2013 Volleyball Roster
Roster
Kelsey Stommes
- Position:
- MB
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Junior
- High School/Previous School:
- Ridgewater College/Rocori HS
- Hometown:
- Cold Spring, MN
Career
A two-year player in the Maroon and White that saw limited action due to injuries…Proved to be a leader on and off the court…Displayed excellent skill in a total 32 matches in her two seasons, including drawing 14 starts…Prior to joining the Bulldogs, led Ridgewater College to a national championship and twice earned NJCAA All-America honors
2014 (Senior)
Rebounded from an injury-plagued junior season to set numerous career highs in her second season with the Bulldogs…Saw time in 25 matches, drawing a total of nine starts for the Maroon and White…Was limited to just 75 sets due to injury…Tallied a total of 59 kills, 26 blocks, 17 digs and four assists…Tallied five-plus kills in four matches early on in the season, starting with five in MSU's first win of the year against Texas-Pan American…Set a then-career high with seven kills against Southeastern Missouri on Sept. 5…Set a new career high the following day on Sept. 6 with eight kills against Miami University…Capped her impressive weekend at the Indiana Invitational with six kills at Indiana…Put together her best all-around showing in a home contest against Missouri on Oct. 19, earning five kills, a season-high three digs and a career-high four blocks…Matched her career high in blocks with four in the following match at South Carolina on Oct. 24…Turned in six kills, two digs and three total blocks in a five-set home victory against LSU on Nov. 16
2013 (Junior)
Saw playing time in seven matches, including drawing five starts on the season…Finished the year with 14 kills, three service aces, eight digs, eight total blocks and 21.5 points…Drew her first start against Auburn on Nov. 3, earning three kills and all three of her service aces on the year…Picked up her season-high in total blocks against Alabama with 3.0 against the Crimson Tide…Put together her best match in a season-ending victory against Tennessee on Nov. 30, tallying seven kills, five digs and 8.0 points, all season highs, along with two block assists.
2011-12 (Ridgewater College)
Joins the Bulldogs after playing two seasons at Ridgewater College in Willmar, Minn…Led her team to the 2011 NJCAA Division III National Championship…Earned NJCAA All-America honors twice.
High School
Prepped at Rocori High School in Cold Spring, Minn…Starred three years for coach Ted Faber’s team…Garnered St. Cloud Times Play of the Year honors following her senior campaign…Earned All-Conference selections her junior and senior years…Three-year star for the Granite City Volleyball Club, including a trip to nationals in 2007…Played softball in high school, earning All-Conference honors and leading her team to a fourth-place finish in the state championship.
Personal
Born Kelsey Jo Stommes on Sept. 28, 1992, in Cold Spring, Minn…Daughter of Karen and Roger Stommes of Cold Spring, Minn…Has three siblings, one of which player professional basketball in Europe…Majoring in special education.
