...
2020: Preseason All-C-USA... C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll...
2019: C-USA All-Freshman Team...
2023 (Redshirt senior)
Started and played in all 30 matches and 109 sets... Earned Conference USA Second Team All-Conference... Tabbed Fryfest Invitational All-Tournament Team and Patriot Invite MVP... Tallied double-digits kills in 20 matches this season... Recorded a season's best .857 versus UNC Asheville on 14 swings... Was fifth in conference in hitting percentage (.358) and third in conference in total points (416)... Led the team in points (416), service aces (42), aces per set (0.4)...Second in points per set (3.82), kills (342), kills per set (3.14)... Third in blocks (59) and blocks per set (0.5)... Fourth in digs (184) and digs per set (1.69)...
2022 (Senior)
Started and played in all 29 matches and 107 sets as a six-rotation right-side hitter… Earned All-Conference USA Second Team after ranking first in conference in total digs (248), while also ranking second in hitting percentage (.283) and digs per set (2.32) among opposite/right-side hitters… Second on the team in kills (257), kills per set (2.40), digs, digs per set, points (300.5), and points per set (2.81)… Henley set a career-high in kills with 21 on a .571 hitting percentage to go along with 16 digs in a win over Belmont (09/09), leading to her earning Blue Raider Invitational MVP and All-Tournament Team honors… Racked up a career-high in digs with 19 in the team's first Power Five win since 2014, against a Boston College team that was 10-0 (09/16)… Blocked a career-high six balls in their win over Nevada (08/27), leading to a Sacramento State All-Tournament Team honor… Earned Miami Invitational All-Tournament Team honors after averaging 2.75 kills per set on a .380 hitting percentage to go along with 2.58 digs per set… Assisted a career-high five kills against UAB (09/30)… Recorded seven double-doubles in 2022… Had 12 matches with double-digit kills and nine with double-digit digs… Reached seventh on the 25-point era career-kills list with 811 and ninth for total blocks with 186 at the end of the season…
2021 (Junior)
Started 20 of 21 matches played in which included 83 sets... Second on the team with 199 kills and 218.5 points... Recorded a career-high 20 kills in a win over FIU (10/09)... Hit home 10 or more kills in eight matches... Tied a career-high of five total blocks against Old Dominion (11/05,11/06)... Third on the team with 158 digs, 34 total blocks, and 14 assists... Had double-digit digs in 10 matches... Picked up multiple blocks in nine matches... Recorded a double-double in five matches...
2020 (Sophomore)
Saw action in all 16 matches and 64 sets, starting every match... Second on the team in aces (15), second on the team in blocks (41), third on the team in kills (150), and third on the team in digs (117)... Was named to the Preseason All-C-USA team... Collected a career-high four aces at Florida Atlantic (2/14) and FIU (3/15)... Recorded a career-high 19 kills versus Marshall (3/7)... Posted the sixth double-double of her career (14 kills, 12 digs) against Marshall (3/8)... Recorded double-digit kills in six matches... Notched a career-high three assists versus Florida Atlantic (3/26)... Picked up 4+ blocks in seven matches.
2019 (Freshman)
Named to the Conference USA All-Freshman Team... Played in 90 sets during her freshman campaign and started 22 matches... Third on the team in kills with 205 total, averaging 2.28 kills per set, and also third in blocks with 53.0 total... Fifth on the team in digs with 161 total on the season... Recorded her first career double-double against Eastern Illinois (9/13) when she tallied a career-high 16 kills and 10 digs... Notched a career-high 19 digs and her third double-double against Western Illinois (9/21)... Tallied four double-double on the season... Had a career-high five blocks against Western Kentucky (10/4)... Led the team in kills on three occasions, one of which helped the Blue Raiders win their first match of the season against Eastern Illinois...
Prior to Middle Tennessee
Played at North Myrtle Beach High School in Little River, S.C... Led her team to a Class AAAA state championship as a senior, recording the championship-winning point... Earned the Chief Award and Most Outstanding Player honor... Was part of USA Volleyball’s High-Performance Program, aiding the A1 White Team to a silver medal finish in the Gold division... Recorded two third place finishes on the beach in the Women’s AA category with AVP America in 2019...
Personal
2023: All-Conference USA First Team... Fryfest Invitational All-Tournament Team... Patriot Invite MVP... Preseason All-Conference USA... CUSA Commissioner's Honor Roll... CUSA Commissioner's Academic Medal...
2022: All-Conference USA Second Team… Sacramento State All-Tournament Team… Miami Invitational All-Tournament Team… Blue Raider Invitational MVP… Blue Raider Invitational All-Tournament Team… Preseason All-Conference USA… C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll...
