26 McKayla Willey
26 - McKayla Willey
Height: 5-9
Hometown: Abbeville, S.C.
Position: OH
Year: Jr.
High School: Greenwood Christian
Major: Sport Management
m 25
k/s 2.46
h % .148
a/s 0.03
b/s 0.49
sa/s 0.00
d/s 0.54

2023: Played in 29 sets across 11 matches... Recorded 37 kills, three digs, and nine total blocks (one solo, eight assists)... Match highs include: seven kills (vs. Emory & Henry on 10/3), three total blocks (twice)... Division II Athletic Directors Association (D2 ADA) Academic Achievement Award.

2022: Played in 35 sets across 15 matches... Totaled 48 kills, one assist, one service ace, 14 digs, and 12 block assists... Made collegiate debut in season opener vs. Carson-Newman (Aug. 30)... Match highs include seven kills (twice), four digs in season finale vs. C-N (Nov. 11), and four block assists at Emory & Henry (Oct. 28).

High School: Graduated from Greenwood (S.C.) Christian School... Coached by Kimberly Ready... Lettered four times in volleyball and once in track & field... 2021-22 all-conference and all-star... 2018 most improved... Finished second in state in 2021-22... Played for Atown Volleyball Academy, coached by Tyler Wanner.

Personal: Born Aug. 16, 2004 in Greenwood, S.C... Daughter of Jesse and Kristy Willey... Sister Alexis... Majoring in sport management with a minor in business administration... Athletic Director's Honor Roll... SAC Commissioner's Honor Roll... Hobbies: Working out, volleyball, hiking... Community Service at TU: Nettie Day at the Doak House... Favorite class at TU: Management Analytics... Favorite midnight snack: Rice cakes... Favorite movie: "The Hunger Games"... Favorite musical artists: Mt. Joy, Tyler Childers, Noah Kahan... Favorite song: "Stubborn Love"... Favorite sports team: University of South Carolina... Advice to kids: "Work hard and don't give up"... Favorite food: Salmon and rice... What people don't know about her: She's double-jointed in her thumbs.

