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Butler University Athletics

2015 Women's Volleyball

Brent Smith
Brent Smith

11 Kayla Bivins

  • Height 6-0
  • Class Redshirt
  • Hometown Gainesville, Fla.
  • Highschool Gainesville
  • Prev School South Florida

Biography

2015 - Junior Season: Did not play.

2014 – Sophomore Season: Played in all 30 matches, including 109 sets… Led the team in blocks with 153 (10 solo, 143 assist)… Moved to third in the BU record book with 143 block assists in a single-season and into a tie for seventh for total blocks with 153... Ended the year ranked 28th in the nation with 153 total blocks and 17th in blocker per set (1.40)... Had the sixth-highest blocks per set average in school history (1.40)… Recorded third-best blocks per set average in the BIG EAST… Finished fourth on the team with 200 kills, averaging 1.83 per set… Second on the Bulldogs with a .276 attack percentage… Posted 10th best attach percentage in the BIG EAST… Recorded 31 digs for the defensive unit… Hit over .600 in three matches this season… Posted a season-high attack percentage against Providence (Nov. 21) with 11 kills on 13 tries with only one error (.769)… Hit .667 at Georgetown (Sept. 28) with 10 kills on 15 tries and no errors… Recorded a season-high 11 blocks against Green Bay (Sept. 5)… Tallied 10 blocks against Buffalo (Sept. 20)… Posted season-highs in kills with 11 each in matches against Western Illinois (Sept. 19) and Providence (Nov. 21)… Made a season-high four digs against Marquette (Oct. 15).

Before Butler: Played volleyball at the University of South Florida... Played in all 32 matches and appeared in 110 sets, collecting 222 kills and 71 blocks... Notched a career-highs 16 kills twice, doing so on Sept. 10 at FGCU and again Oct. 13 at Cincinnati... Set a career high in hitting percentage (.517) on Oct. 13 at Cincinnati... Took a redshirt year in 2012.

High School: Four-year starter at Gainesville High School under coaches Cindy Boulware and Eddie Maynard... Finished with 839 career kills and 429 career blocks... Named to Bolles Invitational All-Tournament Team in 2010 and 2011... Member of the Gator Town Classic All-Tournament Team in 2011... Selected as an all-star in the AAU Junior National Volleyball Championship Classic as a junior and senior... Helped lead team to district championship as a senior 2011... Named FHSAA 6A Player of the Year and Gainesville HS Player of the Year... Also played basketball and was named Dunbar All-Tournament Team in 2009... Team won district championship in 2011.

Personal: Daughter of Chris and La'Chanta Bivins... Has three siblings - Chris (twin brother), Lachlan and Jada... Majoring in criminal justice.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 11

    2014Redshirt

    MB/RS
    6'0"
    11
  • 11

    2015Redshirt

    MB/RS
    6'0"
    11
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