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2022 Volleyball Roster
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Jersey Number 12
Kayla Malec
- Position:
- Middle Blocker
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Richmond Burton Community HS
- Hometown:
- Spring Grove, Ill.
Bio
2022 (Senior)
Appeared in 12 matches, making four starts…recorded 23 blocks and 11 kills…registered season-high four blocks and three kills against Georgia State (Sept. 30).
Prior to Marshall: She appeared in 39 matches and 87 total sets over four seasons at Chicago State. Malec tallied 54 kills and 31 total blocks. She marks her team's wins over Rutgers in 2018 and Indiana this past season as her favorite moments because, "I love being the underdog. Beating big teams was truly unforgettable. We put in a lot of work and to have it rewarded is one of the greatest feelings." Chicago State swept those two matches.
The middle blocker made her collegiate debut in 2018 against California with three kills and a season-best three blocks. Malec had season highs of four kills in three contests coming against Eastern Illinois, UTRGV and Grand Canyon. She tied her season-high of three blocks against California Baptist. Malec finished the season with 29 kills, 15 blocks and six digs.
In 2019, she put up a career-best six kills and hit .500 in a sweep over Alabama State. Malec recorded a career-high six blocks in a four-set victory over Northern Illinois. Against UIC, she had four kills and four blocks. Malec ended the season with 21 kills, 16 blocks and six digs.
Malec appeared in two matches during the shortened 2020-21 season and played in four contests this past season. She had three kills against UIC.
High School: Malec piled up awards and honors at Richmond Burton High School where she played for four years. She was the 2017 Kishwaukee River Conference Player of the Year and team MVP. Malec was a three-time All-Region selection and helped her team win three IHSA Regional Championships along with four conference titles. Her senior season she put up 194 kills, 42 blocks, 15 aces and 28 digs.
Personal: Born May 28, 2000…daughter of Keisha Malec…has one sister, Alayna Malec, who plays volleyball ay College of Lake County…she lists her mother as her biggest role model because “she has shown me the true meaning of love perseverance and selfless love.”…lists her favorite non-sports hobbies as singing, painting and spending quality time with loved ones.
Appeared in 12 matches, making four starts…recorded 23 blocks and 11 kills…registered season-high four blocks and three kills against Georgia State (Sept. 30).
Prior to Marshall: She appeared in 39 matches and 87 total sets over four seasons at Chicago State. Malec tallied 54 kills and 31 total blocks. She marks her team's wins over Rutgers in 2018 and Indiana this past season as her favorite moments because, "I love being the underdog. Beating big teams was truly unforgettable. We put in a lot of work and to have it rewarded is one of the greatest feelings." Chicago State swept those two matches.
The middle blocker made her collegiate debut in 2018 against California with three kills and a season-best three blocks. Malec had season highs of four kills in three contests coming against Eastern Illinois, UTRGV and Grand Canyon. She tied her season-high of three blocks against California Baptist. Malec finished the season with 29 kills, 15 blocks and six digs.
In 2019, she put up a career-best six kills and hit .500 in a sweep over Alabama State. Malec recorded a career-high six blocks in a four-set victory over Northern Illinois. Against UIC, she had four kills and four blocks. Malec ended the season with 21 kills, 16 blocks and six digs.
Malec appeared in two matches during the shortened 2020-21 season and played in four contests this past season. She had three kills against UIC.
High School: Malec piled up awards and honors at Richmond Burton High School where she played for four years. She was the 2017 Kishwaukee River Conference Player of the Year and team MVP. Malec was a three-time All-Region selection and helped her team win three IHSA Regional Championships along with four conference titles. Her senior season she put up 194 kills, 42 blocks, 15 aces and 28 digs.
Personal: Born May 28, 2000…daughter of Keisha Malec…has one sister, Alayna Malec, who plays volleyball ay College of Lake County…she lists her mother as her biggest role model because “she has shown me the true meaning of love perseverance and selfless love.”…lists her favorite non-sports hobbies as singing, painting and spending quality time with loved ones.
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