15 Kelsy Knox
Kelsy Knox
  • Height:
    5-6
  • Hometown:
    Barling, Ark.
  • Position:
    OH/MB
  • Year:
    SR
  • High School:
    Greenwood

Bio

Awards

  • 2019 AMC All-Academic Team

Career Highs:

  • Attacks: 71 vs. Tougaloo (9/2/16)
  • Kills: 18 vs. St. Louis College of Pharmacy (10/27/17)
  • Assists: 11, vs. Mid-America Christian (8/30/16)
  • Digs: 25 @ Crowley's Ridge (8/28/18)
  • Blocks: 5 vs. Stephens (11/3/18)
  • Service Aces: 5, twice; most recent vs. Tougaloo (8/30/19)

Double-Doubles

  • 11 kills, 12 digs vs. Ozark Christian (10/26/19)
  • 11 kills, 10 digs vs. Mississippi University for Women (10/26/19)
  • 10 kills, 18 digs vs. Centenary (9/8/18)

2019 (senior)

  • Played in 31 matches and 111 sets
  • Finished the season with 226 kills, a .150 hitting percentage, 250 digs, 25 aces and a co-team leading 44 blocks
  • Broke the all-time career kills mark (646) on 10/22/19 vs. Randall with nine kills in the match
  • Graduated as the all-time leader in kills (727), attacks (2,501) and points (875.5), while also ranking seventh in matches played (107), sixth in sets played (365), 10th in service aces (78), ninth in service percentage (.896), 10th in digs (531), eighth in blocks (118), and second in assisted blocks (95)
  • Notched a season-high 13 kills @ Stephens (11/1)
  • Recorded her second double-double of the season and third of her career with 11 kills and 12 digs vs. Ozark Christian (10/26)
  • Posted her first double-double of the season and second of her career with 11 kills and 10 digs vs. Mississippi University for Women (10/26)
  • Posted a season-high 24 digs vs. Dallas Christian (10/19)
  • Had a season-high five assists, a season-high five aces and a season-best four blocks in the season-opening win vs. Tougaloo (8/30)

2018 (junior)

  • Played in 22 matches and 70 sets
  • Finished the season with 133 kills, 11 aces, 143 digs and 20 blocks
  • Recorded season highs in blocks (five) and aces (two) vs. Stephens (11/3)
  • Recorded first career double-double with 10 kills and 18 digs vs. Centenary (9/8)
  • Notched a season-best 17 kills vs. Mississippi University for Women (9/1)

2017 (sophomore)

  • Played in 29 matches and 102 sets
  • Finished second on the team in kills (239) while leading the team in hitting percentage (.188) and also recorded 19 assists, 26 aces, 85 digs and 23 blocks
  • Notched 11 kills and six digs @ Stephens (11/3)
  • Posted season-highs in kills (18) and digs (nine) in win over St. Louis College of Pharmacy (10/27)
  • Had a then-season-best 17 kills with an assist and four aces in win vs. Williams Baptist (10/24)
  • Recorded a season-high four blocks vs. Hannibal-LaGrange (9/28)
  • Posted a season-best five assists vs. Tougaloo (9/2)
  • Notched 11 kills and a then season-high three assists vs. Texas College (9/1)
  • Posted a season-high nine digs vs. Southwestern College (8/26)
  • Served a season-best five aces @ Crowley's Ridge (8/22)

2016 (freshman)

  • Played in 25 matches (82 sets)
  • Registered 129 kills (second on the team) and hit a team-leading .118 in attack percentage
  • Also had 53 digs, 31 total blocks, 16 aces and 15 assists
  • Posted seven kills, a career-high 11 assists and two digs in first career match against Mid-America Christian (8-30)
  • Had first two career aces to go along with five kills and a dig in win vs. Lane (9-2)
  • Had career-high 17 kills and three digs to go along with an ace and two blocks in win vs. Tougaloo (9-2)
  • Registered six kills, a career-best three aces and one dig against Jarvis Christian (9-3)
  • Posted then career-high five digs, along with five kills and two blocks vs. Crowley's Ridge (9-3)
  • Had a career-best four blocks, along with four kills, two aces and a dig against College of the Ozarks (10-18)
  • Tied career-high with four blocks, while registering seven kills and an ace against Lyon (10-21)
  • Narrowly missed her first career double-double with nine kills, a career-high 13 digs, three blocks, an assist and an ace against St. Louis College of Pharmacy (10-29)

Greenwood High School

  • From Barling, Ark.
  • Lettered four years in volleyball, three years in softball and two years in bowling
  • Was an all-state selection in volleyball in 2015 and also selected to the all-tournament team for the state tournament
  • Was an all-state selection in bowling for the 2015-16 academic year
  • Was selected to the Dean's List in the fall semester and the President's List for the spring semester

Personal

  • Born July 12, 1998
  • Daughter of Andy & Alicia Knox

Favorites

  • Food: Pasta
  • Candy: Reese's
  • Sports Experience: Winning a softball state championship at Greenwood
  • Vacation Place: Beach
  • Number: 21
  • TV Show/Streaming Show: Marvel
  • Influential People in Your Life: Parents