| Height: | 5-8 |
| Year: | Fr |
| Hometown: | Topeka, Kan. |
| High School: | Seaman |
| Position: | RS |
Outlook
Kayla Neigenfind is a super competitive player with a high volleyball IQ … Athletic, tough, and an offensive threat … Is a good block and ball control player along with adding in a good setter.
Freshman Year 2018
Played in 36 matches and 134 sets this season ... Ranked third on the team with 310 kills and her 2.31 kills per set ratio was also third-best ... Also had 156 digs and a digs per set ratio of 1.16 ... Had 53 blocks, 29 assists and 14 aces ... Reached double figures in kills in 13 matches, in digs four times and once in assists ... Had her first double digit kill match with 12 in a win over NEO A&M on the opening day of the season (8-24-18) ... Recorded a double-double of 13 kills and 11 digs in a win at Neosho County (8-29-18) ... Got a second double-double with 11 kills and 10 digs in a win over McCook (9-1-18) ... Registered a season-high 12 digs along with seven kills in a big win over No. 2 Parkland (9-7-18) ... Picked up a third double-double on the season with 10 kills and a season-high 11 assists in a win over Ellsworth in first match of the Des Moines Area Challenge (10-5-18) ... Had a season-high 17 kills in the third match of the challenge, a win over North Dakota State College of Science (11-6-18) ... Capped the event with a 15-kill effort in a win over No. 12 Kirkwood (10-6-18) ... Had 14 kills in a win at Hesston (10-9-18) ... Helped JCCC to a come-from-behind win over Neosho County in the semifinals of the District M Tournament with 10 kills four digs against the Panthers … Had 12 digs, three assists and two aces in the win over Oakland in the opening round of the NJCAA D-II National Tournament (11-15-18) … Set new season highs for blocks with six and aces with three in second round victory over Lincoln Land (11-15-18) … Registered a double-double of 10 kills and 10 digs in the win over Kirkwood to help JCCC finish third at nationals (11-17-18) ... Earned third-team NJCAA All-Academic honors with a 3.63 GPA.
High School
Was a four-year starter for coach Brooke Ralph at Seaman High School, Topeka, Kan. … Graduated 2018 … Earned All-City second-team and All-Centennial League honors her junior year … Played club volleyball for the Topeka Impact coached by Mark Evans from 2014-17, and the Kansas Networks coached by Stuart Johnson in 2018 … Helped the Impact qualify for nationals five times and finish runner-up in 2016 … Was a three-time letter winner in track and field … Was a Kansas 5A Region champion and State qualifier in the long jump in 2015 and in the 100-meter hurdles in 2016 … Finished runner-up at the 2016 5A Regional in the 100-meter hurdles with a personal-best time of 17.69 … Was an honorable mention All-City selection in track and field in 2016 and 2018 … Earned first-team All-Centennial Academic honors.
Personal
Born Kayla Anne Neigenfind on April 28, 2000, in Topeka, Kan. … Nickname is Kay … Daughter of Russ and Mary Neigenfind …. Has one sister, Rylee … Majoring in nursing … Also recruited by Drury University and Pratt Community College … Favorite athletes are Kelsie Payne and Kerri Walsh Jennings … Favorite sports teams are the Kansas City Royals and Kansas City Chiefs … Her greatest sports moment was when her club volleyball team placed second at Nationals.
| Recent Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nov 3 | vs. Neosho County Community College | W, 3-2 |
| Nov 3 | vs. Kansas City Kansas Community College | W, 3-0 |
| Nov 15 | vs. Oakland Community College | W, 3-1 |
| Nov 15 | vs. Lincoln Land Community College | W, 3-1 |
| Nov 16 | vs. Parkland College | L, 3-0 |
| Nov 17 | vs. Kirkwood Community College | W, 3-2 |
| Statistics category | Overall | Conf | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 36 | 8 | ||
| Sets | 134 | 27 | ||
| Kills | 310 | 67 | ||
| Kills per set | 2.31 | 2.48 | ||
| Errors | 161 | 31 | ||
| Total Attacks | 962 | 187 | ||
| Hitting Percentage | .155 | .193 | ||
| Assists | 29 | 0 | ||
| Assists per set | 0.22 | 0.00 | ||
| Service Aces | 14 | 0 | ||
| Service Errors | 15 | 3 | ||
| Service Aces per set | 0.10 | 0.00 | ||
| Receptions | 0 | 0 | ||
| Reception Errors | 6 | 0 | ||
| Digs | 156 | 31 | ||
| Digs per set | 1.16 | 1.15 | ||
| Block Solo | 1 | 1 | ||
| Block Assist | 52 | 8 | ||
| Block Total | 53 | 9 | ||
| Blocks per set | 0.40 | 0.33 | ||
| Block Errors | 12 | 3 | ||
| Ball Handling Errors | 3 | 1 | ||
| Points | 351.0 | 72.0 | ||
| Points per set | 2.6 | 2.7 | ||
| Matches started | 28 | 6 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | sa | se | r | re | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24 | Baker University JV | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 17 | .353 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8.0 |
| Aug 24 | vs. Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 35 | .114 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14.5 |
| Aug 25 | vs. Central Community College-Columbus | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 20 | .300 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8.5 |
| Aug 25 | Ottawa University JV | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 18 | .222 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 |
| Aug 29 | at Neosho County Community College | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 29 | .276 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14.5 |
| Sep 1 | vs. Ranger College | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 27 | -.037 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.0 |
| Sep 1 | vs. McCook Community College | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 35 | .171 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 13.5 |
| Sep 5 | at Highland Community College - Kansas | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | .154 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Parkland College | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 37 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. McHenry County College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 13 | .308 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Sauk Valley Community College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 24 | .208 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12.5 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Lincoln Land Community College | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 31 | .226 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11.5 |
