2017 Women's Volleyball Roster
Kelsey Bittinger
- Position:
- Outside Hitter
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown/Previous School:
- Strongsville, Ohio
- Club Team:
- Maverick
KENT STATE AWARDS & HONORS
• Letterwinner: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
• Captain: 2015, 2016
• Senior CLASS Award Finalist: 2017
• CoSIDA Academic All-America® Third Team: 2016
• CoSIDA Academic All-District® First Team: 2015, 2016, 2017
• All-MAC First Team: 2015, 2016, 2017
• MAC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete: 2015, 2016, 2017
• Academic All-MAC: 2015, 2016, 2017
• All-Tournament Team: Golden Flashes Classic (2015), Sacramento State Invitational (2015), Holiday Inn Orlando East/UCF Invitational (2016), Golden Flashes Classic (2016), Cyclone Invitational (2017)
• MAC East Offensive Player of the Week: Aug. 29, 2016; Oct. 24, 2016; Aug. 28, 2017, Oct. 9, 2017
• MAC Female Scholar-Athlete of the Week: Sept. 23, 2015; Nov. 18, 2015; Oct. 26, 2016; Nov. 16, 2016
CAREER MATCH HIGHS
Kills: 25 (at Buffalo, 11/7/14)
Attack Attempts: 74 (vs. Mercer, 8/29/14)
Hitting Percentage (min. 12 att.): .500 (at Akron, 10/10/15)
Aces: 3 (four times, last: Wright State, 9/2/16)
Digs: 30 (Western Michigan, 10/21/16)
Block Solos: 5 (at Buffalo, 10/29/16)
Block Assists: 4 (twice, last: vs. Ohio, 11/21/15)
Total Blocks: 5 (twice, last: at Buffalo, 10/29/16)
Points: 27.5 (at Buffalo, 11/7/14)
CAREER MISCELLANEOUS STATS
Matches with 10 or more kills: 75 (last: 18 vs. Toledo, 10/14/17)
Matches with 20 or more kills: 9 (last: 20, vs. Fort Wayne, 9/16/17)
Matches with 10 or more points: 78 (last: 18, vs. Toledo, 10/14/17)
Matches with 20 or more points: 17 (last: 21, vs. Miami, 9/30/17)
Matches with 10 or more digs: 62 (last: 19, vs. Ball State, 10/13/17)
Matches with 20 or more digs: 9 (last: 22, vs. Toledo, 11/17/16)
Double-doubles: 47 (last: vs. Ball State, 10/13/17)
2017 - SENIOR SEASON
• Selected as 1 of 10 finalists for the Senior CLASS Award
• Named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District® First Team
• Named All-MAC First Team
• Named MAC East Offensive Player of the Week after averaging 5.11 kills per set with a .352 hitting percentage while ranking second on team with 2.44 digs per set to be named to the Cyclone Invitational All-Tournament Team
2016 - JUNIOR SEASON
• Named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America® Third Team
• Named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District® First Team
• Named All-MAC First Team
• Named MAC East Offensive Player of the Week twice
• Named MAC Female Scholar-Athlete of the Week twice
• Tallied career-high 30 digs vs. Western Michigan (Oct. 21)
2015 - SOPHOMORE SEASON
• Named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District™ Volleyball First Team
• Named All-MAC First Team
• Named MAC Female Scholar-Athlete of the Week twice
• Recipient of the Garret and Michele Ferrara Endowed Volleyball Scholarship
• Posted double-digit kills 24 times and double-digit digs 14 times
• Led the team in kills 18 times
2014 - FRESHMAN SEASON
• Second on the team with 279 kills, 2.49 kills per set, 320 digs, and 2.86 digs per set
• Tallied career-high 25 kills at Buffalo (Nov. 7)
• Recorded season-high 22 digs in regular season finale vs. Bowling Green (Nov. 15)
• Posted double-digit kills 12 times and double-digit digs 20 times
• Led the team in kills seven times
• Led Golden Flashes with 19 kills and 16 digs in collegiate debut against Mercer (Aug. 29) at the CofC Invitational
• Posted a double-double in first three matches of the season
• Impressive debut weekend with 42 kills (3.50 per set), 42 digs (3.50 per set) and 7 total blocks at the CofC Invitational (Aug. 29-30)
PRIOR TO KENT STATE
• Ranked as one of the nation’s top 250 recruits in the class of 2014 by PrepVolleyball.com
• Four-year letterwinner at Strongsville High School under head coach Erick Sopata
• Totaled 1,0006 kills and 1,026 digs during prep career
• Helped guide the Mustangs to a 77-22 record during prep career, including a school-record 23 wins and school’s first regional appearance during senior season in 2013
• Two-time Northeast Ohio Conference Valley Division Player of the Year, helping Strongsville capture conference titles in both seasons
• Earned first team All-Ohio and first team all-district honors as a senior after posting 432 kills, 400 digs and a .469 hitting percentage
• Earned honorable mention All-Ohio and first team all-district honors as a junior after posting 320 kills, 350 digs and a .381 hitting percentage
• Earned all-conference honors as a sophomore after posting 227 kills, 258 digs and a .407 hitting percentage
• Competed for Maverick Volleyball Club, helping lead the squad to a 25th-place finish at the USA Volleyball Junior National Championship 17U Open in 2013
• Graduated sixth in class of 590 at Strongsville High School with a 4.6 GPA
PERSONAL
• Daughter of Marc and Jane Bittinger
• Father played tennis at Kent State (1974-79) and mother played volleyball at Hiram (1977-81)
• Has two older siblings, Samantha and Zachary
• Majoring in applied physics
• Member of the honors program at Kent State
