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Kaitlynn Biassou - Women's Volleyball - University of New Mexico Lobos Athletics
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Kaitlynn Biassou

Position

OH

Height

5-9

Class

Jr.

Hometown

Sparks, Nev.

High School

Reno HS

JUNIOR | 2020-21: Named a team co-captain for the second-straight year … MW All-Conference … named Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week twice (Aug. 30 and Oct. 11) … recorded her 1000-career point at the Mountain West Tournament … started in all 30 matches, played in all 107 sets … best season as a Lobo with 391 kills, .256 hitting percentage, 17 assists, 170 digs, 36 service aces and 459.5 points… finished with 10-plus kills in 20 matches, 20-plus kills in three matches … led the Lobos with 391 kills (3.65 per set), 36 service aces and 459.5 points (4.29 per set) … hit over .400 in eight matches, over .500 in three matches and hit a career-best .606 against Nevada … career-high 26 kills against Utah State, finishing with a career-high 30.0 points … 11 matches with multiple service aces in a match, including a career-high five against Northern Arizona … fifth on the team digs (170, 1.59 per set) and fourth in blocks per set (0.59) and third in total blocks (63.0) … most service aces in a single-season in program history in the 25-point rally scoring era … eight-most points in a single-season in program history in the 25-point rally scoring era … ninth-most kills in a single-season in program history in the 25-point rally scoring era … 26 kills were tied for the fifth-most in a match in program history in the 25-point rally scoring era and the five service aces were tied for the second-most in a match in program history in the 25-point rally scoring era … finished with four double-doubles… named a Mountain West Scholar-Athlete… named to the Academic All-MW team.

SOPHOMORE | 2020-21: Named a team co-captain … started all 14 matches and played in all 53 sets … led the Lobos with 183 kills (3.45 k/s), a .192 hitting percentage, 17 service aces and 214 points (4.05 pts/s) … second on the team in digs at 124 (2.34 d/s) and in blocks (24 total, five solo) … finished with five double-doubles … posted a career-high 25 kills in the last match of the season against Utah State … finished with 10-plus kills in 10 matches and 20-plus in two matches … recorded a career-high two assists at Air Force on Feb. 27 and four service aces and two solo blocks at San Jose State on March 25 … also tallied a career-high 17 digs at Nevada to start the season on Feb. 5 … finished fifth in the Mountain West in kills per set and points per set and 10th in service aces per set (0.32) … her 25 kills against the Aggies were the third highest recorded by an individual in the MW this season and her 22 were tied for the fifth most … named to the All-Mountain West team.

FRESHMAN | 2019: Appeared in all 30 matches, starting in all but one, and 110 sets … tied for the team high in hitting percentage with .211 … third on the team in kills with 293, averaging 2.66 kills per set … third on the team in points with 335.0 (3.05 pts/s) … third on the team in total blocks with 79.0 (five solo, 74 assisted) … had a season-high 23 kills against Oregon State, the first Lobo to record more than 20 kills in a match since September 2018, and most kills recorded by a Lobo in a match in 2019 … led the Lobos in kills in seven matches and tied for the team high in four … recorded double-digit kills in 14 matches including six of the last eight matches … recorded the third- and fourth-best hitting percentage in a match with a .478 (14-3-23) rate versus Nevada (Nov. 16) and a .438 (18-4-32) rate versus Utah State (Oct. 12) … accounted for four of the top-10 individual attack percentages on the season … named to the All-Tournament Team at the North Texas Challenge … named a MW Scholar-Athlete.

HIGH SCHOOL
Lettered four years in volleyball and basketball… first team all-state in both volleyball and basketball … high school team won 2016 and 2018 regional championship … placed second in the state in 2016.

PERSONAL
Born Nov. 22 in Birmingham, Ala. … parents are Juliann Sandy, Yudonn Biassou and Jamie Biassou … has four siblings, Ashlunn, Logann, Medallina and Marcellino … intends to major in business.