8 Kelsey Krzyston
8 - Kelsey Krzyston
Height: 5-9
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Noblesville, IN
High School: Noblesville
Position: OH/DS
Major: Art History/Visual Arts

Career
After three seasons of action, she has taken to the court in 109 matches and recorded 357 sets played ... Has 26 performances of double-figure digs and 22 matches of three or more service aces ... 20th on the school's all-time list in aces per game (0.43 apg) and is 12th in aces with 155 ... Holds down the No. 16 position on Emory's career chart in digs with 732. 

Junior (2009)
Played in a total of 35 matches and logged a total of 114 sets ...  Five performances of 10 or more digs including a season-high 12 against NYU (Oct. 4) ... Team leader with 10 digs against Shorter College (Sept. 26) ... Turned in nine efforts of two or more service aces ... Tied her season high with a team-high three aces against Birmingham Southern (Oct. 31), and chipped in 11 digs,  in a 3-1 win ... Other three service-ace outing took place against Chicago (Oct. 3) ... Nine digs in three sets vs. Brandeis (Nov. 6) in the opening match of the UAA Championships.

Sophomore (2008)
Just one of two players to have played in all 41 matches, and her 147 games played led the team and was the fifth-highest school seasonal mark ... Team-leading 71 aces ranked ninth on the Eagles' seasonal ladder ... Topped the team and the UAA in aces per game (0.48 apg) ... Posted a career-best 16 kills and registered 12 digs and five aces against Berry College (Aug. 29) ... 10 matches of three or more aces including six, the second-highest mark by an Emory player during the year, vs. Brandeis (Oct. 4) ... 14 performances of double-figure digs ... Second on the club with a 2.27 digs per-game showing ... Her career-high 27 digs tied for team honors and she added four aces against Ohio Northern (Nov. 21) in the NCAA Championship semifinals ... Produced a team-best 18 digs in a five-game victory over Lee University (Nov. 1) ... Captured a spot on the Comfort Inn Challenge All-Tournament Team (Aug. 29-30) ... Led the Eagles with 13 kills and five aces against West Virginia Wesleyan (Sept. 12).

Freshman (2007)
Productive rookie campaign that saw her appear in 33 matches and record 96 games played ... Gave Emory numerous boosts with her fine defensive play and serving ability ... Averaged 1.97 digs per game ... Led the team and was second among UAA players in service aces per game (0.57 apg) ... Fine all-around match vs. Berry College (Sept. 1), tying for the team high with 11 kills while pacing the club with 11 digs and a season-high seven aces ... Chalked up 10 matches of three or more aces ... Second high on the squad with a season-high 14 digs against Puget Sound (Sept. 1) ... Seven matches of double-figure digs on the year ... Played in all five games vs. Washington University in the UAA Tournament title match (Nov. 3) and finished with 12 digs ... Dished out five aces and contributed 10 digs in a 3-2 triumph over Martin Methodist (Sept. 15) ... Three aces and nine digs in back-to-back NCAA Tournament matches vs. Austin College (Nov. 9) and Trinity University (Nov. 10).

Prior to Emory

High School: Four-year member of the volleyball team while at Noblesville High School ... Served as team captain her senior year ... Four-year member of conference and county teams ... Recorded 286 kills and 354 digs her final campaign ... Closed out her career as the school's all-time leader in kills, digs and aces ... Paced her team in hitting efficiency all four years ... Second team All-Indianapolis North Metro twice during her career ... Three-year team leader in digs and aces ... Played for the highly respected Munciana, Team Indiana and Circle City club teams ... Competed for her high school's tennis team.

Personal: Born October 4, 1988 ... Winner of the 2007 Hamilton City Council on Alcohol and Other Drugs Youth Service Award.

Stats

Year GP-MP K KPG A SA DIGS DPG
2007 96-33 22 0.23 26 55 189 1.97
2008 147-41 82 0.56 14 71 334 2.27
2009 114-35 1 0.01 15 29 209 1.83
TOTAL 357-109 105 0.29 55  155 732  2.05

(Quote)
"Emory has a great campus and I know that I will receive an awesome education. The volleyball team and coaches are great."