2020 Volleyball Roster
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Jersey Number 16
Kendall Haywood
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Goose Creek Memorial HS
- Hometown:
- Baytown, Texas
Bio
| AWARDS / HONORS | ||||
| 2018 | Flo Hyman Collegiate Cup All-Tournament (Sept. 7-8) | |||
| 2018 | UNO Invitational All-Tournament (Aug. 24-25) | |||
SENIOR (2021)
Posted two different matches with two kills and no errors for a .400 hitting percentage ... Recorded her 500th career kill against East Carolina (11/12) finishing her career with 502 kills, a .242 attacking percentage, and 251 total blocks.
JUNIOR (2020)
Helped lead Houston to the American Athletic Conference West Division title, competing in 12 matches and playing in 38 sets on the year … Logged season-highs with back-to-back 14-kill outings in the two wins over Tulsa (March 5-6), where she averaged 3.50 kills per set in those two matches … Posted nine kills in the five-set thriller against No. 6 Baylor (March 18), where she also recorded a season-high seven blocks … Tallied a three-match stretch (Feb. 26-March 6), stringing together a .318 hitting percentage during that span.
SOPHOMORE (2019)
Helped lead Houston to its first postseason since 2000, having played in 29 matches, making an appearance in 111 sets … Collected three double-digit kill outings, which included tying her career-high with 17 kills against ECU (Oct. 18) … Recorded five performances with seven or more blocks at the net, including three season-high outings with eight … Led the Cougars in kills in a match three times … Began the year with a 10-kill, eight-block performance in the season-opener against Arizona State (Aug. 30) … Led Houston with 13 kills in the five-set, comeback win over Tulane (Oct. 4) … Eclipsed a hitting percentage of .300 or higher on seven occasions, which resulted in six wins for the Cougars … Tallied a season-high three solo blocks in the conference opener against SMU (Sept. 27).
FRESHMAN (2018)
Emerged as one of the most prolific middle blockers in the American Athletic Conference, having started in all 33 matches for the Cougars in her rookie campaign … Made an appearance on the All-Tournament team at the UNO Invitational (Aug. 24-25), where she led the Cougars with 14.0 blocks and a .541 hitting percentage on the weekend … Found herself on the All-Tournament team at the Flo Hyman Collegiate Cup (Sept. 7-8) after posting 17.0 blocks, including eight solo, and hitting an efficient .340 … Held a top-10 hitting percentage in The American with her .281 that ranked ninth … Slammed home a season-high 17 kills in the win over Eastern Michigan (Sept. 14) … Recorded seven 10-kill outings … Posted a hitting percentage of .300 or higher 12 times with at least 10 attacks … Tied for third on the team with 27 service aces, a mark that ranked inside the top 20 in the conference … Tallied a season-high four aces in the win over Duquesne (Sept. 14) … Finished her rookie campaign with a season-high nine blocks against SMU (Nov. 21), which included a season-high four solo blocks … Ranked tied for fourth in The American with 1.13 blocks per set … Contributed the second-most points on the team with 343.5 points … Helped lead Houston to its best start to a season since 1987.
HIGH SCHOOL
A four-year letterwinner at Goose Creek Memorial High School... A four-time 21-6A First-Team All-District selection... Helped Goose Creek to a district championship as a sophomore, bi-district title as a senior and runner-up finishes as a freshman and junior... Left Goose Creek as the school's all-time career record holder for kills and blocks... Played for Willowbrook Volleyball Club for former Houston letter-winner (2000-01) and assistant coach Gabi Carbone... Was a two-time GJNC All-Tournament Team selection, helping the team to a gold medal at the tournament in 2016 and bronze medal in 2017.
PERSONAL
Parents are Derek and Tracy Haywood.
Houston at Big 12 Media Days
Thursday, August 07
Cougars All-Access: Barakat Rahmon (VB)
Tuesday, November 19
Cougars All-Access: Kate Georgiades (VB)
Wednesday, October 02
Cougars All-Access: David Rehr (VB)
Monday, September 16
