Nicholls State University

2019 Season (Junior): Notched 79 set appearances across 20 matches, making 18 starts ... suffered a season-ending injury at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (10/24) ... compiled consistently strong numbers in both kills (166, 2.10 kills per set) and digs (229, 2.90 digs per set) ... managed to maintain her No. 2 team ranking in total digs despite missing the final seven matches, trailing only the Red & Gray libero ... finished with 11 service aces as well.

2017-18 Seasons (University of Memphis): For her career, compiled a 21-41 overall record as a Tiger ... as a sophomore, returned to the squad the leader in both sets played and digs ... saw action in 25 matches for a total 63 sets ... recorded 82 digs, including a season-high 11 at SMU (Nov. 2) ... as a freshman, saw action in 30 of 32 matches (104 sets) … second on team with 254 digs (2.44/set) … logged 74 kills … had 26 assists, 23 total blocks and 11 services aces … posted 10 matches with double-digit digs … made her collegiate debut in the season opener in a neutral-site match vs. Bradley … had three kills, eight digs and three total blocks vs. the Braves … knocked down a career-high eight kills in a road match at Eastern Illinois … hit a career-best .385 in a road match at USF … recorded five kills on 13 attempts (no errors) … had six kills in a road match at UCF, her most in a league match … logged her first double-figures digs match with 11 vs. Sam Houston State (neutral site) … collected a career-high 20 digs in a road match at Tulsa … other top digs performances included 18 vs. Louisiana Monroe and 17 vs. Temple (both home matches) … had a career-high five assists vs. Temple (home) … posted a career-best four total blocks in a road match at Tulsa ... named to the 2017-18 American Athletic Confernece All-Academic Team.

High School/Prep: Helped lead the Bloomington Central Catholic High School (Bloomington, Ill.) team to the 2016 Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Class 3A final four … the Saints placed fourth in the state's Class 3A tournament … Bloomington Central Catholic High School finished 2016 with a 31-7 overall record … school moved to Class 3A in 2016 after competing in Class 2A in 2015 … helped lead Central Catholic to the ISHA Class 2A state title in 2015 … the Saints finished with a 35-5 record in 2015 …named to PrepVolleyball.com's 2016 preseason All-America Watch List … earned 2015 all-state distinction … four-time All-Corn Belt Conference selection, including three first team honors from 2014-16 … earned honorable mention recognition as a freshman in 2013 … two-time Pantagraph All-Area Team selection (first team, 2015; second team, 2014) … named team MVP in 2014 and 2015 …also played basketball for the Saints … helped her squad to a third-place finish in the 2014 IHSA state tournament … earned All-Corn Belt Conference honorable mention accolades for the 2014-15 season.

Personal: Born Kate Mary Hoerdemann on Jan. 28, 1999 in Bloomington, Ill. ... daughter of Eric & Kristi Hoerdemann ... has two brothers -- Hayden & Elliot ... psychology major.