Katie Kidwell

Kent State

Sep 26 (Fri)

6 p.m.

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Career Highlights:

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 (10^th in program history)

2021

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)

2020-21

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 17^th 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:

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:

Started all 29 matches this season, and saw action in 115 of 116 sets on the year
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 set
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 Club
Four-year honor roll member at Watseka Community High School