Kaitlyn Hord Season 2021

CAREER NOTES & RECORDS
Career: Won three All-American awards, making the first team in 2019, third team in 2020 and honorable mention in 2018…Named to All-Northeast Region Team three times (2018, 2019, 2020)…Won three All-Big Ten honors, making the first team in 2019 and 2020 and second team in 2018…Made Big Ten All-Freshman Team in 2018…Earned two Academic All-Big Ten honors…Won one Big Ten Player of the Week award and one Big Ten Freshman of the Week award.

2020-21 • JUNIOR SEASON
Awards:Earned a spot on the AVCA All-America third team and All-Big Ten first team…Selected to All-Northeast Region Team.

Season: Started all 16 matches and played in all 60 sets...Led the team in hitting percentage (.421) while totaling 147 kills (2.45/set)...Led the team in blocks (79) and blocks/set (1.32)...Posted double-digit kills eight times, including a season-high 13 in four sets against Purdue (3/5) and again in four sets against Texas (4/18) in the NCAA Regional Semifinal. Totaled at least five blocks seven times, including a season-high 10 in a five-set match at Minnesota (2/14).

Rankings: Ranked third in the Big Ten and 14th in the nation in hitting percentage (.421)...Finished seventh in the Big Ten in blocks/set (1.32).

Illinois (2/6): Hit .556 with 11 kills and nine blocks in five sets. at Minnesota (2/13): Totaled 11 kills on .417 hitting and added seven blocks. at Minnesota (2/14): Tallied a season-high 10 blocks in addition to 12 kills in a five-set match. at Ohio State (2/17): Finished with 11 kills and eight blocks. Purdue (3/5): Contributed 13 kills and four blocks. Rutgers (3/12): Hit .500 with 12 kills four blocks. Rutgers (3/13): Hit .533 with eight kills and five blocks. at Michigan State (3/19): Hit .583 with eight kills and three blocks. vs. North Carolina A&T (4/15): Hit .750 with nine kills and three blocks in a three-set win in the NCAA Second Round. vs. Texas (4/18): Finished with 13 kills on .444 hitting and added five blocks in the NCAA Regional Semifinal.

2019 • SOPHOMORE SEASON
Awards:Earned a spot on the AVCA All-America first team and All-Big Ten first team…Selected to All-Northeast Region Team…Earned a spot on the Academic All-Big Ten Team…won one Big Ten Player of the Week award (9/9)…Named the MVP of the Cyclone Invitational at Iowa State.

Season: Started all 33 matches and played all 117 sets at middle blocker…Led the team with a .440 hitting percentage while totaling 310 kills (2.65/set)…Led the team in blocks (149) and blocks/set (1.27)…Posted double-digit kills 15 times, including a season-high 17 on .727 hitting in a sweep over Holy Cross (8/31)…Hit over .400 with double-digit kills 14 times, including over .500 11 times, over .600 five times, and over .700 one time…Totaled a season-high nine blocks in a five-set win over Cincinnati in the NCAA Regional Semifinal (12/13).

Rankings: Ranked second in the Big Ten and third nationally in hitting percentage (.440)...Finished fourth in the Big Ten in total blocks (149) and blocks/set (1.27).

Hofstra (8/30): Hit .400 with six kills and five blocks.Holy Cross (8/31): Hit a season-best .727 while finishing with a season-high 17 kills and added four blocks. Wichita State (8/31): Hit .667 with six kills and three blocks. at Iowa State (9/6): Hit .647 with 12 kills and two blocks in a three-set win. vs. LSU (9/7): Hit .438 with eight kills and five blocks. Stanford (9/13): Hit .517 with 16 kills and six blocks in a four-set match.Oregon (9/14): Totaled eight kills and six blocks. at Pitt (9/22): Hit .316 with nine kills and six blocks.Rutgers (9/28): Hit .500 with seven kills and five blocks. at Wisconsin (10/2): Hit .563 with 10 kills and five blocks. Iowa (10/5): Hit .688 with 11 kills and five blocks. Maryland (10/11): Hit .368 with eight kills and six blocks. Ohio State (10/12): Contributed seven kills on .333 hitting. at Michigan (10/18): Hit .419 with 16 kills and six blocks in a four-set win. at Michigan State (10/20): Hit .467 with eight kills and eight blocks in a three-set win.Illinois (10/23): Totaled 11 kills and four blocks.at Maryland (10/26): Hit .538 with seven kills and four blocks. at Iowa (11/1): Hit .591 with 14 kills and three blocks in a three-set win. at Nebraska (11/2): Tallied nine kills and four blocks. Indiana (11/8): Hit .611 with 12 kills and six blocks. Purdue (11/9): Contributed nine kills on .333 hitting and added six blocks.at Illinois (11/15): Hit .429 with 10 kills and eight blocks.at Northwestern (4/17): Hit .500 with 10 kills and four blocks.at Indiana (11/20): Totaled seven kills and six blocks.Wisconsin (11/29): Hit .647 with 11 kills and six blocks.Minnesota (11/30): Hit .522 with 13 kills and six blocks.Princeton (12/6): Hit .444 with 10 kills and three blocks in the NCAA First Round. Towson (12/7): Hit .545 with 13 kills in the NCAA Second Round.vs. Cincinnati (12/13): Finished with a season-high nine blocks and added nine kills on .389 hitting in the NCAA Regional Semifinal.

