Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · 2026 season
Kentucky State
2–18
Overall
1–9
SIAC
.140
Hitting % · 229th in D2
.203
Opponents hit · 197th in D2
274
Power rank of 281
NCAA tournament chance
Next · Fri, Oct 9, 5:00 PM CT
vs. Central St. (OH) 5–10
How they play
Ranked against all 281 Division II teams, with the Lone Star rank alongside. The bar shows how much of the field they're better than; the tick marks the median.
What they do well
Nothing in the top 30% of D2 yet.
Where they can be pushed
- Reception error %13.0% · 273rd in D2
- Point-scoring %39.0% · 271st in D2
- Digs per set12.72 · 263rd in D2
Players
Full season. Ranks show the national top 100. Ranked players have played 75% of their team's sets (hitting % also needs 3 attempts per team set).
| 1 | Leah Bates | MB | 18 | 2 | 8 | 0.11 | .000 | 0.11 | 0.00 | 0.11 | 0.06 | 0.19 |
| 2 | Kirsten Matthews | L/DS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.50 | 0.00 |
| 2 | Kirsten Mathews | L/DS | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | -.333 | 0.17 | 0.58 | 0.00 | 1.67 | 0.58 |
| 2 | Kirsten Mathews | L/DS | 58 | 3 | 25 | 0.05 | .000 | 0.10 | 0.24 | 0.00 | 1.79 | 0.29 |
| 3 | Zora Nooks | OH | 69 | 4 | 43 | 0.06 | -.023 | 0.57 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 2.72 | 0.09 |
| 4 | Sydney Shelby | OPP | 21 | 5 | 22 | 0.24 | .045 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.29 | 0.29 |
| 5 | Ananiah Huguely | OH | 74 | 143 | 480 | 1.93 | .085 | 0.23 | 0.19 | 0.14 | 1.77 | 2.21 |
| 6 | Madison Hightower | L/DS | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | -.500 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.09 | 0.00 |
| 7 | Sienna Stewart | S | 12 | 7 | 25 | 0.58 | .160 | 7.83 | 0.17 | 0.33 | 1.58 | 0.96 |
| 7 | Sienna Stewart | S | 64 | 20 | 127 | 0.31 | .079 | 6.39 | 0.22 | 0.27 | 1.80 | 0.67 |
| 8 | Amya King | S | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0.05 | .250 | 0.38 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.33 | 0.05 |
| 11 | Destiny Rogers | OPP | 50 | 23 | 97 | 0.46 | -.031 | 0.06 | 0.20 | 0.16 | 0.28 | 0.77 |
| 12 | Kyeana Biggs | OPP | 34 | 15 | 55 | 0.44 | .018 | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.09 | 0.41 | 0.51 |
| 13 | Lauren Bell | L/DS | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.12 | 0.00 |
| 14 | Jasmine Henderson | OH | 47 | 75 | 268 | 1.60 | .056 | 0.09 | 0.17 | 0.21 | 0.96 | 1.89 |
| 15 | Jaazaniah Calvert | OH | 58 | 122 | 371 | 2.10 | .164 | 0.17 | 0.02 | 0.38 | 0.91 | 2.34 |
| 15 | Jaazaniah Calvert | MB | 4 | 6 | 19 | 1.50 | .158 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.25 | 0.75 | 1.63 |
| 15 | Jaazaniah Calvert | OH | 12 | 34 | 83 | 2.83 | .229 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.33 | 0.75 | 3.04 |
| 16 | Jayla Collins | OH | 74 | 101 | 280 | 1.36 | .211 | 0.08 | 0.16 | 0.55 | 0.50 | 1.86 |
| 17 | Desiree Kinnon | MB | 21 | 1 | 8 | 0.05 | -.125 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 |
| 18 | Jada Knight | S | 73 | 12 | 56 | 0.16 | .054 | 0.68 | 0.14 | 0.00 | 1.77 | 0.30 |
| 20 | Laila Wheaton | MB | 74 | 160 | 324 | 2.16 | .34080th D2 | 0.05 | 0.4577th D2 | 0.43 | 0.42 | 2.86 |
Pressure and runs
Full season. Built from NCAA play-by-play.
