HONORS & AWARDS
Kangaroo Klassic All-Tournament Team: 2016
North Dakota State Classic All-Tournament Team: 2016
Pepsi Panther Invitational All-Tournament Team: 2016
Rocket Invitational All-Tournament Team: 2015
Bradley COUNTRY Financial Scholar-Athlete of the Week: 08-31-16
MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award: 2014, 2016, 2017
MVC Honor Roll (4): 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Bradley Athletic Director's Honor Roll (8): Fall '13, Spring '14, Fall '14, Spring '15, Fall '15, Spring '16, Fall '16, Spring '17
2016 (SENIOR)
Only player to start all 29 matches … All-Tournament team selections at the Kangaroo Klassic, North Dakota State Classic and Pepsi Panther Invitational … Bradley Scholar-Athlete of the Week for the week of Aug. 31 … Ranked sixth in the MVC in hitting percentage at .315, which ranks fifth among Bradley season marks … Third player in program history to collect 250 kills and hit over .300 in a season … Had the most blocks in a season by a Brave since 2012 … Posted second highest single match hitting percentage in school history (.812) vs. Akron and had top two attack percentages in the MVC in 2016 … Recorded school record for kills without a hitting error (19) in the MVC opener at Indiana State … Second on the team in 2.74 kills per set and led the team in blocks at 0.73 per set … Averaged 2.85 kills per set in MVC play … Career .258 attack percentage ranks sixth in school history … Led the team in kills 10 times and paced the squad in blocks in 16 outings … Reached double figures in kills 12 times.
2015 (JUNIOR)
Missed 10 matches due to injury, but started 14 of the 20 contests she played in … Her 1.72 kills per set ranked fourth on the team and was third on the squad in blocks at 0.60 per set … Boasted a team-best .259 hitting percentage … Hit .318 with a 2.00 kills-per-set average against Missouri Valley Conference opponents … Earned all-tournament honors at the season-opening Rocket Invitational, where she averaged 1.85 kills per set with a .392 attack percentage as she helped the Braves to the team title … Missed 10 matches in the middle of the season due to an injury, before returning for the final 11 matches of the year … Hit .300 or better in each of her first six matches after her return, averaging 2.33 kills per set with a .373 attack percentage during that span … Notched a career-best 15 kills and also had four blocks in the home win against Evansville … Had three outings with 10 or more kills … Collected six blocks in the home opener against Weber State.
2014 (SOPHOMORE)
Ranked fourth on the team in kills (142) and kills per set (2.00) … Second on the squad with a .199 attack percentage and led the team in blocks per set (0.68) … Averaged 2.15 kills and 0.70 blocks per set in MVC play … Missed seven matches due to injury … Led the team in kills five times and was the top blocker in 12 outings … Tallied seven double-digit kill totals, including a career-best 13 kills against Southern Illinois … Hit .550 with 12 kills and three blocks at Western Illinois … Finished with 10 kills and seven blocks in the home match against Loyola … Averaged 2.42 kills and 1.17 blocks while hitting .239 in the final three home matches of the year … Collected 2.33 kills and 0.84 blocks per set in home matches
2013 (FRESHMAN)
Started 13 of the 14 matches she appeared in … Averaged 0.56 blocks and 0.69 kills per set … Was in the starting lineup for the first 10 matches of the season … Notched a season-high five kills in the season-opener against Western Illinois … Collected six blocks and two kills against Miami (Ohio).
HIGH SCHOOL
Two-time unanimous all-conference selection ... Tallied 326 kills as a senior to go with a .446 hitting percentage and 0.81 blocks per set ... Honorable mention Under Armour All-American ... Two-time all-state selection and all-district performer ... Holds the Iowa state record for block assists in a match and averaged 1.2 blocks per set as a junior ... Helped the Spartans to back-to-back conference championships and consecutive state tournament appearances ... As a senior, she helped Solon finished second in the state and a 65-7 (.903) combined record in her final two prep seasons ... Also lettered in track and basketball, qualifying for the state championship in the high jump and discus.
PERSONAL
The daughter of Jeff and Christine Cave, Kelsey was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa ... Has two siblings: Kyle and Kendra ... Majored in community wellness.
