Katherine Young

Photo by: Brad Kemp

Photo by: Brad Kemp

Position:
Outside Hitter
Height:
6-1
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Baton Rouge, La.
High School:
St. Joseph's Academy
Prev School:
Radford

2016 (Sophomore)
First season at Louisiana after transferring from Radford…appeared in 22 matches (started nine) and played in 69 sets…totaled 61 kills playing mainly at right side hitter…produced five-plus kills in seven matches…registered at least one kill in 14 of the 22 matches played…adding in 11 blocks and five service aces, accounted for 73 points (1.06 points per set)…bulk of her offensive production occurred in Sun Belt Conference play, generating 49 kills over 36 sets in league action (1.36 kills/set)…in her first match wearing a Cajuns uniform recorded three service aces in the season opener vs. Houston (Aug. 26)…threw down eight kills on 21 attempts and recorded 10 digs during key performance vs. UT Martin as Cajuns won the Fight Like Hal Memorial finale on Sept. 16…served up the first five points during a 9-1 scoring spree which snapped a 16-all tie and led to the fourth-set victory which clinched the match victory over UTM…season-high nine kills and .615 hitting percentage led Louisiana to a sweep of Georgia State in the Sun Belt opener on Sept. 23…needed just 13 swings to produce her production vs. GSU…threw down three kills over the final nine rallies of the third set as the Cajuns closed out the sweep…produced five kills on 12 swings in win over Appalachian State on Oct. 23 – the program’s first-ever win in Boone…collected 13 kills on the Sun Belt's Texas road trip, delivering seven at Texas State and six at UTA…turned in eight kills in straight sets sweep of Troy on Nov. 4, producing five alone in the first set as the Cajuns took control of the match…landed kills on consecutive scores following 22-18 lead to keep the Trojans at a distance in the opening frame…fifth and final kill at ULM on Nov. 8 increased the Cajuns lead to 10-5 in the decisive fifth set.

Prior to Louisiana
Appeared in 10 matches, starting six, as a freshman at Radford during the 2015 season … totaled 52 kills in 31 sets played … finished with a season-high 10 kills and a .368 attacking percentage at Winthrop on Oct. 23 … tallied 12 blocks and nine digs.

High School
Varsity team member at St. Joseph's Academy for all four years of her high school career ... guided the Redstickers to the LHSAA Division I state title in 2013 and a semifinal finish in 2014 alongside current Cajuns teammates Sydney Davis and Hanna Rovira ... awarded Most Impactful Player of the Year in 2012 and made the all-district team in 2013 and 2014 ... earned Most Outstanding Freshman in 2011 ... played for Volleyball Baton Rouge on the club circuit for eight years prior to the start of her collegiate career ... part of the USA High Performance Volleyball Pipeline in 2015.

Personal
Born Feb. 11, 1997 in Baton Rouge … the daughter of Greg Young and Julie Doyle … has an older brother, Luke Doyle … has two sisters, Lauren Young and Natalie Doyle … is a journalism major.