Kayla Gwozdz

Photo by: Ernie Aranyosi

Position:
Left Side Hitter
Height:
5-10
Class:
Senior
High School:
Bedford Senior HS
Hometown:
Temperance, Mich.

Last name is pronounced VOOGE

As a Senior (2018): Google Cloud All-District IV first team … Academic All-MAC … MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete … President’s List … appeared in all 27 matched and played in 102 sets … led the team with 309 kills, averaging 3.24 kills per set … accounted for 20% of the teams points with a total of 330 … connected on a total of 26 blocks at the net … had 10 or more kills in 20 matches … recorded 117 digs including a career-best 17 digs against Cal State Fullerton … posted a season high of 20 kills against Kent State.

As a Junior (2017): CoSIDA Academic All-District second team … Academic All-MAC … President’s List for a perfect 4.00 GPA … appeared in 23 matches and played in 86 sets … led the team with a team-best 290 kills, averaging 3.37 kills per set … connected on 22 service aces … at the net, had 11 total blocks … posted a season-high 23 kills against MD Eastern Shore … ended the season with 146 digs, while posting a career-high 16 digs and four service aces against Toledo.

As a Sophomore (2016): MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete … Academic All-MAC … started in all 28 matches and appeared in 101 sets … finished first on the team with 246 kills, second with 262.0 points, and third with 2.44 kills per set … also contributed 66 digs, 21 total blocks, 11 assists and four service aces … started the year with a season-high 17 kills versus Western Illinois … had 10 matches with at least 10 kills … registered a career-best 11 digs against Bowling Green … marked a career-high .500 hitting percentage after tallying nine kills in 16 attempts with one error in a 3-0 win versus Canisius.

As a Freshman (2015): Played in 23 matches and 61 sets … registered 55 kills (.90 kills/set), 65 digs (1.07 digs/set), 69 points, and 12 service aces … posted a season-high 18 kills against Bowling Green … recorded a personal-best six service aces versus Saint Francis which tied for the third-most in the MAC … also had a season-best nine digs against Wright State.

High School: Second-Team All-State as a junior and senior … Honorable Mention All-State as a sophomore … 2013 All-Region Player of the Year as a junior ... named to the All-Region team all four years ... three-time Southeastern Conference first-team selection (2012-14) ... earned Academic All-State honors in her final three seasons (2012-14) ... helped Bedford HS to state semifinal appearances in 2011, 2013 and 2014 ... led BHS to a state runner-up finish in 2012 ... finished her career with 2,005 kills, a .330 hitting percentage, 260 blocks and 1,474 digs ... posted 580 kills, 61 blocks, 605 digs and a .376 hitting percentage as a senior.

Personal: Daughter of Chris and Becky Gwozdz ... social work major.