Recent Games
Nov 1 UVA Wise W, 3-1
Nov 6 Lincoln Memorial W, 3-1
Nov 8 Newberry W, 3-0
Nov 12 at Mars Hill L, 3-2
Nov 15 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 3-0
Nov 19 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 3-0
Statistics category Overall Conf
Matches 25 16
Sets 94 64
Kills 231 170
Kills per set 2.46 2.66
Errors 127 86
Total Attacks 701 503
Total Attacks per set 7.46 7.86
Hitting Percentage .148 .167
Assists 3 2
Assists per set 0.03 0.03
Service Total Attempts 6 6
Service Aces 0 0
Service Errors 2 2
Service Aces per set 0.00 0.00
Receptions 75 56
Reception Errors 10 8
Digs 51 35
Digs per set 0.54 0.55
Block Solo 21 21
Block Assist 25 20
Block Total 46 41
Blocks per set 0.49 0.64
Block Errors 6 5
Ball Handling Errors 0 0
Points 264.5 201.0
Points per set 2.8 3.1
Matches started 10 5
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Sep 5 at Lander L, 3-0 1 3 6 7 35 -.029 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 6.0
Sep 6 vs. Florida Tech L, 3-0 1 3 5 4 17 .059 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5.0
Sep 6 vs. Clark Atlanta W, 3-1 - 4 17 2 31 .484 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 17.5
Sep 7 vs. North Greenville W, 3-2 1 3 3 4 13 -.077 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Sep 12 vs. Harding L, 3-0 - 3 4 6 22 -.091 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.0
Sep 13 at Alabama Huntsville L, 3-0 1 3 4 3 15 .067 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4.0
Sep 13 vs. #12 Ferris St. L, 3-0 - 3 4 2 13 .154 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.0
Sep 14 vs. Emmanuel (Ga.) L, 3-2 - 5 8 6 26 .077 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 8.0
Sep 17 at Coker W, 3-1 - 4 5 5 21 .000 0 0 1 1 0 5 3 2 0 5 0 9.0
Sep 20 Emory & Henry W, 3-0 - 3 9 3 14 .429 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 9.0
Sep 24 Mars Hill W, 3-2 - 5 10 2 32 .250 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 11.5
Sep 27 Carson-Newman L, 3-2 - 5 6 7 28 -.036 0 0 0 13 0 2 2 2 0 4 0 9.0
Oct 2 at Lincoln Memorial L, 3-1 - 4 3 5 14 -.143 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 3 0 5.0
Oct 5 at Anderson L, 3-2 1 3 2 3 16 -.063 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2.0
Oct 8 at Emory & Henry W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 Coker W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at Carson-Newman L, 3-1 - 3 10 1 18 .500 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.0
Oct 18 RV Wingate L, 3-0 - 3 7 2 15 .333 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 7.0
Oct 22 at Limestone W, 3-2 - 5 17 4 41 .317 0 0 0 2 2 5 2 0 1 2 0 19.0
Oct 23 at UVA Wise L, 3-2 1 5 18 16 60 .033 0 0 1 2 0 4 1 4 0 5 0 21.0
Oct 29 at Catawba W, 3-2 1 5 11 7 47 .085 0 0 0 4 0 3 4 1 1 5 0 15.5
Nov 1 UVA Wise W, 3-1 1 4 16 8 49 .163 0 0 0 4 0 2 2 2 0 4 0 19.0
Nov 6 Lincoln Memorial W, 3-1 - 4 12 5 29 .241 0 0 0 6 2 2 2 1 0 3 0 14.5
Nov 8 Newberry W, 3-0 - 3 15 7 37 .216 1 0 0 2 0 1 2 2 0 4 0 18.0
Nov 12 at Mars Hill L, 3-2 - 5 14 6 45 .178 0 0 0 5 1 3 0 2 0 2 0 15.0
Nov 15 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 3-0 1 3 15 5 37 .270 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 16.5
Nov 19 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 3-0 1 3 10 7 26 .115 0 0 0 4 1 2 0 4 1 4 0 12.0
  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
2022-23 15 35 48 1.37 35 180 .072 1 0.03 1 0.03 38 1 14 0.40 0 12 12 0.34 55.0 1.6
2023-24 11 29 37 1.28 18 135 .141 0 0.00 0 0.00 5 2 3 0.10 1 8 9 0.31 42.0 1.4
2024-25 25 94 231 2.46 127 701 .148 3 0.03 0 0.00 75 10 51 0.54 21 25 46 0.49 264.5 2.8
Total 51 158 316 2.00 180 1016 .134 4 0.03 1 0.01 118 13 68 0.43 22 45 67 0.42 361.5 2.3
  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
Total 25 94 231 2.46 127 701 .148 3 0.03 0 0.00 75 10 51 0.54 21 25 46 0.49 264.5 2.8
Conference 16 64 170 2.66 86 503 .167 2 0.03 0 0.00 56 8 35 0.55 21 20 41 0.64 201.0 3.1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 8 30 90 3.00 39 241 .212 1 0.03 0 0.00 35 4 13 0.43 10 9 19 0.63 104.5 3.5
Away 11 43 100 2.33 64 338 .107 1 0.02 0 0.00 26 5 30 0.70 11 15 26 0.60 118.5 2.8
Neutral 6 21 41 1.95 24 122 .139 1 0.05 0 0.00 14 1 8 0.38 0 1 1 0.05 41.5 2.0
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Wins 11 43 130 3.02 52 351 .222 2 0.05 0 0.00 30 6 24 0.56 17 11 28 0.65 152.5 3.5
Losses 14 51 101 1.98 75 350 .074 1 0.02 0 0.00 45 4 27 0.53 4 14 18 0.35 112.0 2.2
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September 12 44 81 1.84 51 267 .112 1 0.02 0 0.00 35 2 23 0.52 6 6 12 0.27 90.0 2.0
October 7 28 68 2.43 38 211 .142 1 0.04 0 0.00 18 4 16 0.57 8 7 15 0.54 79.5 2.8
November 6 22 82 3.73 38 223 .197 1 0.05 0 0.00 22 4 12 0.55 7 12 19 0.86 95.0 4.3