Keely Hayes

Position:
Setter
Height:
5-11
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Cypress, Texas
High School:
Cy-Fair HS

2015 (Sophomore)
Played in 26 matches (started 15) and 74 sets … began the season at right side hitter, then finished as primary setter final 11 matches after an injury to Jessica Bartczyszyn … averaged 1.66 points and 1.28 kills per set … scooped 100-plus digs a second straight season, finishing with 141 total and an average of 1.91 per set … finished second on the team with 18 service aces, a personal single-season best and second straight season in double figures … served up multiple aces seven times highlighted by a season and career-high tying three at South Alabama on Oct. 9 … averaged 7.26 assists per set over 11 starts after taking over at setter … utilizing the dump kill, added another dimension to the Cajuns offense during the timeframe producing 1.15 kills per set … recorded three double-doubles as starting setter (24 assists/12 digs at South Alabama; 37 assists/15 digs vs. Troy; 16 assists/12 digs at Appalachian State) … recorded at least five kills in a match six times over the first four weeks of the season … landed a season-high nine kills on a .200 hitting percentage at Northwestern State (Sept. 1) … scored five kills on just eight attempts (hit. 500) in two sets vs. Nicholls State in the Sawyer Camillo Memorial Classic … produced five kills and six digs in three sets against No. 23 Colorado at the Adidas Rice Invitational (Sept. 12) … subbed in at setter for the final four sets at ULM on Oct. 7 and dished out 24 assists while contributing four kills, two aces and eight digs to help engineer a come-from-behind, five-set win over the Warhawks … in first start at setter at South Alabama on Oct. 9, recorded a double-double of 24 assists and 12 digs … narrowly missed a double-double the next night at Troy dishing out 33 assists with nine digs … nearly recorded a triple-double against Georgia Southern at Earl K. Long Gym on Oct. 16, finishing with eight kills, seven digs and 25 assists … adding in six kills against Troy on Oct. 17, finished the GASO-TROY homestand with 14 kills over nine sets … dished out a season-high 37 assists and set a career-high with 15 digs in the Troy match … contributed five kills and two aces in a double-double performance of 16 assists and 12 digs at Appalachian State on Oct. 30 … followed up with six kills, nine digs and 32 assists at Georgia State on Oct. 31 … had four kills and 20-plus assists apiece in the season’s final two matches vs. Texas State (Nov. 7) and Georgia State (Nov. 13) … tallied 28 assists and directed the Cajuns to their Sun Belt-best hitting percentage (.257) in season finale with Georgia State.

2014 (Freshman)
Played in 81 sets over 28 matches as a true freshman ... averaged 1.88 digs and 0.17 service aces per set ... reached double figures in digs five times ... scored at least two service aces in four matches ... had a career-high 13 digs against South Alabama (9/17) ... scored three service aces with nine digs in win over Troy (11/8) ... posted 10 digs in win over Northwestern State (9/6) ... had two kills and 11 digs in win over Appalachian State (9/26) ... also had 11 digs apiece in matches at South Alabama (11/7) and at Arkansas State (11/21).

High School
Part of a Cy-Fair High team that finished 18-0 in District 17-5A play in 2013 and advanced to the Class 5A Region III semifinals ... as a senior she recorded 430 kills, 334 digs, 652 assists, 71 blocks and 57 aces ... a two-time Houston Girl's Athlete of the Week ... named to the Texas Girls Coaches Association Class 5A All-State team.

Personal
Born March 12, 1996 in Plano, Texas ... daughter of Kayle Ray and Randy Hayes ... has two older sisters, Lacy and Kameryn ... sister, Lacy, played volleyball for one season at Clemson before transferring and playing two years at West Texas A&M ... other sister, Kameryn, also played for three years at West Texas A&M ... a speech pathology and audiology major.