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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

Gr.

Hometown

Sparks, Nev.

High School

Reno HS

Awards
UNM Program Record Holder: Career Kills (1,680)
UNM Program Record Holder: Career Points (1,968)
College Sports Communicators Academic All-District – 2023
Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week – Aug. 30, 2021
Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week – Oct. 11, 2021
Mountain West All-Conference –  2023
Mountain West All-Conference – 2022
Mountain West All-Conference – 2021
Mountain West All-Conference – 2020-21
Mountain West Scholar-Athlete / Academic All-Mountain West – 2022
Mountain West Scholar-Athlete / Academic All-Mountain West – 2021
Mountain West Scholar-Athlete – 2019

GRAD SENIOR | 2023-24: Selected as a team co-captain for third consecutive year… named MW All-Conference… College Sports Communicators Academic All-District … broke the program record for career kills and points with a season-high 21 kills and 25.5 points on Senior Day against Nevada on 11/11… started in all 31 matches and played in all 117 sets… finished with double-digit kills in 25 matches, including eight straight with double-digits to close out her final season as a Lobo… averaged 3.88 points per set, 3.26 kills per set, and 2.28 digs per set… added five solo blocks and 73 block assists … recorded nine double-doubles… posted 10 kills in both of UNM’s MW Tournament games as they advanced to the MW Semifinals for the first time since 1999 and picked up their first conference tournament win since 2006 … Finished the season ranked No. 3 among MW Active leaders in kills per set (3.33) and points per set (3.90) … On the season, ranked No. 4 in MW matches in kills per set (3.59) and points per set (4.11) … named to Lobo Invitational All-Tournament team after finishing the weekend with 33 kills (2.75/set), 26 digs and 8 aces .. served up 31 aces, her third-straight season with 30+ aces, with 11 matches with two or more.

SENIOR | 2022-23: Selected as a team co-captain… named MW All-Conference… started in all 29 matches and played in all 117 sets… finished with double-digit kills in 24 matches with six matches with 20-plus kills… averaged 4.31 points per set, 3.68 kills per set, 1.94 digs per set… recorded seven double-doubles… twice posted 26 kills to tie career high and had five service aces against Abilene Christian to tie career high… set career high in blocks (eight vs. Boise State), solo blocks (three at Wyoming) and assisted blocks (eight vs. Boise State)… fourth in MW in kills per set (3.66) and second in number of kills (260) in MW matches and fourth in MW in overall kills per set (3.68) with a conference-best 431 kills… third in overall points per set (4.31) with a conference-best 504.5 points and third in points per set in MW matches with 4.26 but second in point total with 302.5… finished the season fourth in career points (1514) and fourth in career kills (1298)… led the team in kills (431), service aces (33) and points (504.5)… kills and points were a career best… 31.0 points against Wyoming was the most by any MW player in a match this season….named MW Scholar-Athlete and to the MW All-Academic Team.

JUNIOR | 2021-22: 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.