2015 Women's Volleyball Roster

Kelly Hutchison
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- OPP
- Hometown:
- Columbus, Ohio
- Prev School:
- Upper Arlington
- High School:
- Upper Arlington
KENT STATE AWARDS & HONORS
โข Letterwinner: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
โข All-MAC First Team: 2015
โข Academic All-MAC: 2013, 2014, 2015
โข MAC East Offensive Player of the Week: Oct. 14, 2013; Sept. 9, 2015; Oct. 13, 2015
โข All-Tournament Team: MAC Championship (2015), Golden Flashes Classic (MVP/2015), Thunder Invitational (2013), Hyatt Place Fort Wayne/IPFW Invitational (2012)
CAREER MATCH HIGHS
Kills:ย 32 (Albany, 9/5/15)
Attack Attempts:ย 61 (Albany, 9/5/15)
Hitting Percentageย (min. 12 kills):ย .550 (Western Michigan, 10/25/14)
Aces:ย 3 (twice: last, atย Buffalo, 10/9/15)
Digs:ย 27 (vs. William & Mary, 9/7/13)
Block Solos:ย 3 (at Central Michigan, 10/12/13)
Block Assists:ย 8 (Illinois-Chicago, 9/21/13)
Total Blocks:ย 8 (Illinois-Chicago, 9/21/13)
Points:ย 34.5 (Albany, 9/5/15)
CAREER MISCELLANEOUS STATS
Matches with 10 or more kills:ย 50ย (last: 16,ย at Ohio, 11/21/15)
Matches with 20 or more kills:ย 7ย (last: 25,ย at Western Michigan, 10/24/15)
Matches with 10 or more points:ย 60ย (last: 17.0,ย at Ohio, 11/21/15)
Double-doubles:ย 13ย (last: at Ohio, 11/21/15)
2015 - SENIOR SEASON
โข Named All-MAC First Team
โข Earned MVP honors atย Hampton Inn Golden Flashes Classic (Sept. 4-5) after postingย 4.93ย kills per set
โข Named to MAC All-Tournament Team after posting 4.43 kills per set, 2.43 digs per set and a .284 hitting percentage
โข Named MAC East Offensive Player of the Week three times
โข Posted career-high 32ย kills vs. Albany (Sept. 5)
โข Became 12th Kent State player to pass 1,000 career kills against Ball State (Nov. 20)
2014 - JUNIOR SEASON
โข Earned Academic All-MAC honors
โขย Saw action in 27 matches and 98 sets, making 17 starts
โข Recorded career-best .215 hitting percentage
โข Averaged 1.82 kills per set and 2.08 points per set
โข Finished the season with 203.5 points, 178 kills, 52 digs, 39 total blocks, 4 service aces andย 3 assists
โข Recorded double-digit kills six times
โข Led the team in kills and total blocks twice each
โข Posted season-high 12 kills againstย North Dakota State (Sept. 20), Western Michigan (Oct. 25) and Bowling Green (Nov. 15)
โข Recorded season-high five blocks againstย St. John'sย (Sept. 19)ย at the Tiger Invitational
โข Tallied season-high six digs againstย Youngstown State (Sept. 16)
โข Awarded James S. Crisp Endowed Athletic Scholarship
2013 - SOPHOMORE SEASON
โข Earned Academic All-MAC honors
โข Saw action in 29 matches and 106 sets, making 28 starts
โข Named to the all-tournament team at theย Thunder Invitational (Sept. 13-14)
โข Led the team with 281 kills, 2.65 kills per set, 324 points, and 3.06 points per set
โข Third on the team with 0.46 blocks per set and fourth with 44 block assists and 49 total blocks
โข Fifth on the team with 176 digs and 1.66 digs per set
โข Finished the season with 12 assists and 16 service aces
โข Led the team in kills 11 times and digs and total blocks twice each
โข Recorded double-digit kills 14 times
โข Tallied double-digit digs twice in five matches
โข Recorded three double-doubles
โข Posted career-high 22 kills in four-set upset of #18 Ohio (Oct. 10), giving the Golden Flashes their first win all-time vs. a ranked team
โข Tallied career-high 27 digs vs. William & Mary (Sept. 7) at the Fullerton Classic
โข Posted career-high eight blocksย vs. Illinois-Chicago (Sept. 21) at the Golden Flashes Classic
2012 - FRESHMAN SEASON
โข Saw action in 26 matches and 82 sets, making 14 starts
โข Earned all-tournament team honors at theย Hyatt Place Fort Wayne/IPFW Invitationalย (Aug. 24-25) after posting 4.00 kills per set and hitting .346
โข Recorded team-best 11 kills in collegiate debut against Cleveland State (Aug. 24) at theย Hyatt Place Fort Wayne/IPFW Invitationalย
โข Recorded career-best .522 hitting percentage to go with 14 kills against Southeast Missouri State (Sept. 15) at the Butler Invitational
โข Second on the team with 169 kills and 2.09 kills per set
โข Third on the team with 197 points, 2.40 points per set and 41 total blocks
โข Finished the season with six assists, six service aces, 54 digs, and a .170 hitting percentage
โข Led the team in kills six times and total blocks three times
โข Posted a career match against South Florida (Sept. 1) at the N.C. State Courtyard Midtown Classic, recording her first career double-double with career-best marks of 19 kills and 11 digs
โข Recorded double-digit kills eight times, including six of the first seven matches
โข Tallied career-high four total blocks against Marshall (Sept. 8) at the Kent State Mizuno Classic and against Northern Illinois (Oct. 20)
โข Averaged 3.10 kills per set against non-conference foes
โข Averaged 3.58 kills per set over the first seven matches of the season
PRIOR TO KENT STATE
โข Named 2011 Ohio Capital Conference Co-Player of the Year and First Team All-District as a senior captain at Upper Arlington High School under head coach Matt Wion
โข Earned Second Team All-Ohio Capital Conference honors for the Golden Bears as a junior in 2010.
โข Honor roll student and member of Cum Laude Society
โข Also competed for Elite Volleyball Training Center under head coach Randy Cline
PERSONAL
โข Daughter of Jeff and Kim Hutchison
โข Has one brother,ย Jake
โข Majoring in exercise physiology