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Kendall Utz Photos

2010: Named RMAC All-Academic honor roll ... Led the team in digs with 424 (3.72 digs per game), which was good enough for tenth all-time at UCCS for a single season ... was third on the team in aces with 21 ... Her 3.72 dig per game average placed her ninth in the RMAC ... Recorded double-digit digs in all but three matches ... Her best game came against Grand Canyon on Sept. 11 when she recorded a season high 24 digs and only one error ... Had 20 or more digs on six occasions and one or fewer errors on 15 occasions, or 52% of the time ... Had four aces on Sept. 16 against Fort Lewis ... her 817 career digs is tenth all time at UCCS. 

2009: Led the Mountain Lions with 398 digs and 3.79 digs per set ... was seventh in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference in digs ... added a team-best 31 service aces, ranking sixth in the RMAC ... also had 27 assists ... recorded double-digit digs in 24 of her 28 matches, including the final 16 of the season ... had career best, 27, came in the season opener against Hillsdale on Aug. 28 ... had 25 digs against regis on Nov. 7, one day after recording 22 against Metro State ... had three aces against Nebraska-Kearney on Sept. 12 and again against Chadron State on Oct. 23

2008 (At Florida Atlantic): Saw action in 22 matches for the Owls ... recorded 131 digs (2.47 per game) 

2007 (at Florida Atlantic): Saw action in all 27 matches at libero as a freshman ... led the team in digs with 281 ... had 13 matches with 10+ digs, including a career-high 18 against Central Michigan ... had a six-match streak with at least one service ace ... also had at least 16 digs in four consecutive matches ... had kills against Troy and Middle Tennessee 

High School: Played for Nancy Pellow at William J. Palmer High School ... two-time All-Conference and named second-team All-Region her senior season ... honors student and member of the National Honor Society ... two-sport athlete: volleyball and tennis 

Personal Notes: Majoring in Sports Management and hopes to work in community relations ... Daughter of Neil Utz and Karen Schooler ... sister-in-law of UCCS coach Keith Barnett ... has two sisters, Katie and Jessica and a brother, Ryan ... hobbies include sports, snowboarding and reading