Late in sets (20–20 or later)
- Rallies won41.6% of 125
- Sideout %41.3% · all rallies 49.9%
- Point-scoring %42.6% · all rallies 39.0%
- Late kills–errorsHuguely 7–3 · Collins 6–2 · Calvert 8–4 · Wheaton 6–4
Runs and comebacks
- Longest run8 straight · 12–7 in set 1 vs. Ky. Christian 09/02
- Longest run against10 straight · 14–25 in set 1 vs. Shawnee State 08/28
- Sets with a 5-point run17 for · 41 against · of 74
- Comeback setsdown 5, won 25–22 in set 2 vs. Alice Lloyd 09/29
down 5, won 21–20 in set 3 vs. Benedict 10/02 - Leads lostup 6, lost 19–25 in set 2 vs. Shawnee State 08/28
up 5, lost 21–25 in set 2 vs. Clark Atlanta 09/19
up 5, lost 24–26 in set 4 vs. Fort Valley St. 09/19
Kentucky St. news
- Thomas More Tops Kentucky State in Three SetsSep 5
- Women’s Volleyball Drops Two Matches on Opening Day of the Thomas More TournamentSep 4
- Kentucky State Rolls Past Kentucky Christian in Straight SetsSep 2
- Kentucky State Opens 2026 Season at KSU InvitationalAug 29
- Women’s Volleyball to Open 2026 Season at Home With the KSU InvitationalAug 26
Headlines from Kentucky St. athletics. All D2 news ›
Schedule and results
| Date | Opponent | Opp. record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Aug 28 | vs. | 7–10 | L 1–3 25-21, 14-25, 22-25, 21-25 |
| Fri, Aug 28 | vs. Shawnee State | 13–25 | L 0–3 14-25, 19-25, 17-25 |
| Sat, Aug 29 | vs. | 4–1 | L 2–3 25-21, 15-25, 23-25, 25-17, 7-15 |
| Sat, Aug 29 | vs. | 3–13 | L 1–3 22-25, 25-27, 25-20, 24-26 |
| Wed, Sep 2 | vs. | 0–1 | W 3–0 25-11, 25-9, 28-26 |
| Fri, Sep 4 | vs. | 13–9 | L 0–3 22-25, 18-25, 20-25 |
| Fri, Sep 4 | vs. | 3–13 | L 0–3 22-25, 16-25, 19-25 |
| Sat, Sep 5 | at | 6–9 | L 0–3 20-25, 11-25, 10-25 |
| Tue, Sep 15 | at | 10–9 | L 1–3 18-25, 25-20, 10-25, 14-25 |
| Fri, Sep 18 | at | 4–13 | W 3–0 25-18, 25-23, 25-22 |
| Fri, Sep 18 | at | 16–8 | L 0–3 18-25, 14-25, 9-25 |
| Sat, Sep 19 | at | 12–6 | L 0–3 19-25, 21-25, 21-25 |
| Sat, Sep 19 | at | 6–12 | L 1–3 19-25, 17-25, 25-18, 24-26 |
| Fri, Sep 25 | vs. | 14–7 | L 0–3 11-25, 19-25, 15-25 |
| Sat, Sep 26 | at | 14–10 | L 2–3 20-25, 25-15, 23-25, 25-18, 13-15 |
| Sat, Sep 26 | at | 17–6 | L 1–3 19-25, 29-27, 19-25, 20-25 |
| Tue, Sep 29 | vs. | 1–0 | L 2–3 22-25, 25-22, 24-26, 25-23, 12-15 |
| Fri, Oct 2 | at | 3–12 | L 2–3 25-21, 23-25, 21-25, 25-23, 7-15 |
| Fri, Oct 2 | vs. | 10–6 | L 1–3 20-25, 14-25, 25-22, 22-25 |
| Sat, Oct 3 | at | 8–7 | L 0–3 26-28, 14-25, 12-25 |
| Fri, Oct 9 | vs. | 5–10 | Oct 9, 5:00 PM CT 50% |
| Fri, Oct 16 | at | 17–6 | Oct 16, 10:00 AM CT 10% |
| Fri, Oct 16 | at | 14–10 | Oct 16, 4:00 PM CT 14% |
| Sat, Oct 17 | at | 14–7 | Oct 17, 9:00 AM CT 1% |
| Fri, Oct 23 | at | 1–23 | Oct 23, 12:00 AM CT 60% |
| Sat, Oct 24 | at | 2–18 | Oct 24, 12:00 PM CT 65% |
| Fri, Oct 30 | vs. | 2–18 | Oct 30, 5:00 PM CT 75% |
| Sat, Oct 31 | vs. | 1–23 | Oct 31, 1:00 PM CT 71% |
| Fri, Nov 6 | at | 5–10 | Nov 6, 5:00 PM CT 38% |
| Sat, Nov 7 | at Shawnee State | 13–25 | Nov 7, 2:00 PM CT 10% |