2017 Volleyball Roster
Kidwell, Katie
vs
Oakland
Sep 17 (Wed)
6 p.m.

Jersey Number 17
Katie Kidwell
- Position:
- MB
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Watseka Community
- Hometown:
- Watseka, Ill.
Bio
Career Highlights:
2019:
2018:Â
2017:Â
Prior to BGSU:
Personal:
- Holds Bowling Green volleyball records in career block assists (528) and career total blocks (608)
- 2018 All-MAC First Team
- 2020-21 All-MAC Second Team
- 2017 MAC All-Freshman Team
- MAC Offensive Player of the Week (Nov. 18, 2019)
- Three-Time MAC Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 15, 2018; Oct. 2, 2017; Oct. 16, 2017)
- 2021 Top Dawg Challenge All-Tournament Team
- 2017 NKU Invitational All-Tournament Team, after notching 36 kills while hitting .329 across three matches
- 80 career solo blocks (10th in program history)
- Played in 26 matches, appearing in 95 sets
- Led the Falcons with 104 blocks, including a season-best eight against Milwaukee (9/4/2021) and Central Michigan (10/14/2021)
- Broke the program record for career block assists against Butler (8/27/2021)
- Broke the program record for career total blocks against Central Michigan (10/14/2021)
- Finished fourth on the team in kills (176) and fifth on the team in aces (14)
- Played in 83 of the Falcons’ 92 sets, appearing in 22 of the 24 matches
- Led the team in blocks with a total of 94, consisting of five solo blocks and 89 block assists
- Her 94 total blocks finished the season tied for 17th in the nation
- Concluded the season with 440 career block assists, second in program history at the time and just four from breaking the all-time record
- Ended the season with 504 career total blocks, fourth in program history
- Registered 154 kills, fourth on the team, including a season-high 17 against Kent State (2/26/2021)
- Logged 55 digs, 12 assists and nine digs
2019:
- Appeared in all 33 matches for the Falcons, playing in 127 sets
- Totaled a team-leading 146 blocks on the season, a career-high, ranking 25th in the nation
- Tied a career-high for block assists with 125
- Concluded season with 410 career total blocks, ninth in program history
- Finished the season with 351 career block assists, fifth in program history
- Registered a career-high 257 kills on the season, averaging 2.02 kills per set
- Had 19 service aces on the season
- Logged a career-high 97 digs.
2018:Â
- Appeared in 31 matches, playing in 111 sets
- Ranked No. 86 in the NCAA rankings for total blocks with 124, averaging 1.12 blocks per set
- Recorded 203 kills for an average of 1.83 kills per set
- Reached double-digit kills in five occasions throughout the season
- Second best on the team from the back line with 22 service aces
2017:Â
- Started all 29 matches this season, and saw action in 115 of 116 sets on the year Â
- Marked a career-high of 12.0 total blocks in the NIVC First Round at Green Bay (Nov. 30)
- Her 12 block assists is a Bowling Green volleyball program record in a five-set match
- Led the Bowling Green squad with her 140.0 total blocks for 1.22 blocks per setÂ
- Ranked third on the team in total kills (184) and total points (261)
- Marked 27 error-free matches on 27 attempts on the serve receive
- Had a standout match in the 3-0 sweep of Southeastern Louisiana with 10 kills and a .667 hitting percentage
Prior to BGSU:
- A four-year participant of the Watseka Community High School volleyball program
- Played under head coaches Krista Pufahl and Troy Simpson
- Served as team captain for one season
- Tallied 692 kills, 131 aces, 236 blocks, 476 digs and 51 assists over the course of her career at Watseka
- Earned All-State, All-Conference and Player of the Year honors for her performance in the 2016 season
- Named 2015 Most Valuable Player
- All-Tournament Team member at the Early Bird Manteno in both 2015 and 2016
- Also named to the Watseka Invite All-Tournament Team
- Played club with Impulse Volleyball ClubÂ
- Four-year honor roll member at Watseka Community High School
Personal:
- Daughter of John and Dawn Kidwell
- Has two brothers, John and Austin and one sister, PriyaÂ
- Obtained a Bachelor's Degree at BGSU in Human Development and Family Studies
- Pursuing her Graduate Certificate in Play and Learning
- Recipient of the Jon and Mo Stansbery Volleyball Scholarship.
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