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CHELSIE KENLEY RS • 6-2 • SR • CHRISTIANSBURG, VA Overview: Senior middle blocker from Virginia who will be tallest player on this year’s team...could play in the middle or on the right side...very good student who made Big South Presidential Honor Roll three times and six times earned a spot on Athletic Director’s 3.0 & Above Club.
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2011: Tied for third on team in blocks (0.40 per set)...posted 52 kills (0.52) and hit .095...career-best 39 digs...had six blocks in home win over Presbyterian College (10-7)...collected five kills in key road victory at Radford (10-10) and then had season-best six vs. Winthrop (10-8)...posted five blocks at PC (11-5) and vs. Radford (11-11)...had four kills in seven attempts in early-season win vs. Elon (9-2). 2010: Appeared in 11 matches and averaged 1.26 kills per set...season high of nine kills came in home victory over Mercer (10-26)...also hit .571 in Mercer match...had seven kills and hit .333 during win over Alabama State (9-4)... posted three kills in win over North Carolina A&T (9-18). 2009: Played in 16 matches and 50 sets...gave the Bulldogs a lift off the bench with her play...posted a career-best 12 kills in comeback win over The Citadel (9-29)...helped Asheville beat Big East foe Providence (9-19) with eight kills and two block solos...contributed eight kills and two more blocks in key early-season road win at Radford (9-25)...contributed nine kills in victory over Winston-Salem State (9-18)...finished the season with 78 kills (1.56) and 15 blocks (0.30). Before UNC Asheville: Enjoyed a standout prep career at Auburn HS in Riner, Va....senior year posted 126 block solos...four-year starter...helped lead Auburn to a district and regional championship as a senior...helped school set a school record with 24 wins and a berth in the semifinals of the state playoffs...was named as District Player of the Year and first team all-state...also earned Virginia High School League Group A State Female Athlete of the Year...
named an Auburn HS Scholar Athlete...holds school record for most kills in a match with 31...set eight different school records at Auburn, including the all-time leader in career blocks with 237...second in career kills with 1,069...lettered in basketball and was a second-team all-region performer as a sophomore and junior...was a first team all-region performer as a senior...all-district for three straight years...became second basketball player in Auburn history to score 1,000 career points.
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