2021: C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll...
2020: Preseason All-C-USA... C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll...
2019: C-USA All-Freshman Team...
2023 (Redshirt senior)
Started and played in all 30 matches and 109 sets... Earned Conference USA Second Team All-Conference... Tabbed Fryfest Invitational All-Tournament Team and Patriot Invite MVP... Tallied double-digits kills in 20 matches this season... Recorded a season's best .857 versus UNC Asheville on 14 swings... Was fifth in conference in hitting percentage (.358) and third in conference in total points (416)... Led the team in points (416), service aces (42), aces per set (0.4)...Second in points per set (3.82), kills (342), kills per set (3.14)... Third in blocks (59) and blocks per set (0.5)... Fourth in digs (184) and digs per set (1.69)...
2022 (Senior)
Started and played in all 29 matches and 107 sets as a six-rotation right-side hitter… Earned All-Conference USA Second Team after ranking first in conference in total digs (248), while also ranking second in hitting percentage (.283) and digs per set (2.32) among opposite/right-side hitters… Second on the team in kills (257), kills per set (2.40), digs, digs per set, points (300.5), and points per set (2.81)… Henley set a career-high in kills with 21 on a .571 hitting percentage to go along with 16 digs in a win over Belmont (09/09), leading to her earning Blue Raider Invitational MVP and All-Tournament Team honors… Racked up a career-high in digs with 19 in the team's first Power Five win since 2014, against a Boston College team that was 10-0 (09/16)… Blocked a career-high six balls in their win over Nevada (08/27), leading to a Sacramento State All-Tournament Team honor… Earned Miami Invitational All-Tournament Team honors after averaging 2.75 kills per set on a .380 hitting percentage to go along with 2.58 digs per set… Assisted a career-high five kills against UAB (09/30)… Recorded seven double-doubles in 2022… Had 12 matches with double-digit kills and nine with double-digit digs… Reached seventh on the 25-point era career-kills list with 811 and ninth for total blocks with 186 at the end of the season…
2021 (Junior)
Started 20 of 21 matches played in which included 83 sets... Second on the team with 199 kills and 218.5 points... Recorded a career-high 20 kills in a win over FIU (10/09)... Hit home 10 or more kills in eight matches... Tied a career-high of five total blocks against Old Dominion (11/05,11/06)... Third on the team with 158 digs, 34 total blocks, and 14 assists... Had double-digit digs in 10 matches... Picked up multiple blocks in nine matches... Recorded a double-double in five matches...
2020 (Sophomore)
Saw action in all 16 matches and 64 sets, starting every match... Second on the team in aces (15), second on the team in blocks (41), third on the team in kills (150), and third on the team in digs (117)... Was named to the Preseason All-C-USA team... Collected a career-high four aces at Florida Atlantic (2/14) and FIU (3/15)... Recorded a career-high 19 kills versus Marshall (3/7)... Posted the sixth double-double of her career (14 kills, 12 digs) against Marshall (3/8)... Recorded double-digit kills in six matches... Notched a career-high three assists versus Florida Atlantic (3/26)... Picked up 4+ blocks in seven matches.
2019 (Freshman)
Named to the Conference USA All-Freshman Team... Played in 90 sets during her freshman campaign and started 22 matches... Third on the team in kills with 205 total, averaging 2.28 kills per set, and also third in blocks with 53.0 total... Fifth on the team in digs with 161 total on the season... Recorded her first career double-double against Eastern Illinois (9/13) when she tallied a career-high 16 kills and 10 digs... Notched a career-high 19 digs and her third double-double against Western Illinois (9/21)... Tallied four double-double on the season... Had a career-high five blocks against Western Kentucky (10/4)... Led the team in kills on three occasions, one of which helped the Blue Raiders win their first match of the season against Eastern Illinois...
Prior to Middle Tennessee
Played at North Myrtle Beach High School in Little River, S.C... Led her team to a Class AAAA state championship as a senior, recording the championship-winning point... Earned the Chief Award and Most Outstanding Player honor... Was part of USA Volleyball’s High-Performance Program, aiding the A1 White Team to a silver medal finish in the Gold division... Recorded two third place finishes on the beach in the Women’s AA category with AVP America in 2019...
Personal
- Birthday: Aug. 25, 2001
- Daughter of Peyton and Kristen Henley
- Majoring in Business Administration
Middle Made Moments with senior setter Caroline Macander
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Middle Made Moments with Head Coach Alexa Keckler
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Thursday, August 28
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