| Sep 14 | Kansas City Kansas Community College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 18 | .222 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Sep 19 | Cloud County Community College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 24 | .292 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 |
| Sep 26 | Labette Community College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 12 | .750 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 |
| Sep 28 | North Platte Community College | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 26 | .077 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Sep 28 | Iowa Western Community College | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 26 | .038 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 |
| Sep 29 | Des Moines Area Community College | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 24 | .167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9.0 |
| Sep 29 | vs. Central Community College-Columbus | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 35 | .229 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14.5 |
| Oct 3 | at Fort Scott Community College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 21 | .095 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Oct 5 | vs. Ellsworth Community College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 14 | .571 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11.5 |
| Oct 5 | vs. Iowa Central Community College | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 39 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8.5 |
| Oct 6 | vs. North Dakota State College of Science | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 17 | 10 | 46 | .152 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19.0 |
| Oct 6 | vs. Kirkwood Community College | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 15 | 5 | 33 | .303 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 |
| Oct 9 | at Hesston College | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 14 | 9 | 43 | .116 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Northeast Community College | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 26 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Colby Community College | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 12 | 5 | 47 | .149 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12.0 |
| Oct 13 | vs. Iowa Lakes Community College | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 5 | 1 | 13 | .308 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Oct 13 | at Iowa Western Community College | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 3 | 6 | 28 | -.107 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Oct 17 | at Coffeyville Community College | L, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 19 | Allen County Community College | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 24 | Cowley County Community College | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 5 | 6 | 27 | -.037 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 |
| Nov 3 | vs. Neosho County Community College | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 23 | .261 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12.5 |
| Nov 3 | vs. Kansas City Kansas Community College | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 6 | 3 | 19 | .158 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9.0 |
| Nov 15 | vs. Oakland Community College | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 27 | .259 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15.0 |
| Nov 15 | vs. Lincoln Land Community College | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 23 | .174 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 14.0 |
| Nov 16 | vs. Parkland College | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 27 | .074 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8.0 |
| Nov 17 | vs. Kirkwood Community College | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 42 | .048 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 36 | 134 | 310 | 2.31 | 161 | 962 | .155 | 29 | 0.22 | 14 | 0.10 | 0 | 6 | 156 | 1.16 | 1 | 52 | 53 | 0.40 | 351.0 | 2.6 |
| 2019-20 | 35 | 120 | 326 | 2.72 | 167 | 874 | .182 | 18 | 0.15 | 40 | 0.33 | 64 | 39 | 346 | 2.88 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 0.23 | 381.0 | 3.2 |
| Total | 71 | 254 | 636 | 2.50 | 328 | 1836 | .168 | 47 | 0.19 | 54 | 0.21 | 64 | 45 | 502 | 1.98 | 4 | 76 | 80 | 0.31 | 732.0 | 2.9 |
| 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 | 36 | 134 | 310 | 2.31 | 161 | 962 | .155 | 29 | 0.22 | 14 | 0.10 | 0 | 6 | 156 | 1.16 | 1 | 52 | 53 | 0.40 | 351.0 | 2.6 |
| Conference | 8 | 27 | 67 | 2.48 | 31 | 187 | .193 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1.15 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.33 | 72.0 | 2.7 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Home | 9 | 29 | 61 | 2.10 | 25 | 192 | .188 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.03 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0.62 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.24 | 65.5 | 2.3 |
| Away | 5 | 18 | 41 | 2.28 | 27 | 134 | .104 | 1 | 0.06 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1.22 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.44 | 45.5 | 2.5 |
| Neutral | 22 | 87 | 208 | 2.39 | 109 | 636 | .156 | 28 | 0.32 | 13 | 0.15 | 0 | 5 | 116 | 1.33 | 0 | 38 | 38 | 0.44 | 240.0 | 2.8 |
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| Wins | 29 | 109 | 267 | 2.45 | 123 | 741 | .194 | 27 | 0.25 | 13 | 0.12 | 0 | 5 | 127 | 1.17 | 1 | 48 | 49 | 0.45 | 305.0 | 2.8 |
| Losses | 7 | 25 | 43 | 1.72 | 38 | 221 | .023 | 2 | 0.08 | 1 | 0.04 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 1.16 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.16 | 46.0 | 1.8 |
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| August | 5 | 18 | 47 | 2.61 | 19 | 119 | .235 | 2 | 0.11 | 2 | 0.11 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 1.11 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0.50 | 53.5 | 3.0 |
| September | 14 | 50 | 109 | 2.18 | 51 | 345 | .168 | 3 | 0.06 | 3 | 0.06 | 0 | 4 | 66 | 1.32 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 0.32 | 120.5 | 2.4 |
| October | 11 | 42 | 101 | 2.40 | 62 | 337 | .116 | 16 | 0.38 | 1 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 1.05 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0.31 | 108.5 | 2.6 |
| November | 6 | 24 | 53 | 2.21 | 29 | 161 | .149 | 8 | 0.33 | 8 | 0.33 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 1.08 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0.63 | 68.5 | 2.9 |
