University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2026 Volleyball Roster
Jersey Number 18
Kennedy Gustafson
- Position:
- Libero
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
- High School:
- Summer Creek HS
Sun Belt Conference Commisioner's List (2025)
Sun Belt Conference Commisioner's List (2024)
Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll (2023)
2025 (Junior)
In debut season as the team's primary libero, ranked Top 5 in the SBC in digs per set, both overall and in conference play … scooped a career-best 392 digs (4.17/set), built by rounding up double figures 21 times in 26 contests … reached the 20-digs mark seven (7) times, overall, and scooped 15-plus digs in SBC play nine (9) times … weekend digs total surpassed 20 in seven of the eight SBC series … collected 63 percent of her season digs total against SBC teams (248 of 392 season digs) … served up a team-leading and career-high 26 aces and added 135 assists to her season stats line … recorded the rare libero double-double twice in Sun Belt play with 20 digs and 13 assists in a win over then-SBC West leader South Alabama and 28 digs and 13 assists in the season finale victory over Georgia Southern.
2024 (Sophomore)
Appeared in every match for the second straight season ... from the defensive specialist slot, saw action in 88 sets over the 25-match season ... went above the 100-digs mark once again, finishing with 130 total digs (1.5/set) ... collected four more double-digit dig performances, increasing career total to 19 ... recorded season-high 15 digs vs. Florida A&M in the Ragin' Cajuns Classic on Sept. 20, and later scooped 10 digs in Sun Belt matches with Arkansas State (Nov. 1), ULM (Nov. 8) and Georgia Southern (Nov. 15) ... had at least five digs in 12 of the 25 outings, closing strong with eight of those showings occurring over the final five weeks ... landed eight aces and passed out 14 assists.
2023 (Freshman)
Played in all 32 matches and saw action in 117 sets ... competed as a defensive specialist ... rounded up the second-highest digs tally on the team with 295 digs (2.5/set) ... posted 15 matches of double-digit digs ... four times collected 15 or more digs, including a season-high 22 digs at North Florida (Sept. 8) ... had 30 assists and served up 21 aces ... scored multiple-aces on seven occasions highlighted by three aces recorded in collegiate debut on Aug. 25 vs. Northwestern State in Starkville, Miss. ... also handed out multiple assists each match of collegiate debut weekend, totaling 10 assists in the Starkvegas Classic ... started off collegiate career reaching double digits in digs each of the first six appearances, totaling a team-leading 81 digs through 22 sets (3.7/set) of the season-opening stretch capped off by 18 digs vs. Wyoming (Sept. 2) ... had 11 double-digit dig performances before Sun Belt play started in Week 5 ... posted SBC-best 14 digs on Sept. 30 helping Cajuns complete road series sweep at Arkansas State ... chipped in 13 digs in the five-set win at Texas State (Oct. 7) one week later.
High School
Served as the libero for Summer Creek (Texas) High School ... accumulated over 1,000 career digs while competing for the Bulldogs ... annually led the district in digs and was selected to the TGCA Class 5A-6A All-Star team ... the final two seasons with Summer Creek saw her round up over 600 digs each time, culminating with a career-best 681 digs in her senior season ... also excelled from the service line, recording an impressive 155 aces ... on the club level, competed with TAV Houston and Houston Juniors, most recently with HJ 18 Elite in 2022.
Personal
Born Oct. 12, 2004 in Houston ... daughter of Brent Gustafson and Erin Boston ... has two brothers, Gage and Zane ... was a member of the A&B honor roll all four years at Summer Creek HS ... father, Brent, works in Pharmaceutical sales and mother, Erin, is a dentist ... is purusing a degree in marketing.
Sun Belt Conference Commisioner's List (2024)
Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll (2023)
2025 (Junior)
In debut season as the team's primary libero, ranked Top 5 in the SBC in digs per set, both overall and in conference play … scooped a career-best 392 digs (4.17/set), built by rounding up double figures 21 times in 26 contests … reached the 20-digs mark seven (7) times, overall, and scooped 15-plus digs in SBC play nine (9) times … weekend digs total surpassed 20 in seven of the eight SBC series … collected 63 percent of her season digs total against SBC teams (248 of 392 season digs) … served up a team-leading and career-high 26 aces and added 135 assists to her season stats line … recorded the rare libero double-double twice in Sun Belt play with 20 digs and 13 assists in a win over then-SBC West leader South Alabama and 28 digs and 13 assists in the season finale victory over Georgia Southern.
2024 (Sophomore)
Appeared in every match for the second straight season ... from the defensive specialist slot, saw action in 88 sets over the 25-match season ... went above the 100-digs mark once again, finishing with 130 total digs (1.5/set) ... collected four more double-digit dig performances, increasing career total to 19 ... recorded season-high 15 digs vs. Florida A&M in the Ragin' Cajuns Classic on Sept. 20, and later scooped 10 digs in Sun Belt matches with Arkansas State (Nov. 1), ULM (Nov. 8) and Georgia Southern (Nov. 15) ... had at least five digs in 12 of the 25 outings, closing strong with eight of those showings occurring over the final five weeks ... landed eight aces and passed out 14 assists.
2023 (Freshman)
Played in all 32 matches and saw action in 117 sets ... competed as a defensive specialist ... rounded up the second-highest digs tally on the team with 295 digs (2.5/set) ... posted 15 matches of double-digit digs ... four times collected 15 or more digs, including a season-high 22 digs at North Florida (Sept. 8) ... had 30 assists and served up 21 aces ... scored multiple-aces on seven occasions highlighted by three aces recorded in collegiate debut on Aug. 25 vs. Northwestern State in Starkville, Miss. ... also handed out multiple assists each match of collegiate debut weekend, totaling 10 assists in the Starkvegas Classic ... started off collegiate career reaching double digits in digs each of the first six appearances, totaling a team-leading 81 digs through 22 sets (3.7/set) of the season-opening stretch capped off by 18 digs vs. Wyoming (Sept. 2) ... had 11 double-digit dig performances before Sun Belt play started in Week 5 ... posted SBC-best 14 digs on Sept. 30 helping Cajuns complete road series sweep at Arkansas State ... chipped in 13 digs in the five-set win at Texas State (Oct. 7) one week later.
High School
Served as the libero for Summer Creek (Texas) High School ... accumulated over 1,000 career digs while competing for the Bulldogs ... annually led the district in digs and was selected to the TGCA Class 5A-6A All-Star team ... the final two seasons with Summer Creek saw her round up over 600 digs each time, culminating with a career-best 681 digs in her senior season ... also excelled from the service line, recording an impressive 155 aces ... on the club level, competed with TAV Houston and Houston Juniors, most recently with HJ 18 Elite in 2022.
Personal
Born Oct. 12, 2004 in Houston ... daughter of Brent Gustafson and Erin Boston ... has two brothers, Gage and Zane ... was a member of the A&B honor roll all four years at Summer Creek HS ... father, Brent, works in Pharmaceutical sales and mother, Erin, is a dentist ... is purusing a degree in marketing.
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