Kayleigh Defensive Specialist • 5-6 • Junior Pittsburgh, PA/Moon Area HS
2007: Saw action in 103 games and 28 matches as a defensive specialist… totaled 206 digs... had 10 matches in double-figures… tallied a season-high 16 digs in a 3-2 loss to Duquesne (9/1)… recorded her lone kill of the season in UNCG’s 3-2 loss to Coastal Carolina (9/8)… set a new career-high for assists with two against The Citadel (9/21)... served two or more aces in a single match on 11 occasions... recorded a career-high five aces in the 3-0 sweep of Wofford (9/28).
Club: Played two seasons for the Renaissance Volleyball Club in Pittsburgh, PA for coach Brian Begor... also competed with the Pittsburgh Elite club team. Personal: Kayleigh Marie Knerr... born April 25, 1988 in Pittsburgh, PA... daughter of Dianne Cipriani and Tommy and Jodi Knerr... hotel management major at UNCG.
2006: Saw action in 35 matches and started 15... played in 126 games during her freshman campaign... notched 301 digs on the season... tallied double-digit digs in 12 matches, including two matches with 20 or more digs... had a career-high 27 digs in UNCG’s 3-1 win over Liberty (10/10)... totaled 20 digs in the 3-2 victory over Davidson (10/1)... tallied two kills on the season... recorded a season-high four points against North Carolina A&T (10/31). High School: Played four seasons at Moon Area High School in Moon Township, PA.
Knerr’s Career Match Highs Kills .......................................... 1 (three times) Digs .........................27 (vs. Liberty 10/10/06) Assists .................. 2 (at The Citadel, 9/21/07) Blocks ...................................................... N/A Aces .........................5 (vs. Wofford, 9/28/07) Kayleigh Knerr’s Career Statistics Year 2006 2007 TOTAL
GP-MP 126-35 103-28 229-63
K 2 1 3
K/G 0.02 0.01 0.01
E 4 6 10
TA 22 28 50
Pct. -.091 -.179 -.140
A 8 9 17
SA 18 41 59
Dig 301 206 507
D/G 2.39 2.00 2.21
BS-BA-TB 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0