2018 • FRESHMAN SEASON
Awards:Named an AVCA honorable-mention All-American…Voted to AVCA All-Northeast Region Team…Selected to All-Big Ten second team and Big Ten All-Freshman Team…Named to Penn State Invitational All-Tournament Team…Earned a spot on the Academic All-Big Ten Team…Won one Big Ten Freshman of the Week award (9/10).

Season: Played in 104 sets over 32 matches…Led the team in hitting percentage (.383)…Finished with 220 kills (2.12/set) and 129 blocks (1.24)…Had six matches with double-digit kills, including a season-high 16 on .556 hitting in a three-set win over Oregon (9/8).

Eastern Kentucky (8/24): Contributed three blocks in collegiate debut. UMBC (8/25): Hit .750 with six kills.Temple (8/31): Hit .500 with six kills and three blocks. Texas A&M (9/1): Hit .500 with seven kills and three blocks. at Stanford (9/7): Hit .500 for the third-straight match while totaling seven kills and five blocks. vs. Oregon (9/8): Totaled a season-high 16 kills on .556 hitting and added seven blocks in a three-set win. vs. Buffalo (9/14): Hit .375 with five kills and four blocks. at Howard (9/14): Finished with a season-high eight blocks and added five kills in a three-set win. at Ohio State (9/23): Hit .364 with 10 kills and five blocks.at Michigan State (9/28): Hit .818 with nine kills. at Michigan (9/30): Hit .412 with 10 kills. Maryland (10/5): Tallied five blocks.Ohio State (10/6): Hit .385 with seven kills and two blocks. at Rutgers (10/20): Hit .667 with six kills with three blocks. Indiana (10/26): Hit .778 with seven kills and three blocks. Purdue (10/27): Hit .421 with 10 kills and three blocks.at Nebraska (11/2): Finished with 15 kills and six blocks. at Iowa (11/3): Matched a season high with eight blocks and added nine kills on .533 hitting in a three-set win.at Northwestern (11/9): Hit .636 with seven kills. at Illinois (10/10): Contributed seven blocks. Michigan (11/14): Hit .538 with eight kills and four blocks. Northwestern (11/17): Hit .333 with five kills and four blocks. Minnesota (11/23): Hit .346 with 12 kills and seven blocks. Wisconsin (11/24): Hit .429 with six kills and six blocks. Howard (11/30): Hit .583 with seven kills and five blocks in the NCAA First Round. Syracuse (12/1): Contributed five kills and five blocks in the NCAA Second Round. at Stanford (12/8): Hit .389 with eight kills and six blocks in the NCAA Regional Final.

PRIOR TO PENN STATE
Was the No. 3 ranked 2018 PrepVolleyball.com Senior Ace…Was a member of the 2016 U.S. Girls’ Youth National Training Team and the USA Girls’ U18 World Championship 2017 team…Did not play in 2017…Went 37-7 in her junior season and finished runner-up with Henry Clay HS in the KHSA State Tournament, being just the second public school ever to make it to title game…Recorded 269 kills, a .421 hitting percentage and 124 blocks in her junior year…Finished her high school career with 468 kills, a .397 hitting percentage and 248 blocks...Played club volleyball with Lexington United.

PERSONAL
Parents are Lisa Higgins-Hord and Derrick Hord…Father played basketball at Kentucky and was a third-round pick by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 1983 NBA Draft…Majoring in criminology.