2011: Appeared in four matches and five sets as a senior ... Averaged 0.40 kills per set and 0.60 blocks per set ... 11/23 - Notched a pair of kills and two blocks in her first start of the season against Florida A&M ... 10/21 - Recorded a dig and a block assist in a sweep of DePaul.
2010: Competed in eight matches and 12 sets … Finished with eight blocks for an average of 0.67 blocks per set … 9/18 – Posted two kills and a block assist against Florida Atlantic … 11/5 – Recorded two kills and a season high four blocks in a starting role against St. John’s … 11/27 – Added two block assists in the regular-season finale at TCU.
2009: Played in 11 matches and 25 sets...Ended the season with 26 blocks, averaging 1.04 per set...Totaled nine kills, two digs, one assist and one ace...8/28 - Recorded a solo block in first match of season against Prairie View A&M...9/12 - Posted two kills and a service ace against No. 9 Minnesota in the Tampa Twice Tournament...9/18 - Tallied three blocks and one dig against College of Charleston in Holiday Inn Charleston Classic...9/19 - Set a new career high with six blocks and tied a career high adding an assist against Lafayette...9/26 - Had five block assists against Rutgers, a new career high in BIG EAST matches...10/18 - Set a new career high with four kills against Marquette.
2008: Saw action in 12 matches and 23 sets ... Finished with 13 blocks for an average of 0.57 per set ... Totaled seven kills, one dig and one assist ... 8/30 - Had two kills against Eastern Kentucky in the USF Invitational in her collegiate debut ... 9/4 - Had a season-best four blocks with two kills and one dig at Seattle University ... 9/6 - Added one assist and one block against Kansas State in the Portland Nike Invitational ... 10/21 - Posted two blocks against Florida A&M.
High School/Club: Played volleyball at Silverton High School in Silverton, Ore. ... Also was a star in basketball and track and field ... Holds a school record in all of the varsity sports she competed in including volleyball (kills and blocks), basketball (blocks) and track and field (shot put) ... Won the district championship and later took fourth place in the state championships in the shot put her senior season ... First Team All-League in basketball ... Volleyball accolades include being named the 2005 most improved player ... A member of the 2006 First Team All-League (Mid-Willamette) ... 2006 All-State Honorable Mention ... 2006 First Team All-Region ... 2006 Best Offensive Player ... Played her club ball with Nike NW Juniors in Portland, Ore. ... Was a member of the National Honor Society all four years.
Personal: Full name is Kelsey Elizabeth Palmer ... Born on Nov. 23, 1989 in Placerville, Calif. ... A native of Silverton, Ore. ... Daughter of Kevin and Stacy Palmer ... Has one brother, Jake, 19 ... Her dad, Kevin, played basketball and baseball on the collegiate level at Chemeketa CC and Western Oregon University ... Enjoys sports, reading, spending time with friends, writing, art, playing cards, swimming, music, shopping and video editing/producing ... Currently majoring in mass communications with a focus in teleproduction.
OVERALL STATS
|
Year
|
MP
|
SP
|
K
|
K/S
|
PCT
|
A
|
A/S
|
SA
|
SA/S
|
DIGS
|
DIG/S
|
BLK
|
BLK/S
|
|
2008
|
12
|
23
|
7
|
0.30
|
-.077
|
1
|
0.04
|
0
|
0.00
|
1
|
0.04
|
13
|
0.57
|
|
2009
|
11
|
25
|
9
|
0.36
|
.261
|
1
|
0.04
|
1
|
0.04
|
2
|
0.08
|
26
|
1.04
|
|
2010
|
8
|
12
|
4
|
0.33
|
.077
|
1
|
0.08
|
0
|
0.00
|
0
|
0.00
|
8
|
0.67
|
| 2011 |
4 |
5 |
2 |
0.40 |
.067 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
1 |
0.20 |
3 |
0.60 |
|
TOTAL
|
35
|
65
|
22
|
0.34
|
.103
|
3
|
0.05
|
1
|
0.01
|
4
|
0.06
|
51
|
0.79
|
