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