2014 Photo Gallery
AS A FRESHMAN (2014)
Appeared in 25 matches and 79 sets for the Titans... Tallied 121
kills with a 1.53 kills per set average... Also had 34 digs, 21
blocks (two solo) and seven assists. Hit a career best .364
(10-2-22) in win at UC Riverside on Oct. 18.
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2014 graduate of Murrieta Valley High School in Murrieta
Valley, Calif… Played four years on the varsity squad at
both outside and opposite hitter positions for head coach Sue
Lillie… Scholar Athlete in all four seasons with the
Nighthawks… Named All-Southwestern League in her sophomore,
junior and senior seasons… Tallied 301 kills and a 3.2 kills
per set average in her senior season to go along with 186 digs and
34 blocks… Named Nighthawk Classic Tournament MVP as a
junior… Member of the Salutatory Circle and an Honors
Graduate.
PERSONAL
Born in Fullerton, Calif… Full name is Katelyn Linne
Nielsen… Parents are Mark and Margarete Nielsen… Has
an older brother, Kyle, and younger sister Maggie… Father
played NCAA Division II basketball at Cal Poly Pomona from 1983-86
and brother currently played baseball at Cal Poly Pomona from
2011-13… Superstition is that she always has to be
organized… Models her game after Krista Vansant and Logan
Tom… Used to be a competitive dancer… Favorties
include: Logan Tom (athlete), Los Angeles Angels (team), Fenway
Park (sports venue), Titan Gym (volleyball venue), Hunger Games and
Safe Haven (movies), Carrie Underwood, Darius Rucker and Luke Bryan
(musical artists), Hunger Games (book), Twitter (website), Sandra
Bullock and Channing Tatum (actress/actor), The Cheesecake Factory,
Lazy Dog, Roys (restaurants), ribs and salad (food).
Career Highs
Kills: 12 vs. Georgetown (Sept.
20, 2014)
Total Attempts: 44 vs. Georgetown
(Sept. 20, 2014)
Hitting Percentage (5+
kills): .364 (10-2-22) at UC Riverside (Oct. 18,
2014)
Assists: 2, 2x, last at Cal Poly
(Nov. 8, 2014)
Aces: NA
Digs: 4, 3x, last at Cal Poly
(Nov. 8, 2014)
Block Solos: 1.0, 2x, last vs.
Cal Poly (Oct. 10, 2014)
Block Assists: 3.0, 2x, last at
UC Riverside (Oct. 18, 2014)
Total Blocks: 3.0, 2x, last at UC
Riverside (Oct. 18, 2014)
Points: 12.5 vs. Georgetown
(Sept. 20, 2014)
CAREER STATS
Season |
sp-mp |
k |
k/s |
e |
ta |
pct |
a |
a/s |
sa |
sa/s |
se |
2014................ |
79-25 |
121 |
1.53 |
95 |
452 |
.058 |
7 |
0.09 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
TOTAL............... |
79-25 |
121 |
1.53 |
95 |
452 |
.058 |
7 |
0.09 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
Season |
dig |
d/s |
re |
bs |
ba |
tb |
b/s |
be |
bhe |
points |
pts/s |
2014................ |
34 |
0.43 |
10 |
2 |
19 |
21 |
0.27 |
8 |
0 |
132.5 |
1.67 |
TOTAL............... |
34 |
0.43 |
10 |
2 |
19 |
21 |
0.27 |
8 |
0 |
132.5 |
